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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 2/17/2026

Prayer at MBC

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“I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.” ~Psalm 17:6​

Praise God:  

  • Praise God for Marie Lindgren’s ability to be in church on Sunday, and for her improvement.  Continue to pray for her recovery, therapy sessions, and improved swallowing to maintain calorie intake. 
  • Praise God for Judy Torgrimsen’s ability to be in church on Sunday.  Please pray that her hemoglobin would continue to go up so she will not be anemic, and for a good report  at her appointment this week with the hematologist. 

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Please add Krisana and Allen’s son, Alexander, for continued healing during 3 weeks of antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection in his hip. 
  • Clint Pompey recently had his position eliminated at work and will be actively looking for a new job. He is a network engineer. 
  • Betty Gallacher who fell and broke her hip, had surgery to repair it.  The surgery was successful and Betty is in rehab recovering, dealing with significant pain management issues. 
  • Laurie Steen has scheduled hip surgery for March 30. Please pray that God will give her peace and eases her mind prior to surgery.   
  • Suzanne Nerger is doing better following her first eye surgery.  A laser procedure is still needed in this eye.  She will meet with the surgeon this week, and if all is OK , the procedure will be done next week.  Her second eye surgery is yet to be scheduled . 
  • Pray for Palma Finati as she grieves the loss of her dear husband Fred after 62 years of marriage. 
  • As MBC young adult Kayley Garcell and her Messiah University Nursing classmates completes their 3-week mission trip to Zambia, please pray for safe travel home. 
  • Please pray for Michelle Bachman for God’s strength and healing as she continues in cancer treatments. 
  • Steve Gunderson will be starting a new clinical trial for the multiple myeloma. Pray for minimal side effects and wisdom for all involved. Please pray for Steve and the family for strength as they navigate these next steps. 
  • Betty Wagner’s  94 year old dad, Richard, has been placed on hospice care. Please pray for her and the family as they navigate through this difficult time.  
  • Marianne Candiloros has significant sciatica and hip pain and will have a consultation soon for a probable hip replacement. Please pray for relief from pain and wisdom about this procedure.  
  • Eve Ding would like continued prayer for her husband Grant’s salvation and that the Chinese authorities will lift his exit ban ASAP. Also, pray for Eve’s son, William, as he cannot see his Dad for over 7 months.  
  • Bob Avaltroni has begun treatment for stage 4 prostate cancer and is having a difficult time. Please pray for strength, comfort, and peace for Bob, and for his wife Marge as she walks through this journey by his side.    
  • Leslie Mercado-Valdez would like request prayer for her daughter Alyssa. She is currently 36 weeks pregnant with her first child, is sick with the flu. Please pray that her symptoms get better soon.  Also, ask for prayers that she and baby boy make it through delivery smoothly and with no complications. Pray Alyssa does not feel lonely, since she is finally off of work. Makes for quiet and boring days.  
  • Nicole Sclafani needs prayer for her husband Mathew Finn. He starts a 14 day infusion tomorrow to help slow down the progression of his newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. It’s going to be really hard on his body. Both his immune system and liver. Pls pray against any serious side effects and that the infusion will prolong the need for insulin and stop/slow down his bodies attack on his pancreas.  
  • Marianne Iandiorio Praise the Lord the Lord is faithful. Her heart catheterization went well no blockages so now she is going to progress to the next stage which will be the procedure to replace the aortic valve that will be on the 19th.    
  • Please continue to pray for Marian Miller as she recovers from post-concussion syndrome. She is receiving in-home speech/cognitive therapy and may need to continue for a few more months—please pray that insurance will approve the extension. Marian’s doctor is also recommending PT again, and they are currently waiting on insurance approval for OT as well. She continues with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Please pray for grace, peace, strength, and complete healing for Marian, and for Bill as he cares for her. They are thankful for your prayers and encouraged by some improvements.    
  • Bianca Burke please pray for her ongoing Bible study at FDU.  
  • Mark Kreiss had successful eye surgery, please pray for a quick recovery.     
  • Continue to pray for Roseanne Hall who is on hospice.             
  • Please continue to pray for our expectant mothers, Madi and Luke Prothero, Ruth Prothero’s son and daughter-in-law, due in late January.   Nelia and Ivan Jones, who are expecting their first child, a boy, due in February. Clint and Emily Pompey are expecting their second child in June. 

Our Church:

  • Please pray for our guest speaker Corey Miller (President of Ratio Christi) as he preaches 2 different sermons this Sunday, 2/22/2026. More details HERE. 
  • When Love Hurts group starts this Tuesday. Pray that this care group is a help and strength to the parents struggling with estranged children. 

Our nation & those in authority.

1 Timothy 2: 1-2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.

  • Please pray for those in authority in our country. 
  • Praise and continued prayer for the First Choice Supreme Court Hearing which seems to have gone very well. The decision will likely be rendered for some time between April and June. Pray for favor with the Supreme Court Justices and for an overwhelming victory for First Choice. 

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Debra Witte’s granddaughter, Lucia, is now over 4lbs and can be held at every visit. Please continue to pray for her and the family.  
  • Bonnie Hawkins who attends the Senior Luncheon, had back surgery for a bulging disk and laminectomy no fusion, outpatient, and 6 weeks recovery. Please pray for healing.   
  • Peggy Drake’s brother did well in surgery.  He is off his ventilator and able to speak again.  He knows that Millington was praying for him, and he does know the Lord and so he wanted to thank all of you for your prayers.  
  • Kevin Davis, need prayer for his Aunt Babara, her home burned down. She has a temporary place to live but needs to work through the loss.  
  • Praise God for Rachel Rickershauser sister, Stephanie, surgery went well, and she is in rehab. Praising God that her main OT is a friend of Rachel’s from high school! And Steph got moved to a private room. 

Missionary Partner for the week: 

Young Lives

YoungLives is a ministry dedicated to reaching teen parents through relationship, mentoring, and fun. They go where teen parents are and build relationships with them out of love and compassion and offer the hope of Jesus through monthly gatherings and summer camping opportunities. During their monthly club they provide material assistance, share a meal, have fun together through games and activities, and share the gospel through a club talk. 

Please pray for the Plainfield club which meets at North Plainfield Baptist Church, where Rebecca Carlson continues to lead. Please pray that the Lord would raise up a team of leaders and helpers there to continue the good work. They are also in need of individuals who would be willing to help with behind the scenes tasks (fundraising chair, fundraising team members, donor care coordinator, mentor/leader care coordinator). Pray for their upcoming Leader Committee Weekend end of January, that they may build deeper connections with one another. 

Pastor's Daughter Shot in Head, Survives

A pastor’s daughter was shot by persecutors but has survived. Tribal spirit worshipers in a remote part of the DRC demanded that a Christian pastor hand over his church’s instruments for their occult practices. When he refused, they returned later to kill him. He wasn’t there, but his 21-year-old daughter Odette was. The attackers severed two of her fingers and told her to kneel so they could execute her. They shot her above her left cheekbone, and the bullet exited through the right side of her jaw. Odette survived and said later, “I felt a peace in spite of the situation.” She was rushed to Uganda, where surgeons struggled to repair the damage. “She is confident in her faith in Christ, and because of this, she doesn’t seem to worry about her situation,” said a front-line worker. Odette needs additional surgery, which front-line workers hope will occur within the year.

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