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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 10/27/2026

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 Sebastian Touw’s baptism this past Sunday.  
  • Praise God Elona Pendell’s  bout with shingles seems to be over, and the pain has gone away.

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Pray for Leslie Petrine as she recovers from spine surgery.   
  • Please pray for Bruce Albright, he fell and has been in the hospital with complications due to his Parkinson’s Disease.  
  • Dennis Beam is requesting prayer for ongoing cancer treatments and additional side effects, especially his vision and nerve issues in his brain. Further tests are being ordered. Pray for strength for Lisa. 
  • Please pray for Emma Garcell as she has a job interview on Tuesday at 1pm with a University in Virginia. She would like to move closer to home. 
  • Continue to pray for Julianne Lavornia and her very serious health situation. May God touch her body and heal her or open a path to effective medical intervention. She was finally able to get a sleep study scheduled for 11/2. 
  • Please lift our sister Tara Tompkins to the Lord. Her mother Diane has passed away. Lift up Tara and the whole family as they morn her loss.    
  • Please pray for the Andugala family. Vibha is a regular attender with disabilities and is not verbal. She is going through some gut issues due to IBS.  Please pray for her mom, Esther, as she navigates the challenges of how to help Vibha.   
  • Continue to pray for Peggy Drake as she is still having health issues.  
  • Marian Miller will be having occupational and cognitive therapy to help with her auditory processing issue, so please pray that will be resolved and she’ll recover completely. Marian and Bill would like to thank you so much for your continued prayers!        
  • Please pray for our MBC expectant moms, Joy and Robert Searwar, due in January with their third child, Miriam and Brian Newton, due in January with their second child, and Rachel and James Rickershauser, are expecting their 4th child in February.  

Our Church:

  • Pray for Pastor Dave Hentschel, as he prepares his sermon for this Sunday.  Pastor Bob will be preaching on Ezekiel 18.1-32. 

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 the those in authority in our nation. 
  • Pray for upcoming November elections. 

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Pray for Larry Scholl’s mother,  Antionette Scholl. Antonette is battling pancreatic cancer. 
  • Please pray for Joanna Piperkov’s sister, Jenny, and her former foster daughter, Vivi, who is 15 years old and has been missing since October 16. Jenny cared for Vivi when she was 3 years old. Please pray for Vivi’s safe return. 
  • Please pray for Bill Miller’s sister, Ellen. She’s out of hospital but needs to be in long term care because her legs are very weak and she has fallen a lot. Please pray for wisdom for her family in finding the right place. 
  • Marian Miller’s sister, Judy, is going through testing such as biopsy’s because she’s bleeding internally. Please pray they will find where it’s coming from and it’ll be an easy fix.
  • Nikki Springer is asking for prayer for her dear friend, Ruth Sandberg’s husband, Carl.  He was taken to the ER because he couldn’t breathe.  Doctors are suggesting an implanted to help pump the blood to rest of the body, but are worried that his heart is too weak to withstand the operation.  Ruth is worried because Carl has still NOT accepted Jesus as his Savior!  So please pray for his SALVATION and wisdom for the doctors.  Thanks very much!
  • Rachel Rickerschauser requests prayer for a teacher at Koinonia Academy. Teacher Christina Imparato had a medical emergency and is in the ICU.  Please pray for a healing miracle. 
  • Marianne Candiloros would like prayer for her friend Mark Bahna who is recovering from open heart surgery for a bicuspid aorta. 
  • Please pray for Donald Knorr’s brother-in-law, Steve, who is in the ICU after experiencing another setback in his battle with pancreatic cancer. Pray for strength and comfort for him and peace and encouragement for his family during this time. 

Missionary Partner for the week: 

Kevin and Kaori Laverman, World Venture

Kevin and Kaori Laverman, World Venture, Japan. Kevin and Kaori minister in a largely unreached high-rise neighborhood (MuKo) of Kawasaki, Japan.

Kevin asks us to pray . . .

1)  …for Elijah & Joanna (Joni) Lay. They’ve arrived in Japan and joined Team MuKo. Now ask God’s favor upon their apartment application process in MuKo. Also, pray for their housing, language and culture adjustment.

2) …for Holy Spirit peace through several recent earthquakes and typhoons!

3) …for more workers for the harvest fields in Musashi Kosugi (MuKo).

4) …for God’s favor and provision as we write and apply for some grants for future “Reaching MuKo” initiatives as Kosugi Chapel.

5) …for new prayer and support partners to fill the monthly gap.

6) …for good relationships with new neighbors and with foreigner groups Kevin serves in Kawasaki City.

7) …for Japanese in MuKo to connect with our new chapel, and believe in Jesus Christ as Savior.

Pray for our World:

Two Injured in Hindu Mob Attack

Two Christians were attacked and injured during a prayer gathering in western India in March of 2026. Pastor Pratap was praying in the home of a Christian named Nikhil when a large crowd of radicals gathered, entered the house and started beating Pratap. Nikhil and his children tried to protect the pastor, but they were also injured. Members of the mob filed charges against Pratap and Nikhil, and both required several days of hospital care for their injuries. Nikhil, a former alcoholic and troublemaker who was led to Christ by Pastor Pratap, said his family has experienced many miracles, including his transformation, and that this experience of persecution has made their faith in Christ stronger. “I will not turn back from my Christian faith,” he said. “There’s no going back, even if they put a lot of pressure on us.”

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