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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 7/8/2025

Prayer at MBC

It is our desire to be available to support you every day of the week, not just Sunday mornings. If you are in need of prayer or would like to share a praise, please fill out the email request below.

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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 the strong attendance last Sunday, including the Summer Connections event and for multiplying the food.
  • Praise God Andrew Strain was added to the liver transplant list. Continue to pray for Andrew as he waits. 

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Please pray for Jerry Robinson, he is having surgery on his colon. He welcomes our prayers for a successful outcome. 
  • Pray for our church as we prepare for VBS next week. Pray for Rachel and Lenore as they coordinate, for our volunteers at they prepare, and for the kids attending that they will have an open heart.  
  • Pray for The Flood family as the grieve the loss of Jim. 
  • Pray for Gail Loehr as she recovers from a carpal tunnel procedure.   
  • Pray for Betty Wagner as she prepares for cancer removal surgery in August. 
  • Jenny Brigante is home sick with pneumonia. Pray the antibiotics will heal.  
  • Please pray for Adriana Bayone as she is in a tough season of life struggling with moving, divorce, and bipolar depression. 
  • Please continue to pray for our expectant mother Lauren Rathnam who is due in July.  

Our Church:

  • Please pray for Pastor Bob Erbig as he preaches on 1 Timothy series this Sunday 7/13/2025.

 

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.

  • Lord, we pray for the families of those who have been lost and for those who are still missing from Camp Mystic. Help us to see your goodness even in the midst of this storm. We also pray for the rescue teams, that they may be strong and courageous in their search efforts. Grant them wisdom and guidance as they work to bring closure to these families.
  • Please pray for the Christians in Nigeria who were killed on June 13th – 14th. Please pray for comfort and healing for all who have been affected by this and pray that God would fill them with hope. Please pray especially for the women and girls who have been abducted and assaulted that God would set them free and restore them to their families
  • Please pray for those in authority in our country. 

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Praise for Caroline and Matt Pisano, Kim and John McCarthy’s daughter. She is pregnant and expecting a boy in January. 
  • Please pray for Bill Miller’s brother, Paul Miller. A pet scan showed a spot on his liver. He’ll be going for an MRI next week. Also, please  pray for salvation for Paul & his wife, Nancy.
  • Dan and Eileen Parker about praying their grandson, Thomas Francis Kelly IV was born on 6/20 by emergency C-section at only 26 weeks. He weighed 1pound 9 oz but is strong and doing well.   Dan and Eileen are asking for continued prayers for Samantha, husband Tommy and baby Thomas and all the doctors and nurses caring for baby Thomas.
  • Please continue to pray for Lenore Tosi’s cousin, Nancy Leavitt, who suffered a stroke. She is making slow and steady progress. Please pray she receives the maximum time at the rehab facility which she is now in. And continue to pray for her healing and that she will come to know Him through this ordeal. 
  • Please continued to pray for Debra Witte’s grandson – Xander. Luke and Brenda (parents), as Xander develops in the womb.
  • Please pray for a miracle for Ben Duvelson and family (son of associate pastor at Crossroads Christian Fellowship in Union), as his health declines while on a ventilator.

 

Missionary Partner for the week: First Choice Women’s Resource Center. 

First Choice operates five centers across New Jersey, offering free medical care, counseling, and support to women facing unplanned pregnancies. We have been praying for over a year and now the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin, a pivotal case that could protect pro-life pregnancy centers from government overreach. The case, brought by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), asks the Court to affirm that pregnancy centers have the right to defend themselves in federal court and cannot be penalized for their beliefs. A ruling in favor of First Choice could safeguard ministries like this across the country, allowing them to continue serving women and families without government interference. We at Millington Baptist Church are proud to support First Choice Women’s Resource Centers. We are praying for them as they pursue justice and continue their vital, life-affirming work in our communities.

Persecuted Church: Front-Line Workers Visit Sudanese Refugees

Front-line workers were able to minister to displaced Christians seeking refuge. Millions of Sudanese have fled the civil war in their country that began April 2023. Some escaped to neighboring nations, including the Central African Republic (CAR), which borders Sudan’s Darfur region. Though Sudan has a predominantly Muslim population, a small percentage of Christians also live there. Some have found refuge in Birao, a town in the far north of the CAR near its border with Sudan, Chad and South Sudan. Front-line workers visited with about 100 of the estimated 300 Christians living in a camp of around 20,000 refugees. “We thank God that he allowed you to come from so far away to visit us here and be with us,” said a woman who was a leader in her Sudanese church and who now regularly prays with other Christian refugees. She added that the Christian refugees face many challenges, including limited water, medicine and food.

Would you like your prayer request to remain active longer?

Prayer requests will remain active for two weeks. If you would like your request to continue please update by contacting us here or via a connection card on Sunday. All long-term prayer requests (chronic illnesses) will remain active for one month. If you would like your request to continue, please update by contacting us here or via a connection card on Sunday.

 

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