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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 10/6/2026

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 the Mission conference this past weekend with over 70 participants.   

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Please pray for Dennis Gyma, as recent test results were inconclusive. Pray for God’s protection over his health and for wisdom and guidance as he makes decisions regarding his care. 
  • Ray Wier has been diagnosed with a very aggressive cancer and has very little time left.  Please pray that he continues to be blessed with no pain as he begins his final journey to meet our wonderful, gracious Lord.  Also, pray for his wife Gwynne and the rest of Ray’s family as they prepare to say goodbye.   
  • Abby Clabough would like prayer for one of her friends in Florida.  Abby’s friend’s parents are getting divorced, and she is having a very tough time dealing with it.   
  • Continue to pray for Carrie Isler’s speech and physical improvement. 
  • Please pray for Mary Ann Candaloros as she navigates some health issues. 
  • Pray for our sister Julianne Lavornia who is fighting to sleep and other health issues.   
  • John Rickershauser requests prayer for Jennie.  She has had back pain for a while now. Pray for medication to work quickly and to be healed.   
  • Please continue praying for Marian Miller as she’s going through vestibular therapy.  Pray it’ll help to resolve the cognitive issues she’s been having.  Also, pray for Bill as he cares for her.  They’re very appreciative of your prayers and the improvement she has made!       
  • Please pray for our MBC expectant moms, Joy and Robert Searwar, due in January with their third child, and Rachel and James Rickershauser, are expecting their 4th child. 

Our Church:

  • Pray for Pastor Bob Erbig, as he prepares his sermon for this Sunday.  Pastor Bob will be preaching on Ezek 13.1-16. 

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. 

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Tara Tompkin’s mother, Diane, was recently hospitalized for an abscess on her leg and a very high fever. Tara appreciates prayer – her mom needs physical strength. 
  • Please keep Mary Mcginty in your prayers for complete healing of her cancer. Also prayers for strength and endurance and pain relief as she endures these treatments.  
  • Sue Turner would like prayer for her sister-in-law, Kim. She is fighting multiple myeloma and having a bone marrow transplant. Please pray that her body responds well and the side effects are minimal.      
  • Mike Clabough met a homeless teen in Somerville, kicked out by his family. He’s sleeping at the train station at the moment. Pray for his provision and to get on his feet. He’s 18 and finishing his last year at Somerville High School.   
  • Karen DiProspero request prayer for their neighbor’s young grandson, Graziano. Pray that the new treatments be effective in eliminating the recurrence of kidney cancer.   

Missionary Partner for the week: 

Diana Muenzenberger Serving at Faith Academy in the Philippines with World Venture 

Diana serves at Faith Academy in the Philippines where she teaches and counsels middle school students.  The new school year has started, and as usual, Diana is teaching 7th grade World History, 8th grade U.S. Social Studies and 8th grade Philippines Social Studies with students from 11 different countries. She will also be leading their Middle School Student Senate.  This year at Faith Academy, they are excited to implement a new school-wide framework called Teaching for Transformation (TfT). A group of teachers piloted this framework last year, and this year it is being introduced across the entire school. One of the goals of TfT is to help students connect what they are learning to God’s greater story and to the lives He is calling them to live. Please pray for a blessed and productive school year for Diana.  Also pray for maintenance and repair work to be completed on her apartment and that the Lord will provide for her continued support. Diana is excited about what God is going to do with this school year. 

Pray for our World:

Widow Cast Out with No Provisions

The body of Christ is caring for a widow whose family rejected her for her faith in Christ. Toon Simom, 73, is a widow from a Laotian minority group and has followed Christ for five years. She had lived with her only daughter, Thon, since Toon’s husband died in 2006. Thon is opposed to her mother’s Christian faith and has verbally abused Toon, threatened to poison her and cut up all of Toon’s clothing to drive her out of the house. On April 22, 2026, Toon moved to a garden hut belonging to a nearby pastor, who reports that she has little food and no electricity. The global body of Christ is helping meet Toon’s immediate needs, and front-line workers request prayer for Toon as she perseveres in this situation.

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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