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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 3/27/2024
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 overwhelming success of this weekend’s Underground Session with Dr. Christopher Yuan and the powerful testimony of him and his mother. The event held 275 people making this officially the largest Underground Session.
- Praise God, for a successful church business meeting this past Wednesday with the passing of the new fiscal year budget as well as the installment of the elder board.
- Praise God, Sasha (Barbara Ahles niece) has been released from the hospital and will be receiving ongoing care. Please pray that God will draw near to her and her family and soften their hearts as she continues to heal.
- Praise God, Felicity Hentschel had a fantastic week of serving with the PCS team in Maui last week on her missions trip with Praying Pelican.
- Praise God, Jim Romaine’s knee replacement surgery went well and he’s now recovering. Please pray for continued healing with no pain.
- Praise God, Bruce Corke is recovering well from his hip replacement.
- Praise God, several of the men in the congregation attended and were blessed by the Stand Courageous Conference.
- Praise God, Angelica Alba is expecting.
For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:
- Scott Gundersen is currently in the hospital for surgery on his lower spine. Please pray for safety and a fully successful surgery.
- Please pray for Denise Midthassel who is battling an infection from a kidney stone which was removed over the weekend. Please lift her up as she waits on the results of an MRI for a cyst that was also found. They also identified that she is battling an infection.
- Please pray for Stan Zugay as he recovers from a successful but lengthy procedure to remove cancer.
- Our local missions partner, First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, is in a legal battle with the NJ Attorney General. They’ve now filed to seek relief with the Supreme Court of the United States. If the SCOTUS grants their petition, the federal court in NJ will have to take First Choice’s case and rule on their request to stop the attorney general from enforcing their subpoena until their claims can be heard. Pray for each justice as they consider this step. Also pray for God to show His glory, for First Choice and other pregnancy centers to be protected, and for the Lord to continue to bring to First Choice the women who need us.
- Kathy Lim’s cancer antigen numbers are back down, Praise God. Please pray it continues to trend down and that the cancer cells would be killed with no side effects. Please also pray for wisdom as the chemotherapy appointment went well.
- Please continue to pray for Jim Hutchison. Had a follow up MRI earlier in the month and it went well. Please pray that the treatment has effectively reduced the tumor, and for the liver replacement to go well and become available in the near future.
- Please pray for Alec (12 years old), a friend of Jack D’Agusto, who was recently diagnosed with Hotchkin’s Lymphoma. Pray for healing and for comfort for their family as well as for the D’Agusto’s to be able to be a light for them during this challenging time.
- Please pray for Marian Miller’s friend’s 13 yr old daughter, Keilyn, who is still suffering from insomnia.
- Please continue to pray for Marian Miller’s daughter, Lisa, whose sciatic nerve is entrapped in a muscle, which has been causing a lot of pain. A physical therapist is going to her home. The shockwave therapy didn’t work, so has been stopped. She has found some relief through the power of prayer! Please keep praying, along with us, that the Lord would bring about complete healing & believe He will!!
- Please pray for our expecting mothers, Rachel Rickershauser and Angelica Alba.
Our Church:
- Pray for Pastor Bob and Pastor Dave as they continue our sermon series for Easter with Act III on Luke: On The Road this Sunday 3/31/204
- Interested in praying specifically for our MBC Kids ministry? Email Rachel (rachel@millingtonbaptist.org) to be subscribed to a weekly MBC Kids prayer email on Fridays.
- Please pray that the Lord will continue to utilize the MBC YouTube channel to direct people to Himself.
- Please pray for the upcoming events at MBC: Messiah in the Passover, Hare Raising, and Resurrection Sunday.
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.
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Pray for our leaders as they make decisions this week for our country.
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The recent violence in Israel and instability in the Middle East are reminders that we must depend on the Lord. We ask you to continue to pray for the salvation of those without a relationship with Jesus Christ, healing for the suffering, and peace among the nations that can only come from the Prince of Peace.
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Pray for the people of Haiti in the midst of an escalating humanitarian crisis as gang violence spirals in the country. We are heartbroken and grieve alongside those who are suffering. Pray for peace and provision, and for God to surround the Haitians with His protection. Pray also for a peaceful handover of governmental authority and re-stabilization in the country.
Our Extended Family & Friends:
- Adora Avaltoroni would like prayer for her friend, Tara. Tara’s doctors recently identified a large mass. Please pray that God gives the doctors wisdom and the family discernment to follow what they determine to be the best plan of action, as well as peace for all of the family. Please pray that in the face of fear and worry that they be reminded that “God has this too.”
- The Callender family requests continued prayer for niece Naomi. Her current treatment regime still results in almost daily pain which comes and goes, sometimes severe but fortunately short-lived. She is still exploring other treatment options. We continue to pray for complete healing in the name of Jesus
- Sue Turner’s cousin, Becky: There is evidence that Becky’s cancer and tumors are responding to the chemo and radiation but she is far from out of the woods. Please pray for the continued success of her treatments and wisdom for the doctors as they continually reevaluate her care plan.
Missionary Partners for the week: Bo and Michele Columbine
Missionary Partner of the Week serving with World Venture in Senegal
Bo and Michele have recently returned to Senegal and re-engaged with the ministries God has given them. Bo continues to teach auto mechanics and witness to the men and women in the program. Michele teaches English and provides a bold witness to the Senegalese women. Please pray for their adjustment back into Senegal. Pray for wisdom to use their time and resources wisely. Pray for safety and peace in Senegal since there has been much political unrest recently. Also pray for their daughters Grace and Faith as they are separated from them in the US.
Persecuted Church: “Christian Arrests Increase”
Front-line workers in Iran report an increase in the number of Christians being arrested, partly due to regional tensions and conflicts. “Persecution against Iranian Christians is rising,” a front-line worker said. “Every Christmas and Easter, officials usually arrest some Christians, but this year the number went way up, and we’re concerned about what might occur around Easter.” The worker mentioned that in the past, Iranian officials would occasionally arrest church leaders and later release them with a strong suggestion that the Christians leave the country. “But now the officials are holding onto people’s passports and regularly keeping them detained,” the front-line worker said. “Please pray that God will make believers invisible to Iranian authorities.”
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