Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 4.21.21

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

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Praise and thank God for:  

  • Our nursery and preschool/kindergarten class reopening this Sunday!

  • The Tosi’s neighbor, Christian, is feeling better after covid and will be back to school at the end of the week. Pray for his mom who has covid now but seems to be doing ok.

  • Lenore Tosi’s brother, John, is starting a new job after being out of work for a year, praise God!

  • Tom Matheson reports that his bone marrow transplant 18 months ago appears to be working. His blood counts and chemistry are almost at normal. Tom continues to receive his childhood vaccinations, his last minor surgery is almost healed, and he is off prescribed medications. His stamina is rebuilding but he needs to regain significant weight. Please continue to pray for Tom and Cynthia that God would continue to sustain them through this isolating healing process.

Pray for our MBC Family:
Please take a moment and review some of these requests below, and keep your fellow brothers and sisters, and their intentions and needs in your own prayers. “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20

  • Pray for those among us who are receiving Covid vaccinations, that they would experience little to no side effects and that the vaccine would be effective. 

  • Specific Prayer Requests for the Erbigs:
    1. Please pray fervently for Josiah’s Bone Marrow Transplant procedure. He was admitted and began chemotherapy on Tuesday (4/20) to wipe out his immune system to prepare for transplant. Pray that his body will accept the transplant itself (4/29) and that there will be minimal side effects. We are praying for a smooth procedure and a discharge after five weeks. After that–pray that there are no complications. This is Josiah’s story–and we pray he learns to see it as God’s hand of provision through it all.

    2. Please pray for Jenna during this time. It will be an emotional time for her as she will not be able to see Josiah for at least two months. She will also be away from Mommy and Daddy a lot–pray she knows she is loved and that this will build her character and trust in the Lord.

    3. Pray for Bob and Amanda to emotionally handle watching their son go thru this. Pray that we are healthy so that we will always be able to go to the hospital to be with our son. Pray that our marriage remains strong and is even strengthened through this trial.

    4. We pray for the doctors to know exactly what to do and how to treat Josiah during this time. Keep him from going into the ICU. Bring him through the fire unscathed.
  • Lois Henry last week broke a bone in 3 places in her foot.  Please pray that she won’t need surgery.  The doctor says she will need 8 weeks to fully recover. 

  • Jenn Dowden is undergoing additional major surgery today (Wednesday, April 21). Pray for the doctors performing the surgery (gall bladder and liver) and for complete healing and recovery. Pray for Chris and the family as they support her. 

  • Darleen Gero took a fall and hurt both of her ankles, one is fractured and the other is sprained. Pray for healing.

  •  John Gero is back in the hospital. An MRI revealed the infection has returned. Pray for healing.

  • Sarah Ginese, that she would experience healing for her Lupus symptoms, as they have been worsening over the years and the various medications she has tried have not been effective to-date.  

  • Marianne Iandiorio’s sister, Phyllis, went home to be with the Lord. Pray for comfort for Marianne and her family as they grieve. 

  • The Youtkus family requests prayer for healing for Tim’s wrist, and for Ben who had surgery this week due to a broken bone in his foot. 

  • Continue to pray for the Bonaventura family as Mike and Nancy’s son Matt and his wife Molly grieving the passing of her mother, Audrey Fitzgerald on Easter Sunday. 

  • Linda Rigdon is recovering from recent pacemaker implant surgery. Please pray for pain relief and a quick recovery. 

  • Scott Gundersen is recovering from ankle surgery, as well as preparing for surgery on his other ankle. Pray for complete healing.

  • Linda Kuebler’s tumors have shrunk from chemotherapy and her surgery is scheduled for the end of April. Pray as she prepares for this surgery and for complete healing. 

  • Marianne Iandiorio request prayer for wisdom as she seeks discernment for possible neck surgery as well as treatment for an issue with her leg. Pray the Lord will direct her steps in these matters. 

  • Steve and Aimee Welch, and the Welch family, as they anxiously await the homecoming of their adopted daughter, Penelope, from China. Pray for international restrictions to lift and for the process to be expedited. 

  • Our expecting mothers & babies: Liana Moore, Amanda Erbig.

  • Pray for healing, comfort and strength for our brothers and sisters who struggle with chronic illnesses: Bill Roosma with heart issues; James Ciannello (physical and emotional struggles of eosinophilic esophagitis and other medical conditions), Trey Mittuch (seizures, developmental and speech delays).

  • Pray for healing for those enduring long-term treatment and recovery:  Steve Gundersen-chemo treatments; Brooke Wiseman recovering from foot surgery; Carol Swayne recovering from ankle fusion surgery; John Grooms (for health, strength and endurance), and healing for Cora and Tony Chuffo.

For our Church, please pray for:

  • Pastor Peter Pendell as he prepares his Sunday sermon entitled “Misplaced Affections,” based on Hebrews 3:1-4:13, continuing our series, Greater Than: Letter to the Hebrews.

  • Summer Adventure planning is underway! Pray for Rachel and Lenore, for their volunteers, and for the children who will come to learn about Jesus and His love for them.

For our Extended Family & Friends, please pray for: 

 

  • Our nation and those in authority. 

  • Pray for protection, wisdom and Godly strength for pastors and clergy who are all on the frontlines caring for their flocks amidst national unrest and the Covid pandemic.

  • Rachel Rickershauser’s grandmother is undergoing an angioplasty procedure tomorrow morning. 

  • Kate Clarke’s grandson, Wesley, is home, doing well, but taking things day by day. He is on antibiotics which give him some adverse side effects and has multiple incision sites that are slow to heal. Pray for Wesley and the family as the next few weeks are filled with doctor’s appointments including follow up with rheumatology for muscle biopsy. Pray that the doctors can make an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan, and for peace and strength for the family. 

  • Marc D’Agusto’s father-in-law, Bob, tested positive for Covid. He is in an at-risk category. Pray for healing. 

  • Renate Garms’ mother on hospice. Pray for comfort and healing, and for Renate and Roy as they support her. 

Pray for the Spread of the Gospel Throughout the World

 

World Partner of the Week: Eric and Tina Yee Serving with WorldVenture in Jakarta, Indonesia

Eric and Tina Yee are one of the newest members to our World Partners family here at MBC. The Yees have been ministering in Indonesia for ten years and have two young boys, Caleb and Micah. Because of relative religious freedoms there, they have been able to do church planting as well as work with the unreached and unchurched people groups. The Yees ask prayer for this current season of Ramadan, to be sensitive, bold and to love on their Muslim neighbors and friends, through words and action, that the churches in Jakarta would gain a bigger heart for the lost in their city. Pray for members of their church who have been straying and struggling in isolation during this pandemic to return to Christ and to their local spiritual family. Also, pray that Tina could get rest while raising two young boys and serving in the ministry.

The Persecuted Church: Pray for Christians in Indonesia
Suicide bombers attacked the Hati Yesus Maha Kudus church in Makassar as its Palm Sunday service ended on the morning of Sunday, March 28. An Islamic extremist couple on a motorcycle attempted to enter the front gate of the church parking lot. A security guard stopped them just before the bomb exploded. Fortunately, because of coronavirus protocols, relatively few worshipers had gathered that morning. Nineteen church members were injured in the blast, and no deaths were reported. The security guard miraculously survived with burns to the front of his body. Pray for those injured in the blast to experience complete healing, and pray for the church to remain strong in the coming weeks and to display love over fear. Pray for those who sympathize with the bombers to be confronted with the truth and love of Jesus Christ.

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