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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 10/7/2025

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 Gary Lindgren had successful knee surgery and is recovering well. He was in church Sunday!   
  • Praise God for Kristie Gall’s Uncle Dave. The possible cancer biopsy showed that the tumor was almost gone by the time they went in.
  • Praise God for a great turn out for our Underground Session this past weekend. 
  • Praise God for Katherine Kish daughter, Oliva, had a c-section and mom and daughter are doing fine. 

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Shirley Kraus is scheduled for double bypass surgery on October 14 in Morristown. 
  • John Rickershauser requests prayer for James.  James is running in the Chicago Marathon on 10/12. Prayer for safe travels and stamina and endurance for James to finish the race.   
  • Debra Witte’s grandson, Xander, heads back to CHOP today for a check in with the neurologist to look at his head shunt and spine. He is now 42 days old. He will see a local cardiologist to check in on his heart. Please pray with us that the doctors are astounded by his progress. Continue to pray for a fully knitted heart. 
  • Pray for Sue Philhower and family as her father, Bill Ressler, passed away on October 2. For obituary and funeral information click HERE.  
  • Continue praying for Andrew Strain and his body’s adoption of his new liver. The body’s rejection of a transplanted organ can take place anytime in the remaining life of the recipient, but the first year is critical. It seems some concerns in Andrew’s blood work have started showing up in the last month.  The doctors think it can be handled with adjustments to my medications, but if it continues, he may need to go back to the hospital and have an MRI, and at worst a biopsy. Please pray for continued healing.  
  • Pray for Michelle Bachman, as she had her first surgery this past Tuesday and was told that she will need at least two more with dates to be determined.  She will be seeing the surgeon on October 23rd and will make decisions then; she is home resting because she’s exhausted. 
  • Pray for Stan Zugay who is staying in Rahway hospital. He had a fall and is getting better from that and an infection. They believe he will need in-home care when it comes time to get home. This is quite an adjustment. 
  • Please pray for Susan LaSelva. She is experiencing significant post-operative pain that has been difficult to manage, even with round-the-clock medication. Susan has a follow-up appointment with her spinal surgeon next week. Prayers for relief, healing, and wisdom for her medical team are greatly appreciated.
  • Please pray for Marilyn Flood. She is having pain in her leg and groin and having great difficulty standing and walking. Suzy has been helping her. She is hoping to reach an orthopedic doctor on Monday. 
  • Priscilla Jangen asks for prayer for Daniel (20) and Olivia (18) that they will come close to God, used by God, get baptized and excel in school and get into good graduate schools. Pray also for her ministry “Zion Prayer Calls” 
  • Praise for Charlie Latora’s test results: two the lymph nodes were tested and both were benign. Continue to pray for Charlie to stop smoking.  
  • Don Youtkus had his second eye surgery to repair a torn retina.  Retina was too thin to do the planned procedure, so they had to put an oil bubble in his eye for healing.  This will have to be surgically removed in the future.  He will have to be face down for at least a week.  Please pray for a speedy, stress-free recovery.   
  • Please pray for Gabby Fashoro as she stands firm in her faith despite opposition from friends and family.  
  • Bianca Burke’s bible study at Fairleigh Dickinson University for leadership situation and restrictions from college administration. They are averaging 50 students at their weekly (Tuesday night) bible study. Pray that God helps them stand firm in the Gospel and that God would use their response to current events to draw unbelievers to the Savior and not away from Him. Pray also for them to effectively disciple new/young believers. 
  • Connie Wilken request prayer for her daughter, she is battling mental illness and needs a revelation of Jesus Christ.   
  • Bill and Marian Miller were in a car accident (rear ended and totaled car) which left Marian with whiplash & concussion.  She’ll be starting in-home physical therapy this week & an evaluation by a speech therapist. Please pray for her complete recovery.     
  • Joy Skubic requests prayer for her to sell her condo and find an affordable place to move.  
  • Adrianne DeCarolis requests prayer for her foster son Sal to get a room to live in or a place to live with Christians.  
  • Daniel Orben prays to produce more spiritual fruit.  Daniel struggles with intrusive, unwanted thoughts and prays to keep his drinking moderate.  
  • Pray for Bruce Hyldahl for his ongoing cancer treatment.   
  • Pray for Carole Hyldahl who is struggling with health issues.  
  • Julianne Lavornia is asking for prayer as she moves forward in finding other doctors and treatment options.   
  • Amy Acker would like prayer concerning an ongoing legal situation she has with a dangerous ex-client. Amy is praying for a long-term strategy for her safety.  The sentencing for her stalker has been rescheduled for October 24th. Her stalker will remain in jail until my sentencing, so this gives her an additional 3 weeks that he will be behind bars. Please pray for this extremely complicated situation. Amy also asked for prayer for her family.  That the restraining order the court grants her includes her family without specifically naming their names.   
  • Jennifer Lin, Pray for relief of muscle tightness and soreness in her hip and groin.  Also, for the latest round of steroids to work on her Meniere’s flare while protecting her bones and her blood sugar and her joints and everything else that prednisone seeks to destroy.   
  • Pray for Dennis Beam in making the right choice concerning new treatments to deal with his cancer. His most recent test revealed both a decrease in some areas and an increase in others.   
  • Please continue to pray for our expectant mother’s, Lindsey Yarrington Williams who is due in October, and Caroline Pisano, Kim and John McCarthy’s daughter, who is due in January. 

Our Church:

  • Please pray for Pastor Dave as he continues the new series on Isaiah and preaches this Sunday 10/12/2025. 
  • Pray for our Membership Class that begins this Sunday, 10/12 – for good participation, attendance, and clear direction for those who are considering the decision to become members. 

 

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 those in authority in our country. 
  • Pray for our nation that there will be no more political violence. 
  • As we mark the anniversary of the tragic day of October 7th we continue to pray for peace between Israel and Gaza.

Our Extended Family & Friends: 

  •  Marcel Neves asks God for continued guidance as they move to New Jersey looking for a new church and starting new relationship.  
  • Please pray for one of our attendee’s daughters, who is facing significant challenges in her marriage. She and her spouse are currently considering divorce. Your prayers for wisdom, healing, and peace.  
  • Please keep one of our attendees in prayer as this is a critical week for their business. They are currently looking for a buyer to take over my business so I can be more present with my family. I’ll be finding out on Tuesday whether a potential buyer will be moving forward.  
  • One of our attendees is requesting prayer for her husband. Praying for strengthening of faith and fellowship with other men as he deals with loneliness. 
  • Amy Acker’s mom, Ellen, shoulder replacement surgery was delayed until October 9th because she caught COVID while traveling. She’s already fully recovered from the COVID, so no issues there, but we have a couple more weeks before her surgery takes place now.  
  • Lucas Closs is asking for prayer to find right discipleship, friends who have a similar heart for Jesus, and for his relationship with God to grow. He is excited to get involved with Young Adult ministries.  
  • Praise God Bill Miller’s sister, Ellen, is able to walk with walker & for now is staying with a friend who’s a nurse. Please pray for continued strength & healing.  
  • Marian and Bill Miller request prayer for their son in law, Henry and Kim for salvation.  
  • Cathey Donaruma’s mother, Lois Conrad, Pneumonia should be cleared up with in 5 days with the antibiotics.  Lois still needs to get her AFib under control – probably just with change of meds.  Should be released from the hospital with the week. 
  • Dr. Christopher Yuan, who spoke at our Spring 2024 Underground session, suffered a serious fall at home. While using a teeter inversion table, he fell upside down, and the heavy equipment swung and landed on his chest. As a result, he was taken to the trauma unit with no feeling or movement in his legs. Following surgery, the surgeon reported that the operation was successful. Dr. Yuan has already regained some movement in his hands, arms, and toes, and he has begun to experience some feeling in his legs. Please keep Dr. Yuan and his family in your prayers during this time of recovery.      
  • Michael Thomas Ryan, 3 days old and 10 weeks premature. Please pray for his mother, Nicole with a number of health issues during pregnancy.     

 

Missionary Partner for the week: 

Talant and Anna – Unbridled Skies – Central Asia

Talant and Anna are our newest World Partners, ministering in Central Asia.  Talant is a pastor and ministry leader who oversees the Unbridled Skies Central Asia region. He works with a strong team of indigenous pastors and seminary educators to discover and meet the leadership and theological needs of the region. He leads academic and theological endeavors throughout the region. Talant holds a Masters of Divinity and PhD from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Praise for a new apartment with extra space that allows them to open their home more fully as a place of fellowship and ministry and Bible study. 

Pray for wisdom and for God to use conversations with non-believers in ways beyond what they can see. 

Pray for their daughter, Saya, who recently broke her arm. They are trusting the Lord for her complete recovery, and prayers for her healing mean a great deal to them. 

Persecuted Church: More Field Workers Needed, Especially Women

Front-line workers report there is a need for more workers in the harvest fields of Tunisa, especially for more women. “We need to have more sisters who are willing to work with women here,” he said. Tunisia is home to many people who have fled violence and insecurity in neighboring Libya. Because of their tenuous living situations, many are looking for hope and are open to hearing the gospel, but cultural pressures make Christian work challenging. “It is complicated,” said the front-line worker regarding reaching out to Muslims in the country. “Wisdom is needed.”

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