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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 11/18/2025

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 the 15 men and women that came out for workday, this past Saturday.
  • Praise God for the 11 MBC volunteers that went out Saturday with City Relief. Serving across 3 different locations. 
  • Praise God Hannah, Deb Witte’s daughter, had a heart scan for her baby, and the results showed nothing of concern. Hannah remains on strict bedrest until the baby’s delivery in March.
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For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Marianne Iandiorio is having a capsule endoscopy on Friday to determine where she is bleeding. She has been anemic for several months, so they are hoping to find the cause. Marianne is also having issues with her eyes. She has had retina problems for the past 10 years, and now her right eye seems to be filled with fluid, and her left eye is swollen. She asks for continued prayer for these heath issues. 
  • Please pray for Margaret Hess as she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.  Keep Bob and the family in your prayers as they navigate this difficult time.
  • Please pray for Marie Lindgren, who will undergo extensive jaw surgery on December 2. Pray for the team of doctors and dentists performing the procedure, and for Marie to experience peace and comfort throughout this time.  
  • Please pray for Karen DiProspero had abdominal surgery on Thursday. Please pray for recovery.
  • Betty Wagner now that healing has gone well following her surgery she will begin medication for her breast cancer. The medication can have severe side effects, so please pray for tolerance and no serious issues.  
  • Please continue to pray for Marian Miller for full recovery from two concussions.  The neurologist said she has Post Concussion Syndrome & it could take 6 months to recover, but we know God can heal her sooner.  She’s receiving in-home PT and speech therapy.  Pray for Bill as he cares for her.  They’re thankful for your prayers & that she’s slowly improving.  
  • Cheryl Tamashunas is having health issues that is affecting her sleep. Please pray for her upcoming doctor’s appointment that some answers and a solution will come if it.  
  • Don Youtkus went in for his 3rd eye surgery. Pray for his recovery.     
  • Carol Gunderson is home following hip replacement surgery. Please continue to pray for her recovery.                   
  • Please continue to pray for our expectant mother’s, Caroline Pisano, Kim and John McCarthy’s daughter, who is due in January. Madi and Luke Prothero, Ruth Prothero’s son and daughter-in-law, due in late January.   Nelia and Ivan Jones, who are expecting their first child, a boy, due in February. 

Our Church:

  • Please pray for Pastor Dave and Pastor Bob as they speak this Sunday 11/23/2025 on the vision of MBC.  
  • Pray for our Membership Class 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.  

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Adora Avaltroni’s father-in-law was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. Please pray for a miracle of healing. It’s a very dim chance of survival success, but Adora’s family knows they serve a big God and that when many lift up their voices to him, He listens. 
  • Barbara Ahles praises God for her my granddaughter Brielle.  One year ago Brielle took pills to end her life. Barbara comes to our Father God this November with thankfulness and gratitude for His intervening and saving her life.  
  • Jessica Brigante is asking for prayer for her mom, Jenny Brigante, had successful surgery recently and is on the mend.   
  • Gretchen Dunn would like prayer for her grandmother, Doris Silance. Doris was recently diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer. Please pray for comfort and peace as she has been placed on hospice. 
  • One of our members’ fathers, Rick Losavio, lost his brother last week. Please pray that God will give him and the rest of the family strength and comfort during this hard time. Also, pray that Rick will come to accept Jesus. 
  • Please pray that Mike Artale will come to know Jesus personally.   
  • Pray for First Choice Women’s Resource Center and Alliance Defending Freedom as they prepare for the oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court on December 2, 2025. This is regarding the unlawful subpoena First Choice received from the NJ attorney general.   

Missionary Partner for the week: 

Nathan and Becky Kendall, World Venture, Senegal

  • Praise God that Nathan was able to officiate at a wedding in a new church plant in Dakar. Senegalese family members who had initially opposed the union are now open to discussing Christianity.
  • Pray for Dakar Academy, where Nathan is a board member. Political changes in the U.S. and the U.N. have led to a decrease in students, meaning that the school faces significant financial issues. Dakar Academy is an excellent Christian school that has allowed many missionaries to stay on the field, knowing that their kids are taken care of. Pray also for relationships between the school and Senegalese government officials.
  • Praise God that Becky is beginning a public-service outreach focused on health, through a Christian radio station. Pray for her to communicate about health in a way that both benefits people and points them to God.
  • Thank God that kids Philip, Marie and Taliana are doing well.

Persecuted Church:

Two Church Leaders Arrested, Fined

On September 14, 2025, government officials entered a church, began recording the service and ultimately arrested two church leaders. The officials first demanded to see documents authorizing the religious meeting. Two church leaders explained that the fellowship had been meeting since 1992 and that, under Article 34 of the Kyrgyz constitution, they were guaranteed “freedom of conscience and religion.” The officials then confiscated some of the church’s written materials and took two church leaders to the police station, where they were fined. The case is ongoing as the Christians plan to appeal the fine. “Brothers and sisters ask that Christians intercede for these two court cases,” wrote a front-line worker, “and also that churches in Kyrgyzstan will be able to freely hold worship services.”

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