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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 1/6/2026

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 blessing that Millington has exceeded our year-end giving goal! 

  

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Monica Moreno is suffering from nasal congestion that makes it difficult to breathe, as well as high blood pressure and blurred vision, she has been experiencing these symptoms for some time now, and the congestion is not improving. Requests prayer for healing. 
  • Please lift up the Achenbach family as Paul’s father has passed away. Pray that God would surround the family with peace, comfort, and strength during this difficult time. Funeral services will be at: Fellowship Deaconry Ministries, 3575 Valley Road, Liberty Corner, New Jersey
    on January 10. Obituary HERE. 
  • Please pray for Madeleine Koller as she is in India on a short-term mission trip with Baylor University 
  • Marie Lindgren has returned to the ER with jaw swelling, discharge in her mouth, and a low-grade fever following her recent discharge after extensive jaw surgery. Doctors have scheduled surgery for January 7 to remove the infection. Please pray for the upcoming surgery and that the IV antibiotics will fully clear the infection. Marie’s mom, Mary, is currently in a memory care facility. 
  • Bruce Hydahl has his next weekly round of treatment at Morristown Memorial starting tomorrow. 
  • Augie Lavornia requests prayer for a successful minimally invasive aortic valve replacement surgery with no complications.  Augie’s surgery is scheduled for January 7, 8am.  
  • Please pray for Dennis Beam’s ongoing cancer treatment and their side effects and for Lisa as she cares for him. 
  • Priscilla Jangam requests prayer for a breakthrough in Olivia and Daniel’s education, for her full-time position at work, and that God would use her husband mightily. 
  • Please pray for Jacquelyne Wrights son, Matthew.  Matthew is having health issues. Pray the doctors will be able to find a diagnosis and treatment quickly. 
  • Please continue to lift Andrew Strain in prayer as he continues his recovery following a liver transplant. 
  • Fred Finati has taken another fall. Please pray for Fred and Palma as they navigate this difficult season of life.  
    Larry and Lois Ziemba have been fighting illness for a couple of weeks.  Please pray for healing.   
  • Please lift up the Lavender Family as Scott’s mom passed away.      
  • Eric Tamashunas’s mother, Clara, has passed away. Please pray for comfort for the family.     
  • Dave Palmer fell and broke his hip on December 10th. He had a total hip replacement on 12/12. He is home recovering. Please pray for healing.    
  • Marianne Iandiorio’s capsule endoscopy showed no cause for her bleeding or anemia. Please pray that her blood levels stabilize so she can be cleared for aortic valve replacement in the New Year. She has additional blood work and a cardiology appointment on January 7. Marianne is also experiencing ongoing eye issues and will see her retina specialist on January 12. Please continue to pray for her health.         
  • Continue to pray for Marian Miller, she is receiving in home speech/cognitive therapy, PT & soon OT.  Also, she’s receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy each day for the post-concussion syndrome. Please continue to pray for grace, peace, strength, and complete healing for her. Pray for Bill as he cares for her.  They are thankful for your prayers as they see some improvements    
  • Barbara Ahles’s husband, Ken, is back in the ICU. Please pray for healing from the many health issues he is facing, and for wisdom for the doctors and medical staff caring for him.  
  • Please continue to pray for our expectant mothers,  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 Bob Erbig as he continues our new Sunday series Upside Down Glory on 1/11/2026. 
  • Pray for Little Footprints Learning Center as they search for teachers/assistants/substitutes for next academic year at LFLC. If it is on anyone’s heart to serve the Lord in this way, please contact director@littlefootprintsnj.com. These are part-time, paid positions. We are looking for individuals who know and love The Lord and want to spread the gospel to His Children. 

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. 
  • Praise and continued prayer for the First Choice Supreme Court Hearing which seems to have gone very well. The decision will likely be rendered for some time between April and June. Pray for favor with the Supreme Court Justices and for an overwhelming victory for First Choice. 

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Our WP in North Jersey, Ernie Scalabrin, asks for pray for his son-in-law, Zach. Zach was in the hospital for a bad wisdom tooth and they discovered a tumor. Please pray that is benign and that it can be removed without complications. 
  • Please pray for Bill Miller’s brother, Paul.  He’s out of the hospital & back home, receiving PT & waiting for the results of a PET scan. 
  • Pray for Robert Meleta’s sister-in-law, Cathy, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, had surgery on 12/26.   

Missionary Partner for the week: Tom and Alicia Vosters – Ministering in Cambodia with World Team

 Adrienne Tom and Alicia Vosters direct the Cambodia Dorm ministry in Phnom Penh. The dorm ministry aims to invest and equip the next generation to lead the Cambodian Church. The dormitory now has 30 students, and they are praying for 10 more to join from a partner dorm. Pray that God will knit this group together and make the dorm a place of growth, discipleship, and transformation. While leading World Team Cambodia, Tom and Alicia also enjoy dedicating part of their time to World Team’s Leader Cohort and other Global training projects. Recently, the Cambodia field team gathered for their Annual Field Conference. It is a time to worship together, reconnect, and reflect on the priorities God is shaping within their teams. Please pray for Cambodia and the ongoing conflict with Thailand.  It is heartbreaking to see a country with so little suffering even more at the hands of others.  Pray for God’s light to shine and the gospel message to be shared. 

 

Christian Convert Arrested, Status Unknown

The whereabouts of a Christian convert arrested in Iraq remain unknown. Kazim became a follower of Christ while living abroad. His Iranian wife and their children eventually came to live with him, and they too became Christians. However, the family was unable to establish residency outside Iraq and feared returning to southern Iraq as converts to Christianity. They also didn’t want to move to Iran because Kazim’s in-laws had threatened them after learning of their conversion. The family eventually moved to Iraqi Kurdistan, a safer part of Iraq for Christians. However, Kazim had to return to his hometown to update his children’s identity cards and was quickly arrested there. Front-line workers are concerned about his condition. “I pray for him every night,” said a front-line worker. “And I worry that he might be tortured or may have already been killed.”

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