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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 2/5/2025

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 MBC had a fantastic Contend Conference weekend!

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Wayne Briner passed away this week. Please pray for those close to Wayne in this season of loss. Wayne’s memorial service will be this Thursday, February 6th, at 11:00 AM at MBC. You can view Wayne’s obituary HERE
  • Please continue to pray for First Choice, recently their attorneys appealed the Third Circuit’s decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. First choice’s prayer is that other organizations will file amicus (friend of the court) briefs.
  • Continue to pray for Jan Torgrimsen as he recovers from major open-heart surgery. He received an excellent report from his cardiologist this week and will be starting cardio rehab soon. Also pray for his wife Judy as she cares for him.
  • Please pray for Palma Finati as she makes difficult decisions for husband Fred’s care who has dementia. And please pray for her son, Richie who has developed a tumor in his arm.
  • Please pray for Betty Gallacher as she recently had a heart attack and now has fluid building up around her lungs and is on oxygen.
  • Please pray for Dick Yesko’s family and friends as they mourn his passing. Details about the memorial service, later this spring will be shared when confirmed.
  • Please continue to pray for our expectant mothers Danielle Arrieta who is due in April and Ruth Landau who is due in May.
  • Please pray for Nikki Springer who is having eye surgery this afternoon.

Our Church:

  • Please pray for Pastor Bob Erbig as he concludes our Revival sermon series this Sunday 2/9/2025.
  • Please pray that the Lord will continue to utilize the MBC YouTube Channel to direct people to Himself.

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.  
  • 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. 

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Please continue to pray for the Miller’s daughter, Lisa, as she continues to have fairly good days & bad days. May the Lord bring about complete healing.
  • Praise God the Miller’s son-in-law, Henry, is now in rehab! He has a long way to go before he can go home after being in the hospital bed for five weeks. Please pray for his healing & salvation for him & his wife, Kim.
  • Bill Miller’s brother, Paul, has been having balancing issues & has been told by two doctors that he’s never going to improve, which has caused him to become depressed. The oncologist told him yesterday that the recent MRI showed he has a spot on his pituitary gland. More testing to be done. Please pray the doctors are wrong & pray for wisdom for Bill when he talks with him. Paul, & his wife, Nancy, need salvation.
  • The Callender family requests continued prayer for niece Naomi. While her most recent scan showed positive results, she continues to have good days and bad ones. New research indicates that infra-red sauna treatments are helpful in combatting the disease, so they are building such a room at her house now. We continue to pray for complete healing in the name of Jesus.
  • Please pray for Sue Turner’s cousin Becky, Becky’s blood pressure has become dangerously high, causing severe headaches, and one of the brain tumors has a considerable amount of swelling adding to her pain. They have also discovered that she has ascites, a buildup of fluid in her abdomen. Thank you for your continued prayers, as these conditions are potentially life threatening.
  • Please pray for Randi Jennings who is asking for God to provide a new part time job so she can leave the negative environment she is currently in. Also please pray for her as she seeks to find a new home church.
  • Please pray for Todd, Margaret, and Isabella Fontana to grow in their faith.

Missionary Partner for the week: Steven and Gwen Anderson going to Ecuador:

Steve and Gwen and their three boys Atticus, Matthias, and Elias are a young missionary family who will be flying to Ecuador next week! They will land there on February 10 at 2:30pm to start this brand new chapter of their lives. Praise the Lord for answered prayers and provisions for acquiring baby Elias’ birth certificate and SSN, his passport, for completion of various background checks, and getting all their paperwork done in order to receive their visas! Steven and Gwen have been so encouraged and affirmed by God’s continual provision to them that they are in His will. In recent weeks they have been diligently downsizing and packing for this move across the ocean fitting everything they can into 12 checked bags and 5 carry-ons. Please pray for wisdom and safety as they pack and travel; that the trip goes smoothly, that their children (and dog) handle it well; and that they keep our eyes focused on Christ despite the stress of this big life change. Pray that they would be patient with one another and with their children. Praise God for His constant provision in all their lives. Praise God for smoothing the pathway before them as they finally take this step of faith. As always, Steve and Gwen thank all of you for your prayers, love, thoughts, generosity and support for all of them. They would also love to pray for you as well. If you’d like to reach out and connect, please feel free to email them at sanderson@liebenzellusa.org and ganderson@liebenzellusa.org

Persecuted Church: Hindu Father Charges Christian Son with Illegal Conversion

Chhatar Singh, a schoolteacher in India, placed his faith in Christ in 2002 and has planted churches in seven villages. In 2010, when his mother died, he refused Hindu funeral rituals for her, which turned his father against him. On Jan. 27, 2021, the police arrested Singh and three other Christians on false charges of forced conversion. They spent a month in jail; consequently, Singh was suspended from his school. In July 2024, after Singh’s father cut off his inheritance, he filed a criminal complaint against Singh of trying to convert him to Christianity.

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