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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 12/16/2025

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 powerful and inspiring panel discussion and strong turnout at the Men’s breakfast this past Saturday.

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Long time member Mary Barnes went to be with the Lord on 12/13 at the age of 98.  There will be a celebration of life in March.  Click HERE for the obituary.  
  • It is with deep sorrow to let you know that Margaret Hess passed away last Monday evening to be our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Please  continue to lift Bob, Jamie, Madi, Trish and their families in prayer at this difficult time.  For those interested, details on services will be forthcoming.  Praise to Jesus. 
  • Pray for Pat Fritz and her family in the passing of her mother, Mary Jane Cotterell last week at the age of 93. May they find comfort in knowing that Mary Jane is with Jesus, and Pat’s dad.
  • Pray for the Gero Family as John’s sister and Uncle recently passed away. Please pray for comfort for the Gero family.   
  • Dave Palmer fell and broke his hip on December 10th. He had a total hip replacement on 12/12. He has moved to a rehab facility in New Providence.  
  • Marie Lingren had extensive surgery on Monday, 12/15. Please pray for Marie’s recovery, and for her husband, Gary.   
  • 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. 
  • Grace (Jinhua Guo) requests prayer for open doors and provide whatever she needs to take a class from Bo Karen in Princeton Theology School. Master listening skills from God. God provide new roles that alignment with God. 
  • 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. 
  • 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 still in ICU.  Prayer for healing and for his salvation.    
  • Please pray for our sister Julianne Lavornia who has a diagnosis of progressive neuromuscular mitochondrial disease. Pray for the next steps and acceptance to a specialized treatment facility.    
  • Please continue to pray for our expectant mothers, 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 Hentschel as he continues our Isaiah series the Sunday 12/21/2025.   
  • Pray for the Blue Christmas service on December 17 at 7:30pm. Pray that we may extend invitations to friends and family who need this type of ministry during the holiday season. 

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.  
  • Please pray for the recent mass shootings at Brown University and Bondi Beach.

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Praise God for the birth of Debra Witte’s grandbaby, Lucia Glory Sibaja. Please continue in prayer for Lucia’s health and growth.  
  • Matthew Bennett is asking for prayer for his uncle Rob. He is battling cancer and he is currently having his final rounds of chemo. Pray that he is healed.     
  • Palma Finati’s husband, Fred, who is suffering from dementia, fell and required assistance to help him up. Please pray for the family during this stressful time. 
  • Patty Deiringer, is requesting prayer for two kinds of cancer, endometrial and another which is more aggressive.  Testing, CT scans, and surgery (Jan. 6) are all scheduled.  Patty is leaning on Jesus and would appreciate prayers that the aggressive cancer has not spread.
  • Dave & Kristine Kaye request prayer for God’s direction in finding a new church. Prayer request also for their younger son, Tim, as he will deploy again in February.     
  • Lenore Tosi’s cousin, Nancy. Pray for speech setbacks and the fracture she endured with a recent fall. Pray that Nancy’s heart will be receptive to Lenore’s witness.      

Missionary Partner for the week: 

Tammy Mittuch – Cru’s FamilyLife-Expansion ministry

Please Pray for: 

1) for more opportunities to train people on SEEDS, and that those trained would multiply this tool by training others.

2) for wisdom in operational details, especially in knowing how to get the word out about Restored.

3) that 40 women would attend Restored, of which, the Lord has put on my heart that 5 women would put their faith in Jesus as a result.

 

Persecuted Church:

Bible Distribution Continues Amid Floods, Threats

While flooded rivers and fields have made travel difficult in Pakistan, some Christian teams continue to carry on the important work of distributing Bibles there. Devastating floods have led to the deaths of more than 800 people and forced over 1 million Pakistanis to evacuate their homes and villages. “Please pray for them,” said a front-line worker. “It is very difficult, and they need to know where they can go because of the many flooded areas and also because of ongoing security threats.” Around 2% of Pakistan’s population, roughly about 4 million people, are believed to be Christians. Even during dry seasons, Christians must use care in distributing Bibles, knowing the opposition they could face at the hands of fanatical Muslims.

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Prayer requests will remain active for two weeks. If you would like your request to continue please update by contacting us here or via a connection card on Sunday. All long-term prayer requests (chronic illnesses) will remain active for one month. If you would like your request to continue, please update by contacting us here or via a connection card on Sunday.

 

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