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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 6/3/2025

Prayer at MBC

It is our desire to be available to support you every day of the week, not just Sunday mornings. If you are in need of prayer or would like to share a praise, please fill out the email request below.

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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 a wonderful year of Women’s ministry.  
  • Praise God for those who serve at MBC!  
  • Praise God for the 11 adults and 7 children who attended The Bridge. 
  • Praise God for the 9 member candidates who attended the Membership Make-Up Class. 
  • Praise God we hit 100 episodes of Behind The Pulpit. 
  • Jesse Arrieta has accepted a new position starting June 16th. Thank you for everyone’s prayers. 
  • Praise God for Ben and Emmalee Youtkus’ wedding this past weekend. 

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Please pray for God’s physical and spiritual protection for Peter Achenbach who is currently participating in U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Training 
  • Lois Henry, our longtime sister at MBC, was brought home to heaven on May 30. Please remember her husband, Bill, her 2 brothers, Colin & Todd and their families as they mourn. A private Time of Remembrance will be held by the family at a future date. 
  • Jim Flood has developed a bladder infection, has pain in his groin and continues to have very low blood pressure. He is very tired and it is difficult for him to do his PT. Please pray that God will give the doctors wisdom to deal with all these issues and that Jim will feel His mercy and healing. Also that God will give Marilyn the strength and peace to be supportive of Jim. 
  • Drew Huber requests prayer for his father. He had his bladder removed a few months ago, and he recently was hospitalized for sepsis. His father is currently on antibiotics and is healing.
  • Betty Wagner’s surgery went well. She will be meeting in the coming weeks with the Oncology Team to discuss further treatment consisting of radiation and hormone therapy. The surgeon is optimistic about recovery. 
  • Cassie Liverance, She had an incident of bad vertigo. Please pray for no recurrence.    
  • Please pray for Katherine Ryan’s sister, Faith. She has been suffering from chronic migraines that affect her 24/7 for the past year – only getting worse. Doctors have started treatment for migraines. In addition to the migraines, she will need endometriosis surgery and biopsies of swollen lymph nodes in her neck which they want to test to make sure it’s not malignant/cancerous.   
  • Michelle Bachman’s thyroid cancer returned. Pray for treatment and healing. 
  • Please pray for Eve Ding’s children. Eve would like Evelyn and William to attend Millington each Sunday. Eve requests prayer for her other children Steven and Carolyn to find a church in their city to attend regularly.  Also, lift up Eve’s husband and pray for salvation.   
  • Please pray for the Callender family especially Matt, Amos, and Xavier as they mourn the loss of their niece Naomi. 
  • Please pray that the U.S. Supreme Court will agree to hear First Choice’s petition re: the unlawful subpoena by NJ’s attorney general. It is still under consideration. 
  • Please continue to pray for our expectant mother: Lauren Rathnam who is due in July. 

Our Church:

  • Please pray for Pastor Bob Erbig as he preaches this Sunday and continues our new sermon series on the book of 1 Timothy this Sunday 6/8/2025. 
  • 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
  • Please pray for Christians in Nigeria urgently, as they are enduring some of the worst persecution imaginable

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Please pray for Sue Turner’s cousin Becky. Please pray for Sue Turner’s cousin, Becky, as she undergoes two MRIs this week to check the status of tumors in her brain and breast, and for wisdom as to the best treatment options. Thank you for your continued support
  • Please continue to pray for the Miller’s daughter, Lisa. She decided not to have the epidural since the Lord made it clear she wasn’t to have it done. Please pray He’ll touch her & heal her so she won’t have to be in a wheelchair when they go to Italy beginning of June. Please keep praying for wisdom for her & her husband, Mike, & that they will continue to trust God to completely.
  • Please pray for Christine Julia Smith’s grandchildren to come to church and accept the Lord. Also, pray for a young Jewish man that she witnessed to that he would come to know the Lord. 

Missionary Partner for the week: Dan and Elly MacLean

Dan and Elly request prayer for:

  • Pray that the Lord would continue to pursue their children and that they would dedicate their lives to him and gain a heart for the nations.
  • Pray that as refugee workers transition out of their area they will know what ministries to pick up.
  • Pray that as their Persian house fellowship grows it will find a larger place to meet.  
  • Also pray for these believers, that their faiths would strengthen as the future is uncertain. 

Persecuted Church: Evangelist Martyred by Islamists

A Christian convert from Islam was killed for sharing his faith with other Muslims. Ibrahim Mohammed became a follower of Christ in 2021 and immediately began sharing the Good News with others in his predominantly Muslim community in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. In one year, he led 80 Muslims to Christ, and he devoted himself to discipling the new believers. Because of his bold witness, Ibrahim began receiving death threats from local Islamists; still, he remained determined to share about Christ. On May 15, 2025, he was witnessing in a rural area when someone wearing Islamic dress approached him, told him it would be his last time to evangelize and shot him. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died from his injuries three days later. Front-line workers request prayer for Ibrahim’s wife and two young children, for their church, and for God’s kingdom to continue to advance in this area.

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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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