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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 5/7/2025

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 a great Christianity Explored kickoff this past Sunday 5/4.
  • Praise God for the birth of Jesse Peter Arrieta, mom and son are doing well.
  • Praise God for all the mothers at MBC as we honor them this Sunday.

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Please pray for the Rajoppi family as they mourn the loss of Deirdre’s mother.
  • 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 pray for Charlie Moore who is in a recovery center in Hackettstown for his eyesight.
  • Please pray for Jim Walsh as he is having ankle replacement surgery on April 30th. Please pray for his procedure and his recovery.
  • Please pray for the family and friends of Wayne Briner, whose graveside service is to be held at MBC’s cemetery on May 24 at 10:30am.
  • Stephan Landau will have surgery on his left ankle on May 5th. Pray for successful surgery and for healing during the rehabilitation process.
  • Please pray for Jillian Redeker as she is transitioning to a new housing situation.
  • Please pray for Betty Wagner who had surgery recently which required a biopsy to be taken. Please pray for a good report.
  • Please pray for Billy Drake who is in need of a full-time job. Pray for his potential job at TSA. Please also pray for his mom who has multiple health issues. Please pray for healing and for God’s grace to comfort her.
  • Please pray for Josiah Erbig’s cleft palate repair procedure taking place on May 12th at Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia.
  • Please pray for Sue Philhower as she recovers from surgery.
  • Please pray for Jim Flood as he is now back in rehab recovering.
  • Please continue to pray for our expectant mothers Ruth Landau who is due in May and Lauren Rathnam who is due in July.

Our Church:

  • Please pray for Pastor Bob Erbig as he preaches this Sunday and continues our sermon series on the book of 1 Timothy on Sunday 5/11/2025.
  • 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 peace in the time of unrest between India and Pakistan.
  • 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.

  • Christians in Syria are calling for prayer after more than 1,500 people, the majority civilians, were killed in a series of attacks in Syria

    Source: Click Here

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Please continue to pray for the Miller’s daughter, Lisa. She went to a pain management Dr who is giving her an epidural in May in hopes it’ll help her when they’re going on a trip to Italy. Please pray it’ll work for her so she won’t have to be in a wheelchair. Please keep praying for wisdom for her & her husband, Mike, & that they will continue to trust God to completely heal her!
  • The Callender family requests continued prayer for niece Naomi. Doctors addressed her kidney issue with an operation to insert a stent for drainage and that surgery went well. Pray that that operation proves successful in reducing her abdominal pain and increasing her appetite. Please also continue to pray for her husband Matt (our nephew) and her boys in this stressful time. We continue to pray for complete healing in the name of Jesus.
  • In a recent conversation, Sue Turner’s cousin, Becky expressed great appreciation for the ongoing prayers and encouragement from MBC. She said “this has definitely been very challenging and continues to be. The physical challenges are hard, but it’s also so hard mentally and emotionally. I feel like I’m still fighting for my life every day…life feels very fragile and precious. I’m so thankful for all who have prayed and that we can trust God’s plan even when we don’t understand it.” Thank you for your continued prayers!
  • Please pray for Thomas Swon’s friend Brian R. who is under 50 with a family and found out he has cancer and doesn’t have health insurance. Please pray for him and his family.
  • Please pray for Judy Cody’s family as her brother Al passed away. Please pray the family will be comforted and feel God’s blessings on each of them. Please pray for them to keep their memories of him.
  • 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.
  • Ruth, Stephan Landau’s third-born, is pregnant with Stephan’s 4th grandchild and due in mid-May. Please pray for a complete and healthy pregnancy and delivery and for good health for Ruth and her baby.
  • Abby, Stephan Landau’s second-born was hospitalized with severe abdominal pains. The doctors are suspecting gallstones and indicate that she will likely need her gall bladder removed. Please pray for a full resolution of symptoms and her pain to avoid surgery but failing that, please pray for a skilled surgeon.

Missionary Partner for the week: John and Stella White are World Venture partners serving at the Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary (UETS) in Kyiv where both serve as instructors:

  • They are currently in the US and have been delayed in returning to Ukraine since 2022 by the war. Give praise that the recently completed Urban Mission two-week session at UETS went well, including John’s teaching of the History of Urban Mission and the Ukrainian Urban Context. Please pray for Ukraine and the people’s protection as the war continues. Please pray for their family as they are trying to get over sickness.

Persecuted Church: Recent Fellowship Highlights Need for Christian Community

  • When a group of Christian leaders gathered for fellowship, they realized its necessity and importance. The gathering was facilitated by a local pastor, one of only two full-time pastors in the region, and composed of 13 lay leaders. Front-line workers reported that the gathering highlighted the need for more opportunities to fellowship with other Christian workers in this region of Kenya, which is dominated by Islam. “The gratitude of the teachers … after the fellowship evidenced how they critically needed such fellowships and encouragements regularly,” a front-line worker said.

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