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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 9/1/2026

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 Violet Acker’s baptism and for what the Lord has been doing in the Acker family.   
  • Praise God for 65 years of marriage for Mark and and Marianne Iandiorio. Marianne would like to thank him for so many many blessed years. Their anniversary is September 3.
  • Praise God for Bruce and Carol Hyldahl celebrating 70 years of marriage. 
  • Praise God Kayley Garcell passed the NCLEX exam and has been offered a position at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune NJ,   
  • Praise God for a good turnout at the Ministry Fair. 

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Please pray for Carrie Isler as she recovers from surgery on August 31 to remove a benign brain tumor. Please also lift up her family and medical team as they care for her during her recovery. 
  • Pray for The Gall Family as they prepare to move to Tennessee.  Please pray for all the preparations needed and a smooth transition for the whole family.  
  • Thank you for your continued prayers for Dennis Beam as he has entered into a new round of cancer treatments. We are grateful for daily strength and grace. 
  • Danny Orben has several doctor appointments coming up for Orthopedic for ongoing shoulder, hernia, and back issues.  Please pray for Danny as he goes through finding some answers.   
  • Abby and Hannah Clabough would like prayer for their great-grandmother (Melissa’s grandmother) who has dementia. She’s in the hospital and should be going back to her house soon.  However, her husband and son aren’t in the best shape to take care of her.  
  • Please pray for Audrey Rowe. Audrey has had some issues walking and pain in her legs and is currently at Fellowship Village Rehab. She will be receiving Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy 5 times/week. She is appreciative of our prayers.  
  • Please pray for Maggie Peyyala as her father passed away. Also pray for the family as they mourn his loss.    
  • Pray for all the MBC College students who are starting a new semester or are starting college as freshmen. May God guide them to a local church and discipleship groups. Pray also for their parents who are missing them.  
  • Please continue praying for Marian Miller as she’s going through vestibular therapy.  Pray it’ll help to resolve the cognitive issues she’s been having.  Also, pray for Bill as he cares for her.  They’re very appreciative of your prayers and the improvement she has made!    
  • Robert Meleta would like prayer for his adult sons and for continued growth and maturity and that God bring them Godly spouses in life.   

Our Church:

  • Pray for SummerFest this weekend here at MBC this Saturday 11am – 4pm.
  • Pray for guest speaker David Grieve, from Destiny Rescue, as he prepares his sermon for this upcoming Sunday on Exodus 3:8 – 4:2.  

 

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 affected by the recent flooding and wild fires through out our nation. 
  • Please pray for the those in authority in our nation. 
  • Continue to pray for First Choice. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in its favor, allowing First Choice to argue in federal court that the Attorney General’s subpoena violates its constitutional rights. While this is a significant victory, the legal battle continues as the Attorney General seeks to enforce compliance in state court. Pray that this ruling will provide lasting protection for First Choice and strengthen protections for pregnancy resource centers across the nation.

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Winnie Pine has requested prayers for her Mom, Fran, who is in the hospital. She has fluid around her heart and other health issues. Please pray for the family for comfort in this hard time and pray for wisdom as the doctors care for her. 
  • Pray for Carlos and Miryam Kaezer and their four children (Pedro, Isabel, Ana, and Lucas). They just moved to the area from Brazil and are adjusting to life in the U.S. They were part of a Baptist church in Brazil and came to MBC looking for a local Baptist church.     
  • Yvonne Lai’s mom is recovering from 2 ankle surgeries. Please pray for her recovery.     
  • Amy Puskas’s dad, Joseph is home from the hospital after suffering a stroke. Please pray that he faithfully does his speech exercises and that his speech continues to improve. Please continue to pray for his salvation. Also pray for Amy’s mom, Nora, as she continues to care for him at home.   
  • Continued prayers for Cathey Donaruma’s mom as her health is failing. Cathey is in Atlanta with her mom who has been placed on hospice.    
  • Please pray for Kathy Kish whose mom, Nancy Swartz, at the age of 93 passed away and transitioned to heaven. Nancy was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church Metuchen. Kathy would appreciate prayers for comfort for her grieving family members.   
  • Andrew Strain praises God for his sister, Maryann, who underwent gallbladder surgery. She is doing well. Please pray for her continued recovery at home, along with overall health.  She is blessed with a loving and supportive church family there to help.    

Missionary Partner for the week: 

Matt and Mali Hunt 

Matt and Mali have been serving in France reaching out to immigrants. There have been changes in their ministry and are therefore seeking the Lord on a new direction. They are currently on home assignment and would appreciate pray for direction from the Lord on their next ministry, for sensitivity to His leading. Pray for their four children as they adjust to the changes as they have mostly lived in France their entire life. 

Pray for our World:

Pastor’s Family Perseveres Through Police Brutality

A pastor and his family remain faithful to Christ despite persecution from radicals and police. When Bhaskar placed his trust in Christ, he immediately started witnessing in the villages around his hometown in West India. He was attacked seven times for the sake of his faith, including once when he was brutally attacked by Hindu radicals before being sent to jail for six months. In October 2025, the police came to Bhaskar’s home and found several copies of the New Testament. They beat him until he was unconscious before taking him into custody and jailing him for two days. Additionally, because of new anti-conversion laws in the state, Bhaskar recently had to split his church of more than 300 believers into smaller house churches. He, his wife and their three children continue to share their faith and plant churches, even though the police still harass and extort money from them.

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