“Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my cry for mercy.” Psalms 86-6

NEW PRAYERS

HAM, ROBERT AND CHARLOTTE, had a car accident a couple of weeks ago. Their 53 year old son was killed in the accident. Their daughters, Connie Ellison and Robin Rothe, from the Big Sandy area, are in Georgia at the hospital. They arranged the funeral, etc. Please pray for this family who is going through so much.
HENSON, MAGGIE, aunt of Joanna Boston of Little Rock, has cancer. Please pray for her healing.
MC LENDON, SID, was in a motorcycle accident and is still in a coma. Sid is the brother of Cindy Mc Lendon. Please pray for his quick and complete recovery. Please also pray for his family.
MOORE, KELLY ANNE, sister-in-law of Pat Dardiz, needs a bowel resection due to a severe case of colitis. She is attempting to wait until next January but, if she has another bout with it, she cannot take any type of antibiotic, as it makes the symptoms more agonizing. I am asking for prayer for her, that our Father in Heaven allows her to have the athroscopic bowel resection instead of the open abdomen and, if possible, she is able to wait until January. She is concerned and truly would appreciate prayer for these situations.
SMITH, MARCI, of California, is having tests run for lupus. Please pray for the best results for her.

UPDATES

SAVORY, DAVE, 71, brother-in-law of Lisa Meredith-Coker - Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s – UPDATE: I am asking for prayers and positive thoughts for my sister, Cherie, as she copes with the imminent transition of her husband, Dave. Three years ago he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s & Parkinson's Disease. This past August he began to noticeably decline. He was at O'Connor Hospital for much of August due to falling and dehydration and hallucinations and is currently in an Assisted Living facility in San Jose. On Saturday Night the effects of the Parkinson's caused him great agitation and spastic movement so the Hospice care-giver has put him on Morphine and other medications to quiet the agitation. He is now sleeping a lot and not wanting to eat. This, I am told, is the natural progression of Parkinson's. My heart goes out to my sister who has visited him every single day. They celebrated their 27th Wedding Anniversary in August and the future looks bleak to her. He has four adult sons from a previous marriage and they are still feeling the pain of their mother's death last year and seeing their dad in this state has been highly difficult. Thank you all for your love and support for all concerned during this difficult and sad time.

REMEMBER CONSTANTLY

ADAMS, JENNIFER, 34, c/o Deana Adams, CEM, PO Box 560, Whitehouse TX 75792 – MRSA (flesh eating disease)
ALBRIGHT, BILL of Ava MO area – cancer, difficulty with chemo treatments.
ANDERSON, MIKE, 115 Tatum Salt Dr, Lumberton MS 39455 – rare brain cancer
BAILEY, KAREN & CHARLES, Moberly MO – continued problems with legs
BAILEY, R. O., 180 Bailey Dr, Summiton AL 35148 – pancreatic cancer
BENSON, SARA’S DAUGHTER, 38, breast cancer, now in vertebrae
BIERMAN, MARY LOIS, 16101 Windham Dr, Little Rock AR – eye problems; hole in left macular; bubble on right macular causing vision problems
BILKASLEY, ED, Cincinnati OH – throat cancer, surgery successful.
BURROWS, RICHARD, 21, 117 Willow Creek Rd, Vicksburg MS 39183 – cancer
CAMPBELL, SHERRA, Modesto CA – cancer
COMPTON, LYNN, Hot Springs area – MRSA (flesh eating disease)
CROUCH, MARY, England - cancer, 3 chemo treatments to go.
DAULTON, NORMA, PO Blox 365, Worthville KY 41098 – Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
DAVIES, GINNI, 24, Washington state – shoulder cancer spread through body. No hope.
DIEHL, OWEN, 11, Chillicothe OH – Burkitt’s Lymphoma
DINWIDDIE, KENDA, 20, Lupus Nephritis (too many white cells)
DOBYNS, JOYCE, 76, 1125 NW 34th St, Oklahoma City OK 73118 – damage to leg and knee after fall in room, possible fracture, diabetic, seizure in ER. Daughter: Gayle Horner
DONAHUE, SHEILA, c/o Janine Ziomek-Witek, 165 Stanislaus St # 1, Buffalo NY 14212 – cataract surgery pending.
DRISCOLL, ROY, of Houston TX – much damage from ‘IKE”; wife had stroke
EMILY, 27, cervical cancer
ESTES, ROGER, Jasper AL – colon cancer
FERRELL, FLOYD, 14-15, severely burned, troubled boy, abused, etc.
FINCH, ROSEMARY – Cancer
FINNER, DARLENE, 1300 Mullins Dr, Plano TX 75025 – cancer
FLOYD, LINDA, c/o Richard Langston, 366 CR 3182, Cleveland TX 77327 – Parkinson’s, strokes, gallbladder and depression
FONTAO, TONY, pastor of the Miami FL COG - Cirrhosis of the liver.
GARNER, AMANDA, 28, California - Myasthenia Gravis. Spouse abuse
GARRETT, DEANNA, Iowa – recurrence of cancer, no more treatment
GEIST, ARNOLD of Salina KS – Trigeminal neuralgia (jaw pain)
HARPER, ROCKY, SR., 255 CR 3160, Cookville TX 75558 –double pneumonia
HART, LARRY, 65, Moberly MO – brain tumor
HOUSTON AREA DISASTER – Hurricane IKE survivors
HUBERT, M.R., Madras, India – needs prayers and support for brethren during Feast days.
HULL, DICK, 8325 W Montgomery County Line Rd, Englewood OH 45322 – bladder cancer
HUTCHINSON, ELAINE AND OLIVIA, sisters, - inheritance problems
ISABELLA – young child custody of mother who uses drugs, terrorizes her, etc.
JAMES and his bride – challenges getting better; working at marriage
JOHNSON, ROCKY, Hot Springs area – brain and lung cancer, terminal
JUDY, a friend of Beth Ann Riley – job-related problems
KEATON, DEBBIE, Tulsa OK – breast cancer spread to lymph node
KEYS, ELAINE, Conway AR – trouble with gang members
KIMMONS, PAM, Brookhaven MS – broken arm and ankle
KING, VIRGINIA, daughter of Virginia Curtis of Jacksonville FL – Staph infection, immune deficiency.
KIRBY, JOE, Bolivar MO – inoperable liver tumor
KNIGHT, LAVESTA, 3309 N Linden St, Muncie IN 47304 – Stage 4 breast cancer; chemo wiped out white blood cells.
KNISLEY, EDITH, 91, lung cancer, surgery recovery
KOLEVICH, MICHAEL, Plains PA, son of Simona Juzwiak, infection due to liver transplant
LEDFORD, DON, Little Rock area – liver cancer
LEWIS, GINA, - gastro-intestinal problems
LUNCEFORD, DONNA, Hot Springs AR – fibromyalgia
MARKHAM, BOB, Green Bay WI, (brother of Louise Bertrand) – prostate cancer, radiation
MC DANIEL, ALICE – lung and breast cancer
MC KUIN, CYNTHIA, Hot Springs AR – Crone’s Disease
MEREDITH, SHERYL, c/o Living Church of God, PO Box 3810, Charlotte NC 28227 – Breast cancer returned, surgery recovery
MINTON, MIKE AND MAE, Mt. Ida, AR – Mike, brain tumor; Mae, open heart surgery few months ago and caregiver
MURPHY, CALVIN (RAY), brother of Shirley Senay of Denton TX – level II staph infection
NORDHUS, CLARENCE – ruptured appendix, intestines shut down
OLIVER, JENNY, Missouri – breast cancer
OLDS, JOYCE, 500 Margaret St, Mt. Pleasant TX 75455 – heart attack
PALMER, WILMA, 10464 Clio Rd, Clio MI 48420, 80’s, hospitalized, diagnosed with chicken pox, but not definite.
PEACE, VICTORIA, Mt. Pleasant TX, 5 months pregnant; in coma, drug overdose
PENROSE, ROSE MARIE, Kansas City MO – Protein-S deficiency, aneurysm in brain
PEOPLE IN INDIA – violence taking pastors, brethren and churches
PERINCHIEF, MICHAEL – prostate cancer; physical addiction
PETTY, RACHEL, 38, 2716 Secretariat Ave, Springdale AR 72762 – lymphoma in brain, neck, chest and diaphragm
PHILUPS-BAKER, DIANE – Breast cancer
POWELL, DAVID, 1702 E 6th St, Mt Pleasant TX 75455 - Lou Gehrig’s disease. No cure.
QUARLES, JAMES (BUDDY), 226 Plum Creek Rd, Longview TX75605 – ruptured appendix – returned to hospital for infection. At home now.
RAINES, JERAL, PO Box 495, Depew OK 74028 - cancer in three parts of his body.
RATLIFF, TROY and MAXINE, N Little Rock AR – Troy on dialysis, not doing well; Maxine back problems, can’t get around well.
REIGELSPERGER, BARBARA – cancer spreading, now in spleen
RHONDA, Ebensburg PA, problems with custody of children and finances
RICH, TOMMY – cancer return
RICHARDS, TONY – cancer
ROBEY, DUNCAN – cancer, stroke, congestive heart failure
ROBEY, ROY, California – Multiple Sclerosis
ROSE – Colon cancer
ROTH, DON, W4687 W Hilcrest Rd, Watertown WI 53098 – blood clot on lung – much pain
ROTHELL, CHRISTOPHER, 28, Shreveport LA – cancer of neck and lymph nodes
RUSH, BEVERLY, arrhythmia.
RUSHING, JASON, 24, Big Sandy TX – non-Hodgkins lymphoma
SABBATH KEEPERS FELLOWSHIP is requesting prayers for our needy brethren imprisoned at the Michael Unit Prison Tennessee Colony, TX.
SCHNIPPERT, BERNIE – slow growing carcinoid cancer
SHELBY – Lou Gherig’s Disease
SISK, SHIRLEY, 6620 Lothrop Rd, Imlay City, MI 48444, health not good, caregiver to many, just lost daughter-in-law, granddaughter in hospital. She’s exhausted.
SKAGGS, TED – pancreatic adenoma carcinoma
SMITH, CONNIE, c/o Carol Richmond, 1910 Jane St #111, Longview TX 75601 – rheumatoid arthritis.
STENHOUSE, WAYNE, - inoperable liver cancer, no pain
STRICKLAND, ED & MARY, 7334 Riverside Place, Orlando FL 32810 – Mary found son, 25 dead
THRASHER, BILLY, 1005 Kane St, Benbrook TX 76126 – brain cancer
TICHEUR, CHANTEL, 62, Metz France – breast cancer, heart attack
TOOLE, NAOMI, 1925 W 62nd St, Tulsa OK 74132 - experiencing employment difficulties.
U.S. SERVICEMEN IN ALL WAR ZONES – remember to pray for them
VALENTINA, TERRI, Little Rock area – colon cancer spreading
VAN WESTEN, ANN, 15741 CR 196, Tyler TX 75702 – Wet Macular Degeneration in eyes
VIANA, FERNANDO, Massachusetts – cancer
WALLER, LUTHER, 101 Roosevelt, Hooks TX 75561 – late stages of MS
WANDA, bad infection complicated by diabetes; organs starting to fail
WARD, NANCY, Ft Wayne IN – breast and lymph node cancer
WHITE, GRAEME – cancer
WOODARD, DALE, 77, c/o Kelly Woodard, 1320 E 28t St, Okmulgee OK 74447 – MRSA infection all through body; surgery successful; recovery 1-2 months
ZIELINSKI, MARIE, 26, 1610 Douglas St, Joliet IL 60435 – cervical cancer

DEATHS, BIRTHS, MISCELLANEOUS

BALLINGER, JERRY ALAN, 65, Little Rock, AR died September 13, 2008 from cancer. He was survived by his wife of 40 years, Nola Jean; two daughters Carrie Porter and husband, Rick of Little Rock, Jennifer Ballinger of Little Rock and two grandchildren, Lauren and Jack Porter; sister Dorothy Bevills of Little Rock as well as several nieces and nephews.
STRICKLAND, EDWARD LEE III, 25, of Lockhart, FL, went to be with his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Wednesday, September 17th, 2008. He was born on November 19, 1982. He was a loving son, brother, grandson, nephew ,cousin and friend. He was a member of Orlando Grace Church. He was employed at Rainsoft in the finance department. He is survived by his father and mother, Edward and Mary, sister, Amy, grandmother, Mildred, aunts and uncles, Charlie and Deb Strickland Irvine and Ruth and Dorn Keith, and of course numerous friends and loved ones. Viewing will be Monday ,7-9 pm and Funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 23, 10AM, at Robert Bryant Funeral Home, in Orlando. Graveside service is at Greenwood Cemetery, and then Fellowship Luncheon to follow , that is welcome to all. Arrangements are entrusted to ROBERT BRYANT FUNERAL HOME, 321 E. Michigan St. Orlando, FL, 32806. 407-240-6080 "The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord!"

NEW PRAYERS

DRISCOLL, ROY, of Houston TX has suffered badly from Hurricane Ike. His car and truck were totaled, a tree fell on his mobile home and then on Wednesday, his wife had another stroke. Please pray for this family who have lost so much and pray for the wife’s healing.
HARPER, ROCKY, SR., 255 CR 3160, Cookville TX 75558 is in ICU at Mt. Pleasant hospital. He has double pneumonia and may have to be put on life support. He is the son of Sue Caughfield. She is asking for prayers for God’s healing and a quick recovery.
JUDY, a friend of Beth Ann Riley, is a seasoned healthcare worker with over 30+ years in and a caregiver as well. In her healthcare job she is being harassed with workplace harassment and a lot of people "teasing and picking on her." Please, no person needs these kinds of things taking place in their life. Please pray for her and her family as well as her care-giving for her family.
PALMER, WILMA, 10464 Clio Rd, Clio MI 48420 was taken to the hospital this week. A bump on her face that was bigger than a mosquito bite started to turn a darker color and then it started to spread into boils or blisters on her face. They are treating her for chicken pox, but we are not sure if that is the problem or not, due to different stories being told to us. She is in her eighties and has several other major problems that may or may not be affected by this new problem. Please pray that God heals her of this ailment and that she will make a full recovery and be able to go home real soon. Please pray for her husband, Niles, also.
POWELL, DAVID, 1702 E 6th St, Mt Pleasant TX 75455 was just diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was given only 3-5 years to live. No cure. Please pray for him.
RAINES, JERAL, PO Box 495, Depew OK 74028 has cancer in three parts of his body. His Aunt Mae in Victoria TX asks your prayers for him.
TOOLE, NAOMI, 1925 W 62nd St, Tulsa OK 74132 is still experiencing employment difficulties. She pick up work as a care provider for a disabled woman this past week, but learned last evening that she is unable to pay her. She has applications out everywhere. Please pray that she finds employment very soon. She thanks you all. If you feel you may help Naomi, in some way, she has included her phone numbers: 918-779-6895 home and 918-810-3607 and her email is naomitoole@cox.net.

UPDATES

KENYON, MARK, Arkansas – blood sugar quite high – possible staph infection – UPDATE: His mother reports: “The doctor Mark saw told him that the tests showed a bacterial infection, not a staph infection. . The doctor put him on antibiotics and up his insulin. The doctor thinks he will be much better in about a week. Thanks to everyone for all their prayers. God truly intervened again. Thanks be to Our Heavenly father.”
LA VALLEY, GARY – prostate cancer – UPDATE: Gary had hormone and radiation treatments for his prostate cancer and it is gone! Praise God! His PSA count was over 10 before and now it is under 1. Thank you for your heartfelt prayers and I am thrilled to say he can be removed from your prayer list. God answered!
SASS, KARA, great niece of Sue Caufield of Cookville TX, (child with the missing enzyme) is hospitalized with prolonged stomach upset; on morphine – UPDATE: Kara is home now, not completely well, but enough to be at home. Thanks for all the prayers.
SISK, SHIRLEY, 6620 Lothrop Rd, Imlay City, MI 48444, mother-in-law of Brenda Sisk, (see the “Deaths” column) a long-time member of the COG is exhausted. She has been at the hospital daily with Brenda, helping John, rearing a grandchild and visiting her granddaughter, who is a patient in another hospital. Shirley’s health is not good, she has several health problems and needs prayers for her health and healing.

REMEMBER CONSTANTLY

ADAMS, JENNIFER, 34, c/o Deana Adams, CEM, PO Box 560, Whitehouse TX 75792 – MRSA (flesh eating disease)
ALBRIGHT, BILL of Ava MO area – cancer, difficulty with chemo treatments.
ANDERSON, MIKE, 115 Tatum Salt Dr, Lumberton MS 39455 – rare brain cancer
BAILEY, KAREN & CHARLES, Moberly MO – continued problems with legs
BAILEY, R. O., 180 Bailey Dr, Summiton AL 35148 – pancreatic cancer
BENSON, SARA’S DAUGHTER, 38, breast cancer, now in vertebrae
BIERMAN, MARY LOIS, 16101 Windham Dr, Little Rock AR – eye problems; hole in left macular; bubble on right macular causing vision problems
BILKASLEY, ED, Cincinnati OH – throat cancer, surgery successful.
BURROWS, RICHARD, 21, 117 Willow Creek Rd, Vicksburg MS 39183 – cancer
CAMPBELL, SHERRA, Modesto CA – cancer
COMPTON, LYNN, Hot Springs area – MRSA (flesh eating disease)
CROUCH, MARY, England - cancer, 3 chemo treatments to go.
DAULTON, NORMA, PO Blox 365, Worthville KY 41098 – Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
DAVE, 72, brother-in-law of Lisa Meredith-Coker - Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
DAVIES, GINNI, 24, Washington state – shoulder cancer spread through body. No hope.
DIEHL, OWEN, 11, Chillicothe OH – Burkitt’s Lymphoma
DINWIDDIE, KENDA, 20, Lupus Nephritis (too many white cells)
DOBYNS, JOYCE, 76, 1125 NW 34th St, Oklahoma City OK 73118 – damage to leg and knee after fall in room, possible fracture, diabetic, seizure in ER. Daughter: Gayle Horner
DONAHUE, SHEILA, c/o Janine Ziomek-Witek, 165 Stanislaus St # 1, Buffalo NY 14212 – cataract surgery pending.
EMILY, 27, cervical cancer
ESTES, ROGER, Jasper AL – colon cancer
FERLINGERE, SHARON, Pierpont OH – severe case of poison ivy – starting to clear up
FERRELL, FLOYD, 14-15, severely burned, troubled boy, abused, etc.
FINCH, ROSEMARY – Cancer
FINNER, DARLENE, 1300 Mullins Dr, Plano TX 75025 – cancer
FLOYD, LINDA, c/o Richard Langston, 366 CR 3182, Cleveland TX 77327 – Parkinson’s, strokes, gallbladder and depression
FONTAO, TONY, pastor of the Miami FL COG - Cirrhosis of the liver.
GARNER, AMANDA, 28, California - Myasthenia Gravis. Spouse abuse
GARRETT, DEANNA, Iowa – recurrence of cancer, no more treatment
GEIST, ARNOLD of Salina KS – Trigeminal neuralgia (jaw pain)
HART, LARRY, 65, Moberly MO – brain tumor
HORNER, GAYLE, Fellowship Church of God, PO Box 18772, Oklahoma City, OK 73154 – retina surgery for large macular hole was successful.
HOUSTON AREA DISASTER – Hurricane IKE survivors
HUBERT, M.R., Madras, India – needs prayers and support for brethren during Feast days.
HULL, DICK, 8325 W Montgomery County Line Rd, Englewood OH 45322 – bladder cancer
HUTCHINSON, ELAINE AND OLIVIA, sisters, - inheritance problems
ISABELLA – young child custody of mother who uses drugs, terrorizes her, etc.
JAMES and his bride – challenges getting better; working at marriage
JOHNSON, ROCKY, Hot Springs area – brain and lung cancer, terminal
KEATON, DEBBIE, Tulsa OK – breast cancer spread to lymph node
KEYS, ELAINE, Conway AR – trouble with gang members
KIMMONS, PAM, Brookhaven MS – broken arm and ankle
KING, VIRGINIA, daughter of Virginia Curtis of Jacksonville FL – Staph infection, immune deficiency.
KIRBY, JOE, Bolivar MO – inoperable liver tumor
KNIGHT, LAVESTA, 3309 N Linden St, Muncie IN 47304 – Stage 4 breast cancer; chemo wiped out white blood cells.
KNISLEY, EDITH, 91, lung cancer, surgery recovery
KOLEVICH, MICHAEL, Plains PA, son of Simona Juzwiak, infection due to liver transplant
LEDFORD, DON, Little Rock area – liver cancer
LEWIS, GINA, - gastro-intestinal problems
LUNCEFORD, DONNA, Hot Springs AR – fibromyalgia
MARKHAM, BOB, Green Bay WI, (brother of Louise Bertrand) – prostate cancer, radiation
MC DANIEL, ALICE – lung and breast cancer
MC KUIN, CYNTHIA, Hot Springs AR – Crone’s Disease
MEREDITH, SHERYL, c/o Living Church of God, PO Box 3810, Charlotte NC 28227 – Breast cancer returned, surgery recovery
MINTON, MIKE AND MAE, Mt. Ida, AR – Mike, brain tumor; Mae, open heart surgery few months ago and caregiver
MUNESH, ERIC, Kenya Africa – death in family
MURPHY, CALVIN (RAY), brother of Shirley Senay of Denton TX – level II staph infection
NORDHUS, CLARENCE – ruptured appendix, intestines shut down
OLIVER, JENNY, Missouri – breast cancer
OLDS, JOYCE, 500 Margaret St, Mt. Pleasant TX 75455 – heart attack
PARMENTER, BOB of Hartville MO – grandchild taken to hospital, reason not known
PEACE, VICTORIA, Mt. Pleasant TX, 5 months pregnant; in coma, drug overdose
PENROSE, ROSE MARIE, Kansas City MO – Protein-S deficiency, aneurysm in brain
PEOPLE IN INDIA – violence taking pastors, brethren and churches
PERINCHIEF, MICHAEL – prostate cancer; physical addiction
PETTY, RACHEL, 38, 2716 Secretariat Ave, Springdale AR 72762 – lymphoma in brain, neck, chest and diaphragm
PHILUPS-BAKER, DIANE – Breast cancer
PIDCOCK, RICHARD – cancer; two spots liver, lung; recently returned from Iraq
PIES, LISA HAYES, 44, Cincinnati OH – colon cancer spread into liver and bones, chemo causing lesions in liver to shrink!! Possible candidate for special treatment and surgery
PORTER, JACK, 2, Little Rock, AR – broken leg; did not set bone before casting; possible permanent walking difficulties
QUARLES, JAMES (BUDDY), 226 Plum Creek Rd, Longview TX75605 – ruptured appendix – returned to hospital for infection.
RATLIFF, TROY and MAXINE, N Little Rock AR – Troy on dialysis, not doing well; Maxine back problems, can’t get around well.
REIGELSPERGER, BARBARA – cancer spreading, now in spleen
RHONDA, Ebensburg PA, problems with custody of children and finances
RICH, TOMMY – cancer return
RICHARDS, TONY – cancer
ROBEY, DUNCAN – cancer, stroke, congestive heart failure
ROBEY, ROY, California – Multiple Sclerosis
ROJAS, CAROL, Daytona Church of God, 138 Madison Ave, Daytona Beach FL 32114, - circulation problems; leg amputated just above knee to relieve severe pain
ROSE – Colon cancer
ROTH, DON, W4687 W Hilcrest Rd, Watertown WI 53098 – blood clot on lung – much pain
ROTHELL, CHRISTOPHER, 28, Shreveport LA – cancer of neck and lymph nodes
RUSH, BEVERLY, arrhythmia.
RUSHING, JASON, 24, Big Sandy TX – non-Hodgkins lymphoma
SABBATH KEEPERS FELLOWSHIP is requesting prayers for our needy brethren imprisoned at the Michael Unit Prison Tennessee Colony, TX.
SCHNIPPERT, BERNIE – slow growing carcinoid cancer
SHELBY – Lou Gherig’s Disease
SKAGGS, TED – pancreatic adenoma carcinoma
SMITH, CONNIE, c/o Carol Richmond, 1910 Jane St #111, Longview TX 75601 – rheumatoid arthritis.
STENHOUSE, WAYNE, - inoperable liver cancer, no pain
STRICKLAND, ED & MARY, 7334 Riverside Place, Orlando FL 32810 – Mary found son, 25 dead
THRASHER, BILLY, 1005 Kane St, Benbrook TX 76126 – brain cancer
TICHEUR, CHANTEL, 62, Metz France – breast cancer, heart attack
U.S. SERVICEMEN IN ALL WAR ZONES – remember to pray for them
VALENTINA, TERRI, Little Rock area – colon cancer spreading
VAN WESTEN, ANN, 15741 CR 196, Tyler TX 75702 – Wet Macular Degeneration in eyes
VIANA, FERNANDO, Massachusetts – cancer
WALLER, LUTHER, 101 Roosevelt, Hooks TX 75561 – late stages of MS
WANDA, bad infection complicated by diabetes; organs starting to fail
WARD, NANCY, Ft Wayne IN – breast and lymph node cancer
WESTERMAIR, HERMANN, from Perg, Upper Austria - Erysipel (an infection causing redness and swelling in legs); swelling and redness leaving. Pain severe when leg is down.
WHITE, GRAEME – cancer
WOODARD, DALE, 77, c/o Kelly Woodard, 1320 E 28t St, Okmulgee OK 74447 – MRSA infection all through body; surgery successful; recovery 1-2 months
ZIELINSKI, MARIE, 26, 1610 Douglas St, Joliet IL 60435 – cervical cancer
ZIOMEK-WITEK, JANINE, 165 Stanislaus St #1, Buffalo NY 14212 – has until the 30th to find a new apartment.

DEATHS, BIRTHS, MISCELLANEOUS

JACKSON, ED, Tulsa OK – in coma with brain swelling and blood clot in arm; blood clot gone; swelling down; to be moved to long-term rehab unit – MR. ED JACKSON passed away Friday morning. His sister expressed the family’s appreciation for all the prayers on his behalf. Please pray for his family.
RICHARDSON, FLO, Dallas area – heart blood flow problems, 6 months to live – I’m sorry to report that Flo went into Baylor Hospital, Irving on Friday (9/19) with weakness and chest pains. She was kept in CCU there to be stabilized and then moved to St Paul Hospital on Monday. Flo died just after midnight on Tuesday (9/23). Her funeral will be today, Friday (9/26) at 2 pm in Oklahoma. It is being handled by Coffee-Murray Funeral Home in Durant OK, but the service will be graveside only. The name or the location of the cemetery was not given.
SISK, MRS. JOHN (BRENDA), 1120 Boulan, Attica MI 48412, died on Tuesday morning, September 23, 2008. Brenda has suffered with cancer for quite some time. She endured the pain and suffering, never complaining; all the while looking for healing from the Eternal God, in whom she put her trust. Brenda was a true example of a servant. She was a nurse by profession. She was well-loved by the patients she served. She was highly respected by the hospital staff and the doctors in the hospitals where she was employed. Brenda and John lost their only child, their son, a few years ago. The family of Brenda are deeply saddened by her death. She was loved by all the family. Her husband, John, a faithful, long time member of the church is in poor health; he suffers from pulmonary hypertension, a disease that took the lives of two of his brothers and his father. John has not been able to work for several years. Please send a card or letter to John (at the above address) to encourage him at this time. It will mean so much to him to know that others care. Recently, when we visited John and Brenda, they kept repeating how much the cards and letters they had received, meant to them. (Sent by Sam and Faye Stamper)

I received word this morning that JIM (BUDDY) QUARLES, of Longview TX had to be taken back to the hospital because of infection from the ruptured appendix suffered a short while ago. Evidently there was some residue left in his abdomen which caused infection to set in. He's on antibiotics again and should be back on his feet very soon. Please pray for his quick and permanent healing.

Barbara Roush called also asking for urgent prayers for her son, MARK KENYON of Arkansas. He had been working for some time now and one day last week got sick and came home. He went right back to work the next day but wasn't feeling completely well. He went to the doctor today and found out that his blood sugar was quit high and the doctor also told him that he felt he had a staph infection. They are checking into this possibility at the present time. Please pray that his problems will be healed quickly.

Just received this urgent plea:
God knows the situation. Isabella is my little niece who has been terrorized by her sociopathic, drug addicted mother. She is in great danger and yet our family cannot seem to get custody of her. My mother has her right now but we are praying that God will intervene because the mother (my sister) plans on taking her back. Isabella is terrified and hysterical and says she will run away if her mother comes to take her back again. Please pray that God will step in. Our whole family has been terrorized by her (my sister) since as far back as my earliest childhood memories. She did this to my younger sister and me and now she is doing it to her daughter (my niece). The police have been called many times but they say that legally, we have to give her back unless one of us gets custody. We are very upstanding, straight laced people, but for some reason, in this case, the system has been very slow to work in our favor. The mother is extremely deceptive and chameleon like and this delays our efforts to break Isabella free from her grasp. I'm scared that if she goes back to her again that something will happen to her. She has been exposed to unspeakable things!!! Please pray for God's inter-vention! We are all so upset! Her mother is a very evil person and Isabella is not safe when she is with her. Please pray hard for us as this has been going on for so long! Isabella is 10 years old. Thank you all so much! UPDATE (today): The mother is on her way to get Isabella! She called the police and told them horrific lies and my mother has to turn her over by noon today. The child is in great danger! I pray the Lord will intervene. Pray the Lord will restrain this woman. We are so desperate! Thank you for your prayers.

ROTH, DON, W4687 West Hilcrest Rd, Watertown, WI, 53098 collapsed on Wednesday (17th) and was hospitalized. He is in the Watertown Regional Medical Center,125 Hospital Drive, Watertown, WI 53098, Phone: (920) 261-4210, or (800) 472-4210. Doctors found (on Thursday) that he has a blood clot in his lung. They caught it in time and they have him on a drug to dissolve the clot, whatever that may be. On Thursday morning, he was in much pain, and they had given him morphine. The doctor said the pain was normal, as his body was working to absorb the "substantial" blood clot. What was not normal was the lack of pain yesterday, except for his head hurting from his fall. Alice (his wife) was told Don would be able to resume all his normal activities after this is over, except for climbing into the back of the pick up truck, or onto the tractor, since he could have severe bleeding if he fell while on the blood thinner medication. Alice said thank you so much from all of us in the family. She was going to go back to the hospital this afternoon. Since Don is in pain, he isn't ready for visitors and isn't talking much. His daughter, Sarah Uhing told us that on Friday, he was not looking so good. Thursday night they moved him from a regular room to a private ICU room. They are monitoring him very closely and he is in tremendous pain. Yesterday he was very coherent and talking, but today he has definitely gone for the worse. The morphine they gave him was not even touching his pain last night, so he is on something even stronger. I am sure that is part of why he is so out of it today. Please keep him in your prayers that the blood clot will reabsorb quickly and not move. The doctor did say that this is normal for it to be painful when the clot reabsorbs...so that is good sign. Hopefully it means it is not moving around. More information may be gotten from Sarah surplussales@nconnect.net Please pray for Don and for his family.

STRICKLAND, ED AND MARY, 7334 Riverside Place, Orlando, Florida 32810-3770, ex-WCG members, became worried when Lee didn’t return phone calls, so Mary went over to his apartment on Wednesday. When he didn’t answer the door, she let herself in with her key, and found him laying across his bed, dead. How horrible! He was only 25 years old. He had just been to the doctor (either that day, or the day before) and was given antibotics and possibly other medications due to a severe upper respiratory infection. It is not known if he had a bad reaction to his medications, or what. He has also been suffering with juvenile diabetes for a long time, so there could have been complications from that, too. The viewing will be Monday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Robert Bryant Funeral and Cremation Chapel, 321 E Michigan St, Orlando FL 32806. Memorial service will be on Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. Please pray for Ed and Mary and also for his sister, Amy.

“Be alert and always keep on praying for the saints.” Ephesians 6:18

NEW PRAYERS

HOUSTON AREA DISASTER SURVIVORS – Marie Hall of Bedias TX writes: “When Ike came in, we all lost electricity. They tell us it will not be back on for 2-3 weeks. Houston took a bad hit and I do not know if our church building is okay. Please have everyone pray for all the people who were in the storm. Most of our brethren were okay, just minor damage. We need prayers that we will have a place for our Feast.” Please pray for the brethren in and around the Houston area, (and any others who received disruptions and damages from “Ike”) that they may soon be back to their normal life.
KIMMONS, PAM, Brookhaven MS took a fall on Thursday. She was walking across a gravel parking lot and tripped and fell. She tried to catch herself and wound up breaking her left arm just below the elbow. Her husband, Anthony, took her to the ER at Baptist Hospital in Jackson MS. They found she had actually dislocated the elbow and broke the end off the main lower bone in her forearm (scheduled for surgery this morning). Not only did she damage her arm, but they found she had also broken her right ankle, which appears to be just a chipped bone, maybe with a crack. They plan on her using a boot to stabilize it until it can heal. She was in a great deal of pain last night; was given morphine in a drip. She is worried about going to the Feast, but the doctor said he felt it would be no problem by then. Please pray for Pam, for God to see over the surgeons; that her surgery be a complete success and that she have a quick recovery.
LEWIS, GINA, wife of a co-worker of Ken Barton of Tulsa, is having a lot of gastro-intestinal trouble, and was supposed to undergo a colonoscopy on Thursday, but they were unable to complete it. There seems to be a twist in there and they will have to try something else, which, of course, means more dealing with insurance companies, etc. Please pray for solutions to her problems and ask God for her healing.
MINTON, MIKE AND MAE, Mt. Ida, AR, friends of Betty Chikar. Mike was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. He had the surgery; is taking daily chemo (pills) and drives into Hot Springs 5 times a week or radiation treatments. Mae had open heart surgery a few months ago and has some lingering effects from that, but she takes care of Mike daily. Please pray for this couple who need God’s healing.
NORDHUS, CLARENCE is in the hospital with a burst appendix. He is in bad shape because his intestines have shut down. Please remember him in your prayers. (Psalm 103)
PEOPLE IN INDIA are in need of our prayers. Dr.Rodney Simmonds writes: “Many of you are probably aware of recent events in India, with Christians being persecuted in several areas. An update from the BBC, dated yesterday, is at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7621590.stm and a prayer request from friends in India is below. Please do stand with our Christian brothers and sisters in prayer at this challenging time. “Urgent prayer request: Please pray for Paul Thangaia in Bangalore. RSS planned to kill him. They burnt 20 churches last night and planned to destroy 200 churches in Orissa. BJP has planned to kill 200 pastors in the next 24 hours. Please pray for these people.”
TOOLE, NAOMI, 1925 W 62nd St, Tulsa OK 74132 writes: “In July this year, prayer was requested for me to find a job that would not compromised my Sabbaths and Feast Days. This prayer was answered, but a problem has now arisen. My employer is unable to pay me but needs me to still work there. His situation is going to put me in a difficult financial situation especially this month meeting my obligations with bills and mortgage. He is a God fearing person so please join me in praying that his situation and issues be worked out. I love the job I am doing and my employer is a really wonderful person, however I am applying for other jobs that hopefully will accommodate my observance of the Sabbaths and Holy Days. I sought unemployment, but was denied. Please pray that my financial needs be met and that God direct me as to what to do in this situation.”

PRAYER GUIDE FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
(There is a plan in place that is calling for everyone to pray, for one minute, at 6:00 p.m. PDT, 7:00 p.m. MDT, 8:00 p.m. CDT, and 9:00 p.m. EDT, and so forth. This is a slightly more structured version, with the same outcome.)
It is critical that Christians pray for the coming presidential election. There is amazing power in united prayer. Please print out this prayer guide and pray daily until the election. Pray with others whenever possible. The power of prayer can overcome any obstacle or ungodly influence and, indeed, do great things!
08/29 -09/04
Hebrews 11:32-34 - Pray that God's man could, through faith, persevere and maintain his courage throughout this election.
09/05 -09/11
Psalm 125 - Pray that those who trust in the Lord will not be shaken.
09/12 - 09/18
Psalm 86:14-17 - Pray that the Lord would defeat those who have no regard for Him in this election.
09/19 - 09/2 5
2 Cor. 12:9 - Pray that the Lord would empower and enable his man in any area of weakness.
09/26 - 10/02
- Pray that the Lord would put His hands on the man of His choice for president (and his team) and guide them in this election.
10/03 - 10/09
Proverbs 1:5-6 - Pray that God's man will listen with discernment, add to his knowledge, and receive wise counsel in this campaign.
10/10- 10/16
- Pray that the man of God's choice would be given wisdom and ability from the Lord to overcome any obstacle or difficulty during this campaign.
10/17- 10/23
- Pray for repentance for yourself and for our nation.
10/24-10/30
- Pray that God's man and our nation will be discerning and do what is right.
10/ 31- 11/06
Phil. 4:13 - Pray that the Lord's choice for President will have special strength and unusual ability from God.
11/07-11/11
Habakkuk 1:5 and 3:2 - Pray that the Lord would do something that would utterly amaze us and give His servant victory.
During the days of Nov. 4- 11, be encouraged to set aside a time of fasting during these days to commit this election to the Lord in whom we put our trust. Proverbs 3:5
Remember 2 Chronicle 7:14: 'If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.' Luke 12:54-57Acts 17:30John 16:33II Kings 13:16

UPDATES

MURPHY, CALVIN (RAY), brother of Shirley Senay of Denton TX – level II staph infection from knee replacement surgery – hurricanes preventing return to home in California – UPDATE:
The infection is now in the bone morrow, so it is quite serious. Mr. Murphy was scheduled to return to CA on a flight on Sunday. Please pray his doctors there can heal the infection.
WOODARD, DALE, 77 – MRSA infection all through body. – UPDATE: Mr. Woodard came through his surgery very well and has been recovering fairly well. He has had some fluid on his lungs and is looking to another 1 to 2 months in the hospital to beat the MRSA. It has been very hard on his wife Shirley. They live 45 minutes from the hospital. Please continue prayers for his full recovery and strength for the family. Cards may be sent to: Shirley Woodard % Kelly Woodard, 1320 E. 28th Street Okmulgee, OK 74447

REMEMBER CONSTANTLY

ADAMS, JENNIFER, 34, c/o Deana Adams, CEM, PO Box 560, Whitehouse TX 75792 – MRSA (flesh eating disease)
ALBRIGHT, BILL of Ava MO area – cancer, difficulty with chemo treatments.
ANDERSON, MIKE, 115 Tatum Salt Dr, Lumberton MS 39455 – rare brain cancer
BAILEY, KAREN & CHARLES, Moberly MO – continued problems with legs
BAILEY, R. O., 180 Bailey Dr, Summiton AL 35148 – pancreatic cancer
BENSON, SARA’S DAUGHTER, 38, breast cancer, now in vertebrae
BIERMAN, MARY LOIS, 16101 Windham Dr, Little Rock AR – eye problems; hole in left macular; bubble on right macular causing vision problems
BILKASLEY, ED, Cincinnati OH – throat cancer, surgery successful.
BURROWS, RICHARD, 21, 117 Willow Creek Rd, Vicksburg MS 39183 – cancer
CAMPBELL, SHERRA, Modesto CA – cancer
COMPTON, LYNN, Hot Springs area – MRSA (flesh eating disease)
CROUCH, MARY, England - cancer, 3 chemo treatments to go.
DAULTON, NORMA, PO Blox 365, Worthville KY 41098 – Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
DAVE, 72, brother-in-law of Lisa Meredith-Coker - Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
DAVIES, GINNI, 24, Washington state – shoulder cancer spread through body. No hope.
DIEHL, OWEN, 11, Chillicothe OH – Burkitt’s Lymphoma
DINWIDDIE, KENDA, 20, Lupus Nephritis (too many white cells)
DOBYNS, JOYCE, 76, 1125 NW 34th St, Oklahoma City OK 73118 – damage to leg and knee after fall in room, possible fracture, diabetic, seizure in ER. Daughter: Gayle Horner
DONAHUE, SHEILA, c/o Janine Ziomek-Witek, 165 Stanislaus St # 1, Buffalo NY 14212 – cataract surgery pending.
EMILY, 27, cervical cancer
ESTES, ROGER, Jasper AL – colon cancer
FERLINGERE, SHARON, Pierpont OH – severe case of poison ivy – starting to clear up
FERRELL, FLOYD, 14-15, severely burned, troubled boy, abused, etc.
FINCH, ROSEMARY – Cancer
FINNER, DARLENE, 1300 Mullins Dr, Plano TX 75025 – cancer
FLOYD, LINDA, c/o Richard Langston, 366 CR 3182, Cleveland TX 77327 – Parkinson’s, strokes, gallbladder and depression
FONTAO, TONY, pastor of the Miami FL COG - Cirrhosis of the liver.
GARNER, AMANDA, 28, California - Myasthenia Gravis. Spouse abuse
GARRETT, DEANNA, Iowa – recurrence of cancer, no more treatment
GEIST, ARNOLD of Salina KS – Trigeminal neuralgia (jaw pain)
HARRIS, JOHN of Florida – left arm, wrist, forearm and rotator cuff; financial breakthrough
HART, LARRY, 65, Moberly MO – brain tumor
HORNER, GAYLE, Fellowship Church of God, PO Box 18772, Oklahoma City, OK 73154 – retina surgery for large macular hole was successful.
HUBERT, M.R., Madras, India – needs prayers and support for brethren during Feast days.
HULL, DICK, 8325 W Montgomery County Line Rd, Englewood OH 45322 – bladder cancer
HUTCHINSON, ELAINE AND OLIVIA, sisters, - inheritance problems
JACKSON, ED, Tulsa OK – in coma with brain swelling and blood clot in arm; blood clot gone; swelling down; to be moved to long-term rehab unit
JAMES and his bride – challenges getting better; working at marriage
JOHNSON, ROCKY, Hot Springs area – brain and lung cancer, terminal
KEATON, DEBBIE, Tulsa OK – breast cancer spread to lymph node
KEYS, ELAINE, Conway AR – trouble with gang members
KING, VIRGINIA, daughter of Virginia Curtis of Jacksonville FL – Staph infection, immune deficiency.
KIRBY, JOE, Bolivar MO – inoperable liver tumor
KNIGHT, LAVESTA, 3309 N Linden St, Muncie IN 47304 – Stage 4 breast cancer; chemo wiped out white blood cells.
KNISLEY, EDITH, 91, lung cancer, surgery recovery
KOLEVICH, MICHAEL, Plains PA, son of Simona Juzwiak, infection due to liver transplant
LEDFORD, DON, Little Rock area – liver cancer
LE VALLEY, GARY – prostate cancer
LUNCEFORD, DONNA, Hot Springs AR – fibromyalgia
MARKHAM, BOB, Green Bay WI, (brother of Louise Bertrand) – prostate cancer, radiation
MC DANIEL, ALICE – lung and breast cancer
MC KUIN, CYNTHIA, Hot Springs AR – Crone’s Disease
MEREDITH, SHERYL, c/o Living Church of God, PO Box 3810, Charlotte NC 28227 – Breast cancer returned, surgery recovery
MUNESH, ERIC, Kenya Africa – death in family
OLIVER, JENNY, Missouri – breast cancer
OLDS, JOYCE, 500 Margaret St, Mt. Pleasant TX 75455 – heart attack
PARMENTER, BOB of Hartville MO – grandchild taken to hospital, reason not known
PEACE, VICTORIA, Mt. Pleasant TX, 5 months pregnant; in coma, drug overdose
PENROSE, ROSE MARIE, Kansas City MO – Protein-S deficiency, aneurysm in brain
PERINCHIEF, MICHAEL – prostate cancer; physical addiction
PETTY, RACHEL, 38, 2716 Secretariat Ave, Springdale AR 72762 – lymphoma in brain, neck, chest and diaphragm
PHILUPS-BAKER, DIANE – Breast cancer
PIDCOCK, RICHARD – cancer; two spots liver, lung; recently returned from Iraq
PIES, LISA HAYES, 44, Cincinnati OH – colon cancer spread into liver and bones, chemo causing lesions in liver to shrink!! Possible candidate for special treatment and surgery
PORTER, JACK, 2, Little Rock, AR – broken leg; did not set bone before casting; possible permanent walking difficulties
QUARLES, JAMES (BUDDY), 226 Plum Creek Rd, Longview TX75605 – hospitalized for ruptured appendix.
RATLIFF, TROY and MAXINE, N Little Rock AR – Troy on dialysis, not doing well; Maxine back problems.
REIGELSPERGER, BARBARA – cancer spreading, now in spleen
RHONDA, Ebensburg PA, problems with custody of children and finances
RICH, TOMMY – cancer return
RICHARDS, TONY – cancer
RICHARDSON, FLO, Dallas area – heart blood flow problems, 6 months to live
ROBEY, DUNCAN – cancer, stroke, congestive heart failure
ROBEY, ROY, California – Multiple Sclerosis
ROJAS, CAROL, Daytona Church of God, 138 Madison Ave, Daytona Beach FL 32114, - circulation problems; leg amputated just above knee to relieve severe pain
ROSE – Colon cancer
ROTHELL, CHRISTOPHER, 28, Shreveport LA – cancer of neck and lymph nodes
RUSH, BEVERLY, arrhythmia.
RUSHING, JASON, 24, Big Sandy TX – non-Hodgkins lymphoma
SABBATH KEEPERS FELLOWSHIP is requesting prayers for our needy brethren imprisoned at the Michael Unit Prison Tennessee Colony, TX.
SASS, KARA, great niece of Sue Caufield of Cookville TX, (child with the missing enzyme) is hospitalized with prolonged stomach upset; on morphine
SCHNIPPERT, BERNIE – slow growing carcinoid cancer
SHELBY – Lou Gherig’s Disease
SKAGGS, TED – pancreatic adenoma carcinoma
SKINNER, ROBERT – injured severely in plane crash, now starting to walk – miraculous recovery!
SMITH, CONNIE, c/o Carol Richmond, 1910 Jane St #111, Longview TX 75601 – rheumatoid arthritis.
STENHOUSE, WAYNE, - inoperable liver cancer, no pain
THRASHER, BILLY, 1005 Kane St, Benbrook TX 76126 – brain cancer
TICHEUR, CHANTEL, 62, Metz France – breast cancer, heart attack
U.S. SERVICEMEN IN ALL WAR ZONES – remember to pray for them
VALENTINA, TERRI, Little Rock area – colon cancer spreading
VAN WESTEN, ANN, 15741 CR 196, Tyler TX 75702 – Wet Macular Degeneration in eyes
VIANA, FERNANDO, Massachusetts – cancer
WALLER, LUTHER, 101 Roosevelt, Hooks TX 75561 – late stages of MS
WANDA, bad infection complicated by diabetes; organs starting to fail
WARD, NANCY, Ft Wayne IN – breast and lymph node cancer
WESTERMAIR, HERMANN, from Perg, Upper Austria - Erysipel (an infection causing redness and swelling in legs); swelling and redness leaving. Pain severe when leg is down.
WHITE, GRAEME – cancer
YOUNG, BETTY, 14010 E 24th Ave, Spokane Valley WA 99037 – lung cancer, little chance
ZIELINSKI, MARIE, 26, 1610 Douglas St, Joliet IL 60435 – cervical cancer
ZIOMEK-WITEK, JANINE, 165 Stanislaus St #1, Buffalo NY 14212 – has until the 30th to find a new apartment.

DEATHS, BIRTHS, MISCELLANEOUS

YOUNG, BETTY, 14010 E 24th Ave, Spokane Valley WA 99037 – lung cancer, little chance –
“My Mother took her last breath about noon today, Sunday, September 7th, at her home in Spokane Washington. She was 73 years old. God has given her the freedom, relief, and mercy that we have all been praying for. She was very ready for this to be over, and she has now graduated from this life and awaits the resurrection. We are grateful for God's miracle of basically no pain for her whole ordeal with lung cancer. She found out last August, so this took just over a year. The last few weeks have been difficult, in that she could not breath very well and was getting weaker each day. The Hospice care organization in Spokane has been a tremendous blessing, and they made it possible for her to have as good a quality of life as anyone could expect while enduring this affliction to the end. AND, She was faithful to the end, and put herself completely in God's hands.
She went very peacefully and is now at rest. At noon today, Friday, September 12, 2008, God answered our prayers for mercy and blessed her with eternal healing. We look forward to seeing her again in a few short years, as God has promised. We are also grateful for having been able to visit her in May for 5 days, as well as 3 weeks ago, when we were able to pray together with her, and say a temporary good-bye, ...for a little while. We will miss her greatly! She helped shape each one of us, and was a positive God fearing influence on hundreds, in and out of the church, helping us to become who we are! Mom always helped to keep us pointed in the direction of the Spiritual Family into which our Father has called us, where we are certain we shall see her again. Now more than ever before, we hold on to the Hope that He has revealed to us, ...that when that Day comes, when we shall "...ever be with the Lord," it will be that we are ALL together with Him, as well as with our family and love ones. His timing is always perfect, and His Mercy is new every day! Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man, the things that God has prepared for those that love Him.
Funeral arrangements are pending. At the moment, it looks like it will be on Monday September 15th, in Spokane, Washington Through all of this, ...we Thank You for your love, concern, prayers, and thoughtful consideration. Warmest regards, Dave & Carol Wallauch”

STAMPER, SAM AND FAYE, 797 Dunreath, Walled Lake MI 48390, wrote this in memory of their son, Sammye Lee Stamper who died on September 17, 2007, just one year ago.

Thoughts Of The Old Couple
Sam And Faye Stamper
February 02, 2008

They sat all alone at the funeral home,
Their heads were bowed mighty low,
He raised his head and said to his wife,
"Do you remember the times long ago,

When our son was small, he laughed a lot,
A smile was always on his face,"
His wife looked at her husband with tear filled eyes,
She said, "Our son has finished life's race."

"I remember," she said, "the times long ago,
He came home from school, his eyes as bright as the sky,
Great plans for his future, we all shared together,
We never dreamed so soon our son would die.

He had high morals," the old woman said,
"He believed in doing what was right,
He fought for justice for those who could not,
Now, he has finished his long hard fight."

We will never forget the joy to our lives, he brought,
As we shared the years we had,
We watched him grow from a baby to a man,
Now without him, life is so sad.

He's gone in body, but not in our minds,
Nothing can take that away,
In memory, he is still with us,
We talk of him each day.

Each day, the tears for him flows,
They say time heals all pain,
We pray that in the Kingdom of God,
We will see our dear son again."

The old man looked at his loving wife,
He thought of how much she cared,
The child she raised, the son she loved,
His memory she held so very near.

She stroked his wrinkled hand, tears flowed down her cheeks,
He wished there was something he could say,
He looked at her through a vale of tears,
And said, "We will see our son again some day,

You will hold him close, As you have so many times,
When you would kiss his pain away,
We will be together as a family again,
In the Kingdom of God some day."

They looked at each other, as the sun set low,
They knew it was time to go,
They held each others hand as they went away,
They were going down life's one way road.

Copyright: February 02, 2008
Sam H and Faye Stamper
All Rights Reserved

NEW PRAYERS

CROUCH, MARY, England, had a 3rd chemotherapy treatment on Monday (9/8) and that leaves another 3 sessions. She felt well enough to go back to work on Wednesday (9/3), but once she has the chemo it knocks her out for about 8-9 days, then she slowly recovers over the following 10 days, ready for another session. She is very lively when feeling well, but quiet when not. She has lost all her hair now, but has a very good wig and people have actually congratulated her on her new hairstyle, not realizing. Please pray for Mary.
HUBERT, M.R., Madras, India writes: “Greetings, The Feast is approaching in a month’s time and I need your prayers and support to organize at least to some bare minimum, food for the brethren during Feast days. The resources are almost nil. Please pray for us. All of us are praying for you and your Feast site wherever you attend. Thanks. Thanks. Love. M. R. Hubert” hubertmr@gmail.com
MEREDITH, SHERYL, c/o Living Church of God, PO Box 3810, Charlotte NC 28227 has come down again with breast cancer. A message from her husband, Roderick, tells that she has been checked and diagnosed thoroughly and an operation is scheduled for this Friday at 2:00 p.m. They do not know the extent the surgery will take, but will ask all of you to pray that God will heal her ahead of time “according to His will” or at the very least, guide the hands of the surgeon and protect her life through the operation. “I love her and need her very much and will deeply appreciate your prayers for her in every way at this time. Thank you very much.”
MURPHY, CALVIN (RAY), brother of Shirley Senay of Denton TX, had knee replacement surgery in July and now the knee has a Level II staph infection in it and he is at risk of loosing his right leg. He had come from California after the doctor’s gave him a release to spend time with their 84 year old mother who suffered a mild stroke the same day he had his knee replace-ment. He was to have been in East Texas for two more weeks, but now is having to return to California as soon as possible to undergo knee surgery again to clean out the infection. He was going to try to go back on Amtrak (he gets claustrophobic on planes, but the trains are now being diverted to help evacuate people in the path of Hurricane Ike. He should be arriving in Dallas tomorrow and then will most likely fly home Saturday. Last night his wife learned that her dad, who is 88 and lives in Minnesota, is having trouble breathing. So please direct your prayers to God on behalf of Calvin for safe transport and the best possible diagnosis for his knees. Please remember Mr. Dullum in your prayers as well.

UPDATES

DAVID – I had an error on the prayer request for David and family a couple of weeks ago. It should be a prayer for the family because his wife, Shelby is thought to have Lou Gherig’s Disease, not David with ALS. I really don’t think I was here that day (: )
GEIST, ARNOLD of Salina KS – incapacitating jaw pain for several months – UPDATE: Arnold’s family physician, a neurologist and a dentist, all now think that he has trigeminal neuralgia. They are treating him with medication for that presently. He is still in pain, but hopeful that it may soon be abated. He continues to need our prayers.
JACKSON, ED, Tulsa OK – in coma with brain swelling and blood clot in arm – UPDATE: Ed recently underwent another CT scan which showed that he had suffered a stroke in the left side of his brain. The brain swelling has gone down some, but is still present. He continues to have swelling in his arms and legs, although the blood clot to his arm can no longer be found! The pupils of his eyes are responding to light now and he has been upgraded from a “comatose” to a vegetative state. He may soon be moved to a long-term rehab unit that is connected to the hospital. His family requests continued prayers on behalf of Mr. Jackson.
JAMES and his bride are reported as getting along better with their “challenges.” They still need help in being considerate, attentive and responsive to each other. He will be starting training for a new sales job and prayers for God’s to help him to be a blessing for both his boss and for his customers, as well as his new family. Thanks for your prayers.
KNISLEY, EDITH, 91, nodule in left lung, surgery 9/9 – UPDATE: Edith had the surgery for lung cancer late this past Tuesday. It was much longer than expected because the upper lobe of her lung had to be removed. She is progressing well, but still in ICU until the tube to keep her lung inflated can be removed. Thanks so much for your prayers and please continue to pray for her. (Mrs. Knisley is the mother of Joan (Mrs. Bill) Short.)
KOLEVICH, MICHAEL, Plains PA, son of Simona Juzwiak, liver transplant 3 weeks ago, now infection – UPDATE: Michael was released from the hospital on Monday, 9/8. All the tubes were removed except the catheter in his neck (that area was cleaned and looked at). He still needs antibiotics for the bacteria that he is fighting. The hospital is very impressed on how well he is coming along. They are giving him the supplies that he needs when at home. A nurse will be visiting 5 days a week. He has a walker, bathroom seat (for toilet), seat for the shower, and railings for the bathtub. Please continue your prayers for his progress.

REMEMBER CONSTANTLY

ADAMS, JENNIFER, 34, c/o Deana Adams, CEM, PO Box 560, Whitehouse TX 75792 – MRSA (flesh eating disease)
ALBRIGHT, BILL of Ava MO area – cancer, difficulty with chemo treatments.
ANDERSON, MIKE, 115 Tatum Salt Dr, Lumberton MS 39455 – rare brain cancer
ANGELL, DAN, 1922 Drew Cir, Prescott AZ 86301 – breathing problems
ANONYMOUS WOMAN – scar from C-Section weeping
BAILEY, KAREN & CHARLES, Moberly MO – continued problems with legs
BAILEY, R. O., 180 Bailey Dr, Summiton AL 35148 – pancreatic cancer
BALLINGER, JERRY, Cancer, taking radiation.
BENSON, SARA’S DAUGHTER, 38, breast cancer, now in vertebrae
BIERMAN, MARY LOIS, 16101 Windham Dr, Little Rock AR – eye problems; hole in left macular; bubble on right macular causing vision problems
BILKASLEY, ED, Cincinnati OH – throat cancer, surgery successful.
BORING, JONATHON – spider bite; possible surgery on bite area.
BURROWS, RICHARD, 21, 117 Willow Creek Rd, Vicksburg MS 39183 – cancer
CAMPBELL, SHERRA, Modesto CA – cancer
CAUGHFIELD, SUE, 240 CR 3160, Cookeville TX 75458 – needs transportation for wheel chair
COMPTON, LYNN, Hot Springs area – MRSA (flesh eating disease)
DAULTON, NORMA, PO Blox 365, Worthville KY 41098 – Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
DAVE, 72, brother-in-law of Lisa Meredith-Coker - Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s 3 years, hospitalized for falling 3 times
DAVIES, GINNI, 24, Washington state – shoulder cancer spread through body. No hope.
DIEHL, OWEN, 11, Chillicothe OH – Burkitt’s Lymphoma
DINWIDDIE, KENDA, 20, Lupus Nephritis (too many white cells)
DOBYNS, JOYCE, 76, 1125 NW 34th St, Oklahoma City OK 73118 – damage to leg and knee after fall in room, possible fracture, diabetic, seizure in ER. Daughter: Gayle Horner
DONAHUE, SHEILA, c/o Janine Ziomek-Witek, 165 Stanislaus St # 1, Buffalo NY 14212 – cataract surgery pending.
EMILY, 27, cervical cancer
ESTES, ROGER, Jasper AL – colon cancer
FERLINGERE, SHARON, Pierpont OH – severe case of poison ivy – starting to clear up
FERRELL, FLOYD, 14-15, severely burned, troubled boy, abused, etc.
FINCH, ROSEMARY – Cancer
FINNER, DARLENE, 1300 Mullins Dr, Plano TX 75025 – cancer
FLOYD, LINDA, c/o Richard Langston, 366 CR 3182, Cleveland TX 77327 – Parkinson’s, strokes, gallbladder and depression
FONTAO, TONY, pastor of the Miami FL COG - Cirrhosis of the liver.
GARNER, AMANDA, 28, California - Myasthenia Gravis. Spouse abuse
GARRETT, DEANNA, Iowa – recurrence of cancer, no more treatment
HARRIS, JOHN of Florida – left arm, wrist, forearm and rotator cuff; financial breakthrough
HART, EVELYN, 84, 5520 Rocky Fork, Columbia MO 65202 – was bedfast, not sitting up and moving from bed to wheelchair.
HART, LARRY, 65, Moberly MO – brain tumor
HORNER, GAYLE, Fellowship Church of God, PO Box 18772, Oklahoma City, OK 73154 – retina surgery for large macular hole was successful.
HULL, DICK, 8325 W Montgomery County Line Rd, Englewood OH 45322 – bladder cancer
HUTCHINSON, ELAINE AND OLIVIA, sisters, - inheritance problems
JOHNSON, ROCKY, Hot Springs area – brain and lung cancer, terminal
KEATON, DEBBIE, Tulsa OK – breast cancer spread to lymph node
KENADY, KEVIN, 46, 2640 Cedar Bluff Rd, Woodburn KY 42170, doing miraculously!!!
KENYON, MARK, Arkansas – diabetic, needs job
KERN, JOY, 6537 FM 724, Tyler TX 75704, mild heart attack.
KETTLE, BRENDA, cataract surgery recovery, scar tissue surgery planned, eye sightless presently.
KEYS, ELAINE, Conway AR – trouble with gang members
KING, VIRGINIA, daughter of Virginia Curtis of Jacksonville FL – Staph infection, immune deficiency.
KIRBY, JOE, Bolivar MO – inoperable liver tumor
KNIGHT, LAVESTA, 3309 N Linden St, Muncie IN 47304 – Stage 4 breast cancer; chemo wiped out white blood cells.
LEDFORD, DON, Little Rock area – liver cancer
LE VALLEY, GARY – prostate cancer
LUNCEFORD, DONNA, Hot Springs AR – fibromyalgia
MARKHAM, BOB, Green Bay WI, (brother of Louise Bertrand) – prostate cancer, radiation
MC DANIEL, ALICE – lung and breast cancer
MC KUIN, CYNTHIA, Hot Springs AR – Crone’s Disease
MUNESH, ERIC, Kenya Africa – death in family
NORMA’S SON, 7, severe asthma, hospitalized in coma
OLIVER, JENNY, Missouri – breast cancer
OLDS, JOYCE, 500 Margaret St, Mt. Pleasant TX 75455 – heart attack
PARMENTER, BOB of Hartville MO – grandchild taken to hospital, reason not known
PEACE, VICTORIA, Mt. Pleasant TX, 5 months pregnant; in coma, drug overdose
PENROSE, ROSE MARIE, Kansas City MO – Protein-S deficiency, aneurysm in brain
PERINCHIEF, MICHAEL – prostate cancer; physical addiction
PETTY, RACHEL, 38, 2716 Secretariat Ave, Springdale AR 72762 – lymphoma in brain, neck, chest and diaphragm
PHILUPS-BAKER, DIANE – Breast cancer
PIDCOCK, RICHARD – cancer; two spots liver, lung; recently returned from Iraq
PIES, LISA HAYES, 44, Cincinnati OH – colon cancer spread into liver and bones, chemo causing lesions in liver to shrink!! Possible candidate for special treatment and surgery
PORTER, JACK, 2, Little Rock, AR – broken leg; did not set bone before casting; possible permanent walking difficulties
QUARLES, JAMES (BUDDY), 226 Plum Creek Rd, Longview TX75605 – hospitalized for ruptured appendix.
RATLIFF, TROY and MAXINE, N Little Rock AR – Troy on dialysis, not doing well; Maxine back problems, can’t get around well.
REIGELSPERGER, BARBARA – cancer spreading, now in spleen
RHONDA, Ebensburg PA, problems with custody of children and finances
RICH, TOMMY – cancer return
RICHARDS, TONY – cancer
RICHARDSON, FLO, Dallas area – heart blood flow problems, 6 months to live
RICHMOND, CAROL, 1910 Jane St #111, Longview TX 75605 – ovaries removed – recuperating great!
ROBEY, DUNCAN – cancer, stroke, congestive heart failure
ROBEY, ROY, California – Multiple Sclerosis
ROJAS, CAROL, Daytona Church of God, 138 Madison Ave, Daytona Beach FL 32114, - circulation problems; leg amputated just above knee to relieve severe pain
ROSE – Colon cancer
ROTHELL, CHRISTOPHER, 28, Shreveport LA – cancer of neck and lymph nodes
RUSH, BEVERLY, arrhythmia.
RUSHING, JASON, 24, Big Sandy TX – non-Hodgkins lymphoma
SABBATH KEEPERS FELLOWSHIP is requesting prayers for our needy brethren imprisoned at the Michael Unit Prison Tennessee Colony, TX.
SASS, KARA, great niece of Sue Caufield of Cookville TX, (child with the missing enzyme) is hospitalized with prolonged stomach upset; on morphine
SCHNIPPERT, BERNIE – slow growing carcinoid cancer
SKAGGS, TED – pancreatic adenoma carcinoma
SKINNER, ROBERT – injured severely in plane crash, now starting to walk – miraculous recovery!
SMITH, CONNIE, c/o Carol Richmond, 1910 Jane St #111, Longview TX 75601 – rheumatoid arthritis.
STENHOUSE, WAYNE, - inoperable liver cancer, no pain, on Buddwig diet
THRASHER, BILLY, 1005 Kane St, Benbrook TX 76126 – brain cancer
TICHEUR, CHANTEL, 62, Metz France – breast cancer, heart attack
U.S. SERVICEMEN IN ALL WAR ZONES – remember to pray for them
VALENTINA, TERRI, Little Rock area – colon cancer spreading
VAN WESTEN, ANN, 15741 CR 196, Tyler TX 75702 – Wet Macular Degeneration in eyes
VIANA, FERNANDO, Massachusetts – cancer
WALLER, CHARLENE, 101 Roosevelt, Hooks TX 75561 – mass in esophagus, found not to be there after prayers; thank you God! Another miracle!
WALLER, LUTHER, 101 Roosevelt, Hooks TX 75561 – late stages of MS
WANDA, bad infection complicated by diabetes; organs starting to fail
WARD, NANCY, Ft Wayne IN – breast and lymph node cancer
WESTERMAIR, HERMANN, from Perg, Upper Austria - Erysipel (an infection causing redness and swelling in legs); swelling and redness leaving. Pain severe when leg is down.
WHITE, GRAEME – cancer
WOODWARD, DALE, 77 – MRSA infection all through body.
YOUNG, BETTY, 14010 E 24th Ave, Spokane Valley WA 99037 – lung cancer, little chance
ZIELINSKI, MARIE, 26, 1610 Douglas St, Joliet IL 60435 – cervical cancer
ZIOMEK-WITEK, JANINE, 165 Stanislaus St #1, Buffalo NY 14212 – has until the 30th to find a new apartment.

DEATHS, BIRTHS, MISCELLANEOUS

No deaths reported this week.

QUARLES, JAMES (BUDDY), 226 Plum Creek Road, Longview TX 75605 was taken to the Emergency Room on Monday suffering severe pain in his abdomen. All kinds of tests have been run and no diagnosis has been made as yet. Please pray that they find what is causing the problem, take care of it, and with God's blessing, heal him. UPDATE: Wednesday 9/10: At 10:00 last evening, they still didn't know Buddy's problem, but at 2:30 a.m. this morning, Pat, his wife, called and said that he was in surgery for a ruptured appendix. He came through the surgery fine and is resting. More updates later. UPDATE: Thursday 9/11: Buddy was moved from ICU today to a regular room. He is doing very well, but has so much infection that they are leaving the wound open until the infection subsides to stitch the incision. Please pray for healing and a complete recovery.
ZIOMEK-WITEK, JANINE, 165 Stanislaus St #1, Buffalo NY 14212, will be going to look at a new apartment on Friday. It is a government subsidized dwelling, has security and many other features needed by Janine and husband, Butch. Things look good for them, but they need your prayers for God to help them get it. They need to get out of their apartment on the 31st, so please pray hard. They received some help (in form of donation) to go toward the moving, security deposit, etc., and they want to thank that those who sent it. Please pray that all will go well for them to get moved by the deadline, and will get somewhere they can live more safely.
CAUGHFIELD, SUE, 240 CR 3160, Cookville TX 75558 wrote asking for prayers. She writes: My little great niece KARA SASS, 12, is in the hospital in Pittsburg (she is the one who has that missing enzyme). She hasn't been able to keep anything on her stomach for days now. They aren't sure what is wrong, but she is in so much pain that they are giving her morphine. All of our family are sick, so we all would appreciate your prayers.
RICHMOND, CAROL, 1910 Jane St #111, Longview TX 75605 - surgery for cist in ovary - UPDATE: Carol had her surgery on Tuesday and is recovering very well. She went in at 5:30 a.m. and came home at 1:30 p.m. She has not had to take any of the pain killers, and only complaint was slight nausea from the anesthetic. She goes back to the doctor for a check-up in 2 weeks. She wanted me to thank everyone who prayed for her, called, and send cards. It was certainly appreciated. Please continue your prayers for a while longer for her quick and complete recovery.

WOODWARD, DALE, 77, uncle of Valerie Rice of Tulsa, has MRSA infection all through his body. He has been in the Tulsa Hillcrest Hospital over 3 weeks and has not responded to the strongest antibiotics. He will have a serious surgery tomorrow, September 7; doctor says it could mean life or death. Please pray for a successful surgery, quick recovery and conplete healing for him. Please pray for his family,also.

KNISLEY, EDITH, 91, will be undergoing surgery tomorrow, September 9 for lung cancer. Please pray for a successful surgey and a quick recovery.
RICHMOND, CAROL, my friend from Longview TX, will also be undergoing surgery tomorrow for a cist on an ovary. Please remember to pray for her surgery and quick recovery.

Please remember ELAINE KEYS of Conway AR, to our Father for His protection and safety today and for a period of time. Just before leaving from church, I received a message from Jean Broshears (a friend of Elaine's and sort of caregiver because she has not much family) telling me that Elaine is in danger of her life. She just moved from one apartment to another one, and was aided by the Broshears and a neighbor and her son. This son is in a gang. Last night, he came to her apartment and she opened the door to him, thinking his mother was with him. He and some others threatened her life if she didn't take and hide some guns for the gang. After she left, she called the police, but there was not much they could do. She will be staying with the Broshears for a few days, but will have to make a decision soon about whether or not to try to change apartments again, so they will now know where she lives. Please ask God's guidance in her decisions, and mainly as His protection for both her and Jean, because the gang knows both of them.

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