Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Please be in prayer for the following people and circumstances this Christmas week.
Michelle Wilson has asked us to pray for her niece, Jordyn. She has an inflamed spleen and liver and they think she may have Epstein-Barr disease. They are waiting for blood work and test results to come back. She is very weak and her face is swollen, as she has been throwing up since last Thursday.
For Beverly Colwell and her family following the death of her mother last week.
For Matthew Perry as he recovers from back surgery
James Ellis, a friend of Mary and Marshall Worsham's who is being treated for cancer
Continued prayers for Tim Proffitt as he recovers from surgery. The latest news from Helen is that Tim is starting to feel like his "old" (my word :)) self again.
Our Angel Tree families and for those who contributed in any way to helping to make their Christmas a blessed one
The Nelson family as they welcome baby Grace to their family. What a blessing, especially at Christmas!
Patsy Miller as she continues to recover from shoulder surgery
Dickie Wilson, Melanie Collum's friend who is experiencing severe pain
Travelers
Please continue to pray for the following people and let me know of any updates you may have for them. Thank you.
Bob McKay as he continues to recover from a heart attack. Bob is Sharla Taylor’s brother-in-law. I haven’t received an update on his condition but will let you know when I do.
Lavonia Durrence, Melanie Collum’s mother
Savannah Murray, a 3 year old little girl in Jesup who has a brain stem tumor.
The Rev. Ed Ayers, pastor of the new Christ Presbyterian congregation at Pooler, as he continues to recover from knee surgery.
Members of the military and their families, especially for those who are in harm’s way. We remember these particular soldiers by name- Steven Cook deployed from HAAF, my neighbor,Tequita, who is in Afghanistan and Dusty Henry who deploys this month, I believe.
Latrelle Kitzmiller, Pam King's mother
George Nutter’s mother who is being treated for stage 3 breast cancer
Barbara Wannamaker who works as a parapro at RHPS- She is seeing both a cardiologist and a neurologist for ongoing debilitating symptoms.
Ken and Bobbi Hettler, as Ken continues to receive chemotherapy for lung cancer
Sybil Kirby, Cheryl Fox’s aunt, who has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. Cheryl shares that she is elderly and will probably not be able to go through chemotherapy.
Ron and Jan Stover as Ron continues to recover from surgery
Everett Moon, Cheryl Fox’s cousin, who will continue to receive chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, and who is doing well with no tumor growth in two years!
Richard Worsham
Amy Irhig
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Continued prayers for Cheryl and Glen Fox’s friends, John and Jenny, as John’s treatment for cancer is showing good results.
John and Mary Vetter
ROW Ministry
Dr. Ben Mathes’ wife, Mickie, has terminal cancer
Thank you and have a very Merry Christmas!
Ellen
Michelle Wilson has asked us to pray for her niece, Jordyn. She has an inflamed spleen and liver and they think she may have Epstein-Barr disease. They are waiting for blood work and test results to come back. She is very weak and her face is swollen, as she has been throwing up since last Thursday.
For Beverly Colwell and her family following the death of her mother last week.
For Matthew Perry as he recovers from back surgery
James Ellis, a friend of Mary and Marshall Worsham's who is being treated for cancer
Continued prayers for Tim Proffitt as he recovers from surgery. The latest news from Helen is that Tim is starting to feel like his "old" (my word :)) self again.
Our Angel Tree families and for those who contributed in any way to helping to make their Christmas a blessed one
The Nelson family as they welcome baby Grace to their family. What a blessing, especially at Christmas!
Patsy Miller as she continues to recover from shoulder surgery
Dickie Wilson, Melanie Collum's friend who is experiencing severe pain
Travelers
Please continue to pray for the following people and let me know of any updates you may have for them. Thank you.
Bob McKay as he continues to recover from a heart attack. Bob is Sharla Taylor’s brother-in-law. I haven’t received an update on his condition but will let you know when I do.
Lavonia Durrence, Melanie Collum’s mother
Savannah Murray, a 3 year old little girl in Jesup who has a brain stem tumor.
The Rev. Ed Ayers, pastor of the new Christ Presbyterian congregation at Pooler, as he continues to recover from knee surgery.
Members of the military and their families, especially for those who are in harm’s way. We remember these particular soldiers by name- Steven Cook deployed from HAAF, my neighbor,Tequita, who is in Afghanistan and Dusty Henry who deploys this month, I believe.
Latrelle Kitzmiller, Pam King's mother
George Nutter’s mother who is being treated for stage 3 breast cancer
Barbara Wannamaker who works as a parapro at RHPS- She is seeing both a cardiologist and a neurologist for ongoing debilitating symptoms.
Ken and Bobbi Hettler, as Ken continues to receive chemotherapy for lung cancer
Sybil Kirby, Cheryl Fox’s aunt, who has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. Cheryl shares that she is elderly and will probably not be able to go through chemotherapy.
Ron and Jan Stover as Ron continues to recover from surgery
Everett Moon, Cheryl Fox’s cousin, who will continue to receive chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, and who is doing well with no tumor growth in two years!
Richard Worsham
Amy Irhig
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Continued prayers for Cheryl and Glen Fox’s friends, John and Jenny, as John’s treatment for cancer is showing good results.
John and Mary Vetter
ROW Ministry
Dr. Ben Mathes’ wife, Mickie, has terminal cancer
Thank you and have a very Merry Christmas!
Ellen
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Please be in prayer for the following people and situations this week.
Our Veterans and active members of the military as we honor them on Veterans Day and every day. Be especially in prayer for our soldiers in harm’s way.
Steven Cook deployed from HAAF
My neighbor,Tequita, who was deployed to Afghanistan last weekend.
All those affected by the tragedy at Ft. Hood, Texas this week.
Melanie Collum's mother, Lavonia Durrence who has a breast lump. She will see her doctor on November 20th.
Melanie has also asked us to pray for Savannah Murray, a 3 year old little girl in Jesup who has a brain stem tumor. The present prognosis is not good.
Latrelle Kitzmiller, Pam King's mother, who will have a heart procedure on November 20th
Tim Proffitt (and Helen) as he recovers at home from knee surgery
Mrs. Bill McCormack, Betsy Wilson’s aunt, had surgery for a blood clot in the brain last Sunday.
Graham Leggett is home after being in St. Joseph’s Hospital for 2 weeks following a fall
George Nutter’s mother who is being treated for stage 3 breast cancer
Prime Timers - local mission project for Georgia Regional Hospital. They will continue to collect items and cash each Sunday in November.
Steve, Tiffany and Emily Main as they get settled in their new home in the Washington, D.C. area
Barbara Wannamaker who works as a parapro at RHPS- She has been ill for the past few weeks and is seeing both a cardiologist and a neurologist for treatment. She is unable to return to work until cleared by the neurologist.
Ken and Bobbi Hettler, as Ken continues to receive chemotherapy for lung cancer
Sybil Kirby, Cheryl Fox’s aunt, who has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. Cheryl shares that she is elderly and will probably not be able to go through chemotherapy.
Daryl Cormier, a friend of Helen Proffitt’s, who had been very ill with H1N1. I do not have an update on Daryl, but will let you know when I hear.
David Childres - heart problems
will be having a serious procedure done in November
Ron and Jan Stover as Ron continues to recover from surgery
Mary and Marshall Worsham’s friend, James Ellis, who is receiving treatment for cancer.
Cathy and Jim Parker (Jamie’s Dad and stepmother) as Cathy recovers from surgery to repair a broken hip. Cathy is now undergoing rehab in a hospital near her home in Port Joli, Nova Scotia. She is doing well and is expected to return home tomorrow, November 9th.
The Redick family who lost their 4-year old daughter, Lainey, to a sudden illness last month.
Kiki who was recently hospitalized in Neuro ICU- Please prayer for her recovery
Bobbie Lynes’ aunt, Elaine Ketteringham
My cousin, Bobby Hines, as he continues to recover from a recent illness
Everett Moon, Cheryl Fox’s cousin, who will continue to receive chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, and who is doing well with no tumor growth in two years!
Tim Cooke and his wife Brandi as she recovers from surgery
Richard Worsham
Amy Irhig
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Continued prayers for Cheryl and Glen Fox’s friends, John and Jenny, as John’s treatment for cancer is showing good results.
John and Mary Vetter- Hospice is now assisting in the care for John
ROW Ministry
Dr. Ben Mathes’ wife, Mickie, has terminal cancer
Our Veterans and active members of the military as we honor them on Veterans Day and every day. Be especially in prayer for our soldiers in harm’s way.
Steven Cook deployed from HAAF
My neighbor,Tequita, who was deployed to Afghanistan last weekend.
All those affected by the tragedy at Ft. Hood, Texas this week.
Melanie Collum's mother, Lavonia Durrence who has a breast lump. She will see her doctor on November 20th.
Melanie has also asked us to pray for Savannah Murray, a 3 year old little girl in Jesup who has a brain stem tumor. The present prognosis is not good.
Latrelle Kitzmiller, Pam King's mother, who will have a heart procedure on November 20th
Tim Proffitt (and Helen) as he recovers at home from knee surgery
Mrs. Bill McCormack, Betsy Wilson’s aunt, had surgery for a blood clot in the brain last Sunday.
Graham Leggett is home after being in St. Joseph’s Hospital for 2 weeks following a fall
George Nutter’s mother who is being treated for stage 3 breast cancer
Prime Timers - local mission project for Georgia Regional Hospital. They will continue to collect items and cash each Sunday in November.
Steve, Tiffany and Emily Main as they get settled in their new home in the Washington, D.C. area
Barbara Wannamaker who works as a parapro at RHPS- She has been ill for the past few weeks and is seeing both a cardiologist and a neurologist for treatment. She is unable to return to work until cleared by the neurologist.
Ken and Bobbi Hettler, as Ken continues to receive chemotherapy for lung cancer
Sybil Kirby, Cheryl Fox’s aunt, who has been diagnosed with stomach cancer. Cheryl shares that she is elderly and will probably not be able to go through chemotherapy.
Daryl Cormier, a friend of Helen Proffitt’s, who had been very ill with H1N1. I do not have an update on Daryl, but will let you know when I hear.
David Childres - heart problems
will be having a serious procedure done in November
Ron and Jan Stover as Ron continues to recover from surgery
Mary and Marshall Worsham’s friend, James Ellis, who is receiving treatment for cancer.
Cathy and Jim Parker (Jamie’s Dad and stepmother) as Cathy recovers from surgery to repair a broken hip. Cathy is now undergoing rehab in a hospital near her home in Port Joli, Nova Scotia. She is doing well and is expected to return home tomorrow, November 9th.
The Redick family who lost their 4-year old daughter, Lainey, to a sudden illness last month.
Kiki who was recently hospitalized in Neuro ICU- Please prayer for her recovery
Bobbie Lynes’ aunt, Elaine Ketteringham
My cousin, Bobby Hines, as he continues to recover from a recent illness
Everett Moon, Cheryl Fox’s cousin, who will continue to receive chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, and who is doing well with no tumor growth in two years!
Tim Cooke and his wife Brandi as she recovers from surgery
Richard Worsham
Amy Irhig
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Continued prayers for Cheryl and Glen Fox’s friends, John and Jenny, as John’s treatment for cancer is showing good results.
John and Mary Vetter- Hospice is now assisting in the care for John
ROW Ministry
Dr. Ben Mathes’ wife, Mickie, has terminal cancer
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Please be in prayer for the following people and situations this week:
Ken and Bobbi Hettler who have recently relocated from the Greenville, SC area to live at Magnolia Manor. They have been attending RHPC for several months. Ken and Bobbi will be traveling back to Greenville tomorrow (Monday, October 19th) for further tests and plans for treatment for lung cancer.
Please keep Ken and Bobbie in your thoughts and prayers for traveling safety, accurate diagnosis, continuing excellence in medical care, and ongoing positive attitude and faith as we support them during the challenges they face.
A 25 year old woman who was diagnosed with cervical cancer this week
Kiki who is hospitalized in Neuro ICU- Please prayer for her recovery
Bobbie Lynes’ aunt, Elaine Ketteringham who is in Memorial Hospital
George Nutter’s mother who is in Memorial Hospital and will be having surgery to treat breast cancer this week.
For the organizers, workers and attendees of the Seafood Festival this weekend. We pray that everyone will have a fun, safe visit and that the event will be successful for all of those who have worked so hard to make it so.
The Operation Christmas Child shoebox ministry. All shoeboxes are due next Sunday.
Our family is thankful that our son Jay found out late last week that he passed the Bar Exam!
My cousin, Bobby Hines. He has recently been hospitalized for blood clots in his lung and his leg. He is home now and doing better but will continue to receive treatment and monitoring.
A good friend of Helen and Tim Proffitt’s Daryl Cormier, has been in St. Joe’s ICU with H1N1 for the past 14 days
Jan and Ron Stover
Pam King's mother who recently had a heart procedure
Christopher Jones who will deploy soon with the Army
Rodney Denmark
Lilo Connor and her son
Everett Moon, Cheryl Fox’s cousin, who will continue to receive chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, and who is doing well with no tumor growth in two years!
Tim Cooke and his wife Brandi as she recovers from surgery
Richard Worsham
Amy Irhig
Graham Leggett
Pat Brown, a relative of Del and Sue Turner’s, recovering from heart and surgery
Matthew, a fourteen year old friend of Canon Rooker, who is undergoing treatment for cancer
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Continued prayers for Cheryl and Glen Fox’s friends, John and Jenny, as John’s treatment for cancer is showing good results.
John and Mary Vetter- Hospice is now assisting in the care for John
ROW Ministry
Dr. Ben Mathes’ wife, Mickie, has terminal cancer
Mary and Marshall Worsham’s friend, James Ellis, who has been diagnosed with throat cancer.
Cathy and Jim Parker (Jamie’s Dad and stepmother) as Cathy recovers from surgery to repair a broken hip. Cathy is now undergoing rehab in a hospital near her home in Port Joli, Nova Scotia.
For the homeless and the hungry
Thank you and have a blessed week.
Ellen
Ken and Bobbi Hettler who have recently relocated from the Greenville, SC area to live at Magnolia Manor. They have been attending RHPC for several months. Ken and Bobbi will be traveling back to Greenville tomorrow (Monday, October 19th) for further tests and plans for treatment for lung cancer.
Please keep Ken and Bobbie in your thoughts and prayers for traveling safety, accurate diagnosis, continuing excellence in medical care, and ongoing positive attitude and faith as we support them during the challenges they face.
A 25 year old woman who was diagnosed with cervical cancer this week
Kiki who is hospitalized in Neuro ICU- Please prayer for her recovery
Bobbie Lynes’ aunt, Elaine Ketteringham who is in Memorial Hospital
George Nutter’s mother who is in Memorial Hospital and will be having surgery to treat breast cancer this week.
For the organizers, workers and attendees of the Seafood Festival this weekend. We pray that everyone will have a fun, safe visit and that the event will be successful for all of those who have worked so hard to make it so.
The Operation Christmas Child shoebox ministry. All shoeboxes are due next Sunday.
Our family is thankful that our son Jay found out late last week that he passed the Bar Exam!
My cousin, Bobby Hines. He has recently been hospitalized for blood clots in his lung and his leg. He is home now and doing better but will continue to receive treatment and monitoring.
A good friend of Helen and Tim Proffitt’s Daryl Cormier, has been in St. Joe’s ICU with H1N1 for the past 14 days
Jan and Ron Stover
Pam King's mother who recently had a heart procedure
Christopher Jones who will deploy soon with the Army
Rodney Denmark
Lilo Connor and her son
Everett Moon, Cheryl Fox’s cousin, who will continue to receive chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, and who is doing well with no tumor growth in two years!
Tim Cooke and his wife Brandi as she recovers from surgery
Richard Worsham
Amy Irhig
Graham Leggett
Pat Brown, a relative of Del and Sue Turner’s, recovering from heart and surgery
Matthew, a fourteen year old friend of Canon Rooker, who is undergoing treatment for cancer
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Continued prayers for Cheryl and Glen Fox’s friends, John and Jenny, as John’s treatment for cancer is showing good results.
John and Mary Vetter- Hospice is now assisting in the care for John
ROW Ministry
Dr. Ben Mathes’ wife, Mickie, has terminal cancer
Mary and Marshall Worsham’s friend, James Ellis, who has been diagnosed with throat cancer.
Cathy and Jim Parker (Jamie’s Dad and stepmother) as Cathy recovers from surgery to repair a broken hip. Cathy is now undergoing rehab in a hospital near her home in Port Joli, Nova Scotia.
For the homeless and the hungry
Thank you and have a blessed week.
Ellen
Sunday, September 13, 2009
September 13, 2009
Hello everyone,
I’m sorry that I haven’t been sending out the weekly updates for a while. I was out of town for most of the summer (especially the weekends) and I am planning on getting back in the routine now. I am starting afresh with our prayer concerns. Please let me know if there is someone you would like to have included. Thank you.
Please join us in praying for the following people and situations this week:
“In Praise and Glory, Maxwell Scott Yackel was baptized last week in Woodbine, Georgia.” Maxwell is the grandson of Lisa and Scott Yackel.
The family of Mitch Purdue who passed away this week. His daughter, Crystal Cheek, is a 1st grade teacher at RHPS.
Bob DeVries and Family as their sister Majorie Major passed away from cancer this week
Tim Cooke and his wife Brandi as she is having surgery on Monday
Richard Worsham who will be having surgery on Wednesday to remove a melanoma. We pray that they are able to get it all and that the follow up test results are good.
Praise report for Susanna Kirby’s daughter-in-law, Rhonda Minning, who has received good news following the removal of a mole which had become cancerous (melanoma). The follow up biopsies of tissue and lymph nodes were all negative. Susanna thanks us for the prayers and concerns for Rhonda.
Amy Irhig, the daughter of Jan Davis, who is undergoing treatment at Memorial Hospital for blood clots. Jan is a new member of our Church and a neighbor of Bob and Betsy Wilson’s.
Continued prayers for Jennifer Blanton and her family following the death of her father, John Ross
Continued prayers for Graham Leggett following the death of his wife, Eleanor
Pat Brown, a relative of Del and Sue Turner’s, recovering from heart and surgery
Matthew, a fourteen year old friend of Canon Rooker, who is undergoing treatment for cancer
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Cheryl and Glen Fox’s friends, John and Jenny have been in our prayers for sometime. They have shared their good news with us recently regarding John’s treatment for cancer and the good results that have followed. After 4 treatments, the tumors are shrinking and he is feeling “like his old self again.” John has almost completed the treatment and will have follow up scans beginning in two months.
Buck Gillispie, Greg's father in Alabama, is home after double bypass surgery a week ago. He is making wonderful progress, and is expecting a full recovery.
Pastor Greg's bout against Bell's Palsy is now over. the numbness in his facial muscles has subsided 100% and he is back to full health. To God be the glory for health and recovery.
The Rev. Greg Garis, our executive presbyter, pastor to our southeast Georgia region, has asked that individuals and congregations be in specific prayer for the Swainsboro Presbyterian Church. That congregation has dwindled to only a handful of worshipers on Sunday mornings. They and the presbytery's Church Development Team are in a process of prayerful discernment, regarding options for that church's potential renewal, or closure, or transformation. May the God of resurrection make his intention known as possibilities there are explored and followed.
In the week ahead, Presbyterians nationwide are asked to pray for our theological seminaries. These schools train new generations of leaders, teachers, mission workers and servants. The seminaries also provide research and discoveries for the whole church related to Biblical scholarship, theological understandings, models for church vitality, and Christian responses to cultural changes.
Please pray for our seminaries' faithfulness, wisdom, and strength; for the students and the faculty at each school, and for those who are seeking to discern their unique calling to various forms of Christian service. Here is a prayer suggested by our national theological education office:
We pray for our theological seminaries [Austin, Columbia, Dubuque, Louisville, McCormick, Pittsburgh, Princeton, San Francisco, Johnson C. Smith, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Auburn, and Evangelical of Puerto Rico], and for the work of seminaries and churches together.
We give thanks for the women and men who have answered your call to ministry and for the professors and administrators who help to shape them for your service.
Challenge and nurture them with your Word.
Strengthen and stir them with your Spirit.
God, in your wisdom ...hear our prayers! Amen.
Thank you and have a blessed week,
Ellen
Hello everyone,
I’m sorry that I haven’t been sending out the weekly updates for a while. I was out of town for most of the summer (especially the weekends) and I am planning on getting back in the routine now. I am starting afresh with our prayer concerns. Please let me know if there is someone you would like to have included. Thank you.
Please join us in praying for the following people and situations this week:
“In Praise and Glory, Maxwell Scott Yackel was baptized last week in Woodbine, Georgia.” Maxwell is the grandson of Lisa and Scott Yackel.
The family of Mitch Purdue who passed away this week. His daughter, Crystal Cheek, is a 1st grade teacher at RHPS.
Bob DeVries and Family as their sister Majorie Major passed away from cancer this week
Tim Cooke and his wife Brandi as she is having surgery on Monday
Richard Worsham who will be having surgery on Wednesday to remove a melanoma. We pray that they are able to get it all and that the follow up test results are good.
Praise report for Susanna Kirby’s daughter-in-law, Rhonda Minning, who has received good news following the removal of a mole which had become cancerous (melanoma). The follow up biopsies of tissue and lymph nodes were all negative. Susanna thanks us for the prayers and concerns for Rhonda.
Amy Irhig, the daughter of Jan Davis, who is undergoing treatment at Memorial Hospital for blood clots. Jan is a new member of our Church and a neighbor of Bob and Betsy Wilson’s.
Continued prayers for Jennifer Blanton and her family following the death of her father, John Ross
Continued prayers for Graham Leggett following the death of his wife, Eleanor
Pat Brown, a relative of Del and Sue Turner’s, recovering from heart and surgery
Matthew, a fourteen year old friend of Canon Rooker, who is undergoing treatment for cancer
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Cheryl and Glen Fox’s friends, John and Jenny have been in our prayers for sometime. They have shared their good news with us recently regarding John’s treatment for cancer and the good results that have followed. After 4 treatments, the tumors are shrinking and he is feeling “like his old self again.” John has almost completed the treatment and will have follow up scans beginning in two months.
Buck Gillispie, Greg's father in Alabama, is home after double bypass surgery a week ago. He is making wonderful progress, and is expecting a full recovery.
Pastor Greg's bout against Bell's Palsy is now over. the numbness in his facial muscles has subsided 100% and he is back to full health. To God be the glory for health and recovery.
The Rev. Greg Garis, our executive presbyter, pastor to our southeast Georgia region, has asked that individuals and congregations be in specific prayer for the Swainsboro Presbyterian Church. That congregation has dwindled to only a handful of worshipers on Sunday mornings. They and the presbytery's Church Development Team are in a process of prayerful discernment, regarding options for that church's potential renewal, or closure, or transformation. May the God of resurrection make his intention known as possibilities there are explored and followed.
In the week ahead, Presbyterians nationwide are asked to pray for our theological seminaries. These schools train new generations of leaders, teachers, mission workers and servants. The seminaries also provide research and discoveries for the whole church related to Biblical scholarship, theological understandings, models for church vitality, and Christian responses to cultural changes.
Please pray for our seminaries' faithfulness, wisdom, and strength; for the students and the faculty at each school, and for those who are seeking to discern their unique calling to various forms of Christian service. Here is a prayer suggested by our national theological education office:
We pray for our theological seminaries [Austin, Columbia, Dubuque, Louisville, McCormick, Pittsburgh, Princeton, San Francisco, Johnson C. Smith, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Auburn, and Evangelical of Puerto Rico], and for the work of seminaries and churches together.
We give thanks for the women and men who have answered your call to ministry and for the professors and administrators who help to shape them for your service.
Challenge and nurture them with your Word.
Strengthen and stir them with your Spirit.
God, in your wisdom ...hear our prayers! Amen.
Thank you and have a blessed week,
Ellen
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Please be in prayer for the following people and situations this week
For the Family of Owen Thayer, who passed away early this morning. Owen was Debbie Sisco’s boss and a person she has known and worked with for many years. Please be in prayer for Debbie during this very sad time, as well.
The family on Deen Stiffler who passed away early Friday morning in Florida. He was a good friend of my family's in Waycross and will be buried in Waycross on Tuesday.
Prayer Concerns from our network of ministry colleagues in Savannah Presbytery
-- Significant health concerns
Suzanne Baroody (wife of the Rev. Dr. Alan Baroody; director of counseling at the Fraser Center in Hinesville), she continues cancer treatments
The Reverend Herman Pride (Honorably Retired Pastor, who leaves our area this week as his family relocates to Louisiana)
The Reverend Joe Brice (Blackshear PC)
Ginger Sifford
Ron Polmanteer
Pat Ragsdale
-- New babies on the way
The Reverend Will Shelburne (Associate pastor at First PC Savannah), and his wife Sara, who are expecting a child in early June.
Ministry candidate Craig Pope (Pastor-elect, Montgomery Presbyterian Church, Savannah) and his wife Ashley expect a baby in July.
-- Marriage for one of our presbytery staff
Lou Ellen (Burdick) Hartley got married earlier this year. She is our presbytery staff specialist for Christian Education and camping.
Our congregation has elected of our eight members to serve on this year’s Officer Nominating Committee. Please pray for their upcoming work that this group – and our future deacons and elders – will be attentive to God’s direction for our leadership boards, and the whole church’s ministry.
Please be in prayer for our Neighborhood Discovery Tours going on now, as members of our church go out to neighborhoods, shopping centers, recreational sites and other places on Sunday mornings. Our goal is to listen and observe, so that we can find some of the specific issues facing the people of Bryan County. After this part of our process, we will begin to work toward becoming the bridge which can connnect our neighbors’ needs and requests with our Lord’s promises and responses. (There are still opportunities for you and others to help in this process. Speak with Pastor Greg or one of the elders to find out how you might be able to take part.)
Please pray for the work of the search committee which is now working in the Presbytery of Savannah to find our next General Presbyter, the person who essentially leads our presbytery staff and serves as pastor to the 43 congregations in southeast Georgia. That group is now considering candidates to follow the Rev. Carl Schlich who has retired. (The Rev. Greg Garis is now serving us as our interim executive.)
Cheryl Fox’s friend, Diane, who has successfully finished chemo and is awaiting the start of radiation for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Please keep her in our prayers through her radiation.
Also, Cheryl has asked us to continue to remember Jenny and John Sharp in your prayers….Jenny had another test for cervical cancer and, praise the Lord, there is no cancer found this time. Her mother is calling it a miracle as she was sure Jenny was facing surgery and possibly chemo. Jenny’s husband, John, is to start chemo very soon. He is doing much better after his surgery, and they both are thankful for out continued prayer for them and their families.
Bobby Tomlin who is recovering from bypass surgery
Mary Ann Jones as she makes decisions regarding her elderly mother’s care and possible move from NY to Richmond Hill
Frankie Crosby
Jennifer Smith and her family. Jennifer is recovering from surgery to remove a brain tumor and is receiving follow-up treatment.
Donald and Susannah Fawcett appreciate our prayers. They have received good news following tests. Donald will continue to be under a doctor’s care but tests for serious conditions proved to be negative.
Paul Gibbs (Ellen Parker’s brother-in-law) returned home from Africa with the Mission Team he was traveling with. The trip held some unexpected turns and the team did not receive the materials that had been shipped over 4 months ago due to problems at the Port in Africa. However, he feels that they touched many lives including their own and is in prayer that the people there will eventually received the materials and be able to build their Church. He thanks you for your prayers.
The Warner family
Jill Harris, a friend of the Martinez family, who is being treated for stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Jill is 40 years old and is the mother of two children.
Roxanne and Shawn Clements and their new baby girl, Parker, who was born early at 27 weeks. Parker is gaining weight and doing well, although she had a scary setback last week. The last I heard, she was recovering from that and is doing ok.
Deb Hollis is scheduled to have back surgery.
Jerry and Frances Rutland
Eleanor and Graham Leggett
Jennifer Blanton’s father, John Ross
Cora, a friend of Olivia Bell’s, who has leukemia
For all members of our Armed Forces, especially for those in harm’s way.
Our ongoing concerns include the following people. Please let me know of any updated information you may have for them and their situations. Thank you.
Ron Stover
Elizabeth Hanafin
Marilyn Mueller
The Lynes Family
Mallory Ambrose
The family of Henry Hooten
Everett Moon, Cheryl Fox’s cousin, who is fighting pancreatic cancer.
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Donna Norris
Georgia Mannino- Bobbie Lynes’ cousin who has cancer
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Marvin Grainger who is need of a liver transplant
Beverly Colwell’s Mother
Mary Herndon and Sara Lord who are friends of Melanie Collum and are in need of our prayers for chronic health problems
Peggy Dixon
Sandy Vickers
John and Mary Vetter
Reba Baldridge- Quieda Sisco’s sister
Christian Missionaries around the world
Thank you,
Ellen
For the Family of Owen Thayer, who passed away early this morning. Owen was Debbie Sisco’s boss and a person she has known and worked with for many years. Please be in prayer for Debbie during this very sad time, as well.
The family on Deen Stiffler who passed away early Friday morning in Florida. He was a good friend of my family's in Waycross and will be buried in Waycross on Tuesday.
Prayer Concerns from our network of ministry colleagues in Savannah Presbytery
-- Significant health concerns
Suzanne Baroody (wife of the Rev. Dr. Alan Baroody; director of counseling at the Fraser Center in Hinesville), she continues cancer treatments
The Reverend Herman Pride (Honorably Retired Pastor, who leaves our area this week as his family relocates to Louisiana)
The Reverend Joe Brice (Blackshear PC)
Ginger Sifford
Ron Polmanteer
Pat Ragsdale
-- New babies on the way
The Reverend Will Shelburne (Associate pastor at First PC Savannah), and his wife Sara, who are expecting a child in early June.
Ministry candidate Craig Pope (Pastor-elect, Montgomery Presbyterian Church, Savannah) and his wife Ashley expect a baby in July.
-- Marriage for one of our presbytery staff
Lou Ellen (Burdick) Hartley got married earlier this year. She is our presbytery staff specialist for Christian Education and camping.
Our congregation has elected of our eight members to serve on this year’s Officer Nominating Committee. Please pray for their upcoming work that this group – and our future deacons and elders – will be attentive to God’s direction for our leadership boards, and the whole church’s ministry.
Please be in prayer for our Neighborhood Discovery Tours going on now, as members of our church go out to neighborhoods, shopping centers, recreational sites and other places on Sunday mornings. Our goal is to listen and observe, so that we can find some of the specific issues facing the people of Bryan County. After this part of our process, we will begin to work toward becoming the bridge which can connnect our neighbors’ needs and requests with our Lord’s promises and responses. (There are still opportunities for you and others to help in this process. Speak with Pastor Greg or one of the elders to find out how you might be able to take part.)
Please pray for the work of the search committee which is now working in the Presbytery of Savannah to find our next General Presbyter, the person who essentially leads our presbytery staff and serves as pastor to the 43 congregations in southeast Georgia. That group is now considering candidates to follow the Rev. Carl Schlich who has retired. (The Rev. Greg Garis is now serving us as our interim executive.)
Cheryl Fox’s friend, Diane, who has successfully finished chemo and is awaiting the start of radiation for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Please keep her in our prayers through her radiation.
Also, Cheryl has asked us to continue to remember Jenny and John Sharp in your prayers….Jenny had another test for cervical cancer and, praise the Lord, there is no cancer found this time. Her mother is calling it a miracle as she was sure Jenny was facing surgery and possibly chemo. Jenny’s husband, John, is to start chemo very soon. He is doing much better after his surgery, and they both are thankful for out continued prayer for them and their families.
Bobby Tomlin who is recovering from bypass surgery
Mary Ann Jones as she makes decisions regarding her elderly mother’s care and possible move from NY to Richmond Hill
Frankie Crosby
Jennifer Smith and her family. Jennifer is recovering from surgery to remove a brain tumor and is receiving follow-up treatment.
Donald and Susannah Fawcett appreciate our prayers. They have received good news following tests. Donald will continue to be under a doctor’s care but tests for serious conditions proved to be negative.
Paul Gibbs (Ellen Parker’s brother-in-law) returned home from Africa with the Mission Team he was traveling with. The trip held some unexpected turns and the team did not receive the materials that had been shipped over 4 months ago due to problems at the Port in Africa. However, he feels that they touched many lives including their own and is in prayer that the people there will eventually received the materials and be able to build their Church. He thanks you for your prayers.
The Warner family
Jill Harris, a friend of the Martinez family, who is being treated for stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Jill is 40 years old and is the mother of two children.
Roxanne and Shawn Clements and their new baby girl, Parker, who was born early at 27 weeks. Parker is gaining weight and doing well, although she had a scary setback last week. The last I heard, she was recovering from that and is doing ok.
Deb Hollis is scheduled to have back surgery.
Jerry and Frances Rutland
Eleanor and Graham Leggett
Jennifer Blanton’s father, John Ross
Cora, a friend of Olivia Bell’s, who has leukemia
For all members of our Armed Forces, especially for those in harm’s way.
Our ongoing concerns include the following people. Please let me know of any updated information you may have for them and their situations. Thank you.
Ron Stover
Elizabeth Hanafin
Marilyn Mueller
The Lynes Family
Mallory Ambrose
The family of Henry Hooten
Everett Moon, Cheryl Fox’s cousin, who is fighting pancreatic cancer.
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Donna Norris
Georgia Mannino- Bobbie Lynes’ cousin who has cancer
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Marvin Grainger who is need of a liver transplant
Beverly Colwell’s Mother
Mary Herndon and Sara Lord who are friends of Melanie Collum and are in need of our prayers for chronic health problems
Peggy Dixon
Sandy Vickers
John and Mary Vetter
Reba Baldridge- Quieda Sisco’s sister
Christian Missionaries around the world
Thank you,
Ellen
Monday, May 11, 2009
Please be in prayer for the following people and situations this week:
Bobby Tomlin is having bypass surgery next Friday. Please pray for him and his family.
Marilyn Mueller as she continues to recover from injuries sustained in a recent fall
Frankie Crosby who is recovering from surgery and complications from surgery. He has been in Memorial Hospital since the middle of April
Jennifer Smith and her family. Jennifer is recovering from surgery to remove a brain tumor and is receiving follow-up treatment.
Donald Fawcett as he and his family wait for the results of recent medical tests.
Paul Gibbs (Ellen Parker’s brother-in-law) and the Mission Team he is traveling with to Africa. They left Jacksonville on Tuesday, May 5th and will return this weekend.
Please pray for Doug Durrance and his group traveling to China from May 10-21.
The Warner family
Jill Harris, a friend of the Martinez family, who is being treated for stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Jill is 40 years old and is the mother of two children.
Roxanne and Shawn Clements and their new baby girl, Parker, who was born early at 27 weeks. Parker is gaining weight and doing well.
The Lynes family
Olin Lanier, David Summerlin’s uncle, who is recovering from a broken hip.
Cheryl Fox’s friend, Diane, who is receiving treatment for lymphoma.
Elizabeth Hanafin is feeling a little better but is awaiting the results of an MRI to see what is causing her back pain.
Deb Hollis is scheduled to have back surgery.
Jerry and Frances Rutland
Eleanor and Graham Leggett
Jennifer Blanton’s father, John Ross
Cora, a friend of Olivia Bell’s, who has leukemia
For all members of our Armed Forces, especially for those in harm’s way.
Our ongoing concerns include the following people. Please let me know of any updated information you may have for them and their situations. Thank you.
The family of Meredith Herrin
Ron Stover
Owen Thayer as he continues to recover from surgery
Mallory Ambrose
The family of Henry Hooten
Everett Moon, Cheryl Fox’s cousin, who is fighting pancreatic cancer.
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Donna Norris
Georgia Mannino- Bobbie Lynes’ cousin who has cancer
Joan Chase’s Aunt Hazel who is recovering from a broken hip
Johnsie Magee
Billy J. Durrence- Melanie Collum’s Uncle
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Marvin Grainger who is need of a liver transplant
Beverly Colwell’s Mother
Mary Herndon and Sara Lord who are friends of Melanie Collum and are in need of our prayers for chronic health problems
Peggy Dixon
Sandy Vickers
John and Mary Vetter
Reba Baldridge- Quieda Sisco’s sister
Christian Missionaries around the world
Thank you,
Ellen
Bobby Tomlin is having bypass surgery next Friday. Please pray for him and his family.
Marilyn Mueller as she continues to recover from injuries sustained in a recent fall
Frankie Crosby who is recovering from surgery and complications from surgery. He has been in Memorial Hospital since the middle of April
Jennifer Smith and her family. Jennifer is recovering from surgery to remove a brain tumor and is receiving follow-up treatment.
Donald Fawcett as he and his family wait for the results of recent medical tests.
Paul Gibbs (Ellen Parker’s brother-in-law) and the Mission Team he is traveling with to Africa. They left Jacksonville on Tuesday, May 5th and will return this weekend.
Please pray for Doug Durrance and his group traveling to China from May 10-21.
The Warner family
Jill Harris, a friend of the Martinez family, who is being treated for stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Jill is 40 years old and is the mother of two children.
Roxanne and Shawn Clements and their new baby girl, Parker, who was born early at 27 weeks. Parker is gaining weight and doing well.
The Lynes family
Olin Lanier, David Summerlin’s uncle, who is recovering from a broken hip.
Cheryl Fox’s friend, Diane, who is receiving treatment for lymphoma.
Elizabeth Hanafin is feeling a little better but is awaiting the results of an MRI to see what is causing her back pain.
Deb Hollis is scheduled to have back surgery.
Jerry and Frances Rutland
Eleanor and Graham Leggett
Jennifer Blanton’s father, John Ross
Cora, a friend of Olivia Bell’s, who has leukemia
For all members of our Armed Forces, especially for those in harm’s way.
Our ongoing concerns include the following people. Please let me know of any updated information you may have for them and their situations. Thank you.
The family of Meredith Herrin
Ron Stover
Owen Thayer as he continues to recover from surgery
Mallory Ambrose
The family of Henry Hooten
Everett Moon, Cheryl Fox’s cousin, who is fighting pancreatic cancer.
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Donna Norris
Georgia Mannino- Bobbie Lynes’ cousin who has cancer
Joan Chase’s Aunt Hazel who is recovering from a broken hip
Johnsie Magee
Billy J. Durrence- Melanie Collum’s Uncle
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Marvin Grainger who is need of a liver transplant
Beverly Colwell’s Mother
Mary Herndon and Sara Lord who are friends of Melanie Collum and are in need of our prayers for chronic health problems
Peggy Dixon
Sandy Vickers
John and Mary Vetter
Reba Baldridge- Quieda Sisco’s sister
Christian Missionaries around the world
Thank you,
Ellen
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Please be in prayer for the following people and situations. I apologize for not being in touch over the past week but I'm trying to catch everyone up. I realize that some of these situations may have changed. Please let me know. Thank you.
The family of Meredith Herrin who passed away last week. She was a classmate of Alex Zdanowicz and many of us remember Meredith from when she attended RHPS.
Donald Fawcett as he and his family wait for the results of recent medical tests.
Paul Gibbs and the Mission Team he is traveling with to Africa. They left Jacksonville on Tuesday and will return in about 10 days.
Thanks from the family of Bobby Beach (Olin & Barbara Wright’s grandson) for all the prayers and cards.
Please pray for Doug Durrance and his group traveling to China from May 10-21.
The family of James Hutcheson of Mayo, Florida. James (uncle of Joan Chase) passed away last Friday.
The Warner family
Jill Harris, a friend of the Martinez family, who is being treated for stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Jill is 40 years old and is the mother of two children.
Roxanne and Shawn Clements and their new baby girl, Parker, who was born early at 27 weeks. Parker is gaining weight and doing well.
The Lynes family
Olin Lanier, David Summerlin’s uncle, who is recovering from a broken hip.
Ron Stover is recovering at home and may have to have another surgery in about 6 months.
Cheryl Fox has asked us to be in prayer for her friend, Diane, who has recently been diagnosed with lymphoma (the same type of cancer that Cheryl has been fighting) and Cheryl has gotten to know her since her diagnosis. Cheryl is supporting Diane as she goes through treatments, as she has been there and knows what she is going through.
Elizabeth Hanafin is having severe back pain.
Deb Hollis is scheduled to have back surgery.
Jerry and Frances Rutland
Eleanor and Graham Leggett
Jennifer Blanton’s father, John Ross
Owen Thayer as he continues to recover from surgery
Mallory Ambrose – possible brain surgery. I
Cora, a friend of Olivia Bell’s, who has leukemia
For all members of our Armed Forces, especially for those in harm’s way.
Our ongoing concerns include the following people. Please let me know of any updated information you may have for them and their situations. Thank you.
The family of Henry Hooten
Everett Moon, Cheryl Fox’s cousin, who is fighting pancreatic cancer.
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Donna Norris
Georgia Mannino- Bobbie Lynes’ cousin who has cancer
Joan Chase’s Aunt Hazel who is recovering from a broken hip
Johnsie Magee
Billy J. Durrence- Melanie Collum’s Uncle
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Marvin Grainger who is need of a liver transplant
Beverly Colwell’s Mother
Mary Herndon and Sara Lord who are friends of Melanie Collum and are in need of our prayers for chronic health problems
Peggy Dixon
Sandy Vickers
John and Mary Vetter
Reba Baldridge- Quieda Sisco’s sister
Christian Missionaries around the world
Thank you,
Ellen
The family of Meredith Herrin who passed away last week. She was a classmate of Alex Zdanowicz and many of us remember Meredith from when she attended RHPS.
Donald Fawcett as he and his family wait for the results of recent medical tests.
Paul Gibbs and the Mission Team he is traveling with to Africa. They left Jacksonville on Tuesday and will return in about 10 days.
Thanks from the family of Bobby Beach (Olin & Barbara Wright’s grandson) for all the prayers and cards.
Please pray for Doug Durrance and his group traveling to China from May 10-21.
The family of James Hutcheson of Mayo, Florida. James (uncle of Joan Chase) passed away last Friday.
The Warner family
Jill Harris, a friend of the Martinez family, who is being treated for stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Jill is 40 years old and is the mother of two children.
Roxanne and Shawn Clements and their new baby girl, Parker, who was born early at 27 weeks. Parker is gaining weight and doing well.
The Lynes family
Olin Lanier, David Summerlin’s uncle, who is recovering from a broken hip.
Ron Stover is recovering at home and may have to have another surgery in about 6 months.
Cheryl Fox has asked us to be in prayer for her friend, Diane, who has recently been diagnosed with lymphoma (the same type of cancer that Cheryl has been fighting) and Cheryl has gotten to know her since her diagnosis. Cheryl is supporting Diane as she goes through treatments, as she has been there and knows what she is going through.
Elizabeth Hanafin is having severe back pain.
Deb Hollis is scheduled to have back surgery.
Jerry and Frances Rutland
Eleanor and Graham Leggett
Jennifer Blanton’s father, John Ross
Owen Thayer as he continues to recover from surgery
Mallory Ambrose – possible brain surgery. I
Cora, a friend of Olivia Bell’s, who has leukemia
For all members of our Armed Forces, especially for those in harm’s way.
Our ongoing concerns include the following people. Please let me know of any updated information you may have for them and their situations. Thank you.
The family of Henry Hooten
Everett Moon, Cheryl Fox’s cousin, who is fighting pancreatic cancer.
Louise Johnson, Tami Garrett’s Mother
Donna Norris
Georgia Mannino- Bobbie Lynes’ cousin who has cancer
Joan Chase’s Aunt Hazel who is recovering from a broken hip
Johnsie Magee
Billy J. Durrence- Melanie Collum’s Uncle
Jimmy Royals- Don Royals’ Dad
Marvin Grainger who is need of a liver transplant
Beverly Colwell’s Mother
Mary Herndon and Sara Lord who are friends of Melanie Collum and are in need of our prayers for chronic health problems
Peggy Dixon
Sandy Vickers
John and Mary Vetter
Reba Baldridge- Quieda Sisco’s sister
Christian Missionaries around the world
Thank you,
Ellen
