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UPDATE: Praise Jesus, Sophia is HOME!

Please also pray for my dad. My dad, Dan, was admitted to St. Vincent on Monday, October 13. He has a horrible bacterial infection from a previous surgery. Please pray for healing, for the antibiotics to work and for patience. Please pray that my mom, Earlene, will rest when able. Pray for his care team and for their endurance and patience as well.

UPDATE: Praise the Lord, Sophia is awake! She is recovering much better than her doctors imagined. However, the journey is only beginning as physical, occupational, speech therapy and intensive rehab all begin. She’s communicating and walking. Please continue to pray for complete healing of her body, brain and continued excellency from her care team. Our God is amazing, thank you everyone who has prayed!

Can you please pray for my brother, Dax? He is in the hospital with bleeding in his kidneys. Please also pray that God would deliver him from addiction from alcohol and for his salvation, too. Thank you!

In February, I had two spinal neck surgeries. After the first surgery, I developed C8 palsy in my dominant arm and hand. I have been in PT and OT and have gained some minimal use back. Praise God, I’m back to leading worship and teaching with 1st–5th grade Radiant Kids and serving in medical again. I’m still not driving and need help with changing clothes and a few other things. Please pray for total restoration of my arm/hand.

UPDATE: 12 days ago, our bonus daughter, Sophia, was in an accident, and today she is still sedated. At 9:30AM this morning, she will have a trach and peg put in to help her heal faster. Please pray for complete success in the procedure and for baby steps forward.

My best friend, Anders, and his wife, Cheryl, have a 2-month-old daughter. Their daughter, Clare, has had issues since birth with being able to eat, keep food down, and gain weight. They’ve been in and out of the hospital, and they’re still not sure how to help her keep food down and gain weight. He was supposed to go back to work a few weeks ago, but he’s not been able to do so. Please pray for their daughter to keep food down and that she’d gain weight. Please also pray that Anders can resume work from a financial standpoint.

UPDATE on Sophia: Wednesday’s scan showed more swelling and issues with the vent. Her medicine has changed and things are “stormy”. Please pray for Sophia not to be so agitated and that she would be able to rest so her brain can heal. Please pray for our daughter, Kylee, and her other friend, as they are struggling with the situation.

Our daughter’s best friend, Sophia, had surgery on her brain last night (9/21/25). She has multiple brain bleeds and is having a drain placed. Please pray for the doctors and nurses and everyone involved to heal our special girl. Also, please pray for our daughter who feels helpless. Thank you so very much.

A family member of ours is struggling with some specific sin. We have a family get-together with them next week for the first time in a while, and we would appreciate your prayers. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would help us to speak biblical truth in love as we interact with them. We need God’s help to give us the right words.

My mom, Alice, had a CT scan last week, and they found a spot on her brain. Because of this, they will do an MRI to determine what it is. She has also been having problems with walking at times because her vision gets crossed. My mom does know the Lord, so that’s a good thing. Please pray for her emotions and for wisdom for her doctors as they try to figure out what is going on.

Please pray that I will be able to get my broken teeth extracted and also remove the broken fragments of the cracked teeth. Pray that the dentist doesn’t refer me to an oral surgeon because that will be a setback for me and I have struggled a long time with this broken tooth. Please pray that everything will work out by the help of God.

My 22-year old nephew, Philip, passed away last week. Please pray for safe travel as we travel to attend services today (9/8/25). Please also pray for my brother Steven, his wife Lisa and their other children as they grieve this loss.

UPDATE: Thank you very much for praying for my father-in-law, Larry. He tolerated his bladder cancer treatments very well. He has to wait a few months for a bladder scope.

Please pray for the salvation of my friend Evie. Pray that she would come to know Jesus and give her life to Him.

My husband Robert and I will be driving to Texas late on September 3rd. While road trips are often fun for people, I absolutely dread them because my anxiety is so awful inside a car. Please pray for safe travels there and back, that the two dogs we are taking with us would travel calmly, and that I would have peace during the trip and be able to enjoy myself.

My youngest son, Evan, is being sworn into the National Guard on Thursday, the 28th. Please pray for his relationship with God. Pray that he recognizes his need for God and for God’s protection. I have been struggling with his decision to enlist. His salvation or possible lack of salvation is what unsettles me most.

My mom passed away last week on Wednesday. She was fighting health issues for a while. Her celebration of life is on September 13th, but I have some travel logistics to figure out. I am praying that I can make it. Thank you for your prayers.

My brother, Steven, has enlisted in the Navy after a years long attempt to enlist at all and is scheduled to ship out for basic training on 9/23. He has had ear problems in the past and currently has an ear infection that started bleeding. He is very concerned that this will keep him from going. Please be praying for his ear to heal quickly so it doesn’t change the date he ships, for peace in his heart and for his reliance on the Lord.

I’m asking for prayer as I am looking for a new job. I was let go due to a reduction in force. Please pray for a new opportunity as I navigate this new chapter in life!

Thank you to all to have prayed for my brother, David. He was diagnosed with cancer in his kidney and had it removed a couple of months ago. He’s been undergoing chemo, but ended up in the ER this past week due to low sodium levels. After lots of tests they have discovered a tumor on his pituitary gland, which will require surgery in the next couple of weeks. His spirits are good, he knows the Lord, but your prayers are appreciated.

We are preparing to welcome our 3rd baby into the world this Friday (8/8). Please pray that there would be no complications with labor and delivery and that baby and I would stay healthy. We had a traumatic experience when our son, Gabriel, was born and I’m having a lot of anxiety this week. Asking for God’s help to trust Him and for peace. We are also asking for God’s grace as our family transitions to a family of 5 and that our children would all know and serve the Lord. Thank you!

Please pray for my father-in-law, Larry. He has to have a number of bladder treatments for bladder cancer. It’s a chemotherapy-like treatment that goes inside his bladder. He is a strong believer. Please pray for his health.

My mom, Judy, is ill. Please pray for God’s powerful, healing hand on her. Thank you so much.

The church recently lost some of the space they were leasing. This makes things like Kids’ Ministry and storage very difficult. Please pray that the Lord provides a solution to allow them to continue reaching their community and gathering to worship together on weekends.

Praise the Lord, we are home from Riley, only 9 hours after they said they were admitting Leah. Please continue to pray for her healing, but we are rejoicing in answered prayer.

Please pray for our little girl. Leah woke up yesterday morning with some trouble breathing. We ended up at Riley last night (7/27/25) and stayed overnight in their observation room. At about 6:45 this morning, they are admitting Leah. Please pray for Ruth and I as we try to comfort Leah. Please pray specifically that Leah could make it 4+ hours without needing a breathing treatment, for her body as she fights bronchiolitis and for her to rest well in the hospital.

For some time, I have felt a tug to use my health journey as a ministry in some way. In August, I will be doing the Revelation Fitness Trainer program, a Christ-centered health coach certification. I feel confident that this is the direction I am to go. Financially, it is a stretch for me. Please pray that the Lord will provide, but more importantly, that I continue to trust and look to God in all of this.

I am 41 years old and very new in my journey as a follower of the Lord. I come as a broken man, scared and anxious about my time left in this world since becoming a father two years ago. Please pray that the Lord would help to open my heart, soul and mind to His power and grace! Please pray that I trust God, lean into His plan for me, and find comfort and strength in Him!

My dad, Pat, is having a stent put in his carotid artery today (7/16/25) at 11AM. Can you please pray for him and for the medical team that will be working on him?

Please pray for my wife, Traci. She had her knee replacement surgery yesterday, the 14th of July. The procedure went extremely well and Traci is back home. She is healthy and comfortable, and we are very grateful for God‘s mercies and for all of your prayers regarding this. Please continue to pray for Traci to recover well, with minimal pain. I love you, my church family, and I appreciate all your prayers. To God be the glory!