Yesterday I was able to go to church, but my husband had to stay home because he was in pain.  These are the prayer requests for Sunday the 7th.

Harold - pain

Penny G - for arm to heal properly

Milton - breathing to ease

Mikey + Juanita

Rite

Diana

Larry

Phyllis C

Phyllis B

Margaret N

Jeremy - job

David H - bike problems

Finances

Eddie + Walter

Kay’s son David

LeRoy

Carlton

Mindy + baby

Our political leaders

All of your prayers are gratefully accepted.  Thank you.

That might sounds a strange title, but it is true nonetheless.

Scientists have figured out that we, as people, are made of over 90% water, and a handful of chemicals, put together with electricity of some sort.

^{Genesis 2:7} the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Yes, common dirt or dust was used.  When you add water to dirt, you get mud.  We are living mud.  What makes us different from that?

Genesis 1:²⁷ So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.

We are more than just the dirt or dust of the ground.  We have been blessed with life from the very breath of God.

How awesome is that?

My husband has family in Arkansas.

One of his nieces,( Mary) + her child, her nephew (Joseph) + his child were all in an auto wreck.

Mary is dead.  Joseph is dead.  Their kids have been sent to the hospital.  I have no idea what their condition is right now.

The entire family needs prayer.

UPDATE 2-17-10

There were four people in the car, yes.  However the information needs to be corrected.  They were Mary, her 7 year old daughter, her son Michael, and her nephew Joseph.  Joseph was the son of her sister Michele.

My husband and I have had to deal with grief before and realize that it can cause information to be given out sporadically and incorrectly.  This is the latest that I have been able to find out, since they are all in another state.

Happy Valentine’s day to everyone.

John 15:13  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Jesus did this for us.  He laid down His very important life for us.  He called us friends, He did what He talked about.  Think about what that means.  He considered us important enough to care about,m to sacrifice Himself for.  Mercy.

These are the prayer requests that I found out about for today:

Royce - hip replacement surgery coming shortly.

Carlton - severe ongoing pain in his back, legs, and groin areas.

Harold G - still having problems from his prostate surgery from January 5, his has been having lots of pain, and passing some clots.

Beverly Hobsday - the doctors cannot find any cancer in her, she asks for continued prayer for her full and complete recovery.  She also passes along thanks for the prayer that she has received so far.

Janice Hunter - trouble breathing and weakness.  She is not able to attend church because of this.

Becky B - UTI’s causing continued trouble, she now has an IV for daily injections of antibiotics that will be with her for a month.

Kay Guthrie - now on dialysis and having trouble walking.

Jennifer’s sister’s kids in Michigan

Margaret N

Penny G - broken arm (went rollerskating - oops), haivng lots of PAIN.

Tobah - medical, her arm is close to falling off.

David & Tosha - his kids are out of state

Phyllis & kids

EL SHADDAI’S  WARRIORS - growth in the Lord

Ann Holmes - mecial healing needed.

Family Gospel Church - to grow in the Lord, finances

Peace in Israel

Donna - protection, finances

Diane - legal troubles, guidance

Phyllis C - guidance in some decisions to be made.

Kay - back pains

David G - tenison, headache, etc.

Bro. Joe Washburn

Beulah - salvation, guidance

Gary Finney’s daughter Christen - her 3 year old son

Your prayers are thankfully accepted and needed.

These are the prayer requests that I learned about for today.

Milton + Becky

Festus

Diane

Napoleon, Coco Puffs, Miracle - these pets have been going through serious health problems fighting Parvo.  Their owner loves them greatly and has asked for prayer for them.

Phyllis + Larry

Mindy - pregnant

El Shaddai’s Warriors - this is a motorcycle ministry that is starting to increase in our area and in another.  These people love the Lord and want to serve Him and lead others to a loving relationship in Christ.

Eddie + Walter - healing, grief

Tom Coffield

Arissa

David Holder

LeRoy Jones

Ron B “Standup”

“Chihuahua” +”Mexican Mike” - stronger walk with Jesus and The Holy Spirit, to preach God’s Word

Chihuahua’s kids - 3 boys, 1 girl

Penny G

We have been blessed each day this past week.  We have been going through revival.

It has been glorious and a lot of fun.

We have had bible study, prayer, lots of fellowship, and definitely lots of praise.  My spirits have been lifted up, my husband has been smiling more, and there is more joy in our souls.

The way that I figure it, the glad tidings are the result of being blessed and God should get all of the kudos.

Went to church today and had a blast.  It was great being able to go back and see everyone and be able to take part in worship.  Many of the regulars were not there and are in need of prayer for different things that are going on.  The message today was on love and came from 1 John chapter 4.  For additional information on love also check out 1 Corinthians chapter 13.

Listed below are the prayer requests:

Phyllis, Madison, and Patricia in Kentucky

Eddie + Walter C - she is recovering from surgery and he is recovering from losing a family member.

Harold - heart attack.  We have a few Harolds on our group.

Jewel Ballard

Milton - BP

Haiti survivors and families

Calton C - severe pain that debilitates him

Jasmine - coughing

Phyllis C

LeRoy J - loneliness and grief over a loss

Nancy Taylor - hospice

Ann Ballard + family

Pete H - eye surgery

Karen from Temple, Tx

Kay - anniversary of husband’s death

Family Gospel church

Tosha + David comfort concerning move of children out of state

Chris Immoos - health

Dre Crowsflyhigh - foot

Jeremy - car and house

Mindy - school and driving skills

“The Car”

I have no idea what that last one is, but God knows.  My husband and I are slowly recovering from what he had been going through and he is feeling much better.  Thank God for His mercy.

Things have been going on the last3 months.

Fist, I have some prayer requests:

Walter and Eddie - she has had gall bladder surgery, he just lost his brother.

Harold had surgery and is recovering.

Carlton - going through divorce and is torn up.

Now for the things that have been going on.  The Lord has kept us from going nuts, and it has been busy.  Maybe I should have said we have been busy.

Starting in October, my husband got sick.  A lot of tests were run on him, anti-biotics prescribed and finally a diagnosis was given.  He was having some prostate trouble.  He needed surgery.  Well, a first date was set finally in November, but a medicine screw-up caused it to be delayed.  He was getting catheterized each day about 5-6 times (PAIN).  He was having cramping and pain every day.  Most of the time, he was in misery.  Then finally a date was set for his surgery.  January 5th.  So, for months he was going through pain, cramps, and the indignity of catheterization.  OY

Well, he has now had his surgery, he is recovering, and the pain and cramps from his trouble have stopped for the most part.  The doctor used a laser to vaporize the offending area.  Everything is now looking up from where things had gotten to.  Now, all we have to do is get his blood sugar balanced.  Still, everything could have been worse.  The doctor told us that they got to the problem in time to keep it from becoming closer to being cancerous.  He is no longer having the same recurring infections that he’d been having before.  A lot of the upset is now gone.

Tomorrow, my husband undergoes surgery for his prostate problems.  Any and all prayers would be appreciated.  We have not been able to attend church since this all began, it has been very frustrating to us.

We are praying that this surgery will end the problems, once and for all.

It has been a while since I have been able to write here.

This is the update on what has been happening.  My husband has been going through ‘hell’ on earth.  Since the end of October, he has been getting treatment for UTI’s (urinary track infections).  The underlying cause was discovered to be his prostate which had gotten enlarged.  It has been blocking his urethra partially and not allowing his bladder to empty.

There have been many doctor’s office visits.  The end result was his getting a catheter installed for a solid week.   After that, it was removed and an operation was planned using a laser to clean out the area involved.  The operation was planned to be on December 10th.  Until that time, he had to be catheterized at least 3 times each day if not more.  When he went in to the anesthesia assessment unit for the pre-op interview, the nurse doing the interview discovered that he had not been told to stop his Plavix and daily aspirin.  Goodbye operation.

He was rescheduled for a thallium stress test and interview with a cardiologist.  It not be until December the 17th.  His cardiologist will be going on vacation that particular day, and will not return until the 22nd.  So, he will be seeing another doctor after the test.

The one thing that I have not mentioned yet is the daily pain that he goes through each time that he is catheterized.  Remember - 3 times daily.  This has been going on since the first week in December.  The catheterization process also caused severe cramps at times.

It has been a nightmare.  Mostly for my husband since he is unable to do this procedure himself.  I am the one to do it.  It makes me cringe, but I know that it is necessary.  We now have a routine to doing this and things are time, almost with precision.  He still has the pain each day, though.

We need prayer.