Prayer Requests (Older than 90 Days Old)

1/20/10 - Harold McElfish's wife has a complete tear of the Lisfranc Ligament and collateral damage around it to other ligaments and tarsels/metatarsels, probably one of the worst things you can do to your foot.  She had surgery on 2/19/09 and is now back to "semi-normal."

10/14/09 - Please pray for David and Brett (friends of Ken Hamilton) who are having problems with their teenage sons.  Please pray for their sons’ protection and for a restoration of harmony in both their families. The sons are both way out there somewhere and very belligerent.

10/5/09 - Phil Dedy and Kit Reutters are leaving on 10/6/09 for a two week mission trip to the Kongo, which is a dangerous place right now.

10/5/09 - Roy Brigman has started a search for a job.

10/5/09 - Thomas Palmer's son, David, has gone to work for Tarrant County as a Deputy Sheriff.  Pray for his protection.

10/5/09 - David Palmer's wife, Traci, needs a job.

10/5/09 - the son of a friend of Ken Miller's, named Duck, is a missionary in China, where he teaches English.  He has been deemed a security risk due to Facebook.

10/5/09 - A Burnet County Sheriff's Deputy served to miss a deer and was killed.  Pray for the family.

9/17/09 - Jeff Reece was laid off from his job.  Pray that he will find a new one soon.

9/11/09 - Eddy Chance's cousin's grandson, Brandon Chance, who is approximately 6 months old, has a fatal condition where his organs are growing faster than his body.  He had surgery in 8/09 to install a long term pump.  In 9/09 he had a successful heart transplant.  They moved him to an apartment type room where he will stay with his parents.  They hope to get him back on some cereal/baby food as soon as possible.

8/28/09 - The doctors had given Jim Hatch's friend, Sarah Fenton, little hope and had said that if she lived, it wouldn't be her.  However, she is now out of the hospital!  Please continue to pray for her as she still has a long road ahead.

8/25/09 - Roger Robinson's wife, Shannon, has been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.  She finished a 7 day induction chemo cycle on 6/9/09.  Shannon overcame breast cancer two years ago.  She is now in a hospital in San Antonio awaiting a bone marrow transplant.  By the grace of God they found a donor in just a few weeks in Germany who was a perfect match.  They will be doing the transplant on 8/28/09.  She will be in the hospital for several months in San Antonio.  Please continue to pray for God's healing for Shannon as well as Roger and their two teenage daughters as they will be commuting back and forth between Austin and San Antonio.

8/12/09 - Please pray that the sales opportunities that Ken Hamilton has been working on will go through.

8/5/09 - Raegan Edwards fractured and severely damaged the nerves in his lower back during a motorcycle accident on 7/30/09.  They put an eight inch metal rod in his back.  The surgeon said it will be an extremely long recovery for Raegan (perhaps 12 months) and perhaps he may be able to walk again.  He has been moved to a rehabilitation hospital and is currently on 25 medications.

8/3/09 - the son-in-law of Thomas and Connie Palmer will be retiring from the army in January.  Pray that he will find a new job.

7/6/09 - Ken Hamilton requests prayer for Jerry Watts, who is having a heart pump installed later this week.  His heart’s capacity is currently only 10% of a normal healthy adult.  Without successful surgery, Jerry only has around 30 days left to live.

6/20/09 - Pray that work will come in for Ken Miller.

6/17/09 - Scott Casey, a good friend of Ken Hamilton's, had back surgery on 6/17/09 to place rods along his spinal column to hold his vertebrae in place.  He has been in a great deal of pain for several years.  Please pray for a successful recovery and for him to come to a saving knowledge of our Lord.

5/20/09 - A young guy in Hunter Phillip's neighborhood tried to commit suicide by dowsing himself in gasoline and setting himself on fire.  One of Hunter's neighbors and him intervened, but only Hunter could handle him.  Hunter said the kid was just wanting to die and begged him to finish him.  The kid was burned from the knees up.  He was taken by helicopter to the hospital.  It is unknown if he'll make it.  Hunter prayed with the young man and stayed with him talking to him and trying to calm him down.  Please pray for this young man and his family.  Hunter stated that this incident was by far one of the darkest things that he has ever been a part of.  Please pray for peace for Hunter.

5/2/09 - Peggy Lesley son's best friend has cancer (Hodgkin's Lymphoma).  He is 11 years old and is not doing well at all.  He was diagnosed with this cancer two weeks ago and the tumor is next to his jugular vein and entwined in it.  It has moved his wind pipe over a inch making it hard for him to breathe. The tumor is the size of a large eggplant and is sitting right above his heart.

4/21/09 - Kevin Kieschnick was elected to the Corpus Christi city council.  He will be sworn in on 5/19/09.  He asks prayer to think things through and to seek our Lord's wisdom - they have a lot of challenges ahead of them.

4/9/09 - Mark Dillow's dad's hernia surgery went well.  He is home recovering.

4/6/09 - Justin Dillow was laid off and is looking for work.

4/6/09 - Greg Bennett is looking for a house.  His wife and him are living in an apartment complex that has some shady characters.

3/27/07 - Walter, Ken Hamilton's brother-in-law, had successful heart bypass surgery.  Pray that he will not have any set backs.

2/23/09 - Nancy Schriber has the following prayer request from a friend of a friend of his daughter:  Erica gave birth to twins (one boy and one girl) this past weekend.  Shortly after giving birth, she complained of a little blurry vision and a headache, but she was told that it was probably just the medications from having a c-section.  Sometime during the night, she slipped into a coma and is in ICU.  She has severe bleeding and swelling in her brain and the doctors are not able to do much.  She has about a 30% chance of pulling through this.  Please pray that God will do a miracle.  Pray for strength for her husband, Adrian, along with her entire family.

2/16/09 - Darryl Swann's father had a kidney removed on 2/12/09.  They need the remaining kidney to take up the slack.  Right now, it's borderline but it looks promising.

2/5/09 - Kent Crockett and Mark Music are looking for work.

2/5/09 - Daryl Shipper's nephew, Jonathan Hogland, is having a struggle right now.

2/2/09 - Lovelle Hatch, the mother of a friend of Ken Miller's, possibly had a stroke.

1/20/09 - Terry Lawrence's dad was hospitalized due to a heart attack and a stroke.  It affected his peripheral vision and his conversation is limited to asking the same questions over and over again within a five minute time span.  Nearly all of his short term memory is gone.

1/19/09 - James Danielson, the husband of Cheryl Danielson (a co-worker of Randy Rowley's), learned that he has pancreatic cancer on 12/25/08.  A couple of years ago he survived a liver transplant.  Because of the liver transplant, he is not a candidate for chemo or radiation.  The doctor told them he could anticipate another 6 - 8 months of life.  However, during the week on 1/19/09 they went in for further tests and the tumor has not spread or grown.  Please continue to pray.

12/15/08 - Bill Riva requests prayer for his daughter Christy who blew out her knee.  Her surgery went well but she needs prayer for recovery.  Also, Ava Riva's boss was just diagnosed with cancer of the breast and needs prayer.

12/11/08 - Randall Klimek's dad, Al, has been having some issues with his heart.

11/11/08 - Ken Hamilton requests prayer for John Richardson, Yvette Richardson, and about six other people who got laid off at his company.

11/5/08 - Eddy Chance requests prayer for Nancie Sisemore, who may have lymphoma.

10/23/08 - Lyn Parks' father-in-law, Donnie Woolums, was admitted to ICU due to pancreatitis and renal shut down.  He is now off of life support.  All blood levels are looking better and his kidneys are functioning.  Please continue to pray for Donnie as he is not totally out of the woods yet.  Please also pray for his family.

10/13/08 - Delia Geary's friend Jen requests prayer for Jackie, who is suffering from cancer after 12 years in remission.  It is back with a vengeance and she has taken a turn for the worst.  The surgeries can only do so much and the Chemo treatments thus far are almost too much for her body to handle.  Please pray for Jackie and for strength and courage for her family.  Also please pray for Jackie's, Andrew's (her father), and Andreana's (her sister) salvation.  This has been very had on Jen as she is currently deployed in Iraq.

10/11/08 - Dan Carlson is looking for a new job.

10/1/08 - Delia Geary requests prayer for missionary/evangelist Tim Solterman, who has been going through chemo for stage 4 renal cancer.  It has spread to his lungs, stomach, and heart.

9/30/08 - James Wade requests prayer for a letter of acceptance from the IRS concerning his dad's estate and to avoid an audit.  The letter itself can take several months and the estate will be held in limbo until then.  Please pray that all the siblings will agree and get along.

9/30/08 - Delia Geary requests prayer for her friend, Leticia and her family.  Leticia's grandson, Sergio Sauceda, shot a man in San Antonio on 9/29/08.  Please pray for him and the man that he shot.

8/24/08 - Mark Sullivan's wife, Laura, had severe stomach cancer a few years ago.  Now the doctors think that she may have a tumor growing again.

8/23/08 - Steve, Karen, and Jordan (3 years old) Blocher were in an accident in their camper.  The stove exploded and ignited the camper.  Karen is burnt over 75% of her body (everywhere except her chest and abdomen).  Half her hair is gone and she has lost a lot of skin and fluids.  Steve has first and second degree burns over 30% of his body (his head, back, arm and knees).  Jordan has first and second degree burns on 15% of his body (his head and left hand).  Please pray for healing and comfort.

8/22/08 - Ken Hamilton requests prayer for Donald Mapes who had surgery on 8/25/08.  Pray for a safe surgery and a speedy recovery.

8/19/08 - Darryl Swann asks us to pray for guidance on how best to get everyone at the same place at the same time at the Nights at the Races for the devotionals.

8/19/08 - Eddy Chance requests prayer for his dad, Reverend C.V. Chance.  His congestive heart failure and diabetes are taking a toll on him.  He can hardly walk and his fluid build up is very bad.  Eddy can't get him to go to the hospital.  The last time he went into the hospital they put him on a heavy dose of Lasix, which drains the fluid from your body that causes congestive heart failure, and he lost 50 lbs. of fluid and felt great when he went home.  But he is stubborn and just doesn't want go back in the hospital again.  Please pray that we can convince him that this is the best way for him to feel better.  Please pray for his health, and for Eddy's stepmother Fay, as she is very ill and is trying to take care of him.  She also suffers from congestive heat failure.

8/19/08 - James Wade requests prayer for his neighbor, Irita Kellberg, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.  Please pray for the family's salvation (two daughters are living at home).