Prayer Request / Update on Tommy

From my friend Patricia

 

Please pray for my niece as she underwent surgery yesterday and they have determined that she has Crohn's Disease. She is not saved.

 

Thanks,

Patricia

 

 

Update from my cousin Erin on her son Tommy

 

Thanks, Gary.  Tommy is actually still in New York at a children's hospital there. They transferred us this morning. We have been dealing with high fevers, a rash and his inability to walk for almost two weeks now.   We are optimistic that they will be able to get a diagnosis in the next few days.  Basically they have just been eliminating different things.  

Thanks for putting him on your prayer list.

Love,

Erin

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Prayers for Tommy

My cousin Erin's boy Tommy has been sick for over a week now. He's been moved to another hospital in Baltimore. They're unclear of the problem. Please keep Tommy in your prayers.

Thanks.

Gt

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Prayer Request

Please keep the Virginia Tech families impacted by today's tragedy in your prayers.

Thanks.
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Why Did God Do This To Me?

Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation!

A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely Mom, I love your cake."

"Here, have some cooking oil," her Mother offers. "Yuck" says her daughter. "How about a couple raw eggs?" "Gross, Mom!" Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?" "Mom, those are all yucky!"

To which the mother replies: "Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake! God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!

God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning. Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart. If you like this, send this on to the people you really care about. I did.

Prayer Request for Tony Snow

Earlier today, I sent out a prayer request for Tony Snow and his family. I thought the name rang a bell, but couldn't place him.

Of course, Tony Snow is President Bush's press secretary.

He had colon cancer 3 years ago, and the cancer has returned and now it has spread.

Please keep he and his family in your prayers.

Thanks.

Gary
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Prayer Request

Received this morning from my aunt.

Please pray for Tony Snow and his family.

Situation unknown, but will make inquiry and update with respect to privacy.

Thanks for your prayers.

Gt

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Praise report

Received this afternoon from Scott. Please keep their family in your prayers.

 

Hello friends,
Many of you may know that my wife's father, Dallas Tester, has been recovering from a succesful surgery in February, and that he suffered a serious setback March 5 that left him with minimal brain function. Just before 4pm today, he received the complete healing for which we have been praying. Thank you for your prayers, concern and support. Praise God for the grace and strength He has provided through this difficult time and for what He will supply as we adjust to life without Dallas.

Thanks again,
Scott/E.W. 

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Prayers

Please keep Lisa Smith and her family in your prayers. She lost her sister due to an untimely death recently. Lisa works in our Blue Bell, Pennsylvania office.

 

Also, pray for our admin, Antoinette, who has been battling a bug.

 

Thanks.

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Prayer Requests / Good News

Good morning, and some good news to share.

 

My uncle Larry learned late last week that the cancer in his prostate has not spread. He's undergoing some harmonal treatment now and will have a cryo procedure done in a couple months. Please keep him in your prayers.

 

Mom is feeling better and stronger. She will finish up her radiation on April 2nd. Please keep her and Dad in your prayers as they're traveling 4 hours round trip M-F for 2 more weeks.

 

Please pray for David who will x-rays of his back today, and for Sara who may need x-rays on her hand.

 

Thanks.

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Update on Tanya's Dad-Sunday night

Received this from Scott and Tanya Monday. Please keep their family in your prayers. Thanks.

Sunday night 8:57pm

Hello friends,

The tests done over the weekend confirmed that Dallas' brain function is limited to brain stem activity. In accordance with his medical directive, he has been removed from all support and is currently receiving medication to maintain his comfort and allow him to rest. The Lord has provided time for his family to gather and share parting words with Dallas and offer comfort to each other. Please pray that the Lord will grant Dallas a gentle departure soon. He is ready to meet Jesus and his family is ready for him to enjoy the full fellowship of his Savior at last.

Thanks for your love and support,

Tanya & Scott/E.W.

 

(feel free to share this with others)

 

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Please Pray

My dearest Prayer Warriors,

It is by the grace of God that I can even type right now. I just talked to my sister in Richmond. Two different Neurologists have been in to see my dad today. They are almost positive that dad's brain is not functioning. The fact that he can breathe and has moved a little is involuntary movement from the brainstem that must be functioning okay. They are going to run more tests tomorrow to get a definite diagnosis. If they are right, our family will be making some very difficult decisions.

I have not given up on complete healing for my dad-that is my will. However, I am totally trusting God-may His great will be.

I know how much God cares for us and that he wants the best for all of us. Please pray for wisdom, patience, discernment, and a spirit that allows us to give it all to God for our family. Please pray that the doctor's will do the right tests and be compassionate as they share the results with our family.

I love you all and have been and continue to be thankful that I can lift my dad up in this most precious way of prayer.  

Please know that before dad went in for surgery he said that he was ready for complete healing-here on earth or in heaven. What a great comfort to my family and me that statement is right now.   

May He be glorified in everything.

In Christ alone,

Tanya Paulette

 

Update on Dallas Tester

Good Morning, 

Most of you know that my dad had quite a setback one week ago when he aspirated and stopped breathing. By the grace of God, the doctors and nurses acted very quickly to resuscitate dad and he was put back on the respirator and moved to ICU again.

Dad is off all sedation and pain medication and the doctors and family are now waiting for him to "wake up". We have been told that this could be a very slow process-but so far the doc's see no reason why dad should not come out of this-no sign of stroke or brain injury. The family is now taking turns to sit with dad, talk to him, and encourage him. I was in Richmond all weekend and dad did open his eyes some and moved his arms-he is yawning and swallowing-both reflexes-but movement so that is good.

We continue to trust God in His infinite wisdom to do the best for dad.  We feel like God has saved dads life twice in the last few weeks both curing cancer and reviving him ( and probably in many other ways!). However we are becoming increasingly concerned about his lack of progress. My sister is with him now and says that he has barely opened his eyes since Sunday afternoon. He is not responding much to stimuli.

When I called this morning I was told that a CT Scan had been done in the night but results are not available as of yet. This has concerned me because the doc did not see a need for a CT Scan last week and now he does.   

I guess that I am just asking you guys to continue to stand with us. It is your prayers, love, and concern that has kept dad and us going since before his surgery on Feb. 14 ^th. Of course I want my dad restored here on earth but God may completely heal my dad in heaven. Please pray that He will prepare our hearts for His plan in dad's life.   

God Bless you all,

Tanya Paulette

 

Prayer Requests

Please pray for my mother, who is having some challenges with the radiation treatments for a tumor on her spine. Prayers also for Dad and Baba & Larry and Ann & Preston, who are driving her to UVA each Mon - Fri. Mom has 3 weeks behind her now. She faces 1 to 4 more weeks.

 

Prayers please for my uncle Larry, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer last week. Doctors seem optimistic that they caught it early.

 

A fine young man that I coached on my son's basketball team last year, Patrick, has a tumor on his arm. He is 11 years old. Doctors say it appears benign. Please keep he and family in your prayers.

 

Please pray for Kenny, brother of a childhood friend of my friend Eddie. Kenny is having liver problems, and is in need of a transplant. Please keep him and his sister Susan (who has offered a piece of her own liver) in your prayers.

 

Keep Suzanne's mom, Rachel, in your prayers. She has been having problems with her knee and a replacement is in the works - now she's having trouble with her other knee.

 

Finally, prayers please for my friend Larry in Lynchburg, who will have a hip replacement on March 19th.

 

Thank you all for your prayers and the calls during Suzanne's recent bout with pneumonia. She is much better now.

Gt
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Tanya's Dad-Update

Hello friends,

Tanya is in Richmond for the weekend and she told me tonight that her father's condition is still very serious. He is still on the ventilator, though he's been weaned off the sedating drugs. Hopefully it's taking time for those to clear his system as he has yet to respond to commands. They meet with the physician tomorrow to hopefully learn what happened Sunday night/Monday morning and whether he suffered a stroke or some other event that set him back. It may be that he's simply taking a long time to rebound; he wasn't really all that strong when we left him Sunday, though we were quite encouraged at that point that he might be turning a corner.  

As you can imagine, Tanya and her family are anxious and weary. Psalm 34:18 informs us that "The Lord is near to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit". May they, and all who are ill, grieving, worried and exhausted find strength and comfort for a very challenging time.  

Thanks for your prayers,

 E.W./Scott Paulette   

Feel free to share this with others as you are so led.

Update on Tanya's father

Hello friends,

Tanya and I were in Richmond this weekend and found her dad to be not as strong as we expected ( we had thought he might be coming home early this week). When we left yesterday, however, we were encouraged that he was showing enough improvement to begin physical rehab this week ( that's been delayed because of general weakness). His respiratory functions have not been strong enough to allow him to regain overall strength. This morning we learned that in the night he aspirated some vomit in the night and is back on the ventilator, sedated. He also has pneumonia. The physicians indicated that his recovery would be slow, "baby steps" was the phrase, but this pace has wearied Tanya and her family. More intercession may be needed on their behalf, perhaps, than on Dallas ( Tanya's dad); I'll trust the Lord to lead you how to pray.

Thanks, 

Scott/E.W.

 Feel free to pass this along as you are so led.

Update on request for a young lady

This came in the other day! Additional info on her injury and some good news! Amen!

E.W./Scott

  Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:02 PM

Here is some more info on the prayer request that I sent out yesterday .I ask that we be in agreement to pray for complete healing from the injuries and also from the siezures that Tonya has been suffering with.God bless .Pastor Danny 

Hey Danny!  I'm sorry, I was in a hurry when I wrote that!  Tonya had a seizure and fell down a flight of steps around midnight!  She broke 5 vertibrae and her wrist as well as a serious head injury.  The baby was sound asleep in bed and doing fine.

Sent: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 3:51 PM

Subject: Answered Prayer

Hello Everyone!

  Tonya Massie, the daughter of my guitar player Gary Peters, pulled through surgery yesterday very well.  The doctors had her up today "WALKING" (PRAISE GOD!!!!!) and said that if her arm was not still bothering her, she would have been able to go home tomorrow.  The arm is in pain due to a nerve in the vertibrate that is pinched, I think, so they want to watch this.  This is a huge answered prayer and God deserves ALL THE GLORY!!

Thanks for all your prayers!!  HE IS LORD!!!!! 

In Christ!

John Sines, Jr.

Upcoming Mission Trip

Gary,

 

I have a prayer request that I need for you and for others to pray about!

I am raising money. I am going on a missionary trip to Alaska on May 19th.

I am raising money to send a case of bibles ahead of time and I am raising used christian cd's and cassettes to mail ahead of time.

I am going to be involved in street ministry as well as regular church services.

And for the airline tickets. You were right when you said that if I gave God my everything he would bless me and I am doing what he has called me to do.

 

Melvin

Request for a young lady

Hello again,

This request came from John Sines, Jr.:

My lead guitar player Gary Peters has a daughter named Tonya who had a baby about 4 months ago.  Tonya has seizures and at this time, all I know is that she has broken her neck in two places and broken her arm, as well as had a serious head injury.  Please be in prayer for this family!  God IS good, ALL THE TIME!  He IS in control!  

In Christ!

John Sines, Jr.

Thanks again for your prayers,

Scott/E.W.

 

Request for an expectant mother

Hello friends,

A friend of ours has a cousin named Anne who is sick. Here's part of her email to us:  

Anne is very sick. She has Type 1 diabetes, and she is pregnant (with twins!).  She's being doing so well, but this past weekend had to be put in the hospital.  I don't know a lot of details or exactly what is wrong, but whatever it is, it's affecting her liver and bleeding status.

There are a few more tests to run, but the may have to do a C-section.  The twins are 27 weeks old, and "they" say that babies have a chance at 26 weeks.

Thanks for your prayers for this family.

Scott

Back from Africa

Got this from Scott today.
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Hello friends!

Just a quick note to say our team has safely returned from Africa and for the most part, all are well. Pray for them as they transition back to their daily routines, and that none of us will go back to "our old selves" but rather live with a fresh perspective of God's grace and provision.

Thanks for your prayers!

 Scott/E.W. Paulette

Prayer Requests

Mom began her radiation treatments at UVA Thursday. She had one Thursday and another Friday. Other than being tired and sleeping a lot, she appears to have no ill effects. Please keep her and Dad in your prayers as they continue this process for the next 4-to-7 weeks.

 

Suzanne has been on her back for a week now. She went to the doctor last Friday (2/9) and got some antibiotics for an ear infection and some prescription cough syrup, but Monday had to be rushed back to the doctor with breathing difficulty. That's when we found out she had walking pneumonia. She's still pretty much on her back, but gets up occasionally. Doctor said for her not to over-do it or she could have a relapse. I've been pulling some double-duty as daddy and mommy this last week! She feels better this morning, so I'm sure I've got a battle on my hands getting her to relax. Please keep her in your prayers. Thanks to our neighbors, Carol and Charlie, for some great macaroni-and-cheese, and Glenn and Sherry (and family), who sent awesome spaghetti & meatballs Thursday night despite the death of Glenn's aunt. Please keep their family in your prayers as well.

 

 Also, please pray for my friend Melissa, who is having some health problems.

 

Thank you.

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Prayer request for Godfrey

I received this from Scott, who is still in Uganda with a mission, this morning.

Please keep them all in your prayers. Thanks.

Gt

 

Hello all,

I'm sending to all of you hoping one will see it soon and post on Emmaus prayer chain and you can share with Calavry Chapel and anyone else as well. Godfrey's family was robbed at home Friday night. They are fine but their guard was hit in the head and is in hospital. They stole electronics mostly but the family was traumatized. I've not seen Godfrey yet today. Pray for all involved in the matter.

Thanks. The team is better and I think we're all feeling okay now. By the way Godfrey is president of Arise Africa, the group with work with here in Uganda. Sunday we fly to Nairobi and return to the states Wednesday afternoon. Thanks for your prayers. May the Lord be with you.

 

Scott/E.W.in Uganda

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Update on Dallas Tester and Scott Paulette

Hello Body of Christ,

Just a reminder that dad will have his esophagus removed on Wed. 2/14. Do not have the time yet so please lift him, the surgeon, the medical team, and his family up anytime! He is in good spirits and we are so thankful that we serve such a Great God. I know that He is already there preparing a path. Thanks for your prayers and concern. It has made a difference and will continue to.

Some of you know that Scott is in Uganda. He left on 2/5 and will return on 2/21. I spoke to him Saturday night and he was safe and is having a wonderful time of ministry. Please continue to pray for the team- for many opportunities to share God with the beautiful people of Uganda and for traveling mercies. I also know that it is hard for him to be so far away while dad is having surgery.

On that same note please lift up my baby sister Lana who is in South Dakota and very concerned and is so far away.

Thanks so much to you all.

With love in Christ ,

Tanya Paulette

Philippians 4:13

Prayer Request

Sent to me from my friend Rick.

 

Dear Friends,

I have an urgent prayer request that was forwarded to me from my cousin, Kim Smith.  It is for Brent Morgan, the son of Pastor Morgan of Calvary Baptist Church in Radford, VA.    Brent is serving in Iraq and is an air traffic controller. Last week an airplane went down killing 34 Turkish people. Brent was the air traffic controller for this plane. He has been fully exonerated by his superiors. All tapes have been watched and ruled he was totally innocent of the crash. Brent was suppose to leave Iraq on Saturday, January 20,   and be back home Tuesday.  Pastor and Phyllis Morgan just received an urgent phone call from Brent that he cannot leave Iraq. The Iraqi government has stepped in and he must go before an Iraqi board tomorrow. Although he is innocent, they are looking for someone to blame. Brent is very scared. Please forward this request to as many people as you can. Pray without ceasing for his full release from this board. We know the Lord can intervene and bring him home soon!

Thanks for your concern.

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Gary L. Thomas
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Africa Trip

I received this email from my good friend Scott this morning.

Please keep them in your prayers.

Thanks.

Gary

 

Hello friends,
Today I depart with a team for a mission to Uganda, East Africa under the leadership of Rick Sadler and Mission Link International in Charlottesville. Below is part of an email newsletter he sent out last night. You can do a search for Mission Link to access their website. I won't put in here because some email server don't like that sort of thing. Thanks for your prayers and may the Lord bless each of you as you walk with and serve Him. Free free to share this with others who might be inclined to pray.
Thanks,
E.W. Scott Paulette

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On the day of our departure, I ask that you please pray for our 30 member team as we go and share the love of Christ in East Africa. The team will be constructing offices for Arise Africa International, developing the Mission Link International Christian Study Center, Medical Missions, Evangelism and a Feeding Clinic. May the Lord Jesus Christ be glorified and magnified in all we do!

The Uganda/Kenya Mission Team will be in East Africa February 5-21, 2007. Please pray daily for protection, fruitfulness and personal growth.

How shall they preach unless they are sent? (Rm 10:15) Below is the team roster....

Allen Birckhead; Rev. Jackie Carver; Glynda Carver; Clayton Carver; Joanna Carver; Dr. John Cramer; Wendell Drumheller; Dr. Glenna Dunn; Randy Fox Dennis Hansen; Melody Lain; Dr. Jim Masloff; Rev. Dennis Moore; Grace Moyer; Larry Mullins; Alan Newsom; Cindy Newsom; Charlie Pace; Tommy Pace; Susan Prather; Stephen Reynolds; Garry Rund; Zeke Ryan; Dr. Rick Sadler; Candy Sadler; Heather Vicks; E.W./Scott Paulette ; Malcolm Warfield; Jeanne Williams; Glassell Williamson

 

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