Weekly Prayer Journal

July 20, 2025

 

 

 Pray for all those dealing with addiction and their families,

and those who don’t know the joy of salvation.

 

Pastors and Deacons:  Please remember to keep our pastors and elders close in prayer as they diligently serve the Lord and our church members.

 

Missionaries: Pray for all our missionaries around the world

 

Paul & Amy:  Please pray for our family. As we work through medical issues, and stand firm on God’s promises.  Keep Paul and Amy in prayer as they travel to and from Maine.

 

Ken & Stephanie Akselsen: Pray for Stephanie's complete healing. Also pray for our kids' jobs, relationships & college. Pray for the Athletes In Action Ministry. 

 

Sissy: Please continue to keep Mommy in prayer for healing.  Pray for insight that only comes from God for the doctors caring for her.  Please lift Pat and me up in prayer for sustained energy, wisdom, and lovingkindness. Thank you to everyone for your faithful prayers. Our God is so good ~ all the time ~ no matter what!

 

John and Suzanne:  Please pray that Max will have the desire to eat, that he will start to communicate with us better and that he will not be afraid to walk on his own.  

 

 Kristin:  Pray for Abby’s recovery from hip surgery.  Also, continue to pray for Uncle Bud brain and lung cancer, for healing and wisdom and above all salvation.  Pray for my parents, Bill and Carolyn for salvation and health concerns.  Pray for God to continue to provide for Livada.  May God provide the grants they are looking for.  Please, also, remember the staff that God would be their strength and wisdom. 

 

Annie:  Please pray for relief of my burning tongue, it’s so hard to get through the days.  I don’t get out much because of this condition.  There is no cure.  Aso, please keep my husband Kurt in your prayers as he is there always for me.  Pray that God continues to give him strength, guidance and patience as he want to retire.  Also, for healing  from his car accident.

 

Nancy:  Praise God that Jerry’s infection has cleared up.  His shoulder replacement will be redone in  August.  Please pray for peace and no complications.  Also, pray for my cousin Katrina who has a hole in the back of her eye and will be having surgery, and please pray for protection of her other eye.

 

Sara & CJ:  Pray for Noah as we find a way to help him manage his ADHD/ASD and sleep. We are on a waitlist for ABA therapy pray that God will bring forth help from ABA services so he can thrive with his education. Someone who will be compatible with him and have the help in time for next school year. Thank you!

 

Hannah & Dan:  Please pray for an easy fix of Dan’s car since it's in the  shop again.  Pray for Kyla as she goes for her driver’s license this week.  Pray for volley ball camp this week as we help.  Pray for Hannah’s continued physical and mental strength as everything seems to be pressing in.  Pray that we can find a good used car for Kyla as she starts driving.

 

Brielle:  Please pray for my health, finances, and healing as I grow into a woman of God.  Please also pray for my future spouse to be a man of God who will love me in God’s image.

 

Samira:  Please pray for my cousin Madia.  She received news that her cancer has metastasized to her bones after being cancer free for 2 years.  Pray for assurance of her faith as well as comfort and healing.

 

Linda:  Please pray for my mom, who has dementia. Help her to be happy, healthy, and live a long time. Also, pray for my siblings and I that we would agree on the best care for her. Also, pray for me with my health issues. Please help the doctors know how to treat me, especially with my sleep apnea. May this help us all draw closer to Jesus

 

Janet:  Please keep me in prayer that God opens the right job. Please also keep my husband in prayer that God softens his heart to come to church and get saved in the Name of Jesus. Also, please pray for healing of my knee, I fell and injured it.

 

Sara:  God would draw my daughters, Lauren and Amanda, to Himself, salvation for both, also for Amanda’s husband.  Gaston, my grandson, Kaiden, who is 1 y/o, Lauren’s boyfriend Ed, and our granddaughter (12 who is saved).  Also, pray for  relief from the pain that my Husband is enduring.

 

Maureen:  Please pray for my sister Dawn for healing, also for my friend Lisa with stage 3 cancer, may this bring her to trust God for salvation and healing.  Pray also for my Brother Ernie’s family as they grieve.

 

Jim:  Please pray for my daughter, Jen, to make positive Christ led decisions for her and the children.

 

Stan:  Please pray for the lives of all those who are served at His Mercy House, that their needs will be met spiritually and physically.  Pray also for some health issues that I have, and that I can tolerate the treatments well.

 

Debbie:  Praise God, the neurosurgeon has healed my back pain can be relieved with physical therapy and injections!  Pray that our son Mike’s blood pressure would go down and that he would get into the routine of taking his medication.  Also for salvation for he and his wife Michelle,  and our granddaughter Lilly. Also, decisions on my future back surgery and finding the right doctor.

 

Autumn:  Pray for me to have wisdom as a supervisor, a mom and wife, t speak God’s truth.  Please pray for my siblings to overcome addictions, fear, and worry, as they put their faith in Jesus and be healed Roxanne, Anna, Noah, Nell and Richard.  Pray for healing for Michele Rappaport from a knee operation.

 

Matt:  Please pray that the tumors in his brain will continue to shrink and the God will be glorified  as he beats the odds that the medical community gave him.

 

Cacciato Family:  pray for Brianna’s recovery, and that God will clearly direct us to the home He has for us.

 

Chester and Daisy:  Please pray for God’s perfect will as we both look for employment.

 

Margie:  Please pray that the Lord would bless Peter’s and my upcoming marriage.  May we continue to grow in love for God and each other.

 

The Bell Family:  Praise God that Patti is able to eat a bit of soft food.  May God’s will be done.

 

Al :  Please pray that my relationship with God would grow and reveal itself in my love for those around me, that I could serve them in an impactful way.

 

Patricia:  Please pray for my daughter, Tracy’s recovery after her difficult surgery.  May her pain be relieved, and her body return to it’s normal function.

 

Emmons Family:  Praises for the safe delivery of Baby Lucy, please pray for Jackie’s recovery.  Continued prayer for Guy’s health and upcoming medical decisions .  Wisdom for us as we look to downsize.  Pray protection over my grandchildren , Especially Noah and his decision making.  May our household continue to trust in God and not lean on our own understanding. 

 

 

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