Urgent Prayer needed for Stover family
I have a prayer request for a co-worker of mine along with his family. His name is Paul Stover and his wife's name is Gina. This morning his middle daughter Whitney, who was 16,was involved in a fatal car accident at Dan Tibbs Road and Research park drive. She initially survived the accident and called her parents. She was pinned in the car and could not get out. About the time her parents arrived, the engine caught fire and while the parents watched, their daughter was engulfed in flames and was burned to death. It is about as horrific a scenario as anyone could ever imagine. I passed the accident scene on the way to work, not knowing who was involved and it was unbelievable. It appears a flat bed cargo truck ran a stop sign trying to get across research park drive. Their family are very strong Christians and Whitney was saved. Please Pray for this family!
Stacy Luna
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Jackie Roberson and her family
Dear Prayer Warriors,
My co-worker and very good friend, Jackie Roberson and her family need your prayers.  On January 6, Jackie's 34-year-old daughter in law passed away suddenly.  She left behind 3 small children for her husband to raise alone.  Abby is 6, Katie is 2 and Rex is 2 months.  This sweet family is having a hard time putting their lives back together after Mandy's death and I'm asking for your earnest prayers for them.  Jackie's son, Charlie, is a very good father, but he is overwhelmed right now.  He has very good family support from his in-laws and his parents, and they ALL need your prayers.  I'm asking you to pray for the Roberson and Greer families during this very difficult time. 
In Christ,
Susan Cosby
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Aiden Morrissey
Pray for Aiden Morrissey, newborn in Decatur, who is sleeping not eating. Has been hospitalized.
Anne Roy
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Brian O Neal
Please pray for Brian O Neal who is having a growth, discovered during a colonoscopy, removed tomorrow.(Thurs)
Anne Roy
UPDATE: 01/30/2009
Thank you sooooo much for taking the time to care.  I wanted to give you an update on Brian O'Neal.  He's doing better than expected.  We are thrilled and believe it is answered prayer.  Thank you for your prayers.   Everything we prayed for has come true so far.  We give God the glory. 
 
Here's the Update:
He's in room 261 @ Keller Hospital.  He's come through the surgery without a colonoscopy!!! Yeah!!!  The preliminary reports are that the mass was benign.  Now, we are just dealing with a 13 inch incision that is very painful.  Everything else is the BEST that can be expected with this huge incision.  We are praying for continued healing and that the final pathology report will be benign.  You can call us at 386-4261 if you would like.  Just keep in mind, he's on morphine. He's been funny but not quite making sense all the time.   Happy  We will be there 3-4 more days.
Thanks for caring....you have been a blessing in our lives.
Sharon
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Chrissy Gambrell
Dru and Ed Gambrell’s daughter in law, Chrissy (Phillip’s wife) was feeling bad and passed out at church. She had a seizure and was rushed to ECM. After several tests, doctors still do not know what is going on. Please be in prayer for Chrissy and family.
UPDATE: 01/29/2009
Philip just called.  After the cerebral angiogram yesterday afternoon, doc ordered another ct scan of Chrisy's head. Dr. Sultan (neuologist) told them just now that he confirmed there is a blood clot in the "spot of concern" he saw yesterday morning in one of her veins  on the back of her head. He told us yesterday that he didn't think the spot was serious.  Today, he is telling them differently.  He is giving Chrisy a shot, then monitor her and then start her on cumidin (sp??).  He expects her to be in the hospital 4 more days. Thanks for your prayers!
Dru
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Bill Jenkins
Bill Jenkins is headed to Nashville Friday for surgery. His physicians have decided not to pursue the previous treatment he was undergoing as they believe it has not been working. This surgery is go into his shoulder and remove the cancer from his shoulder joint. It will require several days in the hospital to recover. Please pray for Bill and Judy during this time.
God's richest grace to you as you pray! Vic
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Paige, Bailey, Parker
Please pray for a continued hedge of protection around these precious ones, and a heart of discernment against evil, particularly for the twelve year old.   Thank you for your love and prayers.  Please pray that God's will be done in their lives.
Thank you, Connie and Dru
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Chris Hicks
Last night (Tuesday 1/20), our son Chris took a fall and broke his ankle.  It is severely broken on both sides and will require pin / plate surgery this Friday.  As you might imagine, it is very painful and has almost eliminated his mobility for now.  Please remember him in your prayers.  Thank you,

Wayne & Debbie Hicks
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Johanna Stafford and baby
I just felt led to send this email to a few people. I can't imagine what this couple is feeling or how they are coping right now. We do serve a BIG God. Please lift this couple and this baby that HE has placed in this mothers womb in prayer. They need to be covered daily in prayer. As we have children of our own we are truly blessed.
Thank you,
Edith Miller
Dear Friends,
We just wanted to thank you for your warm wishes and excitement regarding our pregnancy. We waited many years before starting our family and were thrilled to share our news over the past few months.

Just before Christmas break, Johnna’s OBGYN mentioned that the amniotic fluid appeared low and that she should return in a few weeks to check it again. At that time, we were informed that this could be due to dehydration. On December 30th, we returned to the doctor to find that there was no fluid present and our doctor referred us to the Maternal/Fetal Medicine Clinic (UAB Health Systems). After seeing a doctor within this high-risk group on January 2nd, we learned that our baby has “bilateral renal agenesis” which is the absence of kidneys, ureters and the accompanying arteries. This means that the baby cannot make amniotic fluid (which is the baby’s urine) and therefore will not have any fluid to help it’s lungs mature or grow for the rest of the pregnancy.
Our doctors expect the baby to go full term (or close to it) but its lung and kidney problems will not be allow it to live very long (typically only a 30 minutes but could be up to a few hours). Although we are devastated now, we know the worst is to come and are trying to prepare ourselves with each passing day. What should be the happiest time of our lives together has now become the saddest. Our doctors said the best thing for us to do is go about our normal routine, and that is what we will do as best we can. We're just trying to take it one day at a time...
Intellectually, we understand what is happening, but for us this is an emotional struggle and test of faith like we'd never thought possible. We will have another ultrasound at UAB on January 16th and will be seen by the UAB physicians and our OBGYN for the remainder of Johnna’s pregnancy.
We know many of you are already praying for us and we feel those prayers everyday. If you wish, please pray specifically for the following:
1. That the baby be comfortable and pain-free during pregnancy and delivery (lack of fluid can cause space for the baby to be very compressed)
2. That we have AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE with our baby after delivery
3. That we know what to do regarding medical decisions before and after the birth
Please feel free to pass along our situation to others we know or don’t know (Sunday school prayer list, church prayer list, etc).
Thank you for your friendship and prayers during this very difficult time. 
Jeremy & Johnna Stafford
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William Rhodes
My brother, William Rhodes, got a very good report, yesterday. The cancer is contained in one gland and is only 30%. He will see Dr. Clarke on Monday to discuss options.  God is good all the time, and all the time God is good! Thank you all for your prayers. Please continue to pray for healing and remember Sheila and their children and grandchildren.
Love you all,
Sandra Burfield
UPDATE: 01/30/2009
TO ALL MY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS:
WE SAW DR. CLARKE THIS MORNING AND WERE VERY PLEASED WITH HIM. HE DISCUSSED TWO TREATMENTS - 1) RADIATION TREATMENTS 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR 8 WEEKS OR 2) SEEDS IMPLANT WHICH WOULD BE INTERNAL RADIO ACTIVE SEEDS (ONE TIME TREATMENT) THAT HAVE BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE ALSO. WE ARE GOING TO DO THE IMPLANT, IF POSSIBLE. THE NEXT STEP IS AN ULTRA SOUND TO
DETERMINE THE SIZE OF THE PROSTATE GLAND. IF IT IS ENLARGED, WE WILL HAVE TO DO THE EXTERNAL TREATMENTS, BUT IF NOT ENLARGED, WE WILL SCHEDULE A TIME FOR THE IMPLANT. SO OUR NEXT STEP IS TO WAIT FOR DR. CLARKES' SECRETARY TO CALL US WITH AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE ULTRA SOUND.
WILLIAM & I ARE BOTH DOING WELL. HE TOLD US THAT OUT OF 5 CELLS BIOPISED BY DR. PRITCHARD ONLY ONE WAS CANCEROUS, SO THAT IS GREAT NEWS TO US. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE PRAYERS AND CONCERN SHOWN US AND LOVE YOU ALL.
WILLIAM & SHEILA
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Sara Kane
Please be in prayer for Sara.  She is originally from England, moved to Louisiana and then here after her life was turned upside down from hurricane Katrina.  She works for Scottie Floyd, the chef here at Cypress Lakes.  When she first came on board, both Scottie and I talked with her about Jesus but she really was not interested in what we had to say.  That has not stopped us from sharing when we could.  

For the past month or so, she has been going through a lot of health issues.  She had a heart attack (I think she is in her early 40's), then had to get several abscessed wisdom teeth removed, Saturday night she went to the ER and was told she had a detached retina.  She has been struggling financially as she does not have insurance.  Several churches/Sunday School classes have stepped up to pay for some of her burden.

I spoke with her this past Friday and she told me that she has had a lot of time by herself with these illnesses.  She said that she started to talk to "someone".  It brought me such joy that the seed has started to sprout HOWEVER....Scottie and I have both been led by the Holy Spirit, and strongly feel that she is under Spiritual Warfare.  Satan is really working her and throwing everything he can to detour her from the Salvation she is seeking and needs.

I say ALL of that to say, please pray that our Father will take her in His arms and protect her from the enemy.  That the seed which was planted will continue to grow, and her curiosity will draw her closer to Him.  Pray for her finances and that her health issues will diminish.  Oh, by the way, she went to a retina specialist yesterday and it is NOT a detached retina but cat scratch fever... PTL!

Thank you in advance for your time and prayer.

In Him-  Lori J. Stocksett
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Allison Parks
Could you please put my daughter Allison Parks on your prayer lists.  Allison is a member of our Shoals cluster who is serving 4 and 1/2 months in Africa on missions.  I can't disclose the country she is in but it is very dangerous to Christians.  Thank you so very much from a very anxious mom.
DeColores  Georgia McCaig
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Thelma Brown
I do not have all the details regarding Thelma Brown, but I understand she is in ICU at Helen Keller. It is cancer related and she is on dialysis. I understand that she is in much pain. Please lift her and Bill in prayer.
Vic
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Dru Gambrell
Last Thursday evening, I began to feel that I was going to pass out.  [I have had an intestinal disturbance since my endoscopy and colonoscopy on Thurs. Jan. 8.]  I started hemmoraging and we rushed to ECM ER.  My bp was in the 80s/40s and I was so weak.  Blood work came back that my hemoglobin was 9, hematocrit was 28.   [We have worked 1 1/2 years to get those numbers up to 11.5 and 34; in the lowest normal range.]  I was admitted for observation.
 
Early, the next morning, Friday, I had a nuke test, to tag red blood cells and show "hot" spots in the intestines.  By this time active bleeding had stopped.  Praise God!
 
They performed the test again  about 1p.   Only one "hot" spot showed up, but it was so faint and and small; it indicated the bleeding had stopped.  
 
My numbers had dropped to 7 and 24.  I was given a unit of blood.  By 6a Sat. my numbers were back to 9 and 28.
 
I was allowed clear liquids, Fri. night and Sat.  I came home Sat. afternoon.  I got sick after dinner, severe nausea.  I was soooo sick.  Called the doc.  He said since I didn't have a fever and  was not passing any blood, to stay home and start drinking the Gateraid-type drinks or I would get dehydrated.  If fever or bleeding began, get to ER asap.
 
I have been and will be on full/clear liquids until after Thursday, when I swallow the CamPill.  I have to go back to the hospital to do that.  
 
I am very weak; but I do feel alive and much better today.  I am alternately walking and resting, trying to build strength.
 
The doc. thinks that the place that was cautarized when he removed one little polyp [not pre-cancer],  never healed.  Thursday evening, during an event of diarrhea, the tissue around that spot was torn. 
 
The pictures from the CamPill should show everything in the digestive system.
 
I appreciate all of you . . . for a time there, I felt so bad and was so weak, we weren't sure how much trouble I was really in.  Life is precious . . . we know that, but at times I have to be reminded.  I am Blessed to know you. 
 
Dru
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Family Lost Tickets
Please pray that some family will find lost tickets worth several hundred dollars.
Anne Roy
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Jonathan & Amy Killen
The Mission Society selects a few of their missionaries to pray for each week.  We are picked for next week (Jan 19-23).
As God's timing goes, I have a big prayer request (See #1).  I thought I would also share our requests with you.
Here are the prayer requests that I turned in for Amy & me:

1) Jonathan's job situation:  I have a big project due by Jan. 22nd at work.  I have been under a lot of pressure and having to work 12-16 hours a day for weeks.  It is a very stressful situation.  When I originally took this job (with a small software company of 12 people) I knew it would be a challenge, but really felt I was supposed to take the job (and still feel that way).  My boss, the CEO, and one of the salesmen are atheist.  I don't expect to led them all to Christ, but I know that is part of the reason I am supposed to be here.  Please pray for the ability to complete my project on time, for strength coping with the stress, and that my co-workers will see Christ's love in me.

2) We have been invited to speak at the Global Impact Celebration conference at Tuscaloosa UMC at Tuscaloosa, AL on February 4-8.  This is our first time to be involved with a GIC, and are not sure what all is involved.  Please pray that our nerves will be calmed and that God will give us the words to say.

3) We sent out our first batch of initial support letters right before Christmas.  Please pray that even during these "tough financial times" that God will led people to support us financially.

Thank you,

Jonathan & Amy Killen
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Anne Roy
The company I have worked for for 20 years has been sold. Please pray that I will have discernment about what I am to do.
Anne Roy
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Robin
Please be in prayer for my niece, Robin, who lives in KY. She has OD'd on drugs and at this time is being flown to Louisville on life support. This is all I know at this time. Please pray for her and her family.
In HIS name,
Bonnie
UPDATE:
My niece, Robin, is no longer in a coma. She is breathing on her own!!! She does not remember what took place. She has a long road ahead of her. Thank you for your prayers and continue to pray for her and her family.
In HIS love,
Bonnie
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Irene Burbank
Please remember my mother, Irene Burbank and our family, in your prayers.  She will be having surgery next Tuesday (Jan. 20) at ECM to remove part of a lung due to some type of growth.  We do not know if it is cancer.  Only the biopsy will tell us that.  We are praying that this is not cancerous.
 Randy Burbank
Alabama Walk 253
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Butch Cryder
Please add Butch Cryder and his family to your prayer list.  He has been diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer and while exploring treatment options, is putting his wordly affairs in order as he prepares for death.
Tina Corley
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Ivena Earber
Buck is my nephew. He is a minister in Phoenix AZ. Please lift this mother, daughter and family up in your prayers.  Thank you!
Katie Chitty
ps. Thank you for your continued prayers for my job search.  They are so much appreciated!

Lori Akers just found out that her mother had a very serious heart attack.  Lori and Wes are making arrangements to get to up to Chelan, Washington immediately as the prognosis is not looking good.  Please pray for her mother, Ivena and her father Murl Earber.  Please pray for Lori and Wes' emergency travel arrangements.  There is a blizzard in that area of the country.  We need our Father's help!  Please join with us in prayer. (For those of you outside of the Phoenix Area, Lori and Wes are dear friends and Heather and I. We serve together and worship together weekly. Please join us at the throne of grace as we ask for mercy for this family. Please send this out to all of the prayer warriors that you have in address book as well.  Thank you and I will keep you updated.)

bygracealonethroughfaithalone,
Buck
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Sam Darby
Please pray for Sam Darby, age 10. He had an allergic reaction on new years to peanuts. Had a severe reaction yesterday, no peanuts, and had to be hospitalized. Please pray that they will be able to determine the cause.
Anne Roy
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Adam
Please pray for my son, 'Adam, who is running in the Orlando marathon tomorrow (Sun 1/11/09) He is running with a cast on his foot. Pray that he will not be injured and that his family will have a great time on this trip.
Anne Roy
UPDATE: 01/12/2009
Thanksgiving, son, Adam finished the marathon. Says he hurts worse than last year, but okay.
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William Rhodes
Please pray for my brother, William Rhodes. He was diagnosed yesterday with prostate cancer. He will see the doctor on Tuesday to discuss treatment. Please keep William, Sheila and their family in your prayers as we seek God’s wonderful healing. Thanks to everyone for your prayers.
Sandra Burfield
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