Vikki Reich is with the Lord
Vikki has gone to be with the LORD. Please pray for HIS peace and comfort to be on Phillip, sons, Robert and Trey, two grandsons and her parents Harold and Mary Ann Speake, who are in their 80's. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12:00 until 2:00 at Moulton First United Methodist Church with the service to follow. Burial will be in the Speake Family Cemetery at Speake (about 9 miles from Moulton). In lieu of flowers, they request donations to the Building Fund at the church or Hospice of the Valley. Thank you for your continued prayer throughout this journey. They have been treasured and felt.
Love to all,
Lynn
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Rose Rolison passed away
Please pray for the family of my aunt, Rose Rolison. She passed into the loving arms of Christ this morning after a battle with melanoma.
 
Thank you so much, Steve White
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A.J. Piteria
Please add A.J. Piteria to the prayer list.  He is a 5 year old student of Mary Armstrong(Brooks) who had a terrible bike wreck this week.  He has a head injury and is in Huntsville with slow bleeding of his brain.  The family moved here from Mississippi after Katrina.  Please say a special prayer for him and his family.   God Bless!!  Bill  Jordan
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Adam and Vanessa
Please pray safe travel for my children today. Adam is flying Philly to Atlanta. Vanessa and family to Memphis after school, then she will drive back very late by herself.
 
Also ask God to bind satan and all his minions of the sky and to carry the bad weather out to the stratesphere.
 
Anne Roy
UPDATE: 03/28/2009
Thanks for your prayers and praise to God from whom all blessings flow. Everybody got home safely. Tornandos were predicted last night, but Vanessa didn't have a drop of rain on the way from MEmphis. The storms went out to the stratesphere. Praise be to God.
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Update on Sarah Lyndon
Wonderful news!  Sarah has gotten out of the hospital and is napping at home like a 3-month old baby should!  Hard to believe that she could go home after having had open-heart surgery just last Wednesday.  They took her IV port, central port, and all monitors off this morning and her echocardiogram indicated she was doing great!  Her skin is so sensitive, that the places where the bandages and monitors came off are probably more painful than the rest of her wounds.  Thank you SO much for all your prayers, calls, and concerns.  We could "feel" them!  It's amazing to see how God has worked so many miracles in her life and in others.  It's such a blessing to see her smiling again and to be her grandmother.  God bless!
Kay
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Betty Green
I am back at UAB.  Mother has done well this week so they are taking her in for her surgery in the morning around 5:00 a.m.  They will perform a 4 hour surgery to replace her aortic valve and do 2 bypasses.  The Dr. feels like she is ready now.  Please keep her in your prayers as she is a little nervous after all she has been through.
Susan Beckett
UPDATE: 03/25/2009
Dear Prayer Warriors,
I just heard from Susan Beckett regarding her mother, Betty Green. Betty had surgery Monday, but suffered a bad stroke after that. She is in a precarious situation, and the extent of the damage is not known at this time. Doctors had to open her up again due to bleeding under her left breast caused by a vessel tear from one of the tubes. It's a lot for a 74 year old woman to bear. It's also taking a toll on the family who are at the hospital giving support. Please pray for Betty and the medical team as they minister, and for the family, as they are exhausted and wrestling with discouragement.
Thanks! And, may God's grace be multiplied to you all!
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Rainey Murray, 3 yr old
Please pray for Rainey Murray, 3  year old, who has type A and B flu, pneumonia, extremely elevated liver enzymes, and high fever. 
Martha Miller
UPDATE: 03/22/2009
Please continue to pray for Rainey Murray, daughter of William and Jennifer, and grand daughter of Betsy and Bob   She is still in the hospital in isolation    William is caring for the twins who both have some form of the flu.    We have been over to help out but are now back at camp   
decolores
Betsy
UPDATE: 03/25/2009
RAINEY IS HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL AND RECOVERING     CLARA GRACE IS MUCH BETTER AND JOHN MUST STAY IN AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY WITHOUT FEVER   
 
MANY MANY THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND YOUR LOVE AND CONCERN   BOB AND I LOVE YOU ALL AND TREASURE YOUR FRIENDSHIP
 
DECOLORES
BETSY
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Conrad, 6 weeks old
Please pray for Conard, six weeks old, who has been hospitalized with respiratory problems.
 
Anne Roy
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Vickie Bailey
Please pray for Vickie Bailey as she goes tomorrow, Friday, for a consultation about a growth in her breast. Please pray for diagnostic mercies, and that she will be filled with a peace and assurance that can only come from God.
Anne Roy
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Tena Bush's father
My co-worker, Tena Bush, got word that her father had a severe stroke, with extensive bleeding of the brain.  He's been flown to Huntsville to be placed on a ventilator.  Please keep her family in your prayers. Vic Watford
UPDATE: 03/17/2009
Tena's father passed away, I think it was on Monday. Please remember the family as they cope with losing a loved one.
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Austin Dale Gibson
Dear Prayer Warriors,
Friday evening my brother's family welcomed a new grandson---Austin Dale Gibson.  Austin began having seizures and was transported to Huntsville Hospital NICU.  He continued to have seizures and a MRI was done which revealed bleeding in the brain.  Please, please, please pray that this bleeding can be stopped and that he will suffer NO residual damage. 
 
Thank you,
Susan Cosby
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Sarah Abigail Lyndon
Please add Sarah Abigail Lyndon to the prayer list.  She is 3 months old and the granddaughter of Kay Davis and Ann Lyndon.  She will be having open-heart surgery at UAB Hospital on Tuesday, March 17, and we need all the prayers we can get.  Please pray for our Lord to guide the hands of the surgeons and bring little Sarah out of her 6 hour surgery with success.  Many thanks!
God bless!
Kay
UPDATE: 03/17/2009
Sarah was scheduled for surgery Tuesday but was bumped due to another child needing a transplant. Surgery to repair her heart is now scheduled for Wednesday.
UPDATE: 03/19/2009
Just thought I'd let you know the latest.  Most of you have probably heard from Ann or Jennifer or me when our phones would get range, but for those of you that haven't heard - Sarah went through surgery great!  We have been able to see her - with her thousand wires and tubes connected (what  a sad sight!)  She'll be in ICU at least thru tomorrow and then be in a cardiac hospital room for at least another 3 days before she'll be able to go home with Mom and Dad (and both grandmothers following).  Kim and Will are planning on staying with her each night once she is out of ICU.  If all goes well, when she wakes up they can take away all the respirators, etc, and feed her.  Don't know how long it will be till they can actually HOLD her, but it won't be soon enough!  We are all so thankful for all the concerns and prayers - without which things would not have gone so well.  Our blessed Lord had her in His hands and guided the surgeons hands to do what needed to be done.  We give Him the glory!  Thank you so much for all the love and prayers sent our way!  We feel very blessed to have such wonderful friends.
God bless!
Kay
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Kathy Webb
Please pray for my cousin, Kathy Webb. She is 48 years old. Two years ago she had surgery and MAJOR chemo and radiation for Stage 3 Ovarian cancer. She has been cancer free for a year now. She went for her check up Tuesday and they have now found a spot on her liver. She goes today for more tests. Kathy is raising two of her grandchildren, one is 10 and the other is 3 months. She is not married and her daughter is a drug addict and the state has taken the children away from her (the mother). Please pray for guidance for her as she is preparing to hear that it has spread to her liver. Thank you.
Melisa Bissonnette (Missy)
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Nellie Deaton
Please pray for Nellie Deaton, IdaNell's mom. She is seriously ill. Been in hospital for 5 weeks. Only a matter of time. Please pray for her comfort and ease her pain and strength for her family.
DeColores
Bonnie
UPDATE: 03/16/2009
Nellie Deaton passed away Sunday, March 15. Visitation was today, Monday in Belmont, MS. The funeral will be Tuesday. Please remember Ida Nell Hughes and the family in prayer.
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Doug Burbank
God heard your prayers and worked a miracle in my dad's life.  Thanks for all your prayers for Doug Burbank-father of Cindy Hall.  He went in for surgery on his bladder and the dr removed two malignant tumors and any abnormalities he could see.  He will now continue to be checked weekly for 6 weeks to make sure there is no new growth. We are so thankful and know that God is our Healer and He will continue the work He started and complete Healing is at hand. 
Praise His Name!
Giving Him All The Glory!
Cindy Danley Hall
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Shawn Bevel
Our son-in-law, Shawn Bevel is in Huntsville Hospital with a possible stroke.  He is in room 832.  Please remember him and the family.  This will be his second stroke.
 
Randy & Debbie Burbank

UPDATE: 03/17/2009
I just thought I would give everyone an update on Shawn, I hate it when you get prayer request and never get to hear how the person is doing and to hear the praise of the Lord. Shawn is at home and doing well with no lasting paralyses. The doctor said it was not a stroke but was due to stress and fatigue. I give God all the praise and the glory for the healing. Shawn and Tonya have been under a lot of stress, their house burned back in October and they have met with many obstacles while trying to rebuild their home.  They are almost finished rebuilding finally. They are ready to start painting the inside and hopefully will be back in their home by mid April.  Thank you all so very much for your prayers for our family. Continue to pray for us as we also pray for you and your families.
 
Our Love to All,
Randy and Debbie Burbank
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Michael Thompson
Please pray for Michael Thompson, a 11 year old friend of mine, who has been struggling with Lupus for four years.  It has now attacked his gall bladder, which will need to be removed on 3/26 at Children's Hospital in Birmingham. His lymph nodes in his abdomen are also swollen which the doctors are very concerned about and are running tests to see where this is coming from. Also, please pray that his parents, Lyda and Jeff, will have God's peace and comfort in dealing with this. Thank you for your prayers.

May God bless you all.

Kathy Parkinson
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Jill, Chris and Luke White Update
From the new mother, Jill White
Hey Everyone-
 
We have made it to Moscow-and it has continued to snow here for us-although it is considerably warmer than Khabarovsk.  After a rough few days, we thought we might never leave Khabarovsk.  Our plane was delayed for exactly a day-so we arrived in Moscow at about 4:30 pm on Sunday.  Luke has been such a trooper-even though very sleep deprived.  He did not sleep at all on the plane-and we had left our hotel Sun. at 8:30 am –loaded the plane at 1:30-sat on the tarmac until 3:00-and took off for our 8 hr flight to Moscow.  He only slept for 30 minutes during the last hour of our flight.  He was in our lap the whole time playing with the few toys we brought (which I am sure he is probably getting tired of seeing).  But he just played and was happy and smiley the whole trip (except for the diaper changes in the airplane bathroom).  His ears did fine-which was such an answer to prayer.  I was so worried that they would hurt.  He drank apple juice during take off and landing.  He made a few noises-maybe his ears were popping. 
 
 Andrei-our aggressive driver/coordinator for Moscow picked us up at the airport and he came up to our room and we did a little paperwork for our visas.  Luke evaded the bath once more (since we got here so late and he was SO sleep deprived) and we put him in his crib (which looks like a rolling laundry bin) and he cried for a little while and then fell asleep.  We ordered room service (which I have never had before) and it was delicious!  We had the first green food in almost a month-Caesar salads and a hamburger with French fries.  Luke was breathing a little different-it was kind of like he was still a little shaken up from crying-so we decided to put him in bed with us.  He slept for about 8 hrs, woke up for about an hour and then he and Chris fell back asleep until breakfast.  We had the breakfast buffet –which was wonderful!  And Luke ate more than we have ever seen him eat.  He loved everything we gave him.  It was so fun to watch him eat blueberry pancakes and strawberries and a ham and cheese omelet.  He won the heart of a waitress there-who couldn’t keep her eyes off of him.  She stayed at our table talking to him in Russian-although he was way more interested in his food.  He sat in a high chair for the first=2 0time since we have had him-which was so nice for me.  After breakfast-it was bath time-finally Baths are getting a little better-he still cries like crazy-but a little less each time.  He then got his fingernails and toenails cut for the first time with us.  He didn’t like that either-and Chris was worried that I was cutting them too close (but I wasn’t).  He doesn’t seem to be too fond of any grooming techniques-We’ll get there though.
 
 He has been extremely “talkative” and very active and playful.  Chris and I were talking about how different he is since we have had him even from when we visited him the last time in the orphanage.  He is crawling everywhere-and pulling up and walking20while holding onto the couch or chair.  He might take off anytime..  Here at our hotel-we have a lot of English TV channels-and one show had music playing and he started dancing to the music-it was precious.  He also seems to really enjoy the plush white fluffy Marriott beds. 
 
Chris just went to the store-hopefully.  He left here-and isn’t back yet-he was going to just ask for directions at the front desk.  We are almost out of diapers and wipes-imagine that. 
 
Today is a holiday (of course) so we don’t have any plans.  Tomorrow at 7am-the doctor will come to our hotel room to do the physical for Luke’s visa.  Then Wed. we will all 3 go to the US Embassy for the visa interview and also to th e Ministry of Foreign Affairs to register him.  Then Thursday-our plane leaves at 12:10pm and we are headed to Atlanta.  Andrei told us that Luke will be a US citizen once he steps off that plane in America.  I thought that was really cool-that is all it takes J
 
The internet access here is really expensive for some reason.  We are going to try to get Andrei to get us some wi-fi cards-but if not-this may be our last email up-date (sorry about that).  But we will be seeing y’all very soon!  Thank you-as always-for your prayer and thoughts for our family.  We couldn’t have made it without you all!
 
Love-
Jill, Chris and Luke
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Otis Stewart
We are taking Reece's father, Otis Stewart to B'ham (UAB) for surgery on Thurs.  He needs a new pacemaker. Say an extra prayer.
Sharon Stewart
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Linda Persall
I will be having the long awaited back surgery at Brookwood Hospital in B'ham on Wednesday.  I am excited to finally get to this point and ask for your prayers for the doctors and nurses as well as me.  Vance has a long row ahead of him but he is also ready for me to be as pain free as possible.  Please pray for him also.  God bless and keep all of you.  Can't wait to walk to come back to Cluster! Linda Persall
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Laura Beck Kitchens passed away
Laura's One Amazing Journey ended here on Earth on Friday, March 6, 2009--just 4 days shy of 6 years from her first cancer diagnosis.  But her eternal journey in Heaven has just begun.  We are comforted by the knowledge she is finally at peace without having to fight disease and side effects every minute.  She was comfortable at the end and seemed to just go to sleep peacefully.
 
Final arrangements are not completed yet.  But the most likely schedule will be a visitation Monday in Starkville, MS, a service at First Baptist Church of Starkville on Tuesday morning, and a graveside service at Greenview Memorial Park in Florence, AL, late Tuesday afternoon.  We plan to establish a scholarship fund at Mississippi State University in Laura's memory.  We will send details once the fund is established for any who would like to honor Laura through that fund.
 
Shane, Mary Jim, and I truly, deeply appreciate all the support, encouragement, and prayers each of you has offered on our behalf these past 6 years.  Without God's love and strength and the support of family and friends we would not have been able to make it.  Laura was so blessed to have many people praying for her.  Thank you for being a part of that outpouring of love for her.
 
Below is a copy of Shane's most recent message about Laura. 
 
 Oscar Beck
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Carolyn Battles
We ask you to pray for Carolyn Battles. Many of you have known her for years as a member of our office staff. She is now fighting  
cancer for the second time. Carolyn is a believer in the power of prayer. In fact, she knows that prayer is what helped her beat cancer the first time. So as you read this, we ask that you take a quiet moment to say a prayer for Carolyn and continue to pray for her each week. Share this request with other Sumatanga friends so that they can join us. If you would like to mail Carolyn an encouraging card or letter, here is her address:
Carolyn Battles
626 Sumatanga Road
Gallant, AL 35972
We thank you for your prayers and your enduring support of our staff! Until we serve you again,
The Staff at Sumatanga
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Billy Hudson, Jr.
I am asking prayers for Billy Hudson, Jr., Superintendent of Colbert County Schools. He has been diagnosed with cancer. He is our friend and supervisor (Melcha and Gale Satchel).  Please pray for peace of mind and healing of the body. He scheduled to see physicians at Vanderbilt next week. As believers, we know that God is the ultimate healer and original surgeon.
DeColores,
Gale D. Satchel, Ed.S
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Paige, Bailey, and Parker
Please continue to pray for Paige, Bailey, and Parker . . . for their safety and peace of mind . . . that the Holy Spirit will indwell in each . . . giving them discernment and wisdom and God's perfect will will be done in their lives . . . that the enemy will be bound and God will be glorified.  Thank you for your concern.  Connie
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Betsy Murray's mom passed away
There will be a private burial service for Betsy's mom at 11AM Wednesday.  After the service the family will return to First United Methodist Church, Florence for lunch.  Emmaus friends are needed to bring food for the family (18-20 people), or contribute money to purchase meats.  Call Jane Almon to let her know how you can help.  Jane's numbers are 762-3436, and 767-2488.  Friends may visit the family in the church atrium from 12:30-2:00.
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