Prayer Requests 11/19/09

At last night's Love in Action feeding, we were blessed to have a group of twelve Girl Scout volunteers (with five parents), as well as our usual crew of athletes from American Heritage High School helping out. We also had another high schooler in the parking lot giving out backpacks she had collected at school!

It brought to mind the section of Matthew 18 when the disciples ask Jesus, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" Jesus calls a child to his side and says: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

Amen! What a beautiful example they set for us! In fact, the first 10 or so prayers on the list this week were offered up by the little girls from the Scout troop, who wanted to pray for the people they met at the feeding.

Many of our guests commented on how wonderful it was to see the smiling, servant faces of these kids. One man, a former Marine and father of four, couldn't stop crying because seeing the girls reminded him of his own children, whose lives he is missing due to addiction and homelessness. You'll see him referred to in the girls' prayers; they were so worried about him.

Please keep these prayers at your side this week. Please lift them up with your own. And let us be thankful for our many blessings, even as we remember those who are struggling all around us.

Blessings,

Erika

-- V.: I hope that Claudia gets a husband and more children and money and food and a home. I wish that the guy who was crying would see his kids. I hope that all homeless people get what they need and want.

-- O.: I pray for everyone to be healthy and live a long life. Everybody needs a home, no matter what. I pray for the nice man who was sad because he missed his daughters.

-- N.: I pray for Claudia to have more children and a husband and food, money, home. I pray for everyone at Hope Central and for them to stay healthy and get a home.

-- N.: Dear God, please help the man I have met today. I feel very bad for him. I also pray for him to see his daughter again.

-- D.: Please let everyone have a good time. Our Father, who are in heaven, now thy be thy name. Your kingdom come, thy will be done in earth, how are in heaven. We will forgive people that trust past agains us as they forgive us.

-- Dear God, please provide the food and a house, a happy life, make them feel happy. I love you, God. Thank you, God, for everything.

-- K.: Dear God, I want the homeless people to have a good life. Let a man's prayer request come true.

-- M.: God bless everybody. I pray that no one gets sick and everybody doesn't die and make sure that everybody is safe.

-- I pray for all the people that came and I hope they get a home.

-- L.: I pray that all the people will have a good home.

-- Todd D.: God, please help all of the people that were here tonight find out about Jesus.

-- Riley: Pray for me, that I grow stronger in the Lord. Thank you.

-- M.M.: Pray for my own place to live, but most importantly that God bless me with more wisdom. And my disability to be approved.

-- Brad A.: Please Lord, guide me in my journey of homelessness.

-- My name is William S. I would like a job and a place to stay.

-- Theresa P.: God, love you very much. Need a job. Thank you.

-- That many homeless people find home and jobs.

-- Judy V., Paul V., Katrina V., Robert V.

-- Pray that B.J. L. and Brittany M. grow to love God and each other very spiritually, physically, and emotionally. Thankz.

-- For James L.: To help him pick himself up.

-- Don W.: Employment; desire, motivation to quit smoking/drinking.

-- Innocence

-- Ronnie R. and Debra P.: Need God's blessing for getting back into our house. Thanks!!

-- God bless everybody.

-- Chelda and Mike: Job.

-- Pray for brother Kenny and Nicole.

-- Pray for job, home, family.

-- Napoleon P.

-- HELP!

-- Robert S.: God bless Erika and her family.

-- Keily, Katy

-- Get back on my feet and be closer to God.

-- For my children Hanna and Jonathan and me, Elvis. I need it .... And for Diane, Jon, and everybody involved. Thank you very much!

-- For family, wife, brother, sister, mother, for job, place to stay.

-- My name is Patrick L. Please pray that I'll have a nice and prosperous life with health and strength for all my life, and grant me the serenity prayer and peace into my heart with a shield of gratitude forever.

-- Donny S.: Trying to get off the streets.

-- Please bless the homeless animals, the abused animals. They are innocent as children. Please pray for them!

-- Ricardo R.

-- Arlene: To love my mom and dad.

-- Woodrow: To love my mom and dad.

-- Dave: Thanks be to God! May His name be glorified for the richness of His blessings!

-- Pray for me, Gary H. I'm about done with life.

-- Jimmy L. E.

-- Rufus L. W.

-- Psalms 23, for JayCee's family.

-- Family, housing, food, life and good health.

-- I need a bus pass for $7.00.

-- My name is Marvin. I'm asking in my prayer that y'all keep me in y'all's thoughts also.

-- Earl F.

-- Pray for me, Taz, and wife Tiff.

-- Rosario: Pray for me.

-- Michael D.: Wishing for a job.

-- T.: God, I pray that you will provide us with a place to stay and a job for me. And I, God, I pray to finish school.

-- Please pray for me and my family. Thank you.

-- C. and S.: Please pray for me and my husband. We need all the prayers, financially and spiritually.

-- Fawna's cancer

-- Some people will find work and be happy.

-- Carl and Richard: A job and a home.

-- My name is Floyd P. and I just want to say thank you for the food and prayers. Now that that's taken care of, I ask you to please pray that I find employment and that I am able to let go of the reason for my homeless situation, powder cocaine. I need the Lord to help me on this....

-- Derico: Have my unemployment situation resolved.

-- For Randy, Thomas, Brieanna, Kelley, Nina, Tommy, Richie, Errol, Gypsy, Chester.

-- For Robert, who feels desperate and overwhelmed. He needs a place to stay and a job.

-- For Scott, who is in recovery and dreaming of a future. Please, God, give him strength and wisdom.

Prayer Requests 11/12/09

At last night's Love in Action feeding, we were blessed with a performance by Joe T Lewis, a Christian musician from Tennessee, during our regular worship together. The crowd was clearly very moved by his music! Joe also shared about his own struggles and was able to make a connection with our guests. We are so grateful to him for sharing his gifts with us! Please pray for Joe's success and for financial blessings for his family.

Also, I would ask that you keep our guests and our ministry in your prayers, as always. Blessings to all of you!
Erika


-- For Vicki, who recently lost her business and is now homeless. She is looking for a job as an addiction counselor, respiratory therapist, or home health aide.
-- Healing for Sue's eye, with complete recovery of her eyesight.
-- For Clark, who was in the hospital for four days this week and upon his discharge, came immediately to our feeding to help in the kitchen! Bless him!
-- For Scott, recovering from surgery for melanoma. He's currently in rehab. Please pray for physical, emotional and spiritual healing.
-- For Kelley, who had a CT scan that showed her brain tumor has grown.
-- For Richie, who is angry at the wrong people.
-- For Robert, who is finding it difficult to navigate the job-search process. He gets so close, and then fails to take the necessary final steps to see it through. Please pray for persistence.
-- For Randy, Nina, Brieanna, Thomas.
-- For Carlos, who has a head injury and memory problems. He didn't think he needed prayer at first, but agreed to let us pray for him.
-- Gail A. and Kelly R.
-- Tanya and Kent.: I pray that God will take the taste of drugs out of my life and give me a new heart, new mind, and soul; and to graduate school. Pray for our children, that they will go strong and grow up to be women and men of God!!
-- Pray for me, I have a urinalysis Friday and I used today when someone next to me flicked a lighter. It set me off. I keep praying to stop using, but then I mess up. Please pray for me! I need wisdom.
-- Please help my friend get away from godfathers.
-- I ask you to pray for Alexis S. and Grace S.'s health. Especially now that Alex has a new job and I hope to get a job, too, so we could go up better and healthy. Amen
-- I, John W., I need a job! God is good.
-- Carl and Richard: A job and a house.
-- Thank you, Lord, for all your blessings. Lord, help me to follow faithfully, not keep trying to figure how you're going to bring me out successfully. Place me in the ministry He desires.
-- For my son Jonathan to be reunited in a house or home with me.
-- Job and housing needed.
-- Anglia F., Willie F., Ron F.
-- Brieanna R., Tremaine B., Michelle K., Thomas C. Sr., Mar'Quez R., and Aaliyah B.
-- HELP!!! EVERYBODY!!!
-- Pray for the neglected, abused, and homeless animals.
-- May this church prosper.
-- Deliverance from drugs and alcohol.
-- William S.: I need a job and a place to stay.
-- Kent and Tanya: To help me to stay clean, and to get in a program!
-- Bill D. needs more money, Jon needs bus riders, Chris is won?
-- For health and safety of the less fortunate.
-- Please pray for Albert so that God will help him find a way to see his family for the holidays.
-- I pray I find my missing kitty cat.
-- Felipe De Jesus ... Para trabaja y salud. (For work and health.)
-- Kelly R. and Gail A.
-- Jill T. and her daughter Samantha, for a place to live!
-- Raymond: Help with automobile insurance!
-- For my loan to come through. For me to tithe more. For pending marriage for my son. For my disabled friend.
-- Bro. Charles R.: Please pray for me that I will overcome in my trial, which is Jan. 7, 2010. I am fighting for my freedom instead of prison time. Pray for me to give it to God.
-- Should I go back to my home state?
-- For a 31-day bus pass so I can eat every day.
-- Ronnie and Debra: Please pray for us. We need prayer that God open the doors to our house.
-- Bless everybody on Earth!
-- Alphonso D. and Alexander R.: For a good job and a place to live.
-- Para conseguir trabajo, para mi salud. (To find work, for my health.)
-- Napoleon P.
-- Fawna's cancer
-- A friend of mine has fallen on hard times and I'm trying to help her change her life. Her name is Sabrina. I need help trying to open her eyes. Please pray that she finds her way and accepts Jesus.
-- Rico: Resolve my unemployment situation.
-- Robert S.: God bless Erika and her family.
-- George: Prospects for employment.
-- Pray for Wilson and Ray family, especially Loretta's cancer.
-- I pray that we could all live as one.
-- Titus L.: Please pray for God's power in this world — Jesus!!
-- Veteran's administration to approve my cash. Let go of anger.
-- Please pray for my sister, who is battling CPS to get her kids back and will lose them if the next hearing on 22 Dec does not go her way.

Prayer Requests 11/5/09

Here are the prayer requests from last night's Love in Action feeding. I was unable to be there due to my little boy being sick, so a big thanks to Jon for stepping in to type these up. And Pery shared this praise report:

"Last night one of our Thursday night guests came up to me in the sanctuary and gave me great news! He reminded me of having his feet washed about a month ago and how it had helped to transform his life. He went on to say that for the first time in his life he has attended church for 5 consecutive Sundays and on this coming Sunday, he will become a member! Transforming lives….one at a time!"

Praise be to God! Thank you all for holding these precious people and their needs in your prayers.

Blessings,

Erika

-- Please pray for Cherie as she settles into her new home.

-- James: pray for Chris family

-- Antonia: that she would get a job

-- Please pray for Rusty. He was very ill and died a horrible death.

-- Angelo: pray that I will be filled with the Holy Spirit.

-- Charlotte: Please Lord, put an end to the stealing. I need help with my moving. Got a truck? - or a car?

-- To teach - complete school successfully; and strength to go through. Gainful income / employment to sustain myself and help others. To know

clearly and fulfill my God-given purpose.

-- New I.D. for this area. I'm from Philadelphia.

-- Virginia G., home sick with asthma.

-- Peace & safety of my family.

-- That me and my son find a job.

-- Ronnie L. R. and Debra P.: We need God to bless back into our house. God bless. We're only in need of lights and water meter.

-- David O.: please pray for me to be clean and sober for another week. Thank you.

-- Willie M.: I would like to pray for my daughter Crystal. She's 20 years old. She's pregnant. It's been a while since we seen each other, but I

want the best for her and her pregnancy. Thanks.

-- Jose P.: I just want everyone to have a safe and good holidays to be safe from the elements and just be loved.

-- Anthony: that I stay focus, stay on the right track, keep employment.

-- William S.: need a job and a place to stay.

-- Leroy S.: that I get a job.

-- For family, mother, brother, sister, a place to stay, a job, finance blessing.

-- Pray for me to get closer to God.

-- Bless all my family and friends.

-- Bless and protect all God's animals, especially those ones who are homeless and abused pets who are left to defend to themselves.

-- Victor M.

-- Hi, my name is Anthony L. A. & I'm thanking you for praying for my family & my father, Mr. Bennie L. D. (who has gone on to be with Jesus Christ!) Please pray that I'm approved for SSI & SSD, so I can financially support my family, myself, and help others who are less fortunate.

-- Pray for some jobs here in Broward Co.

-- Pray for Barry and family and friends. Jobs and homes.

-- I pray for a place to live in peace.

-- Psalms 23

-- Pray for peace in the world.

-- May God bless the homeless.

-- Curtis: My [Picture of car/van, group of people, church, outstretched hands].

-- Severino D.

-- Jamie M.: I would like for you to pray for me and my family. Thank you.

-- For Tanya & Hazel & Isaac & Royal contact: God __ King. For Princess - Royal - Rema - Buniah - Talal - Janea - Alexius - Cathy & prosperity &

Thanksgiving & Christmas & freedom. For this church, peaceful Zion, and more money for our people.

-- That Bob abstains from alcohol.

-- Sherrell: JOB!

-- To Kathy / Debbie / Pastor Fawn: Thanx, "Patience" Angels. Love always, Rocky.

-- For me, Thomas, and my son to be a happy family. My son, my nephew, Brieanna R., Mar'quez R., De Andre R., Thomas C., and Mom.

-- Dericio: have my unemployment resolved.

-- Alphonso D.: pray for me to get a good job and a place to stay.

-- Carl & Richard: a job and a home.

-- Greg P.: family and me and my health.

-- For me through me days and the ones who are set to help me.

-- Please help me with housing, food, job, money, family, beer, etc. to help me out.