March 11, 2024
New Prayer Requests
Please pray for Mikayla Harrison and her household as they go through a tough transition the next few weeks.
Shirley Mathews will undergo a lumpectomy for breast cancer on Wednesday morning, March 13, and would appreciate your prayers for a successful surgery.
Susan Leatherwood will have back surgery on Tuesday for a collapsed L3 vertebrae and fusion of L2 and L4. Please pray for her recovery after her fall from the attic.
Ongoing Requests
Greg and Beth Harkins have been navigating some difficult issues in their home and are very weary. Please pray for God to give them strength, wisdom and peace, as well as rest.
Annette Brown’s two-month-old great-granddaughter recently passed away. Annette would like to thank her church family for their love, care and especially the hugs as her family has grieved the recent loss of her grandbaby.
Please continue to pray for Katie MacDougall and her sister, Emily, as they grieve the loss of their mother, Vicki, who passed away on January 21.
Kathleen Koehler recently found out that there is water in the motor of her vehicle. She as able to get it running and is praying the Lord will provide a new vehicle when her tax return comes. She has had to cut back on hour and work. Please pray for the Lord to provide for her needs.
Pray for Cory Pruitt and Kathy Quinllan as they both seek new jobs. Pray that the Lord would guide them each to the employer and position that will be a blessing to their families and help them to live sent in their work place.
Please pray for Lynda Ramsey’s daughter and son’s salvation. That God would give her son, Donald, a message that would bring him to His Word and to Himself. Pray that her daughter would be delivered from depression.
The Just’s nephew, Jason, is in prison. Please pray Colossians 1:9-10 over him. He professes Christ and wants to live for Him during incarceration.
Pray for Beverly Hite’s grandson, Michael (age 20), that God would intervene and draw him back into a relationship with the Lord and with his family.
Pray for the people of Israel and the Middle East. Pray that Christ would be made known, pray for peace in and around Israel, pray for the protection of innocents in the entire area. Continue to pray for those working to spread the Good News in the midst of this crisis.
Hospitalizations and Illnesses
Evan and Levi Prince’s friend, Jeremy P., just found out he has stomach cancer. Be in prayer for him as he and his doctors decide on treatments.
Sam Wittner is suffering with arthritis. Charlotte is aware that she is having some issues with dementia.
Terry McNeily is in the hospital due to a leg infection. Pray for healing and less pain.
Linda Ramsey is recovering from a double hernia surgery. Pray for a full, quick and complete healing.
Robert Manning’s daughter, Shelly Leaf, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. They will see doctors at MD Anderson on February 19 to determine a course of treatment. Pray for Shelly and her doctors.
Jane Pickelsimer recently had rotator cuff surgery. Pray for her as she recovers and begins physical therapy.
One of our GED students has an adult daughter, Felicity, who has a heart valve defect and has been having trouble with blood clots which are threatening to cause the loss of toes. Pray for healing for Felicity and that her doctors would have guidance in her care.
Annecia Pinkston is in PT three times a week as her knee recovers.
George Larson has throat cancer and a spot has shown up on his pancreas. The doctor reviewed a second scan and held out some hope of a course of treatment but it will probably require the removal of part of the pancreas. Please pray for the family as George has other tests during the next two weeks including a biopsy.
Bob Boyer had a large area of skin removed from on top of his head due to cancer. Pray for complete healing.
John Daniels is recovering slowly from surgery. He is now at Ignite Rehab on Portland and 63rd. Sharon cries while visiting him and thinks he’s her father. Please pray for them both.
Helen Wilkerson is now in rehab at Baptist Village. Her lungs had fluid because she was not being given one of her medications, but she is better now. She’s wearing an immobilizer on her broken leg. Pray for her recovery.
Diana Barr’s dad has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Be in prayer for their family as they seek the best treatments.
Don Cude is recovering at home after having some of his small intestine removed during an emergency surgery. Continue to pray for Don’s healing and for Wilma as she cares for him. Don will have another surgery, with the date to be determined.
Dennis & Charline DeWitt have not been in Church since October 2023. Dennis had 2 Disk replaced in his lower back and is still having severe pain in his right hip & severe headaches. Additionally, he had heart bypass surgery on February 15. Please pray for his healing. They also would like to thank CHBC for being so kind to them when they started attending and they sincerely hope to return again when Dennis is better.
Pray for Don Cude’s neighbor, David, who has prostate cancer. He is currently undergoing chemo but doing well. Pray for his treatment and healing.
Sherrill Sageser received another 20% increase on his pain pump, but it is not relieving his pain yet. The increases will be made slowly.
Tom Clanton’s brother, Chris, has an aneurysm on a heart valve. A proper stent was made in Australia, but he’s still awaiting surgery because there are only two doctors here that are qualified to do it.
Katie MacDougall is undergoing treatment for her lung disease. Please continue praying this treatment would reduce inflammation, slow disease progression, and reduce the need for more unpleasant treatment options as well as wisdom for her pulmonary teams at Mayo and OU.
Carol and Johnny Just’s granddaughter Marek is being treated for a brain tumor that was diagnosed in 2019. They appreciate prayers for the brain tumor to remain stable or shrink.
Johnny and Carol Just’s son-in-law, Mitch Merideth, had a heart transplant in 2016. He continues to struggle with health problems related to liver failure caused from many years of taking medications for his heart failure and then heart transplant. Please pray he can manage the condition and gain some weight.
Members with continuing health concerns: Karen Davis, Jim Davis, Kevin Fox, David Spiva, Cameron Frank, Cathy Burris, Michelle Hawkins’ brother, Mark Manning, Frazier’s nephew and his wife; Greg and Sarah Frazier, Glenda Phillips, Sherrill Sageser, Sam Wittner, Charlotte Wittner, Sharon Daniels, Belinda Yesslith.
Missions and Ministry Requests
Pray for our country and elected leaders.
Hannah and Ben Hanes are missionaries serving in the Bronx in NYC.
Logan & Morgan Hanni & their sons, Liam & Grayson, are serving a 3 year term as IMB missionaries to Southeast Asia. Please pray for their travel, language learning and cultural adjustment. Pray for unreached people groups in Southeast Asia to come to a saving faith in Jesus.
Praises
Praise God for all He is doing in our church and community.
Pat Boyer and Danny Zoeller were back with us once again after their recoveries.