September 16, 2025
New Prayer Requests
Wilma Cude has a lung infection and needs to use a nebulizer. The medicine for it is not found locally and will have some serious side effects. She will need to be trained on how to it. She needs prayer for the right decision to use it or not. She had a CT today.
Cathy Burris has stage 3 kidney disease with extra protein in her blood. She is waiting for treatment answers from the doctors.
New member, Robert Ladymon, is having an MRI of his back. The movement difficulties and pain he has may be due to pinched nerves. He also has MS. Please pray for improvement.
Ongoing Requests
Velta Zoeller’s granddaughter, Nikki, lost her job due to many medical emergencies and not being able to notify them in time. Please pray she can find another job and that she will be healthier.
Boyers’ grandson, Grayson Dinh, will begin the police academy on Wednesday, which will last 7 months. Pray for safety as he learns.
Lynda Ramsey’s daughter, Lisa, escaped a bad situation at home and now has a job in Texas. Please pray for her safety and ability to work successfully
Debra Bacorn is going to manage the kitchen for us. She asks that we pray about what Wednesday night meals might look like in the upcoming year as she begins to plan and prepare.
Pray for the children of Brenda Yesslith to be drawn closer to the Lord. They live in Phoenix and Los Angeles.
Roger and Megan Godwin, along with their 5 children, lost their home last month in a fire. Pray for their family as they move through this difficult trial.
Pray for the Weigand’s friends who are workers in North Africa.
Tia Philbin is taking legal action in a very traumatic situation that she experienced in the past. She is asking for strength and peace during the process as well as justice to be served.
Paul Christy is serving in the Air Force in Italy. Pray for community and strength for him as he’s away for the next few years.
Pray for those in our church family who are looking for employment, that the Lord would provide for their needs and place them in the right position for their gifts, talents, and to be used for His glory.
Keaire Wilkins (Sheireka's son) needs prayer for the outcome of his review request.
Pray for wisdom for John Daniels as he cares for Sharon.
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.
Beverly Hite’s grandson, Michael, is now 22 and married but not supporting himself well. He only communicates with his sister but not the rest of his family. Pray that God would draw him back into a relationship with the Lord and his family.
Hospitalizations and Illnesses
Anna Harkins (teen daughter of Greg and Beth) has had several medical emergencies over the past month stemming from a severe medication reaction. Please be in prayer for the Harkins’ as they wait for Anna’s care team of doctors to find the best treatments moving forward and pray especially for Anna’s healing.
Kathy Quillin is suffering from from multiple health issues. Her doctor is trying to find the reason for her fatigue.
Pray for Byron Myers, one of Robin and Mark Myers twins. He is about 4 months old and has been having digestive issues keeping him from gaining weight. Byron's grandparents are Steve and Lisa Myers, former CHBC members.
Charlotte Wittner has been put on palliative care to keep her comfortable. She has Stage 2 Alzheimer’s disease. Please pray for Charlotte and Sam and their daughter, Maggie.
Sherrill Sageser’s sister-in-law, Jane, had a stroke while in the hospital in Albuquerque. She is now unable to speak. She was transferred to a care facility but is now back in the hospital.
Virginia Cheng (Mark Stapp’s daughter’s mother-in-law) fell and broke her hip. She had surgery.. Virginia also has dementia. Please pray for her and her husband, Paul, as she recovers.
Sherrill Sageser learned the VA has now increased his disability rating to 100%.
Debbie Weir’s younger brother, Ken White, has cancer in his liver. No treatment is possible because of its location. He is not a Christian and doesn’t want to hear about God. Please pray for his salvation and health.
Boyers’ friend, Shirley, has breast cancer. It was found early, and she is taking treatments. Pray for healing.
Mary Kitchell saw an orthopedic oncologist about the cancerous tumor in her upper leg. He was not particularly alarmed about it and will monitor its growth again in September.
Lois Phelps’ sister, Peggy Bysun, is having emergency surgery to replace her pacemaker and her body is battling sepsis, which makes the surgery even more complicated. Prayers for Peggy, her medical team, and Lois are appreciated.
Pray for Tanya Fobasso’s parents health and well being that God would provide exactly what her family needs.
Members with continuing health concerns: Madi Grogan, Abigail Gulley, 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, Sherrill Sageser, Sam Wittner, Charlotte Wittner, Sharon Daniels, Belinda Yesslith.
Missions and Ministry Requests
Noah Leslie will spend the summer serving in NYC at Everlasting Church.
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 and new baby Kaleb, 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.
De’Vonte’ Pittman is serving on the mission field in North Africa. He will be there at least a year. Pray for him and for the people groups with whom he will be sharing the gospel.
Pray the congregation at Northeast Fellowship, that they would grow in their love for God and each other. Pray for their community, specifically for the new people moving to their community that the Lord would use their church to reach them with the gospel and equip them to meet their physical needs. Let everything they do/plan be devotional, and draw them closer to the Lord.
Praises
Praise God for all He is doing in our church and community.
CHBC prison ministry Prayer requests
Please keep the following requests in your prayers this week.
Pray for the CHBC sponsored Chapel service, started officially on September 7th. This is the first English language church gathering in over 9 years at the Allen Gamble Correctional Facility, happening under the leadership of Aaron L., one of the OBU graduated field ministers whom CHBC has been working with for over 3 years. PTL for what God is doing!
Pray for D’Shaunn at Red Rock Correctional (formerly Lawton) to be allowed to be baptized. He repented and surrendered to Jesus during our LEO chapel service on Mondays just before being shipped off to Red Rock. Efforts are underway to facilitate his baptism at his new location.
Pray for the ministry work of Tyrone in your prayers. He is an inmate from New York, with a strong background of family ministry work. Circumstances that he himself states seem providential, placed him in his current situation, and he knows that God has work for him to do. He is seeking the Lord!
Several men requested prayer for their families, for protection for their relationships, for strengthening of their relationships even while in prison, and that their children would continue to be surrounded by men and women of The Body of Christ, even while these fathers are in prison: Sean, Alex, Cole, Sam
Gabriel needs clarity of mind, and edification, as he continues forward as a relatively new believer in Christ. He is repentant and genuine in his desire to serve The Lord.
Christopher Sparks prays for reconciliation with his friends and family, for someone to come into his life who genuinely cares for him, and for a visit from anyone.
James Hutchison requests prayer for healing in his eyes, for his vision to return, as well as his overall heath and strength
Jason McSwain needs prayer for continued recovery from having broken his feet, as well as other general health issues.
Chris Ross prays praise to God for the restoration that He has been performing in his family relationships.
Michael Brestel & Darin Domebo request prayer for Blake Ferguson who needs to surrender his life to Christ.
Chad Landsford-Barela requests prayer for God to open up opportunities for him to preach and minister.
James Tate asks for prayer for his father-in-law in dialysis, and prayer for daughter-in-law recovering from back surgery.
Mayorca Edwardo asks for prayer for his speech, his ability to trust, recovering from brain damage.
Robert Head has an upcoming commutation hearing
Vincent Cowan prays for continued successful education at CareerTech, as well as for his mom and dad and their health.
Prayer for Chevan’s health.
Prayer for Adam Rushing, preparing for release in November, for housing and other needs to be met.
Remember to keep the following men in your prayers, as they have surrendered to Jesus with prayers of repentance and surrender during recent A&R cell-to-cell visits. Pray for direction and protection!
Tracy Barton
Makel Jasper
Michael Oldecker
Emmanuel Rosa
Damian Grimm
Christopher Williams
Tyler Goree
Michael Kawykla
Rivelino Castro
Scottie Tatum
If you have a request you would like us to pray for and add to this list, please email prayer@chbcok.com.