October 7, 2025
Trunk or Treat
Trunk or Treat is coming up for our church on October 31st! We’re excited about the opportunity to serve our community and reach our neighbors with the hope of Christ.
Be praying for our community, our connect teams, and everyone serving as we seek to be Christ to our neighbors. Please pray about and consider how you can be involved, whether it’s serving on a team, bringing candy to the church, or donating towards our candy fund, we need all of our church to engage.
New Prayer Requests
. There are no new requests this week.
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
Pray for the children of Brenda Yesslith to be drawn closer to the Lord. They live in Phoenix and Los Angeles.
The Godwin family has been living in a rent house since their house fire. This week the insurance company decided to total the house but the rent home they are in has an extreme plumbing and mold problem. Please pray the landlord will either fix the issue or release them from their rental agreement as they continue working towards a permanent housing solution
Pray for the Weigand’s friends who are workers in North Africa.
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
The Grogans have applied for Madi to attend an inpatient pain rehab program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. They are working to meet all of the pre-admission requirements before the program schedules the official evaluation. This includes a requirement to meet with a pain psychologist in Tulsa for a minimum of 6-8 sessions. They are waiting on a referral and hope to schedule those appointments soon. In the meantime, she is in physical therapy twice weekly and doing her best to navigate daily life while struggling with constant pain. Please pray for her as she battles hopelessness, continually playing "catch-up" in school, and for wisdom for Jeff and Amanda as they guide her through this.
The Harkins are hoping to have Anna evaluated at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota as they continue looking for the cause of her ongoing seizures and adverse reactions to medicine. They are also experiencing roadblocks with insurance coverage. Her health coverage will change in a few months upon her 18th birthday, but in the meantime, they need authorization to travel for care since the specialists she needs are not in Oklahoma.
Jim Davis’s niece, Brandi, has brain cancer. Please pray for an effective treatment.
Mary Kitchell is at Baptist Village for rehab after falling. Stan said she has started walking some with the use of a walker and is improving! Pray for continued healing.
Mikel Ladymon may need a stent from her liver to her bile duct. She may also need a heart valve replaced later. Pray for wisdom as she navigates these health issues.
Robert Ladymon’s daughter will have gall bladder surgery soon.
Wilma Cude was scheduled to see her pulmonologist again on Monday to discuss a treatment plan for her lung issue.
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.
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 Peery.
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.
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
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 Allen Gamble & Lexington Chapel services (AG every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM, and Lex every 3rd and 5th Saturday night)
Pray for D’Shaunn at Red Rock Correctional (formerly Lawton) to be allowed to be baptized.
Prayer for Adam Rushing, preparing for release in November, for housing and other needs to be met.
Prayer for Codie Tiffin (wife of volunteer) contemplating leaving her ungodly marketplace job, and starting her own Christian Based business.
Pray for Mike, a prisoner nearly blind from a medical condition, but being offered a surgery at Dean McGee that may restore his sight.
Praise for Chris Whinery, one of the OBU field ministers at Lexington, now awaiting results from his MRI. Pray for those results to be treatable.
Pray for Robert’s mom with medical conditions.
Pray for Peter’s appeal.
Pray for Aaron’s continuing commutation review process, now in it’s second phase.
David, Arron, Larry and Trenton request prayers for their families, the spiritual, mental and physical health of their family, as well as protection and blessings upon their relationships.
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!
Kole Koons
John Biggs
Ray Pigeon
Milton Dewberry
Joshua Woodrum
Daniel Barrow
Scott Souder
Mark Pestel
Joseph Marrow
James Jones
Chris Rodriguez
Fabian Mata
That’s 288 confessions of Christ in 2025, and 1010 since we started counting in Feb of 2023. TRULY GLORIOUS WHAT THE LORD IS DOING!
Dear Church Family,
Over time, our prayer list has grown to include many requests—some of which may now be outdated or answered (praise God!). To keep our prayer updates current and meaningful, we’ll be clearing the existing list and starting fresh on Tuesday, October 21.
If you would like a prayer request to remain on the list please resubmit it to prayer@chbcok.com.
This refresh will help us better support one another in prayer and ensure our list reflects the most current needs of our church family.
Thank you for your understanding and partnership in prayer.
In Christ,
CHBC Prayer Team
If you have a new request you would like us to pray for and add to this list, please email prayer@chbcok.com.