May 19, 2026

New Prayer Requests

• Kyle & Lindsey Bardwell welcomed their 4th baby girl, Saige Marie on Monday May 20th, by emergency Csection at 33 weeks.  Lindsey is recovering well, but Saige is still in the NICU. Please pray as Lindsey & Kyle juggle the endless hours back & forth from the hospital while caring for the girls at home. If you would like to help care for their family during this time, their small group has organized a meal train found HERE.

• Marcie St John, daughter of Michael and Kristen, has been released after 18 days in the hospital for a serious pulmonary issue. Marcie has Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which complicates her treatment options. Pray for her full healing and ongoing health concerns. A meal train has been established to care for their family HERE.

• Mikel Ladymon went with Gary and Tracy Goff to the Mabel Bassett Correctional facility on Sunday. They plan to start a new ministry for the women. Mikel wants the Lord to lead her in speaking the right words if given the opportunity. 

• Pat Boyer has a bad knee and needs more help getting around. 

• Donna Sharp’s son, Colton Gill, chose to go live with his father years ago and is not doing well. Please pray for his salvation. 

Ongoing requests

• Recent tests have revealed that bone cancer has developed in Mary Kitchell’s right femur and hip. She is experiencing no pain yet, and they don’t plan on doing anything to treat it until she begins to feel pain. Please pray that growth will stop and all cancer will be removed from her body.

• Boyers’ grandson, Grayson, is assigned to patrol the Springlake District as a new policeman. Pray for his safety.

• Cathy Burris is mourning the loss of her younger brother, Bob. Her brother, Tom, broke his arm. Cathy is having some new balance problems. Pray for her strength. 

• Karen Davis will have more scans on June 22 to determine what surgery she needs for her hyperparathyroidism. 

• Anna Harkins has had a few breakthrough seizures so her doctors are looking at a surgical procedure to implant a Vagal Nerve Stimulator.  Her labs show what is likely permanent organ damage from DRESS in her kidneys & thyroid. Nothing too scary yet & doctors will keep a close eye. Otherwise her other labs show lots of improvement.

• David Ramsey is still interviewing for positions at MidFirst Bank before his job ends May 29. Please pray for peace for David and an open position.

• Mikel Ladymon has been ill since her vacation where she ate some type of contaminated food. Please pray she recovers and gains weight she has lost. 

• Mark and Norma Green’s son-in-law, Zach Boyd, is a tree trimmer and fell about 40 feet while working. He has a broken sternum, two broken ribs, a broken eye socket, and a bruised lung. He stayed in the hospital one day and came home to continue working outside. He’s in pain but tough. Pray for healing. 

• Velta Zoeller’s brother, Gene, had emergency surgery on his colon, which ruptured. He now has a colostomy and is still hospitalized.. 

• Lynda Ramsey’s daughter, Lisa, has a torn rotator cuff. She is now looking for a church. 

• Bob Boyer had some skin biopsies removed from his head. Pray results are negative.

• Tom Clanton went to a specialist who scanned his foot to made a molded appliance to support his foot. 

• Pray for Johnny Just’s associate, Don, who has taken the role of 24 hour caregiver for his wife Randi who has had two strokes, a broken hip, and heart issues that have lead to advanced dementia.  Please pray for physical, mental and most importantly spiritual healing and salvation.  

• Norma Green’s brother, Ragan, has MS and was hospitalized with pneumonia. He now has home health care, but he is still losing weight. 

• Sagesers’ friend and neighbor, George Gillis, completed six weeks of radiation and chemo pills for his brain tumor. He will have another MRI on June 4 to check its status. Please pray for his longevity and quality of life. 

• Velta’s granddaughter, Nikki, had all of her teeth extracted due to a bone disease. She won’t be able to get dentures for 8 weeks. She can’t work but has housing and bills to pay for herself and her child. Please pray for provision and her healing. 

• Donna Sharp requests prayers of salvation for her son, Colton, and for her sister. 

• Members with continuing health concerns: Debbie Weir, Kathy Quillin, Madi Grogan, Abigail Gulley, Anna Harkins, Karen Davis, Jim Davis, Kevin Fox, David Spiva, Cameron Frank, Cathy Burris, Sherrill Sageser, Sam Wittner, Charlotte Wittner, Belinda Yesslith, Robert and Mikel Ladymon, Mary Kitchell.

Missions and Ministry Requests

• Pray for our country and elected leaders.

• Pray for Rachel Lee’s church in Reynosa and her coworkers.

Praises

• Praise God for all He is doing in our church and community.

• Tara Sageser recovered from the shingles and wheezing.

CHBC Prison Ministry Prayer Requests

Please keep the following requests in your prayers this week.

• Dean Luebberst and the “Living Hope” church planting efforts at Allen Gamble Correctional Center.

• Aaron Weiland as he moves through minimum, and then to a work center, and then his release in August.

• Lee Sanghoon asks for prayers for he and other believers to be found humble and willing vessels to serve God, sharing the hope that they have with the many other non-believers by whom they are surrounded on a day-to-day basis.

• Anthony Yonko requests prayer for his anxiety and depression to be relieved, and for a court date to be set soon for a case review.

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! There have been 123 new believers in 2026 already, and 1209 since Feb 2023.  Praise God!  All glory to and for God and His kingdom!

• Jerred Johnson

• Damien Jacobs

If you have a new request you would like us to pray for and add to this list, please email prayer@chbcok.com.