Prayer Requests for December 6th

Today we learned about 2 examples of strong mothers, Jochbed (Moses' mother) and the women exiled to Siberia by Stalin. After being exiled to Siberia with their children, the women came together and formed a community in order to protect their children and sustain some type of life for them. We learn about Jochbed in Exodus 2:1-4. She was 130 years old when she had Moses. He was only 3 months old when she placed him in the river and watched him drift away in order to protect him. Jochbed was a strong woman and outlived all of her children. She was one of the few who left Egypt and made it to Canaan. As a strong mother, from the moment that God blesses you with a child, you have to begin to let them go. Through all their steps to adulthood, you raise them to be godly children and begin to let them make their own decisions and go into the world armed with God's word and wisdom. Pray that God will reveal to us his plans for our children so we can mold and shape them to fulfill His plan. Trust in God to use them in ways we may not understand to direct them on the right path.

Happy Birthday Doug! December 9th

Prayer Requests:

Amanda and Brandon received an early Christmas present this past Thursday. Mary Charles finally came into the world. After a rough delivery, please pray for strength for Amanda and that Mary Charles will sleep well and stay healthy. Congratulations!

Chanel and James went on Monday to see the doctor and Chanel said that Sarah’s check-up went well. The doctor said that he does think that Sarah has some vision in her right eye. They will bring her back in 3 months for a fitting for glasses. This was encouraging because if the doctor didn’t have hope, he wouldn’t worry with glasses. They said their goal is for her to have vision enough to walk around on her own without any aide. They still say she won’t be able to read without braille or drive a car but walking around on her own will be a huge victory for them!! They will also do another surgery when they go back in 3 months as well to work on the left (bad) eye. I am not sure what they will do in this surgery. All in all, Jamie and Chanel were encouraged.

Doug's aunt passed away this past week. This is the one he asked us to pray for. She had an accident and in surgery they found cancer. Please pray for Doug and his family while dealing with this loss.

Joey and Kelly - David Higginbotham finished his 3rd cycle of chemo and has one left the week of Christmas. Pray for continued health and quick recovery from chemo. Jonathan is traveling back from Nashville. Pray for safe travels.

Scotty and Lesley - Reese has been under the weather. Pray for good health. Scotty's mom goes to PA this week for more treatments for cancer. Pray for healing and quick recovery.

Brad and Ashley - Brad has some leads for job opportunities. Pray the Lord will lead him in the right direction and that he can find a job soon. A little girl named EB from Troy has a brain tumor. Pray for their family. Marla and Troy are the parents and their last name is Johnson. She is only 3 years old. Ashley's brother and wife are expecting and newly weds. They are having a hard time. Pray for Danielle and Wesley.

Rebecca - Jason was home with Bailey. Rebecca's dad is still looking for a job. Pray he can find one quickly.

Jon and Amber - Praise! Jon's boss is being relocated to S. Carolina. Pray the new boss will be easier to work with and steer the company in the right direction. Please pray for my grandfather. He is waiting to have a PET scan, but he and my grandmother have decided he is not going to have any radiation or chemo no matter the results. He has had an amazing life and is one of the strongest Christians I know, but it is hard to hear this.

Kerri - Trent was home under the weather with Hugh. Kerri's dad's lungs are not healing as quickly as they thought and he may have to be on oxygen for a long time. Pray he will heal and hopefully not depend on the oxygen. Hugh's father is having surgery after first of year for prostate cancer.

Veronica and Jaime - Reagan goes to ENT tomorrow and may have to get tubes in her ears. PRAISE! Veronica is home from Auburn and through with classes. She will star her clinicals soon. Welcome back!

Heather and Tyler - Tyler's mom had knee replacement surgery last week. Pray for healing and a quick recovery. Tyler has finals this week and only 4 days left of school before he starts clinicals.

Brian and Carrie - Go for ultrasound Tuesday to find out what they are having.

Colt and Katy - Katy's last class is Thursday and she graduates on Saturday! Congrats!!!!

Andrew and Rachel - Andrew's family is still having issues with his sister and their situation. Pray for his parents and his sister. Also, Elise's 1st birthday is Saturday and she is sick. Pray she will be healthy for her party.

Kim and John - Kim's grandmother's sister died this week (not the twin). Pray for her grandmother who is having a difficult time with her death. The other grandmother's sister (the twin) is recovering from surgery to remove the cancer. Pray for health. Kim's voice is gone and she has been feeling bad. Pray for health.

Josh and Melanie - Melanie was traveling for work. Pray for safe return.

Craig and Leslie - Pray for Leslie's friend from college. She is trying to have her second child and had a procedure done last week. Also, we were glad to have Leslie's mom Mrs. Gordon visit with us.

I hope evryone has a good week. See you Sunday!

Amber