CrossBridge Prayer List
Praises
Continue to pray for the CrossBridge friends expecting a little one(s): Philip and Sarah Arthurs (baby due in December), Duane and Sue Sabens Son Jerry and his wife Alison are expecting a baby boy. Please be in prayer for Chris and Tami Giles as she is expecting a baby. Also Bron and Amber Bates are expecting. Praise God and thank you for your prayers.
Lorette Ogle’s brother made it through his surgery on Friday. She called to share today that thankfully the cancerous area was localized so no additional cancer had spread. We praise God for this!
Ernie Davis received great news recently. Things are progressing toward the bone marrow transplant and he may not need the 7 days of chemo before the transplant. Please keep crying out to God for him.
Prayer Requests
Mary Sue Tipton writes, “David was moved into a room on Saturday about 6:30. He did not have a very restful night, in fact he called me about 11:30pm and wanted me to come and take him home. He was very agitated and his blood pressure was over 200. Regardless, the neurologist came in about 1pm on Sunday and released him. We got home about 3:30pm. His blood pressure is still high, but the doctor thinks it will come down once he is home. David was so tired of being there that we think it was adversely affecting him. He now has 2 new meds to take, one for blood pressure and one is a blood thinner. He is supposed to take his blood pressure several times and chart it, then go to our family doctor in a week. Dr. Lipperd, our family doctor, will monitor him. David goes back to the neurologist in 4 weeks. Right now we don’t know what caused the high blood pressure or exactly what happened on Tuesday. We don’t know if it was a stroke that the meds stopped or some other brain abnormality. We do know that he has had a stroke sometime in the past. Both the CT and MRI confirmed this. We also know that David has never been diagnosed with high blood pressure and he goes for a check up every 3 months. Thanks for all your prayers! God answers prayers! God is good!”
Ron Dodson will have gall bladder surgery tomorrow. Please pray all goes well.
Teresa McFarland writes, “Please be lifting my sister, Linda Nichols up to our dear Father. She will be having an arteriogram on 11/2. The cardiologist has already determined she has a valve in her heart that will have to be replaced. This is hereditary. My Dad had the same problem. He passed away 12 years ago from a bleed in his brain due to a blood thinner he was taking because of the metal valve they put in. Please pray when they do the arteriogram that the valve is completely healed. John and I are praying this and ask you to pray with us. We know all things are possible to those who believe. We also know we have not because we ask not. So we ask you to pray believing with us that the valve in her heart is healed. Thank you prayer warriors for your fervent prayers to our loving Father.”
Cathy Troxler writes, “I just wanted to ask you to please update the prayer request about me. We were recently told that I may not need radiation. This would be a huge blessing. Of course we want to do whatever's needed to stay healthy in the long term, but please pray that we will make the right decision and that God will give us clarity and peace about the decision. A huge bonus to not having to do radiation is that I may be able to do the mastectomy and reconstruction as one surgery instead of having to break it into 2 separated by radiation. Thank you SO much. I cannot even begin to tell you how thankful we are for all the prayers, love, food and many other blessings that we are receiving!” Brad and Cathy were also sharing that a drunk driver crashed into their home. Praise God that all the Troxler’s were safe. Please pray all goes well with insurance and the clean-up.
Joey Murray is home under the care of Hospice. Please continue to pray for him. Also lift up Cheryl and the kids as they need our prayers and support.
Julie LeNoir writes, “Can you please send out a prayer request for Kate? She is continuing to decline more & more and we are really worried about her. Please pray for GOD to move his hand and lead her doctor and/or us as to what would help her.” Let us all cry out to God for Kate.
Joe Lenoir writes, “Could you please ask the church to lift up my father Clyde LeNoir in prayer? As you know he has been going through chemo and he fractured a vertebra in his lower back several weeks ago and is now in the hospital. The neurosurgeon will see him and possibly perform some type of surgery depending on severity. Please pray that the Drs. perform the correct procedures and pain management for him and that they have wisdom & a steady hand. Pray for a full recovery of the back and cancer.”
Michael Kok continues to battle leukemia. Please keep crying out to God for him and pray for a stem cell match.
Jack Kemph continues to fight pancreatic cancer. Please cry out to God for healing for him.
Leah Eagle asks that we continue to pray for her sister Paula Duncan who is fighting breast cancer. She writes, “Paula meets with her oncologist next Monday, 10/29 to discuss the next step in her treatment. Thanks so much for keeping her on the prayer list as she continues her journey.”
Matt Henry is recovering from a seizure he suffered. Please cry out to God for healing for him.
Lisa Wortmann asked us to renew prayer efforts for healing for Katie. Please pray for her health.
Debbie McCaleb writes, “I need to give you an update on my parents, Guerry and Virginia Pirkle. Daddy is finishing the end of three weeks of rehab for a broken hip and will be going home on Monday. They did find out that he had been suffering from seizures rather than having had a stroke and he is now on medication for that. Neither he nor Mother will be getting around very well as her leg has not completely healed since she broke it in December. So, taking care of Daddy will be quite challenging. Please continue to remember them in your prayers!”
Carol Stettheimer writes, “Please pray for my 16 year old cousin Caleb Evins. Caleb has just finished his last round of chemo for leukemia and is now critically ill from an infection. He has been in ICU since Friday night. Please pray for healing in this immediate crisis and for eventual victory over leukemia.”
Keep Julia Hill’s father, Freddie Marthaler covered with prayer. He is receiving care at Brookwood Hospital.
Amanda Jackson writes, “I would like to request prayers for my Father, Don Jackson. He is going through many struggles and could sure use some prayer warriors.”
Gerri Basic- Julia Brackeen’s step-mom has been moved to an assisted living facility to continue therapy and rehab from a head trauma and surgery. Please pray for healing.
Sarah Rodas asks for prayers for her father Keith Tice. Please pray for healing for him.
Please pray for Holly Beth and Blake Harris. Holly Beth is the Heffington’s granddaughter- daughter of their oldest, Laine. Holly was due to deliver the Heffington’s first great grandchild. Sadly before delivery, the baby has gone to be with Jesus. Please cover the Harris’ with your prayers and lift up the Heffington’s as they grieve and minister. The Harris’ attend at Homewood so pray for that church family as they surround this family with their love. It is in moments like these where we grieve- but we grieve with hope.
Paige Sullivan writes, “Would you please add my dad to the prayer list, Cecil Newman. He has a wound on his foot that is not healing and also is a diabetic. Pray for dad to do as the doctor has ordered so he will not have to have his toe removed. Thank you.”
Steve Lawrence writes, “On the prayer list, please add my mom Darlene next to my dad. Dad is doing well. He is going to get a full body scan to find out where the cancer is left in his body. He has aged a lot from all the treatments. My mom has recently had a lot of health related issues, but seems to be doing a lot better.”
Mandee McDonald’s Mom Mrs. Gerchow is home under the care of Hospice. Please continue to lift her up to the Lord.
Bob Gerchow (Mandee’s Dad) is undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer. Please cover him in prayer.
Sean Boogard asks for prayers to be freed from his Asperger’s symptoms.
Emma Jamison is awaiting test results on a recent MRI. Please pray for complete healing.
Clark Ogle has asked for prayer for macular degeneration. Please lift him and his family up to God this week and ask for healing and help.
Please edit and update these requests. They will be distributed each Monday.