Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Christine Coffman: My car broke down last week, and I depend on my car for work. Prayers appreciated that it would be an easy low-cost fix.
• Peggy Alexander: Pray for our country - protection for leaders and our leaders would do God's will. Pray for healing for any in our church dealing with pain and illness.
• Alice Pratt: Please continue to pray for me. I am having problems with my neighbor and experiencing lonliness.
• Chris and Melody: Please pray for my wife. She is managing so much both professional and personal. Pray for peace in her life and Christ breathes life back into my marriage. Pray for softening hearts and connection.
• Anonymous: Pray for my son, David's salvation and deliverance.

Prayer Requests & Praise:

• Christine Coffman: Thank you for praying for my mother, she is slowly improving. She is bored and misses going to work. Pray for God to fill her time and life with new opportunities to fill this season of her life. 
• Peggy Alexander: Pray for Wilson Farber, a pastor and realtor in Staunton that posted a scripture in 2015. He has decided to run for office in 2024 and is now being charged with hate speech. 
• Michael Cook: Thank you for your prayers on me getting a new job. Our prayers were answered by the Lord. I am moving to Florida and just wanted to thank you for all the prayers. 
• Sally Parsley-Howe: Pray for my upcoming hip surgery on May 14th. Praying for a good outcome so I can live an active life again and move enough to heal my back without another surgery.
• Meg Hightree: Pray for our friends, Seth and Emily Suttles, as they lost their little girl on April 3rd. Please pray for God's strength to face each week.

Prayer Requests & Praises

• Bill Reynolds: Please pray for Bill as he is hospitalized in UVA ICU undergoing tests.
• Anonymous: Patience and courage
• Stephen and Laraine Scardigno: Safe travels to Italy and WBTX radio station as they expand out to Lexington. Pray also for Steven Rhodes (son), he moved to L.A. and is a high school teacher. Wisdom and guidance for us.
• Robin Dayton: Prayers as I deal with a large herniated disc in my back. I need guidance on the next steps and pain relief.
• Denise Cooper: Pray for my daughter and grandson as they suffer with the flu.
• Peggy Alexander: Pray for WRE (weekday religious in the county schools). We need members and/or help fixing the buildings.
• Anonymous: Our son enlisted in the Air Force. We would love prayer for his job assignment. We are praying for a Linguistics school, if that is God's will. He is also getting married soon, so prayers for them as they navigate a lot of changes soon.

Praise & Prayer Requests

• Peggy Alexander: Please pray for healing for friends that are suffering from heart failure and bone/tissue infection. Also pray for our country and the protection of our president.
• Rana Shank: Please continue praying for baby Zoe! 
• Angela Pullen: Please pray for John's knee as the medical team decides treatment.
• Carri Bardhodshi: Please pray for Jim as he continues to fall and it is affecting his mobility. Pray for healing.
• Alice Pratt: Pray for my blood pressure problems as I await a total knee replacement. Also pray for my friend's health as she suffers with blood clots in her heart. Please continue to pray for my cousin.
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Praise & Prayer Requests

• Christine Coffman: Pray for my mother who fell and hit her head. She is confused and anxious. Please pray that she will heal and will adapt to new memory and mood medications.
• Hannah Anderson: Prayers to seek the Lord for strength and calmness.
• Brandy May: Pray for family friends who tragically lost their daughter in a shooting accident in which their son was involved. 
• Dawn Martin: Please pray about knee discomfort and cramps.

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Jeremy Donaldson: Pray for Joe as he had his 4th stomach surgery Friday and has a long road of recovery. Prayers for healing and persevervance for him and his family.
• Keri Mast: Continue to pray for the Ropp family as they endure pregnancy complications with their 3rd child. They have temporarily moved to Charlottesville to be close to UVA hospital. Pray for strength, comfort, peace and a safe delivery for mom and baby.
• Laraine Scardigno: Please pray for Steve and my health and thank the Lord! for giving me passion for the children's ministry.
• Audrey Rhodes: Please continue to pray for my brother-in-law, Brent. He is still at UVA battling cancer. He is currently trying to dissolve a blood clot near his heart and there is bacteria in his blood that continues to grow. Please pray for wisdom for the staff treating him.

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Rana Shank: We are so grateful for the prayers. Please continue to pray for our Zoe. Also, pray for our staff, elders and all our volunteers.
• Peggy Alexander: Pray for our country and the newly elected. Pray they look to God for their decision.

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Tammy: Pray for my nerve procedure on 1/15.
• Grace Carr: Pray that I can not worry so much and pray more. Also pray that I can read the Bible more.
• Destiny Lam: Thank you for praying for my best friend, Becky. Her procedure went well and she will be having surgery again on Feb. 10th, so please continue to keep her in your prayers.
• Luke Fahrney: I am grateful for my church community.
• Erin Greenwood: I am thankful for Jessica.
• Peggy Alexander: Pray for Maria's family. Please also pray for our local leaders, school board and city council that they would do God's will. Pray for county government leaders to do God's will also. Pray for protection for our elected President and VP.

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Peggy Alexander: Pray for our country that our elected men and women will look to God for direction and do His will. Pray for families that they put God first and keep them together.
• Margot Munn: Please pray for my mom's health. Pray that our family can work together through this season.
• Sally and Dave Howe: Prayers for our young adult kids. All have been from challenging family situations. Pray that my husband and I can represent God's love and grace so their faith can reignite and guide them.
• Alice Pratt: Keep praying for my Cousin Loretta who is having memory issues and also fell recently. She is experiencing a lot of pain. Also keep me in your prayers as I am going through a lot.
• Julie Barb: Please pray for a young couple who just had a stillborn birth. They are heart broken and questioning the Lord. Also pray for my daughters grandmother that is very sick. 

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Armstrong: Pray for Dale's mom, Lucille, who is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack.
• Thank you for Pastor Dillon and his wonderful message this morning.
• Erin Greenwood: Pray for my son that he may always know in his heart that we are "with him" and to have strength through the tough times.
• Kristen Rothwell: A friend entered hospice this week and her salvation is in question. She has been dealing with dementia and is struggling to communicate. Please pray that even through this God would speak to her heart.
• Pray for our country that we turn back to God. Pray for those that fought for our country. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
• Praise Jesus for health. Pray for strong marriages and strong families.

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Ruth Rothwell: Please pray for my brother, Paul. He had back surgery last week to correct an injury and was readmitted to the hospital for complications.
• Alice Pratt: Remember my cousin, Loretta, who is still in the hospital. Also, my Aunt Sarah has a fractured foot. I want to praise Jesus for answered prayers as my daughter came to Thanksgiving dinner. Please keep praying for my other daughter to come around. 
• Anonymous: Pray for my family to get through their own problems to become better family members.
• Danielle Ropp: Please pray for my pregnancy.

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Anonymous: Pray that my father will attend church and pray for healing of his many health problems. Pray that God will help mend and strengthen my relationship with the love of my life and that she will accept Christ as Lord and Savior. Pray for healing of myself and that I can achieve my best self.
• Alice Pratt: Continue to pray for me, my granddaughter, Hannah, and my cousin, Loretta. We have health issues.

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Cynthia: Pray for Rana's family, as they are going through multiple stressful situations including her aunt's serious health problems.
• Judy: Praying for the staff and leadership as you make decisions on leading this body. May God give you wisdom.
• Vickie: Please pray with me that I would get an interview as I have applied for a new job.

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Edie Swartz: Please pray for my dear friend Sal that he might find his joy again.
• Denise Cooper: Continued prayers for my granddaughter, Ellia, who is having health concerns.
• Teresa Myers: Pray for my sister, Kay who suffers from bipolar and is going through a terrible depression. Also, pray for my 2 oldest grandchildren, Jenna and Hunter, who are starting another college year that God watches over them and keeps them safe.
• Krystal Crawford: Please pray for me that I might find a caregiver for my brother's care.

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Denise Cooper: My sister, Rhonda Smith (WV) had knee surgery. My granddaughter, Ellia has a fever. Prayers for my mom, Joyce, who is recovering from several illnesses.
• Anonymous: Please intercede for my husband; he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
• Kelly Hottinger: My nephew, Malachi is having surgery to reopen soft spot that closed too early. Trust that God will provide.
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Prayer Requests & Praise:

• Peggy Alexander: Pray that people especially Christians will become informed about our candidates, that they will vote their values! Pray for protection for the leaders and the Supreme Court. Pray for a honest election and that truth and evil will be revealed.
• Thank you for all New Beginnings is to many of us. God has blessed all of us.
• Sidney Wymer: Pray for me as I move to Knoxville, TN, that the Lord will guide my steps and I trust the Lord. Also pray for peace as I have a MRI at UVA on Tuesday.
• Scott Hostetler: Pray for our family as we adjust to a new child and growing business.

Prayer Requests & Praise:

• Chetty: See family lost both parents last Thursday; Diane Lam's daughter in Texas had a double mastectomy last week; and also for Chloe Rochester that her tumors will shrink so that the doctors can surgically remove.

Prayer Requests & Praise:

• Ben Desictnikov: Pray for my family that God may touch their hearts and mind to accept Jesus.
• Liliya Rogozhin: Please pray for my unborn baby.
• Denise Cooper: Prayers for my mom as she recovers from a fall; safe travel prayers for my family.
• Peggy Alexander: Pray for our country; pray for former President Trump that he will draw closer to God. Pray for those that lost loved ones in the shooting in PA. Pray that Godly leaders on federal, state and local levels. Pray for the church.

Prayer Requests & Praise:

• Sally Silman: Pray for my brother-in-law who is in Florida and needs open heart surgery. Pray for a successful procedure and God to show His hand in a mighty way.
• Please pray for Larry Roes family.
• Pray for Steve and Beth Morris who both lost a parent this past week.
• Kelly: Pray for Aubree Dyer, a 3 year old with neuroblastoma. She was sent home to be with family.
• Diane McCurdy: Pray for my daughter, Brittany, and her son, Tucker, as they face struggles.

Prayer Requests & Praise:

• Joyce Blosser: Please pray for my brother Tom. He had possibly a stroke last week and he might be going to rehab this week.
• Luiza Heatwole: Please pray for my best friend's arm to get better.
• Tom & Karen Green: Praise God for answered prayer. Greetings from Shawn & Laura Green & family. Please continue to pray for the summer choir coming to share Christ through programs and the church is looking into property to purchase for a permanent place to worship.
• Aubrey Arthur: Praise God for this church! Please pray for me to find a good job and to become closer with God.
• Anonymous: Please pray for close family whose dog, Rambo, had a seizure. Please continue to pray for Brian, whose father is in hospice and suffering physically and spiritually.

Prayer Requests & Praise:

• Anonymous: Pray for my friend, Brian, who has a father on hospice.
• Kelly Hottinger: Please pray for my upcoming surgery on 5/23.
• Denise Cooper: Pray for Jim who is home recovering from bypass surgery. He is expected to be home for 8 more weeks.

Prayer Requests & Praise

• Erin Showalter: A dear family friend, Jane, is in the hospital with serious medical complications. Her daughter is getting married soon. Please pray for her recovery, doctors and family.
• Danelle Hostetler: Praise to God that our son was spared from injury as well as the cattle that he was hauling when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident.
• Peggy Alexander: Pray for my brother's family (he passed) that they would draw close to God. Pray for our country that people will become informed and vote for Godly leaders.
• Evelyn Carr: Please keep Jim in your prayers while he is recovering from heart surgery. Also, pray for his daughter who was involved in an accident on Friday.
• Laraine Scardigno: Praise God for travel mercies. Thank you for Karen and brother Wayne. Pray for Bible study together in harmony and walking side by side with open hearts for Jesus.

Prayer Requests & Praise Report

• Alice Pratt: Pray for my daughter and cousin. Pray that I can be good help with neighbor daughter.
• Ellen Franklin: Praise that my mother did excellent on her dental surgery now she has the right side done. Thanks for your prayers. Pray for my son-in-law and his company and BRCS students dealing with illness and hospitalization.
• Angela Pullen: Prayers for my friend, Alma, who broke her ankle. Prayers that all sickness would leave our house. 

Prayer Requests & Praise Report

• Steve & Laraine Scardigno: Travel safety/health/witness opportunities. We will be traveling May 2nd-11th in Europe.
• Peggy Alexander: Pray for our country and church.
• Ellen Franklin: Please remember my 90 year old mother, Marlene, who has oral dental surgery this week.
• Alice Pratt: Pray for my daughter, Jane, who is starting a new treatment. Also, pray for my brother-in-law's health.
• LeAnn Arthur: Thank God for my family, this church and all the ways God cares for us.
• Aubrey Arthur: Thank God for this church. Please pray for my relationships, finances, and family.

Prayer Requests & Praise:

• Gail Anderson: Pray for my sister, Joetta, as she starts her journey home from AZ. Pray for protection and that she can settle into a new stage of her life and find a church home.
• Sally Silman: Pray for a friend and her family that lost 4 members in December and one since. Also pray for a young man starting a cleaning business.
• Peggy Alexander: My brother, Bob, passed away Sunday. Please pray for his family especially his son and daughter who have many challenges. Pray that my family, brothers and sisters will draw closer to the Lord.
• Aubrey Arthur: Pray that my wife and me will grow in the Bible together and that we could receive some financial healing.

Prayer Requests & Praise

• Alice Pratt: Pray for my brother-in-law's knee surgery this week, my daughter's surgery the end of May and for me.
• Denise and Chelsea Cooper: Pray for Jim as he has bypass heart surgery this month and will need after surgery care and time off work.
• Joyce Green: Please pray for me as I undergo blood tests for a medical diagnosis.
• Sidney Wymer: Please pray for me as I deal with broken relationships in my family.

Prayer Requests & Praise:

• Angela Pullen: Continue prayers as Virginia continues to heal from tonsillectomy surgery. Continue prayers for my friend, Alma, who is still suffering with L arm pain after work injury back in October.
• Peggy Alexander: Pray for Rockingham Co. School Board that they stay strong to protect our children.
• Chelsey Cooper: Pray for my husband's grandmother who has fought cancer for a long time.

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Angela Pullen: Virginia goes in for a tonsillectomy this week. Pray for a speedy recovery and no complications. Also keep me in prayers as I start a new job.
• Aubrey Arthur: Praise God, He has risen! Pray that a good job would open up for me.  I thank God for everything, especially my wife.
• LeAnn Arthur: Thank you God for your Son and salvation. Pray for financial blessings as we deal with hospital bills.

Prayer Requests & Praise Report:

• Michael Cook: Thank you for your prayers. I start a new job this week.
• Aubrey Arthur: Prayers for good blood work.
• LeAnn Arthur: Thankful for church and family. Pray for my nephew.
• Pray for Israel and our country's leaders. Pray for truth to be revealed.
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Prayer Requests & Praise Report:

• Sidney Wymer: Please pray for my family to heal broken relationships and open hearts to follow Jesus. Praise that God is good despite our circumstances.
• Sally Silman: Praise that Missy is doing well after surgery. Thanks for your prayers!
• LeAnn Arthur: Thankful for this church, new friends, my family and job!
• Aubrey Arthur: Praise to God for my wife and church.
• Peggy Alexander: Pray for our country, our church and all churches in America.
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Prayer Requests & Praise Report:

• David & Deborah Sherwood: Please pray for physical and spiritual healing for our daughter.
• Cheryl Santi: Please pray for Tom's brother, James. He is in the hospital with newly diagnosed cancer. Also, pray for my brother, Charlie, who is recovering from surgery on his left leg, and my son, Ben in drug recovery.
• Marie Hostetler: Please pray for Rockingham Co. School Board and our community.
• Warren Coleman: Pray for my sister, Joan, who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer.
• Aubrey Arthur: Thanks God for my wonderful church and wife!
• Audrey Rhodes: Pray for guidance as I seek new opportunities to use my talent for God.
• Peggy Alexander: Pray for our country, for churches to teach the Bible, pray for revival and our community.

Prayer Requests & Praise:

• Sally Silman: Missy is having gall bladder surgery; please pray for a quick recovery.
• Aubrey Arthur: Thank God for our church!
• Ikea: Pray for my grandmother that she will be healed and able to come home independent from rehab.
• Joslyn Martin: Thank you for all your prayers, my cousin, Aspen, is home and healthy. Her older sisters are loving it and are so happy to have her.
• Kitty Cabana: Prayers for mom, Susan, as her health is declining and memory failing. Please pray for me as I am her main caregiver which requires a lot of time and patience.
• Michael Cook: Please pray for our faith.

Praise Report & Prayer Requests:

• Michael Cook: Prayers that God provides as I have another interview this week for a new job.
• Chelsey Cooper: Pray for my boss as she mourns a close family friend, her dog, won a court case and is helping her daughter through a disease. She needs strength/support and the power of prayer.
• Luke Fahrney: Pray for my aunt, Andie, as she still fights cancer and recently had to go to hospital with pneumonia.  Also, my dad, Stevie, as he battles cancer which is quickly advancing. His physical strength and appetite is a struggle, but his faith is strong. Please keep both in your prayers.
• LeAnn Arthur: Praise God for saving my life twice when my gall bladder and then lack of sleep tried to kill me. Thankful for our friends, family and our new church!
• Please pray for our nephew, Neiko, who has had a tough life at a young age. Pray for him to feel stability and to learn how to handle his anger and enjoy school.
• Aubrey Arthur: Praise God that my wife is feeling better!
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Praise Report & Prayer Request:

• Michael Cook: Please pray for a job opportunity.
• Gayle Wylie: Salvation for 2 of my 5 children that are not walking with the Lord.
• Jo Horst: Please pray for my brother's family.
• Carolyn Bontrager: Please pray for severe back pain affecting our family.
• Ikea Stewart: Pray for my grandma who fell and is having medical complications.
• Thankful for the worship team! Enjoyed the worship and appreciate the love, time and commitment you give to worship.
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Praise Report:

• Dione McCurly: Thanks for all the supportive cards that we have received in the last few weeks.
• Alice Pratt: Thanks for the card and prayers.

Prayer Requests:

• Michael Cook: 5th week of being unemployed, please pray.
• Kadence: Please pray for my newborn cousin. She was born with multiple medical issues. Also pray for my other cousin who is having family issues.
• Prayers for Brittany and Tucker Dean.
• Joslyn Martin: Pray for my newborn cousin who is in the NICU with multiple medical issues.
• Alice Pratt: Keep praying for my daughter, granddaughter, cousins and me.
• Destiny Lam: Pray for my grandma, Delma, who will be undergoing medical tests in February. Also my pup, Fiona, will be having surgery in February, too.

Praise Report:

• So blessed by the music this morning.

Prayer Request:

• Michael Cook: pray that I find a new job soon.
• Alice Pratt: Pray for my family and me. My daughter has surgery January 31st, and is having a spot on her lung examined February 6th. Also pray for my cousins.

Praise Report:

• Denise cured from colon cancer.
• Brianna cured from colon cancer.
• Margot Munn: Aiden had 3 month check-up and is doing amazing!

Prayer Requests:

• Alice Pratt: Continue to pray for my family and me.
• Pray for Jeffrey, 19 year old, who has a traumatic eye injury with a small brain bleed. He is at VCU in the ICU and will need surgery.
• Margot Munn: please pray for my mom, Maggie, who just moved from California to live with me. Pray for her transition, mental health and peaceful living for us.
• Cynthia starts chemotherapy on Monday.
• Crystal starts treatment for an illness on January 22nd.
• Continue healing prayers for my whole family. Also my friend, Alma, had L arm surgery and needs healing. My dad, David, started physical therapy on his left leg and is walking with a cane. 
• Orndorff family lost their son to illness.
• Donna Armstrong: pray for our son, Jared, who needs total care. He needs caregivers.
• Michael Cook: Pray for a new position and as I interview in the coming weeks.

Prayer Requests & Praise Report

• Annie Zwanzig: Please continue to pray for my battle with breast cancer.

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Ellen Franklin: Please pray for my cousin, Stephanie, who is hospitalized with possible Bell's Palsy. Pray for healing and answers.
• Michael Cook: Many challenges in 2023, please pray for 2024.

Prayer Requests & Praise Report:

• Alice Pratt: Continue to pray for me during this lonely time of year with a lot of things still happening in my life.
• Marissa Knicely: Please pray for my grandmother. She was in a car accident and broke some bones. Pray for healing and pain control.
• BB: WOW! In honor to the King of Kings!
• Denise Cooper: Pray for my niece, Tiffany who lost her baby, Charlotte. She was laid to rest on 12/8.

Prayer Request & Praise Report:

• Maria Hostetter: Praise God, He is good! Our daughter is stepping into a church planting role with her pastor husband. Pray that they will hunger and learn the word of God.
• Denise Cooper: Please continue to pray for my great niece, Charlotte, born at 26 weeks. She is now 4 weeks and 1lb 11oz. 
• Pray for Dorothy's health and transition as the house is sold and the move to Woodstock.
• Diane McCurdy: Tucker is suffering with MLD, please pray.
• Jerry & Gail Pennington: Jerry's brother is having open heart surgery on Wednesday. 

Praise and Prayer Request:

• Angela Shipp: Pray for my uncle and mother-in-law. Both have been diagnosed with cancer. Please pray for healing.
• Denise Cooper: Please pray for my niece, Charolle, born at 24 weeks old and is in the NICU at WVU Medical until March 2024. Also pray for my grandson, Myles, and daughter, Chelsey, who have cold/flu.
• Alice Pratt: Please keep praying for my daughter, granddaughter and cousin.

Prayer Requests

• Alice Pratt: Praise Jesus for getting my wheelchair ramp installed! Also please keep praying for my family and me.
• Luke Fahrney: Please pray for both my dad and aunt as they both have bone cancer. Please also pray for our whole family as we process this diagnosis and support them.  

Prayer Requests

• Peggy Alexander: Pray for our country and pray for our college students that their hearts will desire what God desires.
• Healthy recovery for all addicts to find a righteous path to prosper with their lives and become someone they love for themselves.
• Sue Dean: Prayers for sis-in-law, Mary. Surgery scheduled for Dec. 1st, for breast cancer. Pray for medial team and peace for family.
• Terrill Sessions: Please pray for healing for my horse, Mr. Monty.
• Sally Silman: Pray for successful breast cancer surgery for my friend, Elaine.
• Christopher Meadows: Pray for my uncle's father-in-law as he is close to death. Prayers for peace for family.
• Meghan Sizemore: Pray for my son, Asher, who has been battling cancer. He has rescans on Tuesday and has been battling a cough/cold. Pray that we can get these done and we receive good news.

Praise Report:

• Zayne & Kayla Hostetler welcomed Kathryn Marie Hostetler to their family.
• John & Leah Barnes welcomed Elsie Grace Barnes on 10/26.

Prayer Requests:

• Art & Bev Beatty: Please pray that God would provide a way for us to get a car.
• Christine Legg: Prayers for true righteousness in all churches of God.
• Margot: Please pray that Aiden would have a smooth transition back to full-time school.
• Alice Pratt: Pray for my daughter who has bladder cancer. Also pray for my cousin, granddaughter, brother, sister and sister-in-law.
• Betty Estad: Pray that God would give wisdom as to the right job for me.
• Gail Anderson: Thank you for your prayers for my brother who is recovering nicely from his stroke. 
• Brendan Baker: Pray for my friend, Giles, who lost his wife, Donna. Pray for his comfort and his soul during this difficult time.
• Sally Silman: Thanks for standing by me in prayer for John.

Praise Report:

• Kyle & Emily Herminath: Baby Joy Herminath arrived on Sunday October 22. She weighed 6lbs. 14 oz.

Prayer Requests: 

• Steve F.: Pray for family to come together in God's love and for relationships to be healed by God's power.
• Ashley Bosserman: Pray for a dear friend who was diagnosed with possible MS. Tests are still being conducted.
• Betty Puffenbarger-Detamore: Pray for family closeness; also pray for my son, David, who has back issues and pain. A close friend, Emily, was just diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
• Whitney Sperry & family: Give thanks for all those who prayed and brought food after my surgery. Continue to pray for upcoming doctors' appointments and continued healing.
• Macy Eye: Pray for a friend that is struggling with mental health. Pray my friend can get healing/help and pray for God's guidance as I try to help. Also pray that God would reveal Himself and my friend would believe.
• Alice Pratt: Please pray for my family and me. My daughter, Jane, has bladder cancer and Hannah is going to have hip surgery.
• Betty Jane Estad: Thank and praise God for His grace to me. Please pray for restoration of my family and all families. Pray for peace/shalom in Israel/Jerusalem. The heart of God's family with us.
• Elizabeth Bentrem: Pray for Katy's salvation. Pray for safe travels for George and me as we travel to Florida for the winter.

Prayer Requests & Praise Report:

• Betz: Pray that the everlasting Father of our Lord Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit would Spirit of wisdom and the Spirit of revelation. And that He would open the eyes of our heart to see.
• Gail Anderson: Please pray for her brother's recovery who suffered a stroke. Also pray for guidance for some difficult family matters.
• Sally Silman: Please pray the well-being of a young girl who is struggling with self image and self esteem.
• Khara Miller: Praise God for a safe trip and my family. Also pray for Mrs. Jenny and my mom.

Prayer Requests & Praise Report:

• Luke & Erica Fahrney: Andre Dean's aunt is battling cancer. Pray that our friends would find their way.

Prayer Requests & Praise Report:

• Alice Pratt: Please continue to pray for me.
• Khara: Please pray for my sister, papa's allergies and my 3rd grade class.
• Kevin Stephenson: Please pray for a former coworker and his family. Jim was diagnosed with cancer and will soon start treatment. He has had to scale back his farm work.
• Denise Cooper: Please pray for my leg and feet pain.
• Ashley Bosserman: Pray for my friend, Katie Sinnet, who is battling cancer. 
• Art & Bev Beatty: Please pray that God will provide an affordable car.
• Audrey Rhodes: Praise God that my nephew's facial burns are healing and are not as deep as originally thought. He was able to receive a skin recell instead of a skin graft. Please keep praying for healing.

Sympathy:

• Cynthia Shank's mom and dad both passed away recently. They were both 95 and were married for 75 years. They both loved the Lord. Please pray for her family as they remember and celebrate their lives. Obituaries can be found here and here.
• Terry and Mikki Butcher: Terry's mom passed away a couple of weeks ago.
• Rudy and Luanne Long: Rudy lost his dad over the weekend and his son earlier this year.

Celebration:

• Mumbert Family: Zach and Danielle welcomed a new baby boy on 9/27.

Praise & Prayer Requests:

• Leah Barnes: Please pray for my health and pregnancy.
• Margaret Jeffries-Honeycutt: Please pray for my upcoming move to Harrisonburg so I can be near my family.
• Maggie Fletcher: Please pray for Christine as she had major surgery and will need several more surgeries in future. Her mom is also battling cancer.
• Art & Beverly: Please pray for God's providence as we are in need of a car. Please pray for our daughter, Kelsea, that she will heal quickly from Covid.
• Lilliana Miller: Please pray for my mom, dad and family.
• Audrey Rhodes: Pray for my nephew, Troy, who was in an accident that caused severe burns.
• Whitney Sperry will be having surgery 10/6.
• Carolyn Good: Please pray for Carolyn as she deals with recurring cancer.
• Dwayne Hartman: He is being treated for leg sores and a recent fall.

Praise and Prayer Requests:

• Kristin Payne: Pray for my friend who is having major back surgery this week.
• Destiny Lam: Pray for Moe and Aiden as they get back to their days after the passing of their wife/mother. Also, pray for my friend, Becky, for comfort, healing and peace. Her mom passed unexpectedly.
• Liliana Miller: Pray that school will go well and for my daddy and mommy.
• Khara Miller: Pray for my mom's foot and the future.
• Alice Pratt: Pray for my grandchildren and me.
• Matt Sedeen: Please pray for my back and that God will bring the right job to allow me to support my family.
• Steve F.: Thank you for your prayers! Please continue to pray for my family.

Prayer Requests & Praise Reports:

• Donna Gardner: Please keep Larry in your prayers as he recovers from a hand injury from a farming accident last week. Pray against infection and we praise God that no tendons were torn nor bones broken. 
• Angela Pullen: Keep my dad in prayers as he continues to heal from a prolonged hospitalization with an infection. Also keep John and I in prayers as we continue to heal from a car accident approximately a month ago, and John as he continues to struggle with post COVID conditions.
• Regina Harlow: Pray for our family as we seek to know where God is leading us.
• Elliot Lam: Pray for a smooth start and a strong support group as Charis starts her new job in children's ministries.
• Ruth Rothwell: Please pray for my client to come to know Jesus, my friend who is losing her eyesight and needs Jesus and a church, my surgeon would move up my surgery date.
• Leah Barnes: Please pray for my pregnancy and our family as we look to join a church family.

Prayer Requests & Praise Reports:

• Betz: Praise God for financial provision. Pray for safe travels and Holy Spirit refreshment, family and friends as I journey over the next 2 weeks.
• Bontrager family: Our family will experience a big transition as our neighbors move. Our neighbors have played an important role in our lives. Pray for a smooth transition and God's providence.
• Shanna Allen: Thank you for your prayers for Debbie and John. John is improving, but still has a long road to recovery; please continue to pray.
• Jo Horst: Pray for my brother to receive Jesus and over his marriage and wife.
• Angela Pullen: Pray for my mother as she has experienced the loss of her sister and for me as I interview for a new job.
• Unnamed: Pray for Jerry as he is experiencing shortness of breath and difficulty with blood pressure control.
• Khara Miller: Pray for my mom's foot.
• Destiny Lam: Pray for Moe and Aiden as they lost their wife/mom unexpectedly this week. Also, pray for our OR family as she was part of our family too. Please also pray for Nora and her parents who is undergoing chemotherapy for sarcoma. The tumor has shrunk.
• Sally Silman: Pray for Bruno family and office staff who are dealing with the loss of Jen.
• Matthew Kennell: Thanks be to God and NBC family who have welcomed me with open arms.
• Jamerill Stewart: We (my children and me) need continued prayers for favor, protection and strength as we deal with a lot of hard things in life.

Prayer Request & Praise:

• Khara Miller: Please pray for our family.
• Jess: We are moving and have an opportunity for a nice apartment. Please pray for God's will to be evident.
• Elizabeth Bentrem: Safe trip to Florida and for Katy's salvation. God would surround her with godly people who will share Christ.
• Krystal Crawford: Praise God that my brother is improving and we may have a housing opportunity to allow us to move together to accommodate all our needs, including my mother-in-law.  Please pray for God's will and favor if this is His direction for us. Also, pray for my family especially my kids' safety.
• Kelly and Randy: Pray for help with moving to Mt. Jackson.
• Sally Silman: Gratitude for prayers for friend after losing home. They are transitioning to a new normal and have felt so much kindness through this tragedy. Continue prayers for Kaden and Riley.
• Justin Hitt: Pray for family as Justin's grandfather, Richard, passed away this past week.
• Angela Pullen: Praise that John saw a new doctor at medical clinic and continued prayers as they run more tests to evaluate and treat John. Continued prayers for healing for John and me after our car accident and as I continue to search for a new job.

• Sally Silman: Please pray for my niece and her family as they are going through a divorce. Praise God for my amazing family.
• Angela Pullen: Please continue to pray for my dad who has been rehospitalized. Also, pray for my husband and me as we heal from sore muscles due to a recent car wreck.
• Angel Reynolds: Pray for my neurosurgery follow-up Thursday.
• Luke Fahrney: Thank you for prayers for my dad who has finished chemotherapy and has had surgery to remove his cancer. He is recovering at home. God is great.
• Kelly and Randy Hottinger: Praise God we found a house to rent in Mt. Jackson. Please pray for an easy and smooth transition.
• Alice Pratt: Please continue to pray for my family and me.
• Doug Phillips: Please pray for me as I am suffering with significant back pain. I have an upcoming doctor appointment; please pray for wisdom and discernment for all involved.

Prayer Requests & Praise Reports:

• Sally Silman: Please pray for 2 local teenagers that have been placed in another home. Pray that their needs will be met and healing for all involved in this situation. Also, pray for 2 friends that lost everything in a fire in Washington.
• Pam Collins: Praise God for Randy's miraculous recovery from severe hip and leg pain that had plagued him for almost 2 months. 
• Angela Pullen: Pray for my dad who came home after a long UVA hospitalization due to sepsis, only to return to the hospital with chest pain. Continue to pray for John and his battles as well as his family as they loss grandma. Also, pray for me as I continue to look for a new job.
• Alice Pratt: Pray for my aunts and other family members.
• Ellen Franklin: Pray for my elderly mother's hip replacement rehab and my friend, Edie as she travels on a cruise ship.
• Betz: God is good, praise God. Please pray for family restoration.
• Chelsey Cooper: Please pray for my coworker who is undergoing treatment for a tumor/cancer. Pray for strength for her as well as her caregiver.

Prayer Requests & Praise Reports:

• Kelly May: Praise the Lord for answered prayers!
• Denise Cooper: Pray for my mom, Joyce, who is in the hospital with asthma and fluid in her lungs. Also pray for my JMU coworker who has health concerns.
• Cheryl: Pray for my brother, Ed, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and needs to know the Lord.
• Kyleigh Acker: Please pray for my pawpaw. He is on hospice with a medical decline.
• Alice Pratt: Pray for my aunts and other family members.
• Eve: Please pray for my family especially my father-in-law and his wife who both have health issues and need healing. Please pray that I can trust in God's healing power.
• Angela Pullen: Please pray for John so that he is qualified for home oxygen. Also pray for my dad who is still at UVA with medical complications. Please pray for guidance as I search for another job. And pray for John's grandma who just came home on hospice.
• Nova Martin: Please pray for healing as I have extreme pain in my feet making it difficult to walk.
• Khara Miller: Please pray for next week and for my mom's feet.

Prayer Requests:

• Khara Miller: Please pray for my mom's foot.
• Sally Silman: Pray for physical healing for my friend.
• Elizabeth Bentram: God would make himself known to a loved one.
• Angela Pullen: Pray for my dad as he recovers from surgery at UVA. Pray also for my family as we still mourn my sister who passed away one year ago. And continued healing for John as he works with therapy at home.
• Alice Pratt: Pray for aunts and granddaughter and give praise for God for all He has done for me.

Prayer Requests:

• Mid Atlantic Burn Camp counselors and campers for fun and healing.
• Krystal Crawford: My mother-in-law who is having mobility issues and that we can find a house that will accommodate her functional needs and our needs.
• Please pray for a quick recovery for John who is out of the country and has become ill. He needs to be healthy to travel back to US by next weekend.

Prayer Requests: 

• Gail Pennington: Please pray for my friend (and family) who found out that her cancer has come back.
• Destiny Lam: Please pray for my daughter. She has a stress fracture in her leg.
• Denise Cooper: Please pray for my grandson's health and nutrition.
• Alice Pratt: Please pray for my grandkids and me. I give praise to Jesus for all He has done for us!
• Alyssa Burke: Please pray for Ricky who is in the hospital with cancer.

Prayer Requests: 

• Marie Kline: Surgery on Aug 1st. My work situation, need more workers and deliverance for the mentally ill and addicts.
• Elizabeth Bentrem: Pray for a loved one's salvation.  Remove her from and break unholy relationships, heal emotional trauma. 
• Peggy Alexander: Pray for our country and against the evil that is happening in this country.
• Steve F.: Pray for my family to align with Jesus and transform our hearts to be more and more like Jesus. 

• Kelly Hottinger: Randy’s mom, Bonnie, will have hip replacement surgery. Continued prayers for a rental house in Shenandoah.
• Angela Pullen: My dad, David, needs another surgery on his right lower leg, scheduled for 7/21. He got an infection when they put the plates in April. Prayers for safe travels this week in FL for vacation and for our daughter, Virginia. 
• Alice Pratt: Continue praying for me, a lot of things happenings now in my life. Wednesday is the one year anniversary of my husband’s death. 
• Margot Munn: Aiden is having another heart cath on August 10th. They are checking to makes sure everything looks good from the surgery. 
• Rita Eby: Healing of cough, sore throat; strength to serve with 4-5s at Kids Camp. Our 5yr old granddaughter is coming to camp, pray for an impact for Isabel.

Prayer Requests:

• Amy O'Connor: Please pray for strength, healing and comfort for Amy and her family as her dad continues to struggle with multiple medical and spiritual issues.

Prayer Requests:

• Peggy Alexander: Pray for our country and leaders to do God's will.
• Mandy Toliver: Pray for my son, Harlem, as he is in Navy boot camp.
• Jonathan Wilkins: Pray for our friend and her daughter as they are questioning if God is real. Our friend also suffers from sickness and mental struggles.

Prayer Requests: 

• Pray for Christina Kile and family as their grandchildren lost their father in a drowning accident. 
• Jess Mejia: please pray that her insurance will approve treatment for her multiple sclerosis. It is set to start June 30th. 
• Ellen Franklin: Thanks for praying for Ellen's mother. She is coming home from VMRC rehab on Tuesday. Pray she continues to heal.

Prayer Requests: 

• Erica and Luke Fahrney: Our father is currently going through chemotherapy before surgery to remove the rest of his cancer. Also pray for our Aunt, who has cancer in a new area.

Sympathy: 

• Please pray for Susan Adamson and her family. Susan's brother, Lee Sumpter, passed away Friday, June 16th. A tribute for Lee can be found here. 

Prayer Requests: 

• Sally Silman: Pray for my friend, Cindy, as she recovers from major surgery and her overall health. 
• Destiny Lam: Pray for safety as my family and I travel to NC.
• Betz Estad: Pray for Native Americans whose churches were burned, and livelihoods destroyed. Pray that God would provide and raise them up as an army for His Kingdom to fight with weapons of love, truth, shouts of praise and songs of joy.
• Amanda Morris: Pray for my family, especially my dad, as we grieve the loss of my mom.
• Pray for a friend, Josh, who was recently diagnosed with cancer and will start chemotherapy.
• Alice Pratt: Pray for my grandson, my aunt and me.
• Pray for a person that faces a tough week involving the judicial system. 

Sympathy:

• Please remember the family of Kent O'Donohue. Kent's sister, Sarah, passed away on June 8th. 
• Please pray for Tara Hostetler and family as her grandmother, Yvonne, passed away last week.

Congratulations: 

• Harrison & Nadia Showalter: Leia Dominique Showalter made her appearance June 9th. She weighed 6 pounds and 11 ounces and 20.5 inches long. 

Praise Report: 

• Jeremy Donaldson: Thank you for your prayers! I start my new job June 5th! This family has been incredibly supportive in this period.
• Destiny Lam: My grandma was dischraged from the hospital 5/27. She continues to get stronger and is feeling better day by day. Thank you for all your prayers that have been sent to the heavens on her behalf. I have an amazing church family.                   An update on my stepdad, Randy. We had his latest appointment at UVA on Thursday. It is looking very favorable that he is well enough for a kidney transplant.

Prayer Requests:

• Jeremy Donaldson: Pray for our adjustments as I start working again and for our kids finishing school.
• Alyssa Bowman: Pray for my friend, Kristy, who broke her leg.
• Mariah Knicely: My dad, Brent, has been battling skin cancer. The doctors can't find a cure. Pray for healing.
• Jo Horst: Please pray for my mom.
• Edie Swartz: Pray for Marvene, mother of Ellen Franklin. She fell on Friday and fractured her hip. She had surgery yesterday. Pray for continued healing, for wisdom in the coming days regarding rehab. Pray for Charlie and Ellen as they are the primary caregivers. Praise the Lord for His guidance, His hand has been very evident during this time.
• Stacey Washington: This seems small, but my daughters are graduating from high school this week and are leaving next Sunday for Myrtle Beach. Please pray for safety.
• Kelly Hottinger: Pray for housing opportunities up in Shenandoah County so that we can move this summer.
• Krystal Crawford: Thank you for all the prayers for my brother and my family. Please pray for my brother who had his leg amputated while in a coma last fall. He is doing better and is ready to go to physical therapy to learn how to use his new leg, but his motorized wheelchair started failing. Please pray for this to be resolved quickly since he is wheelchair bound at home. We cannot lose these PT appointments as we have waited for 2 months. 

Sympathy:

• Please remember the family of Tracey Hite. Tracey's mom, Jacqueline Green, passed away last Friday. 

Sympathy:

• Rudy and Luann Long: Early this morning Dad and Mom hosted a Welcome Home party with Jesus and our son Daniel. He was in the Trauma ICU at VCU in Richmond the past 5 weeks. He fought hard, but his organs were exhausted. Please pray for his wife Melissa and children Aspen (17), Eli (15) and Silas (12). Daniel has an older brother, David and a younger brother, Timothy. Please pray for them and their families as they grieve the loss of a brother, brother-in-law, and uncle. For service information, click here.
• Please join us in praying for the families of Robin Garrett and Heidi Green whose beloved uncle, Charles Pennybacker, passed away on Wednesday. Service information can be found here.

Prayer Requests:

• Amy Wenger: Recently, diagnosed with breast cancer, she will start chemotherapy this week. She asks for your prayers for peace and strength for her family and herself. 🌸
• Rudy and Luann Long: Their son, Daniel, is still critically ill and in the hospital on a ventilator with pneumonia. Please pray for Daniel and his family (wife and 3 kids).
• Betz Estad: Praise God for His provision. Please pray for safe travels, refreshment through the Holy Spirit and family and friends as I journey the next 2 weeks.
• Gail Pennington: Jerry has been experiencing shortness of breath and blood pressure problems. Please pray for wisdom for the health care staff and healing.
• Burdette Bontrager: Transitional changes for family and neighbors.
• Jo Horst: Pray for my brother and his family.
• Angela Pullen: Please pray for me as I go to a second interview this Friday for a job.

Praise Report: 

• Destiny Lam: After a 14-day hospital stay grandma has been discharged. She still is not 100% herself, but she is on the mend. I want to give praise for Sentara RMH staff who were all phenomenal. I am also grateful to each and every prayer that has reached the heavens for her healing. Please continue sending those prayers. 🙏🙌❤️
• Shanna Allen: John's cancer is improving as he is responding to the treatment. Thank you for all your prayers.

Sympathy: 

• Angela Pullen: Please pray for Angela Pullen and family as her Aunt Sharon passed away on Saturday, 5/27. A link to her aunt's obituary can be found here.  

Praise Report: 

• Cory & Alyssa Ours:  Alendra "Lexie" Jean Ours was born at 8:03 this morning, weighing 7lbs and 14 ounces and 18 1/2 inches long. 

Praise Report:

• Sue Dean: Praise that my mom is now in rehab and on the mend following her hip surgery. We had a wonderful day celebrating her on Mother's Day with multiple family members. Please keep praying for strength, perseverance and healing.
• Destiny Lam: Praise that grandma got good news this morning and continues to get better each day. She will remain in the hospital for at least a few more days where she has received great care. Thank you for your prayers.

Prayer Requests:

• Ruth Rothwell: Please pray for my niece, Lynn. She has been hospitalized with a collapsed lung and is being tested for lung cancer. She is a young mother of 3 children.
• Laraine Scardigno: Travel mercy this week as we travel to New Hampshire and open hearts as we minister to people around our lake.
• Destiny Lam: Pray for grandma, Delma, whom has been hospitalized since last week. She is having tests to develop a treatment plan.
• Erin Greenwood: Pray for our family as we are going through stressful times and we need help. We are very thankful for great new friends that brought us to this church.
• Marilyn Urbanowicz: Please pray for our friend's daughter, Chrissa, (lives in CT) who has been struggling with black mold throughout her body. She has been unable to find help so far and her body is tired, yet her will is still strong.
• Alice Pratt: Continue to pray for me as I have had 2 deaths in my family last week. I also am having a lot of difficulty with my neighbor.

Praise Report:

• Barb Keller: Praise report that Roy had a successful surgery and the cancer has not spread. Roy is feeling great and we are so blessed. Thank you for prayers.

Congratulations:

• Kyle & Hannah Bishop: Our sweet little Eleanor Kate entered the world 05/19/23 at 6lbs 13oz and 19in long. She already has us both wrapped, loves rocking with her Daddy, and snuggling with Momma. We can’t wait to see the Lord’s plans for our precious girl. 
• Congratulations to Lauren Campbell and Dustin Brenneman on their engagement!

Prayer Requests:

• Alice Pratt had a traumatic incident this week and was at the hospital overnight. Please pray for her health and for resolution to the unpleasant situation.
• Sue Dean's mom fell on Wednesday and broke her hip. Please pray for pain relief and protection.
• Continue to pray for Rudy & Luann Long's son Daniel who is hospitalized and seriously ill.
• Crystal needs a full-time job and to be able to sleep at night.
• Destiny Lam: Please pray from my grandmother.

Sympathy:

• Please pray for Aimee & Carmelo Rodriguez as husband and father, Max Rodriguez, passed away on Thursday. Visitation is at Kyger Funeral Home of Harrisonburg from 6-8 PM on Saturday, May 20. A graveside service will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Fairview Bethel Cemetery in Fort Seybert, WV. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Max’s memory to Blue Ridge Christian School.
• Please pray for the following families who lost a family member this week:
  • Bethany Willi (father)
  • Jennifer Hitt (grandmother)
  • Amy O'Connor (aunt)

Congratulations:

• Justin & Kelsey (Miller) Garrett got married May 13!
• Jesse & Erin (Birsch) Showalter got married May 6!
• Whit & Tina (Karnes) Cleaver got married May 5!

Prayer Requests:

• Caroline Spiers: Please pray for Terri.
• Kathy Crickenberger: Pray for a friend, Roger, who is fighting a painful cancer and had to leave his home to go to a local nursing home.
• Betz Estad: Pray for wisdom for communication with the Ukrainian family staying with me. Praise God, the father has found work. Pray for a young man that works at Indian American Cafe who is hungry for God.
• Barb Keller: Please pray for Roy as he is having surgery to remove part of his colon Monday morning at RMH. He will probably be in the hospital for 2-3 days. Thank you.
• Bonnie Eskridge: Pray for me to prep for a hip replacement.
• Hannah Bishop: Safe and smooth induction this week.
• Sandee Emswiler: Prayers for a friend who has stage 4 Lymphoma and is not responding to chemotherapy. Treatment has stopped and doctor is requesting another opinion. Family requests prayer for God's guidance for family and doctors.

Praise Reports:

• Sally Silman: My friend, Marty, is doing better. Thanks for your prayers.

Sympathy:

• Please pray for the family of Sherwin & Robin Garrett. Sherwin's mom passed away last week. To read more about Mrs. Garrett, click here.

Prayer Requests:

• Matt & Shellley Kiser: Our family is asking for you to join us in prayer as we navigate the next few weeks as we prepare for Matt's open heart surgery to repair/replace his mitral valve. He has a heart catheterization on May 15th, then we will have a confirmed surgery date. We are praying that they will be able to repair instead of replace the valve. His surgery will be at SRMH. Thank you, the Kiser family.
• Alice Pratt: Continue praying for me I am still under a lot of stress. Also remember my granddaughter and grandson. Also, my neighbor as she is having surgery, Wednesday, May 10th - it is a serious one.