02/24/2008 - Gather Prayer List

Thank you for the gift of today, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. We pray all will be drawn to your love and know your peace. Thank you for all you are doing on our behalf in our lives and for giving us the strength to go on. Thank you for all the miracles you have granted and for all the miracles you continue to grant us. We pray for all nations and for America, the land of the free. We ask your guidance in the election of our leaders. We pray for our troops - We ask special prayers for these men and woman who are severely injured or disabled for life.  We pray for the crime victims, and all the people killed or injured in car accidents. Please send all expectant woman all the love, help, encouragement and understanding they need. Please comfort and be with the mothers who lose their children. Please help the hurting who find it hard to trust or believe in you or anyone else. Help us find your peace of mind. Help us to acceptance the things we can't change. Heal our mental and emotional scars. We pray for all children that they will be loved, fed and cherished as the gifts from you they are . Give us the wisdom to see beyond the surface of a situation to the heart of the matter. Grant us the compassion that you have towards others. Especially those who are different from us. Lord. heal our bodies and meet all our needs. We ask prayers for all the unemployed and laid off workers that they will get new and better opportunites. We pray for those who have succumb to the traps of this world and lose their focus on you. We pray for those who are enslaved to others and are addicted to bad behaviors or substances that they can break free from the binds that bound them so they can lead the happier lives that you meant for them. We pray for intervention for those young people who are now facing the wrong path that you speak to their hearts to not go further down to destruction. We are all your creatures Lord, give us your sight when we look at others, and help us see through to the heart and see past the outside that may turn us away. Help us help the downtrodden and the downfallen with your words and your wisdom. Please help the people who protect us, catch the criminals that are kidnapping and/or killing our children and our people. Guide them so they can prevent more kidnapping and deaths. Help us know the wonders of following you and the spiritual benefits we receive from you. We thank you for hearing our prayers. Help us to keep walking by faith and not by sight. We lift the following people up in prayer and ask you to fill the needs they have and grant them miracles in their lives:

WE PRAY FOR

Miss Leslie has been moved to hospice, please pray for the gates to Heaven to open for her. See Janet B 's article - http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977266744&nav=Namespace  Robin V for her knee and back and ability to lose less days at work, Liz d (abnormallynormal) to lose the desire to smoke, for the health of her children and for  needed financial improvements in her life. Jay Miller's daughter who needs O negative blood, she has leukemia and is in the hospital. Ask everyone you know about donating. See his article for further information-Jay M.   Update on Miss Leslie, age 46, is still seriously ill. Janet B: Missy and Mary. , for end of the spread of this nasty flu that is going around...and for Tiffany's daughter who has the flu and strep throat has to stay with others as Tiffany is pregnant, Tiffany that she will remain well, and for Kelly Kerley: brother Larry F who has a  brain tumor and had surgery for a tumor and for a complete quick recovery. Renee (Pres AND of Baby James Foundation):  her and her family. For strength, to carry on in making a difference in the lives of abused/neglected children, for  a family who has a 9 yr old little girl  who is a SBS baby that left her paralyzed, and for the mother's financee's mother, father, and sister who was 5 months pregnant was murdered, all who are suffering over this.  Ashley B: getting her car fixed after her accident.  Michelle K: her and her family, as her uncle passed away. She is 35 weeks pregnant, over her travel if she does..  All the people who died or were injured in the drag racing accident in Maryland,  Rachael: Her and her family. She is pregnant with twins and  is bleeding again, for her healing and  her twins , Debbie O: M &M who is in a lot of pain, that she gets out of pain soon.  M & M: Julie, Katie, Fran  Ana S.: her  mother in law to cease her horrendous behavior towards Ana and her husband, for strength and forgiveness to deal with this lady. Ana S.: Aunt Maria who recently broke her collar bone, now home and is recovering with the help of visiting nurses. Lisa Frost:over her kids grandmother as she had surgery and will be undergoing chemo and radiation starting March 13, for Brain Loppnow and his children on the loss of his wife and their mother, Shelly M: for Lisa's disability/retirement funding to come through. Chrissy: her friend Erica who is on life support - http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977252734
Marsha S.:  for her daughter Susie, age 21 that her life has more blessings and less sorrow. Michelle C.: for Michelle's mother and complete recovery for her boss  and for the approval for her disability appeal, Lydia: for Angela M and her husband Gary. He needs a miracle or he will be facing kidney transplant.   Esther:  for her parents who are in pain with back problems. They will be having treatment but risk danger as they both must be sedated before. Her Mom is 67 with lupus as well along with a lot of other health problems. Her Dad is 76  and diabetic,  for her  friend, Raul who is in intensive care with pneumonia/aids, had stopped taking his medicine because of the costs. Debra H: for the sick and hurting.  Lora (PATRIOTS RULE) M.: continued healing for her and she asks prayers for  the family of Pastor Phil Lineback. Phil died on V. day, Lora's Megan that she does well at job interview tomorrow, Lori M:  for her fil who had congestive heart failure while on vacation in Mexico and for her mil who is with him. Jeff, another sheep being led to slaughter: for all the women choosing to have abortions, to behealthy afterwards and for all drug addicts, to sleep well tonight and eat well today, also for all of the prostitutes to remain healthy and disease free, and not physically abused by customers. also all of the Illegal Aliens, to find a better life here with no discrimination,  for the leaders of our country and the heads of all the major corporations, to stop using the American people,  for their profit and to become more human. Liz, Abnormally Normal 1: who has problem neighbors with dogs. Midnight writer Kim; her friend who lost her father, a woman who just lost a beloved pet - that she come to faith and know God and to go to church and for Jennifer and her mother, for healing/ no serious long-term diseases, Julia M:for her health and over her child. Robin L : to finds a good job soon and for her children Taylor and Trevor who have been through so much in the past year to have blessings/a happier childhood than they have had. Debbie H: - for a young woman named Nicole. She has cancer of the tongue that spead to her lungs and only has a few months. Her and her husband Chad have a one year old and a four year old, a miracle needed for this family. Me: for Elsie Duggan: for her adjustment to her new move and better finances and for the loss of her brother  Elsie: for Stephanie Penquin who recently lost her baby-Marilyn M: forthe approval she needs for disability. Heather W.: She still has a mass and is going for further tests. Please pray they can help her. She is in pain, for her grandmother who is in the hospital with respiratory problems. Sue M.: a friend who has stage four lung cancer and forRick Burgess, his wife and family. Their youngest son Bronner Burgess 2 1/2 yrs old, drowned in their family swimming pool.  Ann J:  for her husband Gene's cancer to go in remission and ,and for her heart condition.  Nana: DH Larry to get a good job  Sharlett: her cat to return home  Me: for Trish A on her health problems  Bethany C: for her brother Jame, who is a missionary in Africa, that the Lord will protect him and use him mightily and for all of the people on her personal prayer list Cheryl W : for Susan L's upcoming reunion with the son she has not seen since he was six years old,  Cheryl and her husband to find really good jobs. Sharon B.:for her husband Willie's stomach surgery to be successful and uneventful and to heal quickly.  Tara R.   Bob C. : for his sister Donna who has battle pancreatic cancer and other hardships, for his daughter Kelly and his patience with her and he asks prayers for Terry who has a beautiful heart and is the best,  for peace and comfort to Kimber L. and her husband,  Barbara S. :for her daughter Shelley  Penni D: her brother Dan   Maria K.  Sofie S: her her brothers and their families over the loss of a good friend who died from a heart attack. Barbara N: for Robert Puls to recover and be able to go home and for his Mom, and for her friend Trinity. April H: for her daughter Alia and her grandaughter  Kasi T.  Ernie: for Bhawana as her mother recently passed away  Sharon C: for her friend Missy    J.C.: His Mother  is recovering from a blood clot, for a safe pregnancy and delivery for Kimber L. and her baby, for Cheryl Green who has a bad head injury and recently squeezed her husbands hand when asked to.. J. Wright's Mom, Katie's big sister Kelly, Bob C.: his manager Dottie and her husband  who lost both their sons, ages 20 and 24 Sharon B: for her health problems and prayers for her husband Sarah: for Jenna  Sarah and for Ruth and Duane  Elaine: for Dolores  Richard T could use a miracle in his life, Ruth: for Edgar, Patrick, Arthur, Archie, Dave, David and Charlene. Debbie H: for her friend Cathy for the chemo to have worked  Kasi T. Jac D. : for in all things in her life, for strength to carry on,Nan:  for PeggAnne Doakes who needs our emotional and financial support. Dina: for Uncle Bill who is in the hospital and has a 50-50% chance he will recover  Carol Roach: for her husband Matt's Mother who is very ill Donna Marie G: for her  Granddaughter who is out of control,  Debbie: for her friend Kathy who has stage 3 cancer and 3 new lesions on her liver, for the new chemo treatment to work,  Otelia S: for her Aunt Margaret Reynolds who needs a miracle,  Will M. for his emotional diffiulties
A miracle for Frank and Nancy who have cancer, Anne M: for her friend and coworker, Bobbie DeBergh who is fighting cancer for the 4th time,  Barry's dad, Manda, Kayley, Jim, Brandi, Paulette S: for her and her husband's heath issues Dina: for her daughter and her baby Amie who is recovering from surgery  Bridget A: for her brother who had surgery Sharon C.: her father who is recovering from Congestive Heart Failure and Pnuemonia.   Jen D : for her and  family for help with legal issues and a pending disaster in her life, Phaedra's son who was seriously injured after being hit by a car,   Jean B: for for 5 year old, Mikaila who is still very ill , he did gain 1 pound and he needs to gain more,  for his brother who broke his nose and his younger sister, their mother, her challanges of all three born with deformities and  with Mikaila so ill. Betty DeRamus: for her mother who is being treated for cancer behind her eye, for  Marissa Solms who is recovering after being injured in accident and her family. Paul Z. Maywood's parents,  Jay M.: for a miracle for David who is still recovering and for his Doctors to be able to help,  Brenda: for her and her boyfriend and his family as his Dad is seriously ill and under hospice care, for her son's step son  Linda: for her husband who has Parkinson's disease, Sadie, age 5, to stay in remission of cancer, she already lost one of her  kidneys, for Victoria (Taylor Blue) and her family that there will be peace and recovery in their lives, Monica H; her Mom's recovery, her Dad and her whole family, Sue H.  for a safe and smooth trip to Florida For Lloyd Smith with the loss of his Mother, for Evelyn Harbins's 15 year old grandson, Parrish Beach, David and Jennifer Smith: for their  mother and mother in law, for Destiny Solange,  and Tristanwho is 1 1/2 years old,   Roger: for his best friend who needs a liver transplant, for  Ellen, Jason, Heather, and Tony, for Guy Arneson who lost his wife, for Billy who is dying of cancer, for  Matthew who has cancer and his family for , AH - Pirate Wench- Aka Allie, who has been ill Anne Marie Allyn: for her  Dad,  Danielle: her friend Donna, Anne M. and her family,   Charity: for Ricky  Deb J: for her,  son Jethro and daughter Chloe, Michael: for his Dad Larry,  for Ellen B: that her life will be more peaceful, for  Mrs. Linda & her grandaughter Lisa. for Rebekka's husband Will who has cancer.  Tiffany: her Mother in law Vicky for  Jacqueline Bethune, Esther, Dark, Nalita, Lisa,  Emily Clarke,  Harrel's wife, Ceena, Sierra and her Dad  Williams M: for Amy who is improving.  April H: for Carolyn, for Elizabeth Grieving R. D. and her family, for Will who is overseas, for  Brad (lost bird), Melissa: for her stepsister Ada, for Dale Coparanis 's wife, for Lisa and her family, for Kevin to be nicer to Lora's daughter, Kim: a private issue, for Dina A, and for all the children and their families of all the Gather members here including mine.

Please pray for these requests, people who can only be identified by an initial:

Kimber L asks prayers for B to get some help for her problems.
From Someone Who Cares: R, S and L
From One who prefers to be nameless: J, L, J, S and R

All these people all need healing and miracles Lord. Please touch their hearts and lives with your everlasting love. We also lift up in prayer all the children who are being born/adopted, for the birth and adopted parents also. Kathleen, her husband are having delays in getting their baby as are the other parents who are waiting. We pray the delays will be over soon. We pray for all the children waiting for a parent who are in orphanages around the world. We pray for all on Gather who are hurting right now. We pray for those struggling with all diseases and handicaps. Lord help people understand the plight of the elderly and handicapped. Please help all our veterans, whether they were permanently injured or suffer from the nightmare they lived through. Lead all to let them know their sacrifies were not in vain. Lord thank you for the blessings you have given us and your everlasting love in our lives. Please help us all through all our trials and tribulations and draw us closer to you. Guide us and help us today and every day. Your will be done. Help all who are stuggling in their lives.  We ask that you touch the hearts of those involved and end the war! Please bring our troops home soon! We give thanks to you Lord for hearing and for all you do in answering our prayers. We know that all things you do are on your timetable and that your will be done.

In Jesus's most precious name.
Amen!

Hugs,

Heather

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