Remember in Prayer:

  • Minnie had knee surgery on Monday! Kayla returned to Cedars Sinai last week for surgery on her feeding tube. Minnie’s brother Nathan had to postpone a triple bypass surgery due to a painful blood clot in his left leg. Her brother, Mark has been in ICU with Covid and diabetic keto acidosis. Pray for this family!
  • Ken had surgery to remove some kind of spinal nerve blockage in his neck. The neuro-surgeon said it was routine, but now Ken will be in a neck brace until the end of January!
  • Cheryl’s daughter-in-law, Jessica was diagnosed with Valley Fever, then she was told it was not Valley Fever. Now they say that the first diagnosis was correct, along with a reaction to an antifungal she had taken. Pray that this will soon resolve! She is improving.
  • Cheryl’s other daughter-in-law Carla, in Santa Maria had surgery at USC to remove a tumor that was in her shoulder bone. They did reconstructive surgery as well, and treatment will follow. 
  • Ruthie’s nephew, Will Burgett, is on hospice and has been getting weaker.
  • Ruthie’s sister-in-law, Cheryl White passed away recently. Ruthie said “She went to be with her parents and Tim”. Pray for her husband, Jim.
  • Steven Stansbery was treated at Adventist Hospital in Bakersfield after suffering severe back pain as a result of an abscess around his spine. He is now recovering at home.
  • In addition to his near total paralysis, Kirk Stewart has painful cancerous sores on his head, and radiation treatments have been ineffective. Pray for him in the loss of Pat as well.
  • Bob Rivera’s hip is healing, so no surgery is planned after all. 
  • Bob asks for prayers for his son, Joseph who is in Israel working security as a contractor.
  • Mina is walking without the brace, and is going to spend Christmas with her kids in Germany!
  • Continue prayers for Maxine King, mother of Melissa. 
  • Galina Gurova, a friend of Melissa, needs healing from lymphoma
  • Morgan Gibson’s dad has been back in the hospital, but has returned to the nursing home. The current plan is to treat the infection in his leg with antibiotics..
  • Vicki and Ken’s daughter-in-law’s mother, Priscilla, is being treated for pancreatic cancer. Pray for eventual successful surgery, treatment, and comfort for the family.
  • Karen’s friends, Jon and Wayne, and colleagues, Eleni, Trish, and Tommy, all have cancer.

Always remember:

  • Those in the military, especially Joseph Budai, Sheri Huckabay’s nephew, Jason Adams, and Patty Johnson’s grandson, Andrew Thompson, and Gaylen Gibson
  • The children and staff at Manuelito Navajo Children’s Home 
  • Those serving in other mission fields, including Blair’s friend Sandeep in India
  • Pray for the homeless, and pray for Blair as he works to minister to them.
  • Those suffering in Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Gaza.
  • Those suffering almost total chaos and extreme violence in Haiti.