These prayer requests are sent to me by fellow believers who realize the power of prayer. As Christians it is our charge, as instructed by our Lord, to "Pray for One Another". He tells us that as born again believers, whatever we ask for in His name, shall be given to us. Please join us in praying for the needs of our brothers and sisters in Jesus! If you have a request, you can submit it to us using the button near the bottom of the page. We update this list daily, so lets all use this power of prayer!  Let's be in constant prayer for the folks on this page.  God can certainly heal, and DOES!  Let's also be in prayer for their loved ones, for God's comfort and strength as they hope for their healing! Due to space constraints, I am showing only a month's worth of prayer requests.  If you need a previous request re-added, please resubmit, and I will be happy to add it again!


PRAYER REQUESTS - LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS
(Updates will be in GREEN)

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

James 5:16


Date:  8/4/08 & 8/7/08

Made by:  Tina

For:  Her friend's son

Nature:  (Tina's words) Please pray for my friends son Jeremy, 21, who tried to kill himself last night.  He is not a Christian but his mother is.

Update:  (Tina's words) Thank you ALL for your prayers.  Jeremy was actually put into a padded cell and wasn't allowed visitors for a while because he had tried to get out of the psychiatric unit.  It certainly seemed more like a prison than a place to heal.  I sent your email Peggy to his mother so she would know that a lot of Christians were praying for her son.  It was rumoured that they were going to keep him for the full month (legally they cannot hold him longer than that).  She phoned me crying and I reminded her that we were all praying for a positive outcome. Hallelujah, Jesus is Lord, Jeremy was suddenly released yesterday.  His psychiatrist agreed that the psychiatric ward wasn't the place for him and he put him on medication and will see him again in 10 days.......what a miracle........He even said to his mother that he had a guardian angel........Please continue to pray for his salvation.........Bless you all and I will keep you updated.


Date:  7/18/08 & 7/29/08

Made by:  John Reynolds

For:  An 11-year-old boy, Casey

Nature:  (John's words) I am sending this on as an update to the situation with Casey and his battle with this dreaded disease.  Just to cover this from the get go, Casey is doing well thus far and they have changed the gauze several times now.  So far there are no additional infections, nor is there apparent evidence that they did not get all of it.  Praise the Lord!  We are not out of the woods yet and there is a long ways to go, but praise God for his protection thus far.  The wound is still open and will be for some time to ensure they got it all.  I am unsure as to the amount of time this will take but will update you if anything changes I have learned a lot in the last few days about this bacteria and hearing that this new strain of bacteria is now killing more people in the USA than HIV is simply staggering.  I have also learned that what Casey has is not simply the necrotizing fasciitus(Flesh Eating bacterium), it is the MRSA drug resistant bacterium aka “methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureu.  According to scientists, MRSA is striking 31.8 out of every 100,000 Americans, which translates to 94,360 cases and 18,650 deaths nationwide. In comparison, complications from the AIDS virus killed about 12,500 Americans in 2005.  The infection is most common among African Americans and the elderly, but also commonly strikes very young children.  So to say this is severe is an understatement… Thank you to all that have responded and please continue to pray for Casey and his family as they go through this most difficult time. When I hear anything new, I will most certainly put it out there, but for now things are looking as best as we could hope for…  

Update:  (John's words) Awesome news everyone.  As most of you know, Casey, Kyle’s son, has been receiving treatment for this MRSA Flesh eating bacteria.  As I stated in my earlier e-mails, this bacteria apparently does not respond to any known medicines/antibiotics.  The doctors simply had to hope they had cut all the infected tissue out.  Otherwise they would have to continue removing tissue surgically until they eliminated all of it.  As you will see in the e-mail from his Uncle below, it seems that they did, in fact, get all of it on the first go around and Casey is making a full recovery…  Praise the Lord!!! Thanks to everyone who prayed over this young man…


Date:  7/23/08 

Made by:  Susan Glassmeyer

For:  3-year-old Katie Fitch

Nature:  Katie is a beautiful three year old little girl who has just been diagnosed with hepatoblastoma.  This is an extremely rare form of liver cancer that affects about one in every million children born in the United States every year.  Click HERE to access Katie's website.


Date:  7/15/08 

Made by:  Christa D'Andrea (via Linda Benson)

For:  A terminally ill 10-year-old boy, Brandon

Nature:  (Sue's words) SSgt Jason Wildman, assigned to the Thunderbirds, recently received a request to support a 10-yr-old boy, Brandon Raynor, who is trying to break a world record for collecting business cards. Brandon, who is terminally ill, has already collected 100+ from the Thunderbirds and has a collection of nearly 18,000 plus cards - he is trying to reach 150,000. If you would like to support Brandon's efforts to break the world record, send a business card to SSgt Jason Wildman at 4445 Tyndall Ave, Nellis AFB, NV 89191. Sergeant Wildman will deliver the cards to Brandon.


Date:  7/14/08

Made by:  Darla/Ed (via Robin Wester)

For:  Aaron, a little boy

Nature:  (Darla/Ed's words) The latest  on Aaron is that he has a Schwannoma tumor on the Vegus nerve and Dr. Zadansky in Chapel Hill wants to remove it before it grows into the brain stem or chest area. This is a very rare tumor for an adult to have let alone a child,and it's in a very rare area. Jason asked where they could take Aaron for the surgery, as in who has done the most and is the best surgeon, and bottom line is there have only been a handful of these surgeries done and Dr. Zadansky is as good as any! Before surgery is scheduled Dr. Zadansky wants a third opinion from a Dr. at Baptist Hospital and if this Dr. agrees with all the findings to date they will then schedule surgery. Right now Chapel Hill is trying to get this third opinion moved up from the current date of July 29th. They will not know until they get inside if this growth is on the side of the nerve or surrounding the mass. Aaron asked his mommy why God hadn't taken this away from him? Her answer was that she didn't know but that maybe because God knows how brave he is that one day down the road there will be another little boy or girl who has this same tumor and they can call Aaron and he can tell them it's ok! If anyone wishes to send cards his address is 219 Kentucky Court, Rocky Mount, NC 27803. I would suggest waiting until the date is closer for Aaron's mail but Jason and Gina could use all the strength,love and support we all can give them.


Date:  7/14/08 

Made by:  Kathy G. 

For:  Frank

Nature:  (Kathy's words) My good friend Frank needs your help.  I have copied the link to his latest MRI.  He has an inoperable brain tumor.  It is at the base of his skull, the brain stem and spinal cord are involved.  The tumor itself has nerves over it so they can't biopsy it without damaging/killing him. He has the best team of doctors working with him and they feel they can shrink this with chemo/radiation treatments.  If you would like updates on his condition, please email me. We all know prayer works... Prayers are faith in motion.


Date:  7/9/08

Made by:  Linda Benson

For:  Frank Ivester

Nature:  Frank's favorite aunt is near death.  Please pray comfort for the family, and peace for them and his aunt.


Date:  7/7/08

Made by:  Patty G

For:  Diane

Nature:  (Patty's words) Would you please pray for Diane whose breast cancer has metastisized to her bones.  They say that it is a drug resistant cancer and nothing seems to be touching it, nothing that is until our prayers storm heaven and Yeshua hears us crying out to HIM.


Date:  7/4/08

Made by:  Bonnie Burlew

For:  Her friend, Bob

Nature:  (Bonnie's words) He is now in ICU suffering from a severe headache that they have since found out is being caused by bleeding on the brain and a blood clot.  Click HERE to read complete story.


Date:  6/20/08

Made by:  Cheryl Widomski

For:  Her daughter, Rachel

Nature:  Rachel is a young lady who was in a VERY serious auto accident last month.  She is recovering, but it is a very slow recovery.  Please pray for her fast healing. Cheryl says for more information Google Rachel Widomski.


Date:  6/6/08

Made by:  Miriam Howard

For: Yosef Chaim & Tehila Shimoni

Nature:  Click HERE to real full context.


 

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