albionnazarene.org - Prayer Request

the holy recklessness of being spiritual spendthrifts,the adventures of anonymous giving,the satisfactions of faithful giving,the fulfillments of obedient giving,and to give without thought of anythingexcept your approving smile. Amen.

• Debbie KleinfeldLast year we prayed for God’s healing touch on Debbie Kleinfeld when she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF). We praise God that today there are no traces of CHF in her blood and that her heart function is within normal range. Thank you, Lord, for Your healing touch. Debbie and her husband, Rolf, are missionaries who have been serving faithfully on the Southeast Asia Field.

• Ganta Women’s Vocational Training CenterPray for the ministry taking place at Nazarene Compassionate Ministries’ Ganta Women’s Vocational Training Center in

Liberia

. Created some years ago by a local church to encourage women in learning new skills after the ravages of civil war, the center has grown beyond a simple skills training location. In the mornings children attend regular classes until the early afternoon. Then adults learn sewing, tie-dying, soap-making, baking, masonry, and construction. By late afternoon the facility is emptied again, only to fill once more when adult literacy students arrive for evening classes. On Sundays, a worship service takes place in the combined classroom. Pray for David and Edith Boyou as they give leadership to the work and for all those who attend classes and worship services. To learn more, visit http://www.ncm.org/projects/acm1844.

• President Solicits PrayersThe president of

Nigeria

, Goodluck Jonathan, has called on Nigerian religious leaders “not to relent in praying for the peace of the country.” Please join our Christian brothers and sisters in

Nigeria

and pray for God’s will to permeate the lives of leadership as they make decisions about the country’s future. Pray also for the people, that they will experience and personally know the love of Christ.

• Rev. Eugene Lain (Retired Missionary/Evangelist) died early on Sunday morning. Please keep his wife, Elaine and the family in your prayers during these difficult days.

• Jonathan Mitchell (Son of Retired Pastor, Rev. J.E. and Debbie Mitchell) is in the hospital in Kansas City in critical condition. The doctors are running tests to find the problem. Please keep Jonathan and the doctors in your prayers.

• Parker Austin Rynkowski (Grandson of Rev. Glen & Dawn Wills, Pastor at the Edinboro Church) born on Tuesday, July 27th in Delaware. Parker had a doctor’s appointment this morning and the doctor found a dimple on his back that may be the first signs of Spinal-bifida. More tests were to have been done yesterday. Ruth Rynkowski (Wills’ daughter) is still passing blood clots. The Wills’ and Rynkowski families are requesting prayer for both of these requests.

• Dr. Steve Dillman as he finishes up his ministry as our District Superintendent and Rev. J. Bret Metcalfe as he prepares to become DS on September 1, 2010.

• Absentees who need our encouragment and the Spirit's encouragment to be back in church services.

• Boundaries, a new class starting on Sunday evenings at 6:30 on August 8th. See your newsletter for details. Pray that many who could benefit from this course will attend.

• Old Fashion Days at the Albion Boro Park on August 14th where we will be serving rootbeer floats and spreading information about our church. This is a great outreach event.

• Angel Food Ministry Pray that our number of orders will pick back up so that we can reach and help more people. Pray as we send out updates on AFM to previous recipients.

• Albion Area Fair Booth the week of September 14-18. Pray for our youth and mission groups as they prepare for the booth where they are able to raise funds for their ministries and also for the outreach and evangelism potential that we have there as we meet many people.

• Car & Bike Show on September 25th at the church (another great outreach and social event).

• Back to Church Sunday on September 26th where we will be inviting people who have not been attending church to come back to church (with the promise that the roof won't cave in, as so many report they are afraid will happen if they come to a church).

• In the states: Danielle Rumberger, Floyd Hyde (Barb Hyde's son), Jason Harayda (stationed in South Dakota), Jenn (Dana & Connie's daughter), and Jackie McBride's grandson, Cameron McBride. Dino Scaliese (Chuck English's cousin). Gary Hyde's son, Chris, stationed in Oklahoma.

• Overseas: In

Afghanistan

: Dylon Manion (Darlene Teed's son-in-law) and Brian King, (friend of Reinke's), and Chuck & Shirley Reinke's niece's son. In

Iraq

: Barb Hyde's grandson, Floyd Jr.; Mike Hull (Mike and Becky Hull's son). Tom Brandon (son) is in

Korea

at this time.

• God has been answering prayer in our congregation and we are really seeing evidence that He is at work!

• Pray for our Church Board Meeting this coming Tuesday evening as Dr. Dillman will be meeting with our Church Board to evaluate both the church and the pastor.

• Darrick & Gayle as they care for 2 baby boys with the hopes of adoption. God is working!

• Adult Ministries: Pray for the weekly Bible study at the Dovensky Building with Charlotte Hennen as the teacher. For some who attend that, it is their only church/church contact.

• Job Insecurity: Tom Brandon, Jim Ramey, Gary Hyde (pray for school choice), John Yazembiak, John Bach, and Tim Reinke. Niles Copeland has been blessed with a new job. Pray for him, as he starts right away. Also, pray for those whose unemployment may have recently run out.

• Pleasant Ridge: Betty Casler, Unit C—mother-in-law of a Nazarene pastor.Judy Klemm, Unit C—for physical rehabilitation.

• Dee Hunt (Friend of Den & Sharon Hunt) will be having a heart stent placed on August 16th. It has been great having Dee coming to church when she is able.

• Joey (a three year old) great-great nephew of Bettie Bailey is in Boston, MA receiving both radiation and chemo for a malignant tumor behind his one eye. It was his little sister, Abby, who we prayed for when she was being treated in Pittsburgh for brain cancer during the first year of her life.

• Ongoing physical needs: Ed Galloway, Tricia Smith, Brenda Shull, Judy Klemm, Don & Martha Alexander (Pray that insurance will cover the equipment necessary to treat his sleep apnea), Rev. & Mrs. Minich.

• Please pray for our members and friends with or recovering from cancer: Connie Cashdollar; Bill Heath; Nadine Beers (blood work good—will be having other tests); Sandy Greenlee (Sandy will likely be having surgery the second week of August. Once she is healed from that, she will have 6 weeks of radiation, 5 days a week.). Friends: Chuck & Arlene English's neighbor, Diane Crowl; Niles Copeland's bosses mother, Ardrey with cancer. Carol Hennen's friend, Amy (Amy continues to do well after her stem cell transplant and her blood counts are improving.); Roger Fobes, son of Reinke's neighbor; Rhonda Moose (Donna Buckley's daughter—had her surgery); Amy Parsolow (niece of Shirley Reinke) diagnosed with breast cancer—2 more chemo treatments and is doing good; Chris Hick, nephew of Jackie McBride's; Pam Jackson (family member of Reinkes); Relatives of Sandy G. and Brenda Shull: Roger; and Max Shull. Audrey Drury's nephew Lester passed away; and Pat Phillips (Bev Henley’s cousin); Patricia Oaks (Tricia Smith's mother); Mikki Bort (Mikki was recently diagnosed with brain cancer and her brain surgery went well last week); Lyla Hoover (Darlene Teed's mother); Tim Broderick with lymphoma (active locallywith People for Life); and Pat Yazembiak's brother, Tom, age 32 with leukemia. Marilyn Strait (Wayne Drury's aunt) and Alice Engelke (who has visited our church with Audrey Drury when she is in town). New to list: Kathy Mixer (friend of Harry & Marian Reinke) with stage 4 cancer that was found because she broke her hip. She is just 52 years old.

This Week's Message: Chuck English is going to be speaking this Sunday AM. Be in prayer for Him as he shares with us on the need for repentance from Romans 8:5-10.