MN Christian Prayer Request Thread: Getting ready to celebrate Jesus' Birthday!! :-D

[CaptainDippy]

Thought the last thread was getting a big long and as our car is not starting (eeeeek); I am taking the opportunity to start a new thread before DC's get home from Outlaws with DH ....

Here's the summary from the last thread:

Namechanger - Popped by to let us know that her DF's DS who collapsed with heart problems is making progress. He is being kept sedated until he is strong enough to have external pacemaker removed in order that he can have an MRI to ascertain more definitely what is wrong. He will almost definitely have to have an internal pacemaker / defib inserted before leaving the hospital - Any more on this!!?

DutchOma - Bob is now convalescing in a care home of sorts, until he is ready and strong enough to go home. He is making good progress and is eating, drinking and walking a little using a stick. DO is struggling in intervals with the stress of the situation and needs lots of TLC and prayer

wisteriawoman - A suitable care home has been found for her father who is suffering from Dementia - praying he settles in well there

weegiemum Popped by with requests! Her DD2 faces a possible hip operation in the near future; while her DS has to go to a specialist hospital to have an extra row of teeth removed. Her DD1 is being assessed for dyslexia and weegiemum's mental health has not been too good of late. She has recently been DX with a BPD. Also prayers for her DH who is looking into training for Ministry on a P/T basis ... Lots going on ....

MaryBS - Has had a lot on her plate and struggling with feelings of negativity and panic. Her DS and DD have been having bullying issues at school; and DS' behaviour is particularly reflecting this. Her BIL's brain tumour is growing again and his wife has suspected heart problems. Prayers that God would keep this precious family safe. xx

amber Has been struggling and panicking a lot. Wrap her up in your love, Lord. xx

Tooblessed - Passed her exam

MrsC - Her DF who broke her leg badly is home and recovering, with good support around her Prayers needed for a young family @ church who recently and very suddenly lost their dad The family consist of his DW, 2 young DC's and another on the way

PositiveAttitude - Survived her surgical ordeal is a relived to be told that her tumour was benign!!! Wonderful news!!

pipplin - Was told she would not be able to have DC; but she already has a precious little one and another on the way!! Prayers for frightened feelings to be calmed and for a lovely pregnancy

CazandBelle - Has started back at work (teaching) for the 1st time since losing lovely Belle in June; and is doing well. Prayers for her and her DH as they face the results of his recent lumbar puncture and various other tests ....

Saliswan - Has been rather poorly due to a flare up of her Crohn's Disease and is praying that her little one (PG) hangs on a bit longer before decide he/she needs to welcome the world!!!!!

TentativeSteps - Joined us to tell us of her recent regaining of Faith, after losing it about 8 yrs ago Prayers for her as she restarts her journey with the Lord

Vbusymum - Needs lots of prayers for her marriage, which is struggling very severely at the moment.

notsofarnow - Recently lost her grandfather and is really finding life all a bit much right now. Give her your strength and your love, Lord.

TeaandCakePlease - Would like lots of prayers for awkward family situations that are centering around Christmas - for more info here is the original thread for more info .... Prayers also that her STBXH finds a new job soon!!

Hermya - Has been really struggling with Mastitis since having her little one, but praise God, this has cleared up and he is latching on well and feeding properly!! Well Done you, Hermya!!

NorthernLurker's Sister and her partner enjoyed a beautiful Wedding in the snow this weekend just gone NL's new BIL is suffering from terminal lung cancer and will recommence his radiation therapy soon. Prayers for them as they faces an uncertain amount of time together. This has been a particularly hard year for NL. Please Blessed this family as the look to spend a precious and special Christmastime together ....

itshappenedagain - Asked for prayers for her brother's recovery as he was caught in a bomb blast (he is in the Forces) and has suffered broken bones and number of injuries. How is he doing??

CaptainCaveman's DH is currently facing a horrid situation at work. Here is her original post pertaining to it:

"I come asking for prayers for dh who was suspended from work last week for allegedly allowing one of the cleaning team managers to allow her husband onto site 18 months ago to help with a cleaning operation. The man who suspended him was very cruel and verging on bullying, he didn't allow dh any support in the meeting, nor did he advise him he needed his union there. That aside, dh is extremely stressed and worried that he may lose his job. He has done nothing wrong, but the company he works for think nothing of 'compromising' people out of the business if they take a dislike to them! Please pray for dh's peace of mind, for the investigation to progress honestly and truthfully and swiftly, and for a quick resolution."

I sincerely hope his Hearing went well today and he is acquitted and reinstated ASAP. xxxxxxx Let us know CC. xxxxx

LovesBeingaDaddysGirl - Recently lost her Father to cancer Prayers for her and all her family in their sad loss. xx

mufti - Praise God for the safe arrival of M's Miracle baby (friend from church) !!!!

...and finally ....

Prayers for CaptainDippy's FIL who will be undergoing quite major surgery on his Prostate on Sat am. Praying the op is straight-forward, as is the recovery. Prayers too for her BF's DH who poured boiling water on himself this morning. He is ok, but very sore and won't be going back to work for quite some time .....Not great when you are in the process of moving house an have five DC's!!!!!!!!

Get Praying!!!!

(Sorry for anything I have inadvertently missed out) .....

Appaulling amber ...

What's going on, Mary?

Prayers for you and your family as you head to Zim, TooBlessed. Prayers of protection - hope you have a wonderful time xx

Hope your dad's results are favourable, BES - do let us know when you do. How is he doing?

Praying for your DFand her DS, ginger - Sounds like a pretty desperate situation [fsad; and so close to Christmas too. Praying....

Words aren't enough. The amount you have been through. God is holding you. xxxxx

I have a Pickle-ish little DD3 sitting here watching Cbeebies & reading books. Had a call from pre-school to pick her up because she "wasn't quite right" - lying on the carpet, ignoring her friends & refusing to eat her lunch. She is fine!!! Ate lunch in about 2 secs flat when she got home and has been absolutely fine I have sooo much work to do and I am paying them to look after her!!!!! Sigh!!!!!! I know they have to cover themselves, and I probably more cross with her than them because she was blatantly just putting on a show .....

People at church just don't seem to care. I give EVERYTHING I can and I keep nothing back for me. Now I just feel like saying I quit. God has said to me "do nothing", so that is what I am doing... that is probably for the best, as I am quite angry and hurt

Prayers for all, especially those who are struggling, suffering or worried about those close to them.

Girls' school closed today due to snow. They have built a den and are in there playing cards. They are such a blessing.

Mary praying for you right now....... God knows what you do. you don't do it to please man/woman. People will always let you down, but God never will!

I know that its for the Lord. But I can't cope any more. If you'd been there on Sunday... it was awful. And everyone chose to pretend it wasn't happening. Where are the words of love, of comfort?

Not sure, Mary. We can offer some, though, which is some consolation...

Oh Mary xxxx

Feeling a bit better, after someone bothered to get in touch.

Have also brought out my Advent name :)

Mary you know we are here for you...we know how much you give. Prayers muchly.

amber that is shocking. I'm really disgusted by that tbh. I know too well some barriers to people with disabilities but being fobbed off in such a way is too much.

Keeping you all in my prayers.

I asked for prayers for a friend's friend's little boy. Unfortunately it's been confirmed he has leukemia so please pray for that family.

ds nativity tomorrow - prob will be my last as he'll be in y3 next yr - feel very emotional about it.

Amber words fail me...

Oh Mary. Do as God tells you. Let Him worry about the rest.

Prayers for everyone here.

Thanks gingercurl, I DO try, but I have to admit it would be a lot easier if I could hear him all of the time :). This time I could hear though, and it stopped me from doing anything foolhardy... :)

I know what you mean, Mary. So many times I've wanted God to give me a burning bush or writing on walls, but so far, he hasn't, which is probably a good thing as I don't think the authorities would approve of uncontained fires in houses or gardens and the cost of having to redecorate repeatedly would become quite high after a while . I guess we just have to learn to do it the hard way .

Praying for you and for everyone else as well.

Have been praying for everyone here, especially you, Mary.

Please, please can I ask for prayer once again for me? Just been to the supermarket just to get a few bits that I needed. (grapes, potatoes, milk) Needed to get back to the car immediately and fell apart in tears. I feel so useless. I cant do anything. How on earth I am going to "do" Christmas. I haven't been able to do anything so far. I think I should perhaps go back to the GP, but I don't know what he can do. It's a month post-op now and I can't believe I am still like this.

Oh, PA do go back to your GP! If only to have someone listen to how you're feeling. Even if how you still feel is completely normal, it will help you to KNOW that it's normal, IYKWIM. You've been through an awful lot, both physically and emotionally, so please be gentle with yourself. Love yourself as the Lord loves you.

Mary I could say the same to you too! :) I hope you're feeling a little better today.

Prayers for everyone else here too - so much to pray for, I'm sorry so many of you are finding things so difficult at the moment. Sorry too that I haven't been around much - soooo busy here at the moment. I had mock exams last week (which I think were ok ) but now they are out of the way I am a little less stretched.

A quick prayer request for my DS2 (who is 6). He has his Christmas play this afternoon and had a complete confidence wobble about not wanting to do it. He is being Father Christmas and has to come on and give a very jolly 'ho ho ho!'. Apparently
in the dress rehersal in front of the rest of the school yesterday, everyone laughed when he did it (he has a real flair for comedy, that one!) but he won't be persuaded that people laughed because they liked him, and not because they thought he was silly . I feel like I am constantly praying for his confidence, but an extra prayer boost for this afternoon would be wonderful, if anyone can manage it! I'll be so delighted for him if he can overcome his anxiety today - I really don't want his shyness to hold him back like it held me back as a child.

Sorry - that was a long one

Continued prayers for all. Lift up your hearts!

MrsC praying for your ds - bet he'll do great!

PA I do agree that you should visit your gp, just to get checked out. You have been through something major and these things take a while to recover from. be kind to yourself. I do know how disheartening it is when you can't do day to day things and desperately want to, but sometimes there is no choice but to take it as easy as you can and say some things will just have to go this Christmas, or be done by someone else. Praying.

Mary keeping praying.

I am an emotional wreck this morning having seen what will be my last nativity play of my dcs - ds will be in y3 next year so no more I just feel like their childhoods are going by so so quickly...

mad I sympathise with the nativity thing - my DS3 will be doing his nativity tomorrow. It will be my last preschool nativity . Six years running, I've had a child at that preschool. I think I know their nativity off by heart by now, and it's always lovely. DS3 will be a Wise Man

I hope you enjoyed it regardless. I keep having to remind myself that my kids lives get better and more exciting with each year that passes, however lovely the early years were for me..... It's wonderful to watch them grow :)

My kids' school has NEVER done a proper nativity :(. The church does one though with the Sunday school, so that will be good :)

Am feeling better thanks, although am a bit eek over what he'll be like this Sunday...

So about your DF's DS, MHD. Such a blow, right before Christmas as well. what is the next step for him and for them now?? xx

I agree with everyone here - sounds like you really need to revisit your GP and tell him about what is going on, you poor thing. Don't be too hard on yourself honey - you have been through so much over the past year. Ask for help! xxxxxx

Hope DS' play goes well this pm, MrsC. My DD1 sounds very similar in the confidence dept. I went to the 1st performance of her Christmas play this year and she did so well. DH went to the 2nd performance and she fell to bits: Burst into tears and refused to read her part DH said it was heart-breaking and she sobbed her heart out for the rest of the show. She was fine within an hour though and we had a chat about it and she was just nervous. She'll get there!!

The thing is as well PA that you pushed yourself out of hospital when maybe you should have had a few more days there and since then you have expected yourself to feel better, do a bit more each day. It is very hard not to be able to do things, especially at such a busy time, but the harder you push, the more you expect, the less it will come. Going back to the gp is a good plan, but I wonder if you should also have a family counsel meeting and explain that you need looking after this Christmas. All your children are of an age that they could help you no end, are they doing that?

Prayers for all concerned and prayers of thanksgiving that Bob will be coming home on Friday and today was able to go the Baptist Men's Christmas dinner at church.

PA Yes, I echo what everyone else has said... back to the GP! As for Christmas, do you have anyone you can turn to for help? Can you go out for dinner instead of doing the full works at home? Give someone a list and some money and send them present shopping for you... Apart from your own kids, can you just 'cancel Christmas' this year and tell people that you'll be in touch in the New Year when you are feeling better? It sounds as if you really need to go easy on yourself. I wish I could do something practical to help... Failing that, I am praying.

MrsC - Hope your ds is OK today. My dd1 sang a solo on Sunday and I could see how nervous she was, but she got through it with just a little wobble on the last note (relief to have made it, I think). I was an incredibly shy, nervous child... the sort that would burst into tears if an adult spoke to me! Now I regularly talk to large audiences (well, OK, largeish audiences; though I did once talk to an audience of millions on the radio ) and although I am still nervous I get through it and am fine... I have learnt to use the adrenaline rush positively, but I think it's really hard for kids to do that - it just overwhelms them. Praying for peace in the hearts of all nervous performers and anxious parents.

Mary, amber ... praying for peace in your hearts too.

madhair also for your friends' ds

I have 5 more days here. Just went into the school office to ask a couple of practical questions and nearly burst into tears on the spot (though I got it together and just had a little wobble in the car coming home)... Hope I get through the next week without dissolving into a big blubbing mess!

Crossposted with DO... So glad that Bob is coming home. xxx

William is back home again and stable with drugs.

My Christian friend Angela has had her first lot of chemo today so prayers for her.

Thank you for all your lovely messages. I can't get an appointment with my GP (who is a lovely Christian friend of ours) until Christmas Eve, so I need to phone each morning to see if I can be fitted in with someone else. Not ideal, but there you go!!

Prayers for all the poorly people you all know.

Really pleased that your DH is heading home to you soon, DO.

PA hope you manage to get an appointment soon.

Good news about Bob, DO - I'll pray that he continues to recover in time for Christmas.

TACP prayers for William and your friend.

Thanks for your prayers earlier, too - DS did very well It was a very quiet and hurried 'ho ho ho' and he went beetroot red, but he did it! Very proud.

Ahh bless him. are any of you on fb? Be nice to be friends on there and see pics I sometimes think