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) .....

Oh no poor Jently and her lovely DCs and most especially her H Are they going to be able to appeal?

Praying especially for her H and all her family thinking of them all

Oh Jently - how I feel for you. You must be in such pain, I'm so so sorry to hear this news. My exP went to prison for a short time (when we were together) and I thought my world had ended. But after the initial shock I managed to get hold of the prison chaplain and asked him to keep a look out for ex P and that really really helped me. Remember you have a lot of people here praying for you and your dcs which will help in the darkest hours.(BTW - a lot of churches do some great work prison visiting)

Finally it may not seem like it at the moment but one day things will get better. (For eg: my DD was born on the anniversary of exP's imprisonment.)

Take care - you really are in my thoughts tonight
WW

Praying for all, but esp. Jently tonight.

Oh no, Jently. Praying.

Jenlty - praying for you and your family.

Jently , sorry.

Prayers aplenty for all....Jently, may God give peace and some space to just 'be' in the midst of all that must be going through your mind right now...

:( Jently - praying. I am so sorry. Praying for God's peace and comfort to surround you today.

You are all lovely and I will pass on your messages to Jently. xx

I had completely missed Jentlys situation and I'm so sorry it has turned out this way. I cannot find any words. Praying that God will wrap his arms around you... xx

Sooz got your giftie today and was over-whelmed She would like to thank everyone from this thread who contributed. I would too. It is so nice to help

I managed to get £200 in all, which was fab!!

Great stuff!!!

Jently Praying for you.

TUO Praying for you as well.

Gosh there's so much going on here at the moment. I've not read through everything but I just pray that God brings you peace and answers your prayers.

In other randomness DS was in the church nativity as a sheep tonight, he was very well behaved and was obviously the star of the show. Anyway, there is a piccy of him in all his sheepy glory on my profile if you feel so inclined to have a nosy.

Thank you Hermya. This is a quickie to say that my internet is being disconnected tomorrow [eek] so I am going to disappear, probably till after Christmas (I have one full day at home then go away for Christmas). Thank you for welcoming me here. Prayers for all and wishes for a happy Christmas.
xxx

Hello, this is my first post on MN [actually it isn't as I have just posted this in the wrong place and then posted to apologise for posting in the wrong place ] have been lurking though. Apologies in advance that this is too long and it might raise sensitive issues for some. I am in something of a crisis and Christmas is making it much worse. I would be so grateful for prayers. To cut a long and complex story short, a couple of years ago I had a miscarriage and the aftermath of this revealed various problems with (longterm) relationship and it ended. The emotional fallout also led me to confront issues of abuse in my childhood by family members (which I had been trying to cope with, put to one side and hide)which happened for many years.
I found it too confusing, undermining and dangerous to have contact with my family, though I haven't been able to find the words to tell them why or to stand up to them, they were just told that I need space to get through some issues (they reacted very angrily). After the breakup I moved into rented accommodation, going from short term job to short term job all over the place (after a redundancy), have found it hard to make friends and to have contact with existing friends, to focus enough at work etc. I have bad insomnia and anxiety problems.
Today the whole Christmas thing hit me when I found out that the friend I was going to spend Christmas Day with (my only close friend) is going to be away (though I am pleased for her as it will do her good) so I will be alone. I have been sobbing for most of the day. It has thrown things into perspective. I feel despondent, lonely and exhausted.
I do have some hopes and dreams: to eventually get past all this sadness, heal and be empowered, to finally tell my family why I have had to break away and how I feel. I hope to be able to have a healthy relationship and a family of my own, a home where I can feel settled, greater job/financial security. I have worked so hard all year (in paid and voluntary work) and now I feel as if there's nothing left to look forward to over Christmas and can't afford a break. In fact over Christmas I need to look for yet another job as my current work will possibly end in May. I had hoped that I would have made more progress by this Christmas. I would be so grateful if we could pray together for healing and an end to this anxiety which is holding me back (even checking email or opening post is terrifying for me, which is causing trouble: I need to get that done over the weekend and am worried what I might find and guilty about not keeping on top of things). It is almost as if I am trapped in an anxiety box and while I know that I need to take action to improve my situation, I have run out of energy. I can't see how things can improve. And now it is almost 4am, insomnia!. Anyway, have a lovely Christmas and apologies for overly long post.

BoxofDelights, prayers assured for all of that. So many sadnesses at what should be a happy time of year...but for many people it's a reminder of what's missing rather than a joy at what's present, you're right.

We're here and a good bunch and there's always people around at Christmas. Not the same as a room full of friends and family, but it's a screenful of friends instead...

Prayers for all.

Boxofdelights are you able to give us some indication as to where in the country you are? As a prayer community we are well spread out over the country and someone might be able to give some practical help and/or a listening ear. Once you are in such a downward spiral it is very hard to come out of it, but asking for help here is a very good start.
Send me a private message (at the top ot the board) if you would like to speak off board, you are more than welcome.

boxofdelights - my church is doing a meal on Christmas Eve for folk who are lonely over Christmas. If you're near York pm me and I'll give you more details.

boxofdelights - just to assure you of my prayers for you too, for comfort and peace this Christmas. I pray that you will sense God taking away your loneliness and giving you a joy that transcends all the crap you have to deal with. praying now.

Just wanted to add a note of welcome and encouragement too Boxofdelights. You have been so brave in confronting the issues from your past, and are walking a tough road at the moment, but it sounds from your post that, although sad, you know that you are doing what needs to be right, to ensure a healthy and happy future.

If you feel up to it, your local old people's home or homeless hostel would probably also welcome you with open arms, when many families will be unable to travel to see their relatives. There could well be an "Abbeyfield" home for the elderly near to you - they are always very keen to include volunteers in all of their activities.

Most local churches have email addresses on their websites and may well be organising lunches as NL suggested. A couple of years ago we had a MN poster who faced a very similar problem to you. Between us we were able to put her in touch with a local church - even though she wasn't a church goer at all - and get her through this difficult time with several parties and a group of new friends!

Sending very best wishes to you.

Jently - I'm so, so sorry.

Boxofdelights - Hello. Prayers for you at this time. I think the suggestions that some of the others have made are great if you feel up to it.

Has anyone heard about CC's DH?

MaryB - praying everything goes smoothly tomorrow.

Welcome boxofdelights

I think you have been hugely brave in coming here and confronting your problems by telling us. That was a huge step and I know there will be many ladies praying for you here now. I hope your find this thread a huge support. I pray that God will be with you and your life will take strides in the right direction through 2011.

Thinking and praying for you. xxx

Continuing to be in a difficult place ladies. I'm finding it really difficult at the moment recieving christmas cards with no mention of Belle at all. Its like she didn't exist. How hard would it be to wish us a peaceful christmas instead of wonderful? How is it ever going to be wonderful? How hard is it to say thinking of us and Belle. Out of all we've recieved only my auntie and uncle have taken the time to think.

I'm probably being really oversensitive.
I haven't put any cards up because its all really bothering me. I wish they were to Belle too. It was supposed to be our first family christmas.

Wishing the next two weeks away so quickly.

Well, I feel really warm and loved, I don't know how to thank you all, you are all soooo generous, kind & thoughtful. That was the 3rd time this week we have had help, we feel so lucky to have such good friends and family. Just makes this christmas just about do-able, at least we can have nice food for the next 6 weeks! yum yum!!!!!!!!!!

I was sobbing with grattitude, its hard to get my head round such kindness.

The Christmas tags made it all that more special, thank you.

We wish you all such a Merry Christmas.

With love
Sooz W C F & A
xxxxx

Thank you so much everyone for your comments. I read them earlier and it triggered more tears. notquitegrownup I have been thinking about volunteering (I live out in the sticks in Essex, though I am currently typing from the snowy Land of Insomnia) but I am concerned that I might not be able to hold it together long enough (I had to leave an Advent carol service as I began crying uncontrollably ). While I know I took action which was really the only thing I could do, I still feel doubts, guilt and worry about the consequences. I am concerned that my anxiety and sadness is preventing me from engaging with life either socially or handling work/bank/bill emails and post (and so it becomes a massive task). It is almost as if because I cannot cope I am blocking even the possibility of good news. I spend so much time worrying that I am not taking proactive steps towards a better future. I shall add my prayers for all the concerns on the prayer board. Many thanks, it means a great deal to me xx