MN Christian Prayer Request Thread - May God Bless us all as we hurtle into 2011 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

[CaptainDippy]

Hello! Thought today would be a good & apt day to start a new thread

Let's hope it is an Exciting and Blessed year of New Beginnings for us all

Here's the summary from the last thread:

katsh - Prayers for her brother who's marriage has just ended rather traumatically He and his ex are sharing their children 50:50 at the moment and will be starting court proceedings for access etc very soon. They really need your prayers.

MadHairDay - Prayers needed for her friend's DD who is currently in a very bad way with Anorexia. Her organs are shutting down & she is being tube-fed Prayers also needed for other friend's and their DS who has just had a DX of Leukemia ; and for MHD's DF who's husband has just left her This is going to be such a tough year for them, hold them all closely, Lord. Praise though for recent favourable results for MHD's recent lung capacity etc tests

TeaandCakePlease - Her DF who has had a recent DX of breast cancer (which has spread to her lymph nodes) has just had her 1st course of Chemo. She needs prayers for the hard times ahead, as do her family. Prayers also needed for her friend's DS, William who has special needs, he has just come out of hospital where he was having brain seizures every 20 mins. He is home now with special meds.

JaffaCakeAddict - Did your pregnant friend who was snowed-in have her baby safely???? ....and did your sis and family make it home for Christmas!!?

LoveBeingaDaddysGirl - Lost her father at the end of November and suffered a m/c at the beginning of Dec. Such a hard time for LBADG and her family. Hold them close, Lord.

M44 - Prayers for her poor DS whose Eczema is being terribly exacerbated by the weather at the moment

MaryBS - Her BIL has been DX with a secondary brain tumour and will now require special care at home. Prayers for him and for his wife whose health hasn't been too good recently either. These are such hard time for them both. Prayers also needed for Mary's knee which recently collapsed and is causing Mary a lot of pain and discomfort; and for Mary's DD's friend who is currently in an Eating Disorder's Clinic, she is only 11

TotallyUnheardOf - Prayers for her as she seeks to find a church to attend where she lives; and for a more positive attitude to her faith from those around her. Praise for friends who has recently had a BFP after commencing fertility treatment

CaptainCaveman - Her DH has been acquitted of misconduct at work He is now looking for another job, so prayers for success in this would be great

WisteriaWoman - Prayers for family, especially her mum as they settle her father who has Dementia into a care home.

amber - Will need an op in Jan 2011 after the results of scary tests, which she bravely undertook a couple of weeks ago. Prayers for her friend's DS who is in hospital with bad Flu - how is he doing??

Caz&Belle - Has got through her 1st Christmas since losing Belle; but still awaits results of DH's lumbar puncture and finding out what is causing his poor health.

TooBlessed - Hoping that TooBlessed got to Zimbabwe with her family and has had a wonderful time with them

gingercurl - Prayers for her friend and her DF who have been the targets of some appalling behaviour, which has meant the DS has had to move schools. Prayers for 2011 to be a much better year for them.

DutchOma - Has Bob home after a hospital and rest home stay He is doing well and making progress.

JentlyDoesIt - Really needs our prayers at this time as her DH has been taken to start a 6 year prison sentence following a guilty verdict in court just before Christmas. Jently is understandably devastated and is struggling. Uphold her during these dark times, Lord.

BoxofDelights - Posted the following: ". 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." She has cut ties with her family and a lot of her friends as a result of difficult circumstances and is so wanting 2011 to be a year of reconciliation and renewal; and we join her in these prayers

PositiveAttitude - Is finally feeling better for the 1st time since July - Yippee!! Prayers for a continued fantastic recovery

mufti -'s old Pastor died on 28.12.2010. He will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him. Prayers especially for his family at this time.

Last, but by no means least - Praise for the safe arrival of Saliswan's DS Thomas on 17.12.2010, weighing 7lb 8oz at 37 weeks - Hurrah!!

Think that is all - but please fill in where I have missed out - and GET PRAYING!!!!

May 2011 be a year of Renewal, Healing & Blessing for us all; and all our friends, families - and enemies too!!

I hate interviews, so I can understand the stress I hope that you will have peaceful night. Good luck.

Remembering Archie.

Shine prayers for Archie and his mum and dad, too. Please keep us posted as to how he is doing.

TUO Peaceful, calming prayers for you. When I am stressed about something like an interview, I remind myself that if God wants me to get the job, even if I mess it up in my eyes, He will over-rule, so it doesnt really matter how good I am, IYSWIM.

Mary prayers for you and DH.

Amber and BES prayers for you, too.

DO - How are you and DH doing?

Hello Everyone :) I wanted to give you some encouragememt re answered prayer.

DD never protested about accompanying us to church, but unless she was helping with the littlies she was bored and thought it all a waste of time. SHe is highly academic and used to love asking the hardest questions to her Junior church teachers. SHe did engage though witht the group leaders as a later teen.

She went to Uni and a friend asked her to come to church with her (God bless the friend). DD went and she stayed. She is now VERY involved and we have just been invited to her baptism.

Don't give up on your Teens! :)

Prayers aplenty for everyone here and for each situation that you've written about. Especially for little ones departed or struggling to cling on to life. May God grant strength and love enough to get each of us through things.

Thank you Milli, as a mum of 5 teenagers, thats really encouraging.

"Take it to the Lord in prayer" I'm so glad to see that people are actually doing just that.
And to hear of prayer answered, too.

We are doing ok, having guests for lunch, the tumble dryer fixed at just that time and making plans for a weekend in Holland.
Oh and Bob is having his hair cut today as well.

Prayers for everyone at the moment.

Susan - I hope that you'll start to see a way through everything, you seem to have so much on your plate at the moment.

Prayers also for Archie and his family.

TUO - I'm sure you'll be great!

Mary - prayers for you and your family at this time

Practically Imperfect - is there any news on the missing boy. Praying that he'll turn up safe and sound.

Shiney praying hard for little Archie. Please keep us updated.

Milliway that's brilliant! So encouraging.

Keeping praying. Please can you again keep my friends dd in your prayers. Stopped eating again. It's getting desperate :(

Praying Shiney - its good you feel able to ask.

Thanks to God for a better day for me ...

Shiney - it's great to hear the wee one is still fighting. Continuing to pray for him and his family.

No reason to feel like a fraud. Everyone welcome.

We are quite human at times over here Shiney . You are very welcome here. You could try saying a little pray, God won't mind, but be assured of our prayers for the little fighter and his family.

Always welcome Shiney . Keeping praying for Archie.

Praying for little Archie Shiney.

How are you blackeyedsusan?

better a clique than a cult :o

Teaandcakeplease... I am in limbo land at the moment. h is staying with my pils but nothing is official yet. getting up the courage to go through with some things. (I hate phone calls) I am very tired as dd was sick in the middle of the night, then ds woke very early and wouldn't sleep. I have been tidying and searching for lost things at the times that I have managed to come out of my daze. I hope that you have recovered from your traumatic trip to the supermarket. Some things cut really deep and catch a sore spot.

shiney praying for Archie.

Joining in prayers for little Archie.

Caz, thinking of you and praying for you. I seem to have been thinking of you a lot when I have been praying, you jump into my brain, so I feel nudged to pray for you.

Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts. I got the job! It's a tough job to be taking on at the moment (though I don't officially start till August, but am involved already, iyswim) so am now praying for discernment, objectivity and the ability to work to help people as much as possible. Very happy with the outcome, though.

Praying for baby Archie. Thanks for coming to tell us about him Shiney. (FWIW, I started praying, almost instinctively, before I really believed in it, and even through all my doubts, I found it comforting...)

Susan - praying for strength for you to do what you need to do.

Milliways - great to hear about your dd. (You know me under another name... I disappeared for a while and now come back occasionally under this name. I sent your dd some info about university courses...)

Praying for all...

help. Can someone explain to me why its OK to break confidentiality. Because I really don't get it.

Oh, Mary :( That doesn't sound good. I am sorry. I can think of situations where I might break confidentiality if I genuinely felt it would help someone, but otherwise, it isn't ok.

Prayers for little Archie - how is he today?

TUO congratulations! How exciting!

Prayers for everyone else here too - esp for blackeyedsusan, that she will find the strength she needs, and also for the missing boy. Is there any news there yet?

Another request from me - I mentioned a couple of weeks ago a difficult situation with a friend. It was sort of resolved but I feel I am being a bit taken advantage of by this friend. It's one of those 'friendships' that I feel has been forced upon me by circumstance and which I feel I put an awful lot into without getting very much back IYSWIM. It's been really bringing me down and I am starting to feel low and resentful, but I cannot 'escape' or change the situation. I'm trying very hard to accept it as it is, and to find the grace and humility to carry on with a smile on my face and love in my heart. The silly thing is, that I like this friend, but find the relationship very very demanding and consuming. I really need prayers to help me respond to her with love rather than resentment, and to find peace with a situation that I cannot change.

She said that is why she did it. But to do it without consulting me, or telling me, as if I'm a child or worse - a danger to others, is completely incomprehensible to me.

As for your friend. It helps you like her. But perhaps you have to be clear on how much you can or cannot give, and perhaps the friendship can move forward on that basis. Prayers anyhow.

Prayers for Amber as she gets her test results today...