September Already!!? MN Christian Prayer Request Thread Take 6!!

[CaptainDippy]

Hello one and all!

September already!!? (Well nearly ....) Good grief!? Where does the time go????

Here's a brief summary of August's Prayer Requests.........

katzg - Desperately looking for a new job, has been having interviews - so hopefully something will come up soon please God!!? Contract for current job has been extended to Oct 31st. PiccadillyCircus - Has a difficult decision to make - would like prayer for strength to make the right decision.

MaryBS - On-going prayers as she has commenced her Reader training. Prayers for motivation in her studies etc Prayers for her relationship with her mother. Her 1st sermon is on Oct 1st. Prayer requests for a 15 year old boy who died of a suspected asthma-attack on youth pilgrimage this summer and for non-Christian lady she knows who has been to see a Specialist about a lump in her breast (do we have any more on that Mary??) On-going prayers for DH's nephew who is having a very rough time with his parents who adopted him and are not sure whether they would like to keep him or not etc. Finally, praise and prayers for bro and SIL who have been approved for the adoption of two little girls!! Praying the adoption goes smoothly and that God blesses them as parants and as a family.

Catj - DD4 has been very poorly, last we heard she was on the ward and still fighting (11th Aug). God Bless you little one!

Xavielli - Got engaged!! Prayers as she starts to make marraige preparations for next July. Has been feeling very down receently - needs lots of [hugs] and prayers. Lots and lots going on in her life - stresses with young children and untidy house, DP's bro staying and slight computer game addiction which is being dealt with atm. Also prayers for friend's mum who has cancer which has spread.

Nanou1 - Prayers for cousin's children who are coping with their parents' divorce. Prayers for her swollen tummy, which has bee causing her a lot of discomfort. Lots of prayers for DH who is trying to find a new job. He had a job interview yesterday (30th Aug), which he thought went well - pray he gets a 2nd interview. Sorting out the house after burglary while they were away on holiday.

NASWM - Has been really struggling recently - very low. Lots of [hugs] and prayers her way.

longwaytogo - Prayers for her nan who has a wound on her arm which is not healing. Praying lots for the "ghosts of the past" to be completely over-come by God's love and care for her and her special family!!

Podmog - Has 20 week scan today (31st Aug) - worried about it - prayers it goes really well and all is fine with LO. Also prayers for doctors / nurses / midwifves etc reaction to current NHS "over-weight" issues! On-going prayers for difficult situation at church involving one couple. Praise God that DS is sleeping better - praying that Podmog gets lots and lots of nice sleep too!

Twiga - DH's Uncle died - Prayers for family and friends and they deal with grief - Praise for the good life he had! Praise God for fantastic Holiday Club Twiga has been involved with - prayers for those children as they go off back to "normalilty" - praying that they stuff they have learned will stick with them all their days!! Praying for her driving lessons and for her DH who is studying for exams. Prayers for friend who lost a baby at 16 weeks and would be due around now. Pray that Twiga would know best how to support her.

Yorkiegirl - Her DH Nigel died while on holiday with them this Aug. Prayers that they would be so strong as a family and that God would be so very close to them at this time. Praying so much for them all as they cope. [hugs] and love. xxxx

MarsLady - Prayers for mouse problem in her house! Prayers for her as she completes her Doula training and tackles her OU essays - praying she'll remain as unstressed as poss and sail through!! Prayers for finances as a family as studies come to an end etc. Praise that her friend Dave is going from strength to strength (has been back at work a little!) Prayers for friend (Simon) who has been in a medically induced coma - they were due to try and wake him up soon - prayers it went ok and the damage is not too much. (How is he???) Also prayers for "J" whose DH has just told her their marriage is over, they have a 2.6 yr old.

weirdbird - WELCOME!! Lots and lots of prayers needed for weirdbird's little unborn babe. She has been having contractions and is so scared little one is going to come before he/she is ready. She is nearly 24 weeks, which is the point at which they can intervene (Praise God!!) Pray that LO stays in long enough to be ok!!

NotQuiteSoTiredMum - Popped in! DS2's excema is much better - Praise God! Doing ok in her household!

moretenaanyone - Prayers for friend who has died. He was in his 30's and he leaves behind a widow in her 20's.

tjacksonpfc - Her DP died of bowel cancer earlier this year and she is missing him so much. She has two very young daughters and is struggling. Strength and love to them all. xxxx

AngelJay - WELCOME!!!

Sleepysooz - WELCOME!! Prayers as she puts her twins in the same bedroom to sleep on their own for the first time! Eeeek!

Tawny75 - Prayers as she goes for an appointment with her consultant about her eyes this morning (31st) Please let us know how it went and what he/she said!

SaggarMakersBottomKnocker - Prayers for friend of her DD who has died following an incident with an air rifle.

Sharpe2626 - Prayers for her sister and BIL as they deal with the still birth of their little girl a couple of weeks ago. xxxx

IdristheDragon - Prayers for friend's wife's dad. He has bowel cancer and has recently had an operation (25th Aug) Any more on this Idris??

PandaG - Prayers for a horrid stye she has on her eye! [hugs]

SoLucky - Lots and lots of prayers as she makes the terible decision about what to do about the twins she is carrying. One twin is fine and healthy, but the other has suspected Edward's Syndrome. So much strength and love to that family. xxxx

nailpolish - Prayers for as she is coming out of the otherside of a very difficult decision and situation.

footprint - Still feeling very low, anxious and depressed. Strength and Love to you honey!! xxxx

CaptainDippy - Praise God!! for her pregnancy (due end of April next year) and that things are actually happening with regards to buying her own house!! God is good!! Praying that the ideal house would come along and that the sale would progress quickly and smoothly!! (Is this asking too much!!!!!?) Prayers as she approaches driving test date. Prayers for relationship with PIL, especially MIL who is driving her completely mad atm!!!!! That's all for now!!

Lots of Love, [hugs] and Prayers to all - so good to "know" you guys - you are all stars!! xxxx

Mary - will again pray for your DH. It must be so hard for you doing your training and he not understanding. Have e-mailed you

Texasrose. I would be missing my DH like mad if he were away, so I can understand that you are feeling lonely. Think your Toy Story analogy is great, praying that you will work it out with your colleague. You can be self contained and confident without being over confident or insensitive, don't let the devil turn the head's compliments into you feeling negative about yourself - I am sooo good at doing this!

Praying for Simon Marsy. PLease keep us updated.

loveto you all xx

Ok... have permission to print Dave's update (in fact his wife Sue's update on Dave).

We have had a very full week this week with the hospital,Monday we had a consultants appointment to which they said they are very pleased with how things are going.They have taken him off of an important piece of medication called cyclosporin.The cyclosporin basically squashed any of Dave's bone marrow so that the engraftment of Janes cells could enter in and start reproducing.They have taken Dave off now to see if any of Dave is still there if you know what I mean.A few things need praying about because of this...1. GvHD...remember those letters??? Its like being back at school isn't it,if you remember what they stand far go to the top of the class, if you don't ,come and join me at the bottom....I get very lonely!!! GvHD = Graft v Host Disease,they said this could flare up because they are allowing Dave's system to come back to life so to speak so his body may detect Jane's cells and see them as foreign and start having a fight with them..does that make sense??? Its really hard to try to explain,let me know if I've lost you...I've lost myself half the time!!!!

The other thing to pray is ...they said they don't take too seriously the 3 month scan [wish they'd mentioned that before!!] which is what we have just had because they said it takes around 6 months for the engraftment to take place fully.They said if there are any lingering cancer cells don't panic too much as the hope is that by the 6 month mark Jane's system will be fully up and running in Dave and that her immune system would detect any cells as foreign and soak them up.I found myself instantly relaxing at those words as almost a plan B and then really checked myself because actually what God has said to us is what I should be concentrating on....it is so easy to hang to the docs words..please don't get me wrong ,I can't tell you how grateful we are to the docs they are amazing,but our trust and our hope has to be in God,its Him we have to look to and cling onto His words.Twice we have had words spoken too us that Nov will see a line drawn for us constantly the scripture this sickness is not unto death has been given..we are trusting for the higher road....keep shouting with us wont you!

The PET scan on Tues went straight forward,it was a long day as it took 4 hours and today we had the CT scan.They really had trouble finding Dave's veins as the chemo has burnt most of them away it took 8 tries..actually that's something else to pray about that his veins will be restored.
Dave is doing really well,he actually spent a few hours doing some electrics in the house the other day,it absolutely trashed him but he was like a pig in muck so to speak,its so good to see him coming to life,I feel like I've got my David back..he just doesn't do as he's told now,he fights me on everything..I say you've done enough he grins at me and carries on....sound familiar??...actually its fantastic but please don't tell him I said that!

Anyway I'm sure I've bored you to tears so Doctor Bob will sign off for now...hey you know how grateful for all the prayer we are, but please keep on going...its a marathon isn't it...I know I'm shattered you guys must be as well!!

I've attached a "now" photo for you to see the old boy... he's looking good. Actually I've hit a new problem with him.Dave's hair is like baby hair,all soft and fluffy so all these women keep coming up to him and stroke his hair...I can't shift him!!!!!

So, please continue to pray for Dave and that all continues to go well. Both of their boys have had accidents lately. Younger DS had a minor op on his big toe and older DS got a football injury causing his leg to swell up to twice its normal size.

Thanks ladies. Will let you know about Simon when I know.

Also.. the separated couple are on speaking terms. So pray that that goes well.

Personally..... this revision is doing my head in. I'm exhausted and need to find ways to study, survive the kids and basically have a bit of a life. I went to the chiropodists today and had my feet carved whilst reading Richard II. lol

Mars, I can sympathise with you on the study front. I'm exhausted too, but somehow we keep going! That sounds positive news on Dave, I will pray he goes from strength to strength.

Hoping and praying for good news on Simon as well.

Texasrose - love the Toy Story analogy too - great stuff! Praying for comfort for you, as you miss your DH.

As for God 'taking a long time'. I know how long he took to bring ME around, and the faith was there for me to start with, just the doubt as to whether He wanted me, sins and all, held me back. God's timings aren't our timings, and if it takes 50 years, so be it, so long as he is 'right with God' before he gets to meet Him!

NQSTM - praying for your DH, as I pray for mine.

Panda - thanks for all your help and support, it IS very much appreciated!

CD - where are you? Hoping and praying that you'll start to feel better soon!

YOOHOOO! CD, where ARE you? Hoping and praying you're feeling OK!

My sermon has the thumbs up, so its ready to roll!!! Practice in the pulpit Friday, after school, with the real thing on Sunday. Please pray for me, that the Spirit will be with me.

Could I flag up a quick prayer need for this morning please? DS2 goes on a welly-walk each Thursday morning, with playgroup, but it felt really wrong leaving him this morning - most unusual, as he loves it and is very happy there. Prayers now please for protection for him and his little friends on their walk.

Thanks and thanks too for the prayers for dh MaryBS. What time on Sunday should we be thinking about you/praying for you?

Special prayers for you CD.

God bless all.

I'm here!! Not too much time to post as DD2 has check up at the hospital soon, but saying hello!! Still not v.well - had awful night's (non)sleep last night - almost "did a Mary" and logged on at 4.30am, felt sick and horrid, felt dizzy everytime I dropped off to sleep and woke up again - was horrid! Pleeeeease pray we can all shake this awful thing soon, really getting me down!

Anyway......

Hello HunieBunie - Welcome!!!!!! So lovey to have you with us!! Glad you realised we're not just a load of nutters out for huge theoglogical debate - faaaaar from it - we're v.friendly and just seek to support each other and pray for each other, Christians and non-Christians alike!!

NQSTM - Always nice to see you honey! Praying for God to do an incredible work in your DH - and praying for protection over your DS on his "Welly Walk" (what a sweet name! ) today - let us know how he is!! (Give the nursery a ring at lunchtime if you are feeling uneasy today - they won't mind and I think it is good to keep them on their toes ......)

Thank you for your concern for me Mary - it is sorted with DG, it was nothing really, so no worries!! My DH said you sounded very nice on the phone! Sorry I wasn't in to talk to!! I was so so so so touched by what you said about not having an ounce of unforgiveness in me, bless you honey - I would that that was true, but I do hope people see me that way cos that is Christ living in me!!

Praying for people's money problems - if it helps, DH and I hardly have a bean to our name - we've not had any money the whole time we have been married, but God has been so incredibly gracious to us and we have always gotten through somehow. There were times when we were 1st married and up over our heads in debt, eating jelly and toast all the time cos that is all we could afford, and God always provided somehow. It has been a rough journey in so many ways; but we have each other and we have our beautiful children and that is all that truly matters!!

Marsy - So about Simon - I just don't know what to say. Praying for a miracle. Please keep us u-t-d. xxxx Thank you for the update on Dave - praying things continue to go so well for him - keep us u-t-d with that as well!! Pleased that sep couple are on speaking terms - one step at a time!!!!!

Poor Texasrose You must be missing your DH like mad, I know I would be - I admire you for getting this far honey!! You go girl!!! Praying it gets easier and the time goes super fast!!! Continuing to pray for work situ as well! xx

Gotta go I'm afraid, but continuing to pray - and love you all!!

Thank you everyone who has been praying for us, it really means a great deal.

Hope ds enjoys his welly walk, notsotiredmum - if it helps I often have the same feelings as dh takes the girls off somewhere.

Mary - praying for you. I kind of know where you are at, I'm wondering if dh and I would be happier if we shared our spiritual paths more. Don't feel right praying for it though as it feels selfish. It has to be between him and God.

CD - thanks for the testimony about how God has provided for you.

Marslady, praying for Simon and Dave.

Praying for evryone else too that I haven't mentioned, I'm in a hurry!

Just a quick thanksgiving prayer, baby ds made dds (2.5) very anxious when he came home, she used to hide her eyes so she couldn't see him. Yesterday she sat by his chair and said, 'Freddie smiling. I like it, Freddie!'

Bobsmum, been praying for bobsdad's work situation.

Hi N3, that is great that DD is enjoying her baby brother a bit more. Pleased for you.

Hope you are soon feeling better CD, you've been proper poorly

love to you all x

N3 - yes, part of me is selfish for wanting DH to be a Christian - it would be easier for me. However, thats not the main reason why. I want him to feel the joy I'm feeling, and I want him to know closeness to God and I want him to be saved.

There are many more things which would make my life easier. I'd rather not have to work, I hate my job. However I don't pray for more money so that I can give up my job because that would be selfish, especially when we're better off than a lot of people.

Therefore I don't feel bad about praying for him to be a Christian. And I'll never give up praying that he WILL become one.

NQSTM. How did DS get on with his walk? Sunday service starts at 10:30, so I guess around 11am would be good thanks!

Just reporting in quickly before we go swimming. Ds2 back safe and sound having had a lovely welly walk. Many thanks for those prayers.

Special prayers all round.

special prayers all round . not working tomorrow so won;t be able to access MN but will be thinking of you all . until Monday when i return, i hope things get better where they need to and i'll keep you all in my prayers. See you Monday. God bless xx

Longish story so I'll cut it short. I have a rotten relationship with my newish boss. We talk and are very pleasent but everything is on the surface. I feel very undervalued at work, something which I haven't felt for a long time.

Please pray that I get back to a place of confidence and self belief. I am good at my job but I'm not getting the chance to show that just now.

Hi all!

Feeling remotely better, but still not right When will this end??? Argh!! Now the DD's seem to be ill - don't think it is related to what we have got, think it is related to teething and going to germ-infested nursery: "All character building stuff", as my granny would say!!!! Praying it would go away soon though .......

@ DD warming to DS nearly3 - that is wonderful!!!! "Warms me cockles ....."

Glad the "Welly Walk" went ok too, NQSTM!

Praying for the way you feel about work MTA, you poor thing. It is horrid to feel undervalued, espcially when you feel you are doing your v.best. [hugs]] Praying God will turn things around for you. xxxx

I have had such a rubbish few weeks but yesterday was the lowest of the low. Funny thing is my computer has been down aswell (odd moments)!

Today I had to make an effort to cheer up for the twins sakes, we were all sat at the computer playing on CD roms then I put a christian CD on and as 'Shine Jesus Shine' came on my DS 10yo pipes up that he's missing church! Wow I am overjoyed so we sat there going through all the songs, singing at the top of our voices, and low and behold the computer started to work again!!!!!!!!

My skin is in gooseypimps overwhelmed that my son wants to go to church and overwhelmed by secretly missing it myself and of course overwhelmed that I can now come back on mumsnet!

MaryBS - I can sympathise with your selfish feeling, (DH not christian) but not selfish at all, as you know I'm in the same boat, it just would make life easier like you say, and its just that closeness and beautiful feeling you get (gosh did I say that, me being an on the fence christian) must be this music, I must admit the only time I feel really close to god is through music, and not through silient praying, perhaps I just don't know how to express myself and am frightened of going that step further

I'm so desparate to go that bit further, I don't know what holds me back

'O Lord, Your Tenderness' is playing at the moment, its lovely and 'Lord, You are more Precious than silver' I feel I am bursting with admiration for you fully fledged christians, how do you do it, its got to be magic!

Sorry I seem to be rambling, better go

Hiya Sooz,
nice to see you! I just want to say that one of the big ways I connect with God is through music. I sing all the time and listen to worship music on CDs a lot and I'd dry up emotionally / spiritually if I didn't. That doesn't mean we're any less spritual than others who can sit and listen in silence - just different. What matters is that it's our hearts reaching out to touch the heart of God. I believe that we human beings are created to worship and love God and so expressing that through song is the most natural thing in the world. It's nearly always for me when I'm singing that God touches me by his spirit and sorts things out (IYSWIM!) or directs me in ways that I need to go. We have worship music on most mornings at breakfast times and it sets the tone for the day. I can't wait to hear the song of heaven! (sigh...)

If you're desperate to go further into knowing God, ask Him. He will surely hear you and sort things out - it might be meeting people who become really good christian friends, or a church to go where you can get to know Him much better, or something totally different. "You will seek me and you will find me when you seek with all your heart".

BTW - if you don't have any local contacts with churches, let us know where you are and maybe we'll be able to recommend somewhere between us on this board...?

Mary - I hope you didn't take me as meaning that anyone who prays for their dh to convert is being selfish, I certainly didn't mean that, least of all about you. No, I was talking strictly for myself. If dh suddenly became a Christian I wouldn't have to do the hard (and frightening) work of getting our relationship back on track. But that just seems to me to be wanting something so potentially precious to dh for my own ends. You know my views on salvation, so that isn't something I believe in need ask for dh. As for joy, my faith has brought me so little joy in the past 18 months or so. I used to be buzzing with it just like you, sure of my church family, sure of my vocation. I used to write and it was like th ewords didn't come from me, they came from the Spirit with in me. Over the past year and a half I've lost it all, even my belief that God existed when dd2 got sick. I can't tell dh being a Christian will bring him joy beyond measure because it doesn't. I think I'm slowly turning the corner as far as my faith is concerned but as for the rest...I have three beautiful children and I can't remember ever feeling so unhappy.

FWIW, I don't think you'd be selfish to pray about your job if it makes you unhappy. Your job could be the answer to another's prayers, IYSWIM.

CD, hope you are feeling better soon, it sounds awful.

Sleepysooz, that was a lovely post, thank you.

MTA, praying the situation at work improves.

As some of you know, I've been trying to find a church that will be a home for our family. I've just discovered there is an ecumenical chapel in oru nearby town. Am off to check out their website.

Sooz, I just want to add that I love singing too! Some of my favourite hymns express how I feel, and I sing them out loud (if no-one except the children can here) or I sing them to myself. I keep singing "I heard the Lord call my name, listen close, you'll hear the same".

I wouldn't say I was fully fledged, just finding my wings I think! If you knew me 6 months ago... well! With me, everything was 'fixed' overnight. I felt a calling, didn't recognise it at first, prayed lots, spoke frankly to God, asked for clarification, asked for gifts, asked for healing, and, totally amazingly, it all happened and here I AM! The healing was a sudden realisation that everything was OK. My hate was gone, most of my hurt was gone, I felt forgiven (and I needed to feel that most of all). All the obstacles I had in place that would 'prevent' (in my eyes) me accepting His call, were removed. I could talk for hours on this.
However, before all this happened, I was just a shell, going through the motions, seeking God, but not knowing God. I didn't attend church regularly. I suffered from depression. I would go into a church and bawl my eyes out. Half the time, when I DID go to a service, I'd have to leave, because I didn't want people to see me crying, because of what I felt I'd lost. I couldn't be a Catholic anymore, didn't know what I COULD be. I went with friends to an evangelical church - was told I was damned to hell, by a member of the welcoming committee (sorry, some of you've heard this before). I believed her...

N3 - no I didn't take it personally. I know you were speaking for yourself, and it made me feel very sad. If your DH became a Christian, surely it would benefit both of you? Nothing selfish in that. I pray that your being a Christian will once again bring you the joy you once had.

I had a really weird experience last week - I hesitate to post it. But for 1 day, I felt bereft, without God. I think God was trying to remind me what it felt like. I felt I was praying into a void, nothing would come to me. I couldn't feel Him. Yet, I didn't feel He'd deserted me, just left me for a purpose. In the end, I found it impossible, too much to bear. I prayed for Him to come back, and He did. As I said, it sounds totally freakish. But I felt I learned from it. Does that sound daft? Feels it...

sleepysooz and marybs - I will be praying from you. I am immensely blessed in that for 12 years I have been married to a Chrisstian man who has been an amazing support, and fab as we can always talk about what is most important to us, for we both know that God lies at the centre of out lives.
Praying your dh's may come to know the Lord as you do.

Today was our firat inductrion day at college. The academtic registrar told me I failed by a whisper and she is confident i should pass on Monday.
It was a great day - met some amaxing people. Cant believe I am a theology student at last!!!

Please pray dh and I can make the most of this year - we are so excited!

Aww, I hate it when that happens, you'd think they could have scraped a point or two from somewhere for you!

Praying for you, that you pass this exam - you deserve it!

MTA - didn't mean to miss you out earlier. I know what you mean about being undervalued in your job. I've taken the bull by the horns, and developed a bit of a kick-ass attitude. It may get me the sack, but its definitely getting me noticed! Nah, just started to say it how I think it, thats all, trying to get a few things 'put right'.

N3 - praying that you find that church, a spiritual home for you. You don't do yourself justice or give yourself enough credit for what you do. I love talking to you, I can see God in you, even if you can't (yet)

Praying hard sooz, nearly3, MaryBS - it is so great that we can all come together on here and support one another and show love to one another - God is good!

Will be praying for you on Mon Harrisey - I am blessed with a Christian DH too and it is wonderful, praying you whose DH's are not Christians will feel the same!

Hi CD! hoping you will see this before lunchtime. Received your cheque today and have parcelled up goodies but need your address! I have sent you an email, but if you see this first, could you email me your address please [email protected] Thanks!

Has everyone been following this story in the news? Keighton Knightly is 7 years old and urgently needs a bone marrow donor - anyone of mixed race, with one black parent, one white, between 18 and 40 can be tested to see if they are compatible with this little boy.

I cannot imagine what his parents are going through. Here's praying that there is someone out there who is a good match and who will come forward to be tested . . .