MN Christian Prayer Request Thread NUMBER SEVEN!! Moving into Oct.......

[CaptainDippy]

Well here we are - seven threads on and still going strong! May I say it is a pleasure to know you all - Here's to another seven threads!!

A summary of prayer requests from September .....

NotQuiteSoTiredMum - Has been feeling v.spiritually dry, but feeling a lot better now. Prayers that her DH would come to know Christ as his Lord and Saviour!

CatJ - DD4 still fighting away in hospital, doing ok.

Bethron - Prayers for her 2 yr old DS. He has epilepsy and developmental delay. He has just started at a special needs nursery and is currently under consultant care to review his progress/treatment.

Tawny75 - Has tyroid problems and is recieving treatment. Praying it is effective.

Prayers for all children who have started school (whether it be reception / yr 1 or Junior / Secondary etc)

SleepyJess - Her mother in law died peacefully v.recently following an illness. Pray for the family as they come to terms with this sad loss.

Weirdbird - Is now over 24 weeks PG - Hurrah! Has had no more contractions, praise God. Also prayers for situation at church as she is thinking of leaving and is feeling in a bit of a dilemma.

SleepySooz - Prayers for DS1 (10) would has had a full brace fitted recently. Lots of prayers for her as she is feeling low and is not managing to get to church a lot. [hugs]]

LongWayToGo - Prayers for DH's health concerns and for DD's change in diet (wheat free) to try and help with various health issues. Prayers for DD who has been accused of bullying, LWTG not sure what to do. Prayers for friend's DD who has recently been for an MRI scan to see if a brain condition she has is terminal or not. (How did it go LWTG??)

TexasRose - Prayers for DD who has severe excema - has been for RAST allergy testing at hospital. There have also been issues about teachers at school administering her cream each day. Atm, her DH is away in Australia for two weeks - so lots and lots of prayers needed there!! Also prayers for church situation as DH doesn't like the church they currently go to. TexasRose also had an awkward situation at work, which is getting her down.

ShowofHands - Prayers for the family of a 20 yr old work collegue of her DH who recently committed suicide.

Poppiesinaline - Prayers for the poppies family who are all v. atm. [hugs]

MaryBS - Praise God her 1st sermon was recieved well today! Prayers for her friends who have been TTC for three years and are currently undergoing 'investigations'. Ongoing prayers for her SIL and her partner who have adopted a young boy and are thinking of 'giving him back' into foster care. Prayers that her DH would come to know Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. Prayers for a friend Chris whose marriage has broken up and is trying to gain access to his children. Prayers for DH's work collegue's family who recently committed suicide.

Nanou1 - Praise God that her DH got a job!!

Katzg - Praise God that she has managed to find a new job! She starts on 1st Nov. Prayers for DD's rash, which is v.bad atm and is receiving treatment, she is due to have her MMR soon and Katz is worried about how she will react. Prayers for DD's nursery worker who is recovering from having a brain tumour removed (how is she doing??)

IdristheDragon - Ongoing prayers for friend's wife's dad who recently went through a successful op to remove cancer - prayers for his fast and miraculous recovery!

FoundinTranslation - Prayers for her and her family as she recently suffered a miscarriage.

DumbledoresGirl - Mum recently suffered a heart attack while out in France, is now back in the UK and is doing well (for update, please see DG's most recent post on the Sept thread!) Ongoing prayers a fantastic recovery.

Kelly1978 - Having awful problems with her children potentially being taken away from her. For fuller details see here

Nicki10 - Has recently suffered a retained miscarraige.

Xavielli - Has recently become involved in the children's work at church! Prayers as she becomes more involved in that. Prayers for her wee DS who is teething - molars coming through - ouch!!

harrisey - Prayers as she retakes one of her entrance exams for Bible College tomorrow (Mon 3rd) - Her and her DH passed the rest - Praise God!! Well Done!

MarsLady - Ongoing prayers for her friends Dave and Simon. Dave is going great guns atm , but Simon is v.gravely ill The future looks v.bleak for him and his wife is struggling. They have small children and need to know God's love in a v.close and real way right now.

PandaG - Prayers for her as she is involved with setting up a prayer group in her school! Also prayers about making a decision re: whether to go into counselling next year or not.

Podmog - Prayers for he as she is feeling tired with her PG and looking after her family.

NearlyThree Prayers for issues that her and DH are having atm and for her baby DS who has bronchiolitsis (sp??) Feeling v.low and crappy atm. [hugs] Prayers for old school friend of DH's who has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.

Majorsmum - Living in a violent relationship with a small DD. Needs to get out and feel safe.

HRHQueenofQuotes - Finding life v.tough atm and has just found out she is PG!!!!!!!!

Twiga - Currently TTC - Prayers for DD who is poorly sick atm.

naswm - Needs to "hand it all over to God" right now - prayers she is strong enough to do this. [hugs]]

bobsmum - Prayers that DH would find a job.

MoreTeaAnyone - Prayers for her relationship with her boss, she is feeling v.undervalued and pants atm.

Keighton Knightley - Prayers for this little boy who has been in the news recently - he urgently needs a bone marrow donor from someone with a mix-raced background.

CaptainDippy - Dippy Family have been v.poorly Still ongoing - pray they all recover asap. Prayers for portential house move that is all going though atm. Prayers for general tiredness and coping-ness atm!! I'm sure there's loads of other stuff, but can't think atm!!

Love, [[hugs]] and Prayers to all - Here's to a great Oct 06!!

Oh yes ..... Prayers for all those in financial difficulty atm.

Woohoo! Knew there was an advantage in living next door to a curate. He's just popped round with 3 books for me to look at, including one on John's letters!

I always think its quite amusing, we're semi-detached with his house, and with a shared drive. Can you imagine the fun the JW's would have if they came knocking? We could gang up on them! (don't worry, I wouldn't. We had a lodger once, born again Christian, really knew his bible. The JWs came calling, he invited them in... 2 hours later they left, to return the following week, with a pair of elders. They kept coming back visiting him every week, even he realised it wasn't a good idea after a while!
We used to go out and let them get on with it

Hello, everyone. Thanks for all your messages and understanding, so many of you have been so kind. Well, I saw the counsellor and it wasn't great. I poured it all out, going over stuff about when ds was born and dd2 was ill, and watching the dads walking round the ward with their babies and my baby not having his daddy because he was with dd2 on the children's ward, and about me not being able to go and see her because of the infection risk etc etc - places I really did not want to go. Then at the end of the session - no advice or anything except a booklet to read - she said, 'Okay, that is the assessment over, my waiting list in 3 - 5 mo at least and I will be in touch.' So I feel like I've raked it all up for nothing.

I also talked a bit about dh, and a lot of my frustration came out, and I now feel guilty and like I've betrayed him. I hate talking about people behind their backs (although I haven't said anything he doesn't know) and feel awful that she may have got a bad impression of him, he is a fantastic dad and husband and he's gone through shit lately. I'm also anxious in case somehow she would tell other people, I don't know why she would but I am worried. Anyway, this afternoon I realised how lucky I am to have dh, and how much the kids love him, and how much I love him. I think it's no good asking him to treat me like he used to unless I make the first move and treat him like I used to. I've prayed about it and think things will be okay, and got some idea about what I need to do, but still feel churned up inside. Think I've had a lesson about my self-absorbtion - just pray it doesn't come at a high price.

Anyway, thanks for all you rkindness, and prayers, you are amazing. I am trying to pray for you all esp. those of you with poorly children (very much on my mind atm.)

God bless you xxx

N3 - don't think of it as a betrayal. At the very least it seems to me you've been able to get into the open just how you feel about things, or how you thought you felt. It sounds like, that although the counsellor herself seems a dead loss, you've been able to clarify things in your mind and see the good in your DH. I hope and pray that this will prove to have been a good experience for you in that respect. There's absolutely no reason to believe she would tell anyone else, it would be more than her job is worth...

Well... where do I start? I'll start with Liam. He apparently, has "an attachment disorder", which is a learning disability, to do with boundaries, I think. He is to go into the "awful" home to be assessed for 12 weeks. He will not be allowed to disappear into the system. They are talking of his going to a boarding school and coming home at weekends/holidays. Please pray that this works out for him.

Then there is my other news. DH's niece, it turns out, has a partner, who is pregnant. They have borrowed a large amount of money, despite being hugely in debt, to get the partner pregnant. The baby is due in December. This is the first DH's sister has heard of this, and obviously the first we've heard of it. Our biggest concern is they are bringing a child into the world, when they have no money, have borrowed money to have the baby, apparently their relationship isn't that stable... I think prayers are needed all round. Please God he look after them and especially the baby they are having together.

Just a quickie - came on to see if we had prayed any babies into the world today!
Dh and I have a lunch tomorrow with a minister who might be able to take us on for our college placement (3 hours a week for 2 terms). It sounds like a great option - very socially aware church, he's a great pastor, lots going on.
Could youpray it works out as it should - not sure if it is right or we just like the sound of it!.

Just a quickie - baby arrived last night, little girl. Don't know any more than that! Assume all ok as surely would know if it wasn't!

praying for you Harrisey, and Mary - what a lot on your plate right now. Prayingb that the very best solution for Liam comes about, and for wisdom for DH's family regarding the pregnancy and beyond. Very difficult to deal with I would think. Hugs to you.

ok girls will catch up later but really need your prayers.

DD left her cornet on the bus stop yesterday morning and it's not appeared, I have a horrid gut feeling its not listed on the insurance and I can't find the premium.

Please pray it turns up today, am going to spend morning ringing music shops to see if somone trys to sell it on.

hi all and thank you for your good wishes!!! podmog...before i forget re eczema. guess you are at that stage when you would try anything right?! one of my sister's friend had all her kids with really bad eczema and she swears by cornflour... basically you put cornflour and nothing else in the bath and let your little soak in it. do that every night for 1 week and let me know. apparently fantastic results generally. spoke to a friend whose ds has some and am told that all products contain corn so would make sense. anyway... worth giving a go i say; it's cheap and easy to do and painless since you don't need to rub the sking.
N3... just reading your post reminded me my counselling session... hugs to you; so painful... but you have done great. you truly have. it was worth it because it made you talk with dh and made you think it over. that session - even if it seems not worth it... gave you the wisdom to look into yourself and find ways to heal. maybe by saying what she said the counsellor could see you had all the tools you needed and she had to "unblock" something in your mind for you to find them? not sure i am making sense here... you have done so well. you can also trust her that she will not talk to anyone just saw mary's words so sorry to repeat!!!!
mary thanks for update on liam... no disrespect to your db but liam's disorder does not surprise me sadly...
sorry guys but duty calls.... will carry on later and hope nasmw is better today [hugs] CD hugs to you and your poor DDs xxxxall

Boo!!

Wanted to catch up last night, but was too tired - in bed by 9pm!!

Must be getting old .........

Update on DippyLand - DD2's nose v.v.v.v.v.sore and very snotty, but she seems fine apart from that!! DD1 STILL not herself - seems to have a bit of a runny tummy and peeling finger skin is reeeeeally distressing her - bit quiet and thoughtful, poor mite. I am feeling fine!!!!!!! DH has stomach pains and feeling sick!! ARGH!!!!!! Pleeeeeease pray this illness leaves us alone - driving me insane!!!!!!!!!

Ahem.

Panda - Congrats to you friends on their wee girl - tell us more when you know ......

Hi Nanou1!!!

MaryBS - Continuing to pray for poor Liam - 12 weeks!! Hope they can come to some kind of arrangement that is best for him. Keep us updated. [hugs] to him. Glad you got the essay draft done ok - praying for you as you embark on the next essay - I'll have a hunt through our "Theology Shelf" (!!) and see if I can drag any good texts out for you on the subject!! Glad the Curate was a good help!! Any more news on your friend in labour?? Let us know when you do!! Praying for DH's niece and partner - what a nightamre - only God can sort them out - praying that He would uphold them and protect them and the little one. Wishing there was more I could do....

N3 - Bum to your counselling experience. I am sorry you had to go through that. Stick with it though, not all counsellors are that crap, I promise - give it just one more shot ..... So pleased you managed to chat to your DH a bit though and so lovely listening to your "say" how much you love him and value him - that is most important. Bless you honey. [[hugs]]

How did the lunch with the Minister go harrisey?? Hope he takes you and DH on - he sounds lovely!! Do let us know ....

Oh no, lwtg - praying hard that the Cornet turns up - did it have contact details on the case??? Nightmare. [hugs]

So much to do .......

Popping into say hello. I?m finding it hugely difficult to keep up with all of the posts on here at the moment, so general prayers for all.

A quick update from the Notquitesotired household (Pudmog ? huge sympathy and hugs. My name used to be Verytiredmum, because of ds2?s excema and our lack of sleep. Joining in with the others in promising that it should get better one day. Special prayers for you in the meantime.)

DS1 survived his first day back yesterday. The friends seemed a little more friendly, but the teacher upset him with a couple of very tactless comments. I?m going into see her as soon as I can ? probably not until early next week unfortunately. It seems that having fallen out with the others and then been off ill, he has been blamed for things, which might have otherwise been shrugged off. Hopefully we can get things back on an even balance soon. He is no angel, but certainly no ringleader either. So we?re still feeling a bit wobbly (I?m shocked at how upset this has made me feel), and as if he is walking on thin ice with his friends, but we are very aware of your prayers keeping us hopeful, and of the Hands which surround us and hold us when things seem rough.

Special prayers for all poorly children and parents ? what a lot of bugs there are at the moment! Very special prayers for Liam over the next 12 weeks, for Lwtg?s dd?s cornet too, and for you N3.

God bless all

Nearlythree - good luck with the councellor, gosh it brought it all back to me, when I went and it got worse before it got better with me, AAAAGGGGGGGG! frustrating, specially when you've pigeon holed them into a manageable situation, like you say raking it all up again, but it does help in the long run! promise you!

Saying that I think I am ready for another session I am low again, I always put it down to sleep deprivation, but even if it is, it still needs sorting, I'm like a time bomb waiting to explode, in fact the other day I did, but for the first time it was in front of my mum and the dts, I felt so sad that I had done that, I didn't get any support from my mum, infact my family are not supportive at all (re: depression) they just think, here she goes again, woe is me and lifes too hard, but its so not like that!

Please help me pray for all those around us including ourselves who need guidance in our lifes, to make brave decisions and accept help.

Oh and please pray my dts get better soon, they have a gastric bug, still sick!

Am I asking for too much here?

Not too much, Sooz. [[hugs]] Praying for you honey re: depression and for your DTs with nasty gastric bug - feels like it is going on forever, doesn't it???????

Well, I've just come from a meeting with our Vicar, and he's helped clarify my mind on a few things! Thank you God!

N3 - not that this will happen with you, but I went for counselling after my first marriage broke up. The first counsellor I used didn't help at all, but the second one was LOVELY, so please don't give up!

CD - no news on the baby as yet, its an 'online' friend, so I'm having to wait till she's back online, unless she can persuade her DH to pander to a bunch of eagerly expectant women!

Sooo many to pray for, so a general prayer for everyone here!

Oo, I'll just give you the exact title of my next essay, JIC anyone feels inspired:

"I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life" (1 John 5:13). Show how the contents of 1 John are designed to achieve this purpose.

Mmmmmmm, I'll ask DH for any wisdom on your essay later Mary!!

Mary, just to let you know that I'm posting you a message on the Bible bashers thread re. your essay.

Love and prayers to all!

CD - DS1 is six. Sorry, you asked before and I ignored you!

Hope that the dds are better soon.

CD - thanks for your support, I am going to the doctors tomorrow as I'm fed up with 'am I or arn't I depressed' the twins are more important at the moment and I need to be well for them so hope doctor doesn't pass it off as sleep deprivation again, and say that it won't last forever, that doesn't help me at this moment, and I've waited 3 years for that dark tunnel to get shorter.

Twins not too bad today, no sickness, still runny tummy although that is on the mend aswell, so hope they fully recover for their 3rd birthday next tuesday.

How's the Dippys health, any better? ooh and good luck for tomorrow with the scan!

Woohoo!!! My friend has had a healthy baby boy, thanks be to God!!!!

CD - thanks for offering your husband like that, I hope he doesn't mind ;). I keep getting told its a difficult subject to write on, but I feel within myself that this is something that God wants me to do. So with faith, help from my friends and inspiration from the Spirit, that's what I will do!

Funny comment from M.'s wife, re: everything that is going on in my life. She said something along the lines of, "I know its important for lay readers to have life experience, but you don't HAVE to experience EVERYTHING you know"

Sooz, I hope you can get some sense from the Drs. 3 years is too long for this to have been going on.

Praying for you all, God bless everyone!

Sooz - DON'T let the drs fob you off - absolutely insist that it is NOT just sleep deprivation, that you are seriously worried about your moods etc - DON'T leave the surgery until the dr takes you seriously - Praying for you honey. Hope your twins feel better soooooon!! [hugs]

Yey to your friend having a baby!!!! Tell us more....... I love babies!! Praying for you as you embark on essay #2!

Dippy Household still buggy and illy and crappy!! DD's poorly and snotty and grumpy, but mummy and daddy reasonably ok, I guess. When will it end??? Going to take DD's to drs later as DD2's nose is stupidly sore and bleeding now and DD1's fingers are peeling loads - have been told by a friend it could be Scarlet Fever or Scarletina (sp??) - Argh!!!?

ANYway.....

Lots of love, [hugs and prayers to all. xxxx

V.excited about my scan later - it is at 3.20pm (so probably about 4.15pm ish knowing our crappy local hospital's sonography dept!!!! )

PRAYING FOR YOU AS YOUR DO YOUR EXAM TODAY MARSY BABY!! HOPE IT GOES OK - DO POP IN AND TELL US LATER!! XXXX

Ahhhhh still can't keep up!

CD - glad you liked my cake!

Prayers all round

Thanks for praying. I was calm when I opened my exam paper and jumping (though not literally as I would have been thrown out) for joy when I read the questions. Now it's just a case of waiting until December for my results and hopefully the examiner will like my answers as much and more than I liked the questions.

So give thanks!

Thanks MaryBS and Dippy

Glad to hear the exam went well Marsy - I had been thinking of you, think a tiny part of me is jealous too, I like writing essays and studying literature

Sooz, echo all that CD said. Be persistent honey

Mary - what an essay title, I'll have to read 1 John now.....

Well there are some communication difficulties going on at church right now, think all churches suffer from them. I have just taken the bull by the horns and e-mailed my immediate leaders - wanted them to know how I was feeling, rather than simply moaning to others. Please pray that my comments are taken in the way that they were meant, as giving my leaders a heads up on the way that people are feeling, and offering help and support to them. The email has taken me 1.5 hours to write, and I am feeling a bity churned up by it, but I know it was the right thing to do, otherwise I could have just moaned about the situation behind their backs, and got more fed up. Don't want darkness, want to bring everything into the light.

Read Rev ch 4 and 5, have been my studies gthe last 2 weeks - really inspiring

hugs all xx

Hi all

Wasn't better after all, I think I have a virus of some sort, will try and see a doctor on monday as I collapsed in Mothercare and came very close to passing out...opps

And I wasn't able to log onto MN and had to appeal for help from the Mods as my password wasn't working

No idea why and it is now

So have been reading and praying, just couldn't post anything....

Am getting increasingly fed up of being pregnant know and still have ages to go, it doesnt help that bump has moved position and it seemed to be making my hernia worse, so have constant indigestion with stomach acid coming up again, which just wears you down...

DH is being wonderful and amazing at the moment and I am feeling like I was when we where dating (sorry soppy moment) so I really do just thank God for him, because I don't think I would be coping otherwise. I know i am very blessed to have a DH who helps and is supportive.

On the counselling front, I have had 2 lots, once when I finally realised I needed help as a teenager and again when I had postnatal depression after DD, I didn't find either experience at all easy, I knew I had to be as honest as I could to get any benefit and sometimes it felt like I was going backwards, but do persevre and we will pray an opening comes up soon and maybe with someone else.

Sorry to hear of you collapsing in Mothercare wierdbird. will pray the db moves again and relieves the hernia somewhat. also delighted to hear that DH is being a star, is good to hear that, when often we hear each other moaning about our other halves - tho' no too much on this thread!