Christ is Born! Halleujah!! MN Christian Prayer Request Thread TAKE NINE (again)!!

[CaptainDippy]

Right. I know I promised to try and do it yesterday a/noon, but was waaaay to hectic!! Anyway, here are prayer request summaries from November. Here's a fabtastic December with lots of answered prayers and fabulous, God-filled Christmasses for all!

"Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells ......"

MaryBS - Prayers for brother who is serving in Iraq for the next 6 months, prayers for his wife and children at home. On-going prayer for friend Judy who is in hospital recieving Chemo, her cancer has spread. There was a stabbing at Mary's local secondary school earlier this month, one pupil was stabbed in the neck. Prayers for her DS who has been waking up with nightmares recently. On-going prayers for the course she is on and the work she needs to do for it and for all the church stuff she is involved with this Festive time. Prayers that her DH would become a Christian!!

MarsLady - Simon's wife and children got through his funeral at the beginning of the month, continue to pray for them as they adjust to him not being with them any more. Praise that Dave's recent scans / test showed that he is DISEASE FREE!!

weirdbird - Coming towards the end of her PG! Praise God bubba is still hanging in there. Praise that recent scans show that everything is going ok. Prayers for DH's job situation.

Sooz - Has been feeling v. recently, so prayers for serious uplifting! Prayers for twins as they settle into pre-school.

2nervesleft - Prayers for friend who has been diagnosed with breast cancer - Praise God scans / tests have revealed thayt he cancer is only in her breast! Prayers as she embarks on treatment.

katzg - Prayers that God's plan for her would be revealed right now. Her FIL died in the middle of this month, prayers for the family.

harrisey - Prayers for DH as he struggles with depression. Prayers for them both as they work to complete essays etc on their course. Feeling a bit run-down atm. Prayers as they prepare for Baptism!

worzella - Prayers that she would feel more secure and less worrysome! Prayers for DS2's sore mouth following a recent accident. Prayers for Minister of her church who has water on the brain and is under-going tests / treatment to determine what is wrong. He has a DW and young family.

longwaytogo - Has been v. lately. Teenagers driving her nuts!! Prayers that DD (4) would learn to sleep through the night. Prayers for DH who is really struggling and being quite difficult atm. Prayers for car sale - that something amazing would happen soon! Prayers for DS who is poorly and has bad asthma.

xena - V.confused and struggling atm. Has had a very tough year.

footprint - Needs lots and lots of love and TLC and prayer right now. Feels she cannot go on. Also prayers for her mum who is feeling and lonely since her father died.

TexasRose - Going to be starting a course at London School of Theology in Jan, lots to do, v.busy. Prayers regards finding a new church. Feeling very stressed, prayers for positivity and focus! Prayers for maintainance of Crohns. Prayers that her bro would become a Christian!

DratherBdiggin - Has been struggling and feeling v. Prayers for her as she goes for job interviews....

Podmog - Has been on bed rest and whole household has been poorly. DS particularly poorly. Expecting baby in Jan, so lots of prayers for R&R needed!

2babies - Prayers that their house sells soon!

MayMay - Prayers for SIL as she has been diagnosed with cancer and does not have v.long to live. Particularly prayers for her DP as he copes with this devestating news. MayMay has written her SIL a letter as she wants her to know Jesus before she dies, letter has been well recieved - prayers that she would recieve it in her heart! SIL currently v.ill in hospital, needs to clear up infection before Chemo can commence.

PandaG - Prayers as she and a friend organise two church Christmas events; and for her as she helps organise school Christmas Craft Fayre.

Jockey - On-going prayers for DS' selective mutism, which is improving - Prise God!

CaptainCaveman - Prayers for problems she has recently had with a friend.

martianbishop - DH has been diagnosed with cancer - Prayers for them all as they cope with this devestating news.

fannyannie - Has recently found out she is PG for the third time. Her DH is really struggling to accept the pregnancy.

kokeshi - Has had sudden profound hearing loss - praying for a miracle than it would return. Also prayers for dad who is in hospital following blood clot.

kyte - Prayer for friend who is a young mum and is really struggling atm.

mufti - Feeling atm.

Xavielli - Prayers that she, her family and in-laws would find wonderful new place to worhsip soon!

charleymouse - Expecting twins, but following scan, there are serious health fears about the twins, particuarly one of them. Prayers for the twins and for her and her family as they struggle with this news.

CaptainDippy - Prayers that house move would go through and HAPPEN SOON!! There's more I could post about, but that will do for now!!

Keep praying everyone!! [smile

WB - praying that you aren't "the lead" in the Nativity play today, although it WOULD add a touch of realism... . Praying that you see the play, and then can start thinking about the little one joining us! How did you sleep last night?

LWTG - continuing to pray for your DH. Glad you had a good time yesterday, and for DS's temperature. How is he this morning?

TR - how was your boss about changing your working days?

CD - how is the packing going?

Hello!

How is everyone today?

Packing isn't really "going" tbh - but it will, I'm sure - we've vaugely started, which is good. Christmas letter is finished now so DH is printing it off at work, so should be able to fold it, pop it in envelopes and post it off by Fri at the latest - Hurrah! So that is one less thing to do.....

Still feeling very and @ PIL, esp MIL. Trying hard to keep positive, but just want to punch them both TBH.

Grrrrrrr!

Best get on .......

CD - you need to rein in those pregnancy hormones!

Seriously though, hang in there, you won't have to put up with it for much longer! Take care of yourself and that precious bump!

I know, but it really is all getting a bit much atm, iykwim!!?

Hello,

Thank you for the Hugs and kind words / good wishes and the occasional naughty one

(I'd rather not steal the staring role...)

Everythings been really quiet the last 24hrs, no twinges or anything so should make the play this afternoon with no problems.

DH is at the garage with the car at the moment, finding out what the actual damage would be to fix it to get through the MOT, so that will be some cheery news

CD - Will pray God gives you strength, you are so nearly there (Hugs)

Enjoy your Little Angel in the play honey - Hope the bill on your car is not too much. [hugs] Praying you go into labour tonight!!

My Angel was an Angel, I started contractions while we where still there, please pray they continue now...

Praying for you Weirdbird!

How are you CD today?

Hi Ladies,
I sent an update from my DBs computer over the weekend but think I must have posted it on the old thread.

Anyway, to say such a big thank you for your continued prayers! DB very low, stressed and totally heartbroken. He gets up, does a bit of housework or irons her a clean nightie to take up to SIL and undies etc and gets there around 1pm or 2pm and stays there til 8pm or 9pm eats something his DD has cooked and left and goes to bed and so to another day. He has no interest in anything else.

My SIL has tremendous courage but she knows it´s terminal. The docs say weeks to months. She just says "who would have thought this would have happened to her"... she is very down because other ladies in her ward are going home in a few days and she is still there, fighting her infection (which turned out to be E-Coli!).

She drifts in and out of consciousness a lot of the time (prob medication) and halucinates/dreams a lot and will wake up thinking she is making a cake or such like. Her tummy looks like she has a football in it, her legs are swollen and she is now starting to get bed sores on her bottom which are very painful.

She has a disc in her spine which is crumbling and they are about to find out if due to osteoporosis or the cancer. If due to OP they can give bone-strengthening meds, if due to cancer they will do radiotherapy but not until the infection is totally cleared up! Likewise the chemo to target the cancer in her pancreas.

Blood clots are in her lungs and cancer has spread there. Doctors have said she has weeks to months left and so are just trying to make her as comfy as poss for remaining time.

SIL asked me to take her letter into the hospital which I did. She told me again how much she had liked it. She said she thinks she could now even listen to Margaret (my cousin the pastor from SA who is very OTT - in non-believer´s eyes - and evangelical) or even read a letter from her. So I asked my mum to call Margaret and ask her to send SIL a letter so she can read and reread. She is obviously thirsty for something Christian now, if you know what I mean.

Cousin can´t visit at mom as has a cold, probably God´s timing... who knows. Cousin phoned DB (he told me) and he was very anti as she was obviously preachy preachy on the phone and he didn´t want to hear it with his DW in hospital, dying. Who can blame him? But SIL does want a visit from her.

I´m ashamed to say I didn´t get to pray with/for her whilst visiting... there was never a time when we were alone or seemed appropriate over the 3 days. I feel so ashamed. The only thing I could get in was, as we were leaving one evening after she had had a very bad day of pain and I kissed her and wished her a good night´s sleep without pain, and told her if it came back she knows what to do and she mumbled and nodded and put her hands together... I told her "yes, ask Jesus to take the pain away".

The following day she had one bad bout, needing morphine (instead of the previous days of 3, 4 or 5 bouts needing morphine). Praise God. Also her infection is clearing up a bit so they are taking her off the strong intravenus antib´s and putting her on tablets. That might stop the sleepiness and halucinating.

She really, really wants to go home for Christmas but the infection needs to be gone and hopefully start chemo, and find out about her back.

My cousin is desperate to see her as (she has told my mum) that she is seeing so many miracles daily that she believes SIL can be healed. Amen to that.

Again, thank you lovely, lovely ladies for your prayers for SIL and her family. God bless you all!

Maymay - thanks for sharing, it is obviously a very difficult and emotional time for you and your family. You don't need to feel embarrassed or ashamed of not praying with your SIL. You told her HOW to pray, which is more important for her. And you are praying for her, which she knows too. The rest is in God's hands, but it seems to me your letter has sparked a chain of events which, I pray, will lead to your SIL's salvation (by the grace of God).

God bless you, your SIL and your family, and may He bring you strength and comfort, during the difficult times ahead, no matter what happens, and may He reveal Himself to your SIL so she may know salvation.

I just want to agree with what Mary said MayMay.

It may have been the grace of God that you didn't get to pray wth your SIL (in a funny way). Just know that He can touch others through you in ways we can't begin to fathom. May he touch your SIL and your DB.

PS whaddayathink of my new name? As a self-confessed tea drinker extraordinaire, it suits me much better than Texasrose!!!

Altho Texasrose does have a kind of mystique about it....

I'm thinking of reverting back to UnholyMary, myself...

Roseylea sounds good, although I did think, is Rosey spelt Rosey or Rosy?

I'm trying to write my bit of the Carol Service. During "the prayers", I'm supposed to fit in the intercessions, the Lord's prayer and the lighting of the Advent candle (no 3) and the advent prayer over the wreath. Just can't make up my mind in which order to do them... what do you reckon?

The order of service is probably printed by now, so I can't split them up...

Thank you both! I was just torturing myself with a spot of guilt...

maymay don't feel quilty you have done more than many others in similar situations would have done.

Could you please pray for dd1 she is sitting grade 5 on her cornet tomorrow and i've not heard one piece or scale off her. Says she practices in schoool. Its all just ended in tears nd she says she not well and going to sleep. Lord give me stregth I do sometimes struggle - no actually i struggle all teh time to communicate with her.

could just do without this on top of everything else. The only time ds's temp was down was when we wnet to the surgery - flaming typical. He's not eaten properly in weeks and what ever this virus is its staying and rearing its ugly head every week or so. Not nice.

LWTG - hang in there, you're so strong, it must seem like you're holding your family together (although I can picture much bigger arms encompassing all of you, as a family). Praying for you, your DH, your DD AND your DS. Be gentle on yourself, I really feel for you! {hug}

RL - I like the name TexasRose too - reminds me of that song "the yellow rose of texas"! How are you and how is your studying going BTW?

MayMay - as I said, you shouldn't be feeling guilty - it is always in our nature to wish we could do more, when we feel so helpless, and to look back and to say "I wish I'd done that".

Before I forget, please pray for those going for selection for Reader training on 16 December. Those that get picked will be joining me on the OT module.

mary you always say the right things, just had an argument about what his next car should be. He wants nice little sprots no I told him if thats the kind of thing he wants then he should hve chosen to leave then he could indulge but he has a family what on earth is he thinking = I think i'm cracking up.

Ahh, good evening all! Remember me? I kind of slipped off mumsnet for a couple of weeks as pc was on its last legs and has now gone to Jesus. Got a new one for Christmas (a little early!).

Have been thinking about you all though, and God has been exceptionally good to me. My counselling should come to an end in Feb, and I told my counsellor something major a couple of weeks ago which has moved me on enormously. Thank you for all your prayers

Some sad news, a little girl at ds' nursery died of meningitis at the weekend, only 18 mo. Didn't know her parents but feel so desparate for them. I can't help thinking how I might feel if that were me, and I hope its not selfish but I keep thanking God that it wasn't me, and thanking him for blessing us with such a wonderful gorgeous scrumptious ds. Am lost for words but found myself today ringing the nursery manager to make sure she was ok as she had all her staff to support. She was sobbing on the phone because I asked her whether she had thought about bereavement counselling for all the staff (can't get the District Nurse out of me!), but she said she didn't know how to broach it with them. I suggested she just let them know that a confidential service was available and that they may benefit from talking to someone outside of their environment. They are all heartbroken, I weep for them all, they are so brave as they have to keep coming in to work.
Sorry, gibbering.

Does anyone have any advice that may be useful to the nursery staff?

love and prayers xxx

captaincaveman that is so sad, i sat here cryin my problems are so insignificant compared to what all those people are going through.

I think you have done the best you can in suggesting bereavement counselling. Is there a good local minister who could just offer his/her services if its only as a first point of contac or someone to listen to.

CCM - that is so awful, I couldn't begin to know what to suggest! Even to another Christian, anything I could say would sound so trite, I'd choke on it . I think LWTG is best - bereavement counselling, and support charities - is there an equivalent of SANDS?

LWTG - two wrongs don't make a right. There will ALWAYS be someone else who is worse off than we are. Doesn't mean we have to bottle up our own problems. RU OK?

What is it with men? I mean, a sports car! Are they on a different planet? Mine is - he's on about emigrating again, this time to NZ, because his mate is going there, in the same line of work as DH. This time I don't think he's so serious about it, but after Canada, I thought he'd got over it!

Testing...

CCM - so sad for your nursery teachers and for that family. I wonder if Cruse would send a counsellor to talk to the staff? They offer fabulous support. Worth looking at their website and sending them an email - they have been fabulous with people I have met.

Maymay - thinking and praying for you and your db and dsil. God bless you all. [[[[[[[hugs]]]]]]]]]]

Prayers all round.

Hello all

CCM - so sorry to hear of the little girl. praying for her family, and the staff at the nursery.

Longway - glad you had a good meet - praying that God gives you the strength to hang on in there honey.

Mary - how many variations on a theme? habve you written the prayers yet?

CD how is the packing going honey?

I am feeling very . DD had her last day at one nursery today, and will have the last day at the other next Tues, as she starts school in Jan. I am glad she is starting school, she is ready for it, but sad she is leaving hursery. What is worse is that one of the nurseries is closing down at the end of the week, not enough children to be viable, and to cap it all they were burgled over the weekend. How the staff have kept going this week I do not know. the nursery manager is a Christian, and she has looked after my kids for 5 years. I am gutted for her. I will cry buckets when DD leaves the other nursery too - it is attacxhed to our church and I am very attached to the staff. I have been really blessed with such good nursery provision for both my children.

Panda - I've "written" them, in that I've used "Times and Seasons" Advent prayers...

Its really sad when a good nursery closes down.

Hi all

Still here and still Pg and am still praying.

Feeling a lot less scared and it is something of a blessing in disguise but my DH has pulled a muscle in his neck and is off the rest of the week, so I will have company at home, the Lord does work in mysterious ways....

Still having lots of contractions almost all day and night on and off, but still nothing happening with any regularity sadly...

Will be quite shocked I think when something does happen now