Christian Prayer Request Thread - The Bible Bashers "March" Onwards ......

[CaptainDippy]

I am just so darn cheeeeeesy!!

Here's the summary of Feb's Prayer Requests ......

Shonaspurtle - Friend's 4m old DS was taken off life support at the beginning of the month - Strength and support for the family as they deal with his death.

fannyannie - Things are going well with DH! Praying for them as they give their relationship a 2nd chance and as they attend Relate. Praying for FA as she is PG with no3 esp. Prayers also for DH's work situation.

Toady - Her sister died at the beginning of the month. Prayers for the family and her boyfriend as they come to terms with her death.

morningpaper - Prayers for DD who has a broken collar bone.

saffymum - Prayers for her and her family. Her DH is working v.long hours and her 3 DS is v.hard work - She is feeling very tired and stressed atm.

CaptainCaveman - Lots of prayers for her alcoholic DSis who is currently going through intensive counselling sessions. Prayers esp for her DD who lives with her. Continued prayers as CC reducing her meds for depression and anxiety.

footprints - Currently in the process of moving house and starting new jobs etc - Prayers for the whole family, esp their little DD as they adjust to BIG changes in their lives.

longwaytogo - Continued prayers as she and her DH decide about their future. DH is due to move our of the fmaily soon. Prayers for strength and love to fill their household at this time. Prayers for a Salvation Army Officer's 19 yr old daughter who has been kidnapped in Equador. Prayers for a friend's sister whose DH has died, circumstances unknown as yet.

pepperrabbit - Prayers for her friend whose DH has died after being involved in a car crash. They have three small children.

sleepychunky - Expecting 1st baby in June and feeling v.anxious and low atm.

NearlyThree - Continued protection for her and her family. Praise God her relationship with DH is going well atm.

Belganmama - Prayers for friends who are desperately TTC DC2.

marshmellow - Lots of prayers for her as she is very confused about being PG and considering an abortion.

MaryBS - Prayers that she finds time for R&R in her busy life! Prayers for her bro in Basra and his family in the UK. Prayers for her friends whose adoption is possibly falling through.

SleepySooz - Twins are sleeping - Praise God! Prayers for DH who has been given a written warning at work - keep his job safe Lord! Prayers for her as she has hypnotherapy for emetophobia.

RoseyLea - Continued prayers for her as she makes decisions about new church and moving home.

mumtogusandalbie - Has seperated from DH since last year - prayers for the situation there. Esp for her boys. Prayers for her Vicar's son who is currently undergoing chemo for cancer.

weirdbird - Prayers for wee Hannah who is suffering from terrible reflux - Prayers for sleep and opportunities for WB to do some work!!

Ghost - Prayers for her church as they raise money for a new building - recent concert raised £800!! Praise God!!

Twiga - Feeling a bit atm - Has lot on her plate - PG, small toddler and poss of DH getting new job (prayers needed!) She also has her driving test on March 31st! Milliways - Has quit job and has a new one, which she should be starting soon. Prayers for her DH as he contemplates a new job too.

NotQuiteSoGrownUp - Prayers for DS1 as he struggles at school.

PandaG - Prayers for her as she wears her Ash Cross again this Lent. Feeling grumpy atm and has been involved in car crash. She is ok, but feeling shaken.

JBW - Prayers for step father who is dying of cancer, esp for his 90 yr old DW. Prayers that she would find the ideal job soon!!

Worzella- Prayers for her as she tries to decide what to do when her maternity leave ends in the summer.

Jockey - Continued prayers for DS who has been struggling at school (selective mutism.)

Lorns - Has requested prayers for an MNer hwo is confused about her faith. Lorns has directed her to a good church!

Podmog - Prayers for her as she struggles to BF Big George! Praying he puts on weight and doesn't need formula top-up - Prayers for Podmog as struggles with feelings of inadequency as a mummy (unwarranted, I might add....)

Mars - Continued prayers for Dave and Sue - Dave is doing well, but Sue is little concerned he is "not himself" atm.

CaptainDippy Prayers for her as her DH and struggle a little in their marraige and as they attend marraige course at local church. Prayers for DD2 who has been v."out of sorts" lately. Prayers for the family as they go away on their first family holiday next week!! Erm. I know there is more stuff, but brain-sieve is not working .... I am sure I will remember as the month unfolds....

Get Praying Guys!!!

....and don't forget the Meet-Up on Sat 7th July in Oxford!! Sign up link will be posted in a mo.....

It's womens world day of prayer today isn't it. May go find out where ours is.

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never got to wwdp service as mil has been taken into hospital and had to go pick him up and now he's driven 150 miles to go see her. She went for test results on Tues and they said they couldn't rule out cancer and were putting her for an urgent op, but she is just getting weaker and not eating/drinking anything.

Praying for you LWTG - life seems to be tough for you at the moment. Hope you find some strength and peace

Great news PODMOG - hope he continues to thrive

MARYBS - Thanks for the link to the bible study thread - i'll read and post on it at some point over the weekend

Hi to everyone else too - the worzels are good at the moment - DS2 is contrary with food but his sleeping is now great - I guess you can't have it all!

Hey don't worry about me I feel quite resolved to whatever is going on at the moment.

Can't quite get my head round how this all fits in with God's plan but there we go.

Good that you ar feeling OK - wouldn't it be good if we could have a snapshot of God's plan!

gosh wouldn't it just because for us for the last 20 months it all seems to have spiraled totally out of control - in my eyes anyway.

Even though I do believe that God holds us in his hands I cannot get my head round what all this is about.

But its like someone said what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Well at some points i'm not sure what its doing but hey ho

I do think that we are changed for the better in the desert places although it's hard at the time...

Here I am, turning up again after having gone AWOL due to major stressing out about lots of stuff which is now sorted! Had a lot of college work which was very boring, we all had awful colds, really, I've hardly been here except for a quick lurk, since Christmas!
We're well now, very well. Coming up to essay deadlines etc for bible college now so we're busy, but not too bad.
There's been a couple of good developments to give thanks for and pray about what happens next.
Firstly, we have set a date and are being baptised on 25th March! After all the agonising about it, its nice to have a decision. Its a morning service baptism so the children can be there as well, and we havea lot of friends and family showng up too.
Secondly, we've just done our first application for our long term aim of workign overseas. We think we might be able to go to Central America with Latin Link , they are so interested in supporting us that they have asked us to speak at the Scottish Conference in the Autumn.
And lastly, I tool on MORE responsibility this week. I've been asked to join the new Student Council at our Bible College ICC and have said yes. My job is encouraging and supporting prayer and the building of prayer communities in the college, as well as being part of the work of the council, which involves the Welcome Days for new students, Fellowship Days each term and the college weekend away.

If you could pray for the harrisey family with all of this going on I;d really appreciate it. Mr harrisey will have to pick up some of the slack while I am doing council stuff, and we are both a bit on edge about finally having filled out the 'application for Long Term Service in Latin America' forms.

Nice to be back though!

Good morning all.

Welcome back Harrisey! Exciting plans - especially good to hear you are going to be baptised . It will be wonderful. Prayers for you all at this time.

LWTG - your faith is really inspirational, Hon. You are going through the toughest of times, and it is very, very clear which rock you are standing on. Praying that you will know His peace and His joy in your life too.

Praying for energy for you, Mufti. Still looking forward to sleep in the Notquite household, as ds2 still wakes once a night. Not too grim, but I do like my sleep!

Hurrah for baby Pudmog! Yeah to bfing

Hi Worzella

A quick plug for the thankful thread thankful thread

and the July meet up July meetup

God bless all.

Hello all

FAB news podmog - sp pleased that minipod is growing! yay!

Hi Harrisey - sounds busy! overseas mission sounds very exciting but scary! My BF from uni has just gone overseas with Operation Mobilisation with her family. Praying fo ryou in all your busyness.

Longway. I do continue to pray for you throughout all the difficulties that are going on. Praying that you MIL gets the car she needs, and that you do too. I do know what it like to believe that everything is in God's hands and that He IS in control, but to just not feel it or understand where on earth he can be in the situation. Wish I could do more to help practically...

Praying for rest and work life balance for lots of us! CD, how you doing today flower?

Glad your idea has been accepted Mary!

I had a second training day for my nw job yesterday - in fact I wa so busy I left the house for the scholl run yesterday morning, and did not return until 10 this morning!

Am off to a MN meet this afternoon - 3 hours in the Spa - bliss!

love to you all
Pxx

Hi, just nipping in quickly to say please pray for our God-daughter (12 months old) - she was admitted to hospital today. She's been unwell with a cold type thing for the last 5 weeks and on top of that now has sickness bug, is in because she needs a drip as dehydrated and needing monitored. Don't think it's serious a such but she's so little and her parents will be worrying themselves sick.

Where 2 or 3 are gathered... we were a select gathering tonight at church (3!) for a "Stations of the Cross" service. I'm not sure if we should pray for more people or not, as next week I've been given the responsibility of leading it! Wow, it was so so powerful. Really brings it home how Jesus must have suffered for us in his journey to the cross.

I was awake again in the night and I felt SO tired, I'd basically had enough, and prayed "Lord I REALLY can't do this!". I get so tired it hurts sometimes. My prayers were answered, because when I DID get to sleep, I (and the children) didn't wake till 7:30. I've felt so much better today! I even got moving on the Emmaus group - contacting the people who are leading the other sessions and organising a meeting with them, and telling them about what I'd decided we would be doing, and I finally feel I've got a handle on the project! That dream really helped!

Good news on my friend's adoption - it goes through on the 14 March! She will be SUCH a good mummy! My Dbro and SIL's adoptions of their 2 go through on 26 March. Tomorrow they go to church for the first time as a family (my Dbro has taken a demotion so he no longer has to work Sundays). Once the children are theirs, they will be having them baptised. This is such good news as my brother very rarely goes to church and it sounds like he is being brought back to God, along with his entire family.

Also good news on that priest. Following surgery to remove a bullet from his lung, he has made good progress. God be praised, for he is such a good man and does good work.

Twiga - praying for your God-daughter, the poor little mite - and for her parents too.

Hi Panda - how was the Spa? Sounds fantastic! How's the job going then?

NQGrownup - praying for some quality sleep and rest for you too! How's your calmness and perspective doing? If I can help at all, let me know!

Hi Harrisey - don't you overdo it now! Praying for strength for you and your DH! So wonderful that you're doing this together! I can picture you doing a really good job for those new students!

LWTG - tonight at SOTC, one of the prayers was for those with a long way to go - and I thought of you and smiled - it was like it had been written for you! God's strength be with you and your family, may He lift you up and support you. Praying for your MIL

Mufti - praying for some rest for you. Did you go to your Christian conference? How is DS?

RL -how did the wedding go? I don't expect to see you posting tonight! I bought a fantastic book today, can't remember what its called, but I haven't been able to but it down - it was the ++ABC's lent book for 2006, and I saw it in a charity shop and bought it.

Podmog - so pleased your little chap has put on weight!

MTGAA - how's your complicated life?
Praying for you and with you! May He guide you in His will for you.

Hi Worzella, how are you this evening?

God bless all, especially those I've not mentioned! Feeling particularly prayerful now, which is a good thing, as I've intercessions to write for tomorrow!

Hello! Popping in - has been a mega-hectic w/e so far .... head is all over the place. Wibble.

NQSGU - Praying for peace and peresective for you over the next few weeks sweetheart - thinking I need some of that too!! [hugs]

mufti - to hear that DS is not sleeping so well - How is he atm? It is soooo hard when they go through these phases and you are knocked off your feet cos you are totally unprepared (I speak from experience here, trust me!! ) Did you get to the Conference?? Praying that he settles down asap and lets you have some good nights. xx

Podmog - Fabtastic news! Go MiniPod! Long may it continue..... Hope you are feeling more happy and confident!!

lwtg - [[hugs]] Cont to pray for you and your family sweetie - God has a way in all of this, I know He does.....How is you MIL? Praying for her - a difficult time.

worzella - I think as long as DS is eating "something" and getting enough fluid etc - I would rather have the sleep tbh!! Enjoy it!! ...but praying he would eat better soon too!

harrisey - Gosh, you sound busy!!!!!! Great to "see" you - you have been missed! Praying that you would find time to rest in God in all this busy-ness and to be together as family too cos that is v.important. Fab news about your Baptisms and the opportunities to go abroad - All so exciting! Praying God's will be done all this ..... Praying for you as you take on the extra resposibility of the Student Council too - and for the exams / essays / work you are doing at college too - FIND TIME TO RELAX!!!!!! That is an order, young lady!!

Twiga - Praying for your God-Daughter - please, please let us know when you find out more ..... How are you doing as well hon??

Mary - Glad you got some good sleep, makes such a difference, doesn't it!!!? Great news about your friend's imminient adoption - praying for them and the new little person who is soon to come into their lives!! How are you doing? Hope you are finding time to yourself (and God!!) too, young lady!!

Dinner will be ready in a mo, so I had best make tracks - Please pray for next couple of days as the Dippy's get ready for their holiday - Lots to do, my head is so wibbly and feeling rather stressed ..... Eeeeek!! Also for horrendeous cough I've developed for bruising that keeps appearing all over my legs - Does anyone know if this is a sign of anything? Should I be worried??

hi ,mary, is the dbro adopting the same one who had to go to iraq, or was that bil?
thanks for asking,well, took ds to doc and he has an upper respitory sp? tract infection, just got to give him calpol. he didnt cough so much last night , woke at 4.30, but thankfully went off again,i was so glad as i had set the alarm for 6.30, just in case he slept through! , as i had to set off before 8, and i knew if he didnt go back off and i had to feed him then , i probably wouldnt get anymore sleep. as it was the alarm woke us all, and i felt a little tired at times in the day but much better.
and it was a lovely day. really lively praise and worship, just the type i like , some great testimonies, overall very uplifting.

hi cd - you must have been posting as i was!
he is also teething, poor lamb, or should i say not teething , and seems to have a lot of pain with them
wheres the holiday?
hope it is a great one
not sure about bruising, you could ring nhs direct, if only for peace of mind..

Mufti, I have 4 brothers (and 1 sister). The one that's adopting is my younger brother, not the one in Iraq. He and his wife tried for years to have children, first "naturally" then IVF, now they are adopting. Glad you got some sleep and glad you had a lovely day today!

Hi CD! Do you have any pain in your legs?
I know you have more blood in you when you are pregnant, and can be prone to varicose veins so I googled:

bruising in pregnancy

Which sounds fine, but I also found this:

low platelets

So I would get it checked if I were you...

As for time to myself and God - found that tonight - really spiritual - I won't say uplifting because dwelling on Christ's death is always a sobering thought (but a good activity for Lent, prior to bursting into spontaneous happiness at His resurrection ).

Anyone watching the eclipse tonight?

Glad the Conference was good mufti and that DS seems better - good stuff - Praying it continues .....

Hi Mary - Thank you for the links - think I'll go to see the dr on Monday - could be blood clotting stuff - just hoping it is nothing serious. Gosh - you have a lot of siblings, I am an only child, but was bought up in a foster home full of brothers and sisters from the age of 10. Didn't even know there was an eclipse tonight! No, I've got no pain in my legs.

Mufti - I am off to Bonny Scotland with DH and the girls.

Sorry this is all a bit disjointed - I feel a bit disjointed atm, tbh!!

See you tomorrow ........

Hi everyone - a really flying visit tonight because I really wanted to be in bed hours ago. I feel I have really failed at the first hurdle because I have not yet found time to read the first Bible passage but I am determined to do it tomorrow because I really want to get more familiar with the word of God.

MaryBS - my complicated life is really complicated. Spent the day with H and kids today. We went to the beach and had ice-cream and fed the ducks. Really good day but on the flip-side H asked me about not wearing wedding rings. I told him that I just didn't think we could ever work as a couple because I would want him to give up drink and recreational drugs. He was very quiet for a while and I thought he was going to go home but to his credit he stayed and helped with bath time and put the boys to bed. Not really sure whats going through his mind though as he said he still wanted to get together - then smoked a joint. Not really the actions of someone desparate to reunite his family IMO.

Looking forward to Church tomorrow and some time for reflection.

Anyway - really have to go to bed now because my eyes are almost closed typing this and have to scrape my contacts off them before they close completely!!

God Bless everyone - am praying for all.
xxxx

Awwww, MTGAA - [[hugs]] I cannot even being to imagine what you are going through hon. You are so strong and so lovely. God bless you and your precious boys. xxxx

Hi everyone - praying for you all

Mtgaa - sounds like DH needs help - good that you could have a good day together - hope that he decides to make a real effort...

I spent the sfternoon with Pandag and other MNetters in the Spa in Sheffield - very recommendable... in fact have the small pandas asleeep upstairs at the moment ... should go to bed really as all 5 kids will be up far too early tomorrow! (3 are ours BTW)

Saw the Lunar eclipse...

BTW - MaryBS - do you have a mathe background - I think I saw it on another thread some time ago!! I'm sa secondary maths teacher BTW!

Hi to everone else too....

Good morning all

Gosh, I'm getting a lot out of this thread at the moment. Thank you for your prayers folks. Much appreciated.

Mtgaa - so glad that you could have a good day with your h. IME, people rarely change in a hurry, but you have been strong in creating a space for your family to be safe in, and for him to think about things. In some ways, it must be soooo emotionally hard for you, still having contact with him, but for your boys' sakes, it is so good that they can still spend time with you together, and you never know. He may be able to take on board the things that you are saying and see that he needs to change. He's clearly got a lot to do, and a long way to go. Praying for him and for you too, to keep strong in your resolve.

Mary, thank you for the offer of help. Just think that some supporting prayer is what is needed now. It's good to know we can all come here and ask. Praying for you and yours.

at your prayer for those with a long way to go. That's nice! I smiled last week, whilst praying for you all, suddenly picturing a quizzical face in heaven as I mentioned several mumsnetters by name . . .

Praying for those legs CD. Sounds worth a visit to get them checked out.

So glad the conference went well, Mufti. Ahhhh, sleep. It's such good stuff, isn't it?!

Hi to everone else too. God bless all.

Hello all!

M2G&A - that must have been hard, saying tat to your h. [[hugs]]

Cd are you off to see Bobsmum soon? Have a fab time if so, and say hi from me!

Mary the stations of the cross service sounds very moving. I can so understand your tiredness! I'm praying for good solid nights' sleep for you atm! What's the name of the book you're reading?

Hi Harrissey! Nice to see you again! Sounds like life is exciting and very full for you! I pray that your baptism service will be such a special gift from God.

Twiga I will pray for your god-daughter.

Well my BIL's wedding went well yesterday - it was a civil ceremony held in the most beautiful castle. Dh and I both felt that the ceremony was a bit soulless - it was only about 15 mins long, no singing, just two readings and then straight onto all the legal stuff. Oh well. Dh was best man and he did a great job of supporting his brother. The dcs were so well behaved - I was very proud of them! Dd (4.5 yo) laughed loudly at all the jokes in the speeches - bless! It was a special day, but it made me realise how much the church service, and having God at the centre, was so much the heart of our wedding day (and hopefully our life together). Sorry if that sounds pompous!

Hello - popping in, should really be packing ...... eeeek!! Yes, I am off to see bobsmum and co on Tuesday - v.nervous and excited!! So lovely of them to have us (also a wee bit crazy!!)

Glad your BIL's Wedding went well Rosey - great stuff - was praying for you sweetie! I find Civil Ceremonies v.weird - often beauitful settings, but so devoid of ...... well ...... God and the Spiritual aspect of it all, iykwim!!? V.sad, me thinks. am pleased it was lovely though and the DC's were so good!

Mmmmmmmm.......

Still got nasty cough yuk yuk yuk.

Best get on, but will pop back later ...

marybs God works in mysterious ways aye! You lot are all fab, and i'm sure that without you I would not cope.

Ended up going to the church that we were ministers at this morning and if nothing else it confirmed that leaving there was such the right thing to do - especially in terms of the children They are all lovely, lovely people but nothing there for dc at all.

Have also been to a christening service this afternoon and going to 'our' church this eve.

mil is much the same atm. h not coming home till tues lo's keep asking where he is and atm I can say he's at nanny's but what do I say once he's moved out.

Had to take my mum who was here to look after me after op this week to emergency dentist as she has an abcess - now on a'bs.

I am tired but not much chance of a rest off to church soon.