June 2010 - MN Christian Prayer Request Thread: Captain Dippy apologises for going AWOL ....

[CaptainDippy]

She's back!!!!!!

Gosh, I am soooo sorry for a rather prolonged absence. Since going on holiday last month to Center Parcs I just feel like life has been zoooooooooming along at about 100 mph. I kept meaning to catch up here, but never quite meaning to do it. so sorry!! Having said that, I have been "chatting" to DO, Mary, Jen and others on Facebook a bit and Mary very^ kindly took my 'phone call about my mother outlaw's friends' daughter and granddaughter who have been involved in the horrific car crash.....

There was no one else involved. It seems that the daughter just drove into the wall of a shopping centre. No idea why. It was though initially that the granddaughter had the more severe injuries and was airlifted to hospital; but the daughter had to be cut out of the car and turned out to have the worse injuries. They have both been through hours or surgery and are now in induced comas. They both have some really awful injuries including broken bones, major internal abdominal injuries, possibly spinal problems and the granddaughter has concussion and possible major cranial injuries. It is just unthinkable awful. Please, please just pray for a miracle. The major worry at the moment is the daughter's abdominal injuries might cause Peritonitis, which could prove very serious. She also has a very dangerous blood clot in the top of her thigh. I just cannot imagine what her parents are going through, and her husband. This is all too awful.

Gosh.

Well I have a summary of all the prayer requests from the beginning of May to the present for you all. I am afraid I just simply couldn't cope with summarising April as well. I hope you don't mind!!

Here they are:

Mary - Has been very very hormonal and struggling emotionally recently. She is worried that she might be going into pre-menopause. She has also asked for prayers for DH's mum who has just collapsed following a Stroke. It seems the Stroke has only mildly affected her, but lots of prayers for her recovery please. A heart murmur has also been discovered too.

LittleFish - Praises God for the disappearance of her cousin's Cancer and for finding a new teaching job, which she will start soon great stuff!!

MrsCadwaller - Has finished her exams and coursework!!!!! Praying that they can "get back to normal" as a family now and start enjoying life a bit more!! Continued prayers for Mrs.C's DF who recently lost a baby through an Ectopic PG.

BrokenBananaTantrum - (Love the name ) Asked for prayers for another MN poster who has given birth to very prem twins. Any more news on this??

Saliswan is PG with DC3 She is worried about how she is going to cope with 3 children and scared of having a MC too. Wrap her up in your love, Lord. xx

PositiveAttitude - DH has handed in his notice at work and is now looking to see what God has in store for them Prayers that they would be clear in what lies ahead ....

Amber - was v.low at the beginning of May.

MoreTeaandCakePlease - Struggles with the complexities of her relationship with her husband who has left her for someone else. He recently said her had ended the relationship, but it would now seem that he hasn?t. Protect MTACP and her precious family Lord and show them they way they should walk in this..... Prayers for her mum who is having hip and knee problems and is in a lot of pain at present; and for her friend Emma who has two children and another on the way and is in an abusive relationship. Prayers that she can find a way to walk out ....

MadHairDay - Prayers for her friend L's teenage DD who has Anorexia and is in a very bad way at present. Prayers for MHD's poor DD whose Psoriasis has spread to her face and is causing her a lot of discomfort Prayers for her neighbour who has had to have Cervical Stitch at 24 wks and be on permanent bed rest to prevent a pre-term labour and birth. MHD also needs lots of prayers for her health as she is struggling with a lung disease which made soon need operating on . Keep her well Lord. xx

DutchOma - Prayers for her DF Kathy who is not well herself, but is also caring for both of her parents who have health problems too and whose newborn Grandson (Morgan) has been in Great Ormond Street Hospital who an undeveloped heart valve. This has been operated on and Morgan is doing well and has been transferred to his local hospital

Hermya - Praise God for a low result on her Quad Test in her PG with DC3 who looks to be a boy She has also had a scare with some bleeding too. Protect her and her unborn child, Lord. Prayers for her families financial situation, which is not good at the moment too; and for friends who have been involved in an accident and may be prosecuted.

BlueEyeShadow - Prayers that her DS would sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep!!! Also for her friend who has recently lost her Nan and for neighbours who has their son, son's GF and three yr old staying with them. Their three yr old has ADHD, which is not being handled and controlled very well.

WeirdBird - Has Polyhydramnios and is struggling with increasing gain in size. She started having some pre-term contractions and has had injections of steroids for the baby's lungs. Protect her and protect her baby too, Lord. Prayers also for the families finances too, which are in a bit of a state of flux at the moment.

WeegieMum - Has been struggling with depression recently. Protect her, Lord. xx

JentlyDoesIt - DP has been made redundant and his trial is due to start again in Dec. This a such a hard time for them as a family. Praying that God would carry them through. xx

CaptainCaveman - Her neighbour who had the brain tumour sadly passed away Prayers for their family as they come to terms with their loss. Prayers also for a colleague of CC's who has just discovered their newborn grandchild has Downs. Prayers for the whole family as they adjust.

GoatsClimbTrees - Asked for prayers for all those affected by the tragic school bus crash in the Lakes.

Soooooooz - BIG prayers for her poor DH who is suffering with a horrible abscess in his mouth

Lulumama - Asked for prayers for Baby E's cranial surgery on June 7th - She has reported back that Baby E is making a remarkable recovery Praise God!!

Phew!

Please update on any of this situations if you can and do add prayer requests as and when

Oh, it is nice to be back

GET PRAYING!!!

Clever dd1,Swaliswan so lovely when they are aware of God in their life.
My dd1 is of the opinion that there is no God and Richard Dawkins is his prophet. I got no further than the first page of his God delusion, felt there was no point.
Don't know whether I read in on MN or somewhere else: "there is no more point in trying to convince an atheist that there is a God as there is trying to convince a child who has told you that they are invisible, that you can actually see them."
Somehow the grammar of that doesn't seem quite right, but you'll get what I mean.
Glad the pregnancy is going well. Have a lovely time at Greenbelt, praying that the weather improves.

My SIL has just found out that her father has died suddenly of a heart attack. She's on her way to Oxford to the hospital right now. Please pray for her (called Di) and her mum called Chris at this difficult time. This is the SIL who miscarried after a long awaited IVF cycle. So it is coming at her from all directions. She is an atheist, however please pray she feels Gods presence at this terrible time

'D'H has told me this evening that he finds me difficult to love. I don't know what else to say. Please pray for our marriage. This has been brewing on and off for years so it's not going away overnight. I can't wait for 3 nights in a tent with him. I wish I knew what I had done to deserve this. All I want is to have a DH who actually thinks that I'm special not worthless and an inconvenience. I don't know who I can talk to in RL as everyone thinks that he is so wonderful because he always 'makes an effort' in front of other people. I wish that he would do that for me

we are flying back home to the uk on monday

i am terrified

please pray for me that i can keep it together for the kids, and a for a safe flight

i am saying a prayer for all on this thread

thank you

Swaliswan praying for you.

Does your church offer marriage counseling or a marriage course for people already married? Well worth looking into ((hugs))

Chibi - also praying for peace x

Chibi prayers for your flight.

SS prayers for your marriage and hugs to you.

TaCP prayers for God to use this awful time that your SIL is going through and peace for her.

Who knows what three days in a tent might do for you? I mean it!!
The weather seems to be looking up a bit. You are (and have been) in my prayers.

Prayers for everyone...

Just back off a hugely needed holiday break...feeling much more able to cope.

Long may it last Amber. Don't overdo things now, will you?

Morning all :)

I thought it was time I bounced back in as I have been lurking for a little while. I'm still struggling a bit with feeling God's presence and so feel a little bit of a fraud asking for and offering prayers when I am still not feeling the prayers IYSWIM! It's 'coming and going' now though, which is progress of sorts!

I will work back through this thread and offer prayers for all on here - especially Swaliswan. What a very difficult and hurtful thing to have to hear! I do pray that you and DH will be able to talk and work through this.

Update from me; I've had a very busy summer, which has been great (but hasn't helped with trying to rebuild my relationship with God!). I had my exam results through mid-July, and gained a good pass on my law diploma (equivalent to a 2:1) so was very happy with that. I've also had a two week placement and an interview for a job (!!) with my top choice of law firm, and have an assessment day for a job with a second firm on Tuesday. I should know by early next week whether or not one of them is going to offer me a job. I feel a bit in limbo with it all, and it's all rather stressful, but I'm using it as a good opportunity for 'simple' prayer (dear Lord, please be with me, whatever the outcome!) as well as prayers for patience and acceptance!

Anyway - love and prayers for all. I will aim to visit here once a day as a prayer focus and hope that I can continue to rebuild my prayer habit!

this whole thread is bonkers- really. If god exists (imo he doesn't) do you all think he'd be so full of himself that he'd want you to pray and beg him in order to make your loved ones better? would he not already know what to do? Or, since he'd be the one who caused the car crash/cancer/bad knee/dodgey marriage why would he want to fix those things on account of people begging him to? Doesn't that make him a bit sadistic? And if those people you pray for don't get better, does it mean he doesn't care anough to heal them? (this would be very consistent with him non-existing).

Instead of praying for a safe fight/ safe operation, keep in mind that these things are safe thanks to rationality and scientific research; so be grateful to all the clever people that made those possible instead of praying to your imaginary friend.

Btw there was a huge experiment called "The Big Prayer Experiment", which showed that not only does prayer not work, but if those whom are prayed for are aware of it, they'd get worse instead of better (the pressure to get better puts them under stress so they get worse).
Praying is self-indulgent: it makes you feel good about yourself but doesn't actually do anything positive tot he other person, so it's a waste of time. Given that life is so short, it's a shame to waste any of it praying.

Wake up people! It's 2010!

ONESTONETOGO - you may feel differently if you had seen prayers answered, as many have.

mufti, the fact that some people get better doesn't mean it was due to the prayers? Some people get better anyway, some people die anyway, REGARDLESS of prayers.
Can you answer the questions in my previous post?

sorry , got to go cook brekkie,may be able to return later, or you may get one of the lovely ladies on , they are all very knowledgeable.

not just "getting better", but tangible things that people witness, eg legs growing, people walking out of weelchairs they have been confined to for years, for example.

Onestonetogo, I've reported your initial post to mumsnet. If you'd like to begin a separate thread to begin a debate on prayers being answered and God feel free. However this is meant to be a safe place for people to request prayers in my opinion.

If you do not believe in God that is your right, however I personally would prefer you not to invade this thread, as this is not the purpose of this thread. Please start a debate elsewhere.

TACP - thank you, that is exactly what I felt too, but wasn't sure of the correct 'protocol'!

OSTG most of us are happy to debate / answer questions on our faith, but this isn't the place to do it.

Onestonetogo - you seem to know an awful lot about prayer for someone who doesn't actually believe in it! I guess it would be pointless explaining to you WHY we pray, given that you already seem to have all the answers? I'll pray for you anyhow, you seem to need prayer more than most...

Still praying for all the other requests here...

Onestop, I think you have probably been hurt in the past by Christians and this has made you very bitter towards God. I am sorry about that and would like to say that, whatever His people do, or don't do, it's not His fault. We are all very fallible people and will hurt other people sometimes without even meaning to.
As others have said, this is not the thread to start a debate on the existence of God, there have been many such threads already.
This is a thread where people support each other as best they can through prayer and practical help and since you have made yourself part of it I will pray for you that you will see God in His love for you.

Well, in 9 days our teenage son has eye surgery to save the sight in one eye. Now we find out he may need different and complicated surgery for something different - please God, just please let this be something entirely fixable...

hello everyone - been AWOL (tis FAQ/Toccata)

Please could you pray for a family at church - well the church family as well. Yesterday morning the daughter of one of the couples in the church collapsed and died suddenly - she was only a few years younger than me. I never really knew her as she lived away from here, but used to come to church when she visited her parents who have been coming to our church for a very very long time

Yes, of course, what a sad thing to happen and scary for you as you are close in age.
How are you doing anyway?

Sorry, I've been a bit AWOL too How are you all? Good summer holidays? Can't believe they are going back next week!!!!

The very lovely DO is going to do an new thread / update very soon I believe, so I will be back.

Thank you for reporting Onestonetogo, TCAP. Precisely what I would have done. Feel free to open up a debate on a separate thread to talk about your views; but please please don't come on someone else's thread just to stir up a can of worms. I will pray for you Onestonetogo. I believe in the power of prayer. God saved my life. I truly believe that. If it wasn't for God I would probably be dead now. Would you say the same things to a Muslim or a Hindu or a Buddhist?? I doubt it. BACK OFF.

Ahem.

Sorry about that.

How are things in Dippyland?

Talking testimonies; God healed me of epilepsy as a baby when I was seriously ill and in and out of hospital a lot. Even the doctors couldn't explain it at all. All my church did was break out the book of common prayer and oil my mum said but it is awesome, as I cannot imagine what kind of life I would have if I still had epilepsy. I wouldn't be able to drive for starters or even work I suspect? So God is good, very good to me