Prayer Requests & Updates

When we  put prayer requests in this  newsletter, we won't publish the  persons address  for privacy reasons (unless they want us to), however we really think your cards and letters and E-mails are important for the sick and hurting, so send them to us and we will forward them to the sick or hurting person. Just write that persons name on the envelope some place, so we don't open it. We really feel that the Church of God has been lacking in this area of sending cards and letters to comfort the sick and hurting in recent years. You don't even have to buy a card, make it on your computer, or just send a short little note. Something which will help these hurting people to know that you really care and want to comfort them in their time of need. We Thank You Very Much for your concern in this area.

 

Darwin and I request your prayers for a person within the Church of God who needs emotional healing and family healing--God knows who this person is, so we request your prayers anonymously. Thank You.

 

Thank you.. I await your newsletter. I am e-mailing you asking if you would pray for me. I have fibromyalgia and I am at a low time in my life with it. I cannot sleep and my body aches so bad, my legs especially. I thank you so much.. Karen Schluter

 

I thank you for your prayers ---- I could actually feel the prayers being said for me--I began feeling better that day and have been having more energy every day. It is so wonderful to have brethren who really care for others... Thanking you from my heart... Karen Schluter

 

Darwin & I want to thank everyone who has prayed for Karen Schluter, and we ask that everyone continue to pray for her full recovery. Any cards for Karen Schluter can be sent to us, and we will forward them to her. THANK YOU.

 

Dave Fischer has requested prayers. He suffers from polio, and has had a few set backs in the last couple of years, one being that mobility is harder since they are unable to fit a leg brace, so he has to use crutches which are very hard on his shoulders, or a walker which gives some relief. Let's pray that God strengthen Dave's weakening body, and specifically pray that God will work out circumstances in Dave's life where he will be presented with a set of miracles from God, perhaps a leg brace that would work for him or better yet complete healing. Dave also lives on a fixed income, so this limits what he can do financially.

 

Here's a miracle from God. Long time friend and Church of God member, Arlan Weight phoned us on Monday, February 12, 2001 from Med Center One in Bismarck at 9:07AM to tell us he was just admitted to the intensive care unit suffering from chest pains. We were shocked, we had just seen Arlan the day before and he wasn't even sick. Since Arlan was in intensive care, many of us who tried could not get in to even see how he was. Finally on Wednesday Darwin and I were able to get in to see him, once they transferred him into a regular room, and again, although he was hooked up to all that hospital stuff, Arlan just didn't even look sick. On Thursday morning they did a procedure to open up one clogged artery, and on Friday Arlan went home, and on Saturday, without skipping a beat he was back keeping the Sabbath. There is no way that anyone will tell us here in Bismarck that miracles no longer happen. I have never seen a person go through and recover from a heart attack this fast and with so little discomfort as Arlan did this past week. The Doctor has told him to take one more week off of work to just rest, and Arlan agreed to follow those orders. We want to give special thanks to everyone who prayed for Arlan's full recovery this week. Since this was an unexpected emergency, we sent a prayer request via E-mail, and we are all grateful that the response was so good. We want you all to know that God does intervene and heal people and your prayers are what makes that happen. So continue to pray that Arlan's recovery will continue and that he will be able to return to work as scheduled. THANK YOU.

 

We are requesting prayers for Jean Prestbroten. She has a very serious eye condition. She has had 4 retina tears (3 on the left eye, 1 on the right eye). Because there is bleeding in the vitreous of the eye when this happens, blood droplets form “blobs” in the vision. When they dissolve in the fluid of the eye, it turns to “dirty water“. Her vision is as if looking through a dirty fish tank. Surgery is not recommended at this time--too risky. Please pray for physical healing of her eye condition. Jean is also very down (depressed) and needs emotional strength as well to continue on. We also request prayers for Jean's emotional healing in regard to this serious depression she has due to her eye problems. Please pray also for her husband and family who have requested prayers on her behalf.

 

Thank you and please thank all the others who sent me cards--I received them yesterday and they made me feel good. What an awesome God who, in all his wisdom, teaches us to pray and intercede for others... God can do it without us but He shows us that we--humans need each other and we grow--by doing this!!! Love you all----Karen Schluter (Via E-mail)