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August 5, 2022
Things we can pray for this week:
Show us your unfailing love, O Lord,
and grant us your salvation.
Psalm 85:7
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New Joys and Concerns:
- Rob Krabbe, dealing with regulating Afib and blood sugar levels, and looking for answers relating to severe nausea.
- Paul & Carol Bingle's nephew, Chris Ford's blood count is too low for him to receive chemo treatments.
- Paul & Carol Bingle, prayers of joy for their niece and nephew's visit over the weekend, along with their 7, 5, & 3-year-olds (7/31). Also, Carol broke her glasses. Prayers appreciated that they would get those issues worked out.
- Kailyn Dickson is on a mission trip to Colorado Springs this week with the youth group from the Methodist Church.
- Ed Doubek, who we have been praying for while in Sterling Village, has been transferred elsewhere and is now entering hospice care.
**Email the church office to share your joys and concerns with your church family, we would love to pray for and celebrate with you! And/or text Pastor Melissa at 620-278-6435.
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Updates:
- Amy & Ava Jones of Nickerson were hit by a vehicle while visiting Louisville, where they have since been in UofL Hospital undergoing treatment, the plan is to get them into an outpatient rehab facility in Wichita by August 17th.
**We encourage periodic updates. If we have not had an update in six weeks, we will remove names from the prayer list. If you would like to add a name back to the list, please let us know.
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Continuing Prayers:
- All those who are traveling and those struggling with the heat.
- Evelyn Calderwood, the sister-in-law of Margaret, was admitted to the hospital in Wichita with pneumonia and Afib (7/28).
- Family of Reese Gibson who died Saturday (7/23). We've been praying for Reese's leukemia. He leaves behind mom Neoshea, brother Trace, and other friends and family.
- Lauren, a friend of Kim Christian.
- Linda Simpson recovering from gall bladder removal.
- Jenni Dickson and her health issues. Pray that God would lead her to a Dr. who has answers.
- Melissa Krabbe's dad Jack Marzano recovering from cancer surgery on his mouth and throat (7/12).
- Carla Davison and her immunotherapy. Read her latest Caring Bridge post here.
- Samantha Corwin (pursuing theological education).
- Paul & Carol Bingle, Leota Bushell, Linda Simpson, Tom & Kaffie Alber, and Shirley Wise.
- Elaine Dill at Swing-Bed in Lyons, Ruth Barker, Ron Wilson, Fran Calderwood, Marian Poe, Ed Doubek, and others at Sterling Village.
** If you would like to send a card, need an address, or know of someone who could use a note of encouragement, please contact the church office, Pastor Melissa, or Karen Thorpe.
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For Our Church:
- For our Session as they make decisions about how to guide our church.
- For our Deacons as they care for our church.
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National & International:
- For the team of Rice County churches led by Glenn Butner and Caleb Barrows working to sponsor Ukrainian refugees. Read more about the national effort here.
- OUT OF CHAOS, HOPE: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance keeps us aware of prayer needs nationally and around the world. Stay informed of these needs and pray for the victims of tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, wars, and more...To GIVE, ACT, & PRAY, visit https://pda.pcusa.org/.
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Weekly Prayer Focus:
Our Missionaries
Click on their names to go to their mission page.
This Week's Local, Presbytery, and Denominational Prayer Focus
Because we're all connected!
- Denominational Prayer Focus: Today in the Mission Yearbook
- UPC Sterling Person/Family: Mary Kendrick
- Local Sterling Churches:
Encounter Church (Assembly Of God)
407 N 6th St Sterling KS
Assemblies of God
Thank you for your faithfulness in worship and prayer!
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Upcoming Events:
To check out the online church calendar, click here
Sunday, August 7
Tuesday, August 9
Wednesday, August 10
Thursday, August 11
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Participate Online:
Join us online via Youtube at https://youtube.com/channel/UCoN-rFh9GrSMPAPzPEgllVQ The videos will be viewable at any time shortly after the live broadcast concludes. On Sunday mornings, Casey Hoffman will be available to help if you have trouble finding the Online broadcast. Call or text Casey Hoffman at (620) 664-8837.
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Online Church Directory! Currently, we are not regularly in the office, so feel free to make contact with us in other ways.
