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September 2, 2022
Things we can pray for this week:
Sing aloud to God our strength;
shout for joy to the God of Jacob.
Psalm 81:1
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New Joys and Concerns:
- Merry Lloyd has a broken arm. She was injured while working the canal locks and was trapped between the wall and the boat. They are waiting on word from doctors about possible surgery.
- Tristan Krabbe's hip replacement surgery went well. He is home from the hospital and doing well.
- Rob Krabbe's dad Bob Krabbe fell and fractured his shoulder and neck. He is recovering at home.
- Pray for Amber Hoffman's coworker Sadie Goodwin. She’s having difficulties with her eyes.
- Shirley Wise's grandson is looking for a couple of guys to help with fixing her roof, if you know someone, let Shirley or the church office know.
- Special prayers for our church family in the Middle East, particularly Syria and Iraq, struggling through persecution, a poor economy, wars, and starvation, especially Christian converts from Muslim backgrounds.
**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:
- Continued prayers for Glenn Goodman's Dad who is still in the ICU unit. He has not improved, and now has a feeding tube. [Last week from Teshura Casil: Glenn’s dad (my father-in-law) Tom Goodman has Covid. The whole family got hit with it around the same time, even though he’s been in a care center since the end of July. We were hoping he managed to avoid it, but the care center called last night to let us know that his oxygen is low and he’s being admitted to Los Robles Hospital & intubated. He’s 85, with dementia. Prayers would be greatly appreciated.]
- Julie is slowly regaining the ability to walk but is still suffering from mental impairment due to ICU psychosis. [Kim Christian's best friend's mother, Julie has been released from the ICU where she had been on a ventilator due to Covid but is still unable to walk, and has brain function impairment. Please pray for her continued healing, and for her family.]
- Rob is still on his mystery tour of health investigation [Rob Krabbe, dealing with regulating Afib and blood sugar levels, and looking for answers relating to severe nausea.]
- Dwayne Wilson has received good news from recent cancer scans but is dealing with some pneumonia in his right lung. He will see the pulmonary specialist sometime this week. The fluid in his lungs could be a lung abscess, a bacterial infection, a fungal infection, or fluid build-up from radiation. Treatment will depend upon what is the root cause.
**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:
- Pray for healing for Casey Hoffman's father who is recovering from heart surgery to open up a blocked carotid artery. Also, the Hoffman family lost their beloved canine companion Betty of 13 years.
- Shirley Wise is so very thankful to Hearts for Homes for helping with exterior work on her house, adding railings to her front porch, and cleaning up her garden. Also, she is grateful for her church family who is providing her with a new roof.
- Praise that Paul Bingle has been able to walk out to the car with his walker for the last couple of weeks, pray for ongoing dental work.
- Kim Christian's sister Lauren.
- Rod & Merry Lloyd are seeking prayer for the safety of their daughter Lien who is in a bad place right now. Also, pray for them as they are traveling.
- From Sandy and Glenn Haugen: Prayers for my 83-year-old brother recovering from a stroke.
- Pray for Will Dutton who has begun his first year of teaching. He is teaching 6th grade in Great Bend.
- Carol and Paul Bingle seeking prayers for unnamed family issues.
- Jake Gillespie, son of May and John Gillespie, is suffering severe burns to 100% of his body. He is currently in a burn unit in Wichita and will be for several weeks ahead. If you would like to help out, both a MealTrain and a GoFundMe account have been organized to assist Jake's family. (8/11)
- Leotta Bushell is having trouble with blood pressure and dizziness, and undergoing tests. Pray for answers and good outcomes.
- Paul & Carol Bingle's nephew, Chris Ford's blood count is too low for him to receive chemo treatments.
- 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: Suzanne Mathes
- Local Sterling Churches:
Crosspoint Sterling
109 W Garfield Ave, Sterling, KS 67579
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, September 4
Monday, September 5
Sunday, September 11
Tuesday, September 13
Wednesday September 14
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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.
