Tuesday, August 31, 2010

8/29/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

TRICIA LILLARD--Tricia will be getting the results from her biopsy today!! Please be in prayer for her today and for this to be something that can easily be fixed!!

Chad Chapman--traveling this week and working in Detroit.

Keisha--Toya's friend whose 11 month old baby has sickle cell disease and has spent much of her life in the hospital. The baby now has an enlarged spleen which will have to be removed. Her mom is really having a hard time with this, please pray for her.

Toya's Aunt Jean--her lungs have become ventilator dependant; she is not responding to therapy. Please pray for her lungs to begin working on there own.

Madison Hill family--Kevin South's uncle who died suddenly

Daughter of Carla's plastic surgeon--she collapsed while running; not sure what happened

Delores--Dawn's aunt; having surgery for breast cancer

Abby Myers--waiting on news from her first Playhouse on the Square audition

Robin Peak--had back surgery and now has infection in her incision

Pat--diagnosed with ovarian cancer

Collin--South's friend; is now home and seems to be doing well. Please continue to pray for him to make good choices.

Teens--always remember our teens and the struggles they face

Rachel Geller--she is now living on her own, but has no job and is not going to school. She doesn't seem to want any guidance from anyone...pray for her to have good influences in her life.

Jim Coleman--beginning dialysis for his kidneys

Paul Foree--recovering from triple bypass surgery

Karen Shaw--continue to remember Karen and her family as she completes her chemo--just one more treatment to go! Please pray for her pain to be minimal and for her to feel well after her treatments.

Barton Spencer--continue to remember Barton and his family as they begin new treatments for his cancer

Carol Gardner--thanksgiving for being able to celebrate her dad's 90th birthday

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday, Sept. 5th--
Deadline for the Great Outdoors Retreat for Middle Schoolers. You can get an application with all the detail here:

http://sycamoreview.org/assets/1147/msgow_10.pdf

September 10-12--Great Outdoors Retreat

September 18th--High School Reach In--Drive In Movie

September 25th--Middle School Reach Out--Caritas Game Night/Movie in the MPAC








Monday, August 23, 2010

8/22/10 Prayer Requests

REQUESTS:

Carla Pitts--having out-patient surgery on Wednesday morning

Barton Spencer--continue to pray for his recovery and complete healing

Cody Clymer--leaving for college this Friday, August 27th

Caleb Alexander--back at Lipscomb and starting a new semester

Stephen Alexander--starting University of Memphis and for him to make good decisions

Cindy Griffiths--parenting older kids; teens

Kenny Bird--Ken & Rhonda's son; having issues with his legs

Cory Chapman--to find answers with his stomach issues

Paul Foree--recovering from triple-bypass

Karen Shaw--continued prayers for strength during chemo treatments--physical & emotional

Cosimini family--family from Bartlett that was burned out of their house and lost everything

Fred Buenrostro--Linda Booth's brother; please continue to remember Fred and the legal issues he is facing.

ANNOUCEMENTS:

High School Retreat to HUT--leaves Saturday at 7:30AM

Sunday, August 29th--back to our study of Sermon on the Mount


Monday, August 16, 2010

Congratulations to the Hannahs!!


Almost forgot to post this great news:

T. J. & Rachel Hannah are the proud parents of a baby boy born early Sunday morning.

Tim Leon Hannah, III (Jax) was born weighing 7.5 lbs and 19 3/4" long! All are doing well.

Proud grandparents are Tim & Susan Hannah. Proud Uncles are Riley & Nathan!!

8/15/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

Barney Koestler--brother in law of Reggie & Tony Crawford; will be undergoing more surgery for the additional brain tumors next Friday, August 20th. Barney is home right now and not doing well. Please remember his family, Tina, Ben, James & Ginger.

Karen Shaw--finished her 6th round of chemo on Thursday; dealing with a lot of pain in her bones and joints.

Barton Spencer--continue to remember Barton and his family as they make decisions concerning his care.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Saturday, August 21st--Middle School Reach Out--TAG--
Meet in MPAC at 5:00PM. We will be going into the community to "TAG" others, then return to SV for pizza. Parents are needed to drive/guide their car with a TAG team. contact Cathy Randle or LeAn Ramsey for details. (Parents are always welcome at MS events!)

Sunday, August 22nd--Guest Speaker in PoT's class!!! Don't miss it!!

Sunday, August 22nd--High School Reach Out--TAG--Leave after 9:36 for lunch at Cici's Pizza, then we will divide into groups and "Tag" our community. Cost is $10; Parents are needed to drive a TAG team in their car. Contact Kim Chapman at 336-2492 or kimc33@comcast.net or Ginger Barwick at 270-5914 or gingerbarwick@comcast.net




Monday, August 9, 2010

8/8/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

Justin Ponder--
friend of the Birds, will not be finishing his senior year of school and will be joining the Army as soon as he turns 17. This is after a lot of family problems, gang activity, etc.

Jerry & Tammy Williams--recently separated for the 4th time due to Jerry's drug use. He is now in the Lighthouse Mission for rehab. Please pray for his strength and for Tammy's wisdom to know the right thing to do.

Grace Cleveland--Cindy's aunt; surgery on Thursday for a spot on her shoulder; prayers of safe travels for Cindy as she goes to be with her on Wednesday night.

Cathy Randle--recovering from pnuemonia

Delores--Dawn's aunt; diagnosed with breast cancer

Sylvia--
Dawn's aunt; health issues

Brandon--Dawn's nephew; getting his life back together

Seth--Nathan Hannah's friend; has asberger syndrome and will be starting middle school. This is the first time he has been to school where his mom is not a teacher. Please pray for him to do well and for his mom to be comfortable.

Jamie Brooks--friend of the Booths; recently just got married and his wife has been diagnosed with Chrones disease.

Kate & Mario Vasquez--friends of Toya's; would appreciate prayers as they have been trying to have a baby for some time now.

Brad--Linda Booth's brother; being charged with illegal activities from being in a high position in CA government.

Collin--South's friend; has been at Serenity and is making progress.


Brandon Monroe--
Toni's brother; was released from jail this week. Please pray for him to find work and put his life back together.

Karen Shaw--continuing with chemo treatments; the new drugs she's on make her hurt very badly and the recovery time with this was 10 days til she felt better.

Barton Spencer--continue to remember Barton & his family as they search for treatment and answers to his cancer


THANKSGIVING:

Rhonda Bird--Praises that whatever was in the scar tissue in October is now GONE!

Shane & Regina--Thankful that they will be in Memphis for 3 more years so that Derek can finish school.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday, August 15th--
Parent/Teen Meeting with Jim Hinkle in the MPAC during class. (POTS class will NOT meet.)
Ice Cream/Cobbler Supper--5:00 in the gym.

Sunday, August 22nd--
Guest speaker in PoTs class!! You don't want to miss it!!!
Deadline for applications for HUT. (High School only)) Trip is August 28-29.








Monday, August 2, 2010

8/1/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

REQUESTS:

T. J. & Rachel Hannah--Their baby is due at anytime. Please pray for a safe delivery and good health for Rachel and baby Jax.

Dedria McCleod--struggling with stage 4 breast cancer; not doing well.

LaVelle Family--in the death of Liz.

Wright Family--as they deal with the death of Lorenzen and all the circumstances around his death.

Kate Garner--doing better, but still in a lot of pain. pain needs to be manageable before she can go home. She is facing several more surgeries to heal her leg.

LeAn Ramsey--having an MRI on Wednesday; please pray for good results!

Carol Gardner--Praises as Will saw his dad for the 1st time in 8 years this past week and the meeting went well!!

Joe (Papa Joe) Rogers--in Methodist North undergoing tests to determine the cause of the weakness in his legs.

CC & Jim Warren--have been caring for her sister's children for the last 11 years due to drug use and instability with their mother; They were allowed to go visit their mother and she has not returned them and is filing for custody and accusing the Warrens of abuse. Please pray for this whole situation.

Nathan Hannah--will begin a new online private school this year! Please pray this will help get him up to the grade level he needs to be on.

Andrew Willis--was baptized while in Honduras by his dad, Andy!!! Praise God!! Also, the trip to Honduras went very well.

Emily Sullivan, Josh Willis, & Justin Sims--our wonderful youth interns who will be leaving next Sunday. What a blessing they have been to our kids!!!

Continue to remember:

Karen Shaw--She is on new chemo drugs that make her hurt very badly in her bones.

Barton Spencer--treatment he will be receiving for the possible tumor in his brain. Pray for complete healing for him.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday, August 8th--Mission Review Sunday--Remind your kids to wear their "Love to Serve" shirts. Adult sponsors should wear their shirts as well.

August 28-29th--High School Retreat to "HUT"--Kids will simulate living in a Third world mission field. Applications can be found here: http://sycamoreview.org/assets/1147/application.pdf Deadline is August 22nd.