Monday, November 29, 2010

11/28/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

Toni Clymer and family--Toni's brother, Brandon Monroe, was tragically shot and killed very early this morning in North Little Rock, AR.

Dee Hill--Ginger Barwick's mother, having a heart cath this morning. She also needs to have a hip replacement but can't due to her heart issues. Please pray that the cath results will be good and that she will get relief from the pain she has in her hip.

Jacob Vaughn--Hillary Barwick's boyfriend, having heart valve replacement surgery on Dec. 13th.

Luke Marlin--doing well after having a seizure on Saturday; he will follow up with this nuerologist this week.

Karen Shaw--experiencing intense pain due to her radiation treatments. Good news--she has her last treatment on Thursday!

Regina Walker's dad--doing much better

Barton Spencer--returned this past week from MD Anderson; he will be continuing with the clinical trial drugs and return in January to have tests to see if the drugs are working.

Tom Alexander--having a spinal nerve block on Tuesday

Michelle Royster--hurt her back last week and has a ruptured disc. Also, she is applying for a new job this week. Please pray that doors will be opened if this is a good situation for her.

Shirley Peyton--Teri's mom; having surgery on Thursday. Please pray for her and for Teri to have safe travels to OK.

College kids--studying for finals before Christmas break

Larry Yandel--in a lot of pain from his cancer; searching for new treatment options

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Ornaments for Christmas tree--
Please bring ornaments for our Polar Express Christmas tree by Wednesday. You can leave them in our classroom. Tree will be decorated on Saturday, Dec. 4th

Sunday, December 5th--Polar Express Pajama party to benefit Agape

Saturday, Dec. 11th--High School Reach--Boys & Girls Club Red & White Ball--details to follow

Sunday, Dec. 12th--

Middle School Reach--Serving lunch to our Senior Saints after second service

"The Camel Lot"--Children's Musical at 5:00 PM

POT's class--send your questions to Mark Hickman (mark@mkmgmt.net) for our panel discussion.

(Kayla Chapman's birthday!)

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

11/21/10 Prayer Requests and other News...

REQUESTS:

Ann Smith--
Thanksgiving for good test results!

Dawn Wall's mom & family--loss of Dawn's aunt.

Kevin & Abby--friction due to Abby being around kids with different lifestyles from what Kevin and Christie are trying to teach her.

Jean--Toya's aunt; pray for Jean and the whole family as the decision is made to remove her from life support as she is ventilator dependant

Barton Spencer--at MD Anderson this week in Houston for his clinical trial

Barney Koestler--no longer a candidate for clinical trial and is now home with the Crawford family.

Sharon Cannon & family--continue to remember this family and the struggles they have.

Fred B.--Linda's brother; lawsuit against him is not going well and its causing problems in his relationship with his girlfriend.

Bolton kids and families involved in wreck--continue to remember these kids and their families as the deal with the death of Rachel and the injures to the other kids. Please also remember their friends and pray for them to be able to deal with the grief they are feeling.

Larry and Dawn--friends of Carol; Larry has severe melonoma in his spine and his conditioning is worsening.

Tina & Mike--friends of Susan Hannah; marriage is in bad trouble

Riley Hannah--currently in the Phillipines visiting a friend; please pray that he will not have any problems returning to the US next Tuesday

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

December 4th--
Decorating our tree for the Polar Express Pajama Party to benefit a FIT family...(Time TBD)

December 11th--High School Reach; Boys & Girls Club Red & White Ball...detail to come

December 12th--Middle School Reach; Pot Luck dinner for Seniors

Coming in December in POTS class

Please send Mark (mark@mkmgmt.net) questions that you would like to have discussed with our child / parents panel. This session will take place on Sunday, December 12th, beginning at 9:30. We want to start on time to give all the time available to these issues.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

PRAYER REQUESTS:

Cindy Griffiths………..continued prayers for health and possible new medications

Cooper McFall…….one month old baby that quit breathing, in hospital and doing ok now

Gene Vincent……upcoming surgery, recovery, and home relocation

Carolyn / Seth……Seth was born premature, 24 weeks old,

Sheila Sowell…….heart trouble, lung issues

Christina……..continued prayer for daily battles

Ann Smith…….Tuesday test

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Wednesday, Nov. 17th--
Middle School Thanksgiving Devo in MPAC at 7:00. Come here our Middle School boys lead this service!!

Sunday, Nov. 21st--
High School Reach Up; Pizza & Praise, 5:00-7:00 PM in MPAC. Boys bring a 2 liter drink; Girls bring desserts. We will be hosting teens from about 5 other church plants in Memphis!! Please encourage your teens to attend!!

Coming in December in POTS class

Please send Mark (mark@mkmgmt.net) questions that you would like to have discussed with our child / parents panel. This session will take place on Sunday, December 12th, beginning at 9:30. We want to start on time to give all the time available to these issues.

Monday, November 8, 2010

11/7/10 Prayer Requests and Announcements

PRAISES:

Austin Clymer--son of Kevin & Toni; was baptized into Christ on Sunday morning before church!!

Ethan Willis--son of Andy & Lori; was baptized into Christ on Wednesday!!

REQUESTS:

Carol Gardner's dad--
one of his hip replacements has come loose; he is on pain meds now. Because of his heart problems and his age (90), surgery is not an option.

Terry Bennett Family--in the death of Terry after a battle with cancer; Please especially remember his wife, Aysen, who is not handling his death very well. She has always been dependant on him.

Cheryl Ingram--single mom who lost her job, broke her ankle in a fall, and is just really down. Please pray for her to find employment and have peace in her life.

Alexander Herbert--1 year old with sickle cell disease; back in St. Jude with 102 temp. Please also remember his mother, Keisha! Keisha has lost her way with God and thinks her son's illness is because of her.

Don Sawell--his wife has compounding health problems including lupus, heart problems, and now a cyst on her liver. Don is having a hard time dealing with all this. Please pray for her health and for Don as he cares for her.

Pat Check--cancer; now home on hospice. Please pray for peace.

Caden Caskey--infant son of Matt & Miranda; brain surgery is scheduled for Dec.7th.

Millie Middleton--will be having back surgery which will require her to be in a body cast for up to 4 months.

Diedre McLeod--continuing problems with cancer and other problems. She has had to stop all chemo.

Endie Lewis--gall bladder and liver problems

Macy Morgan--yearly check up at St. Jude this week.

David Morgan--knee surgery on Wednesday

Jeff King--Bartlett Fire Department Commander; cancer

Karen Shaw--continuing radiation treatments for breast cancer

Barney Koestler--cancer

Barton Spencer--cancer; did not get a great report from latest tests. Please pray that this new clinical trial will work!

Cannon family--as they continue to care for Sharon.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunday, Nov. 14th--
Continue class with John Kennedy!

Wednesday, Nov. 17th--Combined worship in the MPAC with Middle School boys leading the devotional!!

Monday, November 1, 2010

10/31/10 Prayer Requests

REQUESTS:

Alexander--
1 year old friend of Toya's; is in St. Jude for bacteria in his blood; had a central line put in yesterday to be able to give him the antibiotics that he needs. Also, remember his mom, Keisha. She has a lot of bad relationships and really does not have any help.

Deidre McCleod--Stage 4 breast cancer that they believe has spread to her brain. She is seeing a neurologist on Tuesday, but until then, she has had to stop all chemo.

Terry Bennett--Carol's former boss; has pancreatic & liver cancer and is now home on hospice; please remember his wife who is not handling this well. She has always been dependent on Terry.

Katie Shearer--was on her first hunting trip this week; afraid she may be disconnecting from church

Continue to remember--

Karen Shaw--
continuing her radiation treatments

Tricia Lillard--began chemo last week

Barney Koestler--in a clinical trial at Vanderbilt for his cancer

Barton Spencer--trying to get in a clinical trial at MD Anderson

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

"The Wiz"
at Arlington High School--with Ronny Bird; playing Nov. 4-8th; Reserve tickets here:
AHSMECtheatre@gmail.com.

"The Wiz" at Bartlett Performing Arts Center--with Elizabeth Booth, and Camryn Pitts; playing Nov. 18-21. Tickets are $7.50 and may be purchased at BPAC. Mention one of the performers' names' and they will get credit towards some nice prizes.

Family Reunion--In town youth group retreat; Nov. 12-14th; deadline for applications is next Sunday, Nov. 7th. Cost is $20. You can get applications here: http://sycamoreview.org/assets/1147/reach_weekend_application.pdf

Sunday, Nov. 7th--Continue messages from John Kennedy