Please pray . . .

• with praise for Melinda Botkin’ successful surgery!  Please keep praying as she recovers.
• give praise for Carolyn Wvrona’s son, Scott, who is a new Christian.  Pray as he works through multiple issues in his life.
• Pray for the Dias-Pons family.  This came in from Tom Martin – Just about 15 minutes ago, I received a telephone call from Betty Diaz-Pons, Rodolfo’s mother and she was crying and upset and told me that Bro. Diaz-Pons, our pastor at Riverbend Baptist Church in St. Louis and his family were all in a terrible automobile accident this afternoon on their way home from their daughter, Bethany’s graduation in Lynchburg, VA From what Betty understood they were on Highway 80 (probably the Ohio Turnpike) near Cleveland,  and a car just came across and smashed right into them.  Peggy and Bethany had all ready left in an ambulance and Rodolfo and the boys were getting ready to leave the scene in one.  All are alive and hopefully not too seriously injured, but the van was totaled.  Betty was all alone in Sheperd.  She was concerned but did not want me to come over.  I prayed with her on the phone and started trying to call some of our pastors and then decided to send out this email asking all to pray immediately and earnestly for the family.  I will try to let you know when I get a report.

Please pray for . . .

• Sharon Roslund’s friend, Pastor Devon Hodges who has advanced Alzheimer’s disease, and for h wife, Lois as she cares for him.
• Melissa Tremble’s friend, Deb Adamczyk who is recovering from a skull fracture.  She is on permanent disability.  Her husband recently passed away as well (he was 55).

Please pray for . . .

• Pray for our deacon and elder candidates as they begin testing and training.
• Pray for Pastor John as he moderates the quarterly executive board meeting of the BABA.

• Steve Roslund’s uncle Leroy who recently stopped his chemotherapy treatment (we are unsure of his salvation).
• Steve Roslund’s aunt Violet who is in hospice and is unsaved.
• Steve and Sharon Roslund’s friend, Don, who is home from the hospital waiting to die.  He is a new believer.

• Eva Richards (a friend of BBC and longtime worker in our BABA); pray for her to have strength as she begins dialysis three times a week.  She is elderly and has other health problems as well.   Pray also for her husband, Tom.
• Pray for Standish Baptist Church as they have revival meetings this week.

Tom Martin (our associational director of missions) sent the following requests along.  i thought they were appropriate to post -

Please pray for . . .

• The Blaylock family who praise God for Joe’s safe return from Germany.  Pray also for Leigh who isn’t feeling well.
• Unspoken request for the Morley family.
• Jeremy Molford who directs the Christian Challenge collegiate progra.  This Thursday night they are having a dinner for international students.  Pray that they will build friendships and make new ones as well as have opportunities to share the gospel.
• Pray for Eva Richards who is in the ICU at Bay Med.  She is very sick an in kidney failure.

Please pray for . . .

• Darlene Morley who has a job interview on Monday (3/17) at 10am.
• Craig Hewitt who is trying to turn his life away from sin and toward God.  Pray God will be with him as he seeks him and that those around him can be witnesses to him.

Sharon Hessling will be coming home from the field to be with her mom, Lillian Lapp, who is still in the hospital with cancer. She has already had procedure on her lungs. The family is hoping that she will be well enough to leave the hospital. They think she may be going home to be with the Lord soon and she would like to be at home when it happens.

Pray not only for Sharon’s mom – encouragement and continued faith in God’s sovereignty and goodness; for healing, either in this life or the next. Pray also for Sharon and her six siblings as they travel in to be with her. Pray that will will rest in God during this time as well.

Pray also for NoReena – Pastor George Eagle’s wife.  she continues to struggle in her health.  Here is an update from an email -

NoReena’s news from the Dr. was not good.She has no blood flow in her left leg. They have installed a pic lineand she is getting a heavy dose of antibiotics. She has an appointment with a vascular surgeon on Wednesday. We are hoping that they will be able to restore the blood flow and that they can save as much of her foot as possible. We really covet an interest in your prayers as she goes through this process.

Please pray for . . .

• Give praise to God for the success of this year’s mission trip!
• an unspoken request from the Blaylock family.
• Pray for Steve Roslund’s boss, Jimmy, whose parents are both in failing health (they are unsaved).
• Pray for Sharon Roslund’s friend’s sister, Judy, who has pancreatitis ; and for her co-worker, Nancy, whose dad is near death (these people are unsaved as well).
• Pray for Sandy Simmon’s sister, Joyce Vesco, who has cancer and frequently needs blood transfusions.
• Pray for Rita Sims’ son who needs to find God’s will for his life and is currently not in church.
• Pray for Sharon Hessling’s mother who is battling cancer.  Sharon and her husband Warren were the missionaries our team worked with in Niger.

Please pray for Union University whose campus was badly damaged by a tornado Tuesday night.  For more details, go to the BBC main page.

Please pray for -

• The Mission Team – Kathy Kerr, Denise Taglauer, Steve Roslund, and Pastor John Botki.  Pray that they be spiritually and physically prepared for their trip.
• Darlene Morley’s daughter, Bonnie, who is currently out of a job and getting ready to move to Baltimore.  Pray that she can manage her money well and have safety as she moves.
• Kathy Kerr who has an unspoken request.
• Steve Roslund and Pastor John as they continue to try to get over colds.  They want/need to be in good health as they travel on the mission trip.
• Sandy Simmons’ friends, the Martin family who continues to struggle with multiple health issues.  They have some church background but may not be believers.
• Denise Taglauer’s Christian friend, Joyce Hemple, who has cancer.