LET US PRAY . . .

The Lord passed before him, and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness." - Exodus 34:6

 Prayer Family for the week:  Karen and Marvin Barnett

*Please pray for Georgia Ude's sister and brother-in-law and family.  Richard Gorris (Georgia's brother -in-law) recently had gallbladder surgery.  Georgia thought everything was going okay until she learned a few minutes ago from Jo Ellen (her sister) that Richard's heart has given out.  There is nothing more the doctors can do; he is being sent home under Hospice Care.  Richard is 80 years old.  They live in Bradenton, FL and have nine grown children, plus grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  (9/3/10)   UPDATE 9/6/10:  Richard has died.  Heartfelt sympathy to his family and especially to Georgia and George Ude.

*Prayers are requested for Judy Jernigan.  She had surgery today for a malignant growth on the back side of one of her lungs.  (9/1/10, Beth Rutherford)

*Prayers are requested for Beth Walls who is having GI problems.  She is to have a scope test done on Friday.  (9/1/10, Flora Smith)

*Please pray for Jerry Miles, long time patient at NHC.  He is having some trouble with one of his eyes.  (8/29/10)

*Please pray for Colleen Fellman who is struggling with health problems she has had for some time.  (8/29/10)  UPDATE 9/1/10 from Rev. Montgomery:  It looks like Colleen's health problems will require extensive treatment.  Please continue to pray for her and for David.

*Grant Vosburgh requests prayers for one of his and Robin's closest friends, Lucy Morton of Lancaster, S.C.  She is battling a rare, aggressive form of ovarian cancer.  (8/21/10)   UPDATE 9/2/10 from Grant:  Chemotherapy treatments, which have been ineffective, have been discontinued, and Lucy was being transported this morning to a Hospice facility.

*Please pray, too, for Joyce Miles and Arden Wetzler; both of them are having back problems.

*Prayers are requested for Jeri Newman; her lung cancer has recurred.  Jeri is a former member at FPC who lives in Huntsville with husband Donnie.  (Brownie Brown, 7/26/10)

*Please keep Erlene Roller in your prayers.  She is facing another knee replacement.  Her next doctor's appointment is August 20 at which time she will learn more about when the surgery will be done.  (7/21/10)

*Frances Hansen requests prayers for Daryl Graham who was seriously injured from a fall from a tree.  He is in the hospital in Huntsville, AL with many broken bones.  (7/21/10)  UPDATE 8/12/10 from Frances:  Daryl Graham is now home from the hospital and is improving.

*A co-worker of Steve Goolsby has asked for prayers for his daughter, Brooke Medley, who is experiencing some serious complications with her pregnancy.  (7/20/10)  UPDATE 9/3/10 from Steve:  Doctors are cautiously optimistic about the baby's condition and are planning on delivering it on November 29 in Birmingham so that the baby can be cared for at the Children's Hospital there.

*Pamela Sue Keller-Harris requests prayers for her cousin Martha who has a brain tumor.  (7/18/10)  UPDATE 8/29/10:  Martha is in a clinical trial at Mayo Clinic.  She has hope for a good outcome.

*Jane Ussery requests prayers for her daughter Hannah's father, Jeremy Shipley.  He is lost in addiction and it is really hurting as well as confusing for eleven year old Hannah.  (7/7/10)

*Emma Montgomery requests prayers for her friend Kathy, who is in Critical Care in Columbia.  (7/4/10)  UPDATE 7/18/10 from Emma:  Kathy is still in the hospital.  Please continue to pray for her.  She appreciates our prayers so much.  UPDATE 8/9/10 from Rev. Montgomery:  Emma asks our prayers for her friend, Kathy Sullivan, who will have very serious surgery this week.  UPDATE 8/30/10 from Emma:  Kathy is at home (thank you, God) and now continues to need our prayers for the long road to recovery!

*Teresa Burns requests prayers for her grandmother, Helen Bowin.  Helen isn't getting stronger as fast as she would like, and she gets discouraged because of that.  She has several appointments with specialists in the next few weeks.  (6/29/10)  UPDATE 8/10/10 from Rev. Montgomery:  Please remember Helen Bowin in your prayers.  Her home health nurse suspects that she may have suffered a light stroke this morning.  Please continue to remember Teresa in your prayers, as well, since she is Helen's primary caregiver on top of the other things she does for so many, many people.  UPDATE 8/10/10 from Teresa:  They don't feel that she had a stroke.  We are still unsure of what happened this morning.  She is home and will continue on the treatment she is currently following.  Please continue to keep her covered in your prayers.

*Madolyn Hamlett requests prayers for her aunt, Ruth Nugent.  Ruth is 86 years old and lives in Florida. 

*Betty Cox requests prayers for her brother -in-law, Ted Brostrom.  Mr. Brostrom has lymphoma.  (5/10/10)

*Walter Wood requests prayers for their friend Suzanne who is the wife of the bass singer in Walter's Huntsville "oldies" group.  She went for her six month checkup and found her cancer is back and is now in her bones and liver.  (4/1/10)  UPDATE 5/1/10 from Walter:  Suzanne has just completed 14 days of radiation and 4 weeks of chemo.  Will be 60-90 days before doctors know if it is working.

*Patrick Douthitt, Michael Douthitt's brother, has been told by doctors that there is nothing more they can do for him.  Patrick is an Episcopal priest who has terminal cancer.  Please pray for him and for Michael and Fran and all the family.  (3/24/10)

*Prayers of thanksgiving for the ministry of Robert Montgomery and for guidance as he shepherds the sheep of First Presbyterian Church.  Let us also continue to pray God's guidance for the session.

*Please be faithful in praying for the Youth of our church.  With thanksgiving, remember all who work in this ministry.

*Include these in your prayers this week, please:  

• Frank Kimbrough (NHC)

• Edna & Otis Kimbrough (at home)

• Ralph Eslick (NHC)

• Jerry Miles (NHC)

• Mary Wade Johnson (at home)

• Fleming Montgomery (Rev. Montgomery's uncle in Lewisburg Assisted Living)

• Marge McCall (at home)

• Robert Hansen (at home)

*Please pray for those who have special needs and concerns.