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Please pray for my friends husband. He passed out and was taken to the hospital, where he coded and was intubated. Pray he recovers and comes home to his wife and children, as healthy as possible. Thank you

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Prayer for peace

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To truly live in the present moment and trust that God is with me in my future

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For Ukraine please🙏🏻🇺🇦

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We have just lost 2of our sons a month apart to SMA a form of MD. Randy 54 and Christopher 48. They have both lived beautiful and productive lives and we knew we would probably loose them someday but in Gods timing they went home to him so close together. We know the power the power of prayer will support us time. Please pray for our family especially their wife’s and Chris’s son Moses 13. Thank you for your support Rich and Judi Smit

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I am requesting prayer for my mom, Mira Klaver. Both of my parents (Dave & Mira) are regular attendees at CWC. My mom is having an esophegectomy at Butterworth Hospital Monday 1/6 at 7.15am. for esophageal cancer reoccurrence. She will be in hospital for 8 days following surgery.. It’s a very long surgery -8 hours. She will have a long recovery period afterwards. Thank you for your prayers for our family.

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[We read] In KJV, Ezekiel 22:30: "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none." O God, please help us and teach us to build a wall [of prayer] around the USA, Canada, Poland, countries of Europe and United Kingdom. Are you ready to stand in the gap, where God is the Helper and Teacher? Dear believers: we continue the good fight to the end. * Poland and Europe, pray for freedom from dead religion to saving faith of Jesus Christ as the Saviour and the Lord, * the Church in the USA & Canada & United Kingdom – Pray for repentance and cleansing of the church - Matt. 3.12 "Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." * my family: 1. God, stir up the hearts of my family for ministry- "..but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" Joshua 24.15 2. Pray for God's will, wisdom, discernment, revelation and recognition for me and my family; I ask God for Edmund’s work situation, God's direction for Edmund , Dorothy, Ann(also God's protection and blessings over the company where she works and she needs a husband), Peter & Kristy, Daniel 3. I ask God for great wisdom and God's order at our works. Blessings and the knowledge of Jesus Christ for my bosses. Thank God for the continuation of my work.

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Pray to heal Magdalena of fibre myaelsia, grief, lonliness, depression, and loss and also corneas in her eyes. Pray she can get a good nights sleep. Also pray for my sisters, Maya, Pauline,and Nicoletta that they would be healthy and free from depression.

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Please help me pray for salvation of Gene. I ask that the Holy Spirit convict him until he repents and that God makes him a living testimony of his mercy.

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I received this message from a good friend, Josh Hall from Middleville about a prayer request for his wife Krystal. They also have two high school aged kids, Caiden and Lilly. Hey Alex, I just wanna let you know two days ago. Krystal was in a really bad accident. She got hit in in her mail truck. She's OK but she has some nasty injuries. Her face was split open from the middle of her forehead down to her eyelid. She did not have a skull fracture or any brain damage, but her knee is fractured and her femur is broken at the joint part and her nose is broken. Everything went well for both surgeries. She's doing well… just in a lot of pain. If you could get a prayer chain going with your church and everybody you know for her healing and recovery it would be much appreciated.

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Pray certain unspoken requests that are urgently needed in many cases. Please pray FAITHFULLY and “AFFIRMATIVELY” (Holy Ghost prompted 2nd word) and don’t start out with “we’re in agreement with Ryan.” No, pray your OWN FAITHFUL prayer AS I HAVE ASKED. I have come across so many useless intercessors who either don’t pray as asked or don’t even pray faithfully. Just please band together on this one. Your very existence continuing as intercessors really bothers me, to be honest. I feel owed, tbh. Please don’t falsely accuse me of bitterness or.. ‘depression’ and make a faux-diagnosis while not treating me. I would advise you *not* to do that.

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Please pray for Rich Valk's sister who is currently being taken to the hospital by ambulance after an apparent stroke.

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Please pray for Angela Machiela's Aunt Beth (age 67) who has suddenly developed sepsis following a leg infection. She is currently on a ventilator following a cardiac arrest. Prayers are greatly appreciated!

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Please pray for our sons Christopher and Randy Smit who are dealing with end stage effects of Spinal Muscular Atrophy a genetic neuro muscular disease. Chris is on Hospice care and Randy has a serious heart condition. Both are close to losing their life. Pray for their peace and comfort through this time ahead.

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Pray for a young 30 year old girl just diagnosed with a possibility of a stroke or MS—Jaclyn Koziol. She is in the emergency room and symptoms were existing for a couple weeks. She is a brilliant physicians assistant and her mother attends Central when visiting Michigan regularly.

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Pray for my friend Nancy, 88 yrs young , having spinal fusion surgery today Nov 17 (high risk); she is my mentor and like a mother to me since my mom passed away. She loves the Lord and I know she’s in the Lords care to alleviate pain after a fall.

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My mom passed a week ago was just hoping for prayer to help myself heal.

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Please pray that I continue to have a healthy pregnancy and a safe delivery.

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Prayers please for my wife, Crystal Chavez and father-in-law, Doug Nichols as my mother-in-law, Patricia Nichols passed on to our Heavenly Father this evening. Two weeks ago she was admitted into the ICU and we had no answers. It was determined she had viral meningitis which she overcame, but her lungs and kidneys took a beating. Thursday night she was placed on hospice because she was not making any progress.

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Asking for Prayers for my husband he left more than a month ago drove to Arkansas. Now he's back living with his sister in Muskegon Michigan

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Please pray for my husband's salvation and for deliverance from alcohol. Father God, restore my marriage. Give my husband love and compassion and kindness towards me, in Jesus' name. Thank you!

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Aspen update from her mom: Aspen update: She continues to get physically stronger. Last week they discharged her from in person PT. Is she 100%? No, but she is strong and can gain the rest at home. There is a fine balance between the benefit of in person PT and the negative effect it has with missed class time. She now has only Speech Therapy as in person therapy. We anticipate this continuing through November. Our different specialist appointments will continue through the next year(or longer). In the last two weeks we have met with neurology and nephrology. Both believe that she is doing great. They have both stated that we are in the long stage of recovery. Her kidneys need to finish healing,but this will take TIME(and lots of water).Her blood pressure remains high, this will not go back down until her kidneys fully heal,or may never recover,only time will tell. Her brain has a definite "footprint" left from her injury. It will always be visible on a scan. We just need to be patient while her brain learns to jump over and work around the damage. They truly believe that her brain has the ability to still recover. The neurology team will see us again in 6 months and schedule another MRI at the one year post "injury" mark(August). No attempt will be made to wean her seizure medication until there is improvement in her kidneys, blood pressure,and cognitive abilities (all of these things are tied together). School is definitely harder for her. She enjoys the social aspect and being able to attend school. She definitely gets tired a lot quicker and retention and comprehension is hard for her. I was able to work Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday last week. It felt good to be back! It was time to start the next chapter. With her healing now being into the long term,slow stage,it is time to adjust to our new normal. Thank you for all of your support and prayers. Please continue to thank God for her progress and pray for her complete healing.

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Update on Baby Beck: the ultrasound showed some separation of the amniotic sac. Anna will remain in the hospital as long as there is no increase in her symptoms for 48-72 hours. Then she will have weekly scans to monitor the separation. Please continue to pray as God leads. Thank you.

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Please pray for Central staffers, Matt & Anna as they await further critical testing for their high-risk pregnancy. Anna is 24 weeks pregnant and currently in the hospital because the amniotic sac is showing signs of separation. Pray for their next ultrasound and protection for their precious baby.

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Please pray for the TenBrink family. Due to some unexpected illness, Rachel has to be away from her family (4 boys ages 2-8) for the next six weeks from 2:30-10::30 PM weekdays. They have limited family support and this is presenting some major challenges for the family. Thanks for praying!

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Please pray for our youngest son. He has an EGD (scope of the esophagus) this week to check for inflammation. Please pray that all goes well for the procedure. Afterwards, he gets to go to a camp for kids with his medical condition. Please pray that it might be a special time for him to meet other kids with similar health challenges and that he might open up and share with others how his medical condition affects him and his life.

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Please pray for finances for my back rent

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Friends, please pray for Owen Telgenhof, a youth who was in a very serious car accident this afternoon. He was air-lifted to GR and is in critical condition.

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Aspen Update: Therapies continue. She has "graduated" out of on site OT (we continue to have homework),in an effort to minimize missed school we went down to one time a week on site PT(we are doing homework for other),Speech remains the same. Her Neuropsychology exam showed that she still has processing delays, speech delays,struggles to organize thoughts and work. All of this increases as she gets fatigued. It was determined that we needed to get her in class as much as possible (limit during school appts),in return school will not send home any work so she can rest her brain and do home therapy at night. We had her 504 meeting and put some accommodations in place according to the neuropsych report. We met with her neurologist this week. It's been determined that she will stay on seizure meds for another 6 months. If we have any more seizures she will reimage her brain,if not they will repeat the MRI in August. These injuries take time so they give it a year before they change course or make any decisions on long term prognosis. We get her labs repeated on Monday, then see the Nephrology team on Tuesday. If her numbers are good and increasing her water intake was the "fix" we will continue on this course. They continue to say that kidney damage just takes time (and water)to heal. If everything falls into place on Tuesday I will be returning to work on Wednesday. This scares me and is exciting at the same time. I'm more than ready to have a little more normalcy back, to have my career back, and see all of my work friends! I of course am also nervous about balancing appts,school,Aspens therapy and medications,house work,and dinner prep around a work schedule. Thank goodness my supervisor is willing to work around our appointment schedule. Praise: All the services we need are "close" to home. Clear guidelines on what accommodations Aspen needs. Great teachers and support staff trying to brainstorm the best way to support her needs. Strength improvements Pray: Lab work comes back improved Emotional strength as she continues to feel like "the new kid". Physical strength to do school full days and therapy exercises. Mental strength to handle the stress of her brain not functioning at the level she is used to. The transition of "power" at home as I go back to work. I will need to transfer more tasks to others which I struggle with. Kidneys and brain to continue this long healing process.

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My mother-in-law (Patricia Nichols) was brought to holland hospital and believed to have had a stroke. She is 2 weeks away from her 80th birthday and we are not sure how this is going to go. Please pray for my wife (Crystal Chavez)and father-in-law (Doug Nichols) at this time.

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Aspen update, from her mom. Aspen update: sorry for the large gap in updates. We needed to process, and work through a few things to get some answers first. Last week was busy with school,MFB appointments and a Nephrology appointment. Her blood work and urine testing showed that her kidneys were struggling again. After some discussions with Aspen,some additional testing,and a consult with 3 of her Nephrology team doctors, they believe that it was due to not enough water intake. Aspen was struggling to drink the large amounts of water her kidneys need to continue to flush out the debris left behind from the HUS. The Nephrology team is still saying we can recover fully,but her kidneys are not fully recovered yet. She may always have "weak" kidneys that need help to fully function. They will not give up hope, but Aspen needs to realize extra water is extremely important right now. We have ordered a timer system to remind her of water breaks. Around 430 Sunday morning Aspen experienced her first seizure since we were discharged. This of course was very discouraging to all of us. Upon further investigation we realized that we had missed her seizure medication the night before. The seizure after only one missed dose is somewhat alarming, but shows that we are on the very minimal dose that will maintain her. We contacted Neurology. At this point they are not terribly concerned. We will stay on this dose unless she has anymore seizures. If she has another seizure they will do another EEG and more brain imaging.We were planning to start weaning her off next week, but we will wait for several more months before we try a wean. Neurology still believes that someday we will be able to wean off the meds,but right now her brain is not ready. This is hard, yet her Nephrology team totally agrees and was surprised that we would start a wean this early. They stated that 2 years is more typical for someone with HUS and brain injury. So we are still ahead of the curve. We have set more alarms to make sure this is the only time we miss a medication dose. School is going as well as we could expect. Some days are harder than others. Some classes her memory and processing struggles definetly effect her. The social interaction has been great for her. We are working through the struggles with the school and are adjusting as needed. On a pure positive note: Aspens softball team has made it through the playoff bracket and are playing tonight in the Championship Game! Two seasons in a row she has made it to the final game. We are excited, this season her and Kendall are both on the same team instead of playing each other. Praise: School is going well Therapy is going very well Doctors who are invested and never willing to give up or settle. The ability to play softball Medication that controls her seizures Pray: The challenges at school to get easier Water intake to become a habit and truly finish the kidney healing process. No more seizures Knowledge for her care team of when its safe to start weaning off her many medications. Strength to play her best tonight. She will have already had 4 appts today. Thank you all for your continued prayers!

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My Swiss niece's 6 year old son, Draven, was readmitted to the hospital recently after having been home for about 2 weeks after a procedure to remove fluids on his lungs (severe pneumonia). Draven's family is in a rather unstable situation with the dad being out of the country for most of the time, not being present for his family. Neither Draven's mom or dad know the Lord personally. Please pray for wisdom for the doctor, strength for my niece (mom of 3), and for my sister and her husband to know how to support them best in this difficult situation and being a testimony to Draven's family.

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Please pray for a local 2-year-old who wandered into some hot coals after a bonfire over the weekend. She's at Devos Children's Hospital with bad burns that might require skin grafts and may lose some toes.

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Asking God for a new house church, many villages waiting on hearing the gospel in southern india.

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Aspen update from her mom: Aspen update: It was a very busy week of lots of therapy and appointments. She had all of her "normal" therapies and home bound school. On thursday she also saw her endocrinologist and they have officially dropped her diabetes diagnosis, no more glucose checks! We met with the team at school to work through the details of her entry into the classroom. They are preparing for her arrival TOMMOROW. On Friday we had her long ophthalmology follow up. They did lots of tests and exams and determined that her vision and optic nerves have recovered! She played softball in the first game of the tournament. She is definetly improving and her skills are coming back. She had a great hit. The won in a Mercy! We were able to have a family night at the GVSU football game on Saturday. GO LAKERS! Praise: Her vision has recovered Her diabetes diagnosis has been officially dropped. A school team working hard to support her needs. Pray: Continued improvement of her mental processing Endurance for attention span Emotional strength to continue the long days,most will now be partial school days and still have therapy too. This worries me as we were already getting overwhelmed. She needs the social interaction that school will provide,and she needs to take that next step towards normalcy. For tomorrow. She will be starting school without her best friend. Unfortunately she is not feeling well,so Aspen will be doing this one solo. Pray for her to have the strength to be attentive. For her mental processing to not effect her ability to learn. Thank you all for your prayers.

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My sister went to the hospital yesterday. She had a temp of 105 and a UTI. Please pray to help her be in better health and feel better again

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Aspen update from her mom. Such great improvement! "Aspen did something really cool today! She returned to the ball diamond. Was it perfect..no, is she playing at the level she was..no,did she struggle at times..sure, did her vision challenge her..absolutely. BUT....she made a great play with a tag at third base..and most importantly..SHE HAD THE COURAGE TO GO OUT AND TRY, AND SHE HAD FUN! This girl is on 🔥. She worked hard in therapy and at home this week to be cleared to safely try playing (with her safety equipment,and masked in the dugout). A big shout out to the SHARKS players and coaches! Some of these girls never met her before today(5 are previous teammates),all of them were so kind,supportive,and welcomed her openly. I AM SO PROUD OF HER COURAGE,and thankful for every one of her teammates. We have 7 more weeks of therapy but today is a very good sign."

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I am a member of Central. I currently live in southwest Florida. I am asking for prayers of protection and most of all safety as we are anticipating a major hurricane to hit next week Tuesday-Thursday. Most likely my kids will be out of school if conditions are deemed unsafe. I will not be able to work if my workplace decides to close as well. I depend on my paychecks to essentially survive financially. Thank you all, may God richly bless you.

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Pray for Papua New Guinea

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A family member was in a bad accident. Please pray for quick and easy recovery.

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Please pray that my landlord’s heart softens, and he doesn't evict me and my family.

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My grandson Trenton is 1 and a half years old and having Hernia surgery at Helen Devos Friday 9/23/2022. Requesting prayers please. Hoping for a healthy and speedy recovery.

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Please pray for my mom. She is in the hospital with a bad urinary tract infection and and may have developed sepsis. She has a low white blood count. I would appreciate prayer for her. Thank you!

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Aspen update from her mom: Everything went well today. The doctor who did her sedation today traded to have her case. He was the head of her ICU care team for our second week in Devos. The head of her care team from her first week also stopped to see her. They were the two that did her sedation and procedures for her temporary line and her "permanent" line. It was a nice surprise to see them,and that Dr Whitaker got to help take out what he helped put in. They were both so happy to see her looking so good and healed. Both of those Doctors had a lot of hours into her case and it was nice to thank them in person.

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Aspen update from her mom: Aspens surgery to remove her dialysis line is at 3 pm today. Please pray for it to go well. Also pray for her to have peace today. She is nervous and already vomited up her early breakfast and medications. Now only clear liquids are allowed until we leave for the hospital.

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Aspen update from her mom: Update: when I was told it will get busier for me after discharge.. they were not wrong. It's worth it to be home at night,but it's busy. Monday we were supposed to have a calm day off but we ended up having to run to Devos for a dressing change since her surgery wasn't happening Tuesday. Tuesday she had her dentist appt to get the remnants of not brushing her teeth for 30 days off her teeth. I had literally 2+ hours of phone calls(school,insurance,doctor,pharmacy)to return through the day. Today we got up at 645 to get to our follow up nephrology appointment at Devos. She was having an allergic reaction to the dressing they applied on Monday so that needed changed and set us behind. We ended up having to leave for MFB before they were able to draw her labs. Three hours of appts later we returned to devos to finish our appointment. Thank goodness for grocery pickup,we swung through an hour late for our scheduled order. I Seriously love grocery pickup! We had mostly as expected info at her appointment. Unfortunately her blood pressure is higher again so we will go back up a little on her BP medication. We still don't have her kidney blood work back. Praying that it hasn't reverted. Tomorrow we have 3 hours of appointments at MFB,then her post hospitalization appointment at her primary doctor's office a couple hours later. Friday her surgery to remove her central line is scheduled! Next week they are hoping to add some home bound schooling to the mix. After this week I feel it will get easier and more of a routine. Praise: She continues to improve daily We get to sleep home Prayer: Kidney blood work to come back good Her abilities to continue to improve Central line removal to happen as scheduled and go well. Her to sleep at night. One of her meds may be contributing to her vivid dreams,we are talking to her physician about dropping it. We are pursuing trauma counseling to make sure we offer her all the support we can.

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Please pray for my newborn grandson, Colton. He's being assessed for hearing impairment and might need hearing aids. Thank you

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Please pray for my beloved Gene & his adult daughter Melissa that the Lord send a miracle into their relationship now & that God grant them repentance leading to knowledge of the truth & they may come to their senses according to Timothy 2:24.

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Aspen update, from her mom. Yesterday was a great day. We are home! We pulled in to a decorated driveway and welcome balloons. Her "second family"(Groen's) came before the bus to leave her this surprise. We walked through the doors and all cried and had a prayer of praise for all the times we cried out to God for a miracle,yesterday those answered prayers were very evident. She WALKED out of the hospital with fully functioning kidneys, a fully functioning pancreas, use of all her limbs, and most of her vision and cognitive abilities(more later). It will take us awhile to get used to our new "temporary" life. It was busy trying to figure out new medical devices,medication schedules, missed details that required phone calls and messages to get scripts called in. A run to Costco and Walmart for supplies to make our family celebration meal tonight(waited for Kyra to celebrate)and some Lego kits for Aspens cognitive therapy. Aspens physical abilities are nothing short of a gift from God. She took a walk with me down the street and back. I'll post another post today with directed praise and prayer. I really wanted one post to focus on all the positives of God's Gifts and Grace. Thank you ALL!!

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Aspen update: Lots of outpatient rehab and therapy ahead, but after 34 days in various hospitals, tomorrow she's going home!

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Aspen update from her mom: Today was another good day. Her kidney numbers came back good. We did not need dialysis. We are waiting for a call from Devos with when her port is scheduled to be removed. Her sugars are varying a little now that we are off insulin but overall they have shown that her pancreas is doing well. She had a super busy day. Her OT testing showed what I was expecting. The signal from her eyes is sometimes flipped when it hits the brain. She will undergo more in depth neuro psychology testing tomorrow. Her PT went so well today that she was literally jogging in the halls and outside in the grass. She even got to go on a community outing in the afternoon. Her PT and I got to take her on a walk to the downtown market for Boba tea and a mochi donut. Its a decent distance,she did well and only needed to hold my hand for stability the last block.The recreational therapy team had her riding their adaptive bike through the halls and outside today. The plan is still to discharge from inpatient on Friday. We made the decision to continue our outpatient rehab at Mary Free bed main campus. The closer option for rehab did not offer all of the services she needed at the same time. Praise: Physical improvements Strength improvements Kidney function Pancreas function Pray: Pancreas to start to regulate sugars better Kidneys to continue to function Clear answers on her vision to brain therapy needs Her port removal to happen soon and.go well. It is another surgery,she endured 2 already. It will be done outpatient if we are discharged from MFB before it is removed.

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Aspen update from her mom: One month ago today we reported to the Emergency room where Aspen was diagnosed with STEC (food poisoning). It's been the worst month of all of our lives. The pain and suffering she has endured is beyond the imaginable. The next few months of therapy will take more dedication,perseverance, and strength. She is proving her stubborn side as she gives therapy 100% all the time. Her survival alone is a miracle. Her regaining function of her brain, kidneys, pancreas, and left side paralysis are also all miracles. Today her kidney function numbers are still good. Tomorrow they test again and then they will schedule surgery to remove her line. After several days of low blood sugars and slowly decreased insulin,tonight they totally discontinued all insulin. All indications are her pancreas can maintain her glucose on its own. Her vision and some cognitive abilities will need further investigation yet this week. The current plan is to release her to outpatient therapy this weekend. She will have therapies most days,but we will get to sleep at home. Praise: The many miracles Kidney function A working pancreas Use of all 4 limbs I'm able to be off work and can do the medical care and support she needs at home. Pray: Her kidneys maintain Her pancreas maintains w/o artificial help Answers and directed therapy for her cognitive struggles A smooth transition home We all maintain our strength and patience for the long therapy road ahead. Eventually a smooth transition off the many meds she is currently on for organ support and symptom management. Vision to fully return to her left side(it is improving). Thank you for your continued support even after we break out of here!

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Aspen update: The blessings keep coming today! This picture is from Friday(she gave the ok to post) We didn't know then that it would be her last time hooked to dialysis. Her lab values came back good enough today that they never even connected her! They will monitor her blood for this week. If she maintains the good numbers they will schedule surgery to remove her central line. This kid is strong,a fighter,and her God is a miracle worker. Thanks to all her Prayer Warriors. Now we need you all to pray that her kidneys maintain. She could also use prayers for her Pancreas to continue proving it can come back 100% too(more on that in next day or so,we are well on our way).

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Aspen update from her mom: Today started with vomiting again, but got better pretty quickly. She had a packed day with 4 therapy sessions. She did manage to fit in a couple visitors. She was exhausted tonight. Tomorrow is another dialysis day. Praise: She continues to make measurable improvements Pray: Tomorrow we have dialysis, pray that her kidney numbers are still in range. Strength for her to keep pushing through therapy.

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Aspen update from her mom: This morning started rough again with sugar lows and vomiting. She barfed through her breakfast and her OT. She got a little better, then was low again at lunch. They got her insulin decreased again. She seemed to have a good day after that, and even went outside with dad for a "long time". Today I took some time for myself. I stopped at the pharmacy to sort out all the scrips coming in,and have them hold them at this point. I got a pedicure which an amazing friend surprised me and arranged with them to upgrade and covered the tab. Thanks a ton Sam! I then went home to do some tasks, get some things for Aspen,take a nap, and just be home awhile. The cats are so confused. I got to see Sam for a little while for the first time since this started. I then picked up Kyra from work and we grabbed curbside and headed back. It was nice to get a little time alone with Kyra. The girls spent the night in the game room. Praise: Aspens making improvements every day Some quality time outside and in the evening A good nap,socialization, and refresh for me. Pray: Aspen has a comfortable night Her sugars stabilize and we no longer need insulin Her kidneys pass the test this weekend. Strength for her therapies tomorrow. Her schedule is really full tomorrow. Aspens emotional health. It's getting harder as she gets healthier. She misses her old life.

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Aspen update, from her Mom: Today was a very busy day! We started the morning with a low blood sugar and vomiting,we went through our diabetes education,then met with everyone for discharge. She proceeded to have low blood sugars the entire day,leading to her being lightheaded,quesy,and sick most of the day. They did a last minute reduction to her insulin just before discharge. It was emotional leaving with her as the staff all lined up and cheered as we exited. They gave her a gift from the staff. Two weeks ago we would never have believed today would happen. We drove across town and checked her into MFB. She was examined by her care team there,assessed by her physical therapist for her to use the bathroom with my assistance. She had an even lower blood sugar again. We got her walls decorated and have her stuff all settled in. Tomorrow will be a busy day of therapy and dialysis in the afternoon. Praise: We have progressed to the next step Her pancreas appears to have decided to kick out some insulin. However annoying today's lows are a good sign. Being well enough to not need Devos Pray: The endocrinology team tomorrow is willing to lower her insulin again. Diabetes to really subside A good transition back to devos tomorrow and a good dialysis run. The first day of therapy goes well. Kidneys to start filtering. A good night's sleep in our new room

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A friend has been recently diagnosed with lung cancer and they are investigating breast cancer as well, tests are in process. I ask for prayer for healing as well as strength and comfort for her and her family.

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Aspen update from her mom: Tonight is the 25th night of our hospital campout. Tomorrow we transition to the next stage of our "Adventure". We are transferring to Mary Free Bed to start inpatient rehab. We will return to Helen Devos 3 times a week for dialysis and appointments with her multiple specialists. She still has struggles in multiple organs,but the belief is these symptoms can be managed effectively while she is at MFB,and the benefit of starting her rehab is worth the logistic challenge. Today was a busy day. She had all 3 therapies and dialysis today. Tonight we were able to have her "second family" visit. It was so good to get her in the garden for fresh air. Hearing the chatter and giggles was good for all of us. Praise: We are moving forward Improvements Both world class facilities are so close to home. Her numbers were good this morning Pray: I'm trying to absorb everything I need to know. Pray for strength for tomorrow. We both settle into our new environment without many hiccups We have diabetes education first thing tomorrow morning,Pray for Aspens emotional strength and understanding. No more setbacks, as we transition. Thank you all. It was believed we would be going to MFB next week. She continues to impress the care team with huge improvements so they decided to send her before the weekend so we can get started and not delay her progress and return to normal.

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From Aspen’s mom: I am going to leave this a little raw tonight: Its been a rough 24 hours. Aspen exhibited some confusion and vision issues last night. Today was supposed to be a quiet day, we had plans to put up the sleeping sign and watch a movie together since we didn't have dialysis. That quickly changed during morning care meeting, which was followed by me having a meeting with endocrinology while Aspen had PT/OT, then being rushed to an over 2 hour ophthalmology appointment(we added yet another specialist and complication)we once again couldn't even get 10 minutes alone to decompress. Here's what we know: Her kidneys are producing urine but not filtering properly. She will need dialysis longer term. She is having confusion consistent with brain trauma and it's healing process She is experiencing double vision, her optic nerves are swollen. She has loss of peripheral vision in her left eye. She has been officially diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic,they have to diagnose to continue to treat it. Here's what they believe: It is still possible for her kidneys to fully recover, but the more time goes by the lower the chance of full recovery. Her care team is not giving up hope,and still believe it will happen. The confusion and vision issues are consistent with the recovery process of a brain injury. They are pretty confident she will make a full recovery. The peripheral vision is the biggest question and they have no way of knowing other than time. We will start eye therapy to strengthen her eye muscles and correct the double vision. It is still possible for her diabetes to resolve itself, in order to properly care for her now and in the future if it doesn't resolve, we are going through with the education process. They are proceeding with the process of obtaining approval for an insulin pump and glucose monitor. Right now she is being poked constantly to test and deliver insulin. We also know; She has made immense improvements with strength in the last couple days. We are seeing more of her personality in the last two days. She is a miracle and a fighter! God has a plan for her. Prayer works Praise: This morning she is stronger than yesterday Her hemoglobin,wbc,and platelets are returning to normal. Pray: The conversation and education with her about diabetes and new equipment goes well. Her kidneys will start filtering Her peripheral vision to return, double vision to cease,and brain to heal completely. A good dialysis run tomorrow, they usually wear her out and we struggle the last half hour. Some quiet time. The swinging door has become too much,we need some time just us. Today I officially hit burn out,my head was spinning with lots of information and none of it easy to swallow or accept. We are so thankful for all of you. We refuse to give up hope for a full recovery. Miracles happen.

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Mom, Elila Hale, was just diagnosed with Covid. She is a diabetic, has mild asthma, a heart condition and other physical ailments that make her high-risk. Your prayers would be coveted. Bless you for your compassion.

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Aspen update, from her mom: Prayer warriors: with Aspens permission I present you with a picture of her. She got to have a shower(sitting chair) during her PT appointment today. Her feeding tube came up during a vomiting episode last night. Her statement was "well that was a answer to prayer". She no longer has an IV or feeding tube,everything she still needs goes through her central line or can be taken by mouth. She has produced urine twice today. Her numbers say she is rapidly getting better. She looks pretty puffy today,but look at those clear eyes. They are going to do Lasix instead of dialysis today to see if we can push her kidneys a little. She will most likely need dialysis tomorrow, but skipping 2 days is a huge step toward our transition to Mary Free Bed. Her strength is so much better than even yesterday. This child is a miracle!. I'm starting to see glimpses of my little girl shine through. To see her unattached to lines, wires, and machines is amazing! Praise God and thank you all for praying. Praise: Thank God for all the miracles! Those bright blue focused eyes! Pray: Aspen is struggling with tears every morning,she is struggling with missing "her good life". She has nightmares about "never getting healthy". Kidney function to improve No more vomiting Sugars to stabilize Blood pressure to stabilize Her brain to speech pathway to clear. Her brain fog to clear Stamina to continue to work hard during PT/OT

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Aspen update, from her mom; The weekend brings a little quieter time. Aspen did have morning vomiting,so we are going to start getting creative to make sure no meds go in on an empty stomach. We will get it figured out, her brunch has stayed down so far. She has had an emotion morning of crying for her old life back, of wanting to go home,see her cats, see her friends. As we talked she said she feels bad for people who have to be here a whole week. I asked her how long she thought she has been here. She said a couple days. I told her we have been in the hospital for 21 days. She just stared at me like I was lying. She doesn't remember most of it. I told her when she's better I will let her read about everyday and show her pictures of all the equipment they used to save her life. Praise: All the improvements Her strength is even better today Video calling to ease the pain She had urine output She doesn't remember the hardest days Pray: Emotional strength for her, as she gets better, the days get longer No more vomiting Continued strength improvements on her left side. Thank you all for your continued prayers

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Please pray for Jim Ridlington who is in the hospital after having seizures and also has poor kidney function. Pray for continued healing, wisdom for staff to know how to treat him and peace over his journey.

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Aspen update from her mom:: Aspen had a decent night last night. We "lost" her last working IV during the night. Since she is being a trooper and eating so well,we are going to try discontinuing her tube feeds. She only needed that iv for her anti nausea at this point, and the anti-nausea was only at night during her tube feeds. She just finished a long run of dialysis. Her "numbers" are as expected. She is napping before her PT/OT. Then we will get a little down time. Maybe Mom can get a nap. Last night was the first night, that didn't include a trauma, that I didn't get much sleep. Some nurses are good at sneaking in and out,others turn on the fluorescent overheads,let the door slam, and talk at normal volume. We are very thankful for all the team members who have contributed to her care. We are even more thankful for those that truly go the extra mile. Praise: Another good day in a row. Her hemoglobin rose on its own Urine output Prayer: More urine output Increased strength Some good sleep tonight. Her nutrition to maintain with anything by tube Another good session of PT/OT

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Aspen update, from her mom: Praise God! I just had a surprise visit from one of the neurology team doctors. He wanted to see Aspen for a special reason. He was here to ask if we are OK with him continuing to follow Aspen on her journey long term. After a long conversation he told us that Aspen was a miracle. He has spent many long nights reading case studies looking for answers. He admitted that Aspen is the worst case of HUS they have treated. She is unique in the fact that she had all components and her encephalitis caused a lateral paralysis. He was unable to find a single case that exhibited all of her challenges. She is also outside of the high risk age group. He asked us permission to write a case study about Aspen. There will be some involvement from us for this to happen. Being told your daughter is a miracle is humbling, being asked to be a part of helping others in our situation is a honor. Aspens prayer has been to not let any other kids get sick like her. I think this is a close second. Information from her treatment will be used to save other kids lives. I'll write more about all of the good things from today, but right now, THANK YOU ALL FOR PRAYING US THROUGH A MIRACLE. We still have a long road of rehab, everyone is totally committed in not just her survival, but seeing her thrive.

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Aspen update, from her mom: Night 18 of our hospital campout. Today morning care meeting came with mixed emotions. She had produced some urine in the night,but not enough to say her kidneys are really functioning. Her numbers and fluid retention required dialysis today, they had hoped to wait until tomorrow. Some of her lab work came back from Cincinnati and showed that she was metabolizing her injection of autoimmune medication in 4-5 days instead of 7,so they dosed her early again today. She vomited up her new formula today. Her MRI came back showing the inflammation had gone down,but she still has loss of some neurological abilities. They hope the early dose of autoimmune will aid with this. Her hemoglobin has dropped but they did not have to transfuse her today. She has made several improvements. Tonight she ate a whole cup of panera Mac and cheese. She was able to feed herself and grasp her drink cup. Today Alex flew solo so that I could go home for a few hours(Thanks honey) I had only been home for 45 minutes since this nightmare began. If felt good to do a couple things at home,pack my own clothes, lay down for 2 hrs. I returned to a happy patient,she said she had fun with Dad,but she missed me and I made her whole day with new altered pjs(added velcro shoulders so that they can access her lines),and of course Panera. Praise: Good MRI results Strength improvements SHE FEED HERSELF AND ATE A FULL MEAL TONIGHT A good working parent partner to share the load with. Prayer: Her neurological symptoms to subside Strength in her left arm to return. Her kidneys to start to more consistently function Her nightly feeding of formula to stay down. Her glucose to stabilize and not need insulin.

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Some good news from Aspen's mom, but don't stop praying! Late night update: We graduated out of PICU! Tonight we left all our new friends and moved down a floor. Unfortunately right as we moved Aspen had an episode of lost/blurry vision. We just got back from MRI and,since no doctors are running in the room, there must not be anything major. We should get results in tomorrow's care meeting. They anticipate this MRI to show that her encephalitis is decreasing and causing the brain activity. Which as sad as it is,it's really a good thing. She is tolerating the new formula so far and was able to eat real food tonight. Her sugars were more stable today. Dialysis makes her very tired, but it removes her fluid retention. Praise: Her vision appears better now Improved symptoms not requiring ICU Ability to eat real food Prayer: Good MRI results Continued improvement Her left arm to "wake up" Strength to start to sit and hold her head up Thank you all.

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Aspen Update: Praise God. Aspen is getting stronger everyday. Last night she started vomiting her feedings so they just switched her "formula", the new one just started. She was experiencing nerve pain in her limbs through the night. This is a GOOD thing and they will start the proper medication to help with this. Your prayers must have helped last night as we had an unexpected nursing change at 11 pm. They had to call someone in and that nurse loves Aspen. It was Aspens favorite "grandma nurse", if anyone knows Dawn Eding she is amazing and a lifesaver. She sat and massaged Aspens painful limbs most of the night,while I slept. We have liked every care provider here, but some just have a special touch at the right time. Today she had PT/OT and her exams by every specialty. She got a "wet" bed bath by myself and two nurses who said they didn't care how much water they had to wipe up. She can't have a traditional bath for a long time yet. She is bed bound and her central line can't get wet. We really washed her hair and body with mom's good shampoo and soap and poured water over as needed. She is sleeping now and about to hook up to her dialysis for 2.5 hrs. Her "numbers " this morning show we are improving. Her hemoglobin was low again(this is expected),so they will give her a unit right through the dialysis process. Today we Praise God for all the steps towards healing. Every caregiver is shocked when they see her. She has improved leaps and bounds in the last two days. Today is also an emotional day. She was supposed to have her first day of middle school today. She already missed her week camping with just mom and her first week of fall softball. She is still somewhat unaware of all of these misses. We will start to work through it when we feel it is appropriate. Praise: Lots of improvements that add up Seeing the cranky side(it means she's getting better) Care providers willing to accommodate her requests as much as possible. Pray: We may have an MRI today to see how much the swelling has gone down. Pray for good and appropriate results. No more seizures Ability to keep down her new feedings Glucose control and the diabetes to subside Emotional stability as she is aware more and is trying to understand everything that has happened to her. Thank you continuing to pray. We need all of you. The road is going to be long yet,but the good days give us lots of joy and hope.

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Latest Aspen Update from her mom: I don't know how to begin...Last night Aspen had two more seizures. They had to medically stop the second. We were devastated. She slept all night and is still pretty out of it today. Those drugs are potent. Yesterday was such a high,the middle of the night was such a low. The emotional turmoil on the rest of us is taking its toll. I struggled to sleep,then struggled to dress myself and face the constant flow of specialists and their physical exams this morning. Morning care meeting helped me clear my head a little. Here's what we know: Her hemoglobin maintained over night Her platelet increased Her other lab numbers all look better. Her left side weakness is worse this morning than last night (but that could be drug fog) She still wants a pulled pork sandwich and her Dad. (Who knew he gives good leg massages?) Her sugars are still bouncing everywhere,endocrinologist came in and we are switching her to a different insulin plan. Here's what they believe: All of this is not unusual for severe HUS The seizures are due to the swelling decreasing in her brain causing miscommunication. Overall she is still getting better Last night was a blip in her road to complete healing Those may not be her last seizures as the brain starts to wake up. Numbers show her kidneys are trying and clearing a little. Her sugars are still due to a steroid reaction. Praise: Great Disease process numbers She can still speak today and is moving her right side in bed and can feel her left side. Great family and friends supporting us. Amazing staff at Devos Prayer: Mental and emotional health for all 4 of us (and those closest to us). No more seizures Continued pain control on just Tylenol Sugars to stabilize Steps in the right direction BRAIN SWELLING TO SUBSIDE Thank you all for praying us through it. If tonight around 10 pm you could all pray for peace in my momma soul to be able to let go and sleep that would be amazing.

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Aspen Update from her mom: Today was a good day. It was busy,as she is more awake,she has more needs. I was really scared that the improvements were not permanent. Our care meeting did reveal that her hemoglobin and platelets are still dropping low and she still needs transfusions to maintain them but....God provides! As the nephrologist was about to say that the urine output might not be reproducible, she proved it was. She hasn't gone again since, but every 12 hrs is a win. Her sugars are still needing to be insulin controlled, which means hourly sugar checks. Tonight she is watching baseball,totally coherent,eyes focused! She also wanted her legs stretched,and then started MOVING HER LEFT LEG HERSELF. Her EEG came off tonight. Kyra and I spent an hour trying to wash glue off of her scalp and wash her hair,using wash clothes and warm water. We gave her a pedicure and lotioned her body. She was cleared to try all foods. She took one bite of many things,everything tastes bad so far, even ice cream. She was able to video chat with her second family. We have a long way to go to be "out of the woods" ,but today we have come so far. Today we praise God that although very weak,we can see our Aspen and her personality coming back. Praise: Urine Improved Brain function Movement on the left side Quality family time Video chat with Kendall and the family went well The many strangers who donated to provide life saving blood. She has had several units. Prayer: Continued Brain function improvements Kidneys to start more consistently Strength to return to her whole body Her glucose to stabilize Her hemoglobin and platelet numbers to maintain. Her understanding as tonight she just wants to go home. I honestly believe that all your prayers for a miracle have been answered. Today is a different day than yesterday. Continue to pray for a miracle. The road ahead is still very long, Thank you for traveling it with us.

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Aspen update, from her Mom. Not a good day. Update: I had to take the day to process and redirect before trying to post. One step forward two steps back is how this disease tends to be. What we know: The Toxin has started to increase again(yesterday we thought it had passed) Her glucose remains a concern and she will be treated as a diabetic for now. They do still believe that it may be temporary. She has not had anymore seizures since being put on a preventative medication. Her blood pressure remains high when untreated.This is due to increased fluid from no kidney function. She has not produced urine again,but with toxins increasing again that is not a surprise. Her brain swelling was not responding to steroids and was causing the glucose side effects so they were discontinued. She still has swelling which is effecting her speech and causing left side weakness. They gave her a different medication to help reduce that swelling. Her hemoglobin was doing good but she lost some blood after her procedure so they will recheck that. Her platelets are dropping again so they will discuss another unit tomorrow if necessary. Her dialysis didn't go great today. They will try again tomorrow. Praise: Her hgb is doing well The central line went well and is more comfortable She got a sponge bath today Her grip in right hand was stronger today. Her left side droop looks better today She continues to take some food by mouth We are NOT leaving ICU for at least a few days.(I would rather her get more immediate care) Pray: A miracle Complete healing The Toxin to be gone A complete dialysis run tomorrow Sugars to self regulate BRAIN SWELLING TO SUBSIDE!! As they start to talk long term our anxiety is increasing. The highs with HUS are usually followed by extreme lows. Please pray for peace for us as we try to navigate this. Pray for us to not get discouraged. Pray for Aspen to not stop fighting. Today is the first day I sensed her fight decrease. I don't know if she is scared,since she can't tell us, but it's safe to assume she is. Thank you all.

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Please pray that I’d find the light soon

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Please pray for Loie who has to go to the hospital after some low levels on her recent blood/urine tests.

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I am approaching an executive at my work to mentor me in community outreach and possibly some work stuff. I am also seeking help for a charity.

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Aspen Update, from her mom: Here is a picture of today's sunrise from our room. Last night was a very calm night. She is on some serious meds so she slept the whole last 24 hrs. This morning she is communicating a little. She has a speech appointment, and a PT/OT appointment. They collected a respiratory panel on her this morning in hopes of pin pointing the origin of her fevers. They can not put her new central line in until she is fever free for 24 hrs. She is tolerating her feeding tube well. We have a couple hurdles to cross today,but they have mentioned discussing moving her off the ICU floor to a lower level. Praise: Lots of small improvements that add up. We had good sleep last night Prayer: Pain control without using a fever reducer is challenging. Pray she can tolerate the next few hours. Pain relief in general.As she becomes alert her pain increases. We have to have her speech appointment without pain killers on board. The next few hours will be rough. Ongoing prayers for our family and friends. We still have a VERY LONG ROAD ahead of us,but today I the first day we haven't gone backwards! Today we celebrate baby steps. Thank you to the hundreds of prayer warriors! I don't even know half of you out there praying but Thank You for loving our angel.

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Aspen Update from her mom: After our early morning setbacks,today was very busy. Aspen was pretty out of it all day due to seizure meds. 645 her 4 hours of dialysis started. Every specialist group in her care team examined her before our morning care meeting. Notes: MRA showed no larger clots meaning her chance of stroke is minimal. MRI showed that the inflammation they saw before is for sure there and actually larger than previously thought. This explains the loss of speech with the loss of function in left side. Her hemoglobin dropped low again another unit of blood was given. Her other values showed that we have crested in the disease process. That should slowly get better,but the side effects may get worse for awhile yet. They hooked up another EEG and within one hour she had seizure activity in the brain that wasn't visible from outside the body. Her glucose went critical,she is now on an insulin drip. Her temporary ports for dialysis need to be replaced with a long term central line. That should happen Friday. PT/OT came and helped loosen up her tight muscles. They inserted a feeding tube as she hasn't taken in food since this nightmare started. Her fever remains She urinated today!!!! This is the best breakthrough. It means her kidneys are waking up. It may be very slowly,it might not happen again for several days but they are not completely non-functioning. Praise: PEE-literally MRA came back negative for clots Her disease indicators are improving. Constant support system Pray: No more seizures Regain her speech and body function Feeding tube feedings go well Comfort for her as she is now non verbal and I'm sure confused. A miracle and breakthrough. Strength for the 3 of us,this is really wearing on Kyra,Alex,and I. For her best friend Kendall. Tonight was orientation. Tomorrow is softball. Direction on whether to allow a FaceTime between the girls or whether it would be too traumatic right now. The best thing we have heard is that every specialist still beliefs that she can recover 100%. We just need lots of patience.

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Please pray for my friend’s 11-year-old daughter, Aspen. Aspen has STEC—Shiga Toxin E. Coli—a very severe form of food poisoning. She has been in the hospital for a week and a half with serious symptoms, including neurological problems and kidney complications requiring dialysis, and is currently at DeVos Children’s Hospital. I’m adding the latest updated from her mother. “ Aspen update: I don't have the energy for anything other than a totally raw post this morning. Aspen had two seizures during the night, I was alone for the first one,the second one was witnessed by the nurse. The second one required the response team. There are lots of moving parts today, more testing,more results we are waiting for her team to decide if they need to chase answers on. No parent should ever have to go through what we did last night. I have held it together and even gotten some sleep to this point. Today we are scared,we are raw with emotion,we are tired. This angel should not have to endure all this pain and suffering. If I don't post again today,know that we are trying. We like to post answers not questions. I might just not have the emotional strength to put anymore in writing for a few hours or the day. Thanks for praying.”

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I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in June, had a Lumpectomy'June 29, went back on Aug. 4 to get more of the margin. It was negative but, the Pathologist saw multiple microscopic cells that were diseased. We can move along with Radiation hoping it kills the bad cells or go ahead with a Mastectomy. On Aug. 24 the surgeon will tell me the Pros and Cons. I am praying for the best decision!

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My cousin Cindy who I’d filled with cancer and struggling daily.

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Please pray for Loie who has to have her kidney levels monitored and recent tests are showing declining numbers which is not good. Thank you for praying!

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My brother and his family lost their home due to a fire. I would love prayers to help cover him and his family with God's love during this hard time. I would greatly appreciate it!

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Please pray for Laura and Andy’s 2-year old grandson, Max, who is a hospital in DC with very concerning breathing issues.

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PLEASE PRAY FOR MY MOMMA FRAN AS SHE IS AT THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM WITH MAJOR GALLBLADDER ISSUES & POSSIBLY GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY TO HAVE IT REMOVED. THANK U IN ADVANCE!

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My wife Cheryl is starting radiation therapy for a brain tumor on Monday the 25th. Please pray for healing and the strength to get through this.

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Prayer requests from the participants in the Circle program: *for Ariel who had wrist surgery but continues to deal with pain and slow progress *for our director, Lotefa's husband, Ernesto who will be preaching at a church in Detroit *for one of our coaches who had to put her dog down due to the dog's aggressiveness; it's highly emotional

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Cheryl is asking for prayer after radiation and chemo with side effects. She's also currently homeless so pray for healing and for God to provide what she needs.

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I have had to recently quit a game on my phone. It got to be an addiction so much so that it became a gambling issue. I have since removed the game completely off my phone. Right now my bank account is in the negative of at least -$600. I was doing very well financially until I downloaded the game shortly before Thanksgiving. If I do not get these funds quickly, I will be faced with overdraft fees and I really do not want to deal with those. It would take a miracle to get the money this week and I feel as if my paycheck coming up will not cover the expenses I have to pay for soon. My rent is usually my biggest monthly expense and this month I experienced my highest ever electric bill and everyone with this electric company is feeling the same financial strain.

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My sister has been dealing with cancer since January. She has not been able to eat any food since then. She is cancer free, but is still not able to eat. The radiation has burned her throat. She's due to have a stint put in her throat to see if this will help. Please send her prayers that she might be healed completely and be able to eat again. This girl loves life with all her heart and it's so sad to see her not be able to enjoy every day she's here. Thank-you so much. Susan

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Need prayer for a positive outcome with an upcoming medical test

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Please pray for Tammy (Ron) Scott. She is in the hospital, in a coma, with a large brain tumor. She will be having an MRI soon and surgery. Please pray it is not cancer and that they are able to get it taken care of without any lasting damage. Thank you.

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Please pray for John & Jerry Wells. John is in the hospital with nerve pain. Please pray that the doctors can find the source of the pain and for Jerry as she manages without him.

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requesting prayer for a few individuals in our Circles group: -prayer for Ariel as she recuperates from surgery on her hand -for Patricia who lost her husband a year ago, for her to continue to be well and move forward despite the loss -for the son & daughter of Ivelisse-- prayers that they may continue to do well -for Danny & Bea who are trying to find a home in this tough market -general prayer for the lack of baby formula Thank you.

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Please pray for Ryan, a 40-year-old Holland man who had a stroke. Thank you

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Please pray for the family of my Uncle Jerry Gaston as he passed away on Friday evening due to an aneurysm in his lower stomach.

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Having a CAT scan tomorrow for lower abdominal pain. Please pray for me to be strong and courageous as I go through this process. Im praying for healing but also that I will see the good God has for me in this as he works out all things for His purpose. Thank you for your prayers.

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[We read] In KJV, Ezekiel 22:30: "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none." O God, please help us and teach us to build a wall [of prayer] around the USA, Canada, Poland, countries of Europe and United Kingdom. Are you ready to stand in the gap, where God is the Helper and Teacher? Dear believers: we continue the good fight to the end. * Poland and Europe, pray for freedom from dead religion to saving faith of Jesus Christ as the Saviour and the Lord, * the Church in the USA & Canada & United Kingdom – Pray for repentance and cleansing of the church - Matt. 3.12 "Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." * my family: 1. God, stir up the hearts of my family for ministry- "..but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" Joshua 24.15 2. Pray for God's will, wisdom, discernment, revelation and recognition for me and my family; I ask God for Edmund’s work situation, God's direction for Edmund , Dorothy, Ann(also God's protection and blessings over the company where she works and she needs a husband), Peter & Kristy, Daniel 3. I ask God for great wisdom and God's order at our works. Blessings and the knowledge of Jesus Christ for my bosses. Thank God for the continuation of my work.

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Norm has a broken left big toe and just Monday I found out I have a stress fracture of of my left foot. Doctor ordered me off my feet for all of this week May 23rd thru May 28 and the week of May 29th to June 6th. We know we love doing things together; this might be a little over the top of doing something together. I can't make stand and make meals, do laundry, vacuum, working in the yard, etc. Pray for us as we go through this together. Norm finds his foot hurts more when he is on it too much. Even as I ask for pray, we know and trust our heavenly Father through this knowing He is in control which comforts us so much going forward.

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My name is Lisa Conroy. My Husband and I watch your services online. We love Pastor Rees and the others too! My husband and I live in Pennsylvania. In 2015 he rededicated his life to God and in turn, led me to salvation. Since then we have been through a LOT of hardship. We cannot seem to catch a break! Now my health is declining a bit, and I cannot work. I get SSI but not much. My husband has been working 50-60 hour weeks for quite a while at a christian book warehouse/publisher. Our car runs.. just barely! It's in need of repair. We rent a small apartment-1 bedroom 1 bath. When the bills are paid there's nothing left for food. I'm writing to ask for prayer. My husband feels like a failure. He's angry at God and is losing his faith in God. I admit I have those times too. But I think it's worse for him. Can you pray for him? "The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine upon you. And be gracious to you. The Lord lift his countenance upon you and give you peace." Numbers 6: 24-26. Lisa Conroy

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Please pray for our 9 year old this Friday morning when he'll have an EGD (scope of the esophagus). Please pray for safe travels, ease in getting the IV beforehand, ease during the procedure, and preferably an indication of healing in his esophagus. Thanks so much!

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Asking for prayer on behalf of Crystal and her husband Joshua. He has been admitted to the hospital awaiting surgery. We are asking for prayers of healing and safety. Prayers for peace for Crystal, Joshua and family during this scary time.

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Please pray for me to recover my box full of Mini DV's that has a lot of sentimental memories that cannot be replaced. Thank you in advance.

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I have a few prayer requests on behalf of the Circles program: -for our Circles Director, who has had to move and will be temporarily separated from her husband during the course of the summer--for her marriage to remain strong throughout this time. -for our Circle leader Pam's international exchange student from Ukraine, Pavlo, who is supposed to head back to his country in June, and for his family that is over there. -for a Circle leader and kids who may be living in an abusive environment and for the husband that there may be a change of mind and heart. -for another Circle leader who is readjusting to medications for depression, for patience and a smooth adjustment to the meds; also asking prayers for her pre-teen son- for him to make good choices. Finally asking for continued prayers for two friends, Scott & Jim who are battling cancer. The cancer is very aggressive. Both are active in Narcotics Anonymous. Thank you.

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Please pray for my husband, Richard Holmes Sr., He is in Holland Hospital with Sepsis. They haven’t been able to find out where the infection is coming from so they can treat it better. Thanks so much, Wanda Holmes

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Please pray for my husband, Richard Holmes Sr. He is in Holland Hospital with Sepsis. Thank you, WandaHolmes

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I am in need of prayers for my mental and physical health. I have been doing down hill very fast and not doing well. Thank you

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Please pray for my niece, Celesti who has colon cancer that has spread to her brain. Also, her son Brian (age 17) has significant GI issues. Thank you!

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Nathaniel (our oldest son) and Azuriah (3rd son) were just diagnosed with autism. Azuriah is hopefully going to get tested for ADHD. We need prayers for guidance as parents to get the right care for them. Please pray for our 2nd son, Jeremiah, who is jealous of his brothers and feels left out whenever my husband (Chadwick) and I are together in a room. Pray for God to strengthen our marriage and for it to finally thrive. Pray for strength for me as a stay-at-home mom during all of this.

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My mom Rebecca is going to have banding of her liver today. She has liver problems and other health issues, anemia and high blood pressure. I'm requesting prayer for her for the church to pray for her. I'm always praying for her. I also know that where 2 or more pray the Lord is among them . Thank you so much!

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I am asking for prayers with my mental health. I am currently struggling to make it through each day. I ask that there are prayers for decisions to be shown to me for relationships in my personal life.

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Please pray for my mom Lorraine’s salvation and pray for her healing. She lost her hearing, has memory loss, bad posture, body pain, and high blood pressure. Pray for excellent health. Pray for a long life for Lorraine.Pray for the removal of debt and financial blessings and financial security for Lorraine. Pray Lorraine’s possessions last a hundred times longer and will supernaturally become newer and repaired. Also, please pray for salvation and excellent health and long life for my uncle Seve,aunt Jackie and Pray salvation, healing and long life for my mom's boyfriend Joe who has cancer.. In the name of Jesus Yeshua Hamashiach Amen . ... Please Pray GOD Blesses me with a life partner real soon in JESUS Name. I've been praying for this since 1995

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Update: Larry has previously asked for prayer for his daughter, Autumn, after her baby suffered from shaken baby syndrome. Autumn is navigating the overwhelming job of being a single mom to two children. Pray for Autumn and all who know and love her. The baby (Ellie) is recovering well and showing signs of improvement, including the healing of broken bones.

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Please pray that God will lift this depression. I feel like a failure. And that God is too busy with others to even notice me. I am disabled. Diabetic. Not working. My husband is the only one who is. We are low income. And I do want to help. Please pray.,

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Nicolette is asking for prayer as she faces a difficult cancer diagnosis. Pray for her care and comfort and in whatever ways the Spirit leads.

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Please pray for my dad. He is battling cancer right now and is running out of options. I know we serve a BIG God who can do the impossible and I am believing for many, many more years with my dad. Please pray for his healing and for this next treatment option to start working immediately! Please pray for his mind and for the Lord to stir his heart to not want to give up and to keep fighting. Please pray for strength for him. His name is Rodney. He is so defeated and discouraged and is losing all hope. We really need some good news and pray that he starts feeling better with this new treatment and wants to get up and live! Thank You!

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Please pray for perserverence for my friend Tish. She attends Central On Line from New York, she also has a cottage here. Her husband who is in his early 60's has Parkinson's and is now going downhill quickly. She does not have a lot of support. She also has a daughter in a residency program now dealing with Pediatric Psychosis. She is bearing a lot and working full time. Thank you,

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I feel like I am on a spiritual downward spiral , seems like I'm falling faster than I can get back on track. I am asking for direction , clarity and reconnecting with God. Seems God is so far away and my prayers are not being heard .

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I need prayers for positive thoughts and healing, and prayers that my son doesn't get taken away over something so small and dumb. Also, for safe travels over spring break, if we get to go still. I need prayers for this tough time for my family.

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Please pray for jobs.

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I need prayer for a friend who has hardened his heart against Jesus and the Bible (not against God), but who also seeks to be in a long-term relationship, asking for my hand in marriage. So much to pray for. Thank you.

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Please pray for my granddaughter she is 3 months old and has been transferred to Helen Devos....Please pray for her and wisdom for the doctors...update.....she is having emergency heart surgery....please....pray our family needs it

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Please pray for my granddaughter she is 3 months old and has been transferred to Helen Devos....Please pray for her and wisdom for the doctors...

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Please pray for the ongoing conflict with Ukraine and Russia. This hits close to home. Our other Circles coach, Pam, has an international student living with her from Ukraine. Prayers for his family who are still there in Ukraine. He is supposed to go back home in June but right now it is uncertain. We ask the Lord to relieve him of the anxieties that come with the uncertainties and we pray that he may find rest in the Almighty Father.

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Prayer Requests for Circle group: for the overall health of each participant and their families. We have a praise - one of our Circle leaders has been able to pay off her car! Continued prayers for her as she has started working full time once again and her one son is finally back in school full time as well. Prayers for another Circle leader as she adjusts to a new job working second shift. Prayers for our Youth Coordinator who had back surgery recently. Continued prayers as we continue to work on connecting with other agencies, property managers of the surrounding apartment complexes, and Jefferson school so that we may serve the surrounding community well.

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Lord Jesus Christ, hold me tight, embrace me tonight and show me the light keeps me strong. Come and embrace me , day and night and be forever in my heart Amen.

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Jennifer is asking for prayer as she mourns the loss of her grandpa and her uncle this week! She had to fly to Texas for her grandfather's funeral and then walk with her aunt through the last moments of her uncle's life.

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I need prayer for physical healing. I had a hip replacement just about 8 weeks ago with no complications. Before surgery, I was in good shape. I could hike for miles but in pain, because it was bone on bone with spurs, did yoga, and strength exercises. Now I cannot walk. I’m doing what I should ...exercises and PT. I feel only God can fix this. It is so emotionally and physically draining. Thank you!

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I've started the first two of twenty rounds of radiation for squamous skin cancer. I usually get an infection around week 15 so ask you pray this time it will not do that. I also had a chest x-ray Friday and found the lung issues I've had since December are still lingering pneumonia. Being referred to the pulmonologist. Pray they will get to the bottom of this. Now I know why I'm so tired. Still, we praise God.

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Bryan is asking for prayer for his sister, Brittany and her husband Chad. Brittany is 15 weeks pregnant with twin girls, but she went in for a check up today, and only half of the placenta is working and one of the twins is not getting enough blood or nutrients. As of now, it looks like they will lose baby A. They have another appointment in Chicago on Tuesday to do an MRI on the placenta. Unless something changes, Chad and Brittany may need to decide to let nature take its course or to have them take baby A. They are praying for a miracle !!!" Read more at: https://my.centralholland.org/prayer

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Your prayers are appreciated as I face surgery on Monday, March 7. I will be having a complete right breast mastectomy due to cancer.. I'm 56 years old. Thank you.

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Please pray for Maria Seanthaveesouk's daughter, Rebecca who is currently at the ER at Butterworth. She has a thyroid issue that's causing a very rapid heartbeat and her pregnancy is at risk. Please pray that the doctors can treat this effectively and that she won't lose the baby. Thank you!

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Pray for Andrew. He’s 21 and has to have a lung removed. Also for his mother Bridgette

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Please pray for Larry, his grand daughter, Autumn, and Autumn's baby girl named Ellie. Sadly, the baby was abused by her father (now incarcerated) and suffered some significant injuries. She received timely care and will recover, but Autumn will be mothering her alone. Larry would appreciate prays for wisdom and encouragement.

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Please be praying for Nancy Boersma, her son John Boersma Jr. and their entire family. John has been given a short time to live. Please pray for comfort for him and his family and also the peace that passes all understanding be felt and showed in these upcoming weeks.

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Prayers for some financial relief, we are waiting on some much need money, May God's will be done as He sees necessary. Prayers for my husband Joshua for good results on his upcoming Colonoscopy 2/21.

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Please pray for Brenda, Mitch, and their twin boys. Mitch has an aggressive terminal cancer. They're facing a lot of emotions as they face this reality together.

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Please pray for Donna Perkins as she suffers with the final stages of dementia and for her husband, Dick who is caring for her.

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Please pray for Ben Cooper who is still at Holland Hospital and has lung post-COVID lung damage.

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The following prayer requests are from the Circles community: for a friend of one of our Circle leaders, Mary, who was in a terrible car accident and the prognosis is not good. We ask that God's will be done in this person's life. Continued prayers for our Circle leader, Maria, who asked for prayer last week for housing. The search continues. We pray God opens a path to the right place for her and her children. We also pray for Maria's mother who is struggling mentally. A prayer request from our Circle Leader, Jennifer, to be able to find her path in all aspects of life. She is praying for her living situation and discernment. Our Circle leader, Wendy, is asking for prayers for one of her children that he may find his niche and is able to learn life skills. We also pray that his relationship with his teacher may become better. Lastly, our Circle director, Lotefa asks for prayers that we may be able to .find the right people for this season in time to volunteer as allies and come alongside our Circle Leaders.

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I am a single mom with an 18 year old autistic son who lives at home with me. My mother just died a few months ago and my heartbroken father is so lost in his grief. I have no friends here in Holland, as I moved here 5 years ago to help care for my mom when she first got sick. The burden I’m carrying for my family has become so great, and I feel so alone. Please pray for God to restore my hope and joy, renew my strength, and bring Christian friends and/or a Christian partner into my life.

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Good afternoon, I wanted to humbly request prayer....please please pray for a miracle in my work world...thank you so much. Gratefully, Cindy

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Please pray for 3 poor, 8-year old dogs to get successfully adopted. Thanks

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I just ask for your hand in prayer for my family as my son is dealing with COVID-19. He keeps having a fever, sore throat, stomach aches, and headaches Thanks so much everyone for taking the time out of your busy day to pray for my family.

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Please pray for my Mom, Lou, she is in kidney failure and they can't find a bed at a hospital that can treat this. Please pray for a bed to open soon and for healing.

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Would you please pray the word with us for His promises over what looks like an impossible situation in our lives? Your prayers of agreement are much appreciated.

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Prayers for one of a Circle leader who is in process of obtaining housing. Prayers for things to go smoothly and that she and her two little children are able to move into a space of their own. They are currently at the Mission. Prayers for another Circle leader's sister who is hospitalized with congestive heart failure. Please pray for a Circle leader's teenage daughter who is going through a rehabilitation program, will be finishing the program in the next week and a half that she may come out stronger and be in a better place. Prayers for the new relationship and alliance between Central Wesleyan and Good Samaritan's Circles Ottawa County program, for a fruitful, Holy-Spirit guided adventure together!

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Please pray for my sister Amy who is fighting Covid. It’s messing with her heart, and she's being checked for clots . Please pray for my infant son who is battling colic , has sleep issues in his crib, and reflux. Please pray for my mom arm for healing Please pray for my dad that he does not have cancer Please pray for baby Noah as he is fighting Covid The devil is attacking us and I pray for power of protection

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That my roommate is going to be OK. She had Covid and was in the hospital. She's home now but still struggling.

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Please pray for my friend's daughter who is dying of liver and kidney failure. Her name is Markie. Thank you.

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Please pray for Jean--she starts chemo today! Thank you

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I would like to request a prayer for my sister Debbie. She has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. She has started her chemo and radiation. It's been a very rough road with all the medical field personnel shortages. After her first chemo, she came home and the tube had started leaking out everything she ate and drank. Her Doctor couldn't get her in until Thursday. There is an 8 hour wait in the emergency room. Luckily she has a friend who is an RN, and she came over and fixed it. That's just one small thing that has gone wrong. Thank- you for your prayers.

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Please pray for our son Titus. He will be getting a scope of his esophagus at the end of this month in Cincinnati. Please pray that the procedure goes well, that his esophagus is healed of the inflammation, that the medicine is working properly, and that my son is taking the medicine properly (he must swallow an inhaled medicine), Also, please pray for protection of my son and our whole family's general health. The procedure will be cancelled if our son has COVID or any upper respiratory symptoms that would affect his breathing. Thank you so much for your prayers.

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Please pray for my husband, Harold, who over the last several months has had a low blood count and is very fatigued. Pray for his blood count to increase and his strength to return.

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This past Saturday night my son started having covid symptoms. We tested him Sunday with an at-home test, and it came back positive. Yesterday-Tuesday-we decided to test the whole family because my daughter started having symptoms Monday night. The results came back today with 4 of the 5 of us positive. With my wife's health conditions, covid is a greater risk, and as of right now, she is the only one that tested negative. My family needs prayers, especially my wife. We have tried so hard for the past 2 years to stay covid-free, and we were so close to being fully vaccinated. We had appointments set for this week and next for our family to get the 2nd shot.

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A physician from MD Anderson called Doug to tell him he'd reviewed all his records, and there's nothing they could offer him at MD Anderson. Doug and Laura have canceled their trip. While they're thankful they didn't waste time and money on an unnecessary trip. they're without any options at this point. There's a possibility of a trial study, but that's to be determined. Please pray that Doug and Laura can continue to trust God, even in the darkness. Pray for Doug's physical suffering and that they have direction, peace, and the joy of God's presence.

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Friends, please pray for Nate Shabaz who is at Butterworth in critical condition with lesions on his brain. Thank you!

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Please pray for Doug & Laura as they head down to MD Anderson in Houston tomorrow. They're asking for the following: 1. that their plane doesn't get cancelled 2. that they feel God's peace and presence 3. that they get some hope of a treatment for Doug's cancer 4. that logistically, everything works out

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Doug has been accepted as a patient at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. Please pray for Doug and Laura as they travel down there Tuesday, December 11 for several days of testing. This is a huge answer to previous prayers, but now we're asking that God provide a new treatment option, safety as they travel, and His peace as they navigate all the medical information.