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Hey, guys!
So I know that there have been a lot of prayer requests lately, which is great to hear because it shows that we have such amazing Christian friends to pray! So keep 'em coming. But I also know that we have to scroll a lot, SOO I had an idea to post all the prayer requests for the week here. You can view them all here in one post!

***PLEASE CONTINUE TO POST YOUR REQUESTS IN THE *OTHER* THREAD! I'll be the only one posting here. However, if I have missed any, please feel free to DM me!***

God bless you all! <3

📌 Week of 1/7/24:
- Thank the Lord for providing for Casey and her family. Continue to pray that He works in her life to move others
- Pray for Averie, and the healing of her body, and that she may be abe to conceive naturally, and that God would meet all of her needs regarding financial matters.
- Pray for Kacie, as she lost her job recently. Pray that God shows her the plans regarding her job, and makes his ways clear to her.
- Pray that God works in Bailey's boss' heart, and may break her stony heart, that she may treat Bailey kindly and with respect. Also pray for Bailey's parents, that they may be understanding. Pray that God gives her strength, both physically, mentally, and spiritually.
- Pray for Avril, that she may grow more in her walk with God and have more faith during this time :)
- Pray for Ella, that her pain from her wisdom teeth getting pulled out may be more manageable
- Pray for Vivie's relationship with her friend, and that God's will be done between them two
- My (Taz's) grandpa, who is in the hospital, suffering from severe chest pain and excessive enzyme levels. Pray for his upcoming echiocardiogram on Tuesday, and that everything will come out normal, and that he will be discharged soon.
- My (Taz's) other grandpa, who fell a few weeks ago and sprained his shoulder. Please pray for a speedy recovery, and the bruises and discomfort may go away
- Carsie's dual enrollment program, and that she may be able to witness to fellow peers, friends and professors. That they may receive salvation, and respect her and other Christians as well.
- Emily's town recently flooded, and they're expecting another storm soon; pray that no one may get hurt and no flooding may occur.
- Pray for God's will to be done regarding Elisa's friend's project that she wants to do: to meet other younger Christians and talk to God about them!

📌 Week of 1/14/24:
- Pray for Khanh’s mom, that she may be comforted during her mourning. Pray that she shares her hurt with Khanh, and that both mother and daughter may feel supported.
- Also pray for Khan’s friends who is suffering from very severe wounds. Pray for manageable pain, and that she may see a doctor and not hurt herself further
- Pray for Elisa and her friend as they meet with the priest to organize the Christian project they're currently working on. Please pray for the priest, as well. They're currently facing obstacles, so pray that God's will be done, and it will be clearly shown to them.
- Emily's town did experience a storm, and there was a lot of damage, but no one got hurt, thank goodness. Please pray that the coast will have a fast recovery and everything will be back to normal again, and the fishing industry will prosper after this event.
- Pray for Tris, as she recently had a panic attack due to a call threatening a school shooting. Pray that she feels God's peace in her heart, and that everyone will be safe.
- One of our f&f members, Stephen, is struggling with various things. Please pray for him
- Procklick's mom has an ear infection and in a lot of pain.
- Proclick's dad has asthma, and has trouble breathing.
- Elisa's friend, Irene, has a fever, and is supposed to go to Florence tomorrow (Sunday). Please pray that she gets better, and continue to pray for the Christian project they're working on, and God's will be done, whether it be to finish the project or to forgo it.

📌 Week of 1/21/24:
- Praise God that Avril passed the written portion of her driving test!
- Pray that Catherine finds her phone, as well as wisdom for her and her family. Also pray that her voice will get better as it’s currently hurting
- Proclick’s friends, Trey and Tiffany, are having a child soon, but it’s going to be a very high risk pregnancy. The baby is due on Feb. 5th, 20 days before the actual due date, and the doctors are scared if the placenta will hold. Please pray that it does so the baby will be safe, and Tiffany will have a safe, healthy pregnancy!
- Thank God for his felt presence when Catherine did something <3
- My (Taz's) friend and her family, as they're currently going through something huge and terrible. Pray that they continue to draw near to God during this time, and find rest in him during this time, and have the peace that surpasseth all understanding. Pray for her mom especially, and that God would provide for her and she shall never be in want because he is Jehovah Jireh <3
- Me (Taz), as I currently have a lot of stuff on my plate and it can be overwhelming at times.

📌 Week of 1/28/24:
- Tessa, one of our members, is starting radiation for bone metastasis from breast cancer she had seven years ago. She is in a lot of pain, even with medicine. Please pray for the radiation to ease the pain.
- Elisa's friend's mom is going through some health problems right now. Please pray they raise enough donations to cover certain costs, and for her healing. Her name is Euphemia.
- Earlier this week Mary Therese heard that a kid at her local High school had passed out and was being sent to the hospital to be checked on. A little while later she learned a little more, that the girl's heart had stopped being, and that she was being moved to a bigger hospital as soon as possible. then we learned that this girl was actually a close family friend, whom she had seen a lot of over last summer. They got her heart started back up again, but she is in very critical condition, and there's a chance she may not make it. No one really knew what happened to her, or why she passed out. Please pray for her! ***(UPDATE: She has been transferred to a bigger hospital. She is still in critical condition, but she is stable, and the doctors are optimistic for her survival. There's a pretty good chance that she may make a full recovery. Nothing is guaranteed, as of yet, so please keep praying everyone!)***
- Pray for all those around the world about to deliver children, and that they may have normal, safe deliveries, and their children will be protected as they grow

📌 Week of 2/4/24:
- Brianna’s mom is having hip surgery. Please pray for a safe and successful surgery, along with an easy recovery. Her husband is also starting a new company, so please pray that they can obtain the loan to start the company.
- Please pray that Penny's migraine headaches that she's been experiencing for the last three weeks will stop, as she's beeing having a very difficult dealing with them.
- Pray that Mollie gets the part in the play that she really wants, and that her acting will be spot on!
- *Praise* God as baby Catherine was born last night. Both the mom and the baby are doing great, and should be going home soon. More on that later.
- One of my (Taz's) friends, Ari's, dad had surgery and the doctor said it’s the second worst injury she has seen in her entire career. He’s a guitarist, and playing guitar is his absolute favorite thing to do. The doctor said that there is not a very good chance that he’ll regain all functionality of his wrist, and in 10-15 years, the pain of his wrist could be so excruciating that he may have to get a rod to permanently disable his from using his wrist. He is taking it very hard and has fallen into a very depressed state. In her own words, "For him, taking away his guitar playing is like taking away every single book in the world for every single person on GR. It’s basically a part of him that is ripped away." Just please pray for his healing, both mentally and physically. God is the God of miracles.
- Please pray for Elisa's aunt, Giovanna. She is really sick. She has few white blood cells and walks with a morphine patch. Elisa's mom is so sad, her aunt is hopeless. Please please pray for her and pray for Elisa's mom too.
- Also pray for Elisa, as she feels very distant from God these days. Please pray so that she can find the determination to talk to God and read His Word.
- There was an accident on Lilly’s road. A pickup truck with a snow plow in the front hit another vehicle on the corner of my road. She doesn’t have any details beyond that but it looked pretty bad.
- This week, one of Proclick’s neighbors house caught on fire. The family that owned the house had left town two days before and no one was injured but the house was a complete loss. Please pray for the owners and for the neighbors who were up all night helping fight the fire.
- Tris Prior's request (copied and pasted): "I've once again been really struggling with motivation for life. I know a lot of it stems off me not spending time with God/on my bible study, but that has started to feel more like a chore than something I want to do. I haven't been doing it at all because of the feeling. Most of the time even when I do do it, afterwards it still feels like 'okay now I can check that off my list' rather than 'wow that felt good'.
On that as well, homework how become a problem again. Instead of doing my work in class or when I have time I find myself scrolling or getting distracted talking to people and then never have the motivation to actually do this work. At the beginning of the semester, I was doing so well and was so proud of myself for turning in assignments before they were due rather than 2 weeks late.
There has also been quite a few times recently that I've slipped up and found myself using curse words either out loud or in my head. This scares me because for years I cursed like a sailor, to use the reference.
Another thing that has really been bugging me and hurting is hate. For the longest time I kept saying over and over "I don't hate my mom I just dont get along with her" but we had a huge blow up back in january and I realized in that moment that I do hate her and I know how terrible that is. And honestly its not just the 'I'm a teenager and I don't get along with my parents'. I won't go into detail because it is a lot, but there are a lot of things that happen and have been happening that have just driven us apart and I honestly believe that the relationship will never be a positive one. I am constantly asked if when I move out I will try to repare it and everytime I say probably not (at least for a while). I get a lot of weird looks for that, but nobody really fully understands the hurt and anger that is there.

And once again I know most of this stems off of my avoidance of God time but I dont really know how to fix it."
- Pray for Tris, as she says she's been facing temptation a lot lately and is working to fight against that
- Please pray for Bailey, as she has been facing depression and suicidal thoughts. Pray that she finds comfort in God's Word and his promises, and that her friend would be more understanding and supporting.
- Marisol's uncle is sick and in the hospital, and they don't really know what's going on.
- Pray for Carsie's youth group, especially their pastor, who is heading back to another state to be a head pastor, in one month. Carsie's youth group is grieving and will miss him a lot, so please pray. And keep his family in your prayers, as well, that God would be with them, bless them, and protect them.
- Pray that olivia.margaret's family would be able to make it to church every Sunday.
- Pray for opportunity and wisdom for Catherine and everyone!
- Tris' choir's piano player's husband died, so please pray for comfort for her and her family.
- Elisa's aunty has spinal chord cancer. Pray for God's healing and a miracle to happen
- Pray that God will provide Krisitin with a job and help her financial situation

📌 Week of 2/11/24:
- PRAISE God that Proclick passed her drivers test!
- Pray for Raychel’s mother and father. Her mother is suffering with stage 4 cervical cancer and has fallen into depression, she is now also unable to walk at the age of 53. Her father who loves her mother dearly has fallen into depression as well under this. There are terrible people around them who have harmed and harassed Raychel’s mother and father as well and stole their jobs. Her mother and father deeply need prayer. Mother is Anjie, Father is Ray.
- Helena been sick this past week and she’d really appreciate it if you guys prayed she get some energy and an appetite back, especially as she has a lot to do.
- Elisabeth’s request: Could y'all pray for a friend of our family. We found out yesterday that he had heart surgery yesterday. He's not doing very good right now so if you could pray that he would be healed if it's God's will, whether through doctors being able to nail down what's going on, or through a miracle, that would be appreciated! He's married and has a 6 year old little boy so please pray for them too. And pray that i would be able to trust God with it no matter what happens. He (the friend) means a lot to me as a mentor. **UPDATE: he is home from the hospital, praise God!**
- Elisabeth’s dad left for Germany recently and will be there for a week. Pray for his safety (he arrived safely :))
- Lilly’s response regarding the Mongolia trip request: “It’s been made very clear to me that the Mongolia trip is not a go. Some very big no no’s popped up. I’m glad for God answering my prayer to make it obvious.
But this also has been a blessing because it’s awoken a desire to go to YWAM or some such thing for a missions trip we’ll see where this thought leads.”
- Elisa’s requests: 1) Please pray for my brother S.
He is a strong atheist. He has studied religions a lot and thinks that there are too many inconsistencies in Christianity. pray that the Lord may reveal to him His love for him and the wonderful plans He has for him. pray for his girlfriend too
2) please pray for the 'christian community project' (you already know what I'm talking about hahahaha). There are really many obstacles. our priest friend is very busy and we (my friend and I) never manage to talk to him...I received a little hope for this project on Saturday. It seems like every step my friend and I try to take is in vain (because it never brings results)...What does God want to tell us? Why are there obstacles upon obstacles? Please pray for us and for this project
3) please continue to pray for my aunt Giovanna. May God heal her!
4) pray for us Christians so that the Lord can bless us with wisdom and reason
- David recently put his dog down. Please pray for comfort for him during this time
- Proclick’s requests: A friend of a friend's family had a house fire and the mom and two daughters made it out and when the dad went back in first the two boys they didn't make it back out..

My sister is taking a 14+ hour trip alone for the first time so please pray for safe travel's!

And lastly a friend of ours just lost their baby they were expecting..

Please pray that these families will be comforted and see God through what they are going through!
- *Update from Proclick:* Baby Catherine is doing good! When she was born the doctors expected to do heart surgery on her but they are now able to wait until she's 6 months! Please continue to pray for her and that her heart would be healed.
- Please pray that Carsie wouldn’t feel as spiritually or physically tired anymore. Pray that God would send His angels to keep her safe
- My (Taz’s) request: One of my good fam friends has stage four terminal cancer. She’s undergoing chemo rn but it’s not working and the cancer is everywhere. The doctors say she has till May, but she told my dad today that she thinks she’ll be gone by march

Please pray that God will heal her and for his will to be done. Also please pray for peace for their family. Her husband is a wreck and already has depression, and currently is very sick with a terrible cough, and he can’t risk worsening his wife’s health since it hurts for her to cough… just keep them all in your prayers please

Update: they’re signing a DNR today. The mom is devastated and already lost one daughter to cancer, she can’t lose another

Please pray for God’s healing touch and strength for their family. They need a lot of prayers, peace and encouragement right now

- Pray for the healing of one of Judgmental Toast’s brother’s marriage
- Continue to pray for Elisa and her friend, that God would show them his better plans for them, and continue to grow in their walk with them
- Pray for Elisa’s aunty Giovanna
- Pray for all us Christians—that the Lord would give us all the heavenly wisdom that comes from above and knowledge

Hi guys sorry I’m so behind. I’ve been super busy for the last few weeks with practice and other things so I haven’t been able to update this

I’ll try to get in todays post later this evening

- Comfort for David as he had to put his dog down a while ago
- My (Taz’s family friend, who has stage four cancer. The cancer is everywhere and is terminal… she thinks she’ll die this month. PLEASE pray for strength and healing for her, because whenever she coughs her whole body is in pain. She has several tumors and masses that bulge out of her body and weighs so little now. She was already such a frail woman before, but now it’s like she’s a skeleton… please pray for comfort for her husband and son and fam as well, as they’re going through so much right now
- Myles’ request: “ Can you guys please pray for me and my brother, I had a fallout between me and my brother we normally have stuff like that, but i want to change that and i thought he would return to normal, but now he is ignoring me and i have not talked to him for a week. I pray that God opens his eyes to the impact of his behaviour and reveal a need for change. Let me be able to go through the situations calmness, humbleness, and love”

****editing in progress***