ARDMORE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PRAYER MINISTRY

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1 A ministry of prayer which seeks to build Christian community... Please notify Joanne Poorman or ), Twila Garletts or Raelyn Harman or phone , Ext. 101) of any updates or changes. If you d like to be deleted from the Hugs List mailings, please notify Raelyn. ARDMORE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PRAYER MINISTRY UPDATED FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 Lord, remind me that I am to be a Great Commission Christian in a Great Commission church. Remind me that, in Your strength, I am to do whatever it takes to reach out into my community with the transforming power of the gospel. Rainer, Thom S., Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive (Kindle Locations ), B & H Publishing Group. Kindle Edition Lord, teach us to LOVE. Lord, we hear of the shootings and terrorism in our country and around the world. Help us to examine our hearts and to commit ourselves to pray for peace within your world. Help us to be living examples of Christ s love, mercy, grace and peace. The congregations that worship God at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Overbrook that was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday, August 30 th. J.B. Adams has been pastor of Good Shepherd for the past 16 years and during this time the doors and windows of the church have been flung open to welcome multiple church congregations (five congregations currently worship there each week) and multiple community groups. J.B. encouraged people to love one another and to embrace the uniqueness that is in each one of us as we are made in God s image. A Prayer Vigil on the street corner Tuesday evening made it clear that the community sees Good Shepherd as a light that flows strongly through the community and they want to rebuild on the spot where the current ruins stand. Please pray with them for this miracle. (Note: J.B. Adams is known to our congregation as he was our Parish Associate from February 4, 1992 November 27, 1994.) NEW/UPDATES WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 Joy! The wedding of Tom Pawlowski and Alice Bassan on Sunday, September 4 th. Tom grew up at APC and is the son of Carol Fritz. We share in their joy! Jean Shrader s 100 th birthday is Sunday, September 18 th. If you have not already done so, please sign the birthday poster/card in the church. This card will be delivered to Jean on her birthday along with a little cake from the APC family. (Please also shower her with individual birthday cards as this is a God-given milestone. Cards can be sent to Jean s home: 230 Grays Lane, Haverford, PA ) Praise! Lots of improvements have been in recent weeks to the APC building. A new pitched roof has replaced the flat roof on the Preschool/Office wings of APC. This has been a huge undertaking and Miller Roofing worked tirelessly to get this job completed before the opening of the preschool. Please pray that this will solve our leaking issues of many years. Also ceiling fans are being installed in the preschool and Sunday School rooms and work is being done on the Parish House windows. We thank Building Manager Walter Haenn for his hard work in overseeing all of this for the Building & Grounds Committee.

2 ***** To the Church Triumphant: Bill Toal s father went home to the Lord on Wednesday evening in his sleep. Though we try to prepare for the going home of a loved one, our hearts are never quite ready. Lord, we thank you for Bill s father s life and we ask you to be with Bill and his family during this time of loss. A Service of Witness to the Resurrection will be held Wednesday, September 14 at 10:30 am at St. John s Episcopal Church in Glen Mills, PA. ( ) Update ) Emily Aman is making progress at Dunwoody but the PT staff feels she needs to stay a little bit longer as she continues to work on leg strength in order to climb the back entry steps. ( ) To God be the glory! Mary Schreiber is recovering at home. Her doctors say her recovery is a miracle as the aneurysm was wrapped around her optic nerve and could have burst. Please continue to wrap Mary in your prayers. Home address for cards/notes: 643 Georges Lane, Ardmore, PA ( ). Deacon Kate Brooks is coordinating meals for Mary. If you can help, please contact Kate Brooks (cell: ) Deanna Bontempo, Sara Hodsden s mother, moved to an Assisted Living facility this week. Prayers that Deanna can feel at home there. Also prayers for Sara as she is travels back and forth to Ohio to attend to all the details of her Mom s changing life. ( ) GOD S PROVISION OF HEALING AND WHOLENESS ONGOING PRAYERS: John Abrams (sprained and fractured left knee), Chuck Bontempo (Sara Hodsden s brother), Kate Brooks, Chloey Egge, Skip & Mary Ellison, Rosemary Fischer, Twila Garletts, Morry Livezey, Mike Michaelson (Sunrise Paoli), Ralph & Marion Miller, Denny Nicholson, Sr., Arthur Robinson (ALS), Diane Robinson (COPD), Jean Shrader, Mary & Newt Spencer, Heather Stahler (MS), Don Tokash, Josephine (Kate Brooks aunt) Gina for stabilization and recovery as she begins outpatient treatment for manic and depression emotions. Gina and her husband have two young children who aren t able to understand the changes in their family life. Heavenly Father, please hold this family together and give them peace. ( Theresa Haenn) Joe, Mary Schreiber s 84 year old uncle, has congestive heart failure and other health issues. Prayers that he can get help in navigating the health care system as he should no longer be living alone. ( ) Michael, 17 year old nephew of MaryAnne Potter s friend Cynthia, is recovering from a serious car accident. Michael is not allowed to read, watch TV or use any screens as his brain needs rest in order to recover. Please pray for a complete recovery and for him to be able to follow the restrictions listed above. ( ) Regina, Kate Brooks aunt who is the caregiver for her sister Josephine, had a non-fatal heart attack recently. Regina is at home now but unable to do heavy lifting. Though Kate s aunt Josephine has paid caregivers, Regina has been part of the caregiving team. Lord, please give Regina wisdom about what she can safely help with. ( ) Joan Barbera suffers from emphysema but is improving. Her son, who has challenges, needs her attention as he is now living with Joan. ( Kate Brooks) Candy Basile has lupus and her husband has cancer. Prayers for Cindy s lupus to go into remission. ( Mary Schreiber) Thomas Cline, young son of Michele & Scott, is in his 2 nd year on life support following a brain aneurism. His parents have separated, adding additional stress to an already tragic situation. ( Twila Garletts)

3 Tyler Cobb whose leg and arm were badly scratched by a neighborhood cat. Prayers for good healing and for God to remove difficult memories from this experience from his mind. ( ) Victoria Dean as she recovers from knee surgery recovery at home. The doctors have said Vicky cannot drive for two months (mid-october) and the Deacons are seeking volunteers to help with: transportation of Camryn to and from school, doctor s visits, food shopping, etc. ( ) Vic Hernandez has a permanent trach. Vic has Down s syndrome and does not understand his condition and it s difficult to get him to understand/cooperate with needed care. ( Schreiber) Anne Horn, friend and colleague of Bruce Kozak. Anne has been our school nurse for over 25 years. She was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. Anne is a woman of strong Christian faith. Please pray that God will grant her courage and strength. (02/29/2016) Bruce Houck is improving slowly. Healing is often very slow following a traumatic brain injury! Please continue to hold Bruce and his wife Louise in your prayers. ( ) A friend of Gary Lovett s who is receiving hospice care. Also the family of their next door neighbor who died recently at age 57 yrs. ( ) Liz Nelson, Lisa Wolverton s Mom, as she recovers from extensive surgery for a broken arm. We ask for healing and protection from additional falls. ( ) Marjorie Pella, who is very much alone, suffers from both mental and physical health issues. Lord, please bring supportive people into her life. (Mary Schreiber ) Scott Rogers following serious head trauma. Prayers that Scott will get all of his mental capacities back. (Updated Joanne) Bill Schlater and his wife as their life continues to be a daily struggle in multiple areas (3/25/ Karen Nicholson) Schreiber family (Jim Schreiber, Katie Schreiber, Peter Schreiber, Steve Schreiber) as they deal with health and other struggles. Additional grandbabies for Mary Schreiber s family: AJ Schreiber s girlfriend is pregnant and due in December. Sarah (Schreiber) Manchester is also pregnant and due in December. Lord, please keep both the mothers and babies healthy. ( ) Doris Anne Stock, John Abrams sister, continues to have limited use of her right leg following back surgery earlier this summer. Lord, please heal any nerves that might be damaged. ( ) Dr. David Wingfield who has Buerger s disease and can no longer use his hands. We are grateful David has found work he can do from home which is giving him a sense of purpose. ( Rosemary Fischer) GOD S PROVISION FOR THOSE DEALING WITH CANCER Gene Conroy, husband of Anne, is undergoing chemotherapy for Myeloma Displacement Syndrome. Prayers that the chemo will eliminate the cancer and for inner peace for both Gene and Anne. ( ) Mary Pat Darby, family of Gary Garletts, who chose to continue fighting ovarian cancer with alternative options rather than going on Hospice care. Recently she has again started to take a drug that was effective for her years ago and it is working. Prayers for daily strength. (Twila ) Phil Girvin needs healing prayers for both lung and throat cancer. His situation seems quite desperate and we ask for God s gracious care for him and his wife. ( Julie Patterson) Joanne Nacaroto, Sarah Schreiner s daughter-in-law s aunt, is receiving a second round of chemo treatments for her brain tumor. Her spirits and attitude are good. ( ) Sylvia Walinski is thankful that the trial medication (in addition to chemotherapy) is working the tumor has shrunk significantly. Sylvia says that life is good and she and her family are very happy and they thank us for our prayers. ( )

4 GOD S COMFORT AND STRENGTH FOR THOSE GRIEVING The prayers and sympathy of the APC family are with APC section leader Christine DeVault and her family following the death of her brother Francis (Fran) Mario DeVault on August 29, Cards can be sent to Christine at 671 Barclay Lane, Broomall, PA The family of Uncle Kay Umbel, Twila Garletts uncle, following his recent death. Lord, we ask that his children can be reconciled. ( ) Gail and Gary Lovett and their family following the death of Gail s Mom, Julia Hogan, on August 4 th. A Service of Celebration for Julia s life will be held on October 1, ( ) GOD S HELP FOR THOSE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT David Pearce, Kossi Sedzro Nick Lemiur (60 yrs. old) is badly in need of employment. He and his wife are overwhelmed with medical bills as they have a special needs child and bills remaining following the death of a child. Lord, please help them! ( Mary Schreiber) GOD S GRACE FOR THOSE HOMEBOUND OR LIVING IN A CARE FACILITY Ongoing prayers: Jean Cook (Ruth Rowe s mother), Mrs. Freeland (Pat Corl s mother), Bruce Jones, Dorothy Osborne, Jo Pogue, Peggy Wilkinson GOD S CARE FOR THOSE IN USA MILITARY Jeff Michaelson is a third officer on the M/V Houston, an oil tanker for US Shipping for two months beginning July 25th, following a US coastal route. Please pray for his safety while away, and for Maria Helena's adjustment to his absence. (7/22/16 Susan Michaelson) Colonel Todd Moore, son of Sally Moore, who serves overseas in the U.S. Air Force. ( ) Alan Rovira Torres, fiancé of Eliza Brooks, is stationed in Ballston Spa, NY for his third unit of military schooling in nuclear engineering. ( ) Casey Tabas who serves in the US Navy. Anne Warner s cousin who is being trained to serve abroad. ( ) ADDITIONAL PRAYER NEEDS Debbie, Kate Brooks neighbor, for peace as she is undergoing a divorce and needs to work out financial and other issues. ( ) The upcoming wedding of William Brooks, son to Kate Brooks and brother to Eliza Brooks, on September 30 th. Lucille Fiske, Connie Hoelscher s Mom, is currently living with Bob and Connie at their home. Her Mom is experiencing significant short term memory loss and is not able to be left alone for any length of time. Lord, your help is needed as Connie and her family seek your guidance for her Mom. ( ) Kapil & Reethika (Kandula) Nayar, daughter of Shyam and Kantha, who are expecting their second child in December. For a heathy pregnancy! ( ) Overbrook Presbyterian Church family as they seek a pastor following the resignation of Wallace Bubar. We give thanks that Overbrook now has an interim pastor. ( ) Sarah Schreiber s church in Florida participates in a ministry to strippers Update in the form of a testimony: Prayers are being answered. The ministry had been working with a club that had a very mean owner. The club has been sold and the new owner is very nice and welcoming to ministry members. The new owner is concerned for the girls who are strippers and allows the ministry members to help them.

5 Strengthening for both Vince, son of Mary Schreiber, and his wife Melissa following time in the hospital. Also prayers for their financial situation as they have more medical bills then the average family and every event results in high deductibles and co-pays. The work of Sew Powerful as representatives from that non-profit leave for Uganda September 17 th to deliver 500 hygiene purses for school-aged girls. (Mission of Sew Powerful: To link seamstresses around the world to combat extreme poverty by providing re-usable feminine hygiene supplies and health training. This enables them to attend school all month and improve their academic performance.) APC member Mary Schreiber is currently one of the seamstresses for this project. APC MISSION PARTNERS Prayers for our partner church in Puerto Rico, the church collectively, and members individually, for God s help in dealing with issues confronting their church including economic issues and the Zika virus crisis. ( ) Joyous news from CARING HANDS MINISTRY May 23, 2016 Shobha and Arun Massey are currently in the USA speaking to churches and supporters about the ministry. Despite the summer heat we had a very good staff and church leader s seminar at the farm. Some topics addressed: Who we are in Christ Jesus and the power we have in Him, Forgiveness, Healing of Inner Hurts, Discipleship, etc. Melissa and her team taught English to village children. New staff and senior staff are doing surveys to discover where else Caring Hands can work. Prayers are needed as we seek to hire a new cook. The new school year begins June 1, We are so thankful for our friends and partners in ministry. Please keep praying for us. Arun, Shobha and Melissa (Update with photos can be seen at: caring.hands.395@facebook.com) KUWADZANA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH as they welcome their new pastor Simba Nota and his wife Catherine and little infant daughter Dalitso (a Malawian name meaning Blessing). Simba grew up in Kuwadzana and attended Epworth Theological Seminary in Zimbabwe. Kuwadzana is currently the largest congregation in the Presbytery of Zimbabwe. Simba will need God s wisdom as he is much younger than the elders. Please Lord, use him in ways that bring glory to you. Also, Catherine will need God s wisdom as in Zimbabwe the minister s wife is the minister to all of the women and girls in the congregation. Currently APC supports the feeding program that provides quarterly food (staple) items for widows and single parent/grandparents raising children and provides food for the crèche (preschool) children as on some days this hot lunch might be their only true meal of the day. ( ) thevillage (previously Presbyterian Children s Village) is a dynamic nonprofit organization providing vital services to children and families impacted by trauma in the greater Philadelphia area. It exists to prevent child abuse and neglect and, when they occur, to heal their impact. The role of thevillage is to build healthier families. Programs offered: RESIDENTIAL SERVICES: Residential Treatment Program (RT), Supervised Independent Living Program, Child Welfare Residential (CWR). COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES: Foster Care and Kinship Care, Adoption, In Home Protective Services (IHPS). PREVENTION PROGRAMS: Outpatient Mental Health Services, Family Empowerment Services (FES), Out of School Time Programs, Community Engagement (Southwest campus). Volunteers are welcome at thevillage for information contact volunteer@village 1877.org or phone

6 WEST KENSINGTON MINISTRIES is a ministry of the Presbytery of Philadelphia under the leadership of organizing pastor Adan Mairena. The WKM family: Worships Together as they celebrate and mourn life s triumphs and tragedies; are Disciples/Students of Christ who have learned that God is good and they go about sharing God s goodness with others; they Transform themselves with God s help and then help to transform their community by engaging in the relevant issues that affect them. The West Kensington area of Philadelphia has seen much violence this summer. Please pray with WKM for God s love to overcome the darkness that lies within certain people so that they can know God and live by God s love.