Patti was told by her doctor this morning (Friday) that she has a very serious colon infection and needs to get to the hospital right away. She needs to get started on some very important IV medicine. Her son will take her to the Lakeland Regional ER and Patti is asking us to pray that she can get a room immediately after she gets there.
Nancy will now be discharged from the hospital on Friday and plans to return to Lakeland on Sunday. She is feeling much better and we praise the Lord for His healing touch.
Anna is having challenges since the removal of her feeding tube. She is asking us to help her pray that the hole from which the feeding tube came, will heal up. Please continue to pray for this dear lady.
Carolyn saw her surgeon who is not able to schedule her hip surgery until sometime in January. Please pray that our Lord will relieve Carolyn of this unbearable pain she has been enduring. This has been a very difficult time for her.
Pastor J.R. continues to need our prayer support for his low platelet count. Today (Monday), he reports that his platelet count is 64K. He said today is "not a good day, but we go on by the Grace of God!"
Clarissa continues to need our prayers. She is in much pain and plans to see the doctor this week.
Curtis, Duane and Joyce Johnson's son, is out of the hospital now and feeling much better. Thank you for your prayers.
Linda is in her sixth week (out of eight) of radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Her husband, Steve, reports that Linda has been having a challenge eating - no taste or appetite. She is also nauseous at times. Steve says that "she is determined (with the Lord's help) to beat this." Let's really back her up with prayer. She was unable to be in church last Sunday for the first time since the beginning of her treatments.
Ed is home from the hospital, but needs our continued prayers for God's healing touch.
Joyce and her husband, Harold, used to attend RFC faithfully until a little over a year ago when they returned to Michigan to be closer to family. Harold has had a heart attack and heart surgery. He has been in the hospital for the last 11 days and seemed to be making progress. However, this morning he left this world of pain and entered his Heavenly Home. Please pray for Joyce and the family.
Alana is the daughter of Donna Arthur who is a faithful RFC attendee. Alana had her job eliminated last January and she still is unable to find a job. Donna writes that Alana is feeling really desperate. Alana's severance pay ends this month. Donna is asking that we pray that her daughter will have "God's peace because it has been a tough year for her emotionally, and that He would guide her in the right direction and provide the right job for her."
Ann Betz, Norma Hutchinson, Cody and Jason (friends of Andrew and Ashley), Jessica Killeen (Marilyn Koblentz's friend), Richard (Marilyn Koblentz's son-in-law), Charles and Susan (Sandy Siler's brother and sister-in-law)
Glenda has been ill for quite some time now and sends us this prayer request: "Continue to pray for me that my doctor can find out why I have weakness in my legs and being off balance. Appreciate all the prayers."
Katie is one of our winter friends at RFC, but currently is in Michigan. She has been diagnosed with cancer. She started chemotherapy treatments, then fell and broke her back. The cancer treatments have been put on hold for now. Please pray for Katie.
