Post-Choir Prayer report

We began choir rehearsal tonight with a season of prayer.

There were four main requests, all of which I want to pass on to you.

1)  Dienna Rogers' 24-year old son Richard Gamache will be buried tomorrow.  His services are at 10am at Dimond & Shannon Mortuary in Garden Grove.  The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, contributions be given to CRIME SURVIVORS, INC.  

2)  Daun's mother, Ruth Garrison.  If she doesn't wake up with some alertness tomorrow morning, hospice nurses will interpret that as an indication that her body is shutting down.  In that case, the prognosis is anywhere from 48-72 hours.  Let's pray that she wakes up with some energy in the morning.

3)  Michelle Pate's sister Cheri Diaz.   It looks like they are definitely going to lose their home through foreclosure.  This is and extremely difficult and stressful situation for her family.  (Her husband's mother is very seriously ill in a distant city.  Very sad.  Cheri and Juan have four children.

4)  GOOD NEWS - Janet Overton told a beautiful story about the imminent reunion of her sister with a son she hasn't seen since his birth.  I can't go into details here, but it's a moving story, worthy of a Hallmark special!

So, please keep these updates in mind as you continue your praying.    Of course, we will be in special prayer for John and Michon's  friend Dawn.

DON

Good Job, Don!

This is pretty neat, Don. Thanks for putting it together. I enjoyed your vision and think that having the prayer requests listed will help me be more dilligent in that department. I hope that your grandchildren are better soon. It's been tough for them lately.

Tomorrow is the viewing for Paige. I hear that Dawn is not doing very well. They are going to take up a collection for her at the salon, but John and I are going to contribute as soon as we know the details. Hopefully it will be of some comfort to them during this sad, sad time.

Woo Hoo ~ go, Samantha, go! I looked on the Miss Huntington Beach website and Samantha has got the beauty vote for sure. She is a gorgeous girl and I hope that her sweet spirit comes through as obviously to the judges as it does to me. Sammy and Paula did a great job with their girls ~ beautiful and nice... and Christians!

Glad to hear that Shiela is better! xoxo

Thanks for the baby prayers.

Love to you all,
Michon (O:

Don,
"Fourteen people united together......." Have this vision of us 14, locked arm and arm , strutting our stuff as we walk down Beach Blvd., getting rid of all the "evil-doers ! "With the armor of God, WE CAN"T BE BEAT !!  Nice vision!

JOEL???

Did you know ?? You take a breath 18 times a minute,1,080 times an hour, 25,920 a day. And each of those breaths was a measured gift from the hand of God. "Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord" Psalm 150:6 JL

Remember this Story?

I loved this story of "Team Hoyt,"  the inspirational story of a father who committed himself to training for a Triathlon to honor his disabled son's deep desire to compete in a race.

Click here for the beautiful video!

Awesome story.

(I did this in part to demonstrate some options with pictures and "links" to videos or whatever....)

By the way, it was one month ago today that I started my own blog.  (I knew absolutely nothing about it then.)

Don

Haley's Got Croup!!

Please be praying for Haley--again!  She has the croup now.  Curtis is just now leaving to take her to the doctor.  

They were much of the night with her--vaporizer, hot shower steam.

Poor kid, first one thing and then another.

Also, Lexi was grabbing the side of her head yesterday morning in the nursery, crying and saying "Owie."  She's already on antibiotics for ear infection.  Kristi thinks it may be a molar she's cutting causing a lot of pain.  

So, a prayer for her would be greatly appreciated.  

They were all supposed to leave today for  a few days of relaxation with friends up in Vegas. That may not get to happen now.  (Answered prayer:  They took Haley to doctor; she got a steroid shot and the doctor said they should take the trip.  He expects Haley to respond well over time to the shot and that she should do well on the Vegas outing.)

Thanks for praying for our little ones--yet again!  AMEN!

Thanks!

Don

Sheila's Better

Sheila's starting to finally feel better. Thanks for the prayers Joel

Prayer Requests - February 27

Here is a reminder of the prayer requests we received yesterday:

1. John & Michon's hairdresser and friend, Dawn, whose 19-20 year-old daughter Paige passed away last Friday. Services will be this weekend at Grace Church.

2. John & Michon's desire for a baby :)

3. Samantha Gallo competing for Miss Huntington Beach this weekend. Good luck, Samantha!

4. Joel & Sheila's dughter Jackie, flew back to Boston for her cousin Timmy's funeral who passed away at 38 with leukemia. Please pray for the family and Jackie's safe travel back to California.

5. Ruth Garrison, Daun Newman's mother. Please continue to pray for Ruth and for the family as they minister to her and to each other.

6. Good health for Sheila Lewis who has been battling a sinus infection.

7. Dienna Rogers, on the loss of her 24-year-0ld son last Friday in an ATV accident in Maryland. Services will be Friday in Garden Grove. (Dienna is a member of our EXALT! worship choir.)

8. Damon Reid (Lyn's brother) who will be leaving Friday on a mission trip to Haiti, even though he is fighting a severe sinus infection and stomach virus. He is determined to make the trip, so please pray for improved health and safety for him and others on this mission to build a church camp.

9. Jack Thomas - three new "spots" of cancer. He will begin chemo in the hospital Monday, March 3.

10. Just added - Our daughter Jennifer has been fighting dizzy spells for the last 5 days. The doctor said it's probably a virus, but it's not getting any better. She would appreciate your prayers.

--Posted by Lyn Sewell

Welcome Small Group!

Well, this is our first day "online."  I hope you will enjoy this and use it often.  Feel free to write what you're thinking.  

Sign in and click on "Customize" or "Dashboard"  

Have fun playing with it.  You can edit your stuff, as much as you want.  We can all add comments to things that you write.  (You'll have to use our email account and log-in password as well.)  Since we all have the same log-in, you'll need to sign your name to everything you post or any comment you make.

I had to create a new log-in password....the other was too short.  I'll email you about it.

Love you all!

Don