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Prayer Requests 10-14-17

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Psalm 64

1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;
    protect my life from the threat of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
    from the plots of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.

5 They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;
    they say, “Who will see it?”
6 They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

7 But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
8 He will turn their own tongues against them
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9 All people will fear;
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.

10 The righteous will rejoice in the Lord
    and take refuge in him;
    all the upright in heart will glory in him!

32 thoughts on “Prayer Requests 10-14-17”

  1. Please pray for us as we prepare to move to another town here in S. Bohemia of the Czech Republic. As of the New Year, I will be taking a new position as Field Leader of our organization, and we will also be starting a new church plant in that town where our team is based. Another big request is that we need to sell our house. Thanks for thinking of us…

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  2. Amen, Tychicus,

    And prayer here for husband. He set out this morning to northern Idaho to attend the memorial service for the almost adoptee that killed himself a couple of weeks ago. He was going to support the three, as there will probably be drinking and drug behavior though it is advertised as not so. Their bio mom is running the show. They had asked him to attend. But when he arrived in Moscow to pick up daughter, who had been left behind by the other two as nineteen year old was being snarly, she had already driven herself up at midnight, after work. She did not know he was picking her up. Though we discussed it yesterday and it was as per her request. Bizarre.

    Anyway, prayer that he will lend some sanity to the event. And stability to our children who are there.

    And prayer for me as I continue to listen to daughter sing hymns and accuse me of stealing her stuff….

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  3. As expected, lots of drunkenness. But, sadly, it was the bio dad of the three, because he was so nervous about meeting adoptive dad. The sad part, other than he was breaking probation by drinking and being there (I suspect) was that all of the children sat with adoptive dad. But he sat with them so that is okay. The talk and displays were all about the brother’s misbehaviours. Hopefully, the children will see the difference and choose wisely.

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  7. Mumsee, you are a better person than I am. I would be forced to agree with her. “Yes, you are correct. I do hate you and I am trying to kill you”. It reminds me of conversations I had with my mother.
    God love you and care for you as you deal with this.

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  9. The delusions of persecution are typical in schizophrenia, but the repeated mantras make me think of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, an anxiety disorder. Could be some comorbidity there. It is unusual for schizophrenic symptoms to start so early, layering on top of usual teenage hormones and rebellion.

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  10. Definitely some OCD going on. But we shall have a peaceful night for the first time in a long time. I took the plunge and called 911. They sent a couple of deputies and the ambulance with crew. We all talked and decided it was good to have them take her in. We headed in a bit later to talk with the doc and get her settled in.

    Lots of explaining to do. She still ended up getting the gown on wrong even though I carefully showed her how to get her arms passed all those snaps to the real arm holes. But she is in good care. I am finishing that batch of cookies I was working on and then off to bed.

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  12. Earplugs might have been nice but it is difficult to sleep around somebody who has threatened to kill you and appears to be quite mentally unbalanced and who does not sleep too well at night.

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  14. Prayers for all the requests since the last time I commented, plus additional from before (Kizzie, RKessler, Michelle, and their families, to name a few).

    I want to request prayer for a young couple in our church and their baby daughter. Baby girl B is five days old, and was born about five weeks early. Her mom had placenta previa. I’m not sure how that’s impacting baby’s health, if at all, or if her prematurity or other issues are in play, but baby isn’t able to go home yet. Please pray for Kasey and Brad, first-time parents, and their little girl. Thanks.

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  17. My dearest local friend, Karen, is a diligent prayer warrior. She is the leader of the two Bible studies I attend, and, without fail, she asks us ladies every time if we have any prayer requests. I have mentioned some of you and the difficult situations you are facing. She writes down those and others’ requests, and prays with and for us and for those mentioned. And she remembers . . . asking regularly how Miguel’s recovery is going, how R(Kessler) is adjusting . . . how Kizzie (she uses real names, btw — I’m using blog monikers for here) is doing . . .

    I mention this because she is faithful in prayer for so many people she does not know, and I would like to ask all of you faithful pray-ers to lift her up, as well.

    Karen is the only one of her siblings who lives in the same city as her mother — the rest of her siblings, though all in the Midwest except for one, are scattered many hours away in various directions — so she is the one who takes her mom to doctor appointments and other things like that.

    Tomorrow her mom, Valrie, has a doctor appointment. Karen is requesting prayers for wisdom — in knowing what to ask and how to proceed in the face of Valrie’s significant decline recently. I know it would mean a lot to Karen if you would pray for her mom.

    And could you add prayers for Karen, too, not just for wisdom, but also encouragement? She is normally upbeat about many things, but she looked tired and careworn today. She’s had so much going on the last few months, with two children who graduated (one from high school, one from university) — happy occasions, to be sure, but bringing some degree of stress, too — and then becoming an empty-nester. This with her mom represents a big life transition for another of her loved ones.

    Could you pray for Karen when you think of her? Thank you so much, friends.

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  18. Forgot to mention that two other of Karen’s children got married this summer. Again, happy occasions, but additional examples of major life transitions in her family. She’s had a lot on her plate. It all adds up, even when there is much joy in those life events.

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  19. Kizzie, thinking of you, wondering how church went today. Did Chickadee go with you? How are you feeling today?

    Praying, I’ll say again, though I know you know.

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  20. 6 Arrows – I just wrote about my day over on the daily thread. 🙂 Thank you for your prayers.

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    Please pray that things will go well when Nightingale & I go to the Social Security office on either Monday morning or Tuesday morning. Thank you.

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  22. Oops, looks like we cross-posted. (Though not really — I see my question was at 6:16, and you’d already posted at 6:14 on the other thread. That’s about my speed. 🙂 )

    I am sorry Chickadee didn’t go with you. I will be specifically praying that God will release her from her anxieties you mentioned that make it feel difficult to her to be comfortable going to church.

    Praying also for the trip to the Social Security office.

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  23. And I imagine that must have been very hard, Kizzie, painful, that Chickadee did not go with you. I am sorry.

    And I’m sorry I asked if she went. If I had seen your comment on the daily thread before posting, I would have gathered that Chickadee didn’t go along (as I’m pretty sure you’d have mentioned if she had), and would not therefore have asked. I apologize if my question caused additional pain.

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  24. That’s okay, 6. I asked her in the spirit of “It doesn’t hurt to ask,” but I didn’t really think she would. Even as I was framing the question, she got a sort of distressed look on her face, & slightly shook her head even before the question was fully out.

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  25. Okay, folks, I am panicking now.

    I just took a look at how to get widow’s benefits from Social Security, the idea of which I have been relying on. I knew it wouldn’t be much, but would supplement Nightingale’s income.

    The SS site says that I cannot start getting them until I am 60 (I am 56, will be 57 in January.) If I was considered disabled by the government, I could get them now, but their criteria says I should have been working up until the time I became disabled.

    (But I was a stay-at-home mother & caregiver – to my MIL & then my mom, now The Boy – before I stopped driving due to sight issues.)

    I don’t have the heart to tell Nightingale about this tonight. She has had a very busy last few days, & is getting ready for bed. I don’t want to worry her tonight, as she needs a good night sleep. (She was up until 2am finishing prep for the party, then was up early this morning to take The Boy to his football game.)

    We need a financial miracle or something. I thought we would be okay, but now that roller coaster I’ve been on the past month-plus just took another scary dip downwards. I’m in tears.

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  26. My panic has subsided a bit since I realized that even with paying off the home loan, without paying anything else off, what is left from the life insurance can get us by for a couple years. But it will be very, very tight. Prayers still appreciated.

    I think I will apply anyway (for SS, & if needed, disability), to see what happens.

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  28. Kizzie, also remember to sign up for any other aid (State or Federal) that you may be eligible for. You’ll probably have to do a little digging for information. Don’t be afraid to talk to people, including your pastor and other Church friends who may have connections to help you find your way through. I believe that God will open doors for you as you move forward.

    Holding you in prayer.

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  29. Thank you, Debra.

    I am grateful that I remembered the balance of the life insurance (although we had other needs for that, too), & that a friend had suggested I look into benefits from the VA. Otherwise, I don’t think I would have been able to calm down enough to get to sleep tonight.

    Speaking of sleep, I need to get myself to bed now. At least I won’t have totally awful news for Nightingale in the morning.

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  30. My dad’s VA check (he was a WWII Navy vet) — about $40 a month — allowed me to make payments on my used VW as I began junior college. A huge help to us as I was still living at home and my mom had made the downpayment on the car but the payments were up to me (and I only worked part-time at Sears).

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  32. Kizzie…a friend I have kept close since childhood lost her husband when she was 55. She has gotten widow’s benefits…not certain what that is however she told me she also qualified for Obamacare…not certain what that is either! 😮 😉 Praying it all falls into place as our Lord has ordered….how I wish I could be closer to put my arm around you…you are so close to us all as we lift you and yours up before the Father…we love you ❤️

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