PRAYER REQUESTS
22 October 2026
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revival in America.
Immediate New Prayers
· Barb –Continue to pray for Barb’s safety, patience and continued good health as she deals with life as a ‘widow indeed’. Pray also for those supporting her: her neighbours (Daniel and Freedom and the Amish), her sister, Sue and brother, Paul.
· Stephanie, Heather’s sister – surgery on her aorta was successful and she is now resting at home. Pray she heals completely and that her after-care goes well. Also, pray for strength and patience for her sister Heather as she cares for her.
· David – growing stronger each day. Pray he remains calm and that he recovers fully, and that Heidi will have wisdom during this time as she takes care of him.
· Claire – Pray she paces herself as she begins to slowly resume her work of teaching the gospel in lunchtime Christian Groups, Chapels and to school children through CRU. That God would give her wisdom in supporting her Mum, resting and serving her friends and family at St Marks. Pray for peace and reconciliation in her family, especially her brother, Scott -- for strength and wisdom in a difficult marriage and family life and for their youngest who has Autism and struggles at school and socially.
· Patti and John – Patti is the daughter of my first discipler and ‘second Mom’. Her cataract surgeries went well. Pray she allows others to help with her many chores and is stress free. Pray especially for John, who relies on Patti for care as he will be concerned for her. Pray for Julia, her daughter as she helps through this time.
· Anna’s Mom -Praise God Anna’s Mum has agreed to the knee-replacement surgery. Pray for the surgeon’s wisdom. Pray for Anna as she sets her Mom up on an iPad so she can listen to some recent sermons from St. Mark's. Pray her Mom listens to them and God would soften her heart and bring her to repentance and faith. Pray too that Anna will be sensitive and take every opportunity to point her Mum to Jesus.
· Remy – 25-year-old (deaf) daughter of Andrew. Pray for her strength and wisdom as she cares for her friend in palliative care with ovarian cancer.
· Steph and Andre – Her mom had a significant stroke and is now home recovering. Pray she paces herself and that Steph’s siblings willingly share in supporting their Mom. Also, pray for her Steph’s son, Harry for healing and rest.
· Mayu – recently visited Japan and reunited with her father there, who is very ill. She had the opportunity to share the Gospel with him and his wife. Pray the seeds land in fertile soil!
· Ryan – has returned from meeting up with his wife in Kuala Lumpur. They were married in Iran just before the war there began and she is now unable to get any type of visa to enter Australia. Both their families remain there. Pray for Ryan who has returned ill and is very stressed trying to find work. Most of all pray he meets the Lord along the journey.
· Ian and Jenny– Pray for Ian as he continues to recover from an Achilles tendon rupture. Pray for Jenny as she recovers from radiation after having surgery to remove a skin cancer on her forehead, for healing of her eye after complications from shingles and cataract surgery. Pray for strength and energy as they both grow in grace. Pray also for their two grown children to renew their commitment to Jesus Christ.
· Peter and Jillian –Pray for their health and energy and that they pace themselves and most of all, continue to grow closer to the Lord and each other each day. Pray in thanksgiving that Jillian has a new position she is enjoying.
· Ben and Charlotte – Pray God’s blessing on Ben’s work as he teaches the Bible in a girls school and for Charlotte as she supports him. And bless their music ministry at church that they so faithfully lead.
· Wendy – continue to hold her up as she strengthens through this time of refinement and growth in the Lord.
· Rosanna and Sammy – a young man living with autism, now 25 years old. He is extra sensitive to the weather right now and is not sleeping. Pray for Rosanna as she searches for an autism specialist to help him. And pray for her health, patience and strength and that that Sammy grows stronger each day.
· Audley and Millie – Now both in their 90s and still praising and serving the Lord. Pray for their union in Christ, health, and strength. Pray for his wisdom and that he will have sufficient energy to work on his book detailing the wisdom of his decades in radio ministry as America hungers for ‘True meat’.
PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING
Thank you for the many encouraging updates. I thought it best to bring all the prayer updates into one section, so you can rejoice with me! Please keep the updates coming as they are a joy to share.
· Mary Beth who is fighting Ovarian cancer for a few years now has been accepted into an experimental treatment. So far, the side effects are tolerable. Praise God and pray for continued patience and strength through this time and healing.
· Steve W – recovered from cancer and the cancer treatments and is now cancer free. Pray for him and his son, Graeme, that they will have robust health.
· Grant and Sue – Grant is much better and thanks you for your prayers. Pray he continues to pace himself. Pray for Sue as she supports him that she remains healthy as they enjoy their granddaughter, Lottie.
· Junko and Adam – Junko is enjoying her work as RN in an aged-care facility. Pray for Adam to be supported for his compassion and dedication to those in the aged care facility where he works. Pray they both stay strong and healthy and get enough rest from their busy schedules and that the Lord captures their hearts.
Other Prayer Requests
· Denny and Marci – Marci is a lifetime friend, who has helped me with the WeakDay Devotion books. They are still getting over the death of their newborn, great granddaughter, Aspen. Pray this beautiful couple continues to grow closer to the Lord daily.
· Jeff and Rachael’s family – Pray they both stay focused on the Lord and surround themselves with Godly friends. Pray for their granddaughter, Peyton and her husband to continue to grow together in their love of the Lord. Carter, their grandson has finished another year in college and did well.
· Tracey – a dear friend who lost her Mom to Alzheimer’s after many years of care. Pray she and her partner, Stuart blossom in retirement. Pray for her stamina and remarkable determination through her personal health issues.
· Robin – pray she continues to be blessed by the love of her sweet daughter as they live together in Florida. Pray for her continued good health, sense of humour and hunger for God’s Word.
Pray for those in full-time service
Pray the Lord upholds our Christian leaders – that they never compromise God’s Word and remain bold and courageous in the face of evil. Pray for their wisdom, safety, ingenuity, strength and for their families.
· Scott and Carolyn and their three boys – my pastor and wife that they continue to see fruit from their tireless labour in a community that sees itself as self-sufficient and satisfied with the good life. Pray they are supported and continue to grow in wisdom, strength, patience and that the church family will continue to grow with them. Pray for two of their boys who are preparing to wed the women God has prepared for them and for their third boy as he waits for his future to unfold.
· Elaine and Jim – The ‘Little Church’ ministry) need your fervent prayers for their safety, health, strength as their reach continues to spread around the world in a model of home churches. Pray for continued growth of their YouTube channel and website: https://www.youtube.com/user/thelittlechurchworld
· Isaias and Judith Catorce, of Ambassadors for Christ Philippines (AFCP – TMS Global). Please pray for Isachar and Isaias as they continue to do evangelistic preaching and equipping students, pastors, evangelists and church planters for robust health and that God will raise up more supporters for their tireless work. They have urgent needs for funds. If you are able to help, go to www.tms-global.org . Select the ‘Give’ option at the top of the page. Select ‘Give to a Worker.’ Type the amount of the gift and the code 6028 (stands for ‘Catorce’), then follow the simple directions.
· Ben and Jess – still in seminary, but will be our assistant minister one day. Pray for their hearts as they study God’s Word, that they ‘eat the word’ and continue to grow in grace and good health.
· Pat and Issy – Pray God blesses their work in their new ministry in Katherine Northern Territories. His last sermon at St. Mark’s on grace was special and can be found HERE. Pray the new body of believers and community who are recovering from some horrible weather and floods.
· Ray and Kathy –Pray for Ray as he works through some health issues and for Kathy’s continued good health, patience and renewed spirit as she takes on more ministry responsibilities.
· Jenny S – Pray God continues to provide sufficient financial support, vigorous good health and winsome wisdom for her. Pray also for her strength, patience and that the Lord provides new insights from His Word. Pray for her mother, in her nineties who has just come down with COVID, is recovering from a mastectomy and the loss of her husband.
· Rev Patrick - a Bible scholar who, although retired, continues his work as part of an English Translation Review Committee completing a new translation of the New Testament, ‘The Antioch Bible’ (translating from Syriac to English). Pray for his teaching classes on Wednesdays (Christology) and Thursdays (book of Mark in Spanish). Pray for his health, vigour, patience and increasing skill in languages.
· Talitha and Baptise – are studying at Moore College to further strengthen their Christian leadership roles. Continue to pray for her health and that the hearts of those around them provide ample support for their work and studies.
· Alistair Begg – has retired from full-time ministry at Parkside Church in Cleveland Ohio. Pray he will be sustained and strengthened through this new phase of his ministry and that he increases in wisdom, grace and robust health as he finds new ways to present God’s Word in love to those hungry to hear it!
· Andrew M – head of Deaf Ministries Intnl., is on the road again. Pray his travels result in an abundant harvest of new believers and new financial supporters for those who cannot ‘hear’ the Word without special efforts. Pray for his family life, robust health and sufficient rest.
· Simon, Tamara and their children – Simon has moved to a new ministry with new challenges. Pray for him and his entire family.
Pray Especially for Salvation for:
· Fred and Barb – brother of Patti, and his wife.
· Bryan and Julie (Patti’s daughter) Pray for the salvation of at least one of the family and that the others will follow shortly thereafter. They are parents of Callilah, Adrian, Micah, Kevin and Nate -- lost, damaged and troubled children – all of whom we have prayed for over many years.
· Louisville family of Jeff and Rachael – that a desire grows in their heart for a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
· Yoshimi – Pray for her as she deals with life and for her father who is feeling lost as his wife has passed away.
Pray for those with ongoing health concerns
Many of us have family, friends and loved ones with fragile health. Pray God takes special care with them and protects them in practical ways and that the Lord will have mercy on them.
· Deepak – has asked us to pray for him as he works his way through some stressful financial and health issues.
· Samantha – pray for her and her husband, Stuart as they manage so much. Pray for her Dad as he fades into dementia and the pain from losing his wife. He is about to have a cochlear implant to help with his hearing
· Jake – continues his battle with COPD (emphysema) and heart problems (he now has five stents). Pray for his health carers and those who support him through his journey and his daughter.
· Wayne B -- his precious wife passed away after battling frontal, temporal dementia the last seven years. Pray for comfort, patience and continued good health for Wayne.
· Joni – a long-time friend, healing from a hysterectomy and a series of cancer treatments. Pray for her stamina and those who support her as family. Pray for her healthcare providers that they are wise, watchful, gentle and kind.
· Hans– (in Germany) still battling lung cancer after seven years of treatments. His Mom (nearly 90) is now in a long-term care facility as she grows physically weaker and beginning to show signs of dementia – she was Han’s sole support through his cancer battle. Pray for his finances, his healthcare providers and that he is surrounded by faithful and compassionate Christian friends who will remind him of the Lord’s love. Pray his time with his Mom is filled with extraordinarily good times, lots of love and laughter.
· Jayne – is still growing in grace after the loss her Mom and best friend on the same day. Pray for comfort, strength and that she fully grieves through these losses.
· Paul NS – had keyhole surgery to remove his gall bladder. Pray his fear is covered by trust for those caring for him.
· Luke – is growing stronger. He found long-term help to restore his health. Pray it leads to a life of hope.
· Elina – needs God’s wisdom and the courage of her convictions and resolve to live a life that is Christ-honouring for herself and her young son, Jimmy.
· Christine – give her strength as she journeys to heart-healing, pray most of all that her husband gives his life to the Lord.