Your Prayer
Posted by inWorship | Under Friends, Prayer Friday Jun 20, 2008
I have a few blog friends that I wanted to bring to your attention. Each of these is going through “life” right now. I would hope if you are willing and able that you’d take a moment and pray for them.
CJ(visualtrademark.com), is a new blog friend, but became a part of the community quickly. CJ is a graphics designer that works with local ministries in his area. CJ and his wife Andrea have a beautiful little boy named Asher. Asher was born 2 months premature. He is now 1 month old and fighting to make it home. CJ has documented this journey on his blog and you are welcome to go read it. CJ explained to me that Asher’s name means “blessed”. Cj feels that that is being proved everyday. In the last couple of days, they’ve had some major set backs with Asher that could affect the rest of his life. Please pray for them as they hold out hope that Asher will come home from the hospital soon and join the family, including a bigger sister Jadyn.
Alex(betterthanblank.com) has been a blog friend for a while now. Alex is a creative Pastor in Southern California. Alex has had quite the month. Although, even as I planned to write this, Alex has gotten some good news. Alex’s little daughter Macy has been fighting a leg injury. She originally fractured the leg and after the healing process, reinjured it. Something seemed wrong, because doctors could not figure out what was going wrong. As of yesterday though, they have determined that she refractured it and she is on her way to healing. Alex’s wife was also in a car accident recently, that left their car a mess, but she is safe. Finally, they just received notice that the house they are renting is going into foreclosure and they are going to have to find a new home. When I asked Alex if we could pray for anything specific he said, “We’re feeling that God is calling us as a family, and a church to come closer to him and depend on him more. As far as specific prayer, just that our family would be faithful to the call to ministry and stay close to God.”
James(immersionworship.com), is the coolest english guy I know. We’ve been blogging friends for a bit now as well. He and I have been taking on the “weight loss” challenge. James is a worship leader in Southern California. I think I am connecting with a lot of these guys in Southern Cal, cause I lived there and I truly miss it. My heart has torn for James recently. A couple of months ago he had an amazing opportunity to travel to Europe to visit his mother and family. He knew that this may be the last time this would happen as his Mom’s health was fading. Soon after he returned his Mom did pass away. He traveled back to Europe and spent more time with the family. Pray for all his family members as they deal with this loss. Now that he is back home and getting back to life, he let us know that his Dad just had a stroke. Also, James wife just had a recent car accident that may lead to the need for hand surgery. In his words, “when it rains it pours”. When I asked what we could pray for in specifics, here is what he said, “1. Complete healing for my dad 2. My dad to see this for what it is and finally turn to God and be saved 3. Complete healing for Rhonda (my wife) after another car accident this week. 4. Complete financial provision to cover the insurance and medical costs from the accident (car has been totaled and we owe more than it’s worth)”
I would hope, if you are willing and able to take a minute, that you would lift these 3 friends up in prayer. In the Bible it says when one part of the body grieves, the entire body grieves. Let’s pray for them.
Wow, you have some amazing friends Brent.
I am with you on CJ and Asher, man what a story that is, and will be… God is so good at creating the best story lines.
Alex’s prayer request really brought tears to my eyes. It feels close to my own heart, and I will be (and am) lifting he and his family up.
James… Wow, I wonder what it feels like to be that far from your family, and in the middle of such a battle. I have a feeling I will be learning soon. James, please consider me a prayer warrior for you, full-time. God is moving, hang in there brother.
ScottMocha’s last blog post…A Call to Prayer
so when people ask, why do you blog? here’s one of the greatest reasons! we so appreciate this and your commitment to pray for our family. we can definitely feel the love & support - God has been so faithful! we’ll be praying for james & rhonda, and cj & family. thanks for bringing these stories to light - it will be awesome to watch God work in all our lives.
alex mclean’s last blog post…Whew… (Macy Update 6.19.08)
Thanks, Bro. I always found myself on the other end of this deal - praying for those who needed prayer. Being on this side sucks, but it is good to have friends that care and are there for you.
CJ Mills’s last blog post…Dealing With Bad News
I know Alex and we have been praying and lifting his family up! It is so good to know that everyone will be okay. For everyone else, we will pray. God is Great. Just means he loves these people greatly with all these big challenges…
Thanks Scott and Chris for sending up the prayers.
Alex and CJ, we are honored to be a part of your life and Alex you are correct, it will be awesome to see what God does in all of your lives through all this.
Yes, praying too
for God to calm, if not the storm, then His disiples in it,
and for them to fix their eyes on Him, not the wind and waves.
Still, He always answers our cries for ‘help’ if we do start sinking, and lifts us up to rejoin and bless the others He’s called us to ’sail alongside’. Then together we will finish the course stronger than we otherwise would have alone (Gal. 6:2 =).
Thanks for sharing the needs,
D-
Thanks for that Lazrus - great scripture reference to lean on
CJ Mills’s last blog post…Dealing With Bad News
Praying and lifting them now…
Alex- that is a prayer request we all need..even as I pray..I know we need to be faithful to the call, and so much closer to HIM.
Brent- I have had a call to prayer on my heart all day.
darla’s last blog post…What Makes You Smile?
Thanks, everyone, for your prayers and words of encouragement. It’s just a season and we know that. God is good, and in the words of them New Kids…”we’re hanging tough”.
I have prayed and will continue as the Lord brings each of you to mind.
We’ve been “stretched” recently with the trials of life - this encourages me from Max Lucado’s, A Gentle Thunder:
Why does God wait until the money is gone? Why does He wait until the sickness has lingered? Why does He choose to wait until the other side o the grave to answer the prayers for healing?
I don’t know. I only know His timing is always right. I can only say He will do what is best…
Though you hear nothing, He is speaking. Though you see nothing, He is acting. With God there are no accidents. Every incident is intended to bring us closer to Him.
Luke 18:7
God will always give what is right to His people who cry to Him night and day, and He will not be slow to answer them.
Michelle’s last blog post…The Fact Remains
Awesome prayers and thoughts gang. I think we can all take them to heart.
James, we’re “hanging tough” with you.
Father God,
Your will is your will, and you bring peace beyond understanding. Bring comfort on these families as they lean on you in these times of need. Continue to show the love that is deep wide and long and high.
Father God you are God and God alone. Be the Father they need you to be.
EPH 3:16-18 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ
Prayers being lifted up in Connecticut.
this is so great to see and be a part of, Brent. Thank you.
CJ Mills’s last blog post…Dealing With Bad News
Jer and I will be praying….Thank you for this
Debs’s last blog post…The brokeness of the body…
CJ, my pleasure.
Thanks Deb!
Will have a ‘word’.
It is never what happens to us or our family that matters.. it is how we handle it.
He is there during the good times as well as the bad it is during the bad that our Faith is ‘perfected’. If He turns the heat up it could be to burn off the dross to leave the polished gold underneath.
Be the gold - not the dross.
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love’s last blog post…Road Hazard Ahead!
Beautifully said Love.
Brent,
This is a cool post.
I’ve been praying for Alex and James (and now CJ) Sometimes praying in front of the computer screen can feel like such an individual experience. Reading this post makes it a very corporate/community thing.
Billy Chia’s last blog post…Whiteboard 3 - New Worship Ideas
Cool Billy, thanks for praying for these guys. It is great to make this a community thing.
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Alex is a friend and pastor at our church. Thank you all for praying for him and his family. They are important to us, and I know that God is working out everything for good in their lives. Amie
Amie’s last blog post…Better than Shoes
Amie, you are fortunate to know him in person. We will continue praying for the whole family.
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