Taking It to the Lord - February 23

Our Skagit Valley church family:

• Jim Wilkison will have surgery for cancer removal from his jaw on Monday. He will be admitted at least overnight to the University of Washington Hospital in Seattle.
• Please pray for Cathi Adams who is home sick with sinus infection, ear infection and some sort of flu bug. Also Cathi's mother Ann Dale is back in the hospital in Everett with pneumonia and fluid around her lungs. Cati is getting better, but still not sleeping well. Andy Adams also asks for prayers that he can be better physically and spiritually.
• Rentz asks, "Pray for all of the congregation who are sick with colds, etc."
• Karen Hasenoehrl is home sick today. 
• Rentz Gullick is recovering from a cold.

Connections:

• Holly Hiltz is having neck surgery Thursday. Prayers for no complications and a quick recovery.
• Please pray for Amber Brown's grandmother Christine, who is in Swedish Hospital after having her 6th stroke that caused bleeding in her brain. She is feeling better and they have stopped the bleeding. She needs our prayers for continued healing. Thank you.
• Karla asks, "Please pray for a friend's granddaughter, Morgan. She is 17 and is having her thyroid removed tomorrow due to cancer.  Thank you."

Taking It to the Lord - February 16

Our Skagit Valley Family:

• From Cathi Adams: "Thankful that my Mom was able to be moved to the Josephine Care Center in Stanwood this week.  She is having a hard time settling in, pray that she will have peace in her mind.  Pray for Cati, who is not doing well. Thankful that Andrew has returned to China safely. That you for your prayers for my family."
• Praise that Mindy (Singleton) is here. But keep praying for her foot to get better (from Paige).
• Pray for Jim White to get over his sickness and for Judy Hill to get better with her back pain. (from Rentz).
• Jim Wilkison is home suffering from a very sore lower back.  His cancer surgery is scheduled for Monday, February 24 at University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. He expects to be hospitalized overnight.
• Praise that Joe and Becky (Williamson) are safely at Adam & Paul's in the Bahamas.
• Pray for Marge Easley

Connections Outside the Family:

• Please pray for my sister Lisa as she has had some health issues lately. (Karla W.)
• Please add Drew Pettus (in Alabama) and Joyce Gilmore (in Tennessee) to your prayer list. Both are battling cancer. (John G.)

Announcements:

• Service project needs:  Please save your old jeans.  Please bring stickers for kids, boxes of Band-aids, and safety pins for a service project that is going to Uganda.  We need it by next Sunday.  See Karla W. for more information.
• New teachers next week!  Thank you to our current teachers -- Madeline, Candy, Karla, & Jody!  And welcome to next session's teachers -- John W., Trish, and Helen. We still need a preschool teacher. See Millissa if you're able to help with that need.

Wednesday Night Prayer Requests

Note: Prayer requests turned in Sunday, February 9th are not available for posting on the blog.

Here are the prayer notes from Wednesday, February 12th:

• Ann Dale has improved dramatically and is being released from the hospital. She will be moved to the Josephine Care Center in Stanwood on Thursday.
• Pray for Andrew Adams, who has been in Thailand for several weeks during his vacation from teaching duties in China.  He has been away from Internet access and his family haven't heard from him.
• Pray for Alma Jones, who is stressed over the move she is making this week to Joe and Becky's house in Burlington.  Pray that the move goes well for all concerned.
• Pray for Mya and Lindzi, the little girls in Oregon who are undergoing cancer treatments.
• Pray for Jim Wilkison, who will have a melanoma surgically removed soon.
• Pray for the Pitners' health circumstances.
• Pray for Mindy Singleton that she will heal well from her foot surgery and the complications she has had with that.

Wednesday Prayer Notes - February 5

Skagit Valley Church Family

• Mindy Singleton - recuperating from foot surgery
• Jim Wilkison - has doctor's appointment Thursday to learn results from biopsy and discuss treatment.
• Marge Easley  - has another cold, but otherwise doing ok.
• Ann Dale  - still not doing well, but was able to walk with help on Wednesday
• Wanda Sell - recovering from hip surgery. She hopes to be able to be at church Sunday.
• Rentz Gullick - doctor's appointment Thursday to learn results of tests
• Judy Hill  - will be traveling home from Oklahoma

Connections

• Steve Woodward's dad ... gall bladder problems
• Laura Walker ... lady in the Bahamas known by Adam & Paula Williamson; seriously ill
• Joyce Gilmore ... wife of Freed-Hardeman professor; cancer has returned, had first chemo treatment Wednesday.

February 2 - Taking It to the Lord

Concerning Our Skagit Valley Church Family:

• Please continue to remember Ann Dale in your prayers. She remains hospitalized in Everett.  Also remember Mindy Singleton as she recuperates from foot surgery.
• From Jadis: "Please pray for Lonnie Humpal. He's having a lot of pain."
• From Jim Wilkison:  "Tomorrow, biopsies will be conducted on two lymph nodes in my left armpit.  Based on the results of these biopsies a course of treatment for my melanoma will be worked out."
• "Please pray for the LTC-ers to be excited and energized for LTC.  Also, please keep in mind Marge Easley."
• Please remember Craig Pitner in your prayers. He was at services today, but was not feeling well.
• "Please be praying for my Mom and our family as we go from transitioning her from her home to ours."  Becky
• "The Blunt kids (except for Olivia) are home recuperating from a bad cough. They are doing better, so thank you for your continued prayers."
• "Please pray for Derek Barcalow.  He is homesick"  (He is in Alaska, wishing he were home in Washington).
• "I need encouragement and prayers to stay focused on God. I've been struggling with staying focused and praying and reading and wanting to follow God."  Cati Adams

Connections to Skagit Valley Church of Christ Members:

• "Please pray for Blake Dahlbeck-Nicholson.  He is three years old and has pneumonia and two different infections."
• "Please pray for Katy Perry, for her to become a Christian." 
• "Prayers for Audre Abke, member of Everett Church of Christ and friend of Jeff Barrow, who is in Arlington Cascades Hospital CCU, with renal failure."

Taking It to the Father - January 29

Our Skagit Valley Church of Christ Family:

• Ann Dale - needs to continue to heal and get released to the nursing home (Update: Cathi posted this on the church Facebook group Thursday morning:  "I just got a phone call from the hospital. My Mom has taken a turn for the worst and they have had to re-intubate her. I'm on the way there now. Keep us in prayer today." )
• Jim Wilkison has surgery scheduled for Monday, February 3rd.
• Madeline Blunt and Sophia Blunt have whooping cough. Jackson and Elijah have some symptoms but it has not been confirmed.
• Wanda Sell is improving and has been cleared by her doctor to drive again.
• Cathi Adams still needs our prayers.
• Rentz Gullick has praises on two counts -- 1) He received a good report from hisdoctor - no tumors and 2) He is a grandpa again - his daughter Ellen Evans gave birth this week to a baby girl, who has been named Emily Jean.
• Pray for Karen & Ethan Hasenoehrl for safe travels and a good vacation in Hawaii.

Others Who Need Our Prayers:

• Lydia asks our prayers for Kyla, a young lady with heart problems.
• Jay asks us to remember in prayer his coworker Cristobal, who was seriously injured in a work accident. However, Jay also offers praises for good things happening in his work.
• Prayers were requested for the Fugate family, whose father passed away.
• John Williamson asks our prayers for his coworker, Oji, whose brother, father, and sister have all passed away recently. He is from Nigeria and will have to travel back there to be with his family for a short time.
• Andy Adams asked prayed for Andrew who is traveling in Thailand on vacation. Please pray for his safety as he returns to his work in China.

Announcements and Prayer Requests - January 26

Our Skagit Valley Church Family

• Judy Hill is in the air on her way to Oklahoma for the funeral of her sister-in-law, Kim. Pray for her safe journey and for comfort for the Mackey family.
• "My two oncologists are working on a treatment for my melanoma. The next step is a biopsy on one of the lymph nodes that tested positive in my PET scan. The operation is scheduled for Monday, February 3 in Anacortes."  Jim Wilkison
• "Madeline Blunt and Mary Pendergrass are each home sick. Cathi Adams is also home with an ear infection and Ann Dale still needs prayers for complete recovery from her surgery."  ... Karee Blunt
• "Prayer request for my Mom who is in a lot of pain from her burst eardrum.  Pray for my Grandma who still has a bad stomach bug and pneumonia.  They are implanting a stomach feeding tube this Monday to replace the nose tube.  Pray for me as I go job hunting. I'm hoping for a part time job at Josephine's Rehab Center for the elderly." ... Cati Adams
• "Please also pray for my mom as this situation with my Grandma is very emotionally draining and stressful and heartbreaking as she still isn't cognitively aware and has to be restrained so not to pull out tubing."  ...Cati 

Connected to our Family

• Please pray for Ian Lackey, in Texas. He is Monda Woodward's 18-year-old son.
• Please pray for Mya and Lindsay. They have cancer.   ...The Williamsons
• "Please pray for Robb - he is sick with the flu. Also, please pray for my Mom. She will be moving soon and she is under a lot of stress." Becky
• "Please keep our friends the Fiazzos in your prayers as they're still grieving the loss of Christie.  Thanks."    ...Lydia Williamson

Announcements

• We are looking for teacher sto help with Children's Bible Hour.  She Millissa or the sign-up sheet in the hallway.  This is a once-a-month commitment. Great opportunity to fellowship with our youth.
• Ladies Retreat needs lots and lots of candy donations -- all shapes, colors, and sizes. Please give bags to Mindy or Millissa.  Cati also needs specific candy donations for a Ladies Retreat craft. If you can help her, please see Cati.
• Our next session of children's classes starts February 23.  John Williamson will be teaching K-2nd, Trish Gaines 3rd-5th, and Helen Brown 6th and up.  We have an opening for preschool.  See Millissa Macomber.