Prayer Request

Recieved this prayer request from Tanja Moody today. . . .
"I talked with Kim Holdway this morning. Her grandfather passed away yesterday. Her mom, in particular, is having a very hard time, as are Kim’s kids. For those that don’t know, the Holdways recently joined a church nearer to their home in Fall Branch, so pray for them during this transitional time as well.
Also, please remember the extended Moody family. Bruce and John’s dads (Roy and Gene) lost their brother this afternoon. Uncle JC has been quite ill on and off for several months but this is still hard on them all. Our church is full of folks this will touch, including the families of Sherry Burgess and Lisa Rowland."

YMCA II Christmas Party

We have schedule our class Christmas Party for Saturday, December 8th. Be sure to mark this date on your calendars!! Lots of fun will be had by all! Details to be announced. . .

Prayer Request

I recieved two special prayer request from Jennifer this morning. . . Please remember these precious children in your prayers this week.

"Please remember this little girl and family in your prayers. Thank-you
Jennifer =)"

(Ivory is the one on the left)
"I have a personal favor to ask of you, (knowing your praying people)
My son in law's sister IVORY is 7 years old and this week she was riding her go cart WITHOUT A HELMET, and lost control landing her under a neighbors double wide that didn't have any skirting.
She was stopped by the floor and support beam by her NECK.
She slashed her neck from her ear to her larynx,cutting her thyroid, her juggler was torn slightly causing the blood to drain into her lungs, which then collapsed, she broke her neck, & broke her back.
She was air lifted to MUSC , she has had 1 operation on her lower back and they found her spinal cord to be totally cut.
They have to wait for 2 weeks to operate on her larynx, thyroid and neck. Not knowing until then if her spinal cord is torn at the neck... which will tell to what extent she will be paralyzed.
This little girl is only seven years old and has her whole life to live. I ask you to lift her up to God in prayer.
And if you wouldn't mind adding her to your Church prayer chain, we all know what God can do when we only have Faith and come together in unity .
I have added an attachment of Ivory, she is the little girl to the left, and then one of her in the Hospital, she is such a pretty little girl,this accident just breaks my heart.
Thank you SO much for your time and most importantly... your prayers.
Jan Livingston"

Here is the second prayer reqest:

"Ryan is a first grader at Northwest Elementary and was diagnosed with a spinal cord tumor in 2004 that spread to his brain. Ryan is currently undergoing Chemo and will be returning to St. Jude's on November 14 for a follow-up appointment. To read more about Ryan, please visit his website : www.caringbridge.org/oh/ryanRyan is an amazing little boy and such a fighter! Come and show this little boy the love of Christ as we turn to our Father in prayer! If you are unable to attend, please commit your heart to praying for Ryan and his family. Thank you and we hope to see you there. God bless!*Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6,7"

Birthdays and Anniversaries

I am going to try and start posting everyone's birthdays and anniversaries for the month on this new "section" of our class blog. I have added 2 new sections--Birthdays, Anniversaries and Upcoming Events. So be sure to check this new column out on our blog. I will be passing around a list on Sunday to get this information from some of our new class members. I hope everyone has a wonderful week. God Bless.

Sunday, October 21

Praises

1. Piper Whitmore's school situation much better
2. Cassie's co-workers daughter's pregnancy doing well--answered prayer
3. Duffer done with shut down--safe week


Prayer Requests

1. Christy unspoken
2. Chris and Kellie Morelock traveling for work

This morning in Sunday School we mentioned the Chris Tomlin Concert that is on November 15 at Freedom Hall in Johnson City. He is an Awesome Christian singer. James and I are planning on going to this concert and thought it would be a great thing to do together as a class. The tickets are$26.00 in advance and for groups of 15 or larger we can get the tickets for $19.00 each. Let me (Cassie) know if you are interested in going. I will need the money next Sunday, so we will be sure to get tickets for this concert. Here is a song from Chris Tomlin, and this should be an amazing worship experience.

Answered Prayers

I recieved this email from my co-worker. God is Good. . .

" For all of you who knew about everything going on with Megan, Ryan and the baby THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS! Megan and I were out today before she had to go to work and she got the call from the doctor's office. They said the amniocentesis results were in and that the baby is a NORMAL LITTLE GIRL! The chromosomes came back for a normal little girl, no abnormalities whatsoever. PRAISE BE TO GOD for all he has done and all he will continue to do. This proves that miracles can and do still happen and that the Lord is still answering prayers. Continue to remember all of us in your prayers that everything will continue to go well until this little one gets here in March. Thank each and everyone of you who were praying and had Megan, Ryan and their little girl on their church prayer lists. Please go to church Sunday and let everyone know how much we appreciate the prayers and send up the praises to God for all he has done.

Thank You,
Sonja
(the proud grandma to be)"

Thanks to everyone who prayed for this family.

Prayer Request

I recieved this prayer request from Susan Alderson today--

" Last year, Cassidy (4-yrs. old) was diagnosed with "coarctation of the aorta". This is basically a narrowing of the aorta which returns blood back from the heart to the lower extremities. As a result, the blood pressure gets higher on one side of the narrowing and lower on the other. When we went for her check-up recently, we found out that her condition has progressed and that it will only get worse as time goes by. We were told that she will need heart surgery, the only question is when. This is quite a change from when she was diagnosed and we were told that her condition could improve, get worse or remain the same. It's scary to think about her having heart surgery. We still believe that God can work miracles and we are praying that God will correct her problem and when we go back in 6-months, we will blow Dr. Teixeira out of the water. Secondly - last week I received a phone call from Cassidy's pediatrician to inform me that they think she also has a blood disorder called Von Willebrand disease. Cassidy will be seeing a hematologist next week for further investigation. Needless to say, Greg and I are on edge at this time and very concerned for Cassidy's health. We still believe that God can work miracles and are asking for prayers for Cassidy in regards to both health issues. Our church had alter prayer this past Sunday for Cassidy. I ask that you remember our daughter Cassidy in your prayers. "

Prayer requests

Please remember Duffer and Nicole in your prayers. Duffer lost his grandmother this week.

I also recieved this email from a co-worker, Sonya Crowe today--remember this family in your prayers. She is around 20 weeks pregnant.

"Just got back from the doctor and Ryan and Megan have gotten devestating news. Their little girl and our granddaughter probably will not survive. Megan had an amniocentesis done to confirm exactly what is wrong but we are looking at Trisomy 13 and if not that then she does have hydrocephelas. Please keep Ryan and Megan in your prayers as well as the rest of the family. We do know that God can take care of anything so pray that his will will be done but also that everything will come back fine and we will have a healthy little girl born in March even though we know that will probably will not happen. We are putting our trust in the Lord that he will take care of everything."

Prayer Requests

I recieved this note from Tanya Moody today

"Thanks to everyone who prayed for Bruce’s brother, Bryan, and his wife, Alondra. They had their second ultrasound today, and their little girl is perfectly fine. No problems noted anywhere. It has been a very long 5 weeks for them since their first ultrasound. Our God is good in all circumstances!!"

A Weekend to Remember

A Weekend to Remember is a conference that is going to be at Meadowview Conference Resort on November 2-4. It is presented by FamilyLife and is supposed to be an amazing conference. The brochure says the following:

" At this conference, you will

-Explore God's prupose for bringin you together in the first place

-Understand the role hardship plays in making every marriage stronger

-Make meaningful progress toward resolving past hurts

-Learn to recognize hidden strengths of your marriage that disguise themselves as obstacles

-Discover a brand new appreciation for your spouse

-Create an individualized plan for a lasting, healthy marriage

-Develop an exciting new outlook for your life together

How will your marriage be remembered? No matter where you are in the process, now is the time to take steps that will make your marriage everything that God intened it to be. A lifetime of great memories begins with a Weekend to Remember."

If anyone is interested in going to this--let James or me know. .We are thinking about going to this on our own--but would love to take a group. It is a little pricey, but I think it would be well worth it. . . If we have a large group the price decreases tremendously. check out the web site at www.weekendtoremember.com

The Great Chili Cook-Off

We have scheduled our Chili Cook-Off again this year. . .so I guess we can say the 2nd Annual Chili-Cook Off. . . will be on Friday November 16, 2007 in the gym at 6:30. Please bring your BEST chili and be prepared to have some fun! If you don't want to bring chili just bring crackers and/or dessert. Come prepared to have a great time. . Hope to see you there!

Prayer Request

Please remember Amie Mumpower and her family. They lost her grandfather this past week. Please remember them in your prayers. Have a blessed week.