Pray Without Ceasing...
for Kathy, Judy Davis’ sister, who has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and will begin treatment soon.
for the family and friends of Martin Klaus, a longtime member of BPC, who died on Sunday, December 1. Let us lift his wife Silvia, their two children, and other family and friends in our prayers during this time of grief. A memorial service with reception is scheduled for Saturday, December 21, 2pm, at BPC.
for the family and friends of Charles Goodsell who died on Sunday, November 24. Charles was a longtime member of BPC. Let us lift them, particularly his daughters Amanda and Holly, in our prayers during this time of grief. A memorial service with reception is scheduled for Tuesday, January 7, 10am, at BPC.
for the Youth Advocates Through Theater Arts (YATTA) and the people that their performances reach, as they meet in their completed and recently dedicated Creative Sanctuary Performance building (which BPC helped to fund).
for Rachel Weaver, daughter of Cherese Weaver, for healing after undergoing a serious spinal surgery recently.
for Randy Ingham, husband to Sherry Ingham (BPC’s prior longtime office manager), as he recovers from a recent stroke and surgery. He is home recuperating and continues to show good improvement.
for our country. We pray that we find a just and peaceful way out of polarization and toward a better cultural appreciation of the complexity and plurality of a healthy democracy.
for our local and global community to support each other as we learn to be more aware of and seek to oppose racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, bigotry, oppression and violence.
for those who lost so much from the hurricanes, those who lost their lives, their homes, their cultural centers, in addition to natural places, and habitats. Bring comfort and strength to those working on recovery and assistance.
for those friends and members of BPC, and in our community who are struggling with physical and mental health challenges. May they and their loved ones feel comforted and supported.
as losses from climate change accelerate all over the world. Give us courage, hope, imagination, motivation and insight to address climate warming. We pray for those who are most affected. Give us urgency and international unity of purpose and will in combating and mitigating climate trends. Help us love and protect our Creator's world.
for so many people throughout the world who live in areas of violent conflict. We are especially aware of those suffering in Palestine, Israel, the Ukraine, and Sudan. Guide the leaders to seek peaceful resolutions. Be with women and children who bear the biggest burdens, and church leaders who speak out against violence and for security and an end to fighting.
for Dessa and Cobbie Palm, our mission partners in the Philippines, and their continued work with the youth in community, clean water access, and sustainability of local resources.
for our partners and friends in CEDEPCA in Guatemala, and for our co-workers, Betsey and Eric Moe and their family, as they have transitioned back to Spokane, and as Betsey travels with CEDEPCA co-worker Pamela Liquez to talk about women’s issues in Guatemala.
for our friends in Mulanje, Malawi, working to meet ongoing health, educational and food-producing needs.
for the Peeples family, Jaya Ericksen, Jeananne and Allen Bame, Steve and Marcia Andrews, Mary Jane and Bill Henika, Stan and Janne Mathes, Renee Lahn, Nancy Alexander, and Wilmoth O’Dell.
for those in the military: Luke Phillips, Eden Elizabeth Lawson, and Joel Hunter.
You can send prayer requests for Prayers of the People in Sunday worship and/or to be added to the website prayer list to Rhonda (rhonda@blacksburgpres.org).