Prayer & Praise
5/20/18:
- Continue to pray for Joyce Hostetler and the family.
- Arlene Hartzler is meeting with an oncologist on Tuesday regarding a lump on her kidney. Continue to pray for Arlene.
- Continue to pray for baby Kelsey O'Conner, daughter of Wes and Amy O'Conner.
- Dave Hostetler passed away Thursday night, May 10. There will be a memorial service on Sunday, May 27 at 2:00 PM. Please pray for the Hostetler family.
- Viney Frankhouser is at William Penn for rehab. They think that her weakness is due to a bladder infection and are treating that. Continue to pray for Viney.
- One of Carl's shearing customers, Wes and Amy O'Connor, have a daughter Kelsey who was born prematurely last November. Kelsey has Mirage syndrone, which is a rare condition which has kept her from developing normally. Kelsey has been in the hospital fighting for her life since birth. Please pray for Wes, Amy & Kelsey.
5/6/18:
- Dave Hostetler was released from the hospital last Sunday and was hospitalized again on Thursday. He had a demorrhagic stroke (blood vessel burst) on the brain. He is in ICU but in stable condition at Geisinger in Danville. Continue to pray for Dave & Joyce.
- Viney Frankhouse was hospitalized this past week and is in the Lewistown Hospital. Keep Viney in prayer.
- Arlene Hartzler is in the hospital due to atrial fibrillation and pneumonia; please pray for her.
3/25/18: Continue to pray for Carol Walls who is still in the hospital. Leona Bender had surgeryon her eye last Monday. The week before she had lost much of the sight in her one eye due to the buildup of blood. Pray that Leona recovers her sight in that eye. Joyce and Dave Hostetler's son Jim suffered a stroke last week and is recovering at Heath South; pray for a full recovery for Jim.
1/11/18: Evelyn Fultz was hospitalized Tuesday evening due to a severe cold and possible pneumonia; Annie Rayson also is in the hospital. Both are at Geissinger Lewistown and will probably be there the rest of this week. Please also pray for Joyce & Dave Hostetler.
1/7/18: Continue to pray for George Havice as he recovers from his heart attack. Please pray for Bob White and grandsons Tanner & Dakota; they are on a mission trip to Haiti.
12/27/17: George Havice was taken by ambulance to Mt. Nittany Hospital late yesterday. They put in 3 stents and he is in ICU.
10/15/17 Jerry Treaster has been ill and hospitalized for several weeks with a stomach infection. He has now been transferred to HealthSouth for rehabilitation. Please continue to pray for his health.
8/20/17: Nancy Zook is at Valley View for a few weeks of rehab after falling & beaking her arm. Please pray for Nancy in this time of recovery. Dawn Barger passed away sometime early Tuesday morning. Please pray for her husband Jim and their family in this time of loss.
Bob and Shirley White's son-in-law Matt Werner is the Central PA Youth Ministries worker in Juniata County. He is thankful for a good group of youth, but many of them are not saved. He is requesting prayer that the youth would come to a saving faith in Jesus.
6/18/17: Pray for Joe Bonson as he continues to recover from his heart attach. Keep Jim and the rest of the family in prayer as they care for him. Marlene Wilson is experiencing respiratory problems.
6/04/17: Praise the Lord for the life and growth we have been experiencing here at Barrville lately. Pray that God will raise up the necessary leaders in the various ministries for the church to continue to function smoothly.
5/28/17: Praise the Lord! Sanford Frankhouser does not have lieukemia! He has a condition called that can become leukemia.
4/30/17: Marlene Frankhouser has not been doing well this past week; keep her in prayer. Titus Bender's hernia surgery went reasonably well; he is healing but is sore.
4/16/17: Praise the Lord! Florence Pennepacker is back home and recovering well.
4/11/17 PRAISE THE LORD! George Havice is back home after having a stent placed on Monday. The doctors say he suffered minimal damage due to the heart attack. He has strict orders to TAKE IT EASY! 4/10/17 George Havice was admitted to Mt. Nittany Hospital last night (Sunday, 4/09) due to a heart attack. Monday, 10:45 AM: He is in good spirits and will have a heart cath later this morning or early afternoon. Please keep him, Joyce and the rest of the family in your prayers.
**4/09/17 Sanford Frankhouser was admitted to Mt. Nittany Hospital this past week with pneumonia and trouble with his esophagus. He is home now. Pray for his continued healing and for strength for Bev. Florence Pennepacker was admitted to the hospital Tuesday night and had her gall bladder removed Friday. She was released Sunday. Pray for her continued healing. Marlene Frankhouser is still at Valley View Rehab with an infection in her lungs.
4/3/17 The prayer chain was passed this morning for George Havice who went to the hospital last evening with chest pains and pain in his arm. He was kept overnight for observation. Sanford Frankhouser was also taken to the ER this morning at Mt. Nittany. Please pray for George and Sanford and their families.
4/2/17 Marlene Frankhouser was released from Lewistown Hospital to Valley View for rehabilitation; she will be there a couple of weeks. Continue to pray for Becky Wagner & her family.
3/26/17:
- Tommy Grose passed away Sunday morning following a heart attack. Services are schedule on April 6 at 2:00 PM at Trinity United Church. The family has established a GoFundMe account with the name Tommy's Funeral. The family home is at 135 N. Walnut Street, Burnham, PA 17009.
- Continue to pray for Becky Wagner; she was moved back to ICU 2 weeks ago and her condition is very serious.
- Continue to pray for Landis Bishop; he entered the program at Teen Challenge on Friday but left on Saturday.
- Sanford Frankhouser went home from Valley View this weekend. Continue to pray for his strength and healing.
- 3/19/17 Continue to pray for Sanford Frankhouser; he is improving but is still hospitalized at the Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, PA.
- Pray for John Wert. He is in psychiatric care at Lewistown Hospital due to depression.
3/5/17 Pray for Landis Bishop. He was hospitalized Monday evening due to a drug overdose. He was in critical condition most of the week but made significant improvement on Saturday. He is still in Intensive Care at Lewistown Hospital.
2/24/17 Becky Wagner has started opening her eyes and there seems to be some eye contact. Please continue to pray for Becky as this is her second serious accident.
2/10/17 Please keep Becky Wagner (mother of Janelle, Kendra & Dylan) in your prayers. She was in a serious car accident this morning. She has been life flighted to Danville & has serious head trauma; she underwent surgery this afternoon. Updates later. This is especially sad since she was in a very serious accident 4 years ago.
1/29/17 Penny Goss has cellulitis and been admitted to rehab for treatment of it. Bob Knox has moved back to the area; pray that Bob will return to Barrville MC. Pray for Chase and Melisa Kuhns as they begin a new chapter in their lives; Chase graduated from Penn State in December and they have moved to Phoenix. Their address is 19601 North 7th St., Unit 1031, Phoenix, AZ 85024.
1/08/17 Praise the Lord! Penny Goss is back home after being hospitalized last week for an infection, and her blood sugar was very high. Pray for Amy Nale's daughter Jessica, who was hospitalized on Friday after having a seizure. Continue to pray for Sanford Frankhouser as he is still in a lot of pain from his back surgery. Laura Frankhouser recently had a plate removed from her jaw and has been in a lot of pain.
1/01/17
PRAISE THE LORD! Joyce Hostetler and Brenda Miller were at church this morning!! Continue to pray for their full recoveries.
- Sanford Frankhouser is having a lot of pain as he recovers from his back surgery; Annie Rayson is still feeling weak and has a lot of pain in her hip. Keep them in your prayers.
- Sanford Frankhouser had back surgery on December 19; the surgery went well and he is recovering at home.
- Praise the Lord! Brenda Miller is starting to regain some strength but still has a long way to go. Brenda and Roy are looking forward to being back in church again soon. Continue to lift them up in prayer.
- Continue to pray for Brenda Miller; she is still feeling weak and doesn't have an appetite.
- Continue to pray for Pastor Carl and Bob Plant on their mission trip to Romania. They will be returning Tuesday evening, 12/06.
- Continue to pray for Brenda and Roy.
- Pray for Pastor Carl and Bob Plank on their mission trip to Romania to spread God's love. They will return on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
- Praise the Lord! Annie Rayson is home and doing better.
- Continue to pray for Brenda Miller as she is very weak and limited in what she can do.
11/20/16
- Please pray for Brenda Miller; she was readmitted to Geisinger Lewistown on Friday with chest pains. Tests indicated her heart and gall bladder were working properly. Pray that the doctors can make a diagnosis and begin treatment. Roy & the rest of her family need prayers during this stressful time.Joyce Hostetler's surgery went well and she is recuperating at home. She must be off her foot for a couple of months and has one of those little scooters to move around with.
- Continue to pray for Annie Rayson. She is still having hip pain and is at Valley View for Rehab.
11/13/16
- Annie Rayson was admitted to the hospital the beginning of last week. She had intense pain in her hip and it has been determined that she has a pinched nerve. She was transferred to Valley View on Saturday and will be there for a week or so for rehab. Keep Annie in your prayers.
- Joyce Hostetler will be having foot surgery on Wednesday, November 16. Please pray that the surgery relieves her pain and that she recovers quickly.
- Continue to pray for Brenda Miller. She has not been having trouble with the severe headaches but she is weak and generally does not feel well.
- Sherri Geissinger has not been feeling well. Please pray for her to feel better.
11/06/16
- Brenda Miller continues to have cluster headaches. Please pray that a definitive diagnosis can be given and treatment to relieve the pain she is experiencing.
- Pray for Laura Frankhouser's landlord, David Ritter. Some noncancerous tumors were removed from David's back, but he still has some on his brain.
- Maurice Frankhouser, Jr. has a truck driver acquaintance who has a 23 yr. old daughter, Alexandrea Hollinger, who was tested this past week for cancer. Praise the Lord! The test are back and she does not have cancer.
- Mike Bender's mother Linda was in a serious accident on Wednesday evening. She is in intensive car at Altoona Hospital. She is making some improvements but has a long way to go.
Other prayer requests were also mentioned in Sunday's service.
BARRVILLE PRAYER FOCUS 2016
Let's join together in regular prayer for the Barrville Mennonite Church to be a place where many are coming to know Jesus as Savior and Lord and are growing in a Spirit empowered, vibrant, life- changing faith in Jesus.
Call to Praise and Worship:
Please consider reading John 15:5-10 and praying over these matters at least once a week and meditate on the passage. Reflect on what God is saying to you and our church through the words of this scripture. One way to work at this would be to meditate on one of the verses each week, rotating through the verses over the course of the year.
Call to Praise and Worship:
- God has created us in his image for the purpose of being in relationship with him. Let us worship our heavenly Father as we acknowledge to whom we belong.
- Jesus has bought us out of Satan's grasp. Worthy is the lamb who was slain to receive power and honor and glory.
- The Holy Spirit is our source of power and victory. We worship the Holy Spirit as we allow him to fill us and move through us.
- The world of God is powerful and effective sharper than any two-edged sword. Let us praise God for the power and authority in his word.
- Pray that the Barrville Mennonite Church will be a place of salvation, healing and deliverance for many.
- Pray that we will grow in our intention and passion to live as disciples of Jesus. Pray that it will be our deepest desire to learn all we can about Jesus and follow him in every area of our life.
- Pray for an outpouring of the gifts of the Spirit and that every person will understand their place of value in the body of Christ.
- Pray that we will live in unity. Pray that we will seek the good of everyone else in the body and the growth of the body of Christ.
- Pray that we will be more effective in reaching some of the 2,500 - 3,000 unchurched children and youth in Mifflin County. Pray for more help in the children's Sunday School and for a consistent group of at least 10 children and 4 youth on a regular basis.
- Pray that the power of God will move among us in reaching the unsaved around us. Pray for the unsaved families, Barrville community, Mifflin County and around the world. Pray that we will be useful in bringing at least 10 unsaved people to faith in Jesus this year.
Please consider reading John 15:5-10 and praying over these matters at least once a week and meditate on the passage. Reflect on what God is saying to you and our church through the words of this scripture. One way to work at this would be to meditate on one of the verses each week, rotating through the verses over the course of the year.