August 14, 2009

Urgent Prayer Request: Autistic Child Missing

Please join me in prayers for the safe return of Mary Ellen’s autistic son, Ryan Barrett, who was separated from his father during a camping trip. Let your mercy be on this family, O God, as they place their trust in you! Update: Ryan’s body was found earlier today (Friday). Please pray for Mary Ellen and her entire family as they grieve the loss of their teenage son.
April 1, 2009

Prayer Request from Cheryl Dickow, Bezelel Books

One of our Bezalel authors has asked for prayers Deacon Pat Hayes, author of Top Ten Ways to Build a Wonderful Marriage, has had both a career and health setback. Deacon lost his job about the same time he was told he had a form of bone cancer. Although told this was a treatable form of the illness, along with his job loss, you can imagine what Deacon is going through and how necessary your prayers are for him and his family at this point in time. Deacon has been a blessing to me, helping me write an article for TCW as well as just […]
December 11, 2008

Young Mother Needs Miracle: Please Pray

Today Lorraine Hartsook sent me this message about a young mother in need of a Christmas miracle. Please join me in praying for her. My daughter has a classmate in Dental Hygiene who is around 30, and was  diagnosed with a brain tumor this past June. As of today this tumor is inoperable but there is one chance of a referral to a special lazer treatment in Winnipeg, Manitoba that may help prolong her life by shrinking this tumor, but she must qualify. (I’m not sure what this means) She is married, her husbands name is Brian and she has three children Nolan, Jada, Blake […]
September 23, 2008

Urgent prayer request

I just received word that Bruno de Solenni, brother of Pia (de Solenni) Conway was killed last Saturday in Afghanistan. The details are here. A letter from Bruno, published today and written September 11, 2008, may be read here. Please pray for Pia and her family as they begin to process this incredible loss. Thank you.
August 4, 2008

Mother’s Helper: Guest Post by Allie O. Williams

“Look what we found!” exclaimed our son, Rob. As the oldest & tallest he was the default spokesman, thrusting a muddy mitt in my face, his fist clutching a clay encrusted hunk of plastic. “It’s Mary and I found it,” cried our littlest neighbor Maggie firmly asserting her role. “But it was in our yard,” hollered our daughter, Elizabeth.