Living Proof Baptist Church - Williamsburg, Virginia

Greg Garrison Family 5/7/2008
Greg's sister Julia's stepson, a fifteen year old, was injured and died today in a spring football camp program. The Garrisons will be traveling to Tennessee to support their family. Pray for safe travel and for God's compassion and peace for all concerned.

Tommy Moore, a guitarist in our praise team has been diagnosed with Bell's Palsy. This is an inflammation of nerves in one side of the face that causes muscles to droop. It is believed to be caused by a virus and usually lasts for several weeks. It can cause permanent damage.

Please pray that this matter will be resolved quickly and that Tommy recovers completely. Also pray for Tammy and the kids as they support Tommy. While you are talking with our Father about Tommy, thank him that Tommy shares his musical talent to contribute to our worship experience every Sunday.

5/7 Add Timmy to your prayers. He was playinig at Kidsburg Monday and broke his collar bone.

Jess and Meagan's cousin was in a serious vehicle accident today (4-28-2008) and is in critical condition with major head injuries. There is brain activity and appropriate response to stimuli, but he is in a coma. Please pray for him and his family.

Mr. Piercy has succombed to the serious injuries he suffered. A memorial service will be conducted this weekend in Buckingham. Pray for the Piercy and Nicholas families in their loss.

Linda Raynes
Linda Raynes, Dean's sister, has suffered 3rd stage liver damage. Please pray for her healing and for her spiritual wellbeing.

Keep Marco and Jess in your prayers as they travel. They will be heading out April 1, first stop in Ridgecrest, NC, then to Alabama, New Orleans, and finally to Pensacola for a missions conference. They will be returning the week of April 14th. Pray for safe travel and for great relaxation and refreshment and their return to us.

If you have any special needs, please call Dean Raynes @ 566-9713, Delon Bradley @ 258-5806, Mike Covaney @ 229-9739, Del Curtis @ 229-7761, or Charlie Pratt @ 566-3444. (March 31, 2008)

Tragedy in Maryland
We have received news that Anthony Castillo, 6 years old, one of the three children killed in a Maryland hotel, was a playmate of Cameron Adams, Coral Plumley's grandson. Coral has requested special prayers for Amy Castillo. The chilidren's father, who reported his brutal acts to the hotel front desk, may have killed his three children in an act of vengeance against his wife, Amy, in their child custody battle. Please pray also for Carmina as she counsels Amy and deals with telling Coral's grandchildren about the deaths of the three Castillo children. Pray for all concerned connected to this horrible tragedy. (March 31, 2008)

During Paul's ministry in Florida his life has been directly threatened. Pray for God to place a hedge of protection around him. "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:10 (NKJV)

Bill Cole
Bill Cole has come home from his last hospital stay for his breathing. We do need to keep him in our prayers at all times. He was able to be with us for our Easter service and we are thankful for that. Pray for Sue as she provides care for Bill and for her sister, Bea. (March31, 2008)

Lisa Matsumoto & Her Parents
Lisa Matsumoto, a patient of Mike Covaney, requested prayers for her parents. Dallas Quick is 79 y/o, has recently had several strokes and fell this past weekend and injured his head/brain and is in Riverside hospital. Her mother Marjorie is 78 y/o and suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Lisa is caring for them both and needs prayers for her own strength and her parent's healing.

Praise God for Vicki's successful and uneventful surgery. During the planned surgery they found and removed an adhesion that may be responsible for the pain she has had recently. Things went very well and she was on her way home within 24 hours. Dave and Alex are planning to take great care of her.

Denzil Gribble 2-09-08
Debbie LaPan's uncle, Denzil Gribble, is in disperate need of a lung transplant. A board of doctors are meeting Monday morning to decide if he can be "bumped" a head of others on the list. If they chose to leave him where he is, hospice will be called. He will have a few weeks left to live. On Feb. 16th. There will be a benefit gospel sing, auction, and dinner, for him and the family. Please keep him in you prayers.
Thanks, Debbie

The ENT's office called this morning with the results from Naomi's CT scan. Everything came back normal. What this means is that her inner ear has no abnormalities (everything is formed properly) and she does not have a degenerative hearing loss.

Naomi continues to improve but is still a focus for our prayers. She will have a CT scan at CHKD on Tuesday, January 22nd. We need to pray that they will find the inner ear is properly formed and there is no sign of degenerative hearing loss. Specifically pray for her comfort as the process can be painful for her. Pray also for Karen and Deno to have God's support during this ongoing difficult situation.

Naomi will also have a hearing test in Richmond Thursday, January 24th. Pray for great test results and give God thanks for progress thus far.

Allison Smelley (Karen's cousin)
Praise God for good news from California as Allison recovers from cancer surgery. There is no indication of cancer in her body and she is healed well and is in physical therapy. She has declined chemotherapy and has begun a five year program of hormone therapy. Her prognosis is very good and the future is positive. Thank God and continue your prayers!

Jerry fell off the roof of a 3 story house suffering a severe brain trauma. Below is an excerpt from last night’s journal entry for Jerry Kegelman written by his wife. It includes her request for prayer. By her description, he is making progress but recovery from brain trauma is slow.

"…I just want to give everyone a fair picture. He has a very long way to go.
God has supported us, in fact cradled us, during this time and again I am calling on Him to guide me in choosing the right place for Jerry’s next step. When you say your prayers for Jerry next, if you would put in a word for that, I would be so appreciative. I will have to start looking in the thesaurus for new words to describe our feelings of comfort and security when we read your notes and experience all your acts of kindness. Thank you. Good night."

Jay and Tami Jenkins
Jay and Tami are new to our community and searching for a church home. There are also some family issues that they need God's guidance to handle.

HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAN, HALLELUJAH! Jess got home about 8pm this evening. It is a Happy New Year dawning tomorrow. She and Marco will usher in 2008 at home. Praise God for this blessing!

She is doing well and we are all thrilled that she is home. At every remembrance of her name lift it to God in prayer and keep Marco in your prayers as he ministers to her.

We will be thanking God for her progress during First Friday Prayers, January 4, 2008, 7:00 to 8:00 pm at the church.

Praise God! We have received positive news about Karen Plumley's cousin in California. Please continue your prayers for her and her family.

Praise God! Jess' cousin, Anna Nicholas, will be graduating from Virginia Tech in December!!! Anna had one class to complete when she was attacked by the same blood problem that Jess has. Anna has been getting to her twice a week class either by wheel chair or walker. Continue your prayers for her at VT and for recovery from the blood disorder.

Allison is Karen Plumley's cousin. Allison's 13 year old daughter Allysa died of cancer this past year. Please pray mightily for Allison and her family. It is a very difficult time for them.

Jennifer Younce-Sadler
Could you please pray for my daughter Magdalena. She was diagnosed recently with ONH (optic nerve hypoplasia). It has been overwhelming for us at times. My family as a whole is going through a very rough time, feels like it is coming in every direction. We have been to livingproof twice now and look forward to next Sunday. Thank you so much, God Bless!

Delores Deaton
please pray for my 19 son he has a upcoming surgery Thank You so much.