Prayer Requests

Harriet Meyer is scheduled to have a new pacemaker put in on Friday at 2:00pm. Please keep her in your prayers.

Sharron Dettmer was hospitalized earlier this week with cellulitis. Please pray that she will have a quick recovery and be able to spend time with her family in South Carolina this Christmas.

Prayers are needed for Harriet Meyer

Please keep Harriet in your prayers this weekend. Harriet's pacemaker has stopped functioning, and her heart is giving her problems (she's been to the doctor's office and ER a couple of times already this weekend). Harriet is scheduled to see her heart doctor first thing on Monday and will have a new pacemaker put in asap.

Hannah Meyer

Please continue to pray for the family of Hannah Meyer.
(Hannah is Mariagnes Meyer's great granddaughter.) 

Her family said "hello and goodbye" to her on Wednesday.  
See her obituary here.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.myers-reed.com.

Please pray for Halie Brumley

Please pray for Halie Brumley and her family.

Halie's epilepsy is doing its best to overcome her.  Due to almost constant seizures, she is completely exhausted.  She has a terrible migraine headache, and she has not been out of bed for two days.  She and her mom are heading to Indy for tests tomorrow.  Please pray that they will find some way to help this little lamb, and soon.

prayers needed for the Rockhill family

Please pray for the Rockhill family.  Contractions have started, and they suspect labor is beginning.

Baby Delia,  you are loved.

By way of reminder: their baby has been diagnosed with anencephaly, a condition that is incompatible with life.  See her blog here for more information and pictures of their sweet family.

May God uphold them during this most difficult time.



It is not death to die,
To leave this weary road,
And midst the brotherhood on high
To be at home with God.


It is not death to fling

Aside this sinful dust

And rise, on strong, exulting wing,
To live among the just.

Jesus, Thou Prince of Iife,
Thy chosen cannot die;
Like Thee, they conquer in the strife
To reign with Thee on high.

Hymn #602
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: John 11:26
Author: H. A. Cesar Malan, 1832, ab.
Translated by: George W. Bethune, 1847
Translated into German by: Albert Knapp, 1836
Titled: "Non ce n'est pas mourir"
Composer: Frederick A.G. Ouseley, 1861
Tune: "Tenbury"

update on Melisa Carothers

Please keep Melisa Carothers in your prayers as she continues to recover at Mayo Clinic!

Her recovery is going great so far: they have removed one of her chest tubes, and she was up and walking twice today!  She is expected to be transferred to a regular room later this afternoon.  The doctors are very pleased with her progress so far!

*Update on Melisa Carothers*

Update:Melisa is out of surgery as of 5pm. The surgeon said that he was happy about how things went. The family will get to see her in a couple of hours. We thank God for his care for Melisa, and pray that he would bless her with a speedy recovery.

Melisa is to return to the hospital at 7am tomorrow, for surgery scheduled at nine.  She will be having open heart surgery for the replacement of two heart valves.  Please pray for peace and comfort for Melisa tonight and tomorrow morning- May God surround her with encouragement and reassurance of His love for her.  Pray also for wisdom and skill for the medical professionals tomorrow, a successful surgery, and smooth recovery.


Jesus, hold Melisa close, and continue to carry her and those she loves through this trial.

more prayers needed

Please pray for the Wessel family.  Kristie had her check-up, and received bad news: the spot seems to have grown since last time.  She is being sent to a specialist on Monday to determine the next course of action.  Please keep her and the whole family in your prayers.

Please also continue to pray for Melisa Carothers during her time at the Mayo Clinic.  She is still undergoing testing.

Come unto Me, Ye Weary

By: William C. Dix

"Come unto me, ye weary, 

And I will give your rest."

O blessed voice of Jesus,

Which comes to hearts opprest!

It tells of benediction,

Of pardon, grace, and peace,

Of joy that has no ending, 

Of love that cannot cease.

"Come unto me, ye fainting,

And I will give you life."

O cheering voice of Jesus,

Which comes to aid our strife!

The foe is stern and eager, 

The fight is fierce and long;

But thou hast made us mighty 

And stronger than the strong.

Hymn # 345 from Lutheran Worship, verses 1 and 3

Author: J. A. Anthes Tune: Anthes 1^st Published in: 1867

Prayers for the Rockhill family

White Creek family, please remember to pray for the Rockhill family.

Michele Rockhill is Dave Vandercar's sister.  She and her husband James will soon be returning to the US from Korea with their daughter Eliza, to await the birth of their daughter Delia.  Delia suffers from anencephaly, and is expected to die before birth or shortly thereafter.

Please visit Shell's blog for updates and pictures.

Big sister Eliza, little sister Delia, sharing precious time together

Father, please uphold these parents as they love their sick child Delia; let the short time they have with her be a time not just of sadness, but of love, as they experience Your care for them even in difficultly.  Thank You, Father, for loving even the littlest of children, even the sick and the unborn.  Uphold all of us as we try to imitate Your love, and as we see how far our love falls short.  Thank You Lord, for Your promises of faithfulness and grace, for carrying Your people through the darkest valleys.  Thank you for Jesus, who died and rose for the littlest lambs, and the big lambs too.  Sustain the Rockhill family through the coming days of trial, and equip us to share their burden with them, through Your Son Jesus.  Amen.

prayer request: Stefan Price

Please pray for Stefan Price (nephew of Mary Anne Schneider)

He was having trouble breathing this afternoon, and is now being taken in for emergency surgery on a collapsed lung.  Please pray!

I will post when I hear something!

*** Update 9:30pm***
Stefan is out of surgery and sitting up, talking to the nurses in the recovery room! Please pray for a smooth recovery!