Elise: desires strength in saying no to extra obligations cheerfully and with discernment, time management

James: desires wisdom in regards to life/job circumstances, a desire for increased faith

Lynn: needs patience, self-discipline, and peace with her increased load with school, stressful situations with patients at work

Tyler: desires discipline in setting aside time for prayer with his busy schedule, discernment in possibly cutting something out?

Katherine: desires intuition and readiness to find ways to glorify God within her job as an accountant

Janice: desires a more intimate space and connection with the Lord

Jorden: desires help with devoting time and focus to the Lord, finds himself too often just following the crowd and not standing strong in his beliefs

Eric: too finds himself far too often following the crowd and not standing strong in the Lord, desires strength and courage to invite the two guys on his baseball team to church

Gary: he is having a lot of doubt right now and double mindedness, he desires to start trusting God more

Steph: needs discipline in devoting more time to personal Bible study and prayer

Casey: desires more emotional connection with God, more emotional connection and intuition within his friendships

Jeremy: has much anxiety currently about his business and various time commitments, needs protection from the enemy/ self-doubt as he strives to serve and glorify the Lord

Mark: desires graciousness, humility and discernment in his interactions with people

Jolene: desires discipline in Bible reading time and monitoring her words

Jamie: desires strength and direction following her recent move as she feels the Lord has led her here

Shannon: desires continued growth in her Christian walk with the Lord, desire for her parents’ sense of peace and strength following their recent divorce

Katie M: praise! She will soon have opportunity to leave her job, desires discernment in how to make her life less work oriented and more personal as she approaches a new phase in life

Rynnah: she is very busy with work and school these days, desires to have more discipline in her obligations, her own Bible reading and prayer, desires the ability to make firmer boundaries around herself in regards to work

Adriel: praise! feels she is recently beginning to “catch” the more emotional side of her relationship with Jesus desires for this part of her relationship with Jesus to grow

Brett: praise! Feels as it his cup is overflowing at work, but along with this his work load is increasing and he needs strength and discipline in devoting his time to top priorities in his life, volunteering with Mars Hill downtown is both very rewarding and can be frustrating at times, he desires strength as he struggles with his own battle to stay pure

Heather: praise! After many struggles and a feeling of God pruning in her life, she now feels as if He is answering much prayer and using her mightily for His kingdom, things are looking far better in her life these days

Let’s unite and pray for our group in their individual sufferings.

Breanne: struggles with work, living on her own, living life as a new Christian, financial stuff

Elise: recognizes that the Lord is doing some “pruning” her life right now, but it is painful; frustrated with letting people down by stepping out of drama ministry at Mars Hill

James: figuring out life right now, feels like there is a lot on his plate, that his faith is far too weak

Damien: struggles with work, a growing company, striving to get tasks accomplished well with the co-workers and resources the Lord has given him

Mark: recognizes that there will be challenges ahead approaching his marriage, feels like he doesn’t have enough time for Bible reading right now, his doubts are increasing and he acknowledges the enemy’s persecution

Jolene: the hearts of her family member that are not saved, how she can be a light to them

Lisa: good friend was in a car accident (non-Christian), has a life-threatening blood clot right now; occurrence has put a lot into perspective for her, but she is feeling drained emotionally

Nathan: feels like he is a “comfort junkie,” good at self-medicating himself amidst suffering, wants more faith

Janet: her current job is not where she wants to be ultimately, she is not truly passionate about it, needs humility, gracefulness, happiness, and motivation until the Lord opens up a new path for her.

Katie M: Praise God! She is almost at the 5 year mark for her job and now she has the choice to leave or stay; the job has been difficult for her to stick with over these years, but she has felt it was necessary

Demetrius: his daughter has been harder to build and sustain a relationship these days and he desires to “plant good seeds” in her which are honoring to God.

Eric: school stuff

Boomer: school stuff

Gary: work, stress with starting his new business, he desires more stability and consistency

Casey: busy with work these days, not home a lot, tired, wants to “land safely”

Steph: strained relationship with father

Heather: feels layers being pulled away, refinement occurring in her life, it is hard to watch and endure specific realities as her ugliness emerges

Adriel: so much suffering has occurred in her last 6 months, she is finding that it is hard to find appropriate places/people to process her experiences with

Daliah: much suffering in her life but she finds it hard to slow down enough to acknowledge the totality of all that is occurring

Melissa: it has been a rough year for her; she is feeling the strain of a currently difficult relationship with her mother

Lynn: deep amidst the roughest stories of her life in therapy and she finds it difficult to contain the warfare going on in her internally

Katie P: praise God for bringing her through much suffering in Orange County, she is happy to be here; her family is currently going through a lot and she wants to be there for them