Prayer requests 1.8.08 

Kathryn: studying to retake 4^th portion of the CPA exam (end of January, beginning of February), coworker recently got a divorce (his wife has two young children)-how can Catherine minister to him, possibly with Mark’s help?, visit with father next week

Demetrius: recent job interview in Burien

Mark: lowered price of house hoping to sell as soon as possible

Janice: hoping to enter into a season of deeper relationship with her friends so that she can reflect Christ to them effectively

Casey: his wife Steph-feeling exhausted lately with young baby and new one on the way, Hudson-teething

Mike: car at the shop, he doesn’t know exactly when he will get it back and he is uncertain how he will afford repairs, desires more Christian friends in Seattle

Damien: a lot of anxiety, stress in life and job

Lynn: needs to get more shifts at work (and has been cancelled too much lately), needs to find good, as cheap as possible car insurance

Katie: wants a new job, she is not content with her current job, excited, hopeful and a little anxious about her birthday party coming up

Charlotte: new marriage, new slightly unexpected pregnancy-desires more pregnant friends to walk with her in this season

Caleb: new role as a husband, soon to be father, a lot of new all at once, desires that the Lord would instill in him passions for his upcoming new responsibilities

Shane: uncertain future in his new job, anxious about finding new job or staying at the new one, school, desires more clarity in the messiness of his life right now, hopeful eyes to see

Gary: recent interviews with Eddie Bauer, uncertain about his life direction right now

Lauren: general anxiousness in life

Kelley: time management in balancing school, her job, and dealing with a big move out of her parent’s house for the first time recently

James: feeling sick, needs strength

Elise: having trouble trusting reason/purpose for life’s events, especially after the recent drama cut at church, feeling directionless and uncertain with her life right now

Jeremy: taking a lot of time off work this weekend to plan out the next year, wants to be a good steward of his time and prioritize

Mark: Prayer against anxiety and doubt regarding the new opportunity he has as a mentor and leader at Mars Hill.

Stephanie: Prayer for rest and sleep as she is sick and exhausted from her pregnancy and the routine of daily life.

Katie M: Prayer that she will have the confidence and boldness to share her faith with her father.

Markie: Prayer for school.

Gary: Prayer for work-related anxiety and praise that it is much less than it was before. Prayer regarding an interview with Eddie Bauer as a designer, that he will trust God and be okay with whichever outcome there is from it.

Mike: Prayer regarding his new boss at work and adjusting to the challenges it will bring.

Rynnah: Prayer for her depression and anxiety and the stages that she has to work through in order to come out of them. Prayer for her desire to control things and her fear of giving herself too much grace and becoming lazy-prayer for a balanced grace for herself.

Elise: Prayer for her anxiety surrounding seeing James’ family for Christmas. Prayer that she will trust God’s sovereignty and trust Him in things she can’t control.

Katie P: Praise that she does not have anxiety over work even though she has a very full plate. Pray for her anxiety over her family – she worries about her parents’ health since they are working a lot, and it scares Katie when they call twice or if she misses a call that it’s going to be devastating news.

Kathryn: Pray for her worry at work in a male-dominated practice where she feels like she has to prove herself every day.
Lauren: Pray for her struggles with “freaking out about things” and that she would be still and acknowledge God’s sovereignty.

Jeremy: His anxieties are all tied to “do people like me?” – He struggles with pleasing man instead of God. This is his biggest anxiety struggle.

Heather: Had a big meeting she had prepped for and had a LOT to get done, and the meeting did not go at all how she had planned and nothing got done. Pray for her to not be frustrated or anxious about getting the work done that should’ve happened at this meeting and to trust God’s plan in it.

Demetrius: Pray for strength and determination as he quits smoking.

Adriel: Pray for her to face her anxieties instead of ignoring them & just trying to manage the effects.

Tyler and Damien: Prayer that their bodies will be able to quickly fight and get over their illnesses.