Prayer for Ryan

Hello Hubbers,

Some of you know me some of you don't, if you know me then no doubt you have heard of or met Ryan. Ryan and I grew up together in a place called Eden Prairie Minnesota. He's always been a big part of my life but especially the past couple years, I love him very much. Ryan is back in Minnesota right now in a coma, he has severe meningitis. He wouldn't even have made it to the hospital if his roommates hadn't been home when he lost his motor-functions. Praise God for his perfect timing. As of right now I don't know if he is going to survive, his brain is so swollen they are keeping him in a coma until 1. the swelling goes down or 2. he can be kept calm enough when they bring him out to do some testing. 
I am flying back to Minnesota tonight to be with him either way it goes, please pray for Ryan and his family.  

Thank you,
Sara
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Alice wants ONE thing for Christmas!

Dear Hub Friends, I am having a merry old time in the middle of nowhere California with some fantastic friends.  As you know my dear friend Ehren Addis is stubborn, & I must enlist the help of others.  I asked him for one thing for Christmas, and he said no.  He feels that by giving me this one thing, people will look at him funny. I have assured him, they will not look at him funny, because a gift of love is a Godly thing, & there is no shame in loving your brothers & sisters in Christ.  Therefore, I hope you all call him & tell him that the simple humble Christmas gift I've asked for should be a joy in his heart to give.

As some of you know, I'm awesome.  And as much as I care about my dear friend Ehren, he owns nothing but Khaki & black, & hasn't a single logo or design on any of his shirts to exude his own awesomeness from within, which of course tarnishes my awesomeness by association. tee heee heeee! haha! Oh, I crack myself up.  Anyhow,  I've persuaded him to grow a goatee before, but he always shaves it after a week.  So I asked for Christmas that he would grow out that blessed bush of hair beneath his chin so that when we're out in public, his face is an unkempt furry ball of fantasticness, which will of course reflect my own awesomeness a little more clearly.   2 months is all I asked for.  I figured that's enough time for him to get used to being awesome, & realize that a goatee is the bodacious look he's been searching for his entire life (unconsciously).  He's spending the day in prayer & thought over this request.  You should help him along! Guide him towards the right & caring course of action! Cuz our God is an awesome God!  And since he made us in His image, I'm pretty sure that means we're supposed to be awesome, too. Right?  Tee hee! Yay!  Hahahahahaha!  Oh I kill me!  hahahaha!  Ok, go in peace my friends.

Love & Blessings on the day the son of God was born. May it be joyous & holy in every way! Love from from me in the middle of nowhere California,  Your awesome friend, Alice
Submited by Alice at alicebrana@hotmail.com

Prayer Support

Hello my name is "GirlforGod"
God will know who this is so it is of little relevance to add a name here.
I am in some trouble right now as I am very sick and have been living in an abusive situation which is only making my condition worse.
I have tried changing some things but it has not worked.
Verbal and emotional abuse can be worse than abuse of a physical nature as it slowly destroys someone piece by piece, moment by moment and I have slowly been becoming undone.
I prayed a few minutes ago and felt God responding back to me which was comforting.
God told me tonight that everything will work out alright if I place myself in His hands and we can begin again right now.
I know I am all his now I guess I just wanted to know that someone out there in our group was praying because I just didn't want to feel alone in this tonight.
I just needed to know someone cares. Though I feel it important I remain anonymous and I think God wishes it to be that way.
"GirlforGod"
Submited by anonymous at anonymous@noname.com

friday @ 1

I am meeting with a high school student today at 1 to give her some godly advice and counsel about what to do with all the sexual peer pressure she has been dealing with mainly from one guy in particular.  I have a lot of ideas of what to say to her, but would prefer to let the Lord lead my words to reach her heart.  I would appreciate any and all prayers.  Thank you!!! 
Submited by Carina at transformd_by_Him@yahoo.com

Pray for Chile

A good friend of mine, Josh Philips, from my old church is moving back to Chile to restart a church in the city of Quilpue. It's been a vision for a long time and finally happening! I know he would appreciate any prayers and certainly for the people of the city they will be reaching! He leaves next week. There is a little video [HERE] that talks about the plans. Thanks!

Submited by Ehren at ehren@socal.rr.com

aunt

please pray for my aunt she has a fatal brain tumor and it is taking a tool on the whole family she has been fighting cancer for a few years and this is hitting her two sisters hard and her kids two please pray for strength and peace for the family .
Submited by Steven carter at forwheel@yahoo.com

Follow up to prayer request

Thank you all for praying for my family and I. My father passed away on Monday, October 26th.  I wanted to give some background on my dad's health crisis and tell just one story of God's faithfulness through this.  This is long - sorry. My dad was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease a little over 5 years ago. I don't remember exactly how long ago it was.  My sister was married in June of 2005 and I remember my dad already feeling the affects of Parkinson's at that time.  He was really nervous about the father/bride dance because his balance was being affected by the disease.  In the beginning of this year, my dad was also diagnosed with ALS, also commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, but the doctor said that the Parkinson's was the greater concern. When my dad was admitted to the hospital this past Sunday, this was the fifth time within the last year that he has had pneumonia.  Three months ago he was put on a G tube - feedings go straight to the stomach.  You see one of the symptoms of Parkinson's was difficulty in swallowing.  He eventually was unable to regulate food, drink, or even saliva going to his stomach.  Saliva and anything else was getting into his lungs. Because of how the disease progresses, my dad made his wish known to our family a while ago that he did not want to go through extraordinary means to keep him alive.  He signed an advanced directive of DNR (Do Not Ressussitate). On Sunday afternoon, my mom found that my dad was not breathing and his lips purple.  She immediately called 911.  When the paramedics and firefighters arrived, in her frantic state, my mom was unable to find the advanced directive.  That was God showing his faithfulness.  My mom was alone with my dad at the time.  Though I had moved back home, I was out of the house at the time.  My sister visited that day but she had just left to go back to her home in Sherman Oaks.  My brother lives in the bay area.  I received a couple of frantic voice messages of my mom on the call to 911 on the land line while calling me on her cell phone.  By the time I arrived to my parents, my dad had already been loaded onto the ambulance and they were about to leave for Simi Valley Hospital. What a blessing in disguise, without the advanced directive the paramedics had to do everything within their means to keep my dad alive.  Otherwise my mom would have been the only one by my dad's side during his last moments which would have been even more traumatizing to my mom; the next time my sister, brother and I would have seen my dad would have been when he had already passed.  My brother grabbed the earliest flight back and eventually that evening the whole family was together and able to tell my dad that we loved him.  Oh, and I was able to find the advanced directive exactly where my mom said she had looked. The next morning a neurologist came and made a diagnosis of my dad's condition and that was when we as a family made the decision (now that we had the advanced directive) to remove the ventilator.  We were together as a family.  We cried together.  We comforted each other.  And we said our last goodbyes.  That was a blessing - to do it together.  Disease is not a reflection that God does not exist, on the contrary.  This small part of my dad's story shows how involved God was in our lives.  Romans 8:28 says "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." Exclamation, Exclamation, Exclamation!!!  I testify to that. Thank you all again for your prayers. Love, Johnny Liu (jldude1000@yahoo.com)