Last Updated 03/07/26
Members
of New Life Church and Immediate Family
Tracey Grill: Pastor Steve Matthews is improving. He is now fitted with one prosthetic leg/foot. He has been up on it during PT and getting stronger each day. There is a group in Drexel NC helping to accommodate for all their new handicap lifestyle needs. Steve's wife, Dawn shares a daily update on Facebook so people can pray and give praise for specific needs and accomplishments. Thank you so much for your prayers (updated 3/8/26)
Maria Wessel: Hello pastor Michael. Thank you so much for reaching out about my friend Sandi. Long story short, she is cancer free after 9 months of red devil chemo. She was told those results are unheard of! She now is deciding how to move forward, her options are a double mastectomy or lumpectomy. She goes for a second opinion soon. She expressed nothing but gratitude and love for all our prayers. You are a blessing in our life. (updated 3/7/26)
Patty Wroblewski: A Praise Report from Patty after her eye surgery early last month: Her surgery went well, and
she has healed from it and is doing is good. Thank you for your prayers! (updated 3/5/26)
Trent Thornton: His surgery went well as they removed all the cancer. Please continue to keep Trent in your prayers as he continues to heal. (updated 3/2/26)
Nancy Rose: Please pray for my son, Joe, and daughter-in-law, Brandy. They are going through some difficult issues and are in counseling. They are in definite need of prayer. (updated 3/2/26)
Ellen Heider: fractured her distal fibula early February. Please continue to pray for healing and a quick recovery. She hopes to know more after a follow-up visit with her doctor next week. (updated 3/2/26)
Randy Hutsell: His brother Greg passed away February 28th. Please pray for their families during this difficult time (updated 3/2/26)
Peter Grill: Peter has recovered from a fall he had in November but is still dealing with clogged arteries and asks for your continued prayers for complete healing. (updated 3/2/26)
Rick & Cathy Burd: An update on Rick's nephew, Eric who was in a medically induced coma after a drug overdose. He is back home with his mother and has
been working for the past two weeks. He’s fragile and weak, gets exhausted from
his work, but seems “okay.” Long road ahead. (updated 2/27/26)
Pastor Michael and Robin Canino – Thank you for your continued prayers for our grandson Josh's salvation. (updated 2/27/26)
Jeff and Denise McGirt: are asking for prayers of clarity and healing according to God's will as they move forward through Denise's recent diagnosis of breast cancer. (posted 2/26/26)
Lisa Hall: Continued prayers would be appreciated that God would lead Jay to the exact right job for him. Also, we have a situation with a renter who is finally out of our condo, but they owe us almost $4,000 and I work with her. We need discernment on taking her to court, but I'd rather she comes to her senses and pays us without having to go to court, (posted 2/23/26)
Kevin Yoder: Please pray for my sister Myra and her husband
Larry. Myra has brain tumors and Larry has mouth cancer. Myra is a believer, but
Larry is not. Myra has had Colon cancer 17 years ago and Breast cancer 5 years
ago, so she is tired. (posted 2/18/26)
Elaine McGraw: Please pray for my son-in-law Wesley Story who has been ill since early January. There is ongoing debilitating tinnitus which medication is not relieving. (posted 2/15/26)
Ken Rogers: was admitted to the
Brunswick Hospital yesterday with flu type A and other problems. Please pray for healing and a quick recovery for Ken and wisdom for the doctors as they treat him. (posted 2/14/26)
Pastor Michael Canino: is in serious pain due to swelling in his kneecap. The buildup of fluid has thickened and hardened to the point that the doctor was unable to drain his knee. It's uncertain what has caused this to happen, but please keep Michael in your prayers as he awaits an appointment for an MRI in hopes of determining an effective treatment. (posted 2/11/26)
Terri McDowell: I just wanted to ask for prayer for my mom and dad.
They both fell yesterday evening. Late night at the hospital, but both were
released around midnight. Dad is just banged up and sore but doing OK. Mom is also
banged up but most of the pain is from two pelvic fractures. I am working from
their house and taking care of them between meetings, so all is good here, but
would love prayers from our church family. (posted 2/11/26)
Richard Teague: Please pray for Bob Dye, who is undergoing brain surgery. Also for his quick recovery. (posted 1/4/26)
Friends
& Extended Family
Frank Budz: Please pray God delivers me from the hurdles placed in my path. That I may use what God has blessed me with and can be used for the glory of God. (posted 2/9/26)
Ministries
New Life Church Supports
John Appiah: Greetings from my family and Church family. We are all doing
well and hope you are. We thank God for His divine blessings and mercy
throughout the past year. Please continue to pray for Faith Outreach Ministries as we bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to people in the remote villages in Ghana. Stay
blessed in the Lord. In His Service. John Appiah.
Christian Recovery Center Inc: Please continue to pray for CRCI as they
branch out in our County, helping their residents recover from many different
addictions."
Beach House Recovery: Calabash - Prayers for the recovery process
for the men involved in this program.
Dr. J – SE Asia: To New Life Church - May you be abundantly blessed! Thank you for all your prayers and financial support!
Please pray that the food supply chain in the Thailand region continue
to remain open in spite of the logistical/security and danger issues involved
in the transport of the supplies on a daily/monthly basis; please also pray for
the many refugee children & adults.
Ministry of Mercy (Partners in
Joy): Thank you so much for your support of the Ministry of Mercy. Your help means more than we can say, and it’s a wonderful reminder that God cares for us through people like you. Because of your kindness, we’re able to continue the work God has entrusted to us. Please keep the children we serve in your prayers. Pray for their protection, their spiritual growth, and that they will come to know and follow Jesus wholeheartedly. I pray that the Lord, who knows every act of love done in His name, rewards your labor of love.
Walt & Mirjam DeMoss: Walt has asked for prayer for the schools that have been planted throughout Asia and the 80 missionary families that are supported. He continues to
teach full time at the MSG school in Chiangmai.
Mirjam is the language learning coordinator for their former country of
service. All of this at times is
overwhelming for him/them. He &
Mirjam are requesting continued prayer for the school staff & house parents
as well as recruitment for additional staff. Please pray for people to come and join their team(s)
South Brunswick InterChurch
Council: The Lord's Food Pantry"- Seeking financial support to assist local
communities in need; prayer requested for all those participating recipients who receive food
(names unspoken) & who are in need of prayer & God's touch.
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
(Terry Maner): Please remember Terry
& his work with InterVarsity. Please pray for the ongoing "replanting" work in which he is
involved. He is asking for specific
prayer as posted in his December 2025 Update.
- Pray for fruitful outreach on college campuses in the Carolinas, and for leadership development for building strong, sustainable chapters.
- Pray for me as I offer guidance to staff who are ministering to students in their chapters facing mental health challenges, something that is occurring more and more frequently.
- Pray for us as we continue to learn and grow in reaching this generation with the gospel and pray that God will continue to send us workers for the harvest.
- Terry has asked for the Holy Spirit's continual covering and attuned to Spirit-led attentiveness to what God is doing in the lives of staff in the Carolinas region.
