Prayer at New Life Church

New Life Church is committed to being a praying church, utilizing various individual and group means for demonstrating our total dependency upon God for our every need and for the fulfillment of His purposes in us. The prayer guide below provides a list of needs and concerns for which people connected with New Life Church have requested prayer. If you have a prayer request for which you'd like to ask the New Life` Church family to pray, please go to the contact new life church link and fill out and submit the form with your request. Please include any privacy instructions (i.e., "withhold name," "use last name initial only," etc.) in your submitted request.


Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace,

that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need"

Hebrews 4:16


Last Updated 03/15/26


Members of New Life Church and Immediate Family



Cliff & Nancy Cleaver:  Need prayer for our daughter, Lisa's in-laws Curt & Shawn.  Both are in failing health and do not know the Lord.  Need medical guidance and presence of the Lord. (posted 3/15/26)


Marsha Riffe:  Please pray for my mother, Brenda Farris.  She is going to have aortic valve replacement at McLeod, Florence on April 1st.  Please pray for complete healing and no complications. (posted 3/15/26)


Wendy Harris: This Wednesday will be Wendy's 4th heart catheterization.  Please pray this procedure goes well and remember to keep her in your prayers for complete healing. (posted 3/15/26)


Ken & Ann Rogers: Our niece, Keri Bentley, is having surgery for cancer on March 23. Please pray that the surgery is successful to get all the cancer. Thank you for praying. (posted 3/14/26)


Elaine McGraw: Please pray for my son-in-law Wesley Story who has been ill since early January.  He is still suffering greatly, he has an MRI tomorrow and an appt with a specialist at MUSC in Charleston but that appt isn't until June. Asking for continued prayers on his behalf, for him to get relief and that the MUSC appt can be sooner. (updated 3/11/26)


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)

Update: Myra had a radiation treatment about 10 days ago and they will do a scan after 6 weeks. Larry has a week remaining on his radiation treatments. Then we wait and see. Praying for good tests moving forward. Thank You for the prayers. (updated 3/11/26)


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)




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.