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 4/24/25


Members of New Life Church and Immediate Family


Amy Fluck:    Update on Dave.   He has returned home and continues to have ups and downs.   Please keep both Dave and Amy in your prayers (updated 4/24/25)


Terri McDowell (Ray & MaryLee's daughter):  asks that you pray for healing for her son-in-law, Melvin, as the doctors continue to treat the infection in his brain.   He is home, but still in need of prayer.  Pray for the family, especially his wife, during this stressful time.  (updated 4/24/25)


Joanne Bendy:  Continues to experience pain after the nerve block procedure which was performed in December.  Doctor believes it was bursitis and gave her a steroid injection. Please keep her in your prayers that this is the answer to her continuous pain. (updated 4/24/25) 


Mary Lou Patterson: A regular attendee, fell down steps onto concrete and fractured several vertebrae. She’s in severe pain and awaiting surgery at Grand Strand, needing sodium levels to be normal. Please pray for a successful surgery with no complications or infection. Pray for Lisa and Richard Teague’s strength as they minister to this friend who has been living with them. (posted 4/14/25) 


John Green:  I'm having a nuclear stress test on Tuesday, 4-8-25.  Please pray that it is not too bad.  They found additional issues with my heart from the last one. (posted 4/6/25)


Terri McDowell:  The sale of my house in SC fell through.  Please pray for a quick sale.  (posted 3/30/25)


Eric Dunkelberger:  On 4/9 I will have surgery on my left foot.  Please pray for me and Janet (posted 3/30/25)


Bob Bauchert:  Bob fell on Monday and fractured his hip.  Tuesday, he had surgery to repair the hip with screws and rods.  As of today, he is still hospitalized.  Prayers that he would have the strength to recover from this and return home. (posted 3/26/25)


Becky Davis:  Please pray for my daughter Allison Kinlaw.  She is still having abnormal labs indicating she may have a totally different issue than cushing syndrome - Hashimoto's thyroidism.  We are so thankful for your care and support as well as the prayers. (posted 3/23/25)


John Heider: Please pray for Ellen.  Last Wednesday she fell down a set of stairs at home.  She suffered a broken collarbone and fractured a bone in her hand.  Please pray for a speedy recovery and for the pain to be minimal.  Thank you church family.  (posted 3/22/25)


Pastor Michael Canino: Please keep Michael in your prayers.  He is scheduled for neck surgery on April 3rd.  Pray for a successful surgery and a quick recovery. (posted 3/22/25)


Joanna Blalock:  Praise Report "I found a cardiologist and have had several tests run at the hospital. My Aortic Valve does have a few issues.  But, for now he recommended a baby aspirin each day and to re-do my scans in a year.  I appreciate the prayers so much. I am not worried."  (updated 3/20/25)


JoAnn Hasulak:   My brother finally went home from the hospital. He is off the oxygen, but very weak. They are still concerned about blood clots in his legs and are treating him with meds. Walking is painful and recovery may be long. But, he is happy to be home. Thank you for your prayers! (updated 3/19/25)


Barbara Rice:  My daughter, Kim, in Knoxville, TN is a non-smoker who has two cancerous masses in her lung.  One mass is now making it difficult to breathe. Please pray the four radiation treatments that started 2/25 will greatly reduce/heal the mass. (posted 2/25/25)


And, for our four-year-old grandson Bennett.....he was admitted to the hospital last Saturday a week ago for dehydration.  He was released the next day, but his symptoms have returned and he's having abnormal urine tests. Please pray for his recovery and his parents will recognize God is there for them.  (posted 2/17/25)

 

John Bodie:  underwent major back surgery in December to remove a cyst from the spinal cavity where nerve clusters were being affected; While still experiencing some pain, he is doing better.  Please keep him in your prayers as he continues to recover.  (updated 1/23/25)


Pastor Michael and Robin Canino – our grandson, Josh, still very rebellious.  Please pray for his salvation. (updated 1/23/25)



Friends & Extended Family


Kathy Coleman:  PRAISE REPORT on my friend Betty Tallardy, who was hospitalized in Charlotte on December 24th and diagnosed with acute Myeloid Leukemia.  She is currently in remission and still receiving monthly Intravenous chemotherapy, but less oral chemotherapy.  Overall, she is feeling much better and doing very well.  Your prayers have been greatly appreciated.  (updated 4/24/25)



Ongoing Issues



Beverly Golden:  Son-in-law, Troy Ware, continues to have issues with his heart.  Please keep Troy and Jeri in prayer.  It's been very stressful.  (updated 1/8/25)


Sam and Pam Giarrusso: Sam and Pam's great niece, Penny Brown, was diagnosed with RSV.  Penny has SMA which is a condition that affects her muscles and, in this case, her lungs.   She has pneumonia which is serious with her condition. Her sister was found to have postural orthostatic tachycardia. Which is a heart rate that slows down when she lies down.  My nephew and his wife have their hands full.  Please continue to pray for the family during this difficult time. (updated 12/10/24)


Jay and Lisa Hall: Please continue to pray for Jay and Lisa's daughter, Sarah, the mother of two teen boys. Sarah has two incurable conditions, which not only cause much pain but have prevented her from eating. She has a feeding tube, but there have been issues with that. Please pray that Sarah will be able to get into John Hopkins to deal with her feeding tube issue. If you have not watched Sarah's testimony, please try to find the time to do so.  Please continue to pray for Sarah, her family and for Jay and Lisa as they face the ongoing needs and challenges of their daughter.  Pray for peace and understanding as she continues to wait to get into John Hopkins.  (updated 12/10/24)  


Carroll Burke: Please continue to pray for Carroll in the control of her of her symptoms from Parkinson's. We are thankful that the device installed at Duke is having a positive effect.  (updated 11/29/23)



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. The past year was very challenging. I lost my mom, elder brother, younger sister and brother-in-law. It all happened between October- December last year. We finished the burial and funerals late January this year. It physically drained me, but the grace of God is still sufficient to us all. How is your Church family? I trust all is going well. We have lost one of our beloved sisters in the local church in Kumasi. She died of cancer related illnesses. The burial and funeral will come on this weekend. Stay blessed in the Lord. In His Service. John Appiah. (posted 3/23/25)

 

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 guys involved in this program.

 

Dr. J – SE Asia:  Due to COVID-19 restrictions the area of Asia/Thailand where Dr. J ministers has shut its borders & she is sidelined in America.  Please pray for an open door for her return; please pray that the food supply chain in that 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 kids & adults.

 

Judy Bokelman:  Wycliffe Bible Translators: Pray for the work of Bible translation all over the world. Pray that God would call more people everywhere to become translators. Pray for Judy as she serves and works with the leadership team.

 

Ministry of Mercy (Partners in Joy):  They have submitted the following prayer requests:  (1) that God would send more caregivers to help to take care of the many orphaned babies who come to their Centers;  (2) for the resources/supplies needed to run the orphanage (3)  for health &  educational needs of the older children (4) for assistance in the new projects of expansion being undertaken by the staff to enlarge the facilities; (5) financial support of caregivers/teachers & medical staff & healthcare workers (6) new converts  (7) for funding & blessings on this ministry.

 

Walt & Mirjam DeMoss:  Walt has asked for prayer as he starts a fourth MSG school, maintains the other three schools & is planning for a new school in India.  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.  They have also asked that we pray for their son Micha's growth.

 

South Brunswick InterChurch Council:  The Lord's Food Pantry" (formerly called Food Pantry) - Seeking financial support to assist local community during this time of COVID-19;  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 for 5 students & the CCU in general as well as opportunities to share the gospel with students on campus.  The staff recently participated in a "Spiritual Formation Retreat" that gave them opportunity to be refreshed and renewed in their spiritual lives.  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.