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 7/24


Members of New Life Church and Immediate Family



Elaine McGraw:  was released from the hospital yesterday afternoon but experienced a relapse and returned to the ER today.  Please pray for comfort and strength for both Elaine and Peter as they await treatment for a suspected cyst on Elaine’s ovaries. (updated 7/21)


Walter Carolus: Walter's wife, Joan, is now receiving home therapy after a fall she had last week.  He asks for prayers and wisdom for the professionals and him, especially after his daughter has to return home. (updated 7/15)


Justice Deer:  Please pray for my grandmother, Becky Darst who has throat cancer and is undergoing treatment, but having a hard time.  (updated 7/15)


Lynn Sawyer:  My brother-in-law is having heart surgery on Tuesday so please pray for him. Thank you.  (updated 7/12)


Becky Davis:  My daughter Allison saw the endocrinologist today and was very pleased with her.  She said the doctor really cares and wants to find the cause of the problems ASAP.  She ordered quite a few more tests to determine if the cortisol is still high.  If so, they will order an MRI.  She seems to think it is related to the pituitary gland.  Thank you church for all the prayers.  Today's visit was definitely answered prayer!  (updated 7/11)


Eric Dunkelberger:  Asking for prayers for a medical resolution for an issue my daughter Leah is having.  (updated 7/7)


Gerry Hoben: Please pray for Gerry Hoben. She and her husband, Reece, are long-time members of New Life Church but often unable to attend because of Gerry’s health. She just began a new protocol of medication yesterday that prayerfully will work with her body and allow her to get out of the house.  (updated 7/4)


Robin Canino:  My granddaughter Macie just had a baby, and the day after the baby was born they found out that her husband Drew has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.  Please pray for them. Thank you (updated 6/26).  


Regina Giarusso:  Please pray for my grandson Carter.  He was on a trampoline, and someone fell on his knee.  A piece of cartilage broke off his kneecap and will have surgery on Wednesday to reattach it.  Added to that, next Thursday is prom and Friday is graduation.  I am beyond worried for him.  (updated 6/17)


Deborah Christenburg:  An update on my first husband (Danny).  Tuesday the 11th he took his first steps in months.  He was so excited he called everyone he knew!   Thanks for continuing to pray for his strength to be independent again.   (updated 6/12) 


Susan Xanthos:  I want to thank everyone who prayed for my toe.  The doctor said there is some healing and will check it again in 2-3 weeks.  I would appreciate continue prayer to the Great Physician.  (updated 6/9)


Friends & Extended Family 


Heidi Read:  Please pray for my uncle Bill VanLowe who has been diagnosed with cancer.  (updated 7/24)


Lacey Graves:  Update on Josh Jarrell.  Please pray for positive results for the next biopsy.  The last one showed there are very trace amounts of Leukemia still present in Josh’s marrow but his doctor is hoping his new immune system will wipe that out. We are praying that this upcoming biopsy will show that happening. Also, praying that as he gets all his childhood immunizations again, there won't be any reactions to those. Thanks to our elders and anyone else who has held Josh up in prayer throughout this battle.  (updated 7/15)



Ongoing Issues


Beverly Golden:  Troy Ware had surgery this past Friday to repair the defibrillator that was put in after his cardiac arrest in January.  The leads had come disconnected and we got a call from cardiologist asking if he had been in an accident.  No, he had not. So, we go to Bolivia hospital for exams and then back to cardiologist a second time and his defibrillator was turned completely off for 24 hours. We took him Friday morning to Wilmington and surgery was done immediately. He is home now, and we hope this doesn't keep him down too long. He can't raise his left arm above his head for another 6 weeks.  Just keep Troy and Jeri in prayer.  It's been very stressful.  (updated 6/12)


Lynn Neltnor:  Update on my daughter Justine. She has been found. She needs prayer for her mental state and addictions. Thank you. (updated 5/22)


Tim Gilman:  please pray for my son and daughter in law as they have been going through in vitro fertilization procedures for about a year without success. please pray the process will be successful. (updated 5/17)


John Heider:  His sister, Sandy Grabow, has breast cancer and still waiting for a treatment plan, but things are going well.  Please pray for continued healing.  (updated 5/12)


Nancy Rose:  Her stepfather, Thomas Wells, has cancer of his nose.  Despite chemo treatments, the cancer has progressed.  Doctors have given him 6-8 months.  He is having difficulty breathing through his nose and his advanced rheumatoid arthritis makes many tasks nearly impossible to do.  Thank you for all the prayers. (updated 4/30)


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 cannot cough hard enough to loosen the mucus, etc. She is home now and doing pretty well. Please continue to pray for Penny.  (updated 3/3)


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.  (updated 12/8)


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)


Buff Andresen: Please pray for Buff as he continues to receive immunotherapy infusions at Duke to treat his melanoma.  (updated 11/22)


Ministries New Life Church Supports

 

John Appiah: Tim Gilman, our liaison to our brother John who is a missionary in his native country of Ghana, received the following e-mail on October 13: "... Greetings to Pastor Gregory and the entire saints who made it possible to support us. I need prayers, last Sunday after preaching in one of our local churches, I felt dizzy and passed out. By the grace of God, the leaders revived me and took me to hospital. I was admitted for two days and was transferred to my base- Kumasi. By the grace of God, I am doing much better.  Thank you all, John   (updated 10/16)

 

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.