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 1/27/25


Members of New Life Church and Immediate Family



Dianne Hughes:  Praise! - Doctor performing my 90-yr old mother's MOHS was able to achieve clear margins the first time! Please pray the Lord will heal and protect this incision from infection. (updated 1/23/25)


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)


Joanne Bendy:  Continues to experience pain after the nerve block procedure which was performed last month.  Please keep her in your prayers as she undergoes pain management.  (updated 1/23/25)


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


Dennis & Carroll Burke:  Our son Dennis had a fall while snowboarding overseas and sustained a very serious break of his hand and wrist. He is in quite a bit of pain until he can have surgery, which might not happen for several days. Please pray for relief from the pain, a short window for surgery and for healing. (posted 1/21/25)


Lynn Neltnor:  Please keep Lynn in your prayers.  She is having knee replacement surgery next week on the 16th.  Pray for a successful surgery and full recovery (posted 1/10/25)


Amy Fluck:    Update on Dave.   His health has declined and will be going into a nursing home this Saturday.  Please keep both Dave and Amy in your prayers (updated 1/7/25)

 

Trent Thornton: Sharon had a pacemaker implant on the 2nd and came through the surgery well but not without a complication. Her heart stopped for a moment causing the doctor to attach a third wire to the two he had planned on inserting. Her pulse is now set to 60. She has pain from the surgery but is coping. She will have a sling for a week or so. Limited movement for 6-8 weeks. Thanks for the prayers. God answered! (updated 1/4/25)



Friends & Extended Family


JoAnn Hasulak:  My friend Joe went by ambulance to the hospital and is in the ICU.  They don't know if he had a stroke or brain blood clot that burst.  Please pray for a good outcome.  (posted 1/27/25)


Charlie and Janet Guido:  Please pray for our nephew Anthony, and his wife Brittany who have been trying for a long time to conceive their first child.  Also, please pray that God will save their souls. (posted 1/20/25)


Heidi Read:  Please pray for Jim Bennett.  I work for him.  He suffered a major heart attack last week.  He had to undergo another cath procedure today and is back in the hospital. (updated 1/16/25)


Heidi Read:  My uncle, Bill Van Lowe, has finished his cancer treatment. Thank you for your prayers. (updated 1/6/25)


Kathy Coleman:  My friend Betty Tallardy was hospitalized in Charlotte on December 24th and diagnosed with Covid. On December 25th she was officially diagnosed also with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She received her port on December 30th and started her chemotherapy that she will receive for 7 days and then every 28 days thereafter. Prayers for healing, strength and perseverance are greatly appreciated.

Thanks and Happy New Year.  (posted 1/1/25)



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)


Ken and Ann Rogers:  Our brother Gary Justus is being treated with antibiotics for a bone and blood infection.  Please pray for healing of these infections.  Thank you, (posted 1/3/25)


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: 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 10/16/23)

 

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.