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Two months into 2025, the escalation and acceleration of spiritual battles—globally and personally—are impacting each of us. From the unimaginable, heart-piercing Israeli hostage situations we’ve learned about to the whirlwind of presidential changes in the US.

 

In these times, I’m often drawn back to certain verses in Psalm 77 where Asaph wrote about a soul so raw with grief that it couldn’t be comforted. And yet, in time . . . the soul remembers the Lord and can breathe again. In Asaph’s verses 11-15, grief is broken off by praising God.
 

I shall remember the deeds of the Lord;
I will certainly remember Your wonders of old.

I will meditate on all Your work,
And on Your deeds with thanksgiving.

 

Your way, God, is holy;
What god is great like our God?

 

You are the God who works wonders;
You have made known Your strength among the peoples.

By Your power You have redeemed Your people . . .

 

May your soul turn to Him and find rest again despite the chaos . . . and may it be revived under the shelter of His glorious wings.

 
 

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

 

[4] PRAYER UPDATES

[10] NEW PRAYER REQUESTS & SALVATION LIST

 
 

PRAYER UPDATES

 

#1. YESHI’s FAMILY

Update: After Yeshi’s name appeared on our last prayer list (and others), we sent an update that she was off life support and then out of the hospital. A short reprieve from God, a gracious gift for the family before He called Yeshi home to be with Him.

Prayer: And my dwelling will be in the house of the Lord forever (Psalm 23:6b). Lord, may you wrap your arms around Yeshi’s hubby Steve and family during the days and months ahead. And may her memory be a comfort as your presence strengthens them.

 

#2. ANTHONY (TONY)

Update: Tony, 86, was on our last prayer list, with kidney functioning at 14%. Since then, he’s been diagnosed with gall bladder cancer. Prayer family, he needs our prayer support.

Prayer: The Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation (Psalm 118:14). Mighty Healer, Merciful King, we ask for the power and healing of the cross to be released in Tony. Please counsel him, strengthen him, and walk close beside him. And may your comforting presence be with him and his entire family as they look to you for help, encouragement, and healing. In Jesus’s precious name.

 

#3. ROGER & ANDREA

Updates: Since being on our last prayer list, Roger has undergone various diagnostics. Thankfully, the lumps in his upper/lower arm aren’t cancerous. He still needs prayer for his feeble/painful knees and gastric concerns.

Andrea’s stage 4 breast cancer is in a “remission.” But she’s having many problems now with medication side effects and needs God’s counsel, grace, mercy.

And their youngest Australian Shepherd (Gio) is having epileptic fits at times.

Prayer: Incline your ear, Lord, and answer me, for I am afflicted and needy . . . be gracious to me, O Lord, for I call upon you all day long (Psalm 86:1,3). We praise you, Adonai, for keeping watch over Roger and Andrea. Please bring the medical answers and healings needed so they can be stronger to care for one another and serve you. Also, please keep your healing hand on Gio and lead the veterinarian in the right medical protocols. In Yeshua’s glorious name.

 

#4. HOSTAGES

Update: Phase 1 of the ceasefire deal/hostage release is over (for now) but the freed hostages’ ordeal in captivity and its aftermath on them and the ache of knowing there are more hostages still suffering in those Hamas conditions remains.

Prayer: The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). God, you are the Great Rescuer, may your mercies rain down on each one—freed hostages and those still in captivity. Heal them from the torturous memories of the inhumane, humiliating things they’ve been through . . . and for those still physically caged in the dark Hamas clutches, be their Light, sustain them with hope, physically, mentally, spiritually. Draw them closer to You so they sense your presence, find comfort in your voice and in your Word. In His glorious, saving name.

 

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS & SALVATION LIST

 

#5. HENRY

Galatians 5:1

It’s for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and don’t let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Request: Henry had been on past prayer lists for his drug addiction but got clean before he/his girlfriend had a baby girl. Now, he’s lost his way again.

Prayer: God’s deliverance. Lord of Life, speak to the darkness within and around Henry—cast it out and save his soul. Turn his heart to you so he denounces the demonic hold he agreed with at some point . . . and so he bows down, surrenders, calls you Lord, and is free. Free indeed, in Jesus our Messiah’s name.

 

#6. CHILE’S SALVATION

Titus 2:11, 13

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people . . . looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.

Request: Seeking God’s hand for a revival. Please stir your holy fire and spread the Gospel throughout Chile and help all evangelical Christians’ faith to be filled with a powerful love for You, Lord, and Your ways. And for their safety since last year saw a number of violent or arson attacks on chapels.

Prayer: God’s evangelism gift growing. Abba, please sow seeds of righteousness and redemption throughout Chile, falling on rich soil in the soul. Help those calling themselves Christians to study the Word and cultivate a deep, true relationship with you vs merely having religion. In Jesus’s glorious name.

 

#7. ASHLEY

Psalm 40:1

I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry.

Request: After years of trying and being told she couldn’t have children, 38-year-old Ashley is pregnant! May God cover her and her unborn child.

Prayer: Under His wings. God of the impossible, we thank you, praise you, and lift up your name. May your powerful, loving hand rest on Ashley and the child in her womb . . . protect them throughout the pregnancy to full term and a safe, joyous delivery. May you get all the glory, Precious King. And may the child be anointed to serve you mightily! In Yeshua’s sweet name.

 

#8. JOHN S.

Psalm 51:1a

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love.

Request: Nearing 81, John was just released from the hospital after having several mini-strokes.

Prayer: El Elyon, God Most High, watch over John, protecting him, healing his heart. And, above all else, drawing his soul closer to you and the faith he had in you and in our Messiah, Jesus. In His kingly name we pray.

 

#9. COLODISHA

Hebrew 12:1b, 2a

And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.

Request: Seeking God’s face to finish strong, accurately hearing His voice, keeping aligned with His desires.

Prayer: Hail to You, King of kings, Lord of lords. Please counsel your daughter, girding her in new ways so she rises in your Word, follows your decrees, and walks strongly and perseveres in all that you’ve ordained for her to do. For she is the workmanship of your hands. In Yeshua’s name.

 

#10. SERENE

Psalm 73:24

You will guide me with your counsel and afterward receive me in glory.

Request: Needing God’s guidance on her testimony project and personal decisions as well as provisions for finances.

Prayer: Jehovah Shalom, our Lord who is peace/completeness, continue to walk with your daughter, leading her on the path you have cleared for her. Help her to take it all in your time, step by step, as your provisions make a way where none is visible. Let wisdom surround her and bless her evangelistic spiritual gift. In our Messiah Yeshua’s name.

 

#11. GINA & FAMILY

James 4:7

Submit yourselves, then, to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Request: Healing in all familial relationships—and salvation delivering them from themselves.

Prayer: Abba, please help this family do a 180 and run toward you. Where there is chaos, bring your shalom; where there is division, bring healing and unity; where there is disrespect and lies, bring forward honor, love, and truth. And where there is deceit, addiction, thievery on all levels, please uproot it and sow honesty, deliverance, and generosity. In Jesus’s name.

 

#12. DOUG

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place, you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.

Request: Deepen walk with Jesus on all levels, returning fully to his first love, our Messiah.

Prayer: Lord, only you know the troubled areas of Doug’s soul. As an ex-military man who is now battling ill health and things of the past, he needs your intervention and needs the tentacles of past vices to be cleanly, fully cut off. Draw him into your hiding place and set him free in You. In Yeshua’s beautiful name.

 

#13. ABIGAIL

Psalm 34:17

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

Request: Spiritual, physical, emotional protection over this elementary little one as she ping-pongs between parental homes since a divorce.

Prayer: Your heart, Lord God, is with the children. Please spread your wings and shelter Abigail in every situation, helping her to walk in your ways as her mother taught her and guarding her on all sides from ungodly influences. May your name be written on her soul. In Jesus’ precious name.

 

#14. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promises, as some count slowness; but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance.

PRAYER. His Deliverance. His Love. His Redemptive Gift, the Son of God. Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, love on them, become their hiding place, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and see and understand their need for your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

 

#1. B’nai Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world, and those Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua.

special mentions for salvation and deliverance: the hostages and their families, the Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, and for unity in the nation—and for their enemies to turn to the Lord and be saved

Jewish friends and/or rabbis: the Katz family, Marc, Bill, Rabbi Mendy Dietsch/family, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz/family & her longtime Torah study group, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

 

#2. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

Our nation isn’t saved by politicians but by God. It isn’t favored by God because of its politicians but because of its people surrendered to, walking with, and honoring the One, True, Living God, and our Messiah, Yeshua.

President Donald Trump, VP J.D. Vance and wife Usha Vance (she’s Hindu), and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

 

#3. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know–and those we see in the film/music/entertainment industry—who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

 

#4. Salvation for the spiritually lost and/or demonically troubled/bound:

Michael

Luigi

Erica

unbelievers in the cast/crew of The Chosen

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, Alexander

all our family/friends/loved ones who are still unwilling to disengage from prior demonic agreements, humble themselves, surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

 

#5. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

 
 
 

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

A group of fellow believers unite in prayer as one in our Messiah Jesus to stand in the gap before the throne for others.

 

© Desireofmysoul.faith (.com and .org) & SoulBreaths.com. All rights reserved.

 
 

Please join us before our King . . .

 

The latest prayer needs: listed below.

Email your prayer requests: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

 
 

Our Redeemer lives! Blessed be the NAME of the LORD. He is Glorious in all His ways, Majestic, Righteous, filled with Splendor.

 

Abba, may your faithful presence envelop Netanyahu and speak to his soul, leading him in your plans and with your strength. And may your promises be evidenced so the whole world knows that you alone are the God of Israel. Please turn B’nai Israel’s hearts to Jesus, their promised Jewish Messiah.

 

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry. —Psalm 40:1

 

JULY 24, 2024

 

1 Immediate Request

2 Praise Reports/Requests

8 Prayer Requests

 

#1. Baby Matty! Cleft Lip Surgery July 26-29!

Mark 10:16

And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.

Baby’s parents serve at Calvary Chapel’s Bible College in the Philippines (Dumaguete)

CLICK on the POSTER picture to better read their prayer requests, then click the back arrow to return to blog post

 
 

#2. Michelle. PRAISE REPORT!

Philippians 4:19

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

We’ve prayed for some time that Michelle’s allergies would be more in control—she’s had difficulties with breathing and extremely limited food options that her body could tolerate. But God is moving via some recent treatments that have been easing things. Please keep her in your prayers for God’s complete restoration and her sense of smell to return.

Abba, all things rest in your hands. We thank you for the respite and help with medication. Please cover your daughter with your healing hand and restore her, rebalancing her body and internal systems for your glory.

 

#3. Mary T. DOUBLE PRAISE REPORT!

Isaiah 43:15-16

I am the Lord, your Holy One,The Creator of Israel, your King. Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a path through the mighty waters

(1) Mary needed God’s direction on continuing her nursing education which has been difficult with four little ones and a truck-driving hubby who must work out of town. But God the Way-Maker stepped in! Kevin has a new job that allows him to be in town more often, paving the way for Mary’s education to continue more easily.

(2) You might recall praying for her brother Henry who had drug issues and so did his pregnant girlfriend. Both are doing well, maintaining a stable environment, and preparing for their baby girl’s arrival next month!

Lord God, you are kind and merciful. We praise you for your goodness on Mary and her entire family. Bless the new baby, protect the delivery process and provide all that’s needed. And lead Mary in her studies, giving her understanding, knowledge, and wisdom in her field to help and bless others for your name’s sake.

 

#4. Jessica

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.

Finding our way isn’t easy for our young people. Jessica is a creative and will soon turn 21 and feels lost. She needs to find her purpose in Christ, commit to walking with him uprightly and to follow His lead for a job that blesses her fiscally, spiritually, and mentally.

Lord, you are our glory and the lifter of our head. Walk with Jessica and call her forward, sharing those things she needs to know and learn, casting down all desires that are not of you. And please guide her in a solid job search that is good in your sight.

 

#5. Thomas

James 4:7

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

It’s been a bumpy on-again/off-again spiritual road for Thomas. His mom (Bernie) needs your prayer support to do battle on Thomas’s behalf.

Lord God, King of the fight, pierce the darkness, rip away the stubbornness, pride, lies, jealousies, and the slick wiles of the devil. Recalibrate Thomas’s mind, heart, ears, spirit, soul to your heavenly frequency. Bring forth your goodness, redemption, everlasting truth that will set Thomas free now and for the rest of his days. Be glorified in and through this transformation.

 

#6. Michael

Psalm 34:17

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

We’re wrestling in prayer for Michael, Diana and Mike’s son. As Diana says, “We have Michael on the mat.” We’re not giving up in this spiritual warfare—his health, anger issues, and his walk with God. Recently, his doctor offered nothing to help his situation, so Michael is seeing another doctor in August.

There is you and no other, Adonai. Only you have the answers. Only you have the love and power to bring forth the physical healing and to disrupt and disintegrate the principalities, the hosts of wickedness in heavenly places, and the demonic influences that have derailed Michael’s vibrance, well-being, and love for you. Please, my King, speak the words of life that will birth healing and deliverance.

 

#7. Jamie

1 Corinthians 2:9

But, as it is written, What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.

The road has been long . . . and Jamie (as of this writing) has decided to stop treatment for his stage 4 lung/liver cancer. He knows Jesus and is trusting God along his journey in Him.

Glorious King, please shelter Jamie in your hand, drawing him closer. Let the beauty of your Presence fill his home, his soul, and every day you’ve ordained for him. Release your angels to minister to him and bring others to help his life be filled with your unexpected joy, goodness, grace, and abundant mercies.

 

#8. Maria’s Daughter

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

She is interning at Calvary’s Bible college in Dumaguete, Philippines.

May the Lord shower her with understanding, raise up opportunities to minister and release the resources for her to fulfill her calling in Him. Father, sing over her with heavenly melodies that she may know on new levels your love for her.

 

#9. Kayla & her sister (K.)

Ecclesiastes 3:1

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven:

Kayla just got laid off and is waiting on God to redirect her steps for a new position, knowing He has his reasons for this turn of events. Meanwhile her sister has been exploring various work directions, also waiting on God. Both have degrees in creative fields and trusting Him to part the waters in His time and way.

Father, the only constant in our lives is you. We know you make everything beautiful in your time and that your ways and thoughts are beyond us. Please reveal your will, have mercy on both girls and open the doors that will give them stable, purposeful employment.

 

#10. James W. & Alexandria

1 Timothy 4:10

For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all mankind, especially of believers.

Thirty-year-old James is a believer, seeking to do right before the Lord and mature in his faith. His long-distance girlfriend has had a difficult past (drug-related) and in a dark environment needing to be set free on several levels.

Abba, we know that you and you alone are the God of change, the God of restoration, the God of eternal freedom in Christ Jesus. Please have your way in this relationship and these two souls. May they hunger for you above all else. O King, please reach through the hardships, miscommunication, darkness, and confusion to bring forth your Light that demolishes the enemy’s handiwork and births your beauty and strength from the ashes.

 

#11. Zosimo & Miranda

1 Timothy 4:12

Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Zo and Miranda are growing in the Lord, seeking to know Him and His Word more.

We set this couple before you, Lord, and ask for you to reveal your calling on their life. Bless their home and fill it with hospitality and your Word. Help them grow in the Word and truth—and ignite their hearts to hunger for you and follow you all their days.

 
 

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

Prayer Requests Mid-June 2024: Watchmen Before the Throne

A group of fellow believers unite in prayer as one in our Messiah Jesus to stand in the gap before the throne for others.

 

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Please join us before our King . . .

 

The latest prayer needs: listed below.

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Here we stand, Lord, ready before you on behalf of others..

 

Mighty King, please strengthen us, teach us in prayer, refine us amid the storm—and usher in swift intervention to bring down the raging Goliaths in our lives.

 

I was asleep but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking!—Song of Songs 5:2a

 

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry. —Psalm 40:1

 

Mid-June 2024

 

2 SPECIAL PRAISE REPORTS

20 VITAL PRAYER REQUESTS

 

#1. Matt’s PRAISE REPORT!

2 Samuel 22:2

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer . . .

He’s been on our prayer list before. Matt is bipolar with emotional issues and landed in a Salt Lake City jail last year—and recently was facing even more time, totaling 5 to 8 years, he said. It was confusing and crushing news on many levels. Then on June 13, our prayers (and tears) for God’s mercy were answered! Out of the blue he was told he was getting released that day! I have to say, I sat stunned by God’s unfathomable mercy and love.

Merciful Father, your lovingkindness is too wonderful for us to comprehend. Please keep Matt in your hand, you know his needs—especially his walking with you again, safe housing to stop homelessness, staying on his meds, restarting his disability funds.

 

#2. Chris’s PRAISE REPORT!

Psalm 34:17

When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

In January, Chris, a 53-year-old, longtime homeless man in Ohio, was on our prayer list for stability, God’s mercies, blessings, and healing (body, mind, soul). He was doing odd jobs—even construction work from my Uncle Gene/Aunt Marian who are in their 80s and building a new home. In fact, whenever possible, they purposely are using needy workers like Chris versus hiring a construction company, so their housebuilding is about helping others along the way to have work and dignity.

 

Yowza! God moved on this prayer and through my aunt/uncle’s holy work. Chris and his girlfriend now have an apartment! And Chris is sharing his blessings by helping and encouraging other down-and-out people, some of who are now also working on my aunt/uncle’s house project. Blessings begetting blessings begetting blessings, showering on others.

 

Gracious Father, thank you, thank you, thank you! Please let your mercies and provisions and favor be on Chris and those he has blessed so they may all know you and honor our Lord and Savior, our Messiah Jesus.

 

#3. Gene

Isaiah 65:24

Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.

My Uncle Gene—mentioned in the prior praise report about Chris—hasn’t been well for nearly six months. Doctors haven’t found the cause—yet he continues with the housebuilding and blessing others.

Precious King, stretch out your arms and lift up Gene and Marian strengthening them, guiding them on their building project . . . and cover them with the revelation, mercies, and healing needed for every medical issue.

 

#4. Israel’s Prime Minister, Bibi Netanyahu

1 Samuel 17:45

Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

The weight on Netanyahu is crushing—if it weren’t for God.

 

Holy God of Israel, help Netanyahu stand in faith on your majestic name, faithful character, scriptural promises, and lean on you for strength and direction. May Isaiah 43:1 come alive in his soul and throughout all of Israel’s military. May they stand on that truth, no matter what other nations say or do. Lord, you are, as promised, going ahead of Israel and you are and always will be their rearguard (Isaiah 52:12).

 

Please help Netanyahu and the IDF be lifted in courage, alive in hope, filled with a song in their soul based on your Word so they can run with the horses (Jeremiah 12:5)—able to excel on every war front. And may the truth of their Messiah Jesus reign in their hearts, minds, souls.

 

#5. Michael and parents

Psalm 6:2

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled

The battle is intense within Michael. Anger, depression, illness. He’s in a dark place that’s piercing his parents’ heart. They seek God’s deliverance, intervention, and supernatural wisdom of how to proceed.

Warrior King, please arm your servants Diana and her husband with the power and promise of Ephesian 6:10-18. Pierce through the darkness taunting Michael and bring down and cast out the Goliaths in his life so he is freed, victorious, seated in your hand, and surrounded by your holiness, comfort, wholeness, and truth.

 

#6. Bernie

Psalm 41:3

The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.

Bernie has had a full plate for years, faithfully rising to her family’s special needs. Now she is in need, seeking God’s timing and covering for her hip replacement surgery, his excellence and presence over the medical team, her pre-op, operation, and recovery.

Behold your daughter, Adonai, and carry her through this, wrap her in your holy tallit of healing and let her sense your presence and hear your voice in joyful ways like never before. May your Word rise within her soul, refreshing her and lifting her to a sweet, deeper love in you.

 

#7. Mary T’s Dad

Psalm 146:8a

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind . . .

Mary’s dad has a tumor in his lungs and may not have much time left.

Majestic King, you see how Mary’s dad needs you for his health, to calm fears, to bring comfort from the pain–but especially how his soul needs salvation. We know it is not your will that even one parishes. Please remove any hardness and spiritual blindness from his soul. Help him see, believe, and surrender to your glorious redemptive plan and eternal promises of salvation through Jesus, our Redeemer-Messiah.

 

#8. Kevin’s Aunt Barbara

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Barbara was in ICU for an attempted suicide. Raised Catholic, she’s a nurse but since her husband died a few years ago, she’s been depressed and on medication. The enemy has her in a grip of mourning, her hope and joy deferred.

Father, carry Barbara in your arms. Oh how she needs you and the freedom and peace you’ve given us in Jesus. Speak words of healing and hope to her soul and may your truth and presence restore her joy and set her free from satan’s hold and lies.

 

#9. Jamie

Psalm 138:3

On the day I called, you answered me and made me bold with strength in my soul.

You’ve been praying for Jamie and we thank you. But now the cancer treatments for his stage 4 lung/liver cancer aren’t working well and caused his recent hospital stay. He has treatment decisions to make.

Merciful Father, may your grace, favor, calm, comfort, and immense love be evidenced, palpable, and boldly believed in the crevices of Jamie’s soul. And may he rise like an eagle and find continued strength in your embrace as he seeks your will in his decision-making.

 

#10. Gabriel

Isaiah 30:21

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.

After our breakfast outing, my friend Sonia and I were blessed to give the Gospel to Gabriel by an unexpected move of the Lord. Gabriel is a young man from Mexico living in Vegas but has no family in town. He listened to the Gospel, took a tract with a Christian bookmark and Sonia’s most-precious gift, a Bible.

Mighty Redeemer, please soften Gabriel’s soul, protect your Word soijen and given to him, and bless him with a deep understanding of the beauty of your redemption story so he can embrace the salvation and joy in our Messiah Jesus.

 

#11. Brian

Psalm 107:6

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble and he delivered them from their distress.

Another young man my friend Sonia and I met on our unexpected God-ordained ministry day. Brian is homeless and wants to find his mother and get to his brother Matthew who is not well in another state. He prayed with us and seeks God’s help with provisions and in working out all these family and housing issues.

May God arise in Brian’s life in new, surprising, wondrous ways and release provisions and relational healings for his good and God’s glory.

 

#12. James

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

Thirty-year-old James is asking God for wisdom, direction on his life, positive changes, and deliverance for those situations binding him.

Lord Most High, you see the struggles, you hear James’s cries. Reach down and point the way and clearly set the answers before him. Teach him, mature his walk of faith in you throughout the journey so you are glorified and his joy in you is complete.

 

#13. Toni

Psalm 73:26.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

A senior citizen, Toni has had some increasing health challenges and is finally getting help but she’s fallen a few times in her apartment and is on oxygen 24/7. She’s a longtime Christian leaning on her King to carry her through.

Abba, please sit with your daughter, send angels to minister to her, be the breath within her lungs and her soul and encourage her in your love. May the sweet fragrance of your presence and heaven fill her home and heart.

 

#14. Leslie & children

Psalm 34:4-5a

I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant.

A strong believer going through a challenging divorce and discovering God’s love at every turn. She’s seeking improved health, wisdom on decisions regarding her ministry work, salvation for her teen/autistic son, and protection over health/personal concerns for her young daughter.

Mighty King, please surround Leslie and her family with your goodness and endless mercies. Shine your radiant light of truth and love over them. Make your will clearly known and understood, your healing on her body complete. And please release new resources to meet every need. King of the fight, soften her son’s heart to hear your truth and your voice and not the enemy’s lies. And please keep her daughter sheltered in your arms, stilling her fears.

 

#15. Michelle & Jason

Proverbs 4:20-22

My son, be attentive to my words . . . keep them within your heart . . . they are life and healing to you.

They both need God’s grace, strength, mercies, and healing because of health issues: Michelle’s ongoing allergy problems (with breathing problems and extremely limited food to eat). And Jason’s weakened ankles and his need for a calmed mind, resting in God’s arms.

Father, thank you for drawing Jason and Michelle to your heart. Please shelter them, strengthen them, gird them in your love and Word, breathe your healing through them, and keep them safe under your glory wings.

 

#16. Anonymous

Psalm 25:6

Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.

This gracious senior citizen—a mighty woman of God—is seeking her Lord’s hand on her health issues so she can serve him more and others: arthritic shoulders, kidneys, and pre-diabetes.

Lord, envelope your daughter, restore her, revive her, bathe her in your heavenly wisdom and understanding. May your presence in her home be her constant companion.

 

#17. Jeff

2 John 3:2

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.

Jeff is in his early 40s with major thyroid issues—he’s had to use a feeding tube for several months and needs God’s strength and encouragement.

Lord, see your servant and strengthen him, encourage him, cover him, lovingly lifting him under your wings for assurance, hope, and healing.

 

#18. Avery

Isaiah 40:29.

He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.

Avery has had quite a journey. Her past exposure to mold eventually caused auto-immune issues and diminished health, forcing her and her husband Ryan to move from the Midwest to warmer, drier Las Vegas. She still has a ways to go.

Lord God, please intervene and release your mantle of healing. And bring Avery and Ryan the beauty and freedom and truth of the Messiah Jesus, our Redeemer and healer.

 

#19. Nina

Psalm 31:1

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame, in your righteousness deliver me.

Some of us got an SOS prayer request when Nina went to court recently about her divorce. Her ex is shirking his fiscal responsibilities per the agreement. Nina was advised to get a lawyer going forward.

Merciful King, our judge, our advocate, may your hand be on this, may your holy, righteous, and just ways be manifested in the court for your daughter Nina.

 

#20. Molly (doggie)

Psalm 145:6

You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Little Mollie has had a problem with a heart valve—but God has kept his hand on her, despite vets saying back when that she had six months to live. She’s being doing fine for a long time but now has bad teeth that need removing; however the vet won’t do the procedure since she can’t go under anesthesia with her heart condition. Her human family needs comfort and wisdom.

Lord, you look on the great and the small and are sovereign over all the earth. May your mercies cover Molly and this family. And may your love prevail over Mollie according to your will and over this family.

 
 
 

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It’s time. Let the battle commence: intercessory prayer for those hurting, confused, lost, seeking, or caught in the enemy’s traps. We seek God’s face, His will, His direction for His namesake and glory.

 
 

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry. —Psalm 40:1

 

APRIL 2024

 

Stand firm. The enemy is on the prowl sowing chaos and lies—but God is on the throne in all His might and holiness.

 

10 PRAYER REQUESTS

AND 2 PRAISE REPORTS!

 

PRAISE REPORT for J.B.

We prayed Psalm 91:14-16’s promises over J.B. God has been restoring her! May He continue to strengthen her, deliver her, honor her, and satisfy her heart’s desire before Him.

 

PRAISE REPORT for KAT

His love endures forever! (Psalm 136). Some of us had received a 9-1-1 call-to-prayer for my granddaughter Kat whose ovarian cyst burst this past week. She was in terrible pain and at the ER. But God’s love and mercy covered her. She is doing much better, resting a lot, and doesn’t need the pain meds the way she did at the beginning. Please keep her in your prayers for complete healing. Thank you kindly.

 

#1. Brian S.

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Traveling mercies as Brian leaves for a first-time, work-related trip to the Philippines. May God’s hand cover him throughout his journeys and with God’s Word to guide his decisions on all project work. We also pray for the Lord’s protection over his family while he’s gone.

 

#2. Jamie P.

Exodus 13:21

By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so they could travel by day or night.

My cousin Jamie has reached a decision-making point in his treatment plan for stage 4 lung and liver cancer. May the Lord mightily show His hand and direction that’s as clear to Jamie as that pillar of cloud and fire were in guiding Israel through their wilderness journey. Lord, we seek your healing words, mercy, and will.

 

#3. Shannon’s Mom & Sister

Isaiah 61:2b

Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

When scary challenges surround us . . . we need God’s heaven-earth ladder to raise us up. Shannon’s mom just had surgery for her stage 4 breast cancer (went well, Praise God!) but Shannon also just learned her step-sister has stage 4 cancer. Both cancer patients have added complicated health issues. May our Mighty King breathe strength within all three of these women—and may His mercies and healing reign over them.

 

#4. Roger

Isaiah 58:8

Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

Next week Roger is having eye surgery. His cataract is so bad that it has caused additional issues in his one eye. They believe the surgery should help correct it. May Roger find complete healing and restful recovery under the wings of our Lord, our mighty king.

 

#5. Joe, Jim & Dylan

Psalm 34:17

When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Three separate prayer requests—but each needing God’s hand to usher in compassion and healing on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. Joe’s lame leg and health have made life difficult. Meanwhile Jim’s deep mourning for his son who died last September has overtaken him. And Dylan’s life and family are topsy-turvy, needing God’s deliverance, calm, and salvation.

 

#6. Amir/Miriam Tsarfati & Family

Psalm 138:7

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

With the escalation of war in Israel, Behold Israel’s Amir and his wife Miriam now have their three adult children—two sons and a daughter—serving in the IDF. May God’s grace be shed upon them at every turn and may He comfort Miriam/Amir and their family, strengthening their faith and love as they look to our Messiah.

 

#7. Michael

2 Corinthians 10:4

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

Ongoing prayer for 25-year-old Michael who needs deliverance and spiritual, physical, and emotional healing. As a child, he had the joy of the Lord–but from his teens onward, chronic illnesses have stirred up anger and depression. Glorious, Merciful King, please set this captive free to worship you again and walk in your ways.

 

#8. K.P.

Matthew 11:28

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

K.P. is a believer, working hard to care for his wife and four children. But he needs Adonai to speak freedom from patterned behavior—smoking and occasional binge drinking—and to give K.P. rest from life’s stresses and burdens.

 

#9. Marian/Gene, Eleanor, Ellie

Psalm 103:13

As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.

Three separate requests but family members. My aunt/uncle (Marian & Gene) are in their mid 80s and building a new home—quite the undertaking for their age. Meanwhile my other aunt in her later 80s, Eleanor, is widowed, has health issues, and needs God’s wisdom on if/when she should sell her home and move in with family. Also her granddaughter Ellie is in her early 20s and has back issues. May the Lord make His presence known in all these situations, bearing healing, direction, provision, protection, and abundant blessings from His hand.

 

#10. Caroline B.

Psalm 107:19-20

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent out His word and healed them; He rescued them from the grave.

A 70-something Caroline is in dire straits, health wise. And she and her family need salvation through our Messiah, Jesus. Recently, Caroline was taken to the hospital and put on a ventilator—and then the doctors discovered a large mass on her left kidney, suspected to be cancerous. May our King look upon Caroline and her family with mercy, bringing the salvation message to them in powerful ways as well as healing, wholeness, and comfort.

 

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).