Latest Prayer Requests (Print Version)

I was just informed that my cholesterol is more than 360, and my meds have not been working to lower it. This is the second type of cholesterol meds that haven’t worked. My blood pressure is averaging around 140+/90+ and those meds aren’t working either. I am barely 37 and, at this rate, I may wind up with a heart attack before I’m 40. My family has the disposition to create cholesterol and absorb it from our diets. I have four kids and would love to see them grow up. I know God took me through having cancer at 28, but I don’t know how to de-stress. Pray things change so my stress decreases tremendously and my cholesterol levels will decrease as well.

I serve as a volunteer chaplain for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Law Enforcement, which means I serve Texas game wardens and the state park police. I serve a large region of south Texas. Pray I am able to meet and build trusted relationships with the game wardens and park police. They are an essential piece to law enforcement here in Texas. Many of our officers serve on the weekends due to the increase of hunting and fishing on the weekend. Because they serve on the weekend, they are not well connected to local churches. Pray I can help fill in the gaps and help meet their needs.

We have the great problem of needing more space. We have two Sunday morning services, and the auditorium is packed. Additionally, our young adults group meets on Tuesday nights, and they’re about to max out the space. We are also in need of more classroom space for our kids and students ministries, so we’re having to potentially look for another place to meet. All of this is good because the Lord is blessing us with so many people who want to grow in their faith, but we need prayer to discern how to handle these space constraints. We would love to have your prayers.

Pray for the Hispanic church plant, Iglesia Comunidad de Cristo. Our first official service was September 29. Pray new believers will be baptized. Pray they will be strengthened in their faith.
Pray for openness to the gospel as we reach Hispanics in the Denham Springs/Walker area of Louisiana.

Pray God will allow us to coordinate various service events aimed at the children and elderly of the community together with our sister churches and that the Lord will allow us to have fruit as a result of these events. Pray God will raise up faithful men of mature character who are capable of teaching to help us shepherd His church.

Pray as we plan and prepare for four “Fall-O-Ween Jesus” outreach events: First Baptist of Chalmette, Chalmette; Nunez Community College Trunk or Treat, Chalmette; Krewe of Autism, Violet; Carolyn Park Ball Field, Arabi. We will also set up in a friend’s lawn in a busy neighborhood on October 31. We have the potential of reaching more than 2,000 individuals (children, youth, parents) with the gospel of Christ.

Pray God will provide a space in which our church can worship on Sunday mornings.