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This Week's Prayer Requests

Prayers are requested for the following:

Please keep the following Hus people in your prayers, who have been affected by the flooding and had to evacuate: Wendy Barton (home total loss), Marilyn and Larry Hess family (home total loss), Joan Cross (home total loss), Jim and Irene Hutton, Alan Tichy, Tim Pickup (our praise team drummer), Scott Ransom (Dick and Jan’s son), Ann Barta and David Stary.

Our sympathy and prayers go to the family of long-time member, Joe Cerveny, who died last week, at the age of 92.  Joe’s love for his Hus Church family was deep, and rooted in his strong faith in his Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.  We celebrate that he is in his eternal home!  Please continue to keep Esther in your prayers.

GINNY KLOUBEC:  Ginny was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a mastectomy.  She’ll be receiving radiation treatments.  Ginny and her husband, Ken, had been members of Hus Church and continue to be friends.

Request from Don and Chelsey McDill: A very close friend had 2 seizures and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Later tests revealed cancer in both his lungs and liver.

LEONARD NEJDL (brother-in-law of Marj Nejdl):  Leonard had breast cancer surgery and will be having radiation treatments. 

AL BOYDEN (co-worker of Tammy McLaskey): Al is one of the volunteer drivers for the DAV in Iowa City and needs prayer for a tumor discovered on one of his kidneys.

Update 9/25--ERIC KOOPMAN (22 year-old cousin of Sean Koopman):  Eric is now out of the drug-induced coma and in St. Luke’s in Cedar Rapids, after being in a car accident in Benton County that sent 6 people to the hospital.  Please continue your prayers for Eric, his family and all the other people and families that were involved.  We don’t know Eric’s prognosis at this time.

REQUEST FROM ESTHER CERVENY:  Pease be in prayer for Phyllis Brown’s granddaughter, Brittany, 11 years old.  She had an accident with a 4-wheeler and has very serious head trauma.  She is at University Hospitals.  She is the daughter of Rob and Nancy Brown.

UPDATE 8/31 LOIS WEGNER:  Lois continues to heal at home after having had her 3rd surgery Wednesday, August 27th at St. Luke’s.  She had screws and a metal plate put in her heel to pull the heel bones together and stabilize it.  We rejoice that surgery went well, but prayer is still needed for good healing with a successful outcome.  She continues to need care, which husband, Ron, provides, so include Ron in your prayers.  This may be a long recovery process.

PRAYER REQUEST FROM DIANE VANWYK FOR CO-WORKER, AMANDA’S BABY: Amanda gave birth to baby Mason and he is currently on the list awaiting a heart transplant at the U of I Hospital. The heart is not contracting all the way.  Please keep Amanda, Mason (baby) and the rest of her family in your prayers. This is their first child.

Update--JULIE (34 years of age and granddaughter of Marge Pace):  Julie had surgery for cancer of the thyroid and is undergoing more pinpointed radiation.  Julie lives in W. Des Moines.

MARK GRIMM  (Marlus Grimm’s son):  Cancer was found in Mark’s lymph nodes in his neck.  He is going to the University of Iowa Hospitals for chemo and radiation treatments.  He has no medical insurance, which presents further problems.  He continues to persevere but needs lots of prayer.

UPDATE 8/24 - GREG THORNTON (nephew of Hus friend): (California) has been diagnosed with Stage 3 Head & Neck Cancer also involving his lymph nodes.  Doctors removed a tonsil and cancerous tumor located behind it, leaving a golf-ball sized hole.  He is now receiving chemo treatments and has a positive attitude. Please continue prayers for Greg, his wife Monique and 3 children.        

TOM (friend of Alan Tichy):  Tom has been diagnosed with sarcoma and needs prayer support.

UPDATE- MAC MCLASKEY: Continue prayers for both Mac and Judy, as Mac receives physical therapy and is fitted for a leg prosthesis.   Mac also has his ongoing dialysis treatments 3 times a week. 

Request from Pastor Ron Lewis (Christ Church Presbyterian) for Shelley (his wife, Susan’s sister: Shelley (44) has been battling two different cancers and is going through chemo and radiation presently.  The prognosis given was not very encouraging.

MISSIONARIES/MISSIONS
SERVE CHRIST BY SERVING THE CITY:  Continue prayers for the fruits of the impact of our Christian community on our city of Cedar Rapids – in every area of business – our civil servants – our city leaders – our churches and the youth and people who live here.

REMEMBER OUR SERVICE PEOPLE IN YOUR PRAYERS
APRIL UPDATE – R.J. FUNCKE (grandson of Jack & Marcia):  R.J. is back in the states on leave and will next go either back to Iraq for 6 months or to Okinowa for 9 months with a MEU Marine Unit.