Christ Church Schenectady Prayer Table report July 11, 9:20-10:30AM Torre Bissell and Don Foust
+–indicates received wooden cross made by Dennis Adams of North Carolina.
+Darrell — Pray for my wife (Parrietta) who has kidney failure.
+Eric (and his dog Randy)–Eric is looking for work and has trouble with alcoholism. Eric is trying to make his neighborhood a better place–The dog he was walking belonged to his neighbor’s grand-daughter who just passed away. The neighbor is 82 years old and cannot take care of the dog. Eric helps the single mothers in the neighborhood with handy work, but he is becoming the target of the “nastier” side of the neighborhood. People kicked-down his door; when he tried to defend himself with a baseball bat, they called the police and had Eric arrested. We prayed for protection and for God to show Eric direction in his life.
+Peter– for a job. Several months ago Peter left a personal journal in the side-door at Christ Church. The journal detailed how Jesus had made a difference in Peter’s life during his stint in jail. Peter wanted to know if anyone had read his journal.
+Eddiberto and +Lucinata– This older Hispanic couple has visited the Prayer Table several times in the past 2 months. They were on their way to the Iglesia De Dios yard sale. We prayed for their family (4 children–one child in the Navy) and especially for their son Manuel who is desperately looking for a job so he does not lose his house. On their return, Eddiberto and Lucinata told us they had been to the Friday night service at Iglesia DeDios and “felt the Spirit”.
+Carol– For protection and safety
+Walter– For healing of the “pain in his skin”
+Kim– This young woman had visited the Prayer Table 2 weeks ago. At that time she was staggering–very high and physically beaten. Today she was high again, but not as bad as before. We prayed for freedom from drugs and from prostitution.
+Rachel–A van across the street stopped, and Rachel got out and came to the Prayer Table. She asked for prayers for her family and for comfort in these difficult times. She may attend the 10:20 service on Sunday at Christ Church (she asked for the time when services began). Rachel is from Guyana.
—-We have observed that many people in the cars driving by on State Street have noticed the Prayer Table. Drivers and passengers often will wave to us. This is the second week in a row that a car has stopped, and the person inside has come for prayer. —
+Mike–Second time this young man has come across the street for prayer. Mike asked for prayer for this family (his mother and father as well as his children) and for health.
Gary–walking by–did not stop–prayed for protection
Roxanne–In a hurry to do her laundry–stopped for a short time and asked for a blessing–said she already had a cross.
Jim–Jim is a regular visitor. Over the course of a year, Jim has gone from just walking by and saying hello, to sitting and praying with us. Each week he opens up a little more. This week, this older gentleman told us his father was an alcoholic and was violent–his mother had mental problems. Jim was raised by Catholic nuns. We prayed for healing of his childhood memories.
PRAYER TABLE REPORT
(Sat., July 11, 2009; 10:30 – 11:30 – Dianne Gambill and David Carlson)
[+ --indicates received one of the wooden crosses from Dennis Adams of North Carolina.]
+ Sean – prayer for finances – he and his wife had their phone and cable turned off because they couldn’t pay the bill; we prayed for God’s provision for them
John – has come before and said he already has 2 of our crosses – he asked prayer for “world peace” – we prayed for the peace of the world and for peace in John’s life – that he would know the Prince of Peace
Rumar – said he had already prayed this morning but stopped to speak to us briefly; we prayed after he left that the Lord would meet his needs and that he will be drawn close to God
+ Leroy – we prayed for his 11-year-old daughter in Connecticut and his 22-year-old son in Rochester; Leroy is a believer and asked prayer that he can be a blessing to others; after we prayed for him, he prayed for us
+ Eric – asked prayer for his leg – he was hurt in a car accident 2 years ago and had to have surgery on his spine; his leg has improved enough that he does need to walk with a cane
+ Millie – her friend brought her the table for prayer; the friend said that she and her husband had come for prayer earlier while Torre and Don were there, now she wanted prayer for her friend Millie; Millie’s ex-boyfriend was recently hit by a car while riding on a bike; they also asked prayer for a friend named Maria who is suicidal; Millie did not speak much English and her friend often had to translate; we gave Millie a Spanish-language Bible
+ Aisha – woman on her way to the bus stop – asked prayer for “everything”
+ + Mary — woman already at the bus stop hurried over to the prayer table, — “I want prayer too but my bus is coming so hurry!” – we prayed for her, with our eyes open, keeping an eye on the bus as it made its way up State St. – she asked for 2 crosses, 1 for her and one for her fiancé
+ Nathan – teenager who sometimes attends Christ Church – stopped to get a cross
Note: Dianne and I are looking for a source of inexpensive Bibles (both English and Spanish) that we can purchase to give out to those who ask for one – if anyone knows where we can get them please let us know.
David Carlson
