06-11-2008 Prayers are needed for J. J. Tatum of NC. An outlet in his apartment which was used for A/C shorted out and caught the home on fire. J. J. and his three children lost everything they had in the fire. Family and friends are asking for our prayers. Update: The Tatum family has found housing and people are helping them with things they need. They are thankful for all the prayers and blessings. 04-29-2008 Prayers are needed for Brandon Seidel of Elysburg, PA. Brandon has stomach and liver cancer and had to have a large section of his bowel removed. He's had several operations to remove other infected areas. A tumor was found on his brain, but testing has shown the tumor is bening. Brandon is now taking one of the last types of chemo available to try and halt the grow of cancer cells. Family and friends are asking for our prayers for Brandon, his wife and two children as they come together seeking the Lord's healing hands to be upon Brandon. 04-14-2008 Please pray for Earl Esch-of Leola, PA. Earl had a stroke on Saturday. He is in LGH awaiting surgery to have a Stent put in to open the blockage area, which is on the outside of his heart. Please keep Earl, his wife Etta and family in your prayers as they await the outcome of the up coming surgery. 03-22-2008 Barb M. Barcom of Arkansan has been battling liver cancer since the fall of 2006. She went to Memphis, Tennessee for treatments. While in the hospital over Christmas, a fire destroyed most of the home she and her husband (Charles) live in. By June of 07 testing showed the cancer cells have been shrinking and she was well enough to go home. Through it all they have continued to trust in the Lord for guidance. Two weeks ago Charles was taken to the hospital. He was having a hard time breathing and was placed in ICU for several days. They believe the trouble is in his heart and was brought on by stress? After testing the doctors have told him he can no longer work. On April 3rd Barb will have another surgery on her liver. They will be placing a probe into her liver where cancer is still growing and use pinpoint heating it to try and kill the cancer cells. Her doctors are hoping this will work and Barb will not need to go through and more chemo treatments? The family is asking for our prayers for both parents as take these treatments. May the Lord's hands of mercy and His grace be with them. 03-02-2008 Please pray for John Saner, John is at The Hershey Medical Center and will have open heart surgery tomorrow, Mar. 3, sometime in the afternoon. One artery is fully blocked and two arteries are 90% blocked. The surgeons know that he has arteries (they won’t know how many or how much until his surgery) which have hardened. Pray for our Lord's wisdom to guide his surgeons and staff as they perform this operation. Prayers of strength for John and his family as they trust in our Lord's healing hands to be with John. Update: The doctors were able to do John's heart surgery on Mar. 6th. They were able to successfully repair John's hearts arteries. Give praise to the Lord and please continue to pray for his complete recovery. 02-22-2008 Prayers have been requested for Matt and Ashley Martin of PA. Ashley is having complications with her pregnancy. The baby isn't developing right and has a hole in the diaphragm and the stomach is beside the heart, thus the baby's lungs are not developing correctly. A doctor in Florida can perform an operation with a 92% survival chance. It will be done at: Shands Health Care, affiliated with the University of Florida Health Science Center. The surgery will be done in the eight month, to which Ashley is in her fifth now. The Martin's will have to move to Florida and stay for an undetermined time at this point. A bank fund is going to be set up to help this family with expenses. If anyone is interested in helping this family, you can contact us via: info@peacemidstastorm.com Subject: Baby Martin Funding. We will place you in contact with the proper people. Please pray for God's grace and strength for this family. Prayers for our Lord's wisdom and knowledge to be with the doctor's and staff as they try to save this unborn precious gift of God. We will try to keep you updated with information on how the Baby is doing after the Martin's move to Florida as best we can. "But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God." (Mark 10:14 KJV) Update: 06-20-08 Praise the Lord! The Martin's were blessed with Ada Faith Martin, 5 pounds 6 oz. They said her lungs are larger than expected and she is breathing well. Please continue to prayer for the Martin family and the blessings of new life the Lord has given to them. 02-21-2008 Please be in prayer for Rev. Lin McGee, of Thomaston, CT. Members of the church congregation are asking for us to pray along with them for Rev. Lin. She has been having trouble with an illness for over a month now and has trouble speaking. Please pray for our Lord's wisdom to guide her doctor in finding out what is causing the trouble and for her husband Pastor David McGee. Update: Rev. McGee has regained some of her speech. But doctors still do not know what is causing the trouble. Please keep her in your prayers. 02-20-2008 Please be in prayer for Bob Wagner. Bob recently had a biopsy and cancer was found in his lymph nodes. Bob undergo pulmonary testing on March 4th. He will then begin chemo treatments 5 hours a day for the first 5 days. The second and third week will be a 30 minute treatment one day out of the week. The fourth week will be for resting. Then the cycle starts over again and will run for a total of four months to combat this disease. All does he will receive will be different. Pray for strength for Bob to endure these treatments, for his wife, mother and family. That the intervention of our Lord's healing grace and mercy, through prayers, will fill the hearts of this family. That peace and comfort will come to this family by faith in Him as they seek understanding in this difficult time. Update: Praise the Lord! Although Bob has had some complications during hid treatments, he's doing great now. A recent testing showed NO detection off cancer. He still needs to go trough one more cycle of chemo treatments, just to be sure. Bob will be allowed to return to work on June the first! He still will his after care treatments and testing. Please continue to keep Bob and his family in your prayers. 02-04-2008 Prayers are needed for Elizabeth A. Fusetti of the Mount Carmel area of PA. Elizabeth has stage one breast cancer, but the doctors don't believe it has spread into her lymph nodes? Her doctor will be removing the mass on 2-08-08. By the end of February she will begin radiation treatments. Family and friends are asking for prayers of knowledge and wisdom for her doctors and the Lord's grace and mercy to be upon Elizabeth. Update: The second operation was done to remove more of the infected tissue from Elizabeth. Her doctor believe they remove what was necessary. A port was put in and she will being chemo therapy on 3-20-08. Elizabeth is feeling pretty good and has high spirits. Please keep Elizabeth and her family in your prayers. 01-22-2008 Prayers have been asked for Dora Cary of Thomaston, CN. Dora was diagnosed with colon cancer two years ago. She underwent two surgeries until her doctors felt they had removed all of the cancer. For the last year she has been clear of cancer during all testing. Her next checkup testing is due this month. Please pray that the results still come back negative and for wisdom for her doctors as she continues with her aftercare treatments. 01-05-2008 Please pray for Melvin (Sonny) Esch who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in August 07. He was given immediate intense chemotherapy, hard and heavy, 24/7. Without these treatments he was told survival would only be for 6 weeks. By October Sonny was found to be in remission and later shown to have no signs of Leukemia. The road to recovery has been long and hard with many more treatments. Sonny needed a bone marrow transplant. A matching donor has been found. On January 8th Sonny will be admitted to Hershey Medical Center, where he will under go 7 days of intense chemo! On the 16th his doctors will proceed with the marrow transplant. Pray for the Lord's wisdom to be with his doctors and strength for Sonny, his wife (Lois), and family. They are thankful for all the cards, letters and prayers of support. But they still need our prayers of support too. Updated: Sonny is doing well since his marrow transplant. His taste buds haven't fully returned yet, but his appetite is. Although his treatments and recovery have a long way to go, his faith in the Lord and his spirit are strong. Being home and close to family and friends has helped a lot. Please keep Sonny, Lois and family in your prayers. For those who don't know. Sonny's transplant donor was from Germany. Because this person was willing to become a donor and was on the National Bone Marrow Registry, Sonny has a new chance at life. If you would like to know more about becoming a donor, talk to your doctor or local hospital. One day you too may be able to save a life! Update: Although Sonny has had some complications after his transplant, which is typical. His recovery has been steady and improving. The road is always long and each step takes time. Our prayers of support are always needed. Sonny and Lois and their are very grateful for the prayers and continued suport. 01-02-2008 Family members have asked for your continued prayers for Ed Hess Jr. of Berwick, PA. Ed is in need of a kidney transplant and has been on dialysis for several months. Because of needing dialysis regularly he is very weak at times and lost his job and insurance coverage. Please pray that they will soon find a transplant for him and the Lord's wisdom to be with his doctors. 01-02-2008 Please be in prayer for Keith Landis of Ohio. Keith was diagnosed Leukemia in July 07. Family and friends from Ohio and PA are asking for our continued prayers for Keith and family. When Keith was admitted to the James Cancer Center, his blood cells counts were so low they couldn't believe he was still alive. Keith was placed on a 24/7 high dose of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. After months of treatments, Keith was found to be in remission from his Leukemia. The next step was two 6 week secessions of low-does arsenic to insure no Leukemia was hidden within his bone marrow. Keith will return to the hospital in January for more chemo and will be placed on chemo therapy pills for one year. Keith and Brenda have continued to share their faith and testimony of the Lord's wondrous healing power with others. Please keep Keith, Brenda and family in your prayers as they take the next step in Keith's recovery. Update: Praise be to our Lord for His healing ways. The medicine Keith is taking to keep his leukemia in check is working. One of side effects is that it can raise your cholesterol levels. Recent testing showed that his cholesterol levels are okay. His blood count numbers continue to be normal, indicating his leukemia is still in remissions. Keith and Brenda thank everyone for the prayers and support. A special note is below from Keith: " We hope that you are doing well and enjoying the presence and blessings of God. Continue to seek and draw near to Him and He will draw near to you. I am living testimony to that fact of faith!" Shalom, Keith Keith continues to receive good progress reports with each checkup. Keith and Brenda are very thankful for all the continued prayers and support. Romans 8:28 says; "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." The Lord has been using Keith's story of his leukemia, his faith in God and his recovery to touch so many lives. Like many others, Keith gives witness to the experiences this journey in life has brought to him and his family. He instills to those he meets, that his strength comes from our Lord and all is done for the glory of God! Please keep Keith and family in your thoughts and prayers. 01-02-2008 Please be in prayers for Rose Lovette from Elmira, NY. Rose had been battling cancer in her liver, lymph nodes and lungs. She has been taking chemo/radiation and other treatments since last July. The cancer is now into her brain and the doctors have given her 2 to 6 months. The 6 months is if she takes very intense treatments to fight off the spread of cancer. Rose has been the major caregiver for her grandchildren. She lost her job a few months ago and is trying to hold on a little longer to be with her grandchildren. Rose believes strongly that the Lord has reasons for her being called home. She is trying to teach the children that God loves them and her, and her calling to home means the pain of cancer will be gone forever. Please keep Rose in your prayers and for strength and wisdom/understanding for the children. Update Rose has lost her battle with cancer. Her family is very grateful for all the prayers and support. Please pray for the Lord's healing hands to be with this family in this time of sorrow. 01-02-2008 Prayer are requested for Michael Goss of Berwick, PA. Michael's mother is asking for prayers for her son who is stationed in Iraq. She has had very little communication from Michael and isn't even sure what part Iraq he is in. His mother is asking not only for prayers for her son, but for all those with him. Please pray for all those who are serving our country and for the family and friends they have left behind. 01-01-2008 Prayers have been requested for Eric of FL. Eric has Congenital Heart Disease. During his recent bi-yearly testing, his doctor found something on the test results that requires further testing. On January 7th Eric will travel to St. Petersburg to have exploratory surgery done. Please pray for the Lord's wisdom to be with the doctors and His healing hands to be upon Eric. Update: The doctors found some blockage going to Eric's heart. Eric had "angioplasty" done to help open the arteries to his heart. Since then he has been feeling better and doing better. He still faces his long battle against his heart disease. Please keep Eric and family in your prayers for the Lord's guidance and healing hands to be upon him. 01-01-2008 Please be in pray for Becky Heller of Berwick, PA. Becky has had severe hip, back and neck pain, which is caused by degenerated disks in her spine. She has undergone injections to help reduce the pain. In December the doctors replaced three of her upper spinal disks with metal replacements. Her doctors believe that within 6 to 8 weeks she should be pain free. Until then she still needs medication to relieve her pain. Please pray for her healing and a full recovery for the surgery. 01-01-2008 Please be in prayers for Karen Geiger of Danville, PA. Karen had a GMB brain tumor removed and had been cancer free for the last year and a half. A Cat-Scan in September 07 showed a tumor mass had returned to the same area where her first tumor was removed. After more testing, her doctors scheduled her for surgery to remove the new mass. Testing showed it was cancer and Karen has been taking Chemotherapy. Because of her first bout with cancer, she has taken all the Radiation treatments allowed. Some of the new medications she has been given has caused some complicated side effects. Please keep Karen, her husband Barry and son in your prayers has they travel this road to recovery again. Update: Karen has been taking her chemotherapy at Geisinger Medical Center for about the past six months. After each treatment Karen becomes very ill. These treatments are taking a very high toll on her body system. After recent testing, it has been found that the type of chemo has been taking has been ineffective. They were going to place her back on radiation again, but instead are going to try a new form of chemo type treatment used in an Ohio hospital. Karen has been told her likely hood of living is just six months to one year? Her family and friends wish to thank everyone for your continued prayers for Karen and her sister Esther, who is fighting breast cancer. Update: 06-23-08 Karen's chemo wasn't working to treat her cancer and the side effects were causing her a lot of trouble. Memory loss, dizziness, depression, etc. By the Lord's grace, it was found out that a new type of chemo that has been used on colon cancer, also shows success in some types of brain cancer. Karen has now taken her third treatment and test so far have shown good progress. The side effects from the other chemo have now reversed. She will be on this new chemo treatment for the next six months. Karen wishes to thank everyone for all the cards, letters and your continued prayers of support. She encourages others to trust in the Lord and seek His guidance daily.