Welcome to the First Presbyterian Church's email prayer chain. Below you will find postings about people for whom we are concerned and offer our prayers.

If you have information about someone in need of prayer, use the link below to post a prayer request on this list.

There is power in prayer and we believe that God hears and answers our prayers. We rejoice with those who rejoice. We stand together with those who are sad. We accept our place as helpers and friends as we serve the people of God.

God Bless you as we are united in prayer and bound together with Christian cords of love that cannot be broken.
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If you would like to post a prayer request here, please contact Chris Gilbert (Deacon and Prayer Chain Administrator) at the phone number listed in the church directory, or send an email to -
Please include your name, phone number, and e-mail address, Name of person to pray for, and reason.

Date: 11/10/2008	Person to pray for: Janet Michel
Reason for prayer and comments: Please pray for Janet Michel's family. Janet Michel passed away last night. Please pray for God's comfort during these difficult times.
Posted by: Karrie Baldwin .

Date: 11/10/2008	Person to pray for: Gail Strom
Reason for prayer and comments: Please keep Gail Strom and her husband, Bob, in your prayers. Gail is at a hospital in Cleveland. She just recently underwent back surgery, and is now going through procedures for her heart. Bob is at her side through all of this.
Posted by: Bonnie Griffith .

Date: 11/06/2008	Person to pray for: Janet Michel
Reason for prayer and comments: Please keep Janet and her family in your prayers.
Posted by: Mitzi Uebel .

Date: 11/06/2008	Person to pray for: Linda Morris
Reason for prayer and comments: Please keep Linda and her family in your prayers. Linda is dealing with a cancer diagnosis and surgery.
Posted by: Pam Coffin .

Date: 09/18/2008	Person to pray for: Jeff Grablick and Adeline Johnson
Reason for prayer and comments: Densie asks that we keep her friends Jeff Grablick and Adeline Johnson in our prayers for God's love and comfort.
Posted by: Denise Warba .

Date: 09/17/2008	Person to pray for: Edie Miner
Reason for prayer and comments: Edie has asked that we keep her in our prayers (we always do) as she recovers at home from a bout with pneumonia.
Posted by: Chris Gilbert .

Date: 08/31/2008	Person to pray for: Maggie Watters
Reason for prayer and comments: Please say a prayer for Maggie as she recovers from her skiing accident, and as she begins her college career at Alma.
Posted by: Chris Gilbert .

Date: 08/29/2008	Person to pray for: Janet Michael
Reason for prayer and comments: Please include a prayer for God's healing touch for Janet as she recovers.
Posted by: Linda Banks .

Date: 08/17/2008	Person to pray for: Marlene Becker
Reason for prayer and comments: Please pray for Mitzi Uebel's sister, Marlene Becker, who is in the Inensive Care Unit at the hospital near her home in Eastern Tennessee.
Posted by: Chris Gilbert .

Date: 08/13/2008	Person to pray for: Bob Harper
Reason for prayer and comments: Mitzi Uebel's friend, Bob Harper from Pennsylvania, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Let's add Bob to our prayers; that his outlook and body stay strong, and that the Lord works His healing htrough Bob's doctors.
Posted by: Mitzi Uebel .

Date: 08/14/2008	Person to pray for: The Hartwell Family
Reason for prayer and comments: Terri Hartwell's father passed away last night, Aug., 13th in Florida. Please say prayers for the Hartwell family for consolation, strength, and safe travel during the upcoming days.
Posted by: The Hartwell's .

Date: 08/13/2008	Person to pray for: Carson Dean
Reason for prayer and comments: Please keep Carson and her family in your prayers! She had to go back to Hurley Hospital last night for medical help.
Posted by: Greg Dean .

Date: 07/18/2008	Person to pray for: Jacob Ryan Hussar
Reason for prayer and comments: Jacob Ryan is the newborn son of Keith and Amy Hussar, and grandson of Mike and Julie Hussar. Jacob is having some medical difficulties, and we've been asked to keep him and his new family in our prayers.
Posted by: Karrie Baldwin .

Date: 07/09/2008	Person to pray for: Roger
Reason for prayer and comments: Please pray for Jackie Arrol's father-in-law, Gordon, who has suffered a series of mini-strokes. Also, keep their families in your thoughts, as they adjust to these new challenges.
Posted by: Jackie Arrol .

Date: 06/12/2008	Person to pray for: Dave Pickles
Reason for prayer and comments: Bob and I would like to thank everyone who has been praying for Dave Pickles. Dave had been in a coma and is now home. We don't know officially what happened, I'm sure we will know when the time is right. He is on his way to a full recovery. Dave is anxious to begin therapy to regain his strength and health. Please continue to pray for Dave during his recovery. God Bless, Robert and Joan McLive
Posted by: Robert and Joan McLive .

Date: 06/18/2008	Person to pray for: Shelly Reese
Reason for prayer and comments: Shelly Reese is a good friend's daughter who had recently suffered a heart attack and underwent 8-hour emergency surgery to repair an aneurysm. She is still in ICU and needs our prayers.
Posted by: Mitzi Uebel .

Date: 06/13/2008	Person to pray for: Tom Devine
Reason for prayer and comments: Please pray for my dear friend, Tom Devine, who has helped soldiers for decades adjust back into civilian life after serving in the wars. He is currently at the Battle Creek VA hospital dealing with his own Post Tramatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) he has suffered after serving in the Vietnam War. Pray that he will conquer owning this disorder instead of it owning him.
Posted by: Karrie Baldwin .

Date: 06/13/2008	Person to pray for: Karson and Connor
Reason for prayer and comments: Please continue to keep the twins Karson and Cooper Dean, daughter/son of Miles and Staci Dean, in your prayers as they continue to grow stronger.
Posted by: Greg Dean .

Date: 06/13/2008	Person to pray for: Eva Lopez
Reason for prayer and comments: Please pray for Eva Lopez, granddaughter of Greg and Janet Dean, who is hospitalized in Chicago.
Posted by: Greg Dean .

Date: 06/13/2008	Person to pray for: Janet Michel
Reason for prayer and comments: Pray for Janet Michel who is undergoing surgery today after she broke her hip. She is at Annapolis Oakland hospital in Wayne Co.
Posted by: Mitzi Uebel .

Date: 06/08/2008	Person to pray for: Angela
Reason for prayer and comments: Please pray for guidance and opportunities, that God might open new employment options, for Angela whose daycare facility recently closed.
Posted by: Rich and Mary Jane Bender .

Date: 06/05/2008	Person to pray for: The Ray Anderson Family
Reason for prayer and comments: Please pray for God's comfort to the Ray Anderson family, long-time friends of Chris Gilbert. Their father, Ray, suffered a heart attack following recent surgery, and was put on a ventilator.
Posted by: Chris Gilbert .

Date: 06/05/2008	Person to pray for: Alice Irvine
Reason for prayer and comments: Please pray for a speedy recovery for Alice Irvine who fell and broke her leg.
Posted by: Karrie Baldwin .

Date: 06/04/2008	Person to pray for: Nellie Mosher
Reason for prayer and comments: Please pray for Nellie Mosher who recently fell and broke two ribs. Pray for God's healing.
Posted by: Roger Terrill .

Date: 05/27/2008	Person to pray for: Bob Evancho family
Reason for prayer and comments: Please pray for Bob Evancho, the husband of Greg Dean's Secretary, who was in surgery; and for their daughter who had heart complications at the same time.
Posted by: Greg Dean .

Date: 06/02/2008	Person to pray for: Dave Pickles
Reason for prayer and comments: Please pray for friend and co-worker of Robert McLivem Dave Pickles. Dave lives in New York and is in intensive care.
Posted by: Robert and Joan McLive .