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Overbeek Alaska House Project Team

July 14

Kevin VanDeWeert and a team of men from our church our helping build our missionaries the Overbeek's new house in Alaska. The weather has been very rainy, they are asking for prayer that the weather would clear so they can get the roof on before the have to head back to Michigan.

Praying for the Peace Church body

Peace Church Praying Community, here is a new section, to be praying for the whole church community where we will focus on one key aspect of who God has called us to be as a church. This week we want to remind you of:

How can you summarize Gospel Centered, Kingdom Minded, and Family Focused?

How about High School Mission Trip?!

Our Peace Church Youth and their adult leaders are in Alaska right now doing missions. We are trusting that the Kingdom will be expanded from their participation in what God is doing in rural Alaska. Join us prayer for the hearts of each person on the trip, for God to sustain them as they do physical acts of service while sharing the Gospel, that the Holy Spirit would work in their hearts for unity and to have a Kingdom mindset as they serve on a team. That God would speak to them through their daily devotional time as they are grown spiritually. Also please pray for safe travel, and good health.

People who are dealing with cancer

Steve Cowgill

Karen Olson

Betty Oosterhouse

Stacy Smith

Diane Sprole

Tarah Sproul

Long-term care

Lee Pipe

Hospice

Tarah Sproul

Grieving
Kim Jenison - Rod passed January 10

Helen Folkersma - Arnie passed January 17

Christopher Weaver - Gina passed June 2

New Births/Adoptions

Church family, we want to be aware of your new additions. We would love it if you could let us know when your family has expanded. Thank you!

Logan & Rachel Bailey

July 4

Welcomed a daughter Ellianna Joy

Mason & Annika Wandell

June 24

Welcomed a daughter, Sadie Kay.

Praises

Dave Lomakoski

June 29

About three weeks ago a friend’s daughter, Hayley Frederick, was involved in a horrific motorcycle accident. Many health care professionals did not think she would survive. Although Hayley has undergone numerous surgeries to repair internal injuries, broken vertebrae, compound fractures, shattered pelvis, etc, Hayley has been improving miraculously. It looks like she is still on a long road to recovery, but in speaking with her father, Pat, he is certain God has answered our prayers.

Darlene and Ernie DeGroote

June 18

We want to thank everyone who held our sweet 7 yr old great granddaughter, Hadley in your prayers yesterday. The Lord answered those prayers and everything is repaired. It was much worse than they had anticipated as she had two holes in her heart that were repaired, instead of one, and they said there was a 95% chance that she would’ve had a heart attack or a stroke. All praise to our powerful God who loves and cares and answers. Prayers. Sincerely, Darlene and Ernie DeGroote.

Physical needs 

Renee Seeley

Update July 9

Doing better, one more round of IV antibiotics and improvement of her breathing and no fever and she'll be able to go home. Hoping to go home tomorrow.

(Original Request July 7)

From her husband Tim: I'm at the ER with Renee.  She was here on Sunday when she was diagnosed with pneumonia.  It hasn't really improved since we went home, so we're back up here. They said they are going to admit her. So keep her in your prayers.

Trevor and Sadie Patterson

July 2

Please be praying for our son, Mason Diehl (18), who is having open heart surgery on July 28th to fix his bicuspid aortic valve. They will replace his aortic valve with his pulmonary valve and replace his pulmonary valve with a donor valve. This is a major surgery that we were not expecting for him to have to go through until much later in his life. But after scans in November revealed that his heart is not functioning as they would like they decided that now is better than later. Please be praying for Mason as he goes to Alaska next week with Peace. Pray that the Lord will calm his mind and that surgery will leave the forefront of his mind and he will be able to focus on why he is there and he can really enjoy serving. Pray for the Lord to work in his heart, draw him closer to Himself, and reveal Himself to Mason in new ways while he serves in Alaska. Please be praying for our family mentally and emotionally as we have been and are continuing to try and process all of this. It is a lot to take in. I know that we serve a good God and He is in control, but the human in me is struggling. Even in this God is good and does good!

Randall and Karen Olson 

June 26

Karen has been diagnosed with colon cancer and needs to be lifted before the Father for peace, comfort, healing, and most of all, to remain strong and growing in her faith.

Paige and Jacob Schreier

June 25

Prayer for Hannah, Paige’s surgical recovery, my Dad who’s lost two siblings recently and encouragement for spiritual leadership (for all us dads really).

Bill Hop

July 5 Update

Bill has been moved to Mary Free Bed and now the real work begins. He's had 6 surgeries. Prayers that his rehabilitation will go smoothly and efficiently.

(Original Request - June 22)

Be in prayer for Bill Hop, who runs our Visitation Team, his wife Muriel just informed us that he lost consciousness while driving alone. Muriel says Head injury, 2 broken bones in his neck, and multiple broken bones on right side of body head to toe. (June 27) Bill had successful spinal surgery and successful surgery on his collar bone. Continued prayers for Bill as he continues to need surgeries to set the broken bones.

Amber Messer

June 22

My dad, Joel O’Connell, just got diagnosed with stage four cancer in his gallbladder, liver and abdomen. Chemo will start this week or next.

Will Smith

Update July 6

Stacey will be having survery on August 27 to remove cancer.

(Original Request June 22)

Thank you for keeping Stacy and our family in your prayers. It seems each week she faces health issues. Our fight will be our new normal. It is powerful to know we are not alone in prayer.

Brandy Hanna

June 15

Please pray for my niece and her husband, Ben and Maddy, as their baby boy, RJ, was born June 12 at 25 weeks. He is currently in the NICU at HDVCH. He was 2 lbs 2 oz at birth.

Justin Emelander

June 15

Our basement flooded from Thursday night's storms. We are going through the restoration process now, and it's been a big adjustment for our family. Additionally, it looks like our insurance is only going to be enough to cover the restoration, not the repairs. We need prayer to help my wife, our kids, and I to get through these adjustments, as well as to trust in God that we will find a way to afford the repairs costs out of pocket.

Tarah Sproul

Update May 20
Tarah is now receiving hospice care. Pray for lack of pain, for God's presence and comfort during this time as she faces each new day..

David Minnaard

Update July 8

My brother, Rick, is now ar Faith Hospice Trillium Woods awaiting to meet the Lord.  Please pray for me and my 2 sisters families as we  approach our final goodbyes with him and the trying days that will follow.  Praise the Lord that we all have the assurance of salvation and will one one day join Rick in heavenly glory!  Thank you deeply from each of us in the family.

(Original Request May 8)

My brother Rick, after esophageal cancer treatment now has a mass in his liver suspected to be similar.

In Assisted Living

John Vander Henst

Missions Spotlight

Peace Church Youth

July 4-12

Our High School Alaska Mission Team who is currently serving in Alaska. Please pray for continued energy and endurance. Our days have been full of physical work, hiking, and meaningful conversations, and everyone is feeling the healthy exhaustion that comes with serving well. Pray that evening campfire discussions on encouragement would strengthen our team and help us continue pointing one another toward Christ. Pray that God would continue using our students to be a blessing to the people and ministries we are serving throughout the week.

Sarah Jantzen

July 1

Pray for the Lord’s favor and provision for our missionary Sarah Jantzen to be able to travel to the US. This is a big prayer request for Sarah and two of her sons, Moses and Ken, who are hoping to be in the US the last week of July. Sarah also has plans to visit Peace for an in person update August 23rd.

As they will be traveling from Uganda, the Ebola issue is causing Visa problems for Ken, which is the main reason for coming so he can attend Hillsdale College in the Fall. Please pray that the restrictions would be removed so they can travel and that God would grant them favor with the right people so his visa can be approved before the end of July as there is only a short window for this process.