The Church is a House of Prayer, and at MCOG we believe prayer is a powerful weapon.
To add a request or update, or to enact the Emergency Prayer Chain, text or leave a voicemail for Pam @ 810-577-8959
BEGINNING WITH THE MOST RECENT…NEW PRAYER REQUEST:
7/8 From Karen Aleman: Please pray for my husband Al. He has been having severe lower back pain. At times can hardly walk. On the way to ER now. Pray that they can give him some relief. (Submitted 7/7/2025)
7/8 From Samantha Wager: Please pray for our Great Aunt Margaret who is in the hospital and not expected to live through the night. She has an aggressive cancer. Please pray for the family and pray Brandon makes it there in time to pray with her. We are driving back to get there as soon as we can but we were 7.5 hours away. (Submitted 7/4/2025)
7/8 From Pam Goodroe: Please pray for my mom. On her way to hospital in ambulance. Has fallen multiple times. Hurt her arm when she fell backwards into the shower. Hallucinating. (Submitted 7/4/2025) UPDATE:Broke 2 ribs, UTI. Did nothing with brain, waiting to see if hallucinations stop once infection clears up. Hospital admitted her due to being so weak. (Submitted later 7/4/25)
7/8 From Ethel Hall: My daughter Tina is having some sort of vertigo. Can't move hands or body without feeling like she's going to pass out, makes her nauseous to move or speak. Pleas pray for her. (Submitted 7/4/2025) UPDATE: Tina was taken to the hospital by ambulance. They did a CAT Scan but haven't found out what is wrong, but they did discover that her potassium low so giving her some. Because she isn't better they are keeping her overnight. (Submitted later 7/4/25) UPDATE: Just got off the phone with her and she's doing a bit better after getting 4 bags of potassium. She is having more test run today & seeing a neurologist. Can walk but has to hang on to something as still gets dizzy. Please continue to pray for her & the doctors. (Submitted 7/6/25) UPDATE: Tina was discharged from hospital, Sunday July 6th. Unfortunately she still gets too dizzy to walk. She was unable to go to work today. Please continue to pray for this vertigo to clear up quickly. Thank you. Submitted 7/7/25)
7/8 From Cecelia: Good morning! They are doing surgery on my sister Nora today. Whenever they have an operating room open. Her blood pressure has been a little high. Please pray for surgeons and for my sister to be calm and at peace with this surgery and for her blood pressure to return to normal. Thank you for all the prayers. (Submitted 7/2/2025) UPDATE: My sister is out of surgery and they said it all went well. She may be sent home today or tomorrow. Thank you again for prayers. (Submitted later7/2/25) UPDATE: My sister is home and feeling blessed. (Submitted 7/3/2025)
7/8 Prayers needed for Tiffany Horn (Jerry Horn's daughter in law.) She has either a mass or blood clot on her ovary. In hospital in Florida. Her son is getting married next month. Please have prayers for her to have a speedy recovery. Thank you. (Submitted 7/1/2025)
7/1 This request came in from Katie (She lives out of state, I won't reveal where, due to circumstances. I am being sexually harassed at work by a man. He's pressuring me to be with him, to have kids with him. I went to HR but they will not respond to the situation. Please pray that he leaves me alone. Also I am in a domestic court case with my Ex. He's lying about everything. They are pushing to take it to trial in December (This has been going on since March). I'd like him to accept a plea deal and not have to go to trial. Please pray for a quick resolution. (Submitted 6/27/2025) UPDATE: Thank you so much for praying, it really helped. I went into work the next day and no one bothered me. Also the court is offering 2 new plea deals for my ex's case now. I'm going to keep praying he takes the deals so we don't have to go to trial. Thank you so much, the prayers really helped out a lot. I hope you have a great day! (Submitted 6/30/2025)
7/1 From Cecelia: I have a prayer request. My niece just took my sister Nora to Hurley. She has not felt well all week and her skin is yellow. She has had lots of stomach acid too. (Submitted 6/27/2025) UPDATE: Nora has had tests and she has gall stones and jaundice. She is being prepped for surgery, something called a ECRP. Should be going in any minute. Pray they find everything they need with this procedure. (Submitted 6/28/2025) UPDATE: Nora says thank you for the prayers. She still needs to have her gall bladder out.(Submitted 6/29/2025)
7/1 From Christa Whitehead: Please add an urgent prayer for Cody (a young man that is s friend of our family). He was shot last night and has to have surgery to remove 1 or 2 bullets that are in his neck. He is only 19. (Submitted 6/28/2025) UPDATE: Praise report, Cody came through his surgery great. Bullets didn't hit anything important in his neck, and he is already up and walking around. Only 1% of people with these injuries live. let alone make it to the hospital. God has plans for this young man. (Submitted later 6/28/2025)
6/24 From Christa Whitehead: Please pray for my family. We are taking my grandma off the vent today and letting her go home to the Lord. My grandpa will be very close behind her because of his health and we know this. (Submitted 6/22/2025) UPDATE: Continued prayer for Whitehead Family; their Grandma has passed. (Submitted 6/23/2025)
6/24 Prayer request from Rhenna Spencer for her niece, Lisa, she is 55 but a child mentally. She is crying in pain, hospital can't fine anything, sent home to see gastrologist. (Submitted 6/22/2025)
6/24 From Lisa Kosinski. Update. prayers for Kevin have been answered. He is now home and doing well. My mom is also expected to fully recover. Thank you everyone for all your prayers1! (Submitted 6/20/2025)
6/24 From Lori Scribner: My good friend Darleen has a great nephew, Jameson, who had brain surgery to remove a tumor about a year ago, and has been doing treatments since. They just found out he has 2 more spots that are inoperable. They are giving him weeks to live. He is 8 years old. Their family has a very strong faith and they are praying for a miracle. (Submitted 6/19/2025)
6/16 From Suzanne: My friend, Bruce from Columbiaville was taken to the hospital down in Ann Arbor yesterday. Because of his kidney failure he is not keeping food down and is very weak. Any prayers will be greatly appreciated and severely needed. Thank you to everyone who says a prayer on Bruce's behalf. (Submitted 6/16/2025)
6/16 From Lisa Kosinski: Please add my mom Karen to the prayer chain as she has been hospitalized for over a week for an infection in her back bone. Thank you! (Submitted 6/15/2025)
6/16 Prayer request for Eugene Hoard: Chest pains took him to the hospital but all okay. Pet scan showed liver/stomach cancer. He has refused treatment, home with hospice, but doesn't need 24/7 yet. Dr says maybe 5 mo. to live. Family says we need all the prayer we can get. (Submitted 6/12/2025) UPDATE: Eugene Hoard passed away this morning, thank you for prayers. (Submitted 6/15/2025)
6/16 From Bev Janes: Please keep my husband Mike in your prayers. He was taken by ambulance to McLaren in Lapeer with severe breathing issues. (Submitted 6/14/2025) UPDATE: Mike has bronchial pneumonia and will probably be in the hospital for a few days. We so appreciate all the prayers, thank you church family!! (Submitted later 6/14/2025)
6/16 Update on Baby Sophia from Kim Y: On May 12 we asked your church prayer ministry to pray for little Sophia, who fell into a pool. Here is today's update: Baby Sophia had surgery last week for placement of a trach and a feeding tube. They wanted to give the baby every chance to wake up. Sadly, she still remains in a coma and continues to not have any brain activity. The family has made the heart breaking decision to remove all life support so she can peacefully be raised up in the arms of our Lord and Savior. Laura and her family are grateful for all the prayers and ask that we continue to lift them up during this very difficult time. (Submitted 6/12/2025)
6/16 Update on Russ's Grandma: Her white cell count is still high, isn't looking good for the pacemaker procedure for Monday. She is going to see a different doctor today, possibility for Leukemia, going to be tested. Prayers for peace, healing and answers please! Thank you! (Submitted 6/12/2025)
6/16 Update: Pam's dad's surgery went great. (Submitted 6/11/2025)
6/16 Update: John's mom has recovered from her fall. She is weak and sick with pneumonia, which was diagnosed at doctor's when she got checked out from the fall. Love all the prayers (Submitted 6/11/2025)
Praises
Praise God for His love, mercies, goodness, and healings
Those Living with Cancer or Terminal Disease
5/7 From Pastor Mike Severn: My cousin Lonnie has been diagnosed with cancer and will be starting chemo and radiation. (Submitted 5/6/2025)
4/30/25 From Suzanne: Our friend, Bruce who lives in the Columbiaville area. Bruce is 64 and is in kidney failure. He has been on an organ transplant list for over two years now. He is on dialysis three days a week and is still sick every day. They are feeling time is running out at this point. (Submitted 4/24/2025)
4/30/25 From Nancy Willette: A friend of Chuck's daughter, Marci, has a sister named Nancy who is dying of cancer. It is spreading quickly. One dose of chemo nearly killed her. So there is nothing they can give her to stop/slow the spread. Thank you for praying for Nancy. (Submitted 4/29/2025)
4/2 From Pastor Mike Severn: Please pray for my cousin Julie. Her breast cancer has metastasized and she has started chemo pills to try to minimize and manage the spread from her bones into her organs. (Submitted 4/1/2025)
1/12 Cathy Young is having biopsy done for breast cancer. Praying it's benign. 2/12/25 Update Breast cancer stage 1. Surgery Monday Feb 10th. Update- one lymph node had a few cancer cells. They are testing it see the likelihood of the cancer returning. This may change treatment plan from just radiation to chemo and radiation. Please pray for a low score. I truly appreciate each and every prayer. Update-Having issues with incision healing. Answered prayers My oncotype score is 15. A score of 25 or more meant chemo. I shouldn't have to have chemo! Thank you Jesus! Breast cancer update. Incision opened up. Surgeon said there is a large hematoma that has to drain. No chemo Praising God. Radiation delayed 3 weeks for incision to heal.
10/29/2024 Lea has stage 3 aggressive/invasive cancer (Submitted by Kim Pratt)
10/14/2024 Linette Sager breast cancer spread to lymph nodes (Submitted by Jen Hemker)
Military of Our Men and Women
Prayers for all our men and women in the military and their families.
Please call prayer chain to put a name First & Last on the prayer list for those in the military.
