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:
4/28 From Goodroe's, our nephew, Jerry, began showing signs of a stroke so went to ER by ambulance. Local hospital CT scan shows the brain is bleeding. He's headed to Medical Center via ambulance. Please pray. (Submitted 4/26/2026)
4/28 From Dee: My nephew's mother-in-law just had a heart attack. Please pray for full and complete recovery and that they come to know Jesus. (Submitted 4/25/2026)
4/28 From Sarah Schieffer: Mike is having his bicep tendon reconstruction tomorrow at 12:20 at U of M! Please pray for a successful surgery! (Submitted 4/22/2026) UPDATE: Surgery went well, he is home resting. Thank you for all the prayers and support! We feel it! He has a long road to full recovery but our God is Good! (Submitted 4/24/2026)
4/28 From Nancy Willette, pray for step mom Marty 91, getting over shingles and UTI. Since no one at home to help her, doctor won't send her home from hospital, she is very weak and tired. She has been healthy up til this point. (Submitted 4/22/2026)
4/21 From Cecelia: I need prayer for another niece. April is having a breast biopsy on Wednesday. She is the sister to Kim whom we are also praying for. (Submitted 4/20/2026)
4/21 From Connie Smeaton: Melanie Stacey is in surgery and needs prayers for her that God guides the surgeons hands as this is a very difficult surgery. (Submitted 4/20/2026)
4/21 Please pray for Lexi. She has been on our prayer chain before, but not for this. She runs cross country and passed out after her race on Tuesday and again yesterday. She was unresponsive when her dad got to her. He called 911. They took her by ambulance and admitted her. They did CT and we saw a neurologist. He thinks it was seizure related. They did a MRI late last night, still waiting to hear results: (Submitted 4/16/2026) UPDATE From Janelle: I have an update on Lexi. She came home from the hospital around five last night. They said that the doctors did blood-work and a MRI and the seizures seem to be localized. They said that's a good thing. She also had low B12 so she is now on B12 shots as well as anti-seizure medication. She also has some restriction on driving and running. Which I assume are pretty standard for someone that has a seizure. I think it's probably the best news they could've gotten. It sounded pretty positive. Thank you all for the prayers. I told her mom that we would continue praying because she has an MRI coming up in 6 weeks as well as an EEG in 2 Weeks. (Submitted 4/17/2026)
4/21 Prayer request from Nancy Willette: Pray for Willette family as our grandson Nick died, suicide. (Submitted 4/17/2026)
4/21 From Lisa Kosinski. Please pray for surgery to go well for my mom and for a quick recovery. She is gong to have surgery within the hour. Thank you for praying! (Submitted 4/16/2026) UPDATED: PRAISE report. My mom is doing good. Came through surgery well. Still healing. May go home tomorrow. Thank you for praying! (Submitted 4/17/2026)
4/21 From DeeGee: A friend of Dave's...Greg, 50ish, was diagnosed with a stage 4 colon cancer and the doctors told him there is nothing they can do for him and sent him back home. He is working and living his life to the fullest he can. And he and his wife are trying some holistic medicines. I'm not sure if he knows Jesus or not...but let's pray him/them in to the Kingdom and for his healing and to be made whole! (Submitted 4/16/2026)
4/21 From DeeGee: Delanie's friend Anthony, started having seizures about a year ago and they cannot find the cause. He just had another one about 2 hours ago and apparently it's the worst one yet. Again...let's pray him into the Kingdom and for his healing and wholeness! In the mighty Name of Jesus! Amen! and so be it!! (Submitted 4/16/2026)
4/15 From Janelle Goodell: Prayer request for one of my student's mom. She is having surgery today. Breast cancer. Not sure exactly what she is having done but she needs prayers. (Submitted 4/15/2026).
4/15 From Ethel Hall: Our son in law, Bud is having sinus surgery tomorrow at Midland Hospital. Please pray for him and his doctor and the medical team. Thank you. (Submitted 4/13/2026) UPDATE: Surgery went well and he came home yesterday. Thank you for your prayers. (Submitted 4/15/2026)
4/15 From Ethel Hall: Please pray for our daughter in law, Melissa Wilson. She went to Owasso emergency last night. Today they are transferring her to St Mary's in Saginaw to have a pacemaker put in. She's only in her early 50's. (Submitted 4/11/2026) UPDATE: Melissa was told the pacemaker surgery will not be done until Monday. (Submitted later 4/11/26) UPDATE: Melissa finally had her surgery yesterday the 13th of April. She is still in the hospital, but may come home today or tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers.(Submitted 4/15/2026)
4/15 From Megan Martin: "Urgent prayers please!! My nephew, Brant (11) has been life flighted to U of M. He is breathing but is completely unresponsive. His mom had to perform CPR before the EMT's arrived and it took them 23 min before they could bring him back. Things are not looking good. Please pray !!!" Thank you (Submitted 4/8/2026)
4/8 From Debbie Sauer: Please pray for my father in law Jerry Sr., he was put on hospice. Also, keep the family in your prayers. (Submitted 4/8/2026)
4/7 From Cecelia Slosser: My niece, Kim Johnson is being treated for cancer again. Four years ago she had double mastectomy with chemo and radiation. That went well. She now has spots in several areas of her body. Right shoulder, C2, T11, left sacrum, and lesion on the liver. They have also scheduled her for a scan of her brain. Please wash her in prayer for physical, spiritual, and emotional healing. (Submitted 4/7/2026)
4/7 Please keep Mike & Bev Janes in our prayers. Mike is on hospice and not doing good. Bev was up all night with him. He is on morphine and his oxygen levels are low. (Submitted 4/2/2026)
4/7 From Ethel Hall: Prayer request for Crystal Charles from Alabama. Yesterday she had a stent put in her bile duct, when she woke up in recovery she could not see. Doctors have done all kinds of tests but her sight has not come back as of this morning. (Submitted 4/1/2026) UPDATE Praise be to God for Crystal Charles has gotten her eyesight back. (Submitted 4/7/2026)
4/7 From Ethel Hall: Please pray for Cooper a 13 year old boy who has cancer and is in a lot of pain after his surgery. His mom also has cancer and will start her treatment soon. They are Christians. They don't live in Michigan. (Submitted 41/2026
Praises
Praise God for His love, mercies, goodness, and healings
Those Living with Cancer or Terminal Disease
3/9/26 From Tina Ballard, please pray for my stepchildren's mom, Amy. Her stomach cancer is back. She's only 50 years old. (Submitted 3/9/2026)
2/10/26 From Connie Smeaton: Please pray for my daughter, Melanie Stacey. Surgery this morning at U of M. (Submitted 2/9/2026)
1/21/26 Prayer request from Connie Smeaton: Melanie, Connie's 39yr old daughter has been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma. (Submitted 1/14/2026)
11/19/25 Prayer for Shannon. Her cancer has spread. Hospitalized today. She's a young mommy with a loving husband. The family was told she probably will not ever come back home. (Submitted 11/18/2025)
11/5/25 From Gloria Rutledge: Update on Bridget, no diagnosis from hospital. She is home, cerebral palsy is getting worse. Her muscles are so tight that it's getting hard to change her. (Submitted 11/4/2025) Update 12/23 From Gloria Rutledge, granddaughter Brigitte has a feeding tube, will be transferred to rehab facility soon. (Submitted 12/19/2025)
10/6/25 Prayer for Carol Keinath for healing throughout her body. (Submitted 10/6/2025)
9/30/25 From Tina Ballard: Craig Strube, age 68, is diagnosed with Glioblastoma, an aggressive grade 4 brain tumor.
9/16/25 Update from Gloria Rutledge, grandson Chad's MRI came back normal. Today is PET scan, this will show if cancer has spread or is localized. (Submitted 9/11/2025) UPDATE: 11/5 From Gloria Rutledge: Update on Chad, he had surgery, waiting to hear biopsy results. (Submitted 11/4/2025) Update 12/23 From Gloria Rutledge, grandson Chad is going through immunotherapy, he is tired. (Submitted 12/19/2025)
8/13/25 I have an anonymous request for a woman who found out yesterday that she has a massive tumor in her brain and the cancer has spread to her entire body. Please lift her and her family in prayer. (Submitted 8/11/2025)
7/23/25 From Kory Hawks: Asking for prayer for my dad Larry. He has stage four kidney cancer that has spread to his brain and lymph nodes around his heart. (Submitted 7/16/2025)
5/7/25 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 Nancy Willette: A friend of Chuck's daughter, Marci, has a sister named Nancy who is dying of cancer.
4/2/25 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)
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
8/13 Gavin (Griffith) Wager entered in to the Marines on August 11, 2025. Prayers for God to watch over him and to give him strength from the Holy Spirit, to stand firm in his faith.
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.
