Prayer Request from Brian & Pamela Ward

Dear Friends and Family:

Brian and I would like to ask you to join us in praying for Phil Calderwood. His wife Jade is Brian's coworker at Bechtel in Frederick (MD). Phil and Jade live in Rockville (MD). Phil is 36 years old and currently at Children's National Hospital in Washington D.C. in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, having just had his 4th open heart surgery a week ago.

He was born with several heart defects and has survived open heart surgery at age 1, 9 and 18. His case is so rare, that no known adult in the US has survived his condition past age 1 year.

Jade and Phil are not believers and describe themselves as agnostic. Yet they welcome our prayers and the prayers of others. We are trying to be "the church" to them and have tried to share the Gospel with them on a few different occasions. We have also served them with housecleaning, errands and meals prior to surgery, as well as a visit and meal at the hospital this past Sunday.

Phil remains sedated. As a result of previous open heart surgeries, he now has liver damage. Due to his pre-surgery weakened liver and the surgery medications and blood transfusions, his liver is failing while he remains in CICU.

We are praying for God's mercy in sparing his life so that he (and she) will respond to the Gospel. We are praying for complete recovery and healing, and that GOD will receive the glory and praise through this. His case is resulting in an increasing level of interest among medical professionals associated with the hospital. As of today, there were 20 health professionals as part of his care team, and liver specialist doctors and neurologists are being added to his case. Already, his medical team has told Phil and Jade that it is a miracle that he has survived into adulthood and has had a "normal" life complete with a career and a wife. Sadly, Phil and Jade do not acknowledge God to be the author and sustainer of life, or to be the Great Physician, as of yet.

Thank you. Tonight we sensed it was time to "call in the troops" for additional prayer support for this family. We realize that many of you have not heard from us since our move to Maryland in June, and for that we apologize. For those of you living locally in the Washington D.C. area - if anyone would be available and interested in joining us on a weekend visit to pray over Phil and with Jade, we would certainly welcome your prayers and presence. We are pretty sure Jade would as well.

Also, if you know any Christian family member/friend who works at Children's National Hospital, or National Hospital nearby or the V.A. Hospital, who might be willing to go and meet Jade and pray with her and over Phil, I'm sure that would be another source of encouragement and witness to this family.

Sincerely,

Brian and Pamela

Prayer for Alisa, Josh, & Jeff

Please be praying this week for the requests below:

• Alisa is a mother of 3 teens, one of them is handicapped and requires alot of special attention. After 16 years of marriage, she and her husband are going through a tough time in their relationship. Please pray for this family, for healing and restoration.
• Josh Packett is a junior at Loudon High School. On November 5th, 2010 he was in a car wreck that left him without movement below his chest. As of November 23rd he could generate lung pressure to 350, when he gets to 600 he can breath without the vent. He is improving slowly, but his family and friends are believing he will walk out of Sheperd Center on his own at the end of January. Please pray for Josh, for complete healing!
• Jeff Brown is having rotator cuff and partial joint replacement on his right shoulder this Friday. Please prayer for Jeff, for guidance for the doctors, healing, and pain.

Norma Chaney

Please be praying for Norma Chaney who has been in and out of the hospital since a November 1st car accident. Norma's kidneys were shutting down and they are trying to get her medicine adjusted correctly so that they will function as normal. Pray for a full and speedy recovery, and for her family.

Eaton School Christmas Blessing & Feeding God's Children Trip

Please be praying this week for:

• The Eaton School Christmas Blessing- This Saturday, December 11th from 9:00am-noon, each child and family will be given the opportunity for food, clothing, and toys. Please be praying for the volunteers, children and families who will be blessed. If you would like to be part of a prayer team to pray for these families, contact Danny at the church office.

• Feeding God's Children- This week at The Well we will be praying for the FGC team as they prepare to travel this Saturday, December 11th to Pineville, KY where they will serve and share the love of Jesus with sponsored teens at the Bell County Day Treatment Center.

Prayer for our Elders

This Saturday from 8:00am – till noon our Elders will be meeting together for the sole purpose of meeting with and “Listening” to the Father on behalf of Two Rivers Church as they prayerfully look towards the coming new year. We are grateful for the leadership that the Lord has given us and want to be faithful to cover them in prayer as they meet. So this Saturday December 4th from 7:30am – noon the Prayer Chapel will be open for anyone who would like to join with us in prayer here on campus. You do not have to stay the entire time and are free to come and go as you would like. I will have coffee, juices & bagels available for everyone who comes out. If you are not able to join us at the church, just pray where you are as God will hear you just the same.

Prayer for Keisha

Keisha Dalton had surgery yesterday to remove her gallbladder. Surgery went well and she went home last night, but returned to the hospital because of pain. She will stay at the hospital overnight. Please pray for Keisha and her family.

Jonathan Albright

Jonathan Albright had a growth removed from his vocal cords this morning. This outpatient surgery went well. They don't think it is cancerous but will still send it off to the lab. He can't speak/whisper for a few days. We hope his voice will be normal again and this won't reoccur.

Thank you for your prayers.