Dear Prayer Friends,
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***2005 Joys & Concerns***
Dear Prayer Friends,
Here are the concerns shared. Please include them in your daily prayers. Thanks.
a request to pray for all college students
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Tom Wilson has written this letter for prayer for his father.
Dear Friends,
If you could, keep my dad in your prayers. I don't remember if we have discussed this or not, but last year, on my birthday (Feb. 5) dad was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. He had a surgical freezing done last April, but unfortunately the tumor markers are growing again. He and mom went to MD Anderson, the cancer facility in Houston today and I don't know exactly what the doctor there told them yet, but mom just said the doctor "leveled with us pretty much about how morbid the scene is." I know the high differentiation in his biopsied cancer cells showed a pretty aggressive cancer, but the hope had been that it had not metastasized. My guess is the doctor in Houston believes it has. When it metastasizes the prognosis becomes much worse, I don't know exactly, but what I've researched shows it could be three years and its most likely to spread to the bones which is one of the more painful cancers. I dealt with a lot of the big emotions last year at diagnosis, but its just a process. Dad has always been very health conscious and does now and has exercised at the health club for years. I know it must be hard after living well for many years to have this come up at just 71 years old.
Anyway. Thanks for your prayers. :-)
Tom
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Chris Palmer & Jen Palmer, on behalf of the youth, asked for prayers for the church and the youth as a growing group.
Jen Palmer - For her and her new daughter as they are begining a new journey in life together and do not know the future which lies ahead.
Pastor David Belle- As he has chosen to resign from Green Tree as pastor.
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we hope to see you sunday
(if you're in the area).
Green Tree Church of the Brethren
1078 Egypt Road, P.O Box 874, Oaks, Pa. 19456