Prayer Pagers

In an effort to be a community that shows love to one another, we would like to invite you to pray for those who are in need and encourage them in a practical way. We have begun using a Prayer-Pager System. Pagers are given to those who are facing serious medical- or family-crisis situations. The names of those who receive pagers and the pager numbers will be listed on an insert in the Worship Guide and on this webpage. When you have prayed for someone with a pager, simply call their pager number, listen for a series of beeps, then enter your zip code and hang up. By doing this, the person will know our community is actively praying for them.

Here are the current pager carriers:

Sarah Anderson 236-2018

(Sarah has been diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer, and it has spread to her lungs.) Sarah had her fourth round of chemo and is not bouncing back, but she has been told this is normal and to be expected. On January 15 they removed almost two liters of fluid from her lungs. They were expecting to find cancer cells in the fluid, but when the report came back it showed no cancer cells! This is a miracle Sarah attributes to prayer and God's healing hand. She had a tumor marker test this week and is awaiting the results. Pray that her tumor markers would continue to drop. She would like to thank everyone for their prayers and let you know how much they mean to her.

Barbara Carlton Prayer 236-2003

(Barbara has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.) I had chemo yesterday (February 3) and had a reaction, so it took longer than expected.  I'm feeling pretty good today.  My prayer request would be that my blood counts stay up and for health and healing.  I only have one more chemo left and then we will see if I am in remission.  Thanks for your prayers, Barbara

Neil & Susie Marshall 236-2052

(Neil is recovering from several brain surgeries and Susie is dealing with MS.) Neil is doing so well. He hasn't had any seizures and has had no pain meds in over two weeks. He has an appointment in April for a repeat MRI, but does't have to go back until then if all continues to go well. They are praising God for Neil's progress. Susie would like continued prayer for her dad. He has several appointments coming up to try and diagnos what is going on with his health. Be in prayer for their family as they are grieving the loss of Susie's mom and helping her dad with his health issues.

Alex Moreno 236-2063

(Alex has an aggressive form of thyroid cancer. The cancer has spread outside of the thyroid and is also in his lungs. He is being treated at Stanford.) Alex is home and recovering from his surgery to repair his vocal cords. He tires easily but is able to be up and about. His voice is back and they are so thankful. He is still having problems with his breathing. His doctor is going through the process of referring Alex to a cardiologist, and would also like him to be tested for sleep apnea. Continue to lift Alex up in prayer for healing. Pray also for their family as they are waiting for all the paper work and approvals for referrals.

Roger Morrow 236-2013

(During basic surgery they found a football sized tumor on his intestines which is stage 1 lymphoma.) My dad began his chemo and seems to be doing ok, he just feels a bit under the weather. Pray for him, that he will have the strength to make it through chemo and that his attitude would remain positive. Jaime Dunn

John Nelson 236-2023

(John has an aggressive type of non-hodgkins lymphoma, stage 4. This type of cancer has no cure, but can potentially be managed with extended chemo after remission.) John said he feels about the same but not quite so tired. Thank you for your prayers.  Our God is so faithful! God bless you. John and Chris

Les Tyson 236-2061

(Lester has hodgkins lymphoma, stage 2.) Les received the results from his PET scan, and he is in for the long haul. He is looking at a minimum of four months of treatment. It seems very frightening to think of four more months. He has had a few good days and they are thankful for those. Please lift Les up for endurance, and also for healing.

Bev Williamson 236-2031

(Bev had surgery on February 1 at Stanford to remove a brain tumor.) Ok.....you probably are not going to believe this one.  Bev Williamson is home in the big town of Turlock!!  Thank our Great God!!  We are ECSTATIC!!!  Thanks to all the sincere prayers on our behalf, God has helped Bev to make a remarkable recovery!!  Thank you thank you for all the prayers on our behalf that have stormed heaven. " If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and cry out to heaven, I will hear their prayers and heal their land!"  We have been the direct beneficiaries of an awesome out pouring of love and concern.  WOW!  On Tuesday, February 9th we return to Dr. Chang for staple removal.  We will also meet Dr. Recht and his oncology team to begin our next phase of treatments. Pray for the pathology report that will be presented to us next Tuesday. There is nothing that can be done for the next few days any way.  We are extremely careful with Bev.  We are so glad we can let her enjoy her home, rest and heal.  She has made astonishing progress since Monday.  All praises go to God.  God gets all the credit. Ray Williamson

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Answered Prayers

"Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete." John 16:24

If you have experienced answered prayer (personally or as a group) please email them to Pastor Dave with the details and what you have experienced. Answered prayers will be listed anonymously. A new list is started at the beginning of each month.

E-Mail Prayer Group

We have an E-mail Prayer Group. As MVC receives prayer requests, we send out one e-mail letting people know. This is a great way to have up-to-date information about MVC family members. How awesome to know that hundreds of people are praying for the needs of the MVC families. If you would like to be added to the MVC E-mail Prayer Group, fill out this FORM. Know that your personal information will NEVER be given out or sold to anyone.

Crisis Care

In the case of death, serious illness, or crisis situation on the weekend or when the church office is closed, we now have a crisis-care line at the church. If you have a crisis situation, call the MVC church line (634-4935) and choose option #2 to get the pager number and for instructions to have an on-call pastor paged.