Update on Billy Icenhower 4/9

Billy's major surgery, to remove the tumor, was today. They just closed him up. 13 1/2 hours in surgery!! Now on to recovery.
Continue to pray for Billy AND Ken and Sheila Icenhower too!! ❤️❤️

Update on Lonny Parson

Lindsay Parson posted this date:
Day 64 Operating Room trip 35-ish Please pray specifically for the WOUND VAC TO STAY SEALED AND PROPERLY WORKING AT ALL TIMES ♥️♥️♥️ Thank you ! There is so much going on I don’t have time to think and tell you more . Please pray ♥️

Update on Luke Chipman

Melissa Chipman posted this update: 
I have prayed Psalms 91:11-12 over my children their entire lives. Psalms 91 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. It was my go to scripture yesterday when I was afraid. I especially took comfort in verses 14-16. I love the Lord with all my being, and I do acknowledge Him at all times. God heard our prayers, and I know he heard your prayers. He rescued and He protected. Luke’s CT scan was perfectly normal! They did not find any abnormalities. The diagnosis is Myocarditis, most likely caused by the stomach bug he had last week. He will take 5 days of prescribed NSAIDS for the infection/inflammation. He may have mild chest pain, as it is like a bruise and it takes time to heal. 99.999% of young, healthy patients have no residual effects. He will have an echocardiogram in a month to make sure all is well. We’re going to bust out of here soon. Thank you all for joining us in prayer for our boy. All glory be to God!

Update on Johnny Nabors

Loretta just posted this update:
We are HOME!!!! The final diagnoses was pleurisy. That’s what the cardiologist said it was, it’s annoying but nothing to worry about. Following up with Dr Hashmi on Monday the 15th. Thank you everyone for all the prayers, concerns, comments, text and visits during Johnny’s hospital stay. We appreciate each one of you and know that we are surround with continuous prayers from all our friends and family.
A little hospital humor never hurt anyone... when we got home I got the mail out of our mailbox and there was a PRMC hospital bill in there and I told Johnny that look here the bill beat you home🤣🤣🤣🤦🏻‍♀️ He said that’s about right!!! (p.s. it was my bill from this past November when I was in the hospital)

Prayer Request - 4/8

Ok folks... this is a personal prayer request today.  Please pray for my son, Larry Sprinkle.  Larry lives in Dallas, works for Children's Health, runs/walks/works out daily.  He is an only child, which means he has me, Webber and his dad Steve to worry about.  
Saturday he started having palpitations and I told him then... go to the ER.
On Sunday, he kept having them.  FINALLY at 3am this morning he went to the ER.
This is his explanation:  I went to the ER early this morning because I was having repeated heart palpitations and hadn’t been able to sleep since Saturday. Long story short......They did an ECG on me and I have a “left bundle branch block” in my heart. They also did a chest X-ray and I have congestive heart failure, a moderately enlarged heart and looks like I had a slight heart attack within the past 6 months. Going to have to see a cardiologist ASAP to see what the next steps are. I’m freaking scared and I’m too young for this crap so please get checked out.

So, specifically pray for his heart to be HEALED, for my shingles to be GONE and for Webber's headaches to subside.  I take him to the neurologist tomorrow for more Botox... HOPEFULLY this second round will help him.

Weekly Update - 4/7

For the next six weeks, Randy and Jared will be "co-preaching" a series on "The Church and the Family".  

Today they gave us a preview of what's to come, with the text from Matthew 5:13-16 and Deuteronomy 6:1-2.

Randy also talked about the book "Think Orange" by Reggie Joiner. This book will be prefaced throughout this series. It takes a "look at what would happen if the church and families combined their efforts to create a revolutionary strategy to affect the lives of children".
If you click here, you can order the book.

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Thank you Stephen Gerrald for the beautiful songs today... especially when you added the children for two songs.  Thank you to all those who excitedly joined him!!

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OUR SYMPATHY:

• Vicki Humphrey passed away on Thursday evening. Her memorial service is set for Monday afternoon at 1pm at LACOC. Please keep her husband, Jody, and her Mom, Sandra, and her sisters, Tracy, Pam and D'Aun in your prayers.
• Local educator, Loren Stephens, passed away last week.  His funeral was yesterday.
• Rusty Ross also passed away last week.  His memorial service was also yesterday. He's the father of Cam Ross, owner of BurgerLand.
• Todd Welch Jr., 25 years old, passed away yesterday. (His parents are Todd and Jody Welch.)  He'd had a brain tumor removed, when he was 18 years old, and on March 2nd, it resurfaced and was more aggressive and inoperable.

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RESPONSE:  Donna Mosley went forward this morning, asking for prayers for health issues that she's having.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

• Johnny Nabors - He was admitted to PRMC early this morning with chest pains. Will be having more tests tomorrow and see a cardiologist also.
• Jimmy Faulkner has been having problems with his throat. A tumor has been found on his lung and is pressing on his vocal chords.
• Jean O'Neal - Health
• Jay and Kristi Anthony - Health.
• Derald Bulls - Health
• Greg Mayes - Health
• Lilla Buchanan - Health
• Hugh Anthony - Health
• Sherrie Boyd - Is recovering from rotator cuff surgery.
• Johnny Bassett - Stillhouse.
• Lucy Staley - Health
• Lloyd Usry - Health
• Laquita Lawrence - Cancer
• Carl Haggard - Cancer.
• Donna McGee - Cancer. 
• Jackie Helm - Cancer.
• Dorothy Pearce - Health
• Peggy Dotson - Health
• Peggy Wright - Colonial Lodge
• Billy Icenhower - Surgery is set for this Tuesday, April 9th. Praise the Lord that is well enough to have this procedure.
• Former member, Marolyn Woodall, is experiencing health issues.
• Luke Chipman, friend of Teresa Allen, has been admitted to Baylor Heart Hospital with a cardiac issue.  Luke just graduated from college.
• Jessie West, friend of Anita Roden, has been placed on hospice. She's at Heritage Nursing Home.
• Jerron Jumper, son of former members Allen and Florece Jumper, suffered a massive heart attack. His friend Trent Jones said that he needs all our prayers.
• Susan George's cousin, Dianna Melton, has stage IV breast cancer. It has now spread to her ovaries and possibly kidney or bladder.
• Jessica Preston has been diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer.  She is a beautiful Christian wife, Mommy and daughter of Joanne Wood's precious friend. 
• Former LACOC member,  Jimmy Newman - Health
• Lonny Parson, local minister, had an aneurysm a few weeks ago. He is in Medical City/Plano in ICU. 
• Lucille Spencer, Jay's mom, is in rehab in Tyler, to get her strength up.
• Paul McClain - Health.
• The Vanderpools - in Haiti
• Prayers for our students and teachers
• Prayers for our military.
• Prayers for our first responders.

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FAITHFUL READERS will meet again on April 14th at 3:30pm in room 17.  Margaret Lough will be leading the discussion over the book "Angel Sister" by Ann H. Gabhart.  Start reading it now and join the group!

2nd SUNDAY SANDWICH SUPPER:  As promised, Doug Faires, is organizing our Sandwich Supper again immediately following evening service on April 14th.  Bring a sandwich from home or run and pick something up and join us in the foyer for fellowship.

SEW 4 CHRIST will meet on April 18th at 6pm upstairs in room 20.  This group meets every 3rd Thursday of the month.  If you have any interest in sewing some easy projects or even being taught 

to sew, please come.

RAINBOW ROOM ITEMS:  Boys shoes (any size), diaper wipes and fleece blankets

PANTRY NEEDS: Cereal, Shampoo, Deodorant, Paper Towels

SIMPLE SUPPER:  Pulled Pork Sandwiches

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KEEP THE DATE:

Apr 8: Monday Movie Night
Apr 13: Ladies Brunch

Apr 14: Faithful Readers

Apr 14: 2nd Sunday Sandwich Supper

Apr 18: Sew 4 Christ

Apr 28: Special PM service at Antioch Cemetery, Biardstown

Apr 29: YAH Domino Night

May 8:  Blood Drive

Sept 8:  LACOC 150 Years Celebration "Roots and Wings"

Love you - MEAN IT!

Prayer Request 4/7

Loretta Nabors sent this message:
We have had a very long night😳
For those that don’t know Johnny woke me up around 3am this morning with sharp pains in his rib cage area on the left side. So we decide to come to ER to have him checked. They did bloodwork, Xrays and CT scan. Everything heart related checked out fine so the ER dr seemed to think it is pleurisy (Inflammation of the tissues that line the lungs and chest cavity) But with his history of heart problems they decided to admit him as a precaution so they could monitor him. When we got to the 4th floor the Hospitalist came in and he thinks the problem is muscular (not quite convinced it is because of the pain starting suddening & very sharp but I don’t have MD after my name either 🤷🏻‍♀️ so who knows) They have had to give him several BP meds to bring his Bp down it has been way high🥴. He is getting muscle relaxers as well as breathing treatments just to cover all bases. He will see a cardiologist from Advanced Heart Clinic in the morning, his cardiologist Dr Hashmi is out of town. He will be NPO after midnight just in case anything comes up that needs to be done in the morning. We appreciate all the prayers, visits, text and phone calls from everyone. I will update as soon as I know more.