Latest Prayer Requests (Print Version)

Pray for the men and women of the Alhambra Police Department. Officer Alec Sanders was killed in the line of duty on the morning of Thursday, November 20. Officer Sanders was on the job for only eight months and is survived by a fiancée, two younger sisters, and a brother. Pray for the family as they mourn and make memorial arrangements.

I am being redeployed from Europe due to a strong suspicion of cancer. I have already been seen in Germany, but I am being sent home for treatment. My request is this: I know God is in this! I know He is guiding me into deeper water, and I don’t want to miss what He wants me to learn from this experience. Additionally, I have a wife and four children I am responsible for. Thank you in advance for your prayers.

My brother, my only sibling, passed away November 20. He was diagnosed with cancer on the Friday before, so it was sudden. We had been estranged for more than a year, and he asked to see me on Monday before he passed. I was able to get assurance that he was saved and spent time with him. This was an answer to prayer. Pray for his wife and daughter as they heal in the days ahead.

Pray God will give us wisdom as we continue our annual planning in advance of budget planning. This is the first full year that we do not anticipate outside financial support. We want to be wise without compromising on what God wants us to do.

My retirement from the Texas State Guard as Chief of Chaplains will be on Saturday, January 24, 2026. I have a combined service of 21 and 1/2 years between the federal and state. Pray God will be lifted up. Pray for my 74-year-old sister, who recently had back surgery because of two traumatic brain injuries and scoliosis. Pray that she can walk again and regain full function in rehab, allowing her to return to independent living in Wichita, Kan. She is currently at Baylor Scott & White in Dallas, Texas. Continue to pray for me as I am also the chaplain for the Dallas Police Department. Pray that my connection with the police officers will be authentic and that they will share their hearts. Many will never talk.

I have been asked to serve on the pastor search committee for my sponsoring church. Pray for wisdom and unity as we search for God’s choice to lead our church. Pray that during the interim, we will remain united as a church and focused on reaching our city and the world for Christ.

Pray for my wife, Toni. She is having some significant health issues and is going to an endocrinologist on December 22. We already know she’s diabetic. She also has an overactive thyroid, but with all the symptoms she’s having, they think she may have Cushing’s syndrome. Pray also for our church as we develop leaders who will commit to praying. Pray we will continue to reach the lost of our community for Jesus Christ.