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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.
Pray I will grow in my walk with the Lord.
Pray that the Lord will give me wise responses to those who are of a different ideology. Pray for me as I work full-time past the age of 70. Pray God will strengthen me, give me energy, and help me to deal with my aging health issues. Pray for chaplaincy acuity and that I would be a witness for Christ. Pray also for my wife and me as we care for my wife’s 98- and 94-year-old parents and her 73-year-old brain-damaged brother-in-law, who is in a facility.
For nearly two years, we have gathered on Sunday afternoons on another church campus’s property, and now we are moving toward a Sunday morning gathering time at another site. Our conversations with the University City YMCA are going very well. Pray for the Lord’s will. This will enable us to reach more people in this region who so desperately need Jesus.
Pray God will help us to balance ministry and family life.
We’re praying God will send us more seasoned believers and disciple-makers to help mentor and invest in this next generation along with the general growth of the church. Pray God will send 10 disciple-makers, four more consistent Christian families, and a qualified elder and a deacon. Thank you!
As we plan and pray for the year ahead, we also lift up refugee families who are struggling to rebuild their lives. Many have faced unimaginable hardship and are now seeking safety, stability, and hope. Our church desires to be a place of refuge—offering not only spiritual encouragement but also practical support where possible. We ask the Lord to give us wisdom, compassion, and the financial means to continue serving these families through prayer, outreach, and acts of love. May God open doors for us to reflect His heart for the stranger and the hurting among us.
Pray the Hindi church will grow and that the ministry will be established. Pray our immigration work will be processed faster. Pray for our weekly ministry activities and our Bible studies. Pray our women’s ministry will grow.