Praises & Answers to Prayer

Hospitalized

• Bonnie Hart is still in ICU at TGH.  (2/16)

Current Prayer Requests

• Sam Ciccarello's father has a PET scan tomorrow (Thursday Feb. 23).  His course of treatment was 6 cycles of chemotherapy.  This is essentially a 6 month program; each cycle is 4 weeks. He is into his 6th cycle, but was too weak to have his last 2 treatments. Please pray that the chemo has done its job; that the tumors have been neutralized and that the cancer is in remission. (2/22) 
• Shannon Dann’s brother, Carl Prince, has been told cancer has returned, and it has come back in the original site and metastasized to his lung and a couple of lymph nodes. Please pray for God to lead the family through this terrible time, not lose faith and bring them closer to Him no matter what the outcome. (2/21)
• Jim Strange's friend, Theodore Raychenets' daughter,  Elizabeth, is home from the hospital but will be returning for additional treatment in a few weeks. (2/21)
• Penny Oliver knows of a young family who are in the process of adopting a Chinese baby.  At present, there is a special needs child who is capturing their hearts.  They ask for God’s guidance in making a decision about this child. (2/16)
• On Monday evening, Tom Reed fell in the hotel parking lot while in Ft. Lauderdale. He fractured the upper arm near the shoulder joint.  He will be having surgery on the arm on Monday, the 20th at Tampa General and will be in the hospital for 2-3 days afterward (2/16)
• Yoshiee's mother has been sick for some time. She has been going through kidney dialysis and now the dialysis is not working. She now has insurance so she can look towards a transplant. However, Yoshiee's father needs to get insurance quickly so that he can give his wife one of his kidneys. (2/15)
• Windy Ciccarello doctor's appointment went very well. Please pray for continued healing and good cosmetic results. (2/14)
• Rosie Scott's cousin, Pauline, fell and broke her hip. She will be having surgery today, also her husband is confined to a wheelchair. (1/27)
• Ray Scott is being treated by Dr. Assad at the Hyde Park Cancer Center. Rosie asked how we can pray for the people in Egypt who are being e being oppressed because they are Christians. He asked that we pray for their safety and that the oppression could cease, and for the establishment of the government there. (1/27)
• Rusti Field’s sister and her oldest grown son are in need of immediate prayer.  He experienced devastating events in his youth and is now struggling with addiction, low self-esteem, and abusive anger.  Pray he will be set free and allow for the special counseling and intervention that he needs. (1/25)
• Judy Richman’s dad, Jesse, is having some difficulty with his knee. (1/20)

Loved Ones Battling Cancer

• Sam Ciccarello's father, Jim
• Rudy Fox's cousin, Leauna
• Jane Lang's son in law's brother, Greg Holliman
• Joyce Knefley
• Scott Leary's mother
• Sanders Marshall
• Bonnie Meyer
• Joe Miles
• Carl Prince
• John Richmond's mother, Helen
• Rosie Scott's friend, Sue
  
• Marilyn Sliman
  
• Winnie Wallace
  
• Retha White's daughter’s friend, Amy

Ongoing Needs

• Sue Nichols friend, Steve Emrich, has made huge progress and now has a rehab floor bed. He was able to be in the gym for 2 hours today! He was pretty scared because of not being able to control his body on his own so they gave him a touch of ativan which worked well. The nurses in the ICU have been bringing Steve out to the nurses station to hang out with them a little because he has been going stir crazy in his room. Praying fervently for more and more progress. (2/16)
• Martha Bird's friend, Jim Badolato, had an Atrial Defibrillator implanted; he is still having breathing problems, trouble walking, edema, and circulation problems (due to heart attack/surgery in 2010). (1/10)
• John Richmond's mother, Helen, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and lung cancer. (12/13)
• Steve Hadden's granddaughter, Keira, diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome, has only 1 kidney and has been having some hearing issues but she is the joy of their lives. 
• Aurora & Aubrey Smith's sponsored compassion child, Abigail Sandoval, 10 years old, is asking for prayer for her Dad's life. (9/6)
• Thelma Pilgrim, Jimmy Thomas's neighbor and frequent visitor to Bayshore, is looking for work. She is living with her daughter and granddaughter and their only current income is Social Security.  Please pray for provision.  (9/23)
• Holly Eaton is still recovering from a serious car accident last year. Pray that she is awarded disability and her upcoming arm surgery goes well. (8/2)
• Jose Garcia, son of weekday preschool parents, Jose & Tiffany Garcia, was born on April 14 with a heart condition. Pray that he grows out of this condition, and is strong & healthy. (5/13)
• Roseanne Plaultz, friend of Aurora Smith, has a brain tumor. (5/3)

 Homebound

• Kathleen Crockett
• Bert Harvey, Grand Court
• Harry Hickinbotham (pray for rest for Sharon)
• Edna Hoover, Canterbury Towers
• Eva Jones
• Sarah Lawhorne, N. Tampa
• Kathryn Morris, Grand Court
• Peggy & Jesse Booth, Sun City Center (Judy Richman's parents)
• Gordon Salyers, Arden Court

Staff & Ministries

• Chris, Karl, Dina, Tammy, Anna, Kelly
• Deacons
• Sunday School Teachers
• Watchman on the Wall Ministry
• Our Military Families
• Bayshore Committees
• Ministry Team Council
• Women's Ministry
• Men of Bayshore
• Flower Ministry

Bayshore Partners In the Field

• Karen Alford - Medical Mission to the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia
• Dr. Ray Pritz - Caspari Center for Biblical and Jewish Studies
• Dr. Ron and Mikel Ann Pritz - OC International
• Theodor Raychynets - Baptist Seminary in Ukraine.
• Dustin Tower, Mary Thorn's grandson - International Baptist Church, Seoul, S. Korea 

Our prayer ministry at Bayshore is a blessing for the pray-ers as well as those for whom we pray. Be sure to email Barb Tolbert with any concerns you'd like to share or to receive emails as part of the chain. We distribute prayer lists on Wednesday nights and update our prayer list on the website with the permission of the families.