July 18, 2021

10 Things to Pray for: 1. That we would be focused on knowing God more intimately, when we gather together and throughout the week. 2. That the Bible would truly be paramount in making us more like Jesus Christ. 3. That our hearts and heads would know the Gospel of Christ and that we would have boldness to share it with others. 4. That we would seek to look more like Jesus every day as we grow in discipleship. 5. That we would hunger to worship God with all our hearts, minds, and bodies. 6. That we would desire to make God known in our community and to the ends of the earth. 7. That the Bible would be open in the hands of every church member every day. 8. That each day we would be engaged in prayer throughout the day, listening to God and sharing our hearts to Him. 9. That we would see our church as family and desire to fellowship together as often as God wills. 10. That we would have hearts of a servant, knowing that we exist to make much of God and not of ourselves.

Prayers of Praise: Prayer Requests: John Herrin (Recovering at home from Stroke) Judy Ratliff in the loss of her husband Isaiah Rios (Home but recovering and rehab) Kaydee Reed (Still recovering from transplant) Jesse Harris (3rd in state-barrel race, Qualified for Nationals) Keely Matthews (Faith, against God right now) Dianne Taylor (Mother recovering from triple bypass surgery) Kelly Hudson (Lymphoma) Richard Rios (Back surgery went well) Kelsey Shaw (Gallbladder surgery) Youth Group and Sponsors safe home from Camp Kenny Parker (Prostate Cancer, Radiation starting soon) Brekken Gantt (Came home from Cook Children’s, RSV/pneum) Kerry Covington (Medication issues, phys. rehab needs) Trey Holmes (Home from Hospital as well as his Daughter) Kevin Cordell (Bullet removed, wound needs healing) Macie Ball (Cancer diagnosis incorrect, genetic disorder) Lindsey Jean Reneau (Home lost to fire) Prayer Requests: Leslie Nunnally (Congestive Heart failure) Itasca ISD—safety and wellness of Faculty, Staff, and Students The Maddox Family in the Loss of Shirley Military personnel and families stationed home and abroad Maria Hernandez (Advanced Cancer) Amaya Saxton (General Health and wellness) Marie Davenport (Gastro-intestinal scoping) Andy Shelby (MS Symptoms) Marshall Lewis (Hospitalized, leg amputated) Arthur Trevino (Foot & Leg) Mary Crouch (Broken nose due to a fall) Ashley Gault (C-section, baby in NICU) Margaret Gray (Foot, possible amputation) Audrey Perry (Peace & Acceptance) Megan Spain and her daughter JoJo Bobby Bart Petl (Colon Blockage) Melanie Betz (Sawyer’s daughter, migraines) Brandi Fehnel (Wellness, physically and spiritually) Melissa Olivas (Heart and Lung issues, COVID) Brenda Gray (Defibrillator, procedure 7/19) Michael Nolen (Parole was denied) Brenda Kaddatz (CMT disease) Michelle Sulak’s Stepdad (Stress test) Brian Sawyer (Leukemia, wife Mitzi is caregiver) Milton Cranfill in the loss of his wife Cassie Staap (Cancer) Pam Davis (Peace and comfort) Casey Carranza (Living situation, finances) Pat Galiga (Heart Trouble, stroke) Charles Richards (Felicia Coleman’s Father—Prostate cancer) Patricia Clancy (Broken Femur) Charlie Bonds (Bone infection, recovery from toe removal) Paula Lindsay (Diane Taylor’s sister, Infection in hand) Cody Davenport (Mom recovering from surgery, pain mgmnt) Peggy Dugan (Gall bladder removal) Cooper Mills (Fell and broke femur, viral infection) Pepper Rodriguez (Undiagnosed sickness) Darrell Rasco (Recovery from Stomach surgery ) Robert McClain (Took a Fall) David Bracken (Cancer, at MD Anderson) Rudy Rodriguez (Massive Stoke) David Crouch (Back recovery, knee problems) Sabian Gurrusquieta (Wellness, physically and spiritually) Debbie Booth (Lung Cancer) Sallie Platt (Back Pain) Elizabeth Malley (Declining health0 Shelbee Coleman (Work opportunities) The Garcia Family in the loss of Victor Tandy Webb (Father hospitalized, low O2 levels) Itasca Nursing Home (Need nurses, electrical system troubles) Terri Ramirez (Lupus and arthritis) Hollis Comer (Heart health) Tricia & Stuart Hodge (Son has inoperable brain tumor) Jonathan Hay (Pacemaker) Tori & Rush Marsh in the loss of their son John Cockerham (Broken ribs) The Upton family in the loss of their child in car wreck Lorenzo Camarena (Truck accident) Vanessa Perez (Family members with cancer) Judie McClure in the loss of her niece Willie Branson (Stroke) Local Community: National Leaders: Joe Biden—President Itasca ISD Leadership Kamala Harris—Vice President Mark Parsons—Superintendent Antony Blinken—Secretary of State Janet Yellen—Secretary of the Treasury Robert Webb—High School Principal Lloyd Austin—Secretary of Defense Kristi Sargent—Middle School Principal Merrick Garland—Attorney General Holli Merkel—Elementary School Principal Deb Haaland—Secretary of the Interior Itasca School Board Tom Vilsack—Secretary of Agriculture Gina Raimondo—Secretary of Commerce Brian Bassett—President Marty Walsh—Secretary of Labor Kevin Cordell—Vice President Xaiver Becerra—Secretary of Health and Human Services Susan Bason—Secretary Marcia Fudge—Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Kendra Markwardt—Member Pete Buttigieg—Secretary of Transportation Jennifer Granholm—Secretary of Energy Willie Jackson—Member Miguel Cardona—Secretary of Education Cassandra May—Member Denis McDonough–Secretary of Veterans Affairs Kelley Strona—Member Alejandro Mayorkas—Secretary of Homeland Security Itasca City Council Michael Regan—Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency Avril Haines—Director of National Intelligence James Bouldin—Mayor Katherine Tai—U.S. Trade Representative Doug White—Mayor Pro Tem Linda Thomas-Greenfield—US Ambassador to UN Susie Davis Cecilia Rouse—Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Kathryn Guy Isabel Guzman—Administrator of Small Business Association Jake Sullivan—National Security Advisor Robin Plumlee Eric Lander—Presidential Science Advisor Judy Offutt Ron Klain—White House Chief of Staff Itasca City Leadership Nancy Pelosi—Speaker of the House Charles Jones—Municipal Judge Charles Schumer—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell—Senate Minority Leader Stephanie Johnson—City Attorney Supreme Court Justices: John Roberts (Chief), Clarence Thomas, Stephen Winson Brewer—Police Chief Breyer, Samuel Alito, Elena Kagen, Sonia Sotomayor, Neil Gorsuch, Cameron Offutt—Fire Chief Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett CinDee Garrett—City Administrator

State Leaders: Churches of Itasca: —Governor Bethlehem Missionary Baptist—Henry Diggs Sr., Pastor —Lt. Governor Central Baptist—Matt Dugan, Pastor —Attorney General Church of Christ —Comptroller of Public Accounts George P. Bush—Commissioner of General Land Office Community Church of Itasca—Gene Farquhar, Pastor —Commissioner of Agriculture First United Methodist—Jim Newton, Pastor Commissioner, RRC of : (Chair), Wayne House of Faith of Itasca—Philip Burch, Pastor Christian, Jim Wright Loveview Baptist Church—Bill Burch, Pastor Texas Supreme Court: (Chief), Jimmy Second Missionary Baptist—George Demmerritte Jr., Pastor Blacklock, , Jeffrey S. Boyd, Brett Busby, John Devine, Eva Guzman, , St. John Missionary Baptist—Johnny Bates, Pastor Court of Criminal Appeals: (Presiding), Mary 3rd Day Worship Center—Noe Gonzales, Pastor Lou Keel, Bert Richardson, Kevin Yeary, , Jesse McClure, , , International Missions Focus Persecuted Christians in Qatar —US Senator Population: 2,792,000 —US Senator Christians: 367,000 (2.3%) Roger Williams—US Representative Congressional Dist. 25 Leader: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani Brian Birdwell—State Senator Source of Persecution: Clan oppression Cody Harris—State Representative

Sue Melton-Malone—State Board of Education

Justin W. Lewis—County Judge, Hill County North American Mission Board Missionary Focus David Holmes—County Attorney, Hill County Matt Crain—County Court-at-Law Judge Isaac and Hannah Surh Lee Harris—District Court Judge, 66th District Hill County Church Planter—Chroma Church Mark Pratt—District Attorney, Hill County Columbus, OH Martin Lake—County Commissioner, Pct 4 Hill County [email protected] Rodney B. Watson—Sheriff, Hill County