Prayer Request for our sister Mary

Hello everyone,

We, at our Forerunner Ministries, believe in the power of prayer and intercession. That is why this post is so important and special to us.

Following our last mailing, our sister Mary that Franklyn and Amy had the pleasure of meeting at Franklyn's last prophetic conference at Still Life Retreat, wrote me back and told me the predicament that her and her husband are in.

With her permission, I am giving you the details of their situation so that you can be very specific in your prayers and rebuke and speak against anything that is not of God out of their situation. In the same breath, I ask that you speak blessings, understanding and peace into their heart and resolution for their situation.

So, quoting Mary's emails, here is what we're all up against as members of the Body of Christ:

"[Doug, my husband was] let go from his job in April because of his health. ... we’re presently fighting this with a lawyer because they want to leave us high and dry with no income or insurance benefits for LTD.

...right now I just need the prayers. My husband has severe COPD and is presently in a rehab trying to rebuild his weight and strength to withstand a lung transplant. In the middle of this news (the news of the only thing to help him is a lung transplant), he was terminated from his job. We have now been fighting through a lawyer to have him put back on long term disability and this has been going on for nearly 3 months. In the meantime, we are trying to live on ¼ of his income from his EI benefits. This is not paying the mortgage or bills and we’re getting a little worried going into the 3^rd full month.

I’ve been so discouraged today from my latest talk with our lawyer and facing at least another month without proper income. I’m really concerned we’re going to lose our house and I know our credit is going to be ruined from not being able to pay the bills. Unfortunately, the unemployment Doug is eligible for is only 30-35% of his previous salary and doesn’t even cover the 4 auto-debits we have coming out of our bank account, which 1 is the mortgage. Just lift us up in prayer and especially pray I can keep my wits about me, especially when I go to visit Doug. He needs to stay positive so he can focus on trying to get better and build up his strength.

As you can see, Mary and Doug's situation is far from being encouraging by this Earth's standards. Yet, in my electronic correspondance with Mary, I can feel that she keeps her chin up and puts her hope in the Lord.

Won't you please, please put Mary and Doug somewhere close to the top of your prayer list, so that the good Lord will release blessings into their lives according to His will and plans for them as a couple and as individuals. What better way for all of us to answer our Lord's instructions :

"Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up....pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." James 5:13-15

Doug, Mary, know that our prayers are with you.

For those of you who would wish to get send a note to them, here is their email address : kygal@sympatico.ca. I am sure they would be greatly encouraged by your kind words and prayers.

So, my brothers and sisters in Christ : Let's gather around Doug and Mary and shield them with our prayers!

God bless you all!