Prayer of Comfort

Ralph Bynum's surgery was thought to have gone well this afternoon, but he was sent back into emergency surgery around 8:00 PM tonight to repair some internal bleeding. During the surgery, Ralph passed away from an apparent heart attack. Sometimes things happen that we do not understand and we will not know His purpose until we stand in the presence of our Heavenly Father. Please be in prayer for his family and his close friends as they deal with the sudden loss of such a remarkable man. Judy Watson

Prayer of Strength & Healing

Benny Hall (nursing home patient) is in BSA. She fell and has complications from this fall including pneumonia. She is not doing very well. Barbara Johnson

Prayer of Strength

Ralph Bynum is having his surgery today at BSA. Please pray for the docotors during the surgery and strength and healing for Ralph.

Prayer of Support

Please pray for Hulon Kirkland of Morton, TX. He (colon and liver) and his wife (colon) are fighting cancer. Friends are taking up a collection for him. Hulon was raised at Cactus. He played basketball for DHS and graduated from Dumas in 1965. He is an administrator in the Morton ISD. He is also a Vietnam Veteran having served in the Marine Corp. They need three things (1.) Prayers, (2.) a phone call or send him a card or note to let him know that you are praying for and thinking about him and his family, (3) financial support.

Hulon's info: P. O. Box 651
Morton, TX 79346-0651
Phone: 806-891-3842

Checks may be mailed to:
City Bank
107 West Taylor
Morton, TX 79346-0994

Make checks to: Hulon M. Kirkland Medical Fund
Account # 20053031

Lifting Up

Please be in prayer for Orville Greenhouse (98 years old), who fell this morning and had a possible stroke. She is currently being treated at Dumas Memorial. She is the mother of Virginia Mixon and grandmother of Miles Mixon.

Continued Prayer Need

Please continue to be in prayer for Ralph Bynum. His esophagus cancer surgery is scheduled for Thursday, April 9th at 10:00 AM at BSA. Please pray that only the lower fourth of his esophagus will have to be removed and the rest of his esophagus will be healthy when the doctors do this surgery. Please pray for guidance for the surgeons, for Ralph's recovery and for his family. Also, Ralph asked for continued prayers for his daughter,Tammy, while she continues to have chemo (two days every three weeks) until September. Judy Watson

Update on Frank James

Thank you for the prayers, the cards and the visits. I am home, swollen and stiff. God is so good. I give Him thanks. They removed two disks in my neck and put in a shield, and then they did the Carpal Tunnel on my left wrist. Dr. Banister said it was much worse than he thought. I will be watching Sunday School and Church from home the next week or two, but I'll be thinking of you and praying with you. I ask that you pray for Juana. She has had an ear infection and needs your prayers. Last Sunday was great. The choir was so good. Brother Jerry, I want you to know I DID NOT have my surgery just so I couldn't help you move. Your Brother and Sister in Christ, Frank and Juana James

Urgent Prayer Request

The 11 year old friend, Jacob Webere, of the great-grandson of Claud & Ramona Cooksey was hit by a car and is in critical condition in Lafayette, Louisiana. Please be in prayer for this family and the doctors. Barbara Johnson

Lifting Up

Please pray for my upcoming surgery on Wednesday, April 1st. They will be removing spurs from my neck. Pray for Dr. Banister that he will do a good job. He will also be doing Carpal Tunnel surgery on my left wrist as well. I know that God will be there with me. Thank you for your prayers. Your brother in Christ, Frank James

Urgent Prayer Request

Lexxie Davis, daughter of Mike and Terri Davis, was in a four wheeler accident last evening. She was airlifted to Northwest TX hospital and is in pediatric ICU. She has a skull and facial fractures and will be having x-rays on an arm, wrist and shoulder and a CT scan today. Please pray for her healing and the doctors as they care for her. Barbara Johnson

Prayer for Comfort & Healing

Please pray for Connie Greer. She had a car accident on Thursday evening. She is at home and is very sore and bruised. Her car is totaled. Judy Shipman

Prayer for God's Child

Hope Grace Miller is one day old and she has water in her lungs and is having trouble breathing. Her dad works with the daughter of Claud & Ramona Cooksey in Dallas. This family needs our prayers. Barbara Johnson

Prayers & Praises

Thanks for all the prayers this week! It was not pneumonia, the doctor took an x-ray of my chest and saw some scar tissue so he is sending me to a lung specialist next week. Please pray that it was only a shadow or something and they can find why I'm having trouble breathing. God is my rock. Thank you for all your prayers.

Please keep remembering our son-in-law Jim Clements he is back to work (light duty and he is hating that he is ready to get back on his motorcycle) but he still has some headaches. Also I ask that you pray for Mary and Charlie Davis they are having some problems with upper respiratory problems like all the rest of us.

And lets keep John Haltom in prayer, pray that this surgery works to give him relief from pain.

Don't forget to give thanks to the Lord for Bro. Jerry and family. I hear excitement in the voices of our congregation again like I haven't heard since I have been here. PRAISE THE LORD. Sorry for the long request. I get carried away when I'm excited, and I am excited about what the Lord is doing at First Baptist. Your brother and sister in Christ, Frank and Juana James

Continued Prayer Request

Ralph Bynum's daughter, Tammy, is doing well from her breast cancer surgery, but will have to start chemo treatments twice a week for a month, beginning this week. Ralph is half way through his daily chemo/radiation treatments for his esophagus cancer. Please be in prayer for them as it is very hard to not only go through this treatment, but to be unable to see each other and receive mutual father/daughter TLC. (Tammy had planned to come visit her dad this week, when she found out she would be starting the chemo.) Judy Watson

Update on John Haltom

John Haltom has received a telephone call from his surgeon, the trial run for the stimulators to be put in his back will be scheduled the first part of March. Then if they are successful after 3 days, they will schedule surgery to put them in permanent. As of last night the pain is still the same, but he was able to straighten his back and walk more upright. We don't know what has happened there, but we give God always the Glory for any changes for the best. Thank you all for prayers and continued lifting. The Haltom Family

Lifting Up

Frank James is in Amarillo at the doctor. He may have pneumonia. Please pray for him. Helen Snell

Prayer for Healing

Please be in prayer for Ron Blackman. He has just been diagnosed as having Avascular Necrosis in his hip bones. Avascular Necrosis is a non-treatable bone disease. Ron is a cousin of mine. Thanks, Roy Draper

Prayer for Strength

Please pray for my father, John Haltom. He has been in a lot of pain and finally received information from the doctor that he is going to have a "trial" run of day surgery to see if they can help him. He is going to have a nerve stimulator placed to block the nerve sensitvity to his back in his lower lumbar area. Please pray that this works so that he will not have to have extensive surgery performed. Thank you in advance for your prayers. Charee Wilson

Memorial Service Reminder

Bill Sheehan's memorial service will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at FBC Dumas. Please continue to pray for the Sheehan family during their time of loss.

Continued Prayer Need

Please be in prayer for Ralph Bynum as he begins his weekly radiation and chemo starting Tuesday, February 3rd. He will have radiation everyday (Monday - Friday) and will go every Monday to receive a chemo pouch to wear through Friday and then start over again the next Monday. He will have to do this for 5 to 6 weeks. Ralph is requesting continued prayers for his daughter, Tammy, who lives in Lubbock and has breast cancer. She has had chemo to shrink the tumor and it has been successful! Their prayers were also answered as she had very little difficulty during her chemo treatments! She will have a modified radical mastectomy on February 10th. Please keep this entire family in your prayers as they deal with two members of their family undergoing cancer treatment. Judy Watson