Please check out the Facebook Group for any recently posted Joys & Concerns. The ones that have been shared at the time of publishing are as follows:

• Praise God! Jim's numbers (3 out of 4) came back good--Red cell count, 1.8 to 2.3; Hemoglobin, 7.5 to 9.3; Hematocrit, 22.2 to 27.9! White cell count still went up 13.6 to 14.2. So, thank you for all the prayers so far, but please continue to keep my brother in your prayers. from Rita Furr

• Please continue to pray for the following: Wayne Keafer, Larry Brockmiller, Tammy Sutton, Denise Bowles, Susie Bartlome, Bruce Hill, Ada Saylor, Joyce Long, Jerry Shelton, the Pastoral Search for our Church. from Bulletin

• Please pray for the many leadership roles that need to be fulfilled at Ivy Farms and prayerfully consider how you might be willing to help. from Allison Stetar

• Pray for every individual whose life is changed, endangered, or lost by acts of violence, hatred, and war. Let us walk in the footsteps of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, whose birth brings the hope, the means, and the ministry of reconciliation for those who follow him. from Virlina District

• My eye surgery is scheduled for the 17th. I would appreciate your prayers from Ada Saylor

• Please continue to keep my mother in your prayers... She is unable to see the doctor about surgery until January, and the current doctor refused to provide pain medication. from Allison Stetar