Prayer Works!

The vision for this page is to provide testimonials of how prayer works in each of our lives. If you have any prayer requests, please e-mail them to me at jonathanlutz@bellsouth.net. Our church has a prayer group that meets every Tuesday Morning that will be glad to pray for you and your family! Be sure to keep in touch with me through e-mail about the status of your need. As God works in your life and answers prayers, I will add them to the testimonials below, to show that Prayer Works!

Prayer Needs (Testimonials)

10-26-11

• Emerson Searcy had another seizure today. They took him by ambulance to Park Ridge Hospital. They are going to keep him for 6 to 7 days. Please pray for Faith (Emerson's wife) as well!

09-23-11

• Please keep Carl Hannah in your prayers. Tonight he was taken to the ICU at the VA Hospital where they found he had a large lump in his aorta, causing a blockage to the heart. They are attempting to stabilize him as of 9:00pm. He will then be transferred to Duke University for surgery. Please pray that God will guide the doctors, and please pray for strength for Carl's wife, Yvonne.

08-27-11

• Please keep Jonathan Lutz's Grandfather and Grandmother, Norvin and Evelyn Schrag, in your prayers. Norvin experienced a heaviness on his left side early this morning while out of town and was taken to an emergency room in Omaha, Nebraska. Tests are still under way, but the most likely cause is a blockage of the carotid artery on both sides of the neck.

Answers to Prayer (Testimonials)

11-14-11

• Emerson Searcy (story listed under Prayer Needs -- 10-26-11) made it back home. He continues to struggle with Alzheimer's. He knows he is in a familiar place. He is having some eating problems. We are thankful to God that he is home, but please continue to pray for him and for strength for his wife, Faith.

• UPDATE, 11-20-11: Emerson Porter Searcy, 81, of Mountain Home, passed away peacefully at Elizabeth House this morning, with his family at his side. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Faith, his four children, Brad and his wife, Lynn, of East Flat Rock; Cliff and his wife, Lisa, of Hendersonville; Doug and his wife, Beth, of Fredericksburg, VA; and Mary Beth of Boone; grandchildren: Lauren and her husband, Tim Starling; Meredith and her husband, Jonathon Stanton; Landon Searcy and Cory Anders; Jared Searcy of all Hendersonville; and Carter Searcy and Caroline Searcy of Fredericksburg, VA; and a great-granddaughter Lucy Anders. He was life-long member of Balfour Baptist Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher and a Deacon.

09-02-11

• Norvin Schrag (story listed under Prayer Needs -- 08-27-11) made it back home today. There was indeed a blockage, and surgery was performed on 08-30-11 to remove. He is recovering well, and glad to be back home. Thanks to everyone for their prayers! God is good, Praise the Lord!

General Prayer Needs

Below is a list of names that Church Members have submitted that we all should keep in our prayers. If anybody would like to share specifics about the situation (including praises), please e-mail me (jonathanlutz@bellsouth.net) the details and I will add them to the two testimonial sections above.

• Cancer
  • Carl Hannah, Louise Moore, Cindy Caldwell, R.C. Williams, Francis Gosnell, Joel Worley, Walt & Kitty Corn, Gladys Anders, Jack McCoy, Hattie Jo Pharen, Fate English, Mrs. James McMahan, Rick Grasty, Keith Aiken, Wendy Yarborough, Gail Corn, Randell Whitehead, Jean Redger, Billy Watts, Mabel Laughter, Andy Horton, Butch Rideout, Marty Pittman, Vivian Garren, Jamie Austin, Stephanie Darnell, Ronnie McMinn, Johnny Murdock, Sam Miller, Freddie Burgin, Jerry Shelko, Sue Vansant, Janet Almond, Marty Pittman, Wendy Ramsey, Dewey Garrison, A. Williams, Jenny Crook, Sydney Wilson
• Mission Outreach
  • O'Brien's (Arkansas), IAM (Interfaith Assistance Ministries), Hendersonville Rescue Mission, SBC Missionaries, Open Arms, Chaplains, Traci Allen (Ministry to the Disabled), Kings on Mission, Blue Ridge Prison Ministry, Homeless Ministry, Jake Moore (Incline Ministries)
• Churches without Pastors
  • Cedar Springs, Agua Viva, Bilingual Community, Broad River, Barker Heights (Interim), First Baptist Mills River (Interim), Refuge, Mountain View (Interim), Mountain Page
• Church Members & Family/Friends in the Military
  • Rusty Darnell (Air Force Reserves), Damon and Brandi Garland (NC Air National Guard), Philip Burelson, Chris Bishop (Army Reserve), Lynn Stroud, Jody Brand, Jeff Palmer (Army), Michael Kreinhop (Army, Germany), Brian Burrell (Air Force, Italy), Wesley Jackson (Air Force, Germany), Jesus Rocha (Army, Iraq), Jason Tarwater (Marine, Iraq), Travis Staton (National Guard), Don Mascall (Marine, Washington), George Jacob Brown (Navy), Justin Profitt (82nd Airborne), James Raines (Army, Korea), Chris Logan, Arnold Ward, Aaron Earwood (Marines, Afghanistan)