Preparing Our Heart for Easter

Dear Sisters In Christ,

As we prepare to start the time we celebrate the Passion of Jesus, I would like to encourage you to spend some time reading the recount of what Jesus did for us in one of the Gospels. I am reading it in Mark right now and it is so emotional.

Beginning with Jesus's triumphant entry into Jerusalem riding on a donkey and people shouting His name and waving palm branches, the denial of Peter. His unjust accusations of the Jewish Leaders and trial before Pilate. To the horrible torture of our Savior and then his eventual excruiciating (the word cross comes from that word) death on the cross....we see the Love of God on our behalf. Jesus was sacrificed in our place for our sins and His blood cleanses us from all of our sins, when we receive Him as our sacrifice and Savior.

Praise God, He arose from the dead and was no longer held captive in the tomb. Our sins, past, present and future were paid for when He cried out, "It is finished". The veil was torn in two in the temple and Satan's destiny was sealed and Jesus went up to Heaven in the presence of His beloved disciples!

Hallelujah, we serve a Risen Savior. We owe Him our all! The last line of the great, old Hymn, "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" says:

Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life , my all.

How can we not give Him our all? When He has given so much for us!

I pray this Easter will be the most special one that you, my sisters in Christ, have ever experienced. Blessings to you and your families, may we all work together for the Kingdom of God and our wonderful Savior, Jesus Christ.

Love In Jesus,
Nancy

Dawn Phillips

Dawn Phillips is in need of our prayers while she is grieving the death of her son. He passed away in an auto accident this past weekend. In case you are not aware, Dawn Phillips started the ministry "Be Encouraged" (www.bencouraged.org) after her other son passed away. Needless to say, she is in need of her sisters to surround her in prayer during this difficult time.

Be Blessed~

The B Women Ministry Team

Monica Pryor's Family

Please keep the family of Monica Pryor in your prayers. She passed away last week and is now in Heaven with our Lord.

Thank you and God Bless!

The B Women Ministry Team

Christy Curran

My sister has Type 1 Diabetes. She was diagnosed at 9 years old. She is now 15. It is so hard to keep Diabetes under control, but thankfully she has stayed out of the hospital over all these years. Well, until the past month and 1/2 or so, she has had 2 visits to the ER. They have been able to get her sugar under control with no extended stay, but it is still scary.My mom is at her wits end. She has to harp on her all the time about checking her sugar and taking care of herself. She doesn't want to do it. She doesn't want to be different. My mom worries 24/7, as all moms do for their kids, but to a greater degree. It is putting too much stress on her. My dad works a job that has him away from home 2 weeks at a time. This makes things even more difficult.After an episode today, my sister told my mom that she's just ready to give up. She's tired of it.Please pray that God will show them all the right thing to do. My sister needs to see how important it is to take care of her Diabetes and my mom needs to know how much to push and when to back off.Please pray that God will keep them both safe and in His care and that we find a cure for this horrible disease SOON!!! So many families have to go through this.My sister doesn't have anyone she can confide in about her feelings and struggles with Diabetes. She has participated in the walks every year and gone to camp and other things, but just hasn't connected with that one person that she can be lifelong friends & support with.This makes the Diabetes walks I participate in so much more important. I want to find a cure for this so my sister (and every other Diabetic out there) doesn't have to give up. IT NEEDS TO BE CURED!!I also have a cousin that struggles with it and doesn't take care of himself. It is such a hard disease to live with.

God Bless You and Thank You!!!
Christy Curran

Mary Ann and Bob Coleman

Dear Family & Friends,

We believe in the power of prayer and unexplained miracles. We are asking for your prayers for our little Caden Patrick Coleman who is in utero these past 19 weeks. He has been diagnosed with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephaly (water on the brain). His medical condition is severe and prognosis for a normal development is very much in doubt. We hang on God's promise in Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you." We ask you to call upon God to heal Pat & Callie's heavy heart, and give them hope and a future with their sweet baby boys, Walker and Caden. How appropriate that Caden means "spirit of battle". Keep all the Coleman & White families in your prayers...Lovingly, Bob & Mary Ann

Christy Curran

I am having to sell my house due to an unwanted divorce. I've had many showings since June and have just received my 1st offer. It's not great, but it's an offer. I need prayer that I will hear God's direction in this matter and to know what He wants me to do and where He wants me and my 4 year old son to live. I struggle with doing the right thing. I have no family here so I feel like I'm all on my own since my husband left. God is wonderful and I know He has great plans for us, I just need to see them!

Monica Pryor

Update: Please click here to view an "interview" with Monica.

Please pray for Monica Pryor, who has cancer and has had to go on a pain
pump. Pray for God's comfort, grace and peace to be upon her. (She is the lady
who was featured the first Sunday of "One Month to Live"). She needs our prayers.

Nancy Buck