Prayer

Zach is just a little baby but he has some big problems. I'll spare you the long story but will give enough details to help you pray.

Zach has an intestinal disorder that requires surgery to correct.
His surgery has been pushed back due to tests, medication issues and the like.
His parents are trusting God but getting stressed

Don Brock posted a great review of why you should pray for your pastor. Hit the link for the full article or see the summary below.
Synergy: Pray For Your Pastor

Pray For Your Pastor
Pastors need prayer more than criticism. Pastors need prayer more than advice. Pastors need prayer more than finances.

If you are not praying for your pastor, consider stopping the talk to others, and talk to God about the following needs of your pastor:

#1 - Their Connection With God
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#2 - Their Family
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#3 - Their Relationship With The Staff
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#4 - Their Spiritual Warfare
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#5 - Their Rest

I'd shout "Amen" over each one of these areas but repeating the post like this is probably the same thing.

Daughter of Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman hit, killed by car (OneNewsNow.com)

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- The 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said.

The girl, Maria, was hit in a driveway on the family residence Wednesday afternoon by a Toyota Land Cruiser driven by her teenage brother, said Laura McPherson, a spokesman for the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

McPherson said no charges are expected. "It looks like a tragic accident," she said.

She said several members of the Chapman family witnessed the accident, which happened in Williamson County just south of Nashville.

The brother apparently did not see the little girl, McPherson said. She did not have the name or exact age of the brother, only that he is an older teenager.

The girl died later at Vanderbilt Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Laurie Holloway said.

Hold them in your hands Father, hold them as I weep for them.

Uncle Bud Robinson (1860 - 1942)

"Oh Lord, give me a backbone as big as a sawlog, ribs like the sleepers under the church floor, put iron shoes on me and galvanized breeches, give me a rhinoceros hide for a skin, and hang a wagonload of determination up in the gable-end of my soul, and help me to sign the contract to fight the devil as long as I've got a fist and bite him as long as I have a tooth, then gum him till I die. All this I ask for Christ's sake. Amen."

It's that time again. I'm making plans for my 2008 return to Haiti. I'm not leaving until April but that doesn't mean there's time to rest. On top of daily duties I'm revamping all of my Spiritual Warfare study notes (and redoubling my prayer effort). I welcome any prayers as it seems without fail that anytime I embark on this trip and these preparations the enemy attacks. Thanks be to God the victory is in the blood of Jesus Christ!

I've made this trip a number of times already, and I'm looking forward to meeting and praying with (and hopefully encouraging) the missionaries I serve with in that part of Haiti. They need as much encouragement as anyone if for no other reason than that they are human. My trip is relatively short it's over in three weeks but these folks are gone for a long time. If you know any missionaries why don't you stop right now and say a prayer for them.

Blessings.