JOYS	CONCERNS
Evalyn was thankful for all of the prayers, cards & calls during her illness. She was able to go with her granddaughter to the National AAU basketball tournament!	Comforting and strengthening prayers for Rob & Vera Walton and family in the loss of Rob's sister, Patsy Cannon.
Luella is thankful that her great granddaughter has turned her life around and has her children back.	Comfort & Healing for Richard M. as he recovers from a farming accident.
Thank you for your miraculous prayers for Bo Davis (Young boy that was was kicked by a horse in the head); He is improving and now in rehab in Texas.
Thankful to find a new English teacher & a history teacher/Coach combination for the upcoming school year.	Healing prayers for Preston Loveall as he recovers from an oilfield accident.
	Dustin McDermitt
	Dale Whitehead
God's wonderful and mysterious ways that he works MIRACLES in each of our lives every single day	Safety for our players as they go to various camps
	Family of Mary Shipley
	Healing for Kayl T.'s knee and ankle.
	Praying for a quick recovery for Anita H.
	Prayers for the family of Jack Downing.

	Our town and our area churches

	Healing, Comfort and Strength prayers needed for Evalyn Hobbs (She appreciates all of your prayers so much!)
Our Community
	Unspoken prayer requests

Joy that God is with us!	Remember our Christian Responsibility to walk the talk! Others are watching and listening even when you think they aren't!
	Prayers for our servicemen and their families.
HELP!!!!!! Help us fill our JOY column up!!!!!!	Help us to be 'Jesus' to those in need.
Unspoken joys	Unspoken concerns
We have plenty of room for your joys & concerns!!!

PRAYER IS POWERFUL!!
Help us fill our Joy column up - Or if you have a concern -
We would love to Pray for You!

Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries.

She softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they had seven children and they needed food.

John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she leave his store at once.

Visualizing the family needs, she said: "Please, sir! I will bring you the money just as soon as I can."

John told her he could not give her credit, since she did not have a charge account at his store.

Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the conversation between the two. The customer walked forward and told the grocer that he would stand good for whatever she needed for her family.

The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, "Do you have a grocery list?"

Louise replied, "Yes sir." "O.K" he said, "put your grocery list on the scales and whatever your grocery list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries."

Louise, hesitated a moment with a bowed head, then she reached into her purse and took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it. She then laid the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her head still bowed.

The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed amazement when the scales went down and stayed down.

The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to the customer and said begrudgingly, "I can't believe it."

The customer smiled and the grocer started putting the groceries on the other side of the scales. The scale did not balance so he continued to put more and more groceries on them until the scales would hold no more.

The grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally, he grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and looked at it with greater amazement.

It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer, which said:

"Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands."

The grocer gave her the groceries that he had gathered and stood in stunned silence.

Louise thanked him and left the store.
The other customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to the grocer and said;

"It was worth every penny of it . Only God Knows how much a prayer weighs."

THE POWER OF PRAYER: When you receive this, say a prayer. That's all you have to do.

Just stop right now, and say a prayer of thanks for your own good fortune.