Meeting Reminder, Training Update, and Urgent Prayer Requests

Fellow Sheepdogs:

Just sending out some urgent mid-week prayer requests along with a reminder to our locals and visitors about tomorrow night's Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry Bible study meeting. The really great news is that our own Matt Wallenburg will be back with us to lead worship (if you’ve yet to hear Matt, he’s outstanding). Feb. 11th, 1900 hours, Calvary South Denver in Littleton , Room #7 unless our old/main spot is available. Invite a friend/ colleague and remember that spouses are always welcome.

TRAINING UPDATE:

A colleague sent me this YouTube video of the latest CPR technique from the Mayo Clinic. Very simple and reportedly very effective (no blowing – just compressions). Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5huVSebZpM.


UPDATE ON DEP. CHRIS DEWEY:

Thanks to all who attended Chris’s birthday party yesterday at Craig Hospital and thanks to Michelle for setting it up and bringing the cake. Let’s continue to keep our brother in prayer. It has been nearly a year since Chris was shot in the head and liver after responding to a “shots-fired” call in Mahnomen , MN (see http://wcco.com/crime/deputy.shot.mahnomen.2.937841.html). Chris made some miraculous strides after initially being shot but complications and surgeries have set him back. Chris and his wife Emily (what an inspirational warrior she is) need our continued prayer and support.


URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS:

(1) One of my old partners in NM sent me the following (edited for our purposes):

Today I received a phone call from a dear friend of mine, Chief Jim Cook in Los Lunas , NM . This was a weird call because I could not initially understand his spoken word. He was finally able to tell me that he has stage 4 cancer in his throat/voice box and that the cancer is moving extremely fast. He starts chemo next Wednesday and begins radiation treatment after that. The cancer has spread far enough that surgery will unlikely do any good. I was also able to speak with his nurse and she stated that he is eating from a tube, and breathing from a tracheotomy tube.

There is some good to this great sadness: I asked Jim if his faith was still strong. To that he said, "my faith has only gotten stronger, and when its time to be healed my God will bring me home"

Jim has three sons, a daughter and three beautiful grandchildren. I would appreciate all the prayers that this ministry can provide. I can attest to the power of God and the abilities of this ministry (MC’s note: any success this ministry has had is totally due to the power of God). You all have prayed for my family in the past and miracles happened.

If you should have any questions or would like to send a letter or card to Chief Jim Cook, let me know. I sense that he will greatly appreciate it.

Agent Cameron P. Fisher
New Mexico Department of Public Safety
Special Investigations Division
(505)841-8053 ext. 1124

Let’s keep Jim and his family in prayer.

(2) Please continue to pray for another colleague who is battling a plethora of cancer-related issues of her own.

(3) Pray for a Western Slope officer who is recovering from an extremely painful rib injury.

(4) Pray for a Christian officer candidate who is trying to get on with an agency in Pennsylvania and needs some intervention.


More next week – let’s stay the course lead from the front. Brothers: don’t forget that Valentine’s Day should not be an excuse to work OT if you don’t have to! See ya tomorrow.