Latest Round of Prayer Requests!

See Jan. 24th post for additional prayer requests. This post was updated 020311.

** Please pray for the wife of an officer who is applying for a full-time teaching position. This sister needs a job (ANY job) but her heart is set on teaching and they are in a tough position financial position meaning she needs to apply for/accept ANY job.

** Pray for five officers who have been laid off from their department effective tonight.

** Pray or LeeAnn who is a finalist for two different CBI positions and will soon be participating in oral boards.

** A Federal officer is asking for prayer reference his knee surgery scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 3rd. In addition, he is asking that we pray regarding a custody hearing regarding the two little girls they are fighting to adopt and keep them out of what has been an extremely abusive home.

** Praise Report: Travis Yates's son is out of the hospital (7 nights) and recovering their home in Tulsa.

** TN Officer Sheila Jetton has asked for prayers for her cousin's 1 year-old son, Zayden. The child was suffered a serious head injury in West Virginia and is in critical condition. Please continue to pray for Sheila's daughter Elizabeth as well and try to make the time to post a word of encouragement on their CaringBridge site: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/elizabethjetton/journal

** Retired Canadian officer and brother-in-Christ David Greenhalgh sent the following ref. the coming hurricane in Australia. Let's pray!
"Queenslanders are only just beginning recovery from the worst floods in modern History. Within the next few hours on 1st February 2011, Cyclone (Hurricane) YASI will come ashore near Cairns, Queensland, Australia. This is a HUGE Cyclone and will be a Katrina size event for that Nation. 600 Kilometres (360 miles) wide with wind speeds of 250kmh (155mph), a tidal surge of up to 7m (23ft) and 4" of rain expected. This amounts to a double disaster.
Please pray for protection for the lives health and safety of Queenslanders.
Please pray for wisdom, grace and strength for Queensland authorities, police, fire military and disaster services.
Please pray that divine intervention will result in many turning their lives over to Christ as happened with Hurricane Katrina.
The message below is from Bro. Stephen Hawes a civilian employee of Queensland (State) Police."

"The cyclone (what we call them in Australia) will hit us at 4pm tomorrow.18hrs time. We would like prayer that God protects those who will experience the forces of nature God has for us. Even when we were drenched by floods, God used the hardships we encountered to build strength of character, compassion, love, understanding & strength in times of hardship.
Today people start putting things they love in high places, photos are taken off walls, backyards cleaned, friends are opening their homes to the needy, we must all work together to build strength.My Police mates are going to tell people to leave their homes and head to safety. Many are not wanting to leave and challenging their own safety. We pray that people see they must move for their own safety.
This is possibly the biggest cyclone to ever hit a country. The biggest cyclone/ typhoon ever. Let us pray for everyones safety, security & strength in this time of great trial.I also found out today that a friend was killed in the toowomba floods. He wad due to get married in 2 weeks. They found him in a pile of mud & trees & household rubbish. He was a boy when my parents cared for him as a foster child many years ago. Please pray for his family & his wife.
We all must remember that our God is Great big God & he holds us in his hands. Whatever happens God will use these struggles that occur to test and strengthen our faith and bring more people to his kingdom. God Bless."

** Today (Tuesday) at 8:30 PM, retired ACSO Dep. Roy Hood will be in surgery at Littleton Hospital to address a very painful lower back condition. He will be hospitalized for three nights and will recover at home for a period of eight weeks to allow the fusion to take effect.
Please pray for Roy and his medical team as he has endured much pain for the past thirteen months. In addition, Roy's father-in-law passed away last Wednesday and the funeral service will be this coming Wednesday at The Atonement Lutheran Church, located at 6281 West Yale Ave in Denver. His obituary is in today's Sunday paper under Winfield (Zeke) Pearson.
The time is set for 1:00 PM with graveside service to follow at Fort Logan Cemetery, and a return to the church for family reception. Let's pray folks!
UPDATE & Praise Report: Surgery went well and Roy is resting at the hospital (PRAISE GOD!. I'll be seeing him tomorrow. Continue to pray for a complete and rapid recovery -- Roy is a blessing and a vital part of our local outreach (FCPO-Denver).

** Please pray for a Colorado Springs PD officer who has been diagnosed with a deadly and fast growing form of brain cancer. Our brother DOES know Christ as Savior. Pray also for CSPD in general as they have also just lost a comrade to suicide.

** Please pray for retired Denver PD Ofc. Louie Jaramillo who just recently lost his wife after a long illness and who, after recently coming to Christ, is under heavy attacks by the enemy.

** Pray for the family of Mesa (AZ) Lance Heivilin who lost his battle with cancer. Lance knew Christ as Savior and his courage and love for the Lord was an inspiration. Lance shared Christ right up to the end. Splendid behavior (and "Well done, good and faithful servant." Matthew 25:23)!!

** I've had prayer requests pouring in for the three wounded officers (attacked by a crowd with baseball bats) in Hillside, IL; for an officer seriously injured when his unit got broadsided in Thornton (CO); for the family and colleagues of our two slain St. Petersburg brothers; and much more. Let's ask God every day to watch over all of us as we serve and protect in accordance with His call on our lives.