Prayer and Upcoming Events

Prayer Requests

The Lost

  • Pray for the lost in your family, school/job, neighborhood and community.
  • Pray for specific people to be born again, disciples, and to lead others to faith and make disciples.
  • Pray for possible church plants in our area.

Skinners

  • Karen’s dad is doing very well.
  • Elliana had good news about her airways and has been given hope that she could have the trachea removed.
  • Karen asked for prayer for her family’s relationships.
  • They have an unspoken prayer request and also pray for healing and for trials they are facing.

Kokotans

  • Praise: Their son and family have found a place to live and are almost moved in.
  • Sandra’s brother-in-law, Gerry. Pray hard for his salvation.
  • Myra has kidney cancer and she is still waiting to get into the doctor.
  • John had knee surgery. It is going well in therapy and if it continues, he will have his other knee done in 8 weeks.
  • Sue B. is not doing well. Pray for decisions that need to be made and acceptance of circumstances.

Other Prayer

  • Continued prayers for Grant Fink. He has been moved to rehab in Johnston and is doing well with rehab.
  • Carolyn’s cousin, Jill, has some major health issues.
  • Donna Peterson’s friend (And Karen Freese’s daughter-in-law), Theresa Freese is hospitalized at Mercy One. She is need of a liver transplant. Pray that God uses this for the salvation of her family.
  • The war in Israel and others around the world.
  • Patty’s brother, John, is struggling with lung cancer and COPD. 
  • Mark Widdel has severe arthritis in his tibia. Pray for the pain to go away.
  • Jaxon Hansen (James and Pat’s grandson / Andrea’s nephew) and his ongoing recovery from a spinal cord injury a few years ago.

Answered Prayers – 2024

  • Madeline is feeling much better.
  • Nick received good news about some health issues he was concerned about.
  • Jim Harp is home doing well after getting a stint put in.
  • Our church paid for curtains to be made for Nueva Vida and they were completed and hung!

Cornerstone Church and Community Upcoming Events

  • Oct. 2 (5:30p – 8:30p) – Red Rocks Farm church gathering. Invite your friends!
  • Oct. 6 – Kori Chamberlin will be at the service to talk about “All in Mentoring” that is beginning at Denver Schools.
  • Oct. 12 – Mile Wide Fall Festival
  • Oct. 13 – Family Sunday School will begin at 9am
  • Oct. 14 – Lion’s / Leo’s Food Drive
  • Oct. 16 – At Kingdom Culture Student building in Waverly – Alternatives will be hosting a youth town hall to talk about abortion. An updated flyer is attached.
  • Oct. 20 – Jill Krall, from United Way, will be joining us to talk about CAN (Caring Assistance Network). A Denver-Cares-like organization for all of Bremer County.
  • Nov. 18-22 – National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child (the shoeboxes we collect to help children through Samaritan’s Purse)
  • Tuesdays – Women’s group at either at Donna Petersen’s house or the church building depending on the week. (10:00am)
  • Tuesdays – Men’s prayer group (10:00am)
  • Wednesdays – Men’s group @ the church (5:30 am)