BEREAVEMENT 

Darin Maurer lost his mom a year ago  - Wes

Joanna Richardson lost her dad a year ago - Ranelle 

Brad Groux lost his sister a year ago - Andy 

Samantha Glass lost her brother 3 months ago - West, Stacie 

Molly Raney lost her dad 1 month ago - Wes, Stacie, Ranelle 

Liz Murski lost her mom 1 month ago - Lucas 

Pat Appel lost his mom 1 month ago - Parker 

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TRIPS 

Men's Fishing Discipleship Trip, November 13-16th 

Pray for Nick Hardy, Drew Taggart, and Nick Prewitt as they prepare to lead this discipleship trip. Pray for deepened desires to use the tools they learn to grow in discipleship, and a strong sense of community as they come back home. 

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BABIES 

Adrienne and Kenton Wilson welcomed Walker Robert 10/26/25

Danielle and Greg Vincent welcomed Julia Faith 11/1/25

Jordan and Matthew DeLeon welcomed Collins Avery 10/22/25

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NEW 

Austin and Meghan Havard, 11/3/25

Austin's 17-year old sister, Kylie, took her life a couple weeks ago. Please be praying as they mourn their loss. That they would feel God near, and be overwhelmed by his comfort after such tragedy. 

Staff/Elder: Brandon 

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UPDATED 

Courtney Hammon

Updated 11/5/25

Courtney went to the ER with intestinal bleeding on Friday. The CT Scan showed a little bit of distention around ileostomy reconnection sitte, but otherwise everything else looked good. Her hemoglobin was low, so she was admitted.

10/1/25

Courtney has a large cyst on her left ovary, which they believe may be stuck to the small intestine. She is likely to have surgery to remove the cyst, but is asking prayers for wisdom in this decision. She has lots of scar tissue from previous conditions and surgeries, and the surgery could be risky for her bowels (potentially resulting in her waking up with an ileostomy). After testing they found that the cyst is larger than anticipated, but appears to be accessible. Surgery is scheduled for 12/8 at MD Anderson, and she'll be hospitalized for 3-5 days. Pray the cyst would not be cancerous and the surgeons would be able to do their job in a way that does not further damage her bowels. 

Staff/Elder: Brandon

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FOSTERING FAMILIES

Aaron and Heather Brisendine are fostering Estephany, May 2025

Helen and Bryan Moon adopted Jackson and fostering Dylan 8/25/23

Sarah and Zach Kirk started fostering Ny'el, 6/23/23

Alex & Becky Massey – started fostering Kingsley, 12/2024 

Molly & Jordan Raney – Fostered/adopted Aiden (11/24/21, 3/22/24)

Jill Schoeffler is fostering Dakota

Alexis and Blaine Coutant, in process  8/27/25

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ONGOING

Jessica Marshall's mom, 10/29/25

Jessica's mom was diagnosed with Stage 3 anal cancer in September. She has finished chemo and is almost done with radiation at this point. They are thankful for Jessica's aunt who is a radiologist and has been hosting Jessica's mom while she's getting treatment here in Houston. The chemo took a lot out of her, so prayers that her body would recover. She was suppose to go home next week, but her WBC count was low, and they are postponing her final radiation treatment. Pray that she would be able to go home by November 15th, and that all of the treatment would be effective! 

Staff/Elder: Stacie, Amy, Travis 

Ashtin James

Updated 10/27/25

Ashtin's dad has passed away. Pray for the family as they prepare for his funeral and mourn their loss, especially with holidays approaching. 

10/23/25

Ashtin's dad has cancer and they are at the end of treatments to try at his current state. They have decided to put him on hospice today. He is in agreement with the plan but is having a hard time adjusting. Ashtin has a brother getting married in May, a sister that is pregnant, and another brother starting college, so her dad is coming to terms with missing these major life events. He is a believer, so they have peace in His trust in the Lord but it has been hard for him and their family. Prayers for peace of mind and less pain for him and comfort for their whole family.

Staff/Elder: Andrea 

Baumgarten Family

Updated 10/20/25

The cataract surgery was successful and went according to plan! The retina was not detached, so they only had to do blood vessel repair. Pray that his eyes would totally heal, and that glaucoma wouldn't develop. They will continue to monitor blood flow behind his eyes, so prayers that this continues to improve and normalize. 

9/3/25

Stephen and Meg just had their baby, Beau, and found out he has a significant sight threatening issue with his left eye. The cataract is so dense in his eye they cannot see behind it to figure out what's going on. He will have surgery October 13th to remove the cataract, and are thankful the retina in the left eye is not detached. They also found some abnormal blood vessels in his right eye, and did a laser procedure to  help dissipate these. Recent MRI showed that the blood vessels completely went away! Praise God! 

Staff/Elder: Lunden 

Margaret Archer, 10/10/25

Margaret is having health complications post pregnancy. They have lots of tests coming up in the next three weeks and are praying for clarity. Pray for peace in the waiting and doctors wisdom. 

Staff/Elder: Lunden 

Jules Hinson

Updated 10/9/25

Her brother in law is not doing well. The cancer has spread throughout his body and he isn't expected to survive much longer (have event talked about hospice). John is a Christian, but is not at peace with death at this point and doesn't understand why God would do this. They have three children (10,9, 7). His wife, Carol, has really strong faith and seems to be navigating this well. Prayers that John would cling to the Lord and have peace with the outcome. Prayers for Carol to have strength and receive encouragement. Prayers for the children as they come to grips with likely losing their father. 

9/22/25

Jules's sister lives in College Station, and her husband, John, is battling colorectal cancer. They have small children, and he is not doing well. Pray for his healing, specifically right now while he's in the hospital fighting infection. Pray for the family to feel supported by the community, and for doctor's wisdom. 

Staff/Elder: Lucas

Claire Westmoreland

Updated 10/11/25

Claire will start radiation treatment on Thursday for the next 3 weeks. After that she'll start Tamoxifen to treat anything that escaped in the body from the lymph nodes or blood vessels. Prayers she responds well to all the treatments and it is effective! 

6/12/25

Claire has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She had a lumpectomy on Tuesday, July 29th, and overall it went well. The pathology report came back showing that the cancer was invasive, meaning it spread beyond her milk duct. It is now considered stage 1. They went back in on Sept 23rd to remove more tissue, do sentinel lymph node testing, and remove 2-3 lymph nodes. The surgery went well and pathology report came back confirming no more surgeries needed. 

Staff/Elder: Fritz, Mimi

Ruthie Lewis, 10/7/25

Ruthie Lewis (4 years old) was diagnosed with Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft tissue cancer, last November. She has completed 42 weeks of frontline chemo, and is in the maintenance phase currently. At this point in her treatment, she has no evidence of disease! The family is continuing to ask the Lord to protect her body from the harsh chemo, and to spare her from any recurrence or long-term side effects.

Staff/Elder: Travis  

Oliver Seidman

Updated 10/2/25

Oliver is moving around and doesn't appear to be in much pain. Prayers that he'll continue to recover and adjust to his wrap. Prayers that the wound would continue to heal and that God would give Oliver resilience. The Seidman's will go to Dallas several times over the next few months for checkups, with the hope that Oliver is ready for a prosthetic before years end.

9/17/25

Oliver is a one year old and having a left ankle symes amputation in Dallas. The surgery went well! Prayers that he would heal quickly with no infections and minimal pain and swelling. Pray that Skyler and Ale would have peace and wisdom about the road ahead as they figure out appointments for prosthetics and PT.

Staff/Elder: Cole

Chris and Summer Husband and Family

Updated 9/24/25

Overall Skylar is doing really well. He's passing his classes, doing well in football, and hasn't had any major behavioral issues at school lately. Still lots of ups and downs with his mom. Continued prayers for healing in that relationship, that Chris and Summer would have wisdom around where to draw hard lines and where to have grace. Pray for Skylar's salvation, and provision for him when he leaves their home. They are thankful for all the coaches and teachers surrounding Skyler right now, and the ways God has been teaching them through it all. 

12/23/24

Please pray for the Husbands to have wisdom, clarity, and peace as they welcome a young man named Skyler into their home. He is now full-time staying with them. Pray for Skyler to be drawn to follow Jesus and for him to engage well in the GBC youth group. Pray for his mental stability and growing ability to form healthy relationships. Pray for the Husbands to have wisdom as they consider changing schools for Skyler. Pray for Skyler’s mom to be encouraged and supported by this arrangement as she also cares for a younger sibling with special needs. Pray for healing in Skyler's relationship with his mom  He misses her a lot, but when he goes over visits typically explode, which hurts him a lot Pray that the counseling he is in would be helpful to him gaining stability when emotions gets high. 

Staff/Elder: Wes, Bobby 

Benno Bauer, 8/24/25

Benno has been diagnosed with Progressive Supra Nuclear Palsy. It’s a rare neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, balance & speech.  There is no cure and more tests are scheduled. Prayers for peace for him and his wife Jan as they process and move forward with testing.

Staff/Elder: Lucas

Autumn Hugo's dad, John

Updated 8/27/25

John’s surgery to put the port in was successful. He started chemo and immunotherapy last week. Pray that it will be effective at shrinking the tumors in his lungs – he’s having a hard time breathing and the treatment has been hard so far. Prayers for wisdom and unity for Autumn and Heather and their mom (Suzann) as they discuss how to best manage his care.  

12/18/24

Autumn's dad has been having some health issues the past couple weeks. They were able to detect several small strokes and lung cancer, which they think must be the source of the strokes. Prayers for healing from the stroke damage, and strength as he starts PT and OT. He was working with a functional oncologist who was treating his lung cancer with some some alternative therapies, but have now decided to go ahead and start with chemo. He had surgery scheduled to get a port on Wednesday (8/13) and then begin chemo on Monday (8/18). Pray for John’s body to endure the chemo and doctors’ wisdom on any changes needed in protocol. Prayers for effective treatment, for his comfort, and for peace over him and the family. 

Staff/Elder: Kristin, Lunden

Car Rides for Barbara

Barbara, an elderly woman who lives near the church, is in a wheelchair, and depends on others to get her to the 10:45 service to worship on Sundays. For the past few months, Mike Tosoni has been the only person signing up. Wes and Stacie have been trying to recruit people, but come up short with every attempt to find people willing to consistently do this. Please pray we could find 8 people or couples who would be able to joyfully do this!