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A dear friend of mine, who resides in a nursing home, is facing major surgery (shoulder replacement) on Monday, October 6. Suzanne is 85 and has had some serious, life-threatening medical issues in the past so this surgery will be difficult for her, as will the rehab. She is a very lovely, loving and generous woman of deep faith and she believes in the power of prayer and would be comforted and uplifted by knowing that prayers are being offered on her behalf. Prayers for God's will to be done regarding Suzanne and the surgical team would be appreciated. I...

I am requesting your prayers for a dear friend of mine, John (trailname "Seabreeze"), who is now officially a Missing Person. Seabreeze retired last month and was fulfilling his dreams of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (he has already hiked the Appalachian Trail). He hiked into the San Jacinto Mountains in California on May 2 on the PCT and has not been seen or heard from since. He has not picked up any maildrops since 5/2 in Anza, no friends or relatives have heard anything from him, and no other hikers in the area have seen him north of Anza....