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Hey, praying folks.In college and thereafter, I had a good friend named Kevin, a heck of a guy. In the early part of our marriage, my wife and I went through a 12-stepprogram (one of the faithful ones, where everybody calls Christ their "higher power"), dealt with a lot of junk from our pasts, and are today close as peas in a pod, praise God. However, in the thick of our battling, my now out-of-town buddy Kevin stopped calling. I later found out that he was frustrated with the relationship between my wife and I, and chose to withdraw. Kev...

Tuesday, 19 November, 2002, 17:19 GMT Syria snubs US request Settlers and soldiers were raked with gunfire in HebronSyria has rejected a United States demand to close down an office of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad. The request came after the group said it had carried out last Friday's ambush in the West Bank city of Hebron, which killed 12 Israelis. These operations are planned and carried out in the occupied territories as a result of the continued [Israeli] occupation and its practices Syrian foreign ministry statementBut a Syrian foreign ministry statement said the Damascus office had nothing to...

We are asking for prayers for our friend, Jennifer B. who must undergo yet another MRI. Jennifer had started experiencing sever headaches over two years ago. The headaches worsened almost on a daily basis. She underwent surgery two years ago for sinus infections, however the surgery didn't seem to help. Jennifer recently underwent an MRI and doctors found something suspious, but were unsure exactly what it is. She has her next appointment tomorrow, Wednesday, to discuss the results of the previous MRI and at which time she should find out when the next MRI will be.Jennifer's mother is in close...

We recieved a phone call late last night that GalvestonBeachComber had been taken to the emergency room at John Sealy in Galveston.The two of us had planned a sight-seeing trip out west and had actually left Pine Bluff, Arkansas last Thursday, Aug. 29th. We made it as far as Bentonville, Arkansas where it was discovered he was suffering from congestive heart failure. We headed back to Pine Bluff where GBC picked up his car and continued home to see his doctor in Galveston as suggested by the doctor in Bentonville. I had planned to drive to Galveston today (Tuesday) and...

Justice Department Says It Will Request Full Appeals Court Hearing on Ruling That Pledge of Allegiance Is Unconstitutional WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department will request a full hearing by the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on the decision that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday. Circuit Judge Alfred T. Goodwin had already decided to stay his ruling until fellow members of the appeals court decide whether to reconsider the case. Goodwin wrote the 2-1 opinion by a court panel that said the phrase "under God" violated the Constitution....

Please pray for Kim, she is 24 years old and has cancer. Kim is a neighbor of M/M Ben-dover-America (my daughter and son-in-law). She will find out next week whether or not the treatments have worked.

Hope I have done this correctly - Been on FR for some time and even post once in a while. My brother - in -law is fighting cancer, he has good docters and all, but is not progressing. He and my sister are full time police officers and this is adding stress to their family like you would not believe. My prayer and fasting does not seem to be helping, so I thought it best to try and ask (in very humble tones) for some help in the prayer department. Neil works in a large Southwestern city (pardon the lack...