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PRAYER REQUESTS: CURRENT REQUESTS: -Pray for the leaders of our nation (local and national) as well as all world leaders. -Paul Fuchs (Fox), Chris Ison’s son, was scheduled for bypass surgery on Feb. 5. 2/5/2026 -Nancy Leasor will have a follow-up with her oncologists on February 26. 2/4/2026 -Chris Floyd had sinus surgery on February 4 and is now home recovering. 2/4/2026 -Bryan Phillips, friend of the Bennett’s, remains hospitalized due to diverticulitis, a perforated bowel and an abscess. 2/4/2026 -Carl Marshall had a kidney stone and is recovering. 2/4/2026 -Dan Snider, Jim Tanis’s cousin, had a stent placed on Feb. 4 and is hospitalized due to complications. 2/4/2026 -Walter Heintzman, newborn great-nephew of Jason & Elisabeth, received a good report from the cardiologist. He remains on a feeding tube but is doing well. 2/2/2026 -Charlene Smith, Susan Fields’s stepmother, is dealing with liver cancer which has metastasized to the bone. 2/1/2026 -Laura Calvert, friend of Nina Fazenbaker’s, is in ICU in Texas with an unknown medical condition. 1/31/2026 –LeRoy Fields, Susan’s husband, has been placed on seizure medication, but is experiencing side effects of the meds. 1/28/2026 -Kimberly Keys, John Housley’s sister, who was flown to Winchester Medical with respiratory issues and is in ICU. 1/28/2026 -Maggie Everson, Mark & Kim’s granddaughter, is battling flu A for the second time in a month. 1/27/2026 -Carol Garland’s back surgery was rescheduled from January 26 to February 16 due to the weather. 1/26/2026
DEALING WITH CANCER: -Charlene Smith, Susan Fields’s stepmother, diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer. 2/1/2026 -Jim Mills, friend of the Bennett’s, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. 1/30/2026 -Steve Higginbotham, preacher for Karns congregation in Knoxville, Tn, stage 4 cancer. 1/29/2026 -Ayla Hogan, friend of Bennett’s, diagnosed with thyroid cancer. 1/23/2026-Donna Wright, Aaron Wright’s stepmother, recently diagnosed with lung cancer. 1/4/2026 -Clifton Williams, friend of Theresa Sage, diagnosed with cancer. 12/30/2025 -Raczinski Graham, former member here at Central, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and begins his treatments on December 9th. 11/30/2025 -Carol Garland is undergoing treatments for metastatic cancer. 11/26/2025 -Rachel Jewell, Jim & Michele Jewell’s daughter-in-law, breast cancer. 10/26/2025 -Albert Farley, Elisabeth Taylor’s dad, metastatic thyroid cancer. 9/28/2025 -Beth May, friend of Jared Horn, stage 4 esophageal cancer. 9/28/2025 -Brenda Nice, Maryann Tanis’s sister, has been diagnosed with cancer. 9/7/2025 -Edna Woodward diagnosed with lung cancer. 9/6/2025 -Nancy Hutzell, friend of the Bennett’s, Multiple Myeloma. 9/2/2025 -Dick Crawford, friend of Ed & LaNelle, is battling prostate cancer. 8/27/2025 -Amanda Carter diagnosed with colon cancer. 8/17/2025
-Florence Birmingham -Lisa Downie (Guy Grove’s Daughter) -Randy, Paula & Leah Emery -Nancy Facello -Todd & Glenda Haun -Nancy Leasor -Marion Marshall -Joyce Ritchey (Broad Top congregation) -Bob & Grace Veil -Fred & Kay Welshans -Edna Woodward -Others who are in a nursing home or confined to home. -Apologetics Press, Montgomery, AL -Bibles for the World -Broad Top, PA church of Christ -Brothers Hardy & Weber – Cozumel, Mexico -Christians for Kenya -Congregation in Fort Gay, WV. -International Gospel Hour -Jason Snethen – Bristol, England -Katie Gilchrist – Costa Rica -Mike Reese – Kenya -Peter Ray Cole Family – Kenya -Southeast Institute of Biblical Studies -Steve Gaudreau – India -West Virginia School of Preaching -Some of our men preach by appointment at area congregations as they are able. Please remember them and their families in these efforts. |
Some Beautiful Take-Aways from the Book of Ruth
Tucked inconspicuously between the Old Testament books of Judges and
