Prayer Requests & Personal Testimonies

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Valerie, the hospice nurse told me this evening that Joseph will be gone within two days. The chemo damaged his body very badly. His wife has taken wonderful, loving care of him, and it will be very hard on her when he dies. But we know where he'll be, and that comforts as nothing else.

Condolences to you. May your brother rest with Christ.

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I’m leaving in 15 minutes to go to my knee replacement surgery on my right knee. Don’t know when I’ll be back home it depends on how well everything goes. Normal is 2 nights at the hospital. I’m really looking forward to the jello.

Prayers for successful surgery and full recovery.

Jello is quite a topic on forum. (Not all are fans!) A busy topic, tho.

[Valerie]

For a 2 year old who was injured by a skid loader and being life flighted, this happened in Charm OH (in Holmes County) former Smish friend let me know.

Head trauma, please intercede for child & family ( most likely Amish)

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ABC NEWS / Flash flooding kills 4 in Kentucky, 1 in Tennessee, prompts numerous water rescues
More than 10 inches of rain fell on Saturday in parts of Kentucky.
https://abcnews.com/US/4-dead-kentucky- ... =134281318

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July 10 2026

Missouri
Looks like this was the center of the storms that diverted flights from landing in Chicago.
So much water.

i believe, 1 death, hundreds rescued.

DisasterAlertUS / Flash Flood Horror in Missouri: Boats Capsize, Homes and People Swept Away as Flooding Strikes / 11min

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It’s all too reminiscent of the tragic 2025 flooding in Texas and North Carolina+.
https://forum.mennonet.com/viewtopic.php?t=8104

https://forum.mennonet.com/viewtopic.php?t=7205

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This morning my younger brother has a heart cath. His third.
He has 3 stents, he was told this is the max, next would be open heart surgery.

We are praying for great results, esp for no indication of need of further surgery.

Life is precious.

My 20 year old middle son died in a motorcycle accident today. We are doing okay and processing things. Life is quite precious.

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^^He’s home recuperating.
He received another stent, and they cleaned one existing stent. No further surgeries required.

A huge relief.

i’m not sure of his recovery time for this procedure. He has his wife and a grown daughter nearby to help. Thankfully.
Thanks for prayers, much appreciated.

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i haven’t heard a peep out of my brother/his family yet today.
Tears of gratitude in my eyes as i remember my mother’s frequent quote:

“No news is good news.” Praise God.

i was 4 when he was born. he was my baby and my hero and my hope.
he’s kinda stayed that way over decades. good man.

.. sorry about dropping him that one time, right out of his bassinette.
i didn’t mean to. he just rolled away out of my loving arms. onto the linoleum floor. near the wood stove.

what a ruckus that caused.