Prayer and Praise List

Welcome to the Make it Clear prayer list. If you would like to add a name to this prayer list, feel free to e-mail me and let me know so that I can add the person, group, or church to the list. If you would let me know when the prayer is answered, I would appreciate it. If you would like me to, you can tell me about the answer so that I can tell others how that God has worked in the lives of other Christians. Please tell others about this prayer list so that we can have many people praying for the prayer requests, and thank you for your prayers for this ministry.

We now have something to give to anyone that wants one. It is called a "Daily Pocket Prayer Reminder". You keep it in your pocket or purse. When you see it, it reminds you to stop and say a prayer. Simply e-mail us (please include your mailing address) and tell us that you would like us to send one to you at no charge.

We would appreciate it if you would also remember us in your prayers.

We also now have Pencils with Make It Clear's website available for anyone who wants one.

We now have a section below the praise list with tips on how to have a better prayer life.

Praise list

Prayer list

1. Lizzie - Has an infection and is on antibiotics.
2. Matt - Has really bad social anxiety.
3. Monty Carson’s family at his passing.
4. Beatrice Fuentes - Diagnosed with a brain tumor
5. Pray for the family of Leonard Barrows as he has reciently passed away.
6. Julia - Needs to sell her van.
7. Abraham - Acholic, diabetic, Health problems and just arrested for DWI
8. Julia's kindergarten class
9. Mels Carbonell - His wife Phyllis just went home to be with the Lord.
10. Angel has a bad earache.
11. Tyler - 11 year old boy having heart surgery
12. Joel - Had cancer removed from his neck on 12/2/08
13. Tom - Salvation
14. Leonard - In the hospital again.
15. Madeleine McCann - Missing child
16. Dennis - Salvation
17. Colleen F. - Harased at work and fired. Needs a job and help to remedy the situation.
18. Cliff - Spinal cord surgery. Pray that he can get around like normal again.
19. Kelly Moulton - 31 year old with C-3 Ovarian Cancer
20. Philip Saa’d and the Haifa Baptist Church - Finances
21. Beverly Aungst - Has cancer and is too weak to go home.
22. Pray for the price of fuel to go down.
23. Pray for Josey and Gordon's son, Calvin, who will be leaving for Iraq in the next 6 months. He will be staying for 12-18 months!
24. Robyn needs wisdom in her life
25. Karol, Ann, and Ned Barnett - help, healing, health, hope - and a few answers
26. Make it Clear - That God will bless this ministry.
27. The families of those who are on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces.
28. Tim and Angie - Salvation
29. All those looking for a new job.
30. Randy Smith - For strength and healing.
31. Jessica - Salvation
32. Tom Collins - Health
33. Unsaved friends and lovedones
34. Tom & Debbie - Finances
35. T.J. Collins - Health
36. Children at the Ronald McDonald house in New York
37. Sarah-In with the wrong crowd
38. Staci
39. Geni, Travis, Aaron
40. Bob - Salvation
41. Kevin Moses
42. Maria Brum - Health and other things
43. Marilyne Pace - Healing for her heart
44. Nana - Heart attack and ulcers
45. Kathy Fulkerson - heart problems and diabetes
46. Marlene Lee - Spiritual growth and wisdom
47. Michael Kuhns - salvation
48. Our President and Governmental officials
49. TSGT Ron Southern II - Stationed in Japan
50. Protection for our troops in the middle east after the Gulf war.
51. Sheila Troyer - cancer

Praise List

1. Joel - Operation was succesful, Staples will come out on 12/10/08 (His birthday)
2. Kris had her operation and so far so good. It will be a few weeks before we really know how it works.
3. Extreme Makeover, Home Edition has touched the lives of James Dolan and his family, by providing them a new home!
4. Aaron,21, who was suffering from a mysterious physical illness is now better
5. Make It Clear now has Pencils with our website and information
   (For sample tract please send self addressed stamped envelope.)
6. Gail was able to get a job as a Christian School teacher again, after not teaching for several years.
7. A young man was able to get some of his teeth fixed.
8. Benjamin was able to find a job in his career field.
9. The formation of the Rev. Earl H. Merritt Memorial Scholarship.
10. A Christian School being able to buy some land for a New Building Next Year!
11. Gail and Marc being able to adopt two daughters
12. The Make it Clear web site.
13. The end to the war in Iraq.
14. David and Dianna- Now both working at a Christian school
15. God is providing for the needs of Christians.
16. MIC Ministries - New thank you tracts
    (For samples, please send self addressed stamped envelope.)

TIPS FOR PRAYING.

Many people have questions about how to pray. I will give you a few tips to help you out if you are one of the people that are not sure how to have an effective prayer life. I hope this helps you out.

1. First of all, come to God as a humble person.
2. Have a set time each day that you can pray. This helps you to pray each day. Some people pray late at night after everyone else has gone to bed. Some pray early in the morning before everyone gets up. Some will pray during the day when everyone else is at work and school. Whatever works for you. I used to drive about 45 minutes to work every day. That was perfect for me.
3. When you pray, talk to God like you would anyone else. Think of how you talk to your parents or your best friend.
   
4. Start out your prayer thanking God for something.
   
5. Confess to God any sin in your life and ask God to help you to overcome that sin.
6. If you are praying in public (At a church service or perhaps at a family gathering) don't use the prayer as a time of gossip.
   
7. Don't forget to keep praying for something. Don't just mention it once to God and then forget it. However, don't pray for the same thing 5 or 10 times during the same prayer. The Bible talks about using vain reppetion in our prayers.
8. Try to have a prayer partner. There is more power in prayer when two or more are gathered together to pray and agree in prayer.
9. Don't forget to pray for other people and their needs. Your prayers aren't just about you and what you may want or need. You should also be about asking God to help others and take care of their needs.
10. Remember that God may want to use you to answer prayers to help other people. Be willing to be used of God for His will.
11. Always pray in Jesus name. We are praying to the Father in the name of the Son through the Holy Spirit.