Prayer Requests and Updates from 02/05 – 02/19/25
02/19/25 Prayer Request update – (from Scott Hoefker, pastor, CGM) Pam Kimmons (Boque Chitto, MS – pancreatic cancer) I sent out an update today at 10:45 a.m. from Anthony to all on our CGM mailing list. Please continue to pray for Pam, and Anthony.
02/18/25 Prayer Request Update – (Ben Faulkner, pastor, Church of the Sovereign God, Tampa, Florida) As of Saturday evening, Cheyenne Miller, 23 years old, CGG, was not conscious. On Saturday evening an EEG showed she was having several small seizures, but they stopped Sunday. The doctors have put a feeding tube in her. As of today, 02.18.25., she is still unresponsive and not breathing very much on her own. Another MRI will be performed to see if any brain activity can be detected. Please keep Cheyenne and her parents, especially, in your prayers. The family states; “Thank you, everyone, as I know you are praying on our behalf. It is so comforting to know this. And thanks to God.”
02/14/25 Prayer Request Update– (from Scott Hoefker, pastor, CGM) Sherry Garrett (Lynn Haven, FL) From Bill, her husband: “Sherry went to the neurologist today. He said she was very lucky and she should recover from the stroke. She has to get her blood pressure under control and the medication is beginning to do that. She still has some pain in her right arm but it is getting better. Please pray for her complete healing. Thanks for all your prayers.”
02/09/25 Prayer Request Update – (from Ken Swiger, pastor, SDCA) I received the following update from our dear sister in the faith, Aggie Jacques. “Ken, I hate to keep asking for prayer but my foot is still not healing. I am tethered to a wound vac. and have been for 2 weeks now. I was in the hospital for 8 days. They have removed all of the metal in my foot. There is infection and the bone is showing through the top of my foot. I will have an MRI on Monday to prove to my insurance company that I need to go into a hyperbaric chamber according to my doctor. If I am denied by my insurance I am in jeopardy of losing my foot. I really need the prayers of all my brothers and sisters. Thank you.”
02/05/25 Prayer Request Update – (from Dave Havir, pastor, COG Big Sandy) From Ramon Coleman of Kansas City: Update on my kidney cancer. I had a CT scan this morning and met with the doctor in the early afternoon. The tumors had not changed in the last 6 months. Exactly the same size. So that is good. 6 months ago he wouldn’t remove my kidney because my heart wasn’t strong enough. It is now. I was hoping he would remove the kidney. But, he thinks the surgery might be more stressful than the tumors themselves – (since they are extremely slow-growing). I disagreed with him. I don’t like any cancer in me. We had a good discussion. He explained about the heart medication I would have to stop taking before and after the surgery — how it could affect me, the risk, etc. He wanted me to wait 6 months and run another scan. He said the tumors could be benign. I still wasn’t comfortable. We negotiated. (He said we negotiated like the UN does.) We both agreed to wait 3 months and do another CT scan. Thank you for your prayers.
02/05/25 Prayer Request Update – (from Ken Swiger, pastor, SDCA) Last August we had Chelsea Andrews on our prayer list as she was struggling with postpartum health issues (including high blood pressure). Our sister in the faith, Sarah Seaman, has provided an update for Chelsea. She is still experiencing health problems, and now she has additional stress. Her infant daughter, Bianca [about 5-6 months old] had a fall on Monday, February 3rd, and fractured her skull. She was taken by ambulance to the ER in Tulsa. The good news is that she did not have any other broken bones, and did not need to wear a helmet to protect her fractured skull. They did tests and believe she is outside the window for any brain bleeds or other dire complications. Of course, Chelsea is beside herself with worry and guilt because her daughter had the fall. She is also being tested to try to find the source of her own physical suffering. She is scheduled to see a rheumatologist next. In faith we lift Bianca up for quick and complete healing, with no lasting ill effects from the fall.
Ongoing Previous Requests
01/29/25 Prayer Request Update – (from Scott Hoefker, pastor, CGM) Fires in the Los Angeles area. We’re now almost 3 weeks out (01/07) from the initial request for urgent prayers as devastating fires spread in the Los Angeles area, fueled by relentless winds. Several families we became aware of and/or knew personally lost their entire homes and belongings due to these fires. To date CGM has been able, thanks to generous donations, to assist and help in a substantial way specifically to those who did not have insurance.
Your continued prayers and support are deeply appreciated during this critical time. *Any who would wish to donate for financial assistance to several who have lost their homes (and have no insurance) may do so at this link https://cogministries.org/donate/ . You may also send funds to our P.O. Box, and in the subject line earmark as “Disaster Relief/Church Assistance Fund”.
12/11/24 Prayer Request Update – (from Scott Hoefker, pastor, CGM) I spoke via WhatsApp video connection today with Noé Monsanto (CGM Guatemala City, Guatemala). December 11th’s court proceedings were delayed after convening due to the other person’s attorney not showing up. He requests continued prayers regarding a very serious situation he is still facing and needs God’s intervention and will to be done. The legal decision has been extended again (after the meeting today, December 11) to February 20. Please continue to join my wife and me in prayer lifting Noé before our Father in heaven that His will be done in this situation with divine intervention as needed.
12/10/24 Prayer Request update – (from Scott Hoefker, pastor, CGM) I appreciated your prayers for surgery on my right shoulder completed on Tuesday morning 11/05. Repairs were made to my bicep that was torn, rotator cuff tear, and several shredded tendons. It’s now been roughly 5 weeks since surgery, and recent PT “stretching” sessions due to soft tissue repairs that take much longer than bone to heal are rough. I will have multiple months of rehab before the shoulder will be back to “normal”. I am doing better each passing day, although this rehab is not for sissies. 🙂
10/10/24 Prayer Request Update – (from Scott Hoefker, pastor, CGM) Aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. With the multiple brethren we have been in communication with in both NC and FL there has been difficulty, but no life threatening injuries or deaths to date. In NC some have just now begun to see power partially restored. Here is what CGM posted recently on our CGM FB page. “In times of distress and disaster we at CGM help many who are suffering by the impact where they live. Many have asked “How can we help through you all?” Since the aftermath of Hurricane Helene we have been sharing resources from our “Disaster Relief and Assistance Fund” made possible by generous donations from those affiliated with CGM and others. You may donate here https://cogministries.org/donate/ if you wish to do so, and we assure you the funds will be only used for assistance to those in need affected by this storm and others as they come. Currently we are helping mostly folks in the Morganton, North Carolina area as having served in these areas as their pastor we are aware of specific needs and in contact with people directly. Most commonly we are helping with bottled drinking water, funds for gasoline for mobile generators, chain saws, supplies for clean up, and food. Thank you in advance and blessings to you for your care! T. S. Hoefker – President & Senior Pastor, CGM”
09/05/24 Prayer Request Update – (from Scott Hoefker, pastor, CGM) I spoke with Patty Graham this afternoon and she asks that we continue to pray for her husband Stan Graham. “Our condition here remains difficult. Several weeks ago Stan fell, and ended up having them go in through the back of his neck to staple, screw, and wire several vertebrae in his neck that were broken. He is just starting to walk again. Stan also has cirrhosis of the liver and is very sick, continuing to decline daily. He basically sleeps, watches a little TV and goes to treatment for 5-6 hours. I truly believe trials are for the testing of our faith and when endured gives the peace and strength needed to endure even harder times. Without them, we would not need to rely on God”. The Grahams live in Pensacola, FL.
05/11/22 Prayer Request – (from Scott Hoefker, pastor, CGM) From Larry Field, (Nebraska). “I would like to ask for continued prayers – it’s my back/pelvic area. I was badly injured in 2016 when a machine fell on top of me, breaking my pelvis in 4 places, and severing a bunch of nerves. It also cracked my tailbone and came extremely close to severing my spinal cord. I would/should have been paralyzed, if not for God’s intervention. Lately the pain in my pelvic area has ramped up to extreme levels, and it is very difficult to walk. The strongest non-prescription drug, Tylenol, is no longer effective. My body just is resistant to pain medication, for some reason. I’m not getting much done at all, and I’m falling seriously behind on everything here…please pray that there be some relief, at least for this pain, if it be God’s will”.
(These prayer requests and updates listed are partial, as there are a large number received each week, so we simply cannot list them all. These come from several fellowships of the body of Christ throughout the U.S. and world.) Any prayer requests or announcements to be shared on the CGM website and/or this weekly update should be sent directly to Scott Hoefker by Wednesday of each week, (via e mail if possible). You may also use the “contact us” page on the CGM website to do so.)