Soon our graduating seniors will be receiving their diplomas from area high schools. Thus, they and their families enter into a time of transition over the next several weeks and months.  Adjustments will have to be made both by the graduate and his or her family.  It is both a time of joy and of some uncertainty.  Let's come alongside them in prayer. Pray specifically by name for any graduates you know personally.
Pray that . . .

• Each graduate will seek, or continue to seek, God's purpose and plans for them, and commit themselves to whatever God reveals.
• For each graduate this next stage in life will be a time of drawing closer to the Lord and more resolute in serving Him, rather than it being a time of rebellion.
• God will grant parents discernment and wisdom as they seek to continue to offer guidance while also "letting go" during this time of transition.
• Conflicts will be minimal between parents and these young adults as this change occurs  -- that all will seek to be humble, selfless, patient, and understanding.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” -- Proverbs 3:5-6  (NLT) 

“In your hearts revere Christ as Lord.”   -- 1 Peter 3:15  (NIV)
 
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”  -- Ephesians 4:2  (NIV)

WEEKLY PRAYER UPDATE –  May 13, 2026
Missions:
Stephen & Sabrina Marshall –  church planting in France
Capstone Church, Helena, Montana – Caleb Groteluschen, pastor; Ben Quigg, worship leader
Juan Pablo and Sol Herrera –  Hispanic ministry in Ponder
Senator Barnes & family –  East Asia Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative for World Ventures

Church:
Participants in graduate recognition this Sunday
Enlistment of VBS staff
Planning for starting Mother's Day Out in the fall
Staff search for worship leader
This week’s worship service, Bible studies, and BodyBuilder groups

Personal Needs:
Spiritual awakening in our community, in our nation
Salvation -- Those on your "Who's Your One?" list
Grief:  Family of Gary Carrington – Gary passed away on Tuesday evening, May 12
Becky Boettcher —  on May 14 undergoing lumpectomy, followed by radiation
Paula Haddix (former member) – has malignant mass in kidney; having kidney removal May 26
Lincoln, 3 yr old son of Brenda Davidson's niece – having surgery to repair a birth defect of the brain stem
Blake Crutsinger – Ponder coach in ICU with fractured skull, brain swelling due to being accidentally hit with a shotput at the high school regional track meet
Manda Marquis Campbell – hospitalized with fungal infection in lungs & spinal cord that could spread to brain
Pat Potter  -- doing well in recovery at home following surgery related to uterine cancer
Shelly Pope – undergoing immunotherapy trial treatment for stage 4 liver cancer
Charlotte Hodges (Darrell Pope's sister) – diagnosed with bone cancer
Martha Wyatt – at home now, recovering from cracked vertebrae in neck from fall
Kerr Broadstreet  (Kim's brother) – cancerous tumor in shoulder has begun to grow again
Tristen Garza (grandson of longtime PISD administrator, Kent Josselet) – experiencing difficulties with lower extremities, with walking; undergoing testing and physical therapy
Tommy Bean –  needing renewed strength following his mini-stroke
Halle Deaton (25 yr old former member from Krum)   – recovering well from surgery related to breast cancer
Those in assisted living/nursing homes:  Barbara Nofziger, Carolyn Gillespie, Mary Alice Benton
Our government leaders
First responders