Pray for our Gresham Corps

Rachel J. - Health/Upcoming Surgery

So on Friday the thing I have been praying for, for almost four years, is finally happening.  I will be having total knee replacement on my right knee.  I am nervous and excited.  I am not looking forward to pain and physical therapy, but am looking forward to a better moving, less painful knee.  Please keep Mike Johnson and I in your prayers as we navigate through the surgery and recovery.

Sarah R. - Prayers

"Need some serious prayers, please pray for wisdom and guidance! Thank you."

Michelle V. - Trevor

"Could you please pray for Trevor right now, he is drunk and talking about how it's over. He just can't stop. I pray for his safety and that he would open his heart to the lord and help."

Bombing in Afghanistan- 63 deaths / 180 injured

Kabul wedding blast: Groom has 'lost hope' after deadly attack

Reuters

Mirwais Elmi told Tolo News he would "never see happiness in my life again"
The bridegroom whose wedding was targeted by a suicide bomber in the Afghan capital Kabul says he has "lost hope" after the deadly attack.
In a TV interview, Mirwais Elmi said his bride survived but his brother and other relatives were among the 63 people killed in Saturday's attack.
The Islamic State group has admitted carrying out the bombing, which also wounded more than 180.

President Ashraf Ghani described the attack as "barbaric".

He blamed the Taliban for "providing a platform to terrorists". The Taliban, who are engaged in peace talks with the US, condemned the attack.

In the interview with Tolo News, Mirwais Elmi recalled greeting smiling guests in the packed wedding hall only to see their bodies carried out hours later.

"My family, my bride are in shock, they cannot even speak. My bride keeps fainting," he said.

"I've lost hope. I lost my brother, I lost my friends, I lost my relatives. I will never see happiness in my life again.

"I can't go to the funerals, I feel very weak ... I know that this won't be the last suffering for Afghans, the suffering will continue," he added.

The bride's father told Afghan media that 14 members of his family had died in the attack.

What happened?

An IS statement said that one of its fighters blew himself up at a "large gathering" while others "detonated a parked explosives-laden vehicle" when emergency services arrived.

The attack took place in a district populated mainly by Shia Muslims.

Sunni Muslim militants, including the Taliban and the Islamic State group, have repeatedly targeted Shia Hazara minorities in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Nancy D. - Marcos' Father (Surgery)

An update on Major Gil R.:

Major Gil is out of surgery and the doctors were amazed that everything went so well.

Please continue to lift his recovery in your prayers. Also note at this time, he cannot receive visitors.

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Team Cascade,

Captain Marcos Roman’s father, Major Gil R, is currently undergoing surgery for a liver transplant.  He and his family covet your prayers for his father as well as the donor family who is bereaved of their loved one.

Thank you for your ongoing prayers for our divisional family.  “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.”  (James 5:16b)

We will update as we know more.

THQ bulletin

Major Beau P. (RO) was admitted to hospital today after showing symptoms of having a stroke. His family would appreciate prayers from their friends around the territory.