JULY 7. Pls pray for dear friend, Tom Spainhour; (short blurb on home page).
ALSO, many of God's people will be in DC on Saturday, July 16th...seeking God's clear guidance for our country. Mary and I won't be able to get there, but will be praying at home. Want to join us?! Or pray where you are. AMERICA needs help now!
Pls pray for a job for Greg....or clear guidance about doing a 'gap year' at Look Up Lodge (SC.) or YWAM Music DTS (CO.).
June 20 Registered 12 youth at Proskuneo's art camp in Clarkson...from Burma, Congo, Central Afr Rep, Mexico, Honduras. GREAT JOB BY Josh Davis team Korean young adults from Open Door church in Virginia.
JUNE 19 Dad's Day was the best: back to VWC this a.m. to worship, then Amy/Juan's for fab curry lunch, then to Comer. Did a Ps. 23 song at Jubilee Partners fellowship. Back to Lilburn to catch the Cavs beat the Warriors; amazing example of commitment: Lebron James, and his rightful confession (2x) that 'the Man Above' was gracious to them.
June 18 Bob drove to Montgomery,AL. to meet Mary/Greg for lunch. We exchanged some Dad's day stuff; fun! He gave me a wood carving of 1 Peter 5:7.
LOVED every second of Victory World Church (Norcross) with Congo guests Sam n Chris who are staying w us for a week.
June 4 Our friend,Jean Claude Kibaba, left Iowa today to return to the Congo refugee camp where he was raised. Needs boldness in sharing Life there this month.
June 3. The last few days:trainwreck; we have tried our 'inspired' best to lead our crackerjack protege (pls forgive circumlocuting) thru a fog of listlessness and zilch deference to those to whom it is due. Yesterday was sweet in celebrating 'gotcha' day. Yet it seemed best this aft to coordinate a change in domicile. It was much harder for spouse n I. Fortunately for the adolescent, the red carpet was spread abroad by a nearby African family that is very dear to us. Pls pray:
1. for a willingness to investigate wage acquisition opps; for a passion to seek our Maker.
2. for mom's heart; to rest in the providence of our good, good Father.
3. for dad's creativity in maintaining and enhancing fam relationships; for untiring commitment to prayer.
SUMMER is a high risk-season for refugee teens in Clarkston. No money, but lots of danger and free time. Pls pray.
May 5 Pls pray for
a. our dear son Greg that the Lord will clearly lead him in this next stage of life. Looking for a music internship. Seems like Rockford First church would be a good match. Needing to hear their final answer in the next week or so.
b. Bob; seeking the Lord about a possible trip to Wisc. on May 9-13.
c. Mary and I need to get to the Mexico border asap to help out;maybe the first week of June?
d. healing of nephew Justin's elbow that was hurt bigtime.
e. Asylum visa for 12 yr. old "R" from Honduras.
f. pastor Marc n Nancy Erickson to finish well in Bethlehem, and have a non-eventful flight back to Milwaukee on June 1st.
g. Jobs for two Iranians friends here; both are skilled workers, in welding and diesel mechanics.
h. World Relief worker, Pete, needs to find a home to buy in Lilburn area.
i. Healing for dear friend, Dey Cowles, in Sheboygan.
j. Preparation for our friend, Cheri Meyer, heading to Rwanda in June; marvelous experience there.
January 13, 2016. SORRY for not updating this. So many prayer needs, including my friend Chris K in Milwaukee getting a kidney TODAY. Pls join us in prayer for that. Also:
1. Mary's mom in Mville; they're together this week. Seeing a doc for test results in this aft. for gma.
2. Greg in brrr Wisc.; to stay warm, healthy and serving strong at Riverside camp.
3. Bob's foot ulcer is slowly healing.
4. Learning more daily about Jubilee Partners and other ministries serving refugees. Thanking God for them, especially the leaders Don n Carolyn. They and team have provided housing and ESL for over 3000 refugees since 1980. Faithful warrriors.
Nov. 28th. All went well for Juan at Immigration, PTL.
Nov. 22 Juan fly to Dallas on schedule yesterday and will catch a 12:30 a.m bus tonight to El Paso, then tomor morning cross over to Juarez. His dad will meet him and they'll embrace for the first time in 11 years. Please pray that Juan will have a wonderful and fruitful reunion with his family there and be able to head back in to El Paso at 8 a.m. on Satur Nov. 28th.
Juan will begin working at Victory World Church here in Atlanta on Dec. 1st; pray for him to get another part time job as well.
UNfortunately, Bob had to postpone his Juarez trip because of a couple major hurdles. That's disappointing, but it's an opportunity to focus on refugee evangelism this Thanksgiving season.
Nov. 4. PTL that Bob is able to teach the Word now on an almost daily basis to refugees and immigrants.
PTL that Greg has a job extension (note two paragraphs below), Juan has his papers, and Mary Em's mom (Mrs. Heard) will be definitely moving to Atlanta to live with us. This will be a huge privilege for my family!
Bob will be headed to YWAM Juarez for Thanksgiving week to help out at an orphanage there. Still not sure about Mindanao this year anymore; need clarity on that. For some reason, his bod doesn't work as well since he turned 30 (2x).
Pls pray for Juan's job interview at Victory World church on Nov. 9th.
Oct. 21 Pls pray that the Dept of Immigration will grant "advance parole" to Juan; his sister Alma received hers yesterday. This allows them to return to Mexico and enter the USA with documentation to begin steps to citizenship. They plan to see their family in Juarez on Nov. 23 through 28th. UPDATE: PTL, they received a positive response to their 'advance parole' letter to Dept. of Immig. Pls pray for Juan, Alma, and I as we reenter USA (ElPaso) about 6 a.m. on Satur. Nov. 28th...that the Texas border agents will be respectful to the federal permission that Juan/Alma have in hand which allows them to enter the USA.
Oct. 13 to Nov. 6 Pray that Greg serves well and learns much at Riverside Bible Camp in Amherst, WI. NOV. 4 UPDATE: Greg is doing well and is able to keep working there thru mid Feb.; then possibly starting in April for a year.
Please keep praying for Danielle. As of early October, she's still needing prayer bigtime!
Aug. 17. Please pray for:
1. Danielle Curtis; in a Milwaukee hospital. Fighting cancer, being mom to 4 newly adopted kids. Pray for husband Ray too; we don't want him to be pulling out all his hair and be looking like Bob!
2. Scott and Janet Willis; serving courageously this week in Israel.
3. Greg; that he'll access a one year internship, possibly at a Wiscon camp;
4. Amy; at her first day of work today for a Crisis Response company. THE WEDDING was glorious!!!! ALL YOU facebook folks have seen the photos!
5. Em, dear wife! Being a blessing to Mama in Monroeville.
6. Mama Heard; new energy!
7. Mom Mulloy; she's had two rough days and missed the fam reuni yesterday :(
8. Juan; dear son in law. Blessing us and anybody who wants to hear his Sweet Surrender and other gospel raps.
9. For Ramona in Honduras; needs full healing after 2nd surgery two months ago.
10. For another 'R' in same country. Trying to get a USA visa. She witnessed the murder of her mom and 4 bros over a year ago.
APRIL; PTL: our friend/bro/neighbor Norm Chacon is now on his legal pathway to residency. He's taken all the right steps through DACA opportunities, including leaving the States two weeks ago, and coming back in with all required documents. It wasn't a slam dunk. I'm proud to be an American when I see that some government agencies are still abiding by existing laws.
March 31: Pray for Sheboygan's own Sam Dekker this Saturday, Apr. 3, starting about 8.45 pm. He's playing in the NCAA bball SEMIS for Wisconsin. As a believer, he desires to be a sterling witness for Christ, win or lose. Update: they beat KY, but lost in the finals to Duke. Ptl that Sam was a witness for Christ regardless of the score of a sports event. 100 years from now no one will remember who won the game; everyone will remember how Sam played it...with all his heart, for Christ.
JAN. 28, 2015
Pls pray with us for a 65 yr. old woman, Ramona, in Honduras. She was hit by a cycle in July, and sustained compound fractures in her left leg. She finally had it set and treated ten days ago, but has a serious infection. She's nonetheless delighted at the possibility of walking again. UPDATE ON MARCH 31: additional funds have been raised for her second surgery, PTL.; pls pray it can be this week, and a success!
Pray also for a young boy who will have a court hearing in Birmingham this Friday the 30th. Relatives have threatened to remove him from his family because of extremist philosophic opinions. Update: the judge graciously ruled that the boy could remain in the States. Hoping for an adoptive fam in Bham; otherwise he'll be living in a group home in Atlanta.
PRAY also for a 9 yr. old girl named 'Maria' whose mom and 3 brothers were killed by Central Amer drug-runners a year ago. Hoping to get her extradited soon. Bob has been asked to advocate at the USA embassy there to bring her out. Update: Steps are in place to bring her out this new moon. Need prayer for safety and emotional healing. Bob not sure as of this writing if able to get to that embassy, but will at least write an official appeal. Key prayer dates are the week after Easter.
Oct. 21, 2014 Pray for God to touch Honduras like no other place and time in history. The enemy is entrenched so deeply. One gang calls itself "18", taken from satan's numeric mark of 666, per the book of Revelation, the last book of the New Testament.
Pray espec fo three people that remain on my heart (having spent just a week there):
1. a book with a rock lodged in his ear;
2. a woman with a compound leg fracture suffered in a car accident three months ago; she needs $4000. for surgery; she doesn't have a dime;
3. a new believer that I'm code naming "O". He has over a dozen scars as reminders of a gang attack, using machetes. They left him for dead, but the Almighty has bigger plans. Plan that O will remain healthy, continue to share the gospel boldly, and have regular employment and not fall back into his old lifestyle.
Nov. 30, 2013. Not one waking hour has passed since Nov. 8th...that I didn't think of the Philippines in the light of the massive typhoon that hit then. Seven million people rendered homeless in 30 seconds of time. Only the Almighty can heal survivors in body and soul. May each of us be responsive to however He leads us to respond. It just takes a day to get there. They are our neighbors.
March 25
Thank you for praying for Mary to beat her cancer; she is. God seems to be signaturing our PEN strategy (heartfelt
Prayer, diligent Exercise, radical Nutrition). Though each component is vital, I gotta give the most credit to prayer to Jehovah Rapha, the healer. He's not rocking out cavalierly wondering what will happen; He hears and answers. In
fact, as I was serving lunch to over 40 immigrants today, two people came up to me saying their young children are praying for Mary every day. We all need dozens of really old and really young people praying for us.
Just a reminder...God loved us to death. That's the bittersweetness of the worst day in History: good friday. Believe and receive that you are infintely, intimately loved. It's true. And you can't keep the living God down. He rose on the 3rd day. Risen indeed! Pass it on
JANUARY 5. THANK YOU for praying:
--for continued needs in my family, especially Mary Em; for healing from cancer;
--that God will clearly lead Amy in the next step of life; so GLAD she's home with us;
--for Greg to continue to improve as a member of a worship team that leads 100+ teens in worship at his public school once a week; that he will continue to get good grades in school, and that he will learn well especially in social studies class;
--for Mary's mom to heal up from the flu;
--for dear Josie in Davao, that she will learn well and continue to grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord;
--for Bob; that he will walk with the Lord daily and gain all the wisdom needed for important use of time, especially in pastoral counseling for international refugees;
--for our friend Emmanuel Manishimwe, a recent immigrant from Ruwanda who has endured much suffering for over twenty years; recently he was waiting for a light to turn green when he was rear-ended; he's suffering from whiplash; as a computer technician, he's looking for a job in this field. We're also looking for used computers that perhaps he could upgrade (whatever) and sell to other immigrants. Pls let us know if you can help in this way.
August 27. So many friends are carrying such heavy burdens that aren't going away. We need to pray daily for these.
One brother, Jan Cowles, is in need of faithful prayer every hour. He has stage 4 lung cancer, with increased pain and nausea for the past 3 months, though it goes back over a year. He's had several courses of treatment. Presently he's on Coumadin to break up a blood clot in his heart. Pls pray for success in that; then his doctor can renew cancer treatment. Other doctors have said "impossible", but God doesn't have that word in His vocabulary. Pls pray with us. Email me at bobmulloy4@yahoo.com if you can pray and want to receive updates.
July 2, 2012...Amy's bday! Yay, Amy, you survived college. That's a good birthday present right there. We love you and are SOOOO proud of you.
I, bob, need prayer these remaining 4 days of 18 in Asia, especially beginning at 5pm Friday, July 5, Atlanta time, when I'll board my plane in Manila for about 24 hrs.
PLS pray for our dear daughter, Amy, for:
1. healing in her knee;
2. the Lord's clear direction for work; she's seeking a job as a teacher's assistant for grades 1-3. She's also an awesome photographer. Her resume can be accessed by http://amymulloyportfolio.weebly.com/
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Also...
July 2nd: pls pray for 9 teens that came to Christ today; that their roots would go deep into God's word; and that they'll glad show up for baptism class next Sunday, and for the next 4 weeks.
June 23; 9.30 pm.
Pls pray for Mary, Amy, and Greg in Atlanta, especially that:
1. Mary will have fun hosting her bday luncheon on Monday;
2. Amy will see God's hand in getting a job that is well suited for her;
3. Greg will enjoy being 'the man of the house' in my absence;
Also, for
my mom in Wisc; for healing of a small part on her face;
my mama in Alabama; for healing of her injured wrist.
Pray for my ministry here in Manila through July 5th. My plans, once again, are not His, so I'm once again in place to share the gospel with medical people throughout this great city. On my first full day here, June 21st, I was able to share His love in two different hospitals. Pray that I can do this with great joy and lasting fruit.
Need prayer also for lithotripsy procedure tomorrow at 7 a.m Manila time (Satur. 6/23 Atlanta time, 7pm) to knock out a pesky k-stone measuring 1/4 inch that no way would bring happiness if it decides to travel south in a tunnel that's less than 1/32nd of an inch, designed just for liquid!
July 2nd: pls pray for 9 teens that came to Christ today; that their roots would go deep into God's word; and that they'll glad show up for baptism class next Sunday, and for the next 4 weeks.
June 23; 9.30 pm.
Pls pray for Mary, Amy, and Greg in Atlanta, especially that:
1. Mary will have fun hosting her bday luncheon on Monday;
2. Amy will see God's hand in getting a job that is well suited for her;
3. Greg will enjoy being 'the man of the house' in my absence;
Also, for
my mom in Wisc; for healing of a small part on her face;
my mama in Alabama; for healing of her injured wrist.
Pray for my ministry here in Manila through July 5th. My plans, once again, are not His, so I'm once again in place to share the gospel with medical people throughout this great city. On my first full day here, June 21st, I was able to share His love in two different hospitals. Pray that I can do this with great joy and lasting fruit.
Need prayer also for lithotripsy procedure tomorrow at 7 a.m Manila time (Satur. 6/23 Atlanta time, 7pm) to knock out a pesky k-stone measuring 1/4 inch that no way would bring happiness if it decides to travel south in a tunnel that's less than 1/32nd of an inch, designed just for liquid!
