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Lana
Lana Fick
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Lana Fick
Jun 19, 2020
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Lana Fick
Nov 10, 2017

Prayer Request

My prayer request is not for myself but for my niece. After a failed marriage, she raised her daughter from that marriage all by herself. She worked hard kept a roof over her head took care of her every need. When her daughter became pregnant at the age of 18; she had two beautiful girls to take care of. She was more of a mother to her grandchild then her daughter. She made sure they had a nice house and food to eat and a comfortable house in any season. She alone paid for all of the bills including insurance for the both of them. She never had a life of her own. It was a twenty four hour day; working and babysitting for her daughter. About this time, a man that she had dated on and off for almost ten years, came back into her life and they fell in love; but about the same time her daughter also fell in love "again" and became pregnant for the second time. Now she had two grandchildren and a daughter to care for. She told her daughter she'd have to get a job to help out. She got a part time job, which wasn't much help. Seeing how much she was being taken advantage of, the man "she" was in love with, told her he couldn't be apart of this relationship if she didn't put her foot down. So, they broke up. But being so in love with her, he came back into the picture to see if he could change anything that would make it better for her. He told her he wanted to marry her and wanted to make plans for them to be together forever. They planned their marriage for over a year and a half. It was kind of bitter sweet for her, because she had grown to love her grand- children like they were her own. They finally set a date, and he and my niece told her daughter and a "new" boy friend, that they'd have to find a place and move out of the house by the time they married. About three months before the wedding date, my grandniece announced she was having another baby. The two of them told her, that their agreement still stands. My niece rented a house and paid for the first three months rent; continues to pay for their insurance and buy them food. But, they kept their agreement. On their wedding day, the church was full of family and friends, everybody but her daughter, who said she was too sick to be there.Her little grand-daughter was the flower girl. They went on a honeymoon for a week and told them that when they got back they "must" be moved into their new home. When they returned, they did move out but didn't take all of their belongings; even though they had more than enough friends to help them move; so my niece took it upon herself to get the rest of the things out of the house and take them to their new house. What happened next is why I need your prayers and for whom. My kind loving niece, who does everything for everybody and never does anything for herself, "ruptured" herself and is in the hospital losing blood; and at present in critical condition. Only two weeks after she finally got a chance to have some happiness for herself. She is one of the kindest, most loving and giving young woman you ever would want to meet. She is soo very humble and always lifting someone else up. Please "EVERYBODY"; lift up prayers with me for her healing. Dear God, please hold our little Angel, in the palm of Your healing hands. She loves you soo much and always puts others before herself whether it be family, friends at church or complete strangers. YOU see what a Very special young lady she is;, please heal her and let her finally enjoy her life. You saw them at their wedding,You heard those beautiful vows they wrote for each other, and read to each other in Your presence. You Alone know how Very much they Love each other. I ask this for the both of them, Lord, and I ask for it is the name of Jesus!! AMEN

Lana
Lana Fick
Jun 4, 2016

Prayer Request

I work in a Nursing home and become very close with alot of my residents, but, I feel in my heart that God has drawn me near to this particular resident. He has CHF and only 14% of his heart is working; he needs oxygen to breathe. He has worked hard all of his life; has been in two failed marriages but has raised two of his Step-children. After his children ( who live w/ him ), found him on the floor; they took him to the hospital where they found out that they wouldn't be able to take proper care of him so he was brought to our nursing home. When his son came to visit, they had a falling out. In his mind, he thinks that his children just wanted to put him away, so they could have all he worked so hard for. His daughter and her little ones that he was raising moved out of the house;his son will no longer visit, and every day he gets weaker and weaker. He is so depressed; it seems like he is giving up. It breaks my heart to think that he my pass away without them ever having the chance to reconcile. I keep talking to him about our Jesus. He told me that his mother used to take him to church, and he really liked it, but one day, one of the boys told him he can't come to church with out a suit coat; and his mother was raising him by herself and didn't have money to buy him one so he stopped going.He said that later in life he'd go to many other churches as they moved from place to place. One day a young man who he was working with said he was a born again Christian. He said that his mother always taught him to have respect for everyone, especially his elders, so he never talked back to anyone, even if he had different views about something. One day this man came up to him and punched him right in the face while he was working, and he couldn't understand why he would do such a thing because he would always help him. He didn't even tell him "why" he did it. So. instead of saying anything, he just got up and went back to work; but never returned. He said he felt like if that's what a born again christian i like, I don't want to be one. He says he believes in Jesus, but, wouldn't go back to church. I'm praying so very hard for him. He is such a nice man; but has had many "bad" breaks in life. I know he won't be with us much longer, but, I pray, I can get him back to Jesus and that he'll realize that his children do love him and forgive them for what he "thinks" they've done. I also pray that I can get his children to come in so they can reconcile before he dies. It's so sad for both sides Please, Please, Please help me pray for him and his family. I know God Must Love him and knows how confused he is in his fragile state. "Dear Jesus, please wrap your big loving arms around this man ; forgive him his sins and and allow him to reconcile with his children. If there's anything I can do; anything I can say, Lord give me the words. Use me Father to bring them the "Peace" that only comes from knowing You".I ask this in Jesus's name, Amen. xxxooo <3

Lana
Lana Fick
Oct 29, 2015

Prayer Request

I would so much appreciate your prayers! I am a seventy one year old woman who has Blessed, even before I was born. I was born into the most wonderful caring family; I married the man of my dreams who gave me a dozen, Wonderful, loving caring children, who are the joy of m life. I lost my husband a year and a half go to Cancer,from which he suffered for three years; but, I "know" that he is in God's Arms, and waiting for the day I'll join him. I continue to work full time at our nursing home as an Activity director,where I have worked for the past 22 years.I have Ra and Osteoporous, and I am still able to keep up with my job. I love my residents and most of our staff; but, in the past six months; upper management, has done an about face. I have helped and continue to help others in all of their departments, when needed.I offer my help to others all of the time. My work is always done on time; I can not for the life of me understand where this all started from. Where once they came to me for advise, they now cut me short as soon as I try to suggest things; and there is so much more that they have been doing, that really has me down.
Believe it or not this is NOT, what I need your prayers for. I "KNOW"""", that when you walk with GOD; the Devil will try to break you!!! I live and Breathe God!! He's the first one I talk to upon waking and he's with me all through the day, and he's the last one I talk to before I close my eyes for the night.He even talks to me in my sleep; and here comes the problem I need your prayers for.HE "Tells me", all the time; that HE is in charge and will take care of what ever happens. HE tells me there is no need to get upset; just to put it in HIS most capable hands. I KNOW THIS!!!!!!! I really DO know this; and yet, I continue to let these people tear me down. I continue to have bad feelings for these people that I've once called my friends, because I can't understand "why". I feel that I am letting MY GOD DOWN!!! I try and Try. Please pray for me to be able to do as HE asks of Me!!! I don't like feeling like this. I want to be able to keep my eyes on my God and do as he'd have me do!! I ask this in JESUS' NAME. AMEN!

Lana
Lana Fick
Aug 7, 2015

Prayer Request

August 16th, will make two years since my husband of 49 years,; and father of our twelve children lost his three year long battle with cancer. That same week we had to say good bye to my brother in law on my husband's side; my husband's aunt and my son's girlfriend's grandfather, who was run over by his tractor in a freak accident. A month before that date; his younger brother ( who was the picture of health), had an aneurysm after one day on vacation with his wife in Texas when he went to see his daughter. He planned for that trip for months and couldn't wait to see her. Eight months later, my father in law passed away. We were surrounded by "Death"; at one point I didn't think I'd be able to go on, but, "YOU" are so much apart of my life and of my great big families lives. You brought us into this world and have stayed with us every minute of every day through every sorrow and every Joy and I know you'll see us through to the end. Your Peace/ Comfort/ and Grace gave us the strength to go on and to use what we've been through to help others. More than the passing; it hurt me so very much to see over the period of three long years, the man of my life suffer the way he did and not be able to help him. Not, be able to make it better. I know my other family members felt the same way of their loved ones. Today, I kissed the tears of one of my residents away as she said good bye to her friend of 37 years at her funeral. Tonight, we got news that someone very dear to us, had surgery for breast cancer. We were told that she didn't want anyone to know; but, I know, that You know that when I'm as upset as much as I am about this news; another loved one that "I" can not heal or help or make better; I LIFT it up to YOU; My Almighty; ALL Caring; All LOVING GOD!!! PLEASE, EVERYONE, I beg you to join me in lifting up your prayers for a very "Special intention." Please heal this loved one and take away any suffering. Stay with the family, and keep them strong that they may be able to provide all the help needed; and remind them that they are NOT alone; You have given us the Greatest Support system ever. We are ALL one in the Body of Christ and when one hurts we all hurt, but, when One rejoices we All rejoice. Let this be a time of Rejoicing! "Accept our praise , O LORD; for all of your glorious power." I ask in Jesus's name. AMEN.

Lana
Lana Fick
Nov 8, 2015

"My Rainbow"

My story begins on August 15th 2013, the day "before" my husband was called home to live the rest of his life with our Lord,Jesus. It was three years after a battle with three different cancers over a period of three years; a battle that took him back and forth to Penn MED in Philadelphia to our home in Reading, Pa. where we lived our whole life and were blessed with twelve of the most wonderful ,caring children we could ever have asked for. And, we did ask for them way before we were even married. From those twelve children, we now have twenty two grandchildren and six great grand children ( by the end of the month, we'll be able to say "seven".) So, you can see our marriage was truly blessed. On the 15th of August, back in 2013;my husbands suffering was coming to an end. First he asked me "how' I could get him into a nursing home. I told him I would "never" do that; that between our children and me , we would continue to take care of him at home even if
i had to quit my job. He said, that he didn't think i was going to be able to take care of him, anymore. He was on o2 day and night and still having trouble breathing. Later that evening, he asked me to call an ambulance to take him to the hospital;so, I called and we were there shortly after. The doctor came to me a short time later, and told me that his lung collapsed and there was no more they could do for him that today was the last day we'd have with him before he would leave us, to join our Lord. I had so "many" mixed emotions. His suffering would be coming to an end, but the man of my life, the man I have been with since I was fifteen years old,would no longer be with me.
It felt like someone "ripped" my heart out of my chest. I called home and had the kids call everybody and get them to the hospital. He didn't pass until the next morning; but he was alert and had a chance to talk to first our Grandchildren,( while our children and I were talking to the doctor), and then all of our children.He told them all, just how much he loved them and was so proud of them and how he wouldn't have ever wanted to have a life without them. Two of our sons, were not there when we were first told. Our one son who lives in Maryland and another son who lives in Florida. By the time our son from Maryland, came( about three hours later), he had already been administered Morphene, and was in a sleep. Johnny brought their youngest son who was only six months old, he only got to see him after he was first born. When John went to the bed and said, "Hi, Dad; someone's here to see you", he leaned over the bed with Logan and my husband sat right up and gave him a hug. Peter didn't get to the hospital until after 11:00pm.( hours later) and when he said ( Hi, Dad, It's me, Peter; again he sat right up and gave him a hug.It was just like he was waiting to say good bye to everyone of them.) It wasn't long after that , that the doctor told us that when the machine next to husband went down to "0" he would take his last breath. Everybody circled around him, and we softly sang Amazing grace, we wanted to sing him into heaven. ( this was at 12:38am, August 16th, 2013) After he passed the pastor asked if i wanted some time alone with my husband before he called the funeral home. I told him I'd love that, and he proceeded to take the rest of the family down to the waiting room, down the hall. I climbed up on his bed and was telling him( with tears streaking down my cheeks), how much I loved him and what a great life we had together, Then I said, "Do you realize that in less than a month, we'd have been married for 49 years; and "you" skipped out on me! Don't think that because you skipped out on me, I don't want a present! For our anniversary , send me a bluebird; a rainbow, NO, make that a double rainbow; so, I'll know you are alright and in the arms of our Lord!!" Our Anniversary is September 12th. For the next month, that is "all" our family talked about. My family said, " Mom, if you don't get your rainbow, we'll paint it on the side of your house." Our anniversary came, and I awoke to the sound of pouring down rain against my window. My one daughter called and said, "Mom, get ready, I'm taking you to breakfast." She arrived, after 9:00am with a bouquet of red roses,( just like the ones her father would get me every year.) We were done with breakfast and the rain just wouldn't stop! I asked her to take me to her brother's in Hamburg.He said there was a grocery store that he wanted to take me to where I could "stretch" my dollars. We got to his house a little after noon and it looked like night time, it was so dark. He lived on a farm on top of a hill. there were streaks of lightning, in back of his house and it was still pouring, but on top of his house, the sun was shining. I said ,"Let's get out of the car there just has to be a rainbow!" But - it was not to be, When we got home the phone was ringing, it was one of our daughters who lives in Philadelphia, ( we have three that live there). They said they wanted to take me out to diner, and asked where I wanted to go. I said I didn't care; and then they suggested "Stokesay Castle". I said, "Oh, that's where I took your father on his twenty first birthday, 51 years age and haven't been there since. It was a little after six when everybody started piling in from all over. We headed up the mountain to the castle. It was six oclock, but looked more like ten. It was so dark and the rain hadn't let up one bit all day. It was coming down in buckets. When we got there we waited a few minutes for one last daughter to arrive and then we all got out of the cars, ( with our umbrellas) and walked to the door. I took one step inside of the castle, and my son-in-law, who was hooding the door, said," OMG, Mom, turn around!!" There in that black sky was the most beautiful, and brightest RAINBOW, I've ever seen. and as I looked up -bam! it turned into a "Double Rainbow!"We cried, we laughed, we screamed, we PRAYED. Do I believe in the Power of Love ? I sure do!! Do I believe in GOD?" More than ever!!!! That month before "my" rainbow,I'd hyperventilate;I'd faint and have to be taken to the hospital, I even fainted in the ambulance; but, since that Rainbow; I'm fine. I know just where he's at and who he's with and I'm looking forward to joining him in heaven some day!! GOD is GOOD!!!! xxxooo <3