Prayer Requests

By Anonymous

Hello and thank you for all the prayers over the years! 
Please continue to pray for this small ministry to women. Please pray: 
  • we continue to listen for God's voice in keeping this blog
  • time management
  • that whomever reads this blog or participates in the Bitterness/Forgiveness Bible study will be blessed and draw ever near to Christ.
  • lives would be changed for the better
  • hearts can begin to heal



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