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Prayer Requests
Week of May 1-8
Our Member in the Spotlight this week is Barbara Parker. Barbara has just celebrated her 58th year as a member of Johns Creek Baptist Church & has been a member of the Bowen and Bowen Homebound class for many years. Barbara enjoys receiving cards from her JCBC family. These may be mailed to her at The Retreat at Conyers, 1502 Renaissance Dr., Apt. 1-B, Conyers, GA 30012
Prayer Requests
Prayer Request, Rhonda Byrd, 5/1/2024: R.G. Crump is back in Emory Johns Creek Hospital after being out just over a week in receiving a pacemaker and a watchman for his heart valve. R.G. is having trouble with shortness of breath and tiredness problems. He has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure and is receiving treatment. He will have more tests today. R.G. is asking for your prayers as the doctors are working to get his health under control and back to normal. Please be in prayer for R.G. RG appreciates the prayers and comfort of his JCBC family. These can be directed to RG at rgcrump@bellsouth.net and cab be mailed to him at 3215 Hill Street, Apt. 122, Duluth, Georgia 30096
Prayer Request, Shaun King, 5/2/2024:
JCBC Family,
I have a special prayer request. Our church has a special family of guests who have been visiting our church for a several weeks. Matt and Rachel Powers, with their two great kids: Benji (5) and Nico (3). The Powers have been taking new and exciting steps toward getting fully involved. They have volunteered in our ministry and we are in the middle of conversations about joining the church. This past week, both Matt and Rachel lost their jobs within one week of each other. Matt is in I.T. and Rachel is in the Travel Industry. Please be in prayer for employment opportunities to open up. If you or someone you know can help the Powers make connections that will lead to employment for their family, I know they will be grateful and feel the love of our church. Feel free to contact them at 678-614-7306.
Your cards and letters are also appreciated and may be mailed to Matt and Rachel Powers at 4910 Yorkshire Ln
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
Prayer Request, Rhonda Byrd, 5/4/2024: Heather Thielman, has been diagnosed with inflammation of the chest wall, very painful, accompanied by rib pain. She has received medication for this and seeks the prayers of her church family. Cards and emails are appreciated, and may be sent to Heather at: hthielman98@gmail.com and to Heather Thielman
6096 Brookhaven Circle, Johns Creek, GA 30097
Prayer Request, Bret Hegi, 5/5/2024: Please pray for 15 month old Maeve Ross. She’s been in the hospital the last several months going through chemotherapy. The treatments have been unsuccessful and she is scheduled for a 14-15 hour surgery on Wednesday, May 8 to remove a tumor. She is the niece of one of my very good friends, and the family is asking for prayers. Please join me in praying for Maeve and her surgeons.
Week of April 24-May 1
Our Member in the Spotlight this week is Camely Mayfield. Camely has been a member of Johns Creek Baptist Church for nearly 20 years, & a longtime member of the Bowen Community. Camely enjoys hearing from her JCBC family by texts, cards & letters. Cards & letters may be mailed to Camely at: 20102 Harvest Ridge Lane, Alpharetta, GA 30022
Prayer Requests
Prayer Request, David White, April 26, 2024 Leatrice Klutts – oldest sister of Danny Henderson (Anne) – passed away in North Little Rock on Thursday evening April 25th. Leatrice had been in hospice care. Please pray for Leatrice’s husband, for Danny & Anne, & for their family in the days ahead.
Cards & letters are appreciated and may be mailed to:
Danny and Anne Henderson
211 Price Hills Trail
Sugar Hill, Georgia 30518-6212
Prayer Request, Terri Byrd, April 29, 2024 I am requesting prayer for our friend, Brian Deagon, who has recently been moved to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta after spending weeks in ICU in Birmingham with meningitis. He has a long road of recovery ahead. His mom, Jan, died this week so their family is carrying a lot of heartache.
Your cards & letters are deeply appreciated & may be sent to Brian Deagon, c/o The Shepherd Center, 2020 Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
Prayer Request, Debbie Iwasaki, April 29, 2024 Dr. John Cunningham Taylor Obituary, 102 yrs. old & JCBC member for 30 yrs.
Dr. John C. Taylor passed away in Atlanta, GA on Sunday April 21, 2024, just 2 1/2 weeks before his 103rd birthday. He died in the home that he & his wife Nancy Womack Taylor built in Brook-haven in 1993, & where he always said he wanted to spend his last days, joking that he was “Brookhaven before Brookhaven was cool.“
Dr. John C. Taylor passed away in Atlanta, GA on Sunday April 21, 2024, just 2 1/2 weeks before his 103rd birthday. He died in the home that he & his wife Nancy Womack Taylor built in Brook-haven in 1993, & where he always said he wanted to spend his last days.
John was driven by many interests & causes in his life. Whether in his role as a student, pastor, husband, father, grandfather, educator, journalist or athlete, he was passionate in his work and devoted to those he loved & served. His early years were influenced by his father’s work in churches around the country.
John was driven by many interests & causes in his life. Whether in his role as a student, pastor, husband, father, grandfather, educator, journalist or athlete, he was passionate in his work and devoted to those he loved & served. His early years were influenced by his father’s work in churches around the country.
Upon retirement, John gave life to a long kindling interest in nutrition & exercise by returning to SIU to get his doctorate in health & wellness. Around this time, he started racing in triathlons, swimming & biking events in Senior Olympics, & barely a week would go by without him competing at some kind of regional or national race. All this culminated with him being the world’s first 90 year-old to complete a USATA sanctioned triathlon & earning the gold medal in the Triathlon at the Senior Olympic Games in Houston in 2011.
After his wife Nancy passed away in 1998, he met Sally Jo Johnson, who spent the next 25 years as his loving partner. He will be greatly missed by his three sons, John W., Charles L & Paul Randall, along with daughters-in-law Donna, Helen & Lisa, grandchildren Brent, Noah & Brooke & great-grandchildren Gideon & Vera. He also will be missed by hundreds of students & parishioners whose lives he touch in so many ways through the years.
A traditional funeral service will be held on Saturday May 4 at 11 am, at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2461 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30305. A reception with light food & refreshments will follow. Flowers may be sent to Covenant on Friday May 3 by noon or Saturday May 4 by 10 am.
Your cards and caring remembrances will be appreciated and may be directed to Randall Taylor at: 2832 Redding Road NE, Brookhaven, Georgia 30319-2900
Prayer request, Rhonda Byrd, May 1, 2024 – R.G. Crump is back in Emory Johns Creek Hospital after being out just over a week in receiving a pacemaker and a watchman for his heart valve. R.G. is having trouble with shortness of breath and tiredness problems. He has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure and is receiving treatment. He will have more tests today. R.G. is asking for your prayers as the doctors are working to get his health under control and back to normal. Please be in prayer for R.G.
Week of April 17-24
Our Member in the Spotlight this week is Jo-Ann Leathers. Jo-Ann has been a member of Johns Creek Baptist Church for over nearly 24 years and has been a member of the Bowen Sunday School Community for many years. Jo-Ann appreciates hearing from her JCBC family and prefers to receive outreach by email. Emails may be directed to Jo-Ann at leathersjandt@aol.com
Prayer Requests
Prayer Request, Rhonda Byrd, Monday, April 22: Rebecca Crowfoot is asking for prayer. Rebecca has been feeling under the weather with dizziness, nausea, and high blood pressure since Friday. She finally went to the hospital on Sunday evening. They are running many tests to rule out major problems. Right now, she needs a lot of rest while the doctors complete running their tests. Rebecca is asking for your prayers as she continues to get the rest that she needs.
Cards, letters and prayers are appreciated, and may be sent to Rebecca at: Rebecca Crowfoot, 1454 Cypress Drive, Buford, Georgia 30518 and may be emailed to Rebecca at rcrowfoot1953@yahoo.com
Prayer Request, Merry Romo, Monday, April 22: Jean Bowen will have cornea replacement surgery on Tuesday, April 30. Please pray for Jean, Rudy, and the surgeon. Jean appreciates your prayers, cards, and letters, which can be mailed to her at 5696 Kennedy Road
Suwanee, Georgia 30024 or emailed to her at jeanbowen62@gmail.com.
Prayer Request, Scotta Couch, Monday April 22: Scotta informed us that her Dad, William (Mac) McDonald, went to be with Jesus this past Sunday (4/21) morning. He was in and out of the hospital over the past 3 months and ultimately in hospice this past month. Scotta has requested that we please pray for her family and herself as they grieve the loss of his presence. Scott and her family are thankful that they are not without hope though, that they will see him again one day.
Scott and her family are grateful for your prayers and appreciates cards and letters being mailed to her at 1255 Rosewood Drive, Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
Week of April 10-17
Our Member in the Spotlight this week is Fan King. Fan has been a member of Johns Creek Baptist Church for over 27 years and has been a member of the Bowen Sunday School Community for several years. Fan appreciates hearing from her JCBC family. Cards and letters may be mailed to Fan at 3715 High Gables East, Cumming, GA 30041
Prayer Requests
Prayer Request, Rhonda Byrd, Tuesday, April 16:
Pat Vinson had his hip replaced at Emory Johns Creek Hospital. He will be going home tomorrow. He is doing well and Janice is making sure that he is following the doctor’s orders. He is in good spirits and is grateful for your prayers.
Your cards and letters are appreciated and can be sent to Pat Vinson at 141 Royal Dornoch Drive, Duluth, Georgia 30097
Prayer Request, Rhonda Byrd, Tuesday, April 16:
R.G. Crump is in Emory Johns Creek Hospital. He is having some difficult with irregular heartbeats. He has afib, and is scheduled to have a pacemaker put in and a valve fixed on April 25th. For now, he is well and is asking for your prayers. He will probably be out of the hospital tomorrow or the next day depending on his observation. Please keep R.G. in your prayers.
Cards and letters may be sent to RG Crump at 3215 Hill Street, Apt. 122, Duluth, Georgia 30096, Emails are also appreciated and may be sent to RG at rgcrump@bellsouth.net.