Prayer

Pray Without Ceasing

“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
John 10:10

Please note that prayer items will be posted on a three-week cycle. To regulate a flow for other and new prayer requests, repeated prayer items and updates will be featured on alternate cycles after the first. Please send your prayer request to Lindsay Lim at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

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1. Y’s preparation as she goes for abdominal MRI in December. Pray for:

   • Clear result and nothing suspicious detected.

   • Faith to arise as she places her faith and trust in God.

UPDATES

2. YL had surgery for ovarian cancer. Blockage occurred in her small intestines which was recently removed. New alternative drug therapy prescribed to be effective. Pray for:

   • Strength to fight on as she receives treatment.

   • Lymphoedema on hip to remain in check as she does daily management.

   • YL to be well enough for a planned trip with friends this year end.

3. J is experiencing disturbances at home. Pray for her courage to arise and to receive new hope in her Lord. Thanksgiving for some breakthrough.

   • To be fully freed from demonic and spiritual struggles as His Lordship is recognised and trusted. 

   • Home to be a place where peace and His holiness is always present as deliverance from entrapment is conducted.

4. Thanksgiving that LC’s abdominal wound is healing from within as antibiotic drip expedites it. Speedy recovery so she can begin chemotherapy again.

5. H to know that Jesus is her Lord and not to fear. Pray for her to build her relationship with Christ and be blessed with courage, love and a sound mind. To respond to love and ministry rendered by caregivers and those who love her. H to encounter the love of Jesus in her dreams and be freed from trauma and pain.

6. FY has Stage 4 cancer. The Lord’s mercy to restore FY as she continues with chemotherapy. Pray for:

   • Immunity to increase as God gives her strength to continue to work and live each day well.

   • New chemo drug to work and shrink existing cancer cells and the lump on her shoulder.

   • Side effects of chemo to be minimal.

7. Protect CL and her family as she goes through a difficult time in her life. God to vindicate and justice to prevail. Dismantle the schemes of the evil one. Pray for:

   • Wisdom for strategies to take and good decision making.

   • Thanksgiving for God’s peace, promises and assurances.

   • Protection for CL’s health and well being.

8. AC’s faith to arise each passing day. Thyroid levels to remain in the normal range. Pray for:

   • Mercy and healing and a surrendered life to God in health, career and relationship. And witnessing of medical miracles in AC’s life.

   • Thanksgiving for protection every day as she starts teaching again.

   • Skull infection to clear with God’s hand.

9. LK had surgery for pancreatic cancer. Pray for an effective chemo cocktail treatment. Two more cycles to clear before PET scan on 8 Dec.

   • LK to be able to cope with chemo drugs given.

   • Strength for the family to support him on this journey.

   • Favourable result for coming scan.

10. CG’s oncologist to have new and latest options for treatment of peritoneal cancer. CG is a mother of two young school children. Thanksgiving for determination to battle on well for her young children. Faith to arise as she is God’s beloved daughter, who is also a wife to a young family. New chemo drug to help her on her recovery journey.

11. CL to call on Jesus in his time of need. Physical (injured hand and slipped disc), emotional and spiritual recovery to take place in his life.
    Pray for:

    • Healing of family relationships and blessings on his caregiver, as his wife to continue with perseverance and faith.

    • CL to return to faith with full restoration and transformation in Jesus Christ.

    • Spouse to continually receive the fountain of living water as she walks faithfully with God daily.

12. JY, 23 years old, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She now battles spread to bones and her neck lymph nodes. Pray for:

    • J’s body to respond positively to the immunotherapy and chemo prescribed.

    • The Lord to protect, comfort, heal and envelop JY and the family with peace.

    • JY to surrender and to trust in God.

13. S, 25 years old, has lymphoma and is receiving chemo treatment. S will have bone marrow transplant on 5 Nov. Pray for S:

    • To trust God to completely heal her with her children’s cord blood.

    • Strengthen her body and give her good energy to care for her two young children.

    • God’s protective covering to handle difficult family demands well and respectfully.

14. Z who had a brain bleed had 3D Clinorplasty Skull implant done. Pray for:

    • The Lord to re-awaken Z’s brain cells with excellent healing of her memory and faculties.

    • Caregivers to be continually strengthened to love and care for her.

    • Protection for husband ML as he travels for work overseas.

MINISTRIES

15. Preachers & Pastors

    Pray for:

    Worship Services	6-7 Dec	13-14 Dec
    Traditional	Rev Raymond Fong	Rev Lim Jen Huat
    Prayer & Praise	Rev Benjamin Lau (live-streamed from Sanctuary)	Rev Ian Lee
    TSS
    Mandarin Ministry	Ms Alice Hsieh	Rev Tan-Yeo Lay Suan
    Wesley Filipino Fellowship	Rev Adrian Ng	Ms Stephanie Tan
    Youth Ministry	No Service	No Service

16. Weekend Worship Services
    
    Pray for:

    • Our love for God to grow with a greater passion for worship, prayer and the Word.

    • God’s tangible presence in our onsite and livestream worship services.

    • Revival of worshippers. Protection and unity of staff & volunteers serving next weekend services.

    • Open hearts to receive God’s Word and to apply God’s truth.

    • Authentic worship across all worship services.

    • Revival of our worshipper’s faith journey.

    • Boldness to step forward to receive God’s healing for their lives.

    • Gospel to reach out to unreached people group and countries through our livestream worship services.

17. Staff

    Pray for all staff:

    • Faithfulness of staff team working together for God’s glory.

    • Surrender hearts and trust in God’s faithfulness.

    • Unity of staff team for all ministries.

    • Staff to continue to rely on the Holy Spirit through challenging situations.

    • Love for one another, unity and submission to Christ and one another out of reverence.

    • Good health and well-being as they seek to balance work, family and personal time.

    • Salvation of family members who are pre-believers. Reconciliation and restoration of family ties.

    • Staff will experience God’s power and faithfulness through their service.

    • Godly partnership between lay leaders, staff and volunteers.

18. Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) – December 2025
    A Child Will Be Called Mighty God
    
    
    Thanksgiving for:

    • Lord Jesus for leaving the glory of heaven to enter our troubled world. May every one of us experience the transforming power of Your love in our daily lives.

    • Increased opportunity to serve.

    • We are very grateful for a government that invests in the care for the vulnerable in our nation. We thank You that they have recently decided to entrust MWS with the development and operation of three new Active Aging Centres and three new Senior Care Centres in the course of the next five years.

    Pray for:

    • MWS’ leaders, staff, volunteers, beneficiaries and our families.

    • Clear Strategy

    • Our Bishop, the Rev Philip Lim (Patron of MWS), Eugene Toh, chair of our MWS Board of Governance (BOG) and Calvin Ngo, MWS CEO as they lead the BOG and the Management team in developing a 5 to 10 year road map for the development of MWS.