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For the activity room to open. It is currently closed due to COVID restrictions.

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We have many residents here who are very lucid and are professing Christians, but don't have a ministry to be engaged in. Please pray for opportunities to connect them with people they can minister to outside the nursing home

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Non-Christian who comes pretty regularly to service. Doesn't see himself as a sinner and considers himself pretty good compared to others, doesn't want to 'dirty himself' by admitting wrongs or wants to just try harder. Please pray for a softened heart and opportunity to speak with him more as he may transfer to another home

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She recently walked in on our service and stayed for the entire time. Unfortunately she only speaks Korean, but even then she does not respond clearly to questions, she likely has dementia. Please pray for moments of clarity, for her to continue to join our service, and for an opportunity for her to hear the gospel clearly. We gave her a korean transcript last week, please pray that she will read the transcript.

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We met Ms. C in Ms. L's room last week - she has church background and is very alert. Please pray for follow-up conversations to see where she is at spiritually and for clarity to know where she's at

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Ms. A may be able to go home to LA! If she gets her new ID and papers processed - please pray she would be able to do it. Please also pray for her daughter L who is non-Christian and for Ms. A to have a softened heart and desire to share the gospel with  others in this home who are non-Christian.

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Pray for protection for the residents and the nursing staff, that they would not catch the virus and that homes would be open to us coming back after the Omicrom surge dies down.

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Ms. R has been trying to read more Bible and seems to be more encouraged in her faith. Please pray she will keep reading and be able to understand God's word, as some of us go to visit and read with her during the week too

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Pray for the other ECM homes we haven't gone back to, that residents there would be able to hold onto God's word or have a chance to respond before passing, and that we would be able to return to and reach these home in the coming year.

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Ms. L is Jewish. She hasn't come to service but she knows Ms. A and has interacted with our team over the years here and there. Ms. A said she was hostile to the gospel - but please pray Ms. L's heart would be softened and open to hear. Please also pray for Ms. A and other Christians in this home to keep trying to reach her and for opportunity for us to share the gospel with her when we go back

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Christian resident who may have had brain surgery who is able to speak but sometimes confused.  Has a big family and a daughter who works at Alameda Hospital next door who visits often but doesn't get to see or talk to her grandchildren often. Recently encouraging as she noted "this must have taken a lot of work" when seeing the GF/Easter services, and very thankful for our visits.

Pray for:
- spiritual clarity as she has times of confusion
- awareness that she is dearly loved by God and that He died for her
- continual closeness with her daughter and gospel truth to be in the rest of the family
- more time on calls or video with grandchildren whom she adores

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Mr. T became a Christian in the past year. He is very cognizant, but because of his health he is unable to leave his bed. Pray that he will continue to have the heart and access to resources to grow as a Christian, even during these times when these resources are limited.

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Bed-ridden man, younger male resident (likely in 30s-40s), with limited speech but totally lucid and active with technology, video gaming, video streaming, and types using a special device.

Pray for him
- to seek after God as he seems to have some Catholic influence in his life but no personal relationship with Jesus
- to watch less media all day long, but pray instead, and hopefully close his eyes and reach out to God for comfort and strength

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Pray for more residents to come outside for the service so that we can talk to them after giving the message.

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Former Activities Coordinator, but still helps set us up each Sunday voluntarily. He's been spiritually open and desires to join a group at church with people around his age. Has been busy with school and doesn't have a car, which makes it harder fro him to come out. Also, because he's a healthcare worker, he is weary of being together with a large group due to COVID. He came to one Kaleo Sunday and really enjoyed his time. Pray that he will continue to be spiritually open despite the impedances, and that he could come out to future events when he feels safe.

Update 4/23
He came to Easter service and tagged along with Richard all day: got a tour of HB, then went to HHWC, Redwood, AND joined the Easter BBQ. He is open to spending time at HB to study (he's a junior in college) and playing basketball with the Kaleo brothers. Pray that he will come out more, continue seeking, and pray that school doesn't get too busy for him again.

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African-American younger Christian male (in 50s), former football player, Navy veteran, lost ability to use his legs randomly one day, doesn't know what happened and stopped questioning why and decided to trust that this is where God wants him to be.  Super friendly, warm presence, gets frequent calls from his dad, has a twin brother nearby but who doesn't visit often.  Loves football, chatting, and working out.  Is a strong Christian with an encouraging presence and can actively engaging other residents and bring warmth to others.  Due to medication, often falls asleep/snores during messages unintentionally.

Pray for:
- deepening relationship with God
- greater boldness in sharing gospel with other residents and staff
- steady trust and confidence that he is where God wants him to be, without regrets given how young he is

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Older Caucasian female resident who is unmarried and childless, sometimes clear with some memory issues, but mostly lucid but soft-spoken, reserved, with some hearing loss.  Friend of 20 years, Rose, came to visit, but resident and friend seem to be not Christian but may have had some church influence.

Pray for:
- spiritual hunger and ability to hear messages and/or read programs and written Scripture
- sense of deep belonging and love being available to her from God though never married and without any family or children

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Faithful attendee to our service, but cannot speak or read. Pray for more creative way to interact with him

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Made a decision last year when homes opened up. He was slightly hostile in the past. Fluctuates from being talkative to quiet, due to his body aches. Recently been resting in bed more and missing services because of his body aches. Pray that he gets better so he can come to service again (when we are able to go back).

Update - 8/16
Last week I found out that he has moved to a different facility. Praying that he is getting the proper treatment, since he seemed to stay in bed all the time and complain of being cold. Thankful for his salvation.

Update - 4/23
Mr. J still stays in bed these days. He looks like he is in pain and cold all the time. Pray that he will continue to trust in Jesus with his health and life, and that he will get better so that he can be up and about and have the bandwidth to continue growing in his new faith.

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Please continue to pray for Ms. C.  She has been coming faithfully to our ECM messages, but often feels lonely.  Pray she can be comforted during this time of larger isolation, and that she can remember both us and her family, which she has trouble remembering when not immediately in front of her.

Update - 8/16/22
Ms Cathy still holding on strong to her faith and seems the same health-wise. She does seem to complain about the family troubles a lot, like her daughter not listening to her. But hopefully with WOG that it can her manage her frustrations by lifting them up to God.

Update - 9/18/22
Ms Cathy wants to care for her roommate by purchasing blanket for her. Richard got to see her roommate and Ms Cathy doesn't think she is Christian. Pray for opportunity in future to talk to Ms Cathy's roommate, and pray for Ms Cathy to be able to reach out to her.

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Hispanic resident who cannot walk due to weight and leg issues but has Catholic background and is always open to receiving a message transcript or overview of message in her room.

Pray for:
- more spiritual hunger and confirmation of her understanding of the gospel
- healing in her legs so she can walk and go back home
- ability to be in wheelchair and join services

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Caucasian resident in her 90s with impeccable hearing and cognitive clarity, Catholic in background, but sometimes moody or feels not interested in attending service.  A former nurse with other siblings but no children of her own.

Pray for:
- more spiritual hunger and an understanding of her worth as not connected to good works
- deeper conviction of personal sin
- desire to evangelize to other residents in a humble and loving way and see herself as a minister
- continual habit of praying to God but to do so more personally and honestly

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She came from China and seemed to be at OHWC for a long time (I met her in 2018). She said she had been exposed to Christianity at an early age but went back to Buddhism that has performed miraculous healing on her legs at one point. She didn't show much interest in the Bible and SWS, but she is open to talking to me about different topics.

please pray for her time at OHWC that she will find her life is given meaning by God, for she always seems to be lonely and sad

openness to the SWS and will be interested that God will change her life

openness to the gospel message

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Younger caucasian resident who left home on 1/18 after finishing a round of IV-antibiotics, but had lost a close friend/boyfriend and just moved into a new apartment only to get sick and have to be away.  Has a pet dog she cherishes.  Gave her the book Case for Grace and went through LI6W app.

Pray for:
- continual spiritual hunger while back outside and back to normal life
- for someone to meet her to guide her towards Christianity and help her question her beliefs in karma, Buddhism, or abstract spirituality
- for healing from her loss and to know true eternity as God has designed it to be

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Comes to service but generally in a grumpy mood. Unable to understand him in normal conversation because he mumbles and looks mad, but he sticks around and actually sings the words to the hymns and read the letter out loud that the college student wrote to him. Pray that despite the inability to converse, that he is able to understand the messages and trust in Jesus as his Lord and Savior (not sure if He is Christian, but appears that he is churched since he knows most of the hymns).

Update - 8/16/22
Still visiting him in his room and singing hymns together and giving him the abridged message. I have him read the passage out loud to try to engage his mind and speech. He is still able to do so, though slightly hard to decipher what he is saying but he is reading. I notice that he seems to shout more randomly these days, I pray that his cognitive levels to not diminish too quickly.

Update - 4/23
Visit him in his room each Sunday since there are no large group time (until they find an activities coordinator). I bring my iPad and play hymns videos on Youtube and he loves singing along. He likes to read passage out loud, too. He professes that Jesus is His Lord and Savior. Pray that he will continue to hold on to his faith and that his mood will improve.

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African American man, professing Christian since young age. Very friendly, can't see very well.  Loves football, Raiders fan, family is in North Carolina, he sometimes yearns to move back to the East coast to be closer to his surviving extended family members as he traveled a lot during his youth years due to his parents moving from place to place for different jobs.

Pray that God give him a clear purpose with his time remaining in this ECM home as I think sometimes he can be depressed and kind of sad.

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African American resident who is 24/7 attended by a CNA hired by the family who has dementia and is often confused and asking CNA permission to leave the room or go to restroom or leave the home.

Pray for:
- cognitive clarity and knowledge of God's love and sacrifice for her
- gospel to also reach her caregivers

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Faithfully comes out after many many years. Has a great memory and remembers past members that come, and practices memory verses. Pray that she continues to grow in her relationship with God and trust in Him despite her need to remain in the care home.

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Ms. B is a professing Christian who is discouraged by the fact that her children and grandchildren do not visit her. She is also hard of hearing, and is waiting to get a hearing aid. Please pray for her to get a hearing aid soon, and for her to find contentment and companionship in God's love for her.

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He had a rough background growing up and had been through a lot. He acknowledges all the bad he has done in the past (past sins). But he doesn't think he needs to be saved by God because he is a good person now (he tries to be). Pray that he could recognize that he is still the same sinner now as he was before, and that he needs Jesus' saving grace for past, present, and future sins.

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Mr. M grew up going to church. He came out for the first time on Easter Sunday, and we need to have more conversations with him to understand how committed he is to his faith. Mr. O used to be his roommate before passing away, so death has been a subject on Mr. M's mind recently that he says he tries not to talk about. Pray for him to continue coming to our worship service and to be open about his life and how he feels.

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Mr. O is a war veteran and a professing Christian. Please pray for his faith last until the last minute of his life.

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Pray for nursing home staff be willing to bring as many residents to service as possible

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Pray for Bay View to stay open and that no new cases of covid would arise among the nurses and the residents

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Mr. R is a war vet who is a professing Christian. He has missed a few of our worship services, but when I visit him in his room to remind him about church, he is glad to join. We think that his health may be getting weaker. Please pray for him to be able to prioritize joining us for church on Sundays to hear from God's word and to fellowship with us and other believers.

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Pray for no more Covid cases so that they can open up again

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A Christian, who asked for prayers for encouragement and strength as she has a lot of stress with family and with nursing staff.

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Pray that HHWC will be able to find and hire an Activities Coordinator so that he/she could open up the activities room and we can do large group messages again. Right now Jesus volunteers his time to come and oversee our room visits.

Update - 8/16/22
Raquel, who used to be the activities coordinator at Redwood has now accepted an activities coordinator role at HHWC. I will not try to sync up with her, since she does not work on weekends (so the activities room is still closed). Pray that we can arrange something with Raquel so that the activities room can be open again and the residents can join the service instead of staying in their rooms.

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Ms. C is pretty new to OHWC. She joined for our Easter Service, drawn by the prayer music we played. She seems Christian, and is very alert. She was really grateful for the worship service, that we would come to visit them. She asked for prayers for her foot infection. Please also pray for her to continue to place her trust in God.

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Very young Asian male with tattoos and has a tight knit gang of friends and a young girlfriend who visits.  He has one leg amputated below the knee and brain surgery scars and speaks very slowly, showing signs of brain injury.  He cannot recall how long he has been there.  Appears like he had a bad accident.

Pray for:
- mental clarity to intake gospel conversations
- spiritual hunger
- inroads to speak with his close gang of young friends and be able to influence them towards God

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Pray for staff to either allow us to go inside for service or willing to bring all the residents outside for service

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Ms. L prayed the sinner's prayer on 4/24! She agreed she was a sinner and needy, and that she believed that Jesus died and rose again. She was willing to repeat after the prayer and wrote her name down at the end. Please pray she will continue to remember and hold onto her decision (she's clearer some weeks, not so much others), and that she will experience more peace and assurance - she was sad and scared to move to OHWC to begin with and still misses being home in Sacramento.

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Ms. P is a Christian who recently came back to the faith after she said she was "backsliding." On her own accord, she decided to give weekly Bible studies to other residents. Please pray for her faith to grow and for encouragement as she does this every week.

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Ms. M is a professing Christian. She has been hoping to move out and live with her family in December, but it fell through. She said her daughter doesn't want to move her there, and feels very disappointed and sad. She didn't participant Sunday services for few weeks given reasons that she doesn't feel well. Please pray for her to hold onto God and trust in God's plan for her.

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Ms. R is a professing Christian, and has been anxious about her health deteriorating and she thinks that she is dying. She often talks about having a vision of God telling her that Jesus is coming for her. Also, she mistakenly accuses her roommate Ms. D of being a devil worshipper, which causes conflicts with her roommate and the other residents to laugh at her. Pray for her to find comfort in her salvation in the face of death, and that she would recognize that her roommate is not a devil worshipper.

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She was attending the service downstairs on 8/14 and we greeted each other after service. She seems downcast because her cat died that morning (her caretaker mentioned it).  Pray for further opportunities to chat more to find out her spiritual background.

8/14/22

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He is very warm / relational person who greeted every staff on 8/7 when we went. Pray for opportunities to understand his spiritual background.

8/7

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Mr. Ortiz is getting physical therapy right now and which he describes to be intense. He is on week 6 of 8 of the regiment. Pray for him to be able to complete the therapy and be physically healed. He has made it clear to us that he is hungry for God's word, and received a very large print Bible from us. Pray for him to read and be encouraged by God's word.

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Elderly man in his 50s who has a big brain injury due to an accident (?). But he is still able to talk, remember details of the past, holds onto his faith (he professes that Jesus is his Lord and Savior), and has a girlfriend that goes to another care home that he calls everyday. He smokes 3 times a day, and is very on the dot on when it's time to smoke. Pray that he will continue to hold onto his faith, and that he would start to smoke less, since it's a big issue for him (even nurses recognize this).

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Elderly white lady that comes to our church service but is unable to hold a short conversation because she will drift and talk about random things soon after. Please pray that we will be able to find out for sure if she is a Christian (been hard because her responses have been random), and if not, that we can speak to her at a time when she is aware and understanding so she can make a decision.

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He said he is American Baptist, but it seems he stopped believing in God. He thinks all religion leads to the same thing. Please pray we have more opportunity to hear his background and learn how he comes to this conclusion. Tried to ask on 8/14, but did not get a clear picture yet. Updated on 8/21/22

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She said she is a Baptist, but she stopped going to church in college. She respects every religion. She said she wanted to go back to school to learn interpersonal communication how to talk to different people. She is very nice and talkative, but hard to get deep for spiritual things. She prefers not to express or share her thoughts last time I talked to her. Updated on 8/25/22

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She is a Christian. First time meeting her, we chatted for awhile, but after that Sunday she always leave the activity room after our last song. So I do not have the chance to have further conversation with her yet. She does not like to be at this facility and mentioned with me that her friend is trying to get her out from this place. However, she is a very nice lady, but sometime it is hard to understand what she said if it is a long conversation. updated on 8/25/22

Updated 9/18
She has not been joining the service time at the activity room for the past two weeks, but I got the chance to visit her room last week to hand her a birthday gift. And I got the chance to meet her two roommates, Betty and Alma. Alma has a stroke, so she is very weak. Please pray, that we will have the chance to do a room visit to her room 414!

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She is a Taiwanese lady and Christian. Met her on 8/14/22 and she mentioned she wanted to share the gospel to the nurse that is taking care of her. She asked us for some resources where she can share the gospel with the nurse. I delivered a gospel book in Chinese to her on 8/21/22 to her room. I think her room is 210 A. ( I need to double check this info again)- Updated on 8/25/22

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She once told one of sisters that she is not a Christian although has been a professing Christian. Her memory is declining. After weeks of conversing with her on sins and forgiveness. She came to point that she sees need for forgiveness of her sins through the cross, and put her faith in Jesus. Please pray that she will hold onto her conviction of her sins and God's salvation through Jesus died on the cross for her.

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Today, we had in person service due to the rain. It was encouraging because we had 9 residents! Usually for the outdoor service, we only have 4 residents. The coordinator, Nancy said we probably can meet in person sometime soon consistently. Please pray this will happen soon!

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Pray for Ms Lo to have moments of clarity so that she can affirm the gospel. We think she is Christian due to the fact that the nurse regularly lets us bring her bulletins and Chinese transcript. But when Jilan and Daisy shared the Chinese gospel booklet with her, she seemed confused, but think it's mainly due to her dementia.

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She is not interested in church, and would intentionally say things to annoy her roommate Ms. B loud, and also say things show how she is bothered by listening to the message we shared with Ms. B. Please pray for her openness.

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Richard has been very consistently coming out and tracking with the message. He is an encouragement to the other residents.

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New activities coordinator, Whitney.