This Child needs our prayers

I just called the phone number and hopefully that little boy will know that someone from PA is praying for him. What a wonderful idea the prayer phone line is. Hopefully it will boost his spirits knowing that so many prayers are being said in his behalf. Thanks for sharing this Tenndad.

I did it too....wow, great ministry idea for sure...

great idea from this church..!!!

I did as well. That's a wonderful idea to let a child know he is being prayed for.

There is power in prayer.

Me, too. Thanks for sharing.

Me too. Great idea.

Wonderful ministry. Having faced the dreaded cancer diagnosis this past winter I know the power of prayer lifted me up and carried me to the Spring. Our prayers will lift him also. Thank you for the opportunity

Wes...

Just thought I'd let you know. I was thinking of putting little Joe's story and # in my column for the paper...

But worried about if they'd mind...so I pulled up the website for the church, emailed the pastor...as just as I was typing my email..he was getting online to check his mail at the very same time!

So imagine that...anyway he said it was perfectly okay...so next Wednesday it'll run in front of 14000 readers per se....

no telling how many prayers will go up!

Pam

Pam you are wonderful!

I hope the good lord is using us as tools to help this little fella! Thank you so much for your help but I already knew the ladies lounge would come to the rescue!

TennDad ...

Joe just got another beep !!!!

Plan to share this story with my fellow prayer warriors ...

God bless Joe and all those who love him enough to pray that our God, our Healer, our Comforter ... touches his little life.

Goodness....I forgot the best part....

The pastor at the church told me that Joe did receive a good report from his doctor!!!!

Praise the Lord....

Pam

Helen

I sincerely hope you have felt the "buzzes" that
some of us are sending since you have been away...

We miss you and we continue to send you
love and prayers...

Val

Oops! I think I just buzzed the little fella awake! What a great idea! Prayers all around!

Another beep From Western Pa......I am a firm believer in the power of prayers.......

What a wonderful idea. I hope little Joe is encouraged by the "beeping" as prayers are made in his behalf from San Diego, Ca. May God heal him and encorage and strenghten him and his family!

Excellent idea! He's getting my beep right now from Stone Mountain, GA.

Definitely power in prayer. Joe just got a buzz from Pueblo.

Joe got a beep from Paducah!!! Good to hear the prayers are helping!

I did it and will pass it on to all my friends.

newspapers are thrown....people reading...coffee brewing...

And I pray that Little Joe gets a zillion prayers today!

it's in my column today....yeh!!!!!

(the printed word can do good....)

Pam:

Can you post your article so we can all enjoy your handy work! You have done a great deed and I think the New Boston residents will respond to the aid of little Joe.

I second that idea....I would LOVE to see your article on this subject. As an added thought, my neice (who is now in remission), battled leukemia from the age of 2-7. I keep thinking how something as "simple" as this idea would have been a Godsend not only for her....but also for her parents! I'm sure little Joe's ENTIRE family will get a spiritual and emotional uplift from this project.

"Prayer ministry gives boy sick with cancer much-needed 'buzz'
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This is a prayer request for a nine year old little boy who has cancer.

He began his chemotherapy on Christmas Eve after the diagnosis.

I have never met the boy. I don’t know if he has green eyes or even if he has brown hair, or if he’s a blonde.

I wonder if he has freckles and if he has a dog. I wonder if he loves little league baseball or if he can run like the wind.

I have never seen his smile or tucked him into bed at night. And yet, I wonder what his favorite cereal is for breakfast.

I wonder how many trees he’s climbed or if he likes to go fishing.

I wonder if he’s getting to attend school on a regular basis or is he too sick to leave the house.

I think of him and wonder about so many things in his life and worry about his future.

But, there’s one thing I will not wonder about….and that is, whether or not he knows that people are praying for his recovery.

You can be a part of this ministry for little Joe by making a phone call.

Here’s what you need to do. Just dial this telephone number, its toll free - 1-877-546-0248.

Immediately, you will hear a recording telling you to input a number. Then input the numbers 733 and the pound key.

This will send a message to a pager. It’s Joe’s pager and it will vibrate.

And don’t forget to say your prayer for him while dialing his pager; this way every time the pager vibrates he will know there is someone who is praying just for him.

Isn’t this a wonderful ministry? And we can all be a part of it today.

I can only imagine what an awesome blessing this must be for a little boy every time he gets a buzz.

And what a blessing for us to know that we are showing him God's love in such a quick way!

So, please take a minute out of your day to say a prayer for Joe William Sheffield, a little boy in Georgia.

I am convinced that it will mean a lot to him and will help keep his spirits up; every time he gets a "beep."

And do pass this number around to your friends so Joe can keep receiving prayers all throughout the day.

Prayer pagers are a way that concerned people can let someone in need know that they are praying for them.

When the individual dials the toll-free number a message will tell them what number to enter to send the "prayer message."

The person with the pager will then receive a page, letting them know that someone is praying just for them.

How can your church or organization implement the Prayer Pager Ministry? It is actually very simple! Set up an account with a local pager company.

Decide how many pagers you want to have and lease or purchase the units.

Some of these pagers should be local, some state-wide, perhaps even nation-wide, depending on where the pager recipient is going for treatment. (Each pager will, of course, be assigned a different number.)

A personalized message will instruct the caller to press the numbers necessary to send the message to the recipient.

Why not start a prayer ministry in your church today!

It could become the new "buzz" in prayer ministry and it’s so easy, especially since most of us are great at using the telephone and we can always use the practice in saying some prayers.

So, please remember Joe and pray for him today. He will be delighted, because just this week he received a good report from his doctor.

But he still needs a complete healing!
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okay...here's what our local residents woke up with ...I hope Joe got buzzed all day.

Pam

:a ppl:

""I can only imagine what an awesome blessing this must be for a little boy every time he gets a buzz and what a blessing for us to know that we are showing him God's love in such a quick way! ""

You betcha!

More prayers coming in from San Diego....

A prayer from Miami, Florida, has just been sent.

Litte Joe got a beep from San Diego. God Bless him.

And another one from California. Great article.

prayers from Colorado! Keep the faith Little Joe!

More prayers coming from Tx. Great idea. Pam, that's a lovely article!

To follow Joe's life, he has a diary on line

http://www.fbctifton.org/JoeWilliam/Default.asp