Please pray for Joe Starr and his family and distribute this prayer request.  I received sad news yesterday that Joe Starr, former South Central Section Commander, has only a couple days left to live.  I do not know any details of the circumstances or his condition, but he and his family are in need of prayer.  Please lift them up during this difficult time.  Joe was and is a solid rock in the Royal Ranger ministry and his presence will be missed.

Jody Tyger, Doug Tyger’s wife, underwent surgery yesterday morning, Sept. 28^th, to remove cancer from her body.  She is doing well and Doug indicated that all went well and that the doctors feel they got all of the cancer.  She will be in the hospital for a couple of weeks.  Please keep her and Doug in your prayers.  She would appreciate your cards and they can be sent to UPMC Passavant Hospital, 9100 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15237.

On August 6^th, at 12:20 AM this morning, Rich Dibble lost his bout with cancer and went home to be with the Lord.  The viewing will be Friday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at Mascho Funeral Home on 75 Kennedy Street in Bradford, PA. (814) 368-8296.  The funeral will be Saturday AM at Abundant Life Assembly of God, 140 Minard Run Road, Bradford, PA.  The time has not yet been announced.  Contact Doug Tyger at (814) 597-6238 for more information.  Cards can be sent to:

Evelyn Dibble

540 Bolivar Drive

Bradford, PA 16701

Please pass this message along to all of our Royal Ranger and FCF family and ask that they hold the Dibble family up in prayer.  Rich was a devout supporter of the Royal Rangers and was extremely passionate about the FCF.  His presence in our ministry will be missed.  We look forward to the day when we will meet again at the big Rendezvous in heaven.  Rich, keep the fire burning.

Commanders,

Our fellow RR Commander and brother FCF member, Rich Dibble, is greatly in need of our prayers.  Please read the e-mail below from his wife, Evelyn.

Pray with me that God will touch Rich in a mighty way and lovingly wrap his arms around him as well as his family.

Greg Scott

District Cmdr.

Prayer request for Gary and Cindy Hogman by way of Faith Presbyterian Church, Emmaus PA

Gary is serving in Iraq while his young wife is fighting cancer here. See his request below.

My name is Gary Hogman. Some of you receiving this know me, some do not.

My wife, Cindy, is 32 years old and has just been diagnosed with stage 4

cervical cancer and her chances for survival are very slim.

She was pregnant with our second child and had miscarried recently at 3

months, and now we know why. This is a request for you to forward this

e-mail to everyone you know asking for prayer. The more people that pray for

her to be healed, the better.

Pray and forward. It only takes a second to hit 'forward'.

Please do it and don't delete this, your prayer can, and perhaps will, save

her life. Please pray and ask everyone you know to pray for the HEALING of

Cindy and the removal of all cancer in her body, so she may enjoy all that

life has to offer, and to continue to be the wonderful mother to our

5-year-old son Michael. The power of Prayer is unsurpassed. I want the whole

world to have her in their prayers the next few weeks. God will hear our

cry. Please do not be offended by my plea.. This is only a request for your

help.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading this and helping with our

request for healing! No words can express the power we have when we each do

a little to come together.

Regards, Cindy's husband - Gary

Thank you, and please send it to the far reaches of our world

For those that can and plan on attending, below is the information for the viewing and funeral for Kelsi Davenport

Viewing Wednesday, April 29^th, 2-4pm and 6-9pm

Funeral Thursday April 30^th 11am

Tatalovick Funeral Home

2203 McMinn Street

Aliquippa, PA 15001

Phone   724-378-7550

If you want to send a card to the Davenport’s their address is:

Dave and Judy Davenport

1230 State Route 227

Oil City, PA 1630-6054

Many of you remember our fellow Royal Rangers Dave and Judy Davenport.  Last night, Wednesday, April 22^nd, their daughter, Kelsi Davenport, went home to be with our Lord and Savior.  She was out visiting her brother, Eric, in Oklahoma when she became ill and they took her to the emergency room.  Information that is available at this time indicates that she had bleeding in her brain.  She did not survive the night.  Praise God she knew the Lord and is with him in his comfort and loving hands.  Please pray for our brother and sister Davenport and their family.  It is difficult to lose any family member, but even more difficult when it is one of your children.  Pray the Lord’s comfort and blessings upon them during this difficult time.  More information will be provided when available.

Please hold Joe Sorbo up in your prayers. Hew went home from the District Leaders Conference last Saturday with stomach pains and upset stomach.  On Sunday of last week they put him in the hospital and he underwent surgery last week to have lesions removed from his stomach.  He is doing much better, but needs your prayers for a speedy recovery and relief from the pain.

Please pray for Mark Lance and his family and in particular for his daughter Tonya.  She is 24 and was married last August 2008.  Her husband Justin just took his own life on March 31^st.  He was only 26 years old.  Although they had no children together, Justin had a little 4 year old daughter, Samantha, from a previous marriage.  Justin gave his heart to the Lord last year and they attended El Shaddai A/G in Nazareth, PA, faithfully every Sunday.  Justin has been fighting severe depression for many, many years and was on medication for it. The latest meds that he was using to counter the depression were having a terrible impact on him. 

Please keep Mark and his wife, Robin, along with their 3 children, Dustin, Melissa and Ciara in prayer along with Justin’s mother and father.  If anyone would like to help Tonya financially they could send a donation in lieu of flowers to El Shaddai A/G, 585 Rose Inn Ave, Nazareth Pa. 18064.  There will be a viewing for Justin on Friday, April 3rd from 6pm-8pm and then a memorial service on Saturday, April 5th at 5 pm.  The church number is 610-759-6557 and Mark Lance’s home number is 610-759-0584.  Let’s all reach out to them in this time of need.

Your prayers are needed for our Ranger Kids Commander Jane Gausman of Outpost 185, Agape` A/G in St. Marys, PA. She has been diagnosed with a tumor on the brain. Because of her current health problems the doctors do not think she can withstand the operation to remove it. They are looking at radiation treatment. Words of support and encouragement can be sent to her husband Commander Joe at joe56@windstream.net

Thank You,

                Doug “BigCat” Tyger

Hi All,

Rich Dibble, Sr. Commander of Outpost 102, Abundant Life A/G in Bradford and North Central West Section Health & Safety Officer and FCF Rep., has been battling cancer again for a while now and he has been told today, Jan.15, 2009, that the cancer is growing. It is inoperable and terminal. He has been on Chemo and the Dr. wants him to see if he can be given another radiation treatment. Please lift him up in prayer. You can send him words of support to his email  biblecalled@yahoo.com

Thanks,

                Doug “BigCat” Tyger

Please be in prayer for Tom Shaffer, our District Missions Coordinator and long time Royal Ranger commander in the Penn-Del District.

His wife, Vickie, contacted me early this afternoon to let me know that they have admitted Tom to the hospital for observation and testing due to pains he was having in his chest.

No conclusions have been drawn as yet indicating the cause of the pains.  Further information will be issued as updates are received.  Your prayers for Tom, Vickie and their family are coveted.