Prayers are requested for the Cleaver family. Mr. Lucky G. Cleaver, father of Congressman Rev. Emanuel Cleaver II and grandfather of Rev. Dr. Emanuel Cleaver III, passed away. His service will be on Saturday, December 16, at 11:00 a.m. at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Condolences for all family members can be sent to St. James Church (5540 Wayne Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110). In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be sent to Meals on Wheels, 1000 Burnett Wichita Falls, TX, 76301, in honor of Mr. Lucky G. Cleaver.

Prayers are requested for Mark Robertson, husband of Rev. Pati Robertson (Versailles and Glensted), as he recovers from surgery and begins rehabilitation therapy.