Today at the annual Diocesan training day for the Diocese of Sheffield, +Jack, the Bishop of Sheffield asked us all to be praying for Mike and Anthea and the family.
By tomorrow morning people will be praying throughout South Yorkshire. Be encouraged.
Wonderful to see you Mike and to read of Anthea’s progress. We both send you all our warm love and prayers. Please give Anthea a special hug from us both…thinking of you sooooooo much
Thank you Mike so much for your message and for sharing with us Anthea’s wonderful progress today. To God be the Glory.
We send you this prayer from St. Patrick assuring us all that Christ is truly with you and us tonight and every day of our lives.
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in heart of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger, Amen
Thank you Lord for all you are doing and we lift Anthea and Mike and their wonderful family to you in our prayers this night and through the night. Thank you for the loving care of all the Nursing and Medical Teams at the Hospital.
thinking of you all and praying very much that you will know the sustaining love and peace of our Father. Anthea, we are missing you very much at home group but are heartened by your progress - we look forward to your return to us but meantime know that you are with us - and we are with you in thought and prayer.
Dear +Mike, Anthea and family,
just to let you know we continue to pray. We are thankful that God is able to do immeasurably more than we ask, may you all know God’s peace and presence at this time. We will be remembering you in our public worship tomorrow. yours in Christ, Robert S Miller+
Sorry to hear of your accident via the Eveleighs.
Good to hear the progress Anthea is making and to see your video clip.We will continue to remember you both in our prayers in the coming days. Peter & Christine Davie New Zealand (ex St Mary Magdalene, parents of Kim Anne & Jane)
The Annual National Assembly of Forward in Faith, meeting in London yesterday sends you both our greetings and our prayers for your and Anthea’s speedy recovery.
We are so pleased that Anthea is making such good progress.
A message for Charis.
The staff at St Bernadette School are thinking and praying for you and your family.It is a hard time for you and your family but it seems that t your mum has turned a corner and will be soon out of Intensive care.Fantastic News
Lovely to see and hear you geting better and telling the world of God’s grace. I will continue to pray for you all, as always, and look forward to hearing that you are all home soon.
Asking God to continue to give you daily blessings.
Dearest Mike & Anthea,
Please be assured of our prayers and thoughts for you both in this very difficult time. You are both very precious and much loved by us.
May our Lord Jesus watch over you and lay his hand of healing on you both
Jim & Brenda
Mike, Anthea & family
Good to hear the much more positive news.
You remain in our thoughts & prayers:
God, from the wealth of his glory
give you power through his Spirit
to be inwardly strong.
Christ make his home in your hearts
through faith:
that you may know how broad,
how long, how high
and how deep is his love
and be filled with the very nature of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen
You are constantly in our thoughts and prayers, and we thank God that he is close to you all at this time. It was good to see and hear you and to know that Anthea is making progress. Our prayers are with you.
Of course you have both been in the prayers of this church and all the churches around. It wan’t necessary to circulate the news because the Methodists had already done so! I am delighted that the latest news is so encouraging, and look forward to even better things. Will light candles for you in Canterbury Cathedral during stage 2 of the Clergy Leadership Course this week. all good things, love and prayers, John Hadley, pp Horfield Parish Church.
We were all praying for you at the services at Great Missenden yesterday. Your whole family is on our hearts. We thank God for every step that Anthea takes towards recovery.With much love and ongoing prayers, Rosie and all the folk at St Peter and St Pauls.
We praying for you daily and thank God for the progress that Anthea has made so far. I will never forget, Mike, when you faithfully prayed for me 11 years ago, now it is a pleasure to pray for you. Our church, Folly’s End in Croydon is continually praying for you via the prayer chain. Blessings and love to you all.
The Broadbent family.
Dear Anthea and Mike, delighted to hear of your great progress. We keep in prayer. Have had enquiries from Addiscombe from several folk regarding you both.
Last year, Anthea, while undergoing serious surgery in BRI, I had lots of morphine, and spent several days in an hallucinatory nightmare - so I feel your distress!
God keep you, and bless you as you recover.
A reverend friend sent me the following when i was ill:
Blessing of Rest be yours
Blessing of Recovery be yours
Blessing of Wholesomeness be yours
Blessing of Thankfulness be yours
And love from Maurice and Pat
Dear Bishop Mike and Anthea,
I am a friend of Anthea’s from Iain Rennie Hospice at home.[We worked together.]
All my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Thrilled to read the good news.
God is Greatly to be Praised.!!!
He is a miracle working God.
He will strenthen you, as you trust in Him.
All my Love.
Audrey.
Hi Mike and Anthea - so sorry to get news of the accident but as always delighted to hear of the ongoing work of God in your lives and circumstances! Will be prayin on for you both, and know that you’ll be given great grace! As a poor impoverished non Anglican I am still being blessed by the book, Mike! Hope our paths will cross again ‘ere long. Love from Marg and me to you both! Stuart
Dear Bishop Hill and Anthea–I just received word of the accident and am praying in earnest for Anthea’s swift and complete recovery. “For we know that in EVERYTHING God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28. You most certainly love him and are called according to his purpose, and I pray that God’s goodness will be revealed to you even more in this most difficult time for you. Much love to you both. Your friend from the other Birmingham (Alabama)–Mark
Really good to see you on the video, Mike and to hear of the progress Anthea is making. We praise the Lord for His love and healing power continually at work in the world and in the lives of all who know and love Him.
Please give Anthea our love and the assurance of our continuing prayer for you all.
Yours in His love,
Colin and Irene XXX
Mike and Anthea, you were in our thoughts and prayers today at the Diocesan Day Conference on the Church’s Ministry of Healing in Chippenham.
We had a great day, and all send you our love and good wishes,
Ian Wills, (Advisor)
Our hearts and prayers join with so many for Anthea’s continued recovery. You are both so very dear to us and we count you both as such incredible blessings from God in your ministry to us at the Advent over many years. YES!!!! God’s grace is sufficient and for that we say ALLELEUIA and AMEN. God bless you both for your witness in faith to the power of our lord and savior Jesus Christ.
With much love in HIM,
Kathryn and Allen Corey
Cathedral Church of the Advent
Birmingham, Alabama
Bishop Mike,
How hard it is to hear of such pain in the family of such a dear man. My prayers are with Anthea for a speedy recovery. God’s words, delivered to us by you, continue to reverberate and encourage. God be with you.
Dwight Williams
Church of the Advent
Birmingham, AL
A note to wish Anthea, Mike and family every blessing this coming week. We hope and pray that a bed becomes available for Anthea very soon at Bristol. Our love and prayers - Mike and Chrissy
October 7, 2006 at 7:58 pm
Brilliant to hear & see you, Mike. Will show this to David & Averil when they visit us on their way home on Monday. Give Anthea our special love.
October 7, 2006 at 8:24 pm
Today at the annual Diocesan training day for the Diocese of Sheffield, +Jack, the Bishop of Sheffield asked us all to be praying for Mike and Anthea and the family.
By tomorrow morning people will be praying throughout South Yorkshire. Be encouraged.
The news is great! God is good!
October 7, 2006 at 8:52 pm
Wonderful to see you Mike and to read of Anthea’s progress. We both send you all our warm love and prayers. Please give Anthea a special hug from us both…thinking of you sooooooo much
October 7, 2006 at 9:08 pm
Thank you Mike so much for your message and for sharing with us Anthea’s wonderful progress today. To God be the Glory.
We send you this prayer from St. Patrick assuring us all that Christ is truly with you and us tonight and every day of our lives.
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in heart of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger, Amen
Thank you Lord for all you are doing and we lift Anthea and Mike and their wonderful family to you in our prayers this night and through the night. Thank you for the loving care of all the Nursing and Medical Teams at the Hospital.
With our love,
Ray & Celia
October 7, 2006 at 9:57 pm
Dear Anthea, Mike and Family
thinking of you all and praying very much that you will know the sustaining love and peace of our Father. Anthea, we are missing you very much at home group but are heartened by your progress - we look forward to your return to us but meantime know that you are with us - and we are with you in thought and prayer.
Love from
June & Tom
October 7, 2006 at 11:42 pm
Dear +Mike, Anthea and family,
just to let you know we continue to pray. We are thankful that God is able to do immeasurably more than we ask, may you all know God’s peace and presence at this time. We will be remembering you in our public worship tomorrow. yours in Christ, Robert S Miller+
October 8, 2006 at 5:30 am
Never give up!
October 8, 2006 at 5:45 am
Sorry to hear of your accident via the Eveleighs.
Good to hear the progress Anthea is making and to see your video clip.We will continue to remember you both in our prayers in the coming days. Peter & Christine Davie New Zealand (ex St Mary Magdalene, parents of Kim Anne & Jane)
October 8, 2006 at 7:52 am
Thank you for this video Mike and for that wonderfully reassuring message about God’s grace.
October 8, 2006 at 9:43 am
The Annual National Assembly of Forward in Faith, meeting in London yesterday sends you both our greetings and our prayers for your and Anthea’s speedy recovery.
To Him who is able we give glory.
October 8, 2006 at 10:28 am
We are so pleased that Anthea is making such good progress.
A message for Charis.
The staff at St Bernadette School are thinking and praying for you and your family.It is a hard time for you and your family but it seems that t your mum has turned a corner and will be soon out of Intensive care.Fantastic News
Big hugs and prayers
Derek
October 8, 2006 at 12:34 pm
Lovely to see and hear you geting better and telling the world of God’s grace. I will continue to pray for you all, as always, and look forward to hearing that you are all home soon.
Asking God to continue to give you daily blessings.
October 8, 2006 at 1:30 pm
Dearest Mike & Anthea,
Please be assured of our prayers and thoughts for you both in this very difficult time. You are both very precious and much loved by us.
May our Lord Jesus watch over you and lay his hand of healing on you both
Jim & Brenda
October 8, 2006 at 2:16 pm
Mike, Anthea & family
Good to hear the much more positive news.
You remain in our thoughts & prayers:
God, from the wealth of his glory
give you power through his Spirit
to be inwardly strong.
Christ make his home in your hearts
through faith:
that you may know how broad,
how long, how high
and how deep is his love
and be filled with the very nature of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen
October 8, 2006 at 4:04 pm
Mike and Anthea, We prayed for you both at Christ Church, Chesham, today. You are very much on our hearts. With love, Hilary & David
October 8, 2006 at 10:37 pm
+Mike, Anthea and family,
You are constantly in our thoughts and prayers, and we thank God that he is close to you all at this time. It was good to see and hear you and to know that Anthea is making progress. Our prayers are with you.
With love from Alastair & Margaret
October 9, 2006 at 12:40 am
Dear Bishop Mike and Anthea
Of course you have both been in the prayers of this church and all the churches around. It wan’t necessary to circulate the news because the Methodists had already done so! I am delighted that the latest news is so encouraging, and look forward to even better things. Will light candles for you in Canterbury Cathedral during stage 2 of the Clergy Leadership Course this week. all good things, love and prayers, John Hadley, pp Horfield Parish Church.
October 9, 2006 at 6:58 am
Kathy and I send our love and prayers to you and Anthea.
October 9, 2006 at 8:13 am
Thank you for your thank you. We continue to pray for you all both at St Mary’s Stoke Bishop and at Trinity - and in our homes.
Love Hazel (Trapnell) - Bristol
October 9, 2006 at 9:14 am
We were all praying for you at the services at Great Missenden yesterday. Your whole family is on our hearts. We thank God for every step that Anthea takes towards recovery.With much love and ongoing prayers, Rosie and all the folk at St Peter and St Pauls.
October 9, 2006 at 4:20 pm
On behalf of all those who heard the news from Derek Hills, over our church weekend spent with him at Selsdon Baptist Church South Croydon -
Be assured that you and your family are in our prayers.
October 9, 2006 at 7:49 pm
We praying for you daily and thank God for the progress that Anthea has made so far. I will never forget, Mike, when you faithfully prayed for me 11 years ago, now it is a pleasure to pray for you. Our church, Folly’s End in Croydon is continually praying for you via the prayer chain. Blessings and love to you all.
The Broadbent family.
October 10, 2006 at 12:12 pm
Dear Anthea and Mike, delighted to hear of your great progress. We keep in prayer. Have had enquiries from Addiscombe from several folk regarding you both.
Last year, Anthea, while undergoing serious surgery in BRI, I had lots of morphine, and spent several days in an hallucinatory nightmare - so I feel your distress!
God keep you, and bless you as you recover.
A reverend friend sent me the following when i was ill:
Blessing of Rest be yours
Blessing of Recovery be yours
Blessing of Wholesomeness be yours
Blessing of Thankfulness be yours
And love from Maurice and Pat
October 10, 2006 at 7:55 pm
Dear Mike,
How we do praise our good Lord for Anthea’s progress - you are both much in our prayers.
Mark & Shirley (Woodlands Church)
October 11, 2006 at 10:07 am
Dear Bishop Mike
You’ve been a great blessing to Bristol thinking of you and praying for you at this time
God Bless
Dave Francis
October 11, 2006 at 5:27 pm
Dear Bishop Mike and Anthea,
I am a friend of Anthea’s from Iain Rennie Hospice at home.[We worked together.]
All my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Thrilled to read the good news.
God is Greatly to be Praised.!!!
He is a miracle working God.
He will strenthen you, as you trust in Him.
All my Love.
Audrey.
October 12, 2006 at 4:12 pm
Hi Mike and Anthea - so sorry to get news of the accident but as always delighted to hear of the ongoing work of God in your lives and circumstances! Will be prayin on for you both, and know that you’ll be given great grace! As a poor impoverished non Anglican I am still being blessed by the book, Mike! Hope our paths will cross again ‘ere long. Love from Marg and me to you both! Stuart
October 12, 2006 at 10:46 pm
Dear Bishop Hill and Anthea–I just received word of the accident and am praying in earnest for Anthea’s swift and complete recovery. “For we know that in EVERYTHING God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28. You most certainly love him and are called according to his purpose, and I pray that God’s goodness will be revealed to you even more in this most difficult time for you. Much love to you both. Your friend from the other Birmingham (Alabama)–Mark
October 13, 2006 at 10:03 am
Really good to see you on the video, Mike and to hear of the progress Anthea is making. We praise the Lord for His love and healing power continually at work in the world and in the lives of all who know and love Him.
Please give Anthea our love and the assurance of our continuing prayer for you all.
Yours in His love,
Colin and Irene XXX
October 14, 2006 at 11:04 am
Bishop Mike,
Love and best wishes come from Christ Church with St George in the City of Bristol.
We all hope Anthea’s recovery will be speedy and complete.
You and all your familly are all in our prayers.
Roger Metcalfe
October 14, 2006 at 8:16 pm
Mike and Anthea, you were in our thoughts and prayers today at the Diocesan Day Conference on the Church’s Ministry of Healing in Chippenham.
We had a great day, and all send you our love and good wishes,
Ian Wills, (Advisor)
October 16, 2006 at 7:44 pm
Dear Anthea and Mike,
It is great to hear things are a little better my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Ruth
October 17, 2006 at 1:05 am
Dearest Mike and Anthea,
Our hearts and prayers join with so many for Anthea’s continued recovery. You are both so very dear to us and we count you both as such incredible blessings from God in your ministry to us at the Advent over many years. YES!!!! God’s grace is sufficient and for that we say ALLELEUIA and AMEN. God bless you both for your witness in faith to the power of our lord and savior Jesus Christ.
With much love in HIM,
Kathryn and Allen Corey
Cathedral Church of the Advent
Birmingham, Alabama
October 19, 2006 at 4:26 pm
Bishop Mike,
How hard it is to hear of such pain in the family of such a dear man. My prayers are with Anthea for a speedy recovery. God’s words, delivered to us by you, continue to reverberate and encourage. God be with you.
Dwight Williams
Church of the Advent
Birmingham, AL
November 19, 2006 at 8:09 pm
A note to wish Anthea, Mike and family every blessing this coming week. We hope and pray that a bed becomes available for Anthea very soon at Bristol. Our love and prayers - Mike and Chrissy
January 25, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Marion would be interested to hear from Maurice and Pat if that is possible. No reason except it is nice to find old friends!