Monday

“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him,

that if we ask anything according to His will,

He hears us.

And if we know that He hears us,

whatever we ask,

we know that we have the petitions

that we have asked of Him.”

~1 John 5:14-15~

Pray for Mr. Frankie Gehringer as he has surgery today at SWMC to implant a pacemaker.

From the I.M.B.:

LAST FRONTIER. How long has it been since you have seen your mother? Days? Weeks? Years? A worker was visiting with a local worker and inquired about his family. His heart was touched when he heard this story: Because of hardships and uncertain times, this man was separated from his mother at the age of 4. The mother lives in a restricted-access country and the son in a neighboring country. In the last 10 years, mother and son have had some contact and even two face-to-face visits. The country where he lives has plenty of food, but his mother’s home is facing extreme conditions that make it difficult to secure her daily needs. He received word from his mother to come and see her. Her son sadly tells that he is not able to make the trip. He knows her situation is difficult, and he desires to do what he can to meet her needs. He has asked a fellow worker to go in his place. They are gathering items to take to the family. While the travel has always been difficult, the road may be closed for an indefinite time due to regulations from officials. Please join this partner in asking that our Provider will make the way clear and open for the visit. Ask for special blessings on the traveler as well as the mother. Pray that the traveler will have the opportunity to share God’s Story and love with the mother during their short visit.

AIDS. N grew up in the Thunzini community in Swaziland and attended the Thunzini Baptist Church. Her mother was not married to her father but later married an older man and moved to South Africa. Like most Africans, N’s mother and stepfather rented extra rooms in their house. One of the renters was a young man they trusted. During the 2007 school break (December/January) the young man tricked N into taking something to his room. While in the room, he attacked N, raped her and told her not to tell anyone or he would kill her. Five months later, N is 13 years old and pregnant. A study of the U.N. Children’s Fun confirms that one out of three Swazi women has suffered some form of sexual abuse as a child. Now N is one of those statistics that may include AIDS. One wonders when the nightmare of continual abuse and AIDS will end. Unfortunately, for some it is just beginning. Pray for N’s health as she deals with a pregnancy, and pray that she will not have contacted the HIV virus through this encounter. Pray for the many female children/youth/adults in Swaziland who deal with the fear of abuse on a regular basis. http://www.imb.org/AIDS/

MISSIONARY PERSONAL NEEDS. A missionary writes: “One family on our team has been in the process of adopting a baby for more than a year now. They have been waiting for one committee to meet that has to approve their adoption, but the committee members are dragging their feet. They were first supposed to meet in May, then in June, and now they say it will be at the end of July. Please pray that they will actually meet at the end of July. This family has been here this term for over four years, and they are ready to head back to the United States to get recharged and reenergized. Please pray that this committee will meet quickly. Also pray that the family will trust the Lord and His plan and not be anxious!”

The devil sent thousands of little enemies to disrupt Sunday School yesterday morning. There were fleas in the ladies’ classrooms that meet in the basement. Several ladies had a number of bites and had to go home. Others had to move to different locations for classes to continue. Worship service continued as planned with no problems that I am aware of. Last night, I spoke with several of the ladies who were the most affected. They were all doing much better. Pray the problem will be completely cleared before that area is used again.

Explanation: The little enemies were left by a stray dog that entered the church when a serviceman was working at the church.

Maj. Bernard Richard “Ben” Williams Jr.
Williams Jr., Maj. Bernard Richard ‘Ben’ (USAF, ret.) Osyka Baptist Church, Osyka, Miss., from 2 P.M. until the funeral at 6 p.m.
Published in The Advocate on 7/21/2008

Sportscamp

• FBC, Kentwood
• Monday – Friday this week
• 8:30 – Noon
• Grades K – 6
• Fee: $10.00

Please be in prayer for all the children who will attend the camp and for the youth from Simpson Baptist Church who will be leading the camp.
Marvelous Monday at FBC, Kentwood

• Tonight at 7 P.M.
• Preaching – Dr. J.P. Miles
• Music – Bro. Dennie Walker
• Piano – Mr. Bob Raborn
  
• Nursery available
  

Deacons for the week at FBC, Kentwood

• Mr. James Miller
• Mr. Harrell Sharkey