Monday

Whoever wants to be great

must become a servant.

~Mark 10:43 (MSG)~

 

 

Hurricane Ike

My daughter Krista returned me to DeRidder this afternoon. I stayed with her & her family on Vernon Lake during Hurricane Ike. My yard is covered with limbs & it blew over one VERY tall pine tree. Everything is okay, otherwise. We made TWC last night when they gave a tornado warning for 8 pm for Anacoco and areas around Toledo Bend. They were correct because the weather was bad for a short time. My house was without electricity for about 10 hrs which was very good.

Please continue to pray for the people in the Houston-Galveston area. We have friends & relatives in that area. Some we have heard from but some we have not because of the lack of electicity.

thanks for praying
Frann Smith ClarMy daughter Krista returned me to DeRidder this afternoon. I stayed with her & her family on Vernon Lake during Hurricane Ike. My yard is covered with limbs & it blew over one VERY tall pine tree. Everything is okay, otherwise. We made TWC last night when they gave a tornado warning for 8 pm for Anacoco and areas around Toledo Bend. They were correct because the weather was bad for a short time. My house was without electricity for about 10 hrs which was very good.

Please continue to pray for the people in the Houston-Galveston area. We have friends & relatives in that area. Some we have heard from but some we have not because of the lack of electicity.

thanks for praying
Frann Smith Clark

Missionary’s Dad, Charlie Banks

I’m forwarding an e-mail from Wes about his dad’s condition. Please pray as Mr. Banks has surgery today.

Thank you for praying.
Jennie

Greetings family, friends, colleagues and prayer partners,
We praise God upon every remembrance of you and the faithful prayers offered on behalf of our family. We want to inform, update and clarify all the information about the events here in Bucuresti. We thank you in advance for your continued love, prayers and concern.Friday, Sept 12, Dad and Mom (Charlie and Carolyn Banks) arrived in Bucuresti to visit and be on mission with us for two weeks. Shortly after leaving the airport, we were in a head-on collision in Bucuresti. The only family member suffering from injuries was Dad. He has a femur fracture to his left leg. This is the “stiff leg” that suffered injuries over 40 years ago. The fracture splintered and the injury requires a rod or plate to be inserted in the leg. God has already worked mightily in our midst. Praise Him. We thank Him. Dad still needs many prayers. He was moved from the Romanian hospital and is now resting comfortably in the Euroclinic. At the moment, they are monitoring his pace maker, blood sugar, watching for infection, and cellulitis. Dad has many risks —BUT we know the Great, Almighty physician and healer! His surgery is schedule for 4pm (Romania), which will be 9am (EST). We will try to update as soon as Dad is in recovery. He appreciates and needs your prayers. God is giving us strength in the weak hours.

We all know that He has not abandoned us, but is leading us triumphantly through this trial. To God be the Glory — Great and Mighty things He has already done for Dad in the last 59 hours and all 69 years!

We thank you all for the phone calls and emails, however, at this time we can not respond personally to each of them. Know that they bless our spirits from across the world. If you would like to send Dad a note, we will print the emails to read to him at the clinic.

Continue praying and remember to pray on your way to work tomorrow.
May the prayers of the saints be a sweet smelling incense to the Father’s heart.

We will not shrink back, The Banks Family
IMB/ Team Romany
Www.teamromany.com

The surgery will be at 8 A.M. Central Time.

MISSIONARY PERSONAL NEEDS. Please lift up all the children of missionaries who are beginning another year of school, praying for their continued growth “in favor with God and man.” Some are settling into boarding school dormitories, and others are studying at local international schools. Many others are being homeschooled. Let’s also pray that their parents and teachers will have wisdom, love and grace to guide them during these formative years.

The monthly share group meeting will be Thursday at 6:30 at the Alford cabin. Come join us for a time of fellowship, food, and devotional study.

Saturday at 7:30 A.M. you will have an opportunity to prayerwalk in Kentwood. Come pray for residents of our city, parish, and state.

 

 

 

A Light Rising in the Darkness

Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering

Week of Prayer for State Missions: September 14-21, 2008

State Goal: $1,600,000.00

FBC, Kentwood Goal: $7,500.00

Day 1- Miguel Barrios

Day 1″…and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday,” Isaiah 58:10. “The growing Hispanic community is very much in need of ministries to meet their basic requirements. If we will see to meeting the needs of this community, then our good deeds will serve as a light calling the Hispanic Community to Christ,” reflects Miguel.

Miguel Barrios is a Hispanic missionary in North Louisiana. Louisiana partners with the North American Mission Board to support his work here in Louisiana. Miguel’s focus is the I-20 area. He plans and starts new Hispanic missions and ministries. Miguel also provides training for Hispanic core groups and leadership. In addition, he provides leadership and mentorship for Hispanic churches, missions, and ministries.

In the town of Bernice, Miguel has seen the grace of God work through his ministry to impact the life of the Garcil, Ganez, and Arias families. Miguel’s ministry has not only shown redemption to these families, but also it has encouraged a social and economic lift. Through ESL, and other ministries to the Hispanic communities, these families have found employment.

Please pray for the ministry among the Hispanic community in North Louisiana. Pray for Miguel’s family and their need for grace to carry out the ministry. Also, pray for divine opportunities to spread the gospel of Christ.

Day 2- Becky Clausen

Day 2″…and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday,” Isaiah 58:10. “This verse applies to our ministry in a variety of ways. Clothes/household goods are given to the needy. Help with children’s homework, GED classes, and English classes are provided to those struggling. Bible study, counseling, mentoring, rehab opportunities, friendship, and fellowship opportunities are provided to the spiritually hungry and/or oppressed,” reflects Becky.

Becky Clausen is the director of the multi-housing ministry at Parkview Baptist in Baton Rouge. “The uniqueness of our ministry is that we go to the people.We minister to tenants of multi-housing communities in their home and through activities on our church campus. We share the gospel, teach the Word, provide activities, mentor, and meet spiritual and physical needs of individuals and families,” says Becky.

God’s love is being poured into the multi-housing facilities in the Baton Rouge area. “A young mother of three gave her life to the Lord and has put plans in motion to enter rehab this month. This journey began with her children participating in our “Homework Help” program that led to her coming to “the works” breakfast at our campus on Sunday mornings followed by worship,” recalls Becky.

Please pray for God to get all the glory and Jesus to receive more rewards of His suffering. Pray also for more individuals to volunteer for this harvest. Ask God to give other churches the vision to begin a multihousing ministry as part of their outreach programs.

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HAVING A BAD day…?

This morning you woke up tired and grumpy, and things haven’t gone right from that moment. You took the dog out and he wouldn’t come back in, so you spent a lot of time coaxing him in the house. Either you didn’t have time for breakfast, or it burned. Traffic on the way to work was horrific. Now you’ve opened up your computer, and it’s giving you one of those messages that you can’t interpret but you know means you can’t do your work until you find out what’s wrong.

We all have days that go awry, ones where we’d like to be able to go back to bed, pull the covers over our heads, and sleep away twenty-four hours. It’s hard to recognize on tough days that this, too, is a day God made and one He made to benefit us. But unless the day is already gone, it’s not beyond repair. Turn around your less-than-impressive day by giving it back to God (Pamela McQuade).

“This is the day which the LORD has made,

we will rejoice and be glad in it”

(Psm. 118:24).

Have a great Monday!

Anna Lee