Monday

“God shall bless us,

and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.”

~Psalm 67:7~

Thank God for the beautiful weather we have been having. Thank him for life today – another opportunity to live for Him!

Today is the day Holly Kliesch has been waiting for. Pray for her as she leaves home to begin this new journey. Pray for her family as they entrust her to her journey and the One who leads her and will provide for her. She’ll be back in eight weeks for the holidays before her big departure.

A number of people in our area have had surgeries or are waiting for results of medical tests. Your prayers for them will be greatly appreciated.

Lisa Davis, Susan Rimes’ sister in Arkansas, and several people in our area continue to need our prayers as they battle cancer.

Reminder: Pray for our country at 8 P.M. each night.

40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS (40/40) NEW MISSIONARY ORIENTATION. Thank you for praying for the “40 Days and 40 Nights” new missionary field orientation that will begin on Oct. 22. Missionaries need preparation, training and mentoring, and in the Central, Eastern and Southern Africa region, the best ones to teach them about Africa initially are Africans in an African setting by experiencing Africa. Believing that this training enables new missionaries to productively engage their people group more quickly and with a foundation of varied experiences, 36 missionaries and their children will come to Zambia and remain there until Nov. 21. Begin now praying for those making preparations and for those who will soon land in Africa and head to Zambia. Ask God to provide and protect each and every person. Pray for a spirit of excitement and a desire to learn. http://cesa.imb.org/

SOUTHERN SUDAN. Attending a church service in Southern Sudan under a tree would differ considerably to what many of us experience in a church service. Among the many other differences, the language would be a series of foreign sounds coming out in an unusual-sounding rhythm. It would seem catchy, fun and quite enjoyable to clap and sway with the music–but not understandable. The people of Southern Sudan have a lack of understanding of Christianity like this. They have been told that they are Christians because they are not Muslim. Most go through some of the motions of church and religious customs, but they have little true understanding of what the gospel is really about. Pray that the missionaries who are in place, along with the two couples who are in the process of making it to Southern Sudan, will be used to bring meaning to the people’s religious rituals and that many will come to a saving knowledge of Christ. http://sudansouth.org/

50 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR CUBA. Cuban Baptists want to be ready to take advantage of every opportunity to accomplish the goal of reaching 1 million of their own people by the year 2010. They ask us to pray earnestly for the Lord to lead them to encounter 100,000 “homes of peace,” where churches can be planted. The goal will be approximately 590 homes in each province in the country. May we be found faithful as we stand in the gap, praying with them to see God perform His will for the glory of His name. “And I sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land…” (Ezekiel 22:30, KJV).

LAST FRONTIER. Some areas where a Last Frontier people group live do not allow them the freedom to follow and worship their Savior, Jesus Christ, even in a private way. Pray for those who are jailed and for their families while they are separated. Pray also for wisdom for government officials to see the assurance of hope in the believers’ lives so they will desire it for themselves also and will, therefore, show mercy to those who are suffering for their strong faith. These officials are trying diligently to do their job by carrying out the laws and customs of the land, because they do not yet have a personal belief or faith in their Creator. Pray like Jesus did on the cross, “Father, forgive them because they do not know what they are doing.” Then pray that they also will hear, understand and accept the truth of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit for eternal life in heaven.

Ida “Lovis” Perryman Alford
(September 25, 1921 – October 18, 2008)

Died at 5:33 a.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, LA. She was a native of Gillsburg, MS and a resident of Greensburg, LA. Age 87 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Greensburg and a retired nurses’ aid from Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, October, 20, 2008. Services conducted by Rev. Charles Kirkfield and assisted by Matthew Belser. Interment New Zion Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. She is survived by 2 daughters, Daisy Wascom and husband, Jule, and Janis Lassiter and husband, Mike, all of Greensburg; 6 grandchildren, Jeff Rohner, Glenda Wascom, Jana Causey, Vicki Rohner, Wayne Ard and Eddie Hayes; 6 great- grandchildren, Colby, Chelsea and Carson Causey, Ryan and Rusty Wascom and Kayla Sagely. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Pernese Perryman; sister, Juanita Lee; 4 brothers, Carl, Clifton, Woodrow and Rodman Perryman.

Thanks for praying today. Have a great day!

Anna Lee