Tuesday

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NLT)

Update on Mrs. Faye Price:
My grandmother is still progressing well, but her kidneys are still not functioning and the Dr. is saying she is in renal failure. So she will have dialysis early in the morning, it will take 3 to 4 hrs to complete this treatment. Continue to pray for God’s will with this outcome and allow this treatment to make the kidney to start functioning properly, also continue to pray for everyone’s strength and health during this time
Thanks
Laura

Phyllis Vernon, a teacher at KHS, passed out yesterday morning hitting her head. She was taken by ambulance to North Oaks. The last report I got was they were still waiting for test results. Pray for her medical issue to be quickly and properly addressed. Thank God she was able to get help in a timely manner.

Don Denton and his family are enjoying the first few days at home and adjusting to physical therapy, etc. The family is very appreciative of your prayers. Don has a long way to go, so keep on praying. Don’t parents will be leaving Friday for their home. They have been with Don’s family for 2 1/2 months and very much appreciated.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dondenton

Emily Panter is going two steps forward and one step back, but that means her situationis getting better. Please continue to pray for this family. Emily’s hope is to be home on the 20th, the birthday of one of her children. The good news is that she may be able to go home by the end of this week. Thank-you for your many prayers for this family too.
http://emilypanter.blogspot.com/2008/12/quick-answer-to-prayer.html

Lasse A. Grundstrom, Jr.
(July 17, 1944 – December 7, 2008)
U.S. Veteran Lasse A. Grundstrom, Jr. was born on November 17, 1944 and passed away at 6:00PM, Sunday, December 7, 2008 at his residence in Greensburg. He was 64 and a native of Port Sulpher, LA. Lasse was the son of the late Lasse A. & Rita Dominique Grundstrom, Sr. He was a Veteran of the US Navy where he was a Navy Seal.

He is survived by his 2 daughters, Shannon G. Tauzin and husband, Ryan P., Luling, LA & Sheri’ G. LeBlanc and husband, Rod, Jr., Amite; 2 sons, Shane E. Grundstrom, Covington & Lasse A. “Skooter” Grundstrom, III and wife, Kim, Virginia Beach, VA; Children’s mother, Sissy Grundstrom, Amite; a sister, Leah G. Bell, Slidell; 2 brothers, Larry Lee Grundstrom & Lester John Grundstrom both of Pace, FL.; grandchildren Jordan, Harley, Rafe & Rendon Tauzin, Luling, LA, Destin, Dace & Tre’ LeBlanc, Amite, Cody & Savanna Grundstrom, Covington, Ayrian & Paige Grundstrom, Virginia Beach, VA; also numerous nieces, nephews and many friends.

Preceded in death by his parents, Lasse A. & Rita Dominique Grundstrom, Sr.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W next to Coggins-Gentry Ford.

I saw this video Wednesday and Sunday. I’m sharing it for those of you who have not seen it.

A reason for giving: Gabriel’s story

If you think the story of Jesus has reached every corner of South America after generations of missionary work, talk to Gabriel Mugmal.

His idol-worshipping neighbors almost burned him alive for preaching the Gospel.

Gabriel boldly shared his new faith house to house with other Quichua villagers high in the Andes Mountains of northern Ecuador. He challenged them to stop the idol worship that permeated the area. They demanded that Gabriel renounce his words. When he refused, villagers dragged Gabriel and his family to the center of town and prepared to burn them.

But Gabriel wasn’t afraid and began preaching from Genesis. And when he had finished, the mood of the crowd had changed.

A local priest, moved by his willingness to die for Jesus, raised Gabriel’s Bible in his hand. “The Word of God shall be preached throughout the world,” the priest said. “Keep preaching the Gospel so that everyone can know Christ.”

As the crowd began to disperse, 10 families stayed behind. “How can we receive Christ?” they asked.

That was 25 years ago. Today, more than 250 villagers worship less than 200 yards from the site where Gabriel was nearly martyred. What’s more, Gabriel and those he has led to Christ have started 30 Bible studies and churches in other villages dotting the Andes.

Southern Baptists supporting partnerships

“He took the Great Commission in Matthew 28 literally,” says Southern Baptist missionary Darrell Musick, who partners with Gabriel and other local leaders to spread the Gospel among the Quichua people. Musick and his wife, Rogene, met Gabriel in 2004 when he knocked on their door after walking hours across mountain trails. “God has sent me here,” he told them. “I want you to train me to lead my people to Jesus.” They did and have since trained more than 200 other Quichua believers in church planting and discipleship.

But missionaries in South America and all around the world need another strategic partner like Gabriel: you. They’re looking for prayer warriors to undergird their ministries, for strategically involved churches to help them reach those who’ve never heard the Gospel, for God-called servants to join them on the field as new missionaries. And they need your financial support through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.

Southern Baptists closing the gap

More than 3,340 of the world’s nearly 11,600 people groups continue to live and die in spiritual darkness. Among these least reached peoples there are few, if any, evangelical Christians, and no one working to plant new churches. Closing this gap will require a growing missionary force partnering with stateside churches, national Baptists and other Great Commission Christian groups.

Sending the unprecedented number of missionaries God is calling will require extraordinary giving on behalf of Southern Baptists. The task is doable; God has given us the resources. Will we be found faithful?

Willing to Sacrifice: Gabriel’s Story Part 2
See Gabriel’s story on video

Reproduce

AVC_Con_Moore.jpgIN NOVEMBER 1965, Lieutenant Colonel Harold “Hal” Moore Jr. and the U.S. Seventh Cavalry’s First Battalion were engaged in one of the opening battles of the Vietnam War…

Surrounded by an estimated 4,000 North Vietnamese regulars at a jungle clearing called Landing Zone X-Ray, Moore’s 450 soldiers were taking searing fire from all sides. Even with crucial American air support, his outnumbered troops faced annihilation. Moore was determined that his men would survive, however, and he directed a heroic defense in what proved to be one of the fiercest battles of the war. He and his soldiers repulsed repeated assaults and inflicted severe casualties on the enemy until his battalion was finally relieved by reinforcements. The dramatic story is told in the 1992 best seller, We Were Soldiers Once…and Young, which was made into an acclaimed motion picture.

Moore won the army’s highest award, the Distinguished Service Cross, and eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant general. He was renowned for his superb leadership skills. A scene in the movie captured his foresight and grasp of leadership principles when Moore’s character a squad leader who had been unceremoniously “killed” in a training exercise. “You are dead,” Moore declared. “Now, who do you have ready to take your place?” The scene reflects both the reality of warfare and a key element of leadership: great leaders always prepare to reproduce and multiply themselves. (Harry L. Reeder III with Rod Gragg)

Elder in the Lord’s church…whom are you training to fill your position when you are gone?

“And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do” ( Exo. 18:20).

Posted by Mike Benson at December 2, 2008 12:39 PM

Choir member, whom are you training to fill your position when you are gone?
Sunday School teacher, whom are you training to fill your position when you are gone?
Deacon, whom are you training to fill your position when you are gone?
Musician, whom are you training to fill your position when you are gone?
Committee members, whom are you training to fill your position when you are gone?
etc.

Jesus is the reason for the season!
Anna Lee