Thursday Afternoon

Joan Hagan’s mother, Mrs. Betty Bethel, has been having several health issues lately. Please keep her in your prayers.

2 things: Update: Our customer’s son who had surgery yesterday to remove a tumor from his brain (it actually turned out to be one small orange sized tumor and one golf ball size turmor and it was located on the front left lobe of his brain which affects his speech and memory) surgery went well and if all continues to go well he will be able to go home in a few days and then has to start radiation, please continue to keep him and his family in your prayers and thank you so much for the prayers on his behalf already. 2: My sister’s grandson, Dustin Rosamond is in North Oaks with pneumonia in one lung and they are planning to transfer him to Tulane Medical Center (my sister, Pearl is very worried about him and is worried that this may affect his only kidney (he only has one)) he has been running a raging fever, been very weak and throwing up so I am asking for prayer for him and the doctors and techs caring for him and for his family. Thank you so much for always being there to pray for all the many needs.

Chris W. did leave Russia yesterday and is now in the Balkans.
The rest of the family is packing and distributing their household
goods to meet up with Chris in about a week. Please keep praying for
them diligently for their move, new ministry, team members being
reassigned and the ministry they must leave.

Thank you for praying for Chris and his family. Please continue to pray for
Jill as she packs up their belongings and she and Christian meet up with
Chris. Please also pray for the Russian officials that handle missionary
visas that they will come to know the Lord and let his light through them to
others.

Melinda

W B Travis
(April 28, 1943 – December 11, 2008)
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7. W. B. Travis went home to be with the Lord at 3:28 a.m. at his home in Kentwood surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, December 11, 2008. He was a dairyman and fence contractor for many, many years. He was a member of New Zion Baptist Church, Kentwood, and Masonic Lodge #98, F&AM, Greensburg. He is survived by his devoted wife, Joan Pittman Travis, Kentwood, and his six children, Lesia Jones and husband, Scott, Roseland-Arcola, Joanie Booty and husband, Johnie, Spring Creek, Penny Bates, Kentwood, and Sonya Williams, and husband, Fred, Gillsburg, MS, Clent Travis and wife, Erin, Kentwood, Brent Travis and partner, Charlie Tomkins, Loranger; two sisters, Mary Rose Mahaffey and husband, Roy, and Carlene Brownell, Gillsburg, MS; 14 grandchildren, Bridgette Jones, Cassie Jones, Danielle Jones, Jonathan Booty, Jacob Booty, Joanna Booty, Jace Booty, Barrett Bates, Chelsea Bates, Baylor Travis, Blake Bridges, Tristen Bailey, Travis Williams and Kirby Williams; 2 great-grandchildren, Alyvia Bates and Duely Deaton. He was preceded in death by his parents, Felder and Bulah Mae Travis; 2 brothers, Carl Travis, Irvin Travis and his two infants; a nephew, Wayne Mahaffey. Visitation will be held at New Zion Baptist Church, Kentwood, Friday December 12, 2008 from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. with a Masonic Service at 7 p.m. Visitation will resume at 8 a.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2008 with religious services at 11 a.m. at New Zion Baptist Church. Services will be conducted by Rev. Richard Sandburg and Rev. Danny Smith. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements.

Baptist Press

December 11, 2008

WASHINGTON–House churches under new threat in China. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29491

MISSOURI–Appeals panel hears MBC/Windermere case. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29492

OHIO–Ohio Baptists recognize 30 new church starts. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29493

HAWAII–Hawaii Baptists welcome Korean church. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29494

VIRGINIA–Oldest IMB emeritus missionary dies at 102. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29495

KENTUCKY–Deaton elected Western Recorder editor. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29496

VIRGINIA–WORLDVIEW (Erich Bridges): Knocking at the gate at Christmas. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29497

FYI: As if this time, the parish school system is scheduled to reopen tomorrow after a day off due to SNOW!