Friday

“But know that the Lord

has set apart for Himself him who is godly;

the Lord will hear when I call to Him.”

Psalm 4:3

Mrs. Annie Bell Harrell continues to have tests done in Baton Rouge. Please pray for her as she works hard to get better.

Mrs. Faye Price continues to slowly improve. Pray for her and her family as they work together to restore her health.

Mike Nason is scheduled to come home from OLOL today. He has been there this week to get his regular “tune-up”.

Two requests from Sue Minor Tucker:

Please add a co-worker of mine, Richard Kennedy to your daily prayers, Richard has been having health problems lately and has had Bladder Cancer before and today he was diagnosed with Esauphagial Cancer and now has to decide just what options he has and which ones he wishes to take. Thank you again for your daily prayers.

Please pray for our pastor’s new grandson, Johnathon Inman, who is not quite 2 weeks old and was Jaundice when he was born, got a little better went home and was put back in the hospital in ICU last night with a very high count and if they cannot get it down he may have to have a blood transfusion and they said that if that doesn’t work then something is wrong with his little liver. Please remember Brother Larry Inman and his wife Sandy and their son Johnathon and his wife Joanie and of course little Johnathon. Pray that he will get better and not have to go through all of this additional problems. Thank you for praying daily.

Wiltz R. Roberts Sr.
Wiltz Richard Roberts Sr., 92, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, at his home in Osyka, Miss. He was born June 19, 1916, in Osyka. He was the son of Amos and Janie Blades Roberts. He was a retired truck driver. Mr. Roberts also was known for a number of years as the “sack man” when he was in the sack and feed business. He was a very active member of Osyka Baptist Church until his health began failing and where he taught Sunday School for many years and influenced many young people. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served and fought in the Tunisian, Algeria-French Moroccan, Sicilian and Naples Foggia campaigns. For his dedicated service, Mr. Roberts was awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with four bronze stars and five Overseas Service Bars. Preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Lawrence, Bilbo, Alton and Clyde Roberts; and three sisters, Jessie Hilbun, Golda Davis and Tina Rodriguez. Survived by his wife of 63 years, Joan Austin Roberts, of Osyka; son and daughter-in-law, Wiltz Richard Roberts Jr. and Kaye, of Kentwood; two daughters and sons-in-law, Ann and James Reid, of Jayess, Miss., and Margaret and Wayne Frazier, of McComb, Miss.; four grandchildren and their spouses, Daniel and Kim Roberts, Brandon and Rebekah Frazier, Blake and Penny Frazier and Dalton and Kim Rawls; three great-grandchildren, Ela Frazier, Brittany Rawls and Trey Rawls; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation at Hartman-Sharkey Funeral Home, McComb, on Saturday, Jan. 24, from noon until service at 2:30 p.m., with Dr. Milton Kleisch officiating. Burial in Roberts Cemetery, Osyka. Pallbearers will be Wayne Frazier, James Reid, Brandon Frazier, Blake Frazier, Dalton Rawls and Daniel Roberts. To share sympathies, condolences and memories go to Hartman-Sharkeyfuneralhome.com.

KOMpray

(Kids on Mission Pray)

Prayer requests

“Let the little children come to Me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these,” Luke 18:16b

THANK GOD FOR MUD

“Walira mvula walira matope.” No, I don’t know how to pronounce it, but I know what it means. It says, “He who asked for the rain also asked for mud.” I think you say it something like this: Wah-LEE-rah meye-U-lah Wah-LEE-rah mah-TOE-peh. If you know someone from Zambia, ask them if I’m right!

When God answers our prayers, we should give Him thanks for the answer. Well, here’s a story from one of our missionaries in Zambia:

It was SO hot and we finally got rain. I was driving out to a Bible teaching center—“I shouldn’t have been surprised about the muddy road. I didn’t complain (much) until I came upon pigs wallowing in a huge mud-hole—right in middle of the road! … I was ashamed of my complaints.”

My students at the center asked for a Bible for two of her friends who are ‘shut ins’. She didn’t have the money to pay that day, but she promised to save her money then pay. Other students stepped up and told her not to worry—God would provide. They put their money together and had plenty for the two Bibles. On the drive home, this student rode part of the way with the missionary. At a simple path, she asked the missionary to stop. It was the path to the ‘shut ins’. This woman said it was an honor to deliver the Word of God to her friends on that very day.

“The muddy roads just didn’t seem too bad anymore.” Thank God for the mud that comes when we have the rain.

MORE PRAYER REQUESTS FROM MISSIONARY KIDS

Please ask God to Help my parents teach the people about Jesus. JOY, age 8, (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

Please pray that more people would come to know Jesus. Sometimes, there is persecution (people who hate Christians bully them) and Christians get hurt. Please ask God to protect the Christians. Ask God to help the sick too. CALEB, age 9 (Pacific Rim)

Pray that I will find a Sri Lankan friend. I live near a very beautiful beach. We have a lot of palm trees. We have to wear skirts a lot because it is the culture. MELODY, age 11 (South Asia)

Botswana has one of the world’s highest rates of AIDS. Please pray against the strongholds in this country. Please pray that I stay strong in the faith and that I have an unquenchable thirst for the Word. Oh yeah, please pray for exams! Especially my music exam and design technology exam. EMILY, age 15, (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

My mom and dad are trying to raise a teenager—their first—me!

My dad goes into the village every day so he can plant churches. We want to pray that the people of Basoga would be open to the gospel. Pray that the Bible study students will tell others about what God has done in their lives.

ETHAN, age 14 (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

Please pray for the countries in Central Asia. There is a lot of corruption. Amen. JONATHAN, age 12 (Central Asia)

Pray for all of Mozambique and ask God to help my parents in their ministry. LUKE, age 8, (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

“And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God” (James 2:23).