Friday

“There is salvation in no one else,

for there is no other name under heaven

given to people by which we must be saved.”

~Acts 4:12, HCSB~

Pray for these from FBC, Amite as they leave tomorrow for their mission trip in Mexico.  Pray for those they will come in contact with in Mexico.

Those that will be leaving for the Mexico Mission Trip on Sat, July 25th – Sat, Aug 1st are:

Stewart, Sandy and Bo Cox
Allison Primes
Caitlin Freeman
Carvin Lawless
Mike, Miranda, Loren, Mollie, Lilly and Jadi Foster

The group going for Tuesday, July 28th are:

Mike & Cindy Smith
George & Becky Smith
Brenda Miller

Randall Miller will be going on Tues, July 28th – Sat, Aug 1st.

Mrs. Hellen Morris is doing fine after her fall at church Sunday.  Thank God no bones were broken.

From Maggie Lee Henson‘s mom and dad

Hey friends!
Rea

lly quickly, MLH had a more stable day. Still seeing her icp respond to the 3 percent every 2 hours. She did not have the spikes we did yesterday which the doctors feared would spin totally out of control….we firmly believe that God is answering your specific prayer.
Tonight, we pray to turn the corner once and FOR ALL with this inter cranial pressure. PLEASE, Lord, let it be. Let the trend continue to got he other direction.
We promise to bake all of you muffins!
Thankful for another day and begging for yet another,
jin
ps John is so sweet, MLH’s entubation tape around her mouth was changed today and John said, “She looked so beautiful.” 🙂
Most frequent verse quoted in cards, posts, emails to us: Isaiah 43:1-4. If you read it, you’ll know why.

But now, God’s Message,
the God who made you in the first place, Jacob,
the One who got you started, Israel:
“Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you.
I’ve called your name. You’re mine.
When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you.
When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down.
When you’re between a rock and a hard place,
it won’t be a dead end—
Because I am God, your personal God,
The Holy of Israel, your Savior.
I paid a huge price for you:
all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in!
That’s how much you mean to me!
That’s how much I love you!
I’d sell off the whole world to get you back,
trade the creation just for you.
(The Message)
Pray for Kathy Jo Thompson (Amite)
Back again…haha… I came to NIH Monday july 20 expecting to do some tets then go home and maybe come back the next week for surgery…well things havent quite been how I expected.  I was supposed to see the doctor Thursday afternoon but after looking at my MRI the doctor wanted to see me Wed. When I went in to see him, he started asking me all these questions about if i had fallen recently and if qanything had chqnged suddenly. I knew he had found something. We spoke for a while and then he told me that the MRI had shown something new but that it was not a tumor, he said thaat the MRI had shown an area of STROKE. He said that they were going to admit me to the hospital and  run some more tests to confirm the findings, which were confirmed through other tests later that day. Today, I saw a neurologist and they drew more blood to see if I have a blood disorder that caused it or if it could be from some medication that I am on, most doctors seem to think its the meds. I still dont know what to think. My doctor said this is not related to my NF2 and they don’t understand it at all because I am a healthy 23yr old. I won’t know the results of the blood tests for some time but I’ll let you know when I do.

Mrs. Betty Bethel has had cataract surgery. had teeth pulled in preparation for dentures, and had a brush with pneumonia.  Keep her in your prayers.

Tracey Williams is in ICU at Baton Rouge General.  Please keep him in your prayers.

KOMpray
Kids on Mission Pray

Let’s play ball!

Do you love football? Brady, Craig and Mike do! They have been coaching football in Portugal. Portugal is a country in Europe. In most European languages, their word “football” is really soccer. But these guys are really coaching a team of Portuguese players and they play American-style football.

Brady, Craig and Mike coach the players about how to live a godly life too. For two years, they have been showing them how to love God and love others. A few team members are going to a home Bible study led by the coaches.

One player said that he needs to let Jesus be his Savior, but he doesn’t want to stop living the way he does. Please pray for this player that he will let go of the sins in his life and that he will say “yes” to Jesus.

Prayer Requests from Missionary Kids

Please pray for me and that I would get better grades.  JARED, age 8 (Sub-Saharan African peoples)

Pray for my grandpa because he is not a Christian. CH, age 11 (Southeast Asian peoples)

My name is Jesse. I was a baby when I left America but now I’m four years old and I’m going back to visit my grandparents and cousins and to make new friends this August.  My twins brother and sister have never even been to America. I hope that God helps them to not be afraid even when we have to move a lot.  We will come back to Europe after 6 months. JESSE, age 4 (European peoples)

Check out the new version of the website at http://kidsonmission.org/prayer/

MAKING EVERYBODY HAPPY

The following is reported to be a true story regarding Berkeley, CA:

In 1990, the Berkeley City Council passed a law changing the name of Columbus Day to Native American Day because Columbus wasn’t nice to the Indians.  Of course, no Indians were asked if they wanted the holiday’s name changed or even if they wanted to be called Native Americans.

In 1991, a politically-correct group argued that Indians are not native to America but to Asia, so calling them Native Americans might be insulting to Asians. So the Berkeley City Council changed the name again, to “Indigenous People Day.”  Of course, neither the Indian nor the Asian communities were consulted about this.

In 1992, the Italian American Anti-Defamation League gave the City of Berkeley their Insensitivity Award.  The Italian-American group said that they agreed that Indians haven’t been treated well, but that the Italians weren’t the ones who did it, so why take away their holiday?  Nobody asked the Italian-American community at large how they felt about renaming Columbus Day.

In 1994, the Berkeley City Council finally changed the holiday back to “Columbus Day.”

In 1995, representatives of the Winnamucca Indian Tribe protested at City Council meetings.  They argued that Indians had never asked that Columbus Day be renamed to honor Indians, but since it had been, the City Council couldn’t take it back, lest they become “indigenous-people-givers.”

In 1996, the City Council again changed the name to “Indigenous Peoples/Columbus Day.”  It was felt that this name was a compromise which would end any and all protests from the diverse, interested parties.

Currently, the Berkeley City Council is besieged by a group lobbying to rename the holiday “Animal Rights Day.”

You can’t please everyone, can you?  In fact, trying to do so will only frustrate you.  I’m not saying we shouldn’t give consideration to the desires of others, because we should.  But, ultimately, in our Christian lives, we should seek to please only one person.

“For do I now persuade men, or God?  Or do I seek to please men?  For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.” (Gal. 1:10)

Take comfort in knowing that even Jesus Christ didn’t please everyone throughout his life.  But he always sought to please God.  May that be your goal this day and every day!

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Thank you for praying.

Have a fantastic Friday!

Anna Lee

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