Tuesday

“Even when I walk through the darkest valley,

I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.

Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.”

~Psalms 23:4 NLT~

Caring Bridge sites for you to read today:

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/cheyennehartman

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/coltonfrazier

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/adriannacavanagh

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jimmyandretiadukes

Pray for Elizabeth Hughes Cooper as she has surgery today. Her mom came home to be with her for a while. I know that will help Elizabeth get well that much quicker.

Continue to pray for our service men and women as they serve day and night seven days a week for us.

Clyde Alexander Davidson
(April 28, 1947 – September 10, 2009)

U.S. Veteran Died at 9:25 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, LA. He was a resident of Metairie, LA. Age 62 years. He was a veteran of Viet Nam. Survived by mother, Yvonne S. Porter, Roseland, 2 brothers, Don Davidson, Fischer, TX and Keith Porter, Roseland, sister, Brenda Pierce and her husband, Jack, Amite, Preceded in death by, father, Ivy Thomas Davidson, sister, Sandra Osborn. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Georgia Barnette Week of Pray for Louisiana Missions

Day 3 – Christian Women’s Job Corps, Beauregard Assn.

“…for we are laborers together with God.” 1 Corinthians 3:9

CWJC-pg “Together” is a word that on its own says we are not alone. It is important to be reminded that we are fellow workers, partners, team, serving alongside one another to reach the lost and unchurched for Christ.

Mary Koehn, director of Beauregard CWJC in DeRidder, along with other volunteers, looks forward to seeing change in the lives of those who participate, knowing that change will happen in all lives. Every part of CWJC is geared toward helping a client grow spiritually whether it is through Bible study, job skills instruction in the classroom or one-on-one mentoring. The fact that three women made professions of faith during the past semester helps to keep the volunteers focused on the purpose.

Eva, a graduate of Beauregard CWJC, says that CWJC “is a place of encouragement and everything needed – because it’s backed up by God’s Word.”

Louisiana WMU is involved, providing training expenses through an allocation from the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering. CWJC (and Christian Men’s Job Corps) is a ministry of WMU, so there are “sister-sites” in Louisiana and other states, too. There are three operating sites in Louisiana and other sites in progress.

Pray for the spiritual growth of the participants. This is the overall purpose of CWJC.
Pray that leaders and volunteers would always be sensitive to how God wants to meet the needs of people.
Pray for adequate meeting space and equipment.
Pray for the development of a CMJC site, providing life skills and job skills training for men in a Bible-based context.

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10

Mike Benson, Editor

WHEN GOD TELLS us in the Bible not to worry, it isn’t a suggestion…

It’s a command. Worry and/or anxiety is specifically mentioned twenty-five times in the New Testament alone as something we should avoid.

The words used most often for worry and anxiety in the New Testament come from the same Greek word, meridzoe, which means “to be divided, to be pulled in opposite directions, to choke.” (Perhaps we wear anxiety around our necks after all.)

In the parable of the sower, Jesus tells us: “The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches, and pleasures.” These people have accepted the Word of God, Jesus says, but “they do not mature.” Grasping for spiritual breath, worry-bound, thorny-ground Christians may survive, but they never truly thrive.

The Old English word for worry meant “to gnaw.” Like a dog with a bone, a worrier chews on his problem all day long.

Why is the Bible so adamant about our avoiding fear and worry? Because God knows worry short-circuits our relationship with him. It fixes our eyes on our situation rather than on our Savior. It works a little like thick London fog–the kind of fog that is legendary. Why, it wouldn’t be a Sherlock Holmes without fog to obscure the villain and allow him to get away. “Thick as pea soup,” Londoners describe it. “Can’t see your hand in front of your face,” they say. Joanna Weaver

“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?” Matthew 6:25