Monday

You became imitators of us and of the Lord;

in spite of severe suffering,

you welcomed the message with the joy

given by the Holy Spirit.

And so you became a model to all the believers.

~ 1 Thessalonians 1:6-7 (NIV) ~

Dr. Earl Council is in Ruston to get some units of blood this morning.  Pray the doctors will soon determine the problem so it can be addressed.

Mrs. Kathrine Sanders has appointments scheduled for this week.  Pray for her and Alice Mary this week.

Caleb Estay was continuing to do well.  He may be able to go home real soon.  Pray for Landon and Alyshia as they care for him that they will have wisdom and confidence.

From Mrs. Ann Chapman

Dear Family and Friends,
Wanted to let you know the halo is gone…Praise God! I now have a neck brace on. I have to wear it 24/7, no removing. I will go back to the doctor in six weeks for an X-ray. The brace certainly feels better than the halo. The halo had a vest, lined with lamb’s wool, that went down to my waist. I now feel like I can fly, I feel so free and light. The brake is healing, but not well…please keep praying.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Love,
Ann

Continue to pray for Mrs Faye Price and her family.  Pray for energy to continue to face each hour of each day.

Pray for the sweet Morris family as they have the wake and celebration of Wayne’s life this morning at Kedron.  I thank God for allowing me to teach with Cora and to teach three of her four children.

Billy L. Wilkinson
(June 2, 1941 – December 5, 2009)

Billy L. Wilkinson ws born on June 2, 1941 and passed away at 10:25 a.m., Saturday, December 5, 2009 at MD Anderson Medical Center, Houston, TX. Mr. Billy was 68 and a resident of Fluker.

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 behind to Mr. Tom’s Car Wash and Bill Hood Chevrolet.

Pray for the Wilkinson family as they have services for Billy.

Who's Missing? Whose Mission?
A church mobilized

When God’s people pray, the Gospel can penetrate difficult places. Just ask members of Beulah Baptist Church in Hopkins, S.C.

Beulah Baptist is a 200-year-old church that averages about 275 people each Sunday. In 2007, pastor Brad Bessent led the congregation to begin praying about partnering with the International Mission Board. They specifically prayed about adopting an unreached people group, those with an evangelical presence of less than 2 percent.

Through prayer the church recognized and answered God’s call to take responsibility for spreading the Gospel among the Bambara. The Bambara are a West African people group of 6 million — nearly all Muslim.

Working together with IMB missionaries Steve and Susan Roach, the church set its sights on a village of about 3,000 Bambara in Mali. There were no evangelical churches in the village and no known Christians.

Short-term missions teams from Beulah continued praying for the people and visiting their village every six weeks. They openly shared the Gospel with anyone willing to listen.

After nearly two years of prayer and 12 trips to the village, Beulah Baptist witnessed more than 100 Bambara come to faith in Christ.

“I’m convinced that God called every one of us to fulfill the Great Commission,” Bessent says.

“If we don’t get our churches mobilized, there are going to be millions of folks who continue to die and spend eternity in hell because nobody told them about Jesus.”

Pray
Pray for more churches to catch the vision of adopting an unreached people group and having a part in bringing them to Christ.

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Remember to collect blankets, hats, and gloves for distribution to the homeless in New Orleans.  You can learn more about needed ministries there through http://www.brownbagsforjesus.com.

Another reminder is the Lottie Moon Christmas Tea on December 19th at 2 PM at First Baptist Church, Amite.  Let the church know is you will be able to attend.

Thanks for praying today.  Your prayers mean so much to so many people. If you have praises, updates, or requests to share, please contact me through this site.

Have a great day remembering that Jesus is the reason for the season!

Anna Lee

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