Thursday

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, f

or it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes,

for the Jew first and also for the Greek.”

~Romans 1:16~

Rev. Butch Revier will be meeting with his doctor to determine if he needs some form of addition treatment.  Pray for the doctor as he makes a decision and for Bro. Butch as he continues to heal.

Rev. Bill Ichter, former minister of music at FBC, Amite and longtime music missionary to Brazil, us undergoing a series of daily cancer treatments.  He is about half way through the scheduled treatments.  Pray he will continue to be able to sustain his energy level and endure the remaining treatments.

Continue to pray for my cousin, Sharla T. Hodges, in Texas.  Please add another cousin, David Tolleson, who recently began his military career.  He has had health issues that have caused him to be hospitalized in California.  His dad is flying out to be with him and to hopefully bring him home in a few days.

HAITI. Pray that IMB missionaries currently doing relief work in Haiti and the Dominican Republic will be able to focus on the best thing to do in the midst of massive need and great chaos. They have been working non-stop for days. Please pray that the Lord will give them strength to carry on their tasks today and to trust that He will provide their every need for tomorrow. Relief workers, missionaries and media teams have seen more than their minds can grasp and far more than they would want to remember. Intercede for them as they seek ways of coping with the images.

Michael V. “Mike” Guillot
(August 9, 1939 – February 2, 2010)

He was born on August 9, 1939 and went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Mike was 70, a native of Thibodaux and a resident of Loranger. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Sherry Currier Guillot; 2 daughters, Heidi Guillot, Loranger and Danielle Guillot, Loranger; his beloved grand-dog, Buster; also survived by his brother, Ed Guillot and wife, Linda; sister, Evelyn Vidrine and husband, Ray, all of Thibodaux; brother-in-law, Stanley Currier and his wife, Sheila; sisters-in-law, Pat Barrilleaux and her husband, Vernon, Paula Cleland and her husband, Carl, Robbie Orsi and her husband, Ron, Cindy Alston and husband, Sam, all of Loranger, and Chris Blunck and husband, Carl of Mobile, Ala. numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Marie Guillot; sister, Beverly Andrus of Thibodaux. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday and at St. Dominic Catholic Church, Husser, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Services conducted by Fr. Paul Yi. Interment St. Dominic Cemetery, Husser, LA.

KneEmail

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

Mike Benson, Editor

THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL and straightforward way of winning with people is to give them a compliment — a sincere and meaningful word of affirmation…

If you want to make others feel like a million bucks, you’ve got to master this elementary skill.  And it’s essential that you learn to give your compliments in front of others as well as one-on-one.  Why?  Because that private compliment turned public, instantly and dramatically increases in value.

As commander of a $1 billion warship and a crew of 310, Mike Abrashoff used grassroots leadership to increase retention rates from 28 percent to 100 percent, reduce operating expenditures, and improve readiness.  How did he do it?  Among other things, he placed supreme importance on public compliments.

“The commanding officer of a ship is authorized to hand out 15 medals a year,” he wrote.  “I wanted to err on the side of excess, so I passed out 115.”  Nearly every time a sailor left his ship for another assignment, Captian Abrashoff gave him or her a medal.  “Even if they hadn’t been star players, they got medals in a public ceremony as long as they had done their best every day.  I delivered a short speech describing how much we cherished the recipient’s friendship, camaraderie, and hard work.”  Abrashoff wanted to make them feel good by complimenting them in front of others.

Whenever you have an opportunity to publicly praise another person, don’t let it slip by.  You can create those opportunities, as Captain Abrashoff did, but you can also find countless opportunities if you look for them. John Maxwell

“And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles

(which is translated Son of Encouragement),

a Levite of the country of Cyprus.”

Acts 4:36

Have a great day!  Be extra careful if you get out today.

Anna Lee