Tuesday

“Blessed be God,

who has not turned away my prayer,

nor His mercy from me!”

~Psalm 66:20~

The Wagstaffs are both better now and have been able to return to Romania after two months.  They will continue their ministry there.

Chuck Pittman has been a little better for the last few days.  He said he appreciates prayers from everyone.  Continue to pray for the Pittman family.

Ed Dykes had a stent placed in his heart and is doing better.  Continue to pray for him.

Gary Bouffard and others will soon be going to Haiti for three months to a year. Pray for them as they coordinate work there and for their families as they stay here and try to maintain a life that is “normal” without their loved ones.

Friends, I just wanted to give you  a brief update…

Our team has regrouped. We are following the orders of those in authority over us. We are excited about this group of 50 kids who have been entrusted to us.  McKinney ISD requires a “security” person  to be present at our Club. Graham’s kindergarten teacher from last year (Mrs. Hendrickson) is our person. There is one week she is not going to be able to make it, but we found a sub for her–He is a 4^th grade teacher at the school. Since finding that sub, there have been 2 more teachers who have stepped up and shown an interest in switching off with Mrs. Hendrickson! We are grateful for the support of more staff from our school. It is our prayer that something can be worked out next fall where we can use some of these classrooms.

Please pray for:

© Favor with the administrative staff at McGowen Elementary

© Even more staff to show interest and support of the GNC

© Smooth arrival and dismissal times for the students

© Team unity among the 6 moms who run the Club

© Team members to be available and filled with the Spirit

© Open hearts, eagerness to learn, listening ears

© There is one student who caused a bit of a problem last week. Please pray about this situation. If more problems occur, I will need to contact his parents to drop him from the Club and let a student on our waiting list take his place.

© Children and families to begin a relationship with Jesus

Thanks!

Tricia

MARK BURKART (head of a family in the Mt. Hermon area; moved here since Katrina)

Mark Henry Burkart passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the age of 50. Beloved husband of Ellen Sumrall Burkart. Loving father of Matthew Burkart and Luke Burkart. Son of John Burkart and the late Florence Trapani Burkart. Brother of Michael Burkart and Stephen Jefferson. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends. He was an employee of Johnson Controls. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Greenwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5200 Canal Blvd. (Formerly All Faiths Funeral Home), on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM. To view or sign the Family Guestbook, please visitwww.greenwoodfuneralhome.net.

Christine Cox White
(June 13, 1921 – February 15, 2010)

Died at 6:25 a.m. on Monday, February 15, 2010 at Beacham Memorial Hospital in Magnolia, MS. She was born June 13, 1921 in Iuka, MS and was 88 years of age. Mrs. White was a resident of Kentwood, LA and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Kentwood. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 11 a.m. on Thursday until religious services at 2 p.m. Thursday. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. Survived by 3 daughters, Patsy Burt and her husband, Darryl, Watson, Christie Ortner and her husband, Richard, Iuka, MS and Shelia Smith, Kentwood, 2 sons, Jerry White and his wife, Denise, Osyka, MS and Karl White, Kentwood, 2 sisters, Helen Roberts, Kentwood and Betty Trahan, Amite, 3 brothers, Leslie Cox, Iuka, MS, Herbert Cox, Cherokee, AL, and Charlie Cox, Iuka, MS, 9 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Cecil White, sister, Aline Jones, grandson, Michael White, and parents, Arthur and Verlie Cox. The family would like to extend their thanks to the staff at Kentwood Manor Nursing Home for their excellent care and compassion.

FRIENDSHIP

I CAN COUNT on one hand my most intimate friends, those with whom I would share anything…

I can hardly think of a boundary on our conversations. We reached that plane of relationship after long hours together and considerable risk. If a doctor informs me tomorrow that I have a terminal disease, they will be my first calls.

Most of my intimate friends live in other cities, and as a result I may see them only once a year. When we meet, though, we skip the chitchat and go right to the heart of what concerns us most. I don’t worry about being judged or second-guessed or made the subject of gossip. With true friends, I feel safe.

Friendship with God encompasses each of these levels of communication. God cares about the ordinary and everyday as well as the peak experiences. I bring to God my failures and sins (confession, repentance) as well as my triumphs and joys (praise, thanksgiving). I bring to God my worries and concerns (petition, intercession). The very attempt to hide something from God is folly, for God know all of who I am: the genetics as well as the environment, the thoughts and motives as well as the actions. (Philip Yancey)

“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

Posted by Mike Benson

Please feel free join us at the cabin Thursday night at 6:30. We will share a meal, fellowship, share a devotional, and pray.

Thanks for praying today.  Your prayers mean so much to so many!

Have a terrific Tuesday.

Anna Lee