Month: May 2010

Monday

“This means tremendous joy to you, I know,

even though you are temporarily harassed

by all kinds of trials and temptations.

This is no accident—

it happens to prove your faith,

which is infinitely more valuable than gold . . .”

~1 Peter 1:6-7 PH~


Rusty Williams was taken to St. Tammany hospital during the night.  Please be in prayer for him, his family, and those caring for him.

Lois Pittman said Roger Pittman and Scotter Lane are both doing well.  Thank God for these good reports.

Several people are having problems with colds and sinus problems still.  Please be in prayer for them.

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Continue to pray for Mr. Harrell Sharkey as he recovers from hip surgery at home and for Mr. Jesse Dean as he also recovers from his recent health issues at home.

We have a number for grieving families in our area.  Please say a prayer for each one.

Continue to pray for all the issues dealing with the oil spill in the gulf.  This has had a tremendous impact on the marshes, the beaches, fishermen, etc.  Pray that those working to find a good clean-up plan will be successful so damage in minimized.  Pray for those who are trying to stop the flow to determine the best plan and to do so without any more loss of life.

Memorial Day: Thank God for all the service men and women who have served our great country and continue to serve at this time.  Thank God for their willingness to give their lives for the freedom and safety of the rest of us.  Thank God for the sacrifices made by families throughout the history of our country.  May God continue to bless America and guide  us to elect individuals who will be follow His leadership in all they do.

“…from these honored dead,

we take increased devotion to that cause

for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion —

that we here highly resolve these dead shall not have died in vain…

~Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address~

May we never forget the men and women who gave their lives for us to have a better life in America!

May we never forget the One who gave His life for our sins so that we might have a home in heaven for eternity!

Anna Lee

Sunday Evening

Jack Gill, Jr.

(April 20, 1929 – May 30, 2010)

A resident of Amite, LA, died on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at his residence. He was born April 20, 1929 and was 81 years of age. Arrangements are incomplete at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite.

Jerry Guycell Chadwick
(December 25, 1947 – May 28, 2010)

A resident of Amite, LA, died at 10:26PM on Friday, May 28, 2010 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, LA. He was born December 25, 1947 in Amite, LA and was 62 years of age.Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 10 a.m. on Monday until religious services at 2 p.m. Monday. Services conducted by Rev. Richard Sandburg. Interment Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola, LA. Survived by wife, Brenda Chadwick, 3 daughters, Tracy Logan and her husband, Larry, Brandi Cali and her husband, Jermery, and Jacy Hayden and her husband, Jimmy, 2 brothers, Alan Chadwick and his wife, Kim, and Robert Chadwick, sister, Linda Roberts and her husband, Maurice, grandchildren, Sarah Logan, Joel Logan, and Roy Hayden, sister-in-law, Judy Chadwick, and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by brother, Ronald Earl “Buddy” Chadwick, father, Guycell Chadwick, and mother, Mary LaNell Brister Chadwick.

Claude Brumfield‘s arrangements are still incomplete.

Mrs. Frances Bell

Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Sunday at McKneely Funeral Home in Kentwood, and from 8 a.m. until services there at 11 a.m. Monday. Services conducted by Rev. Percy Frazier. Interment will follow in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood.

Sunday

“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked.

“Anything is possible if a person believes.”

~Mark 9:23 NLT~

Pray for Holly K. as she completes a move to a new house down the street from where she has been living.  Also, please pray for the team she ministers with as they address the need for co-workers, especially young men. Holly will be stateside Oct. 20th.  Pray she completes her assignment well and for Mallory who will be replacing her.

Rev. Bobby Eads, who now servers in Alabama, continues to recover from his heart procedure.  Suzie thanks you for your continued prayers.

Mrs. Mathilda Noel Blanchard
(September 27, 1921 – May 29, 2010)

http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=626547&fh_id=11426&s_id=21FE63CEE165E29E113AE0F7F888A3F2

It’s quite a Sunday morning surprise to read of the deaths of a former student and a former classmate!

Claude H. Brumfield,Jr.
(November 25, 1957 – May 29, 2010)

A resident of Kentwood died on Saturday, May 29, 2010. He was born November 25, 1957 and was 52 years of age. He was the husband of Deanie Ricks Brumfield and the son of the late Hank and Cricket Vessier Brumfield.

Arrangements are incomplete at McKneely Funeral Home of Amite and Kentwood, Inc.

Jerry Chadwick
(December 25, 1947 – May 28, 2010)

A resident of Amite, died at 10:26 p.m. on Friday, May 28, 2010 at North Oaks Medical Centery in Hammond. He was born December 25, 1947 and was 62 years of age.

Arrangements are incomplete at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite.

TWITTER

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WE ARE LIVING in the Information Age…or should it be called the Useless Information Age…

The three giant social networking Web sites…Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter allow their users to share their thoughts with friends and strangers. If you want to let people half way around the world know that you just saved $8 at Kroger, you can. You can share your deepest thoughts and your shallowest feelings. You can air your political views or cheer your favorite team. Whether or not people actually care your opinions is beside the point. It is all about sharing what is on your mind.

Twitter’s concept is the simplest of all the social sites. Users can give 140-character opinions on any and every issue. These updates are called “tweets.” The author’s subscribers are known as “followers.”

I wonder what the apostle Paul would have tweeted to his followers when he was writing his thirteen preserved epistles. He might have tweeted these thoughts:

Romans: “All have sinned. All deserve death. But there is no condemnation in Christ.”

1 Corinthians: “A divided church is a poor representative of Christ.”

2 Corinthians: “My apostleship and your benevolence are genuine.”

Galatians: “Moses’ law served its purpose. We now live by faith and walk by the Spirit.”

Philippians: “Don’t let circumstances dictate your faith. Live with joy. Be content.”

Colossians: “Human philosophy distorts the gospel. Live for Jesus.”

1 and 2 Thessalonians: “Jesus will return and many people will not be ready. Be prepared for that day.”

1 and 2 Timothy: “Ministry should protect the gospel and serve the needy. There is no better work.”

Titus: “The grace of God teaches us to live godly lives.”

Philemon: “People from all backgrounds can be useful in the church.” James Hayes, “If Paul Had A Twitter Account,” Glad Tidings of Good Things, Vol. 30/January 21, 2010

“How I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house.” Acts 20:20

Posted by Mike Benson

Have a great Lord’s Day!  Be sure to make Him a part of His day!

Anna Lee

Saturday

If you ever feel like you are at “the end of your rope”, read the scripture below and claim it as your own.

“At that time we were completely overwhelmed,

the burden was more than we could bear,

in fact we told ourselves that this was the end.

Yet we believe now

that we had this experience of coming to the end of our tether

that we might learn to trust,

not in ourselves,

but in God who can raise the dead.”

~2 Corinthians 1:8-9 (PH)~

Yesterday, I had an opportunity to talk with Ms. Wanda Cage about her health.  She will take 6 monthly treatments and has completed the first one.  She said she was doing well so far.  Keep her in your prayers.

Good picture of Mrs. Frances Bell

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Baptist Press article that is very timely for Memorial Day

Correction

Frances Tidwell Bell, 99, died May 28, 2010, at Kentwood Manor Nursing Home. Born in St. Helena Parish, she claimed Kentwood as her home since living there from age two. Mrs. Bell was born July 24, 1910, to James David and Lillie Root Tidwell. She had three sisters and three brothers, all of whom are deceased. She was married to Neil C. “Pete” Bell for 64 years before his death in August 2003. She is survived by two nephews, Tommy Chapman and Buck Chapman, and wife Peggy; two nieces, Eyvonne Ricks, and husband Luther, and Gerry Dearman, and husband Ernest Carroll; and by numerous great-nieces, great-nephews, and friends, who are considered family. Special friends are Annie Miller, Betty Holden, Bernice Dickerson, and Shirlene Dyson. Mrs. Bell graduated from Kentwood High School and earned her teacher’s certificate from Southeastern in Hammond. She taught for 35 years at Kentwood Elementary, maintaining close ties to many students throughout her retirement years. She is fondly remembered for directing Stunt Night at Kentwood High School for several years. Music was an integral part of Mrs. Bell’s life, as was her hospitality. Because she loved people, she was involved in many activities: Kentwood Methodist Church where she was the oldest member; Kentwood Music Club; United Daughters of the Confederacy; and Order of the Eastern Star, in which she was the oldest member in the State of Louisiana, having been a member for 81 years. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Sunday at McKneely Funeral Home in Kentwood, and from 8 a.m. until services there at 11 a.m. Monday. Services conducted by Rev. Percy Frazier. Interment will follow in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood.

Friday Addition

Mrs. Frances Bell has moved after almost 100 years.  She now resides in heaven. “Miss” Frances would have celebrated her 100th birthday July 24th.  Carol New supplied these arrangements.

Funeral Arrangement for Mrs. Frances Bell
Mc.Kneely Funeral Home 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Monday night
11:00 AM Funeral

Friday

“But these things I plan won’t happen right away.

Slowly,

steadily,

surely,

the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled.

If it seems slow,

do not despair,

for these things will surely come to pass.

Just be patient!

They will not be overdue a single day!”

~Habakkuk 2:3 (LB)~

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Friday, May 28, 2010

“Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,

and the one who gets understanding,

for the gain from her is better than gain from silver

and her profit better than gold.”

~Proverbs 3:13-14, ESV~

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the Office of Global Prayer Strategy, asking you to pray for businessmen.

“Although not considered an official ‘people group,’ professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and architects are often unreached,” writes the Rural Interior Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo Team of Brazil. “They can be a difficult group to reach with the Gospel of Christ, because many feel that they ‘already have everything they need’ and they have a hard time recognizing their need for someone to save them from sin. Also, their need for hope and salvation is often not as outwardly obvious to the rest of us as are the needs of the physically and financially poor.”

Team members have recently been told that the local medical training facility for doctors, nurses and physical therapists has a reputation for being one of the worst in the area, and that many of the students are involved with drugs and other dangerous activities. Please pray with the Rural Interior Team that they can find a ‘person of peace’ (Luke 10:6) within the medical school and that they can reach these students through Bible studies.

A one-day business seminar is being held in Dalian City, China. Please pray for the Christian business people to bring their lost colleagues and friends to hear good ethical business practices and also to hear how Christian business people follow God in their businesses. Several local believers will also complete special training courses.

* Please pray for conference participants to put this training to use and to train others. Ask that great multiplication will take place.

* Intercede for professionals who are trapped in substance abuse that they will recognize the risks they take before it is too late.

* Pray for businessmen and women to realize that the one who gets understanding is blessed and gains more than the temporary reward of silver or gold.

Larkin Dorris

Update from Kelly…

Today we are very happy to report that the MRI results were negative for cancer cells in both the spine and brain. We celebrated with her first dinner out at PF Changs. Tomorrow if her blood chemistry looks good she will have her “buddy” removed. We will find out when we can leave for home as well.
Thanks,
Kelly Dorris

I got the call while exercising today.  I think I made some men in the treadmills around me a bit uncomfortable as tears of joy ran down my cheeks.  I had a big smile on my face and I had an AMAZING workout!!!  Thank you for your love and support and prayers.  Thank you, God!
with a lot of love and a lot of joy,
Larkin’s Aunt Meg

THINGS CHANGE WITH TIME

Here are some new concerns for the “Boomer generation”:

Then: Long hair
Now:  Longing for hair

Then: Acid rock
Now:  Acid reflux

Then: Moving to California because it’s cool
Now:  Moving to California because it’s warm

Then: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor
Now:  Trying not to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor

Then: Paar
Now:  AARP

Then: Worrying about no one coming to your party
Now:  Worrying about no one coming to your funeral

Then: Rolling Stones
Now:  Kidney stones

Then: Obsessing over PSATs
Now:  Obsessing over PSAs

Then: Passing the driving test
Now:  Passing the vision test

Then: Parents begging you to get your hair cut
Now: Children begging you to get their heads shaved

Then: Disco
Now:  Costco

Then: Getting out to a new, hip joint
Now:  Getting a new hip joint

Most things change with time.  We grow old, gain wrinkles and lose hair.  People around us move away and die.  You may change jobs, and move from city to city every few years.  Ever gone back to the place where you grew up to see what it looks like now?   Things change.  And life can be very unsettling if it is not grounded on something that does not change through the years.

Fortunately we have this assurance:  “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” (Heb. 13:8).

Even if we become faithless, he remains faithful (2 Tim. 2:13).  When all others let us down, his love will still be there for us.  You can count on it.  What comfort and assurance that gives us!  Praise be to God for his unchanging nature!

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Thanks for making a difference in so many lives by praying!

Anna Lee

Thursday Evening

Mrs. Lorna Smith just called to ask for prayers for Mr. J. D. Smith.  He was involved in an accident last week and seemed to be okay.  He went to the doctor today because of some problems.  Later, he was called back to the emergency room at Our Lady of the Lake.  He is getting settled into a room now and will be treated for a head injury.  Please pray for the Smith family and for those who are caring for him in the hospital.