Month: May 2010

Saturday

“Only those who throw away their lives for my sake

and for the sake of the Good News

will ever know what it means to really live.”

~Mark 8:35 LB~

Let me mention a few names so you can choose some to pray for today.

  • Jesse Dean
  • Mr. Philip and “Miss” Annie Bell Harrell
  • Mr. Joe and “Miss” Othell Williams
  • Mrs. Kathryn Sanders
  • The Gehringer family
  • The Sanders family
  • The Brennan family
  • The Orin Davidson family
  • Stacey Scarle
  • Mr. Billy Brabham
  • Momma and Daddy
  • Mark Hudson
  • Donnie Simpson
  • Larry Phillips
  • Harrell Sharkey
  • Micah Tolleson
  • Scott Lindsey
  • Maggie Allen
  • Martha’s grandbaby, Macy
  • Kathy Jo Thompson
  • Graduates

Have a great day of preparation for the Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Friday

There’s far more here than meets the eye.

The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow.

But the things we can’t see now will last forever.

~2 Corinthians 4:18 (MSG)~

Jesse Dean is home again.  Please continue to pray for Jesse and Majel.

Adam Carter is doing very well with his recovery.  Thank you for praying for him.

Scott Lindsay’s surgery went well yesterday.  The family thanks you for praying.

Yesterday, Daddy got a good report from the test that was done the day before.  I hope he’s on the way to a full recovery.

Orin Davidson
(November 27, 1917 – May 18, 2010)

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TODAY’S PRAYER

IMB
MAY 21, 2010

“Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;

You will prepare their heart;

You will cause Your ear to hear.”

~Psalm 10:17~

WORLD LEADERS. “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence” (1 Timothy 2:1-2). Please pray today for President Johnson Toribiong of Palau (islands in North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines).

CENTRAL THAI OF THAILAND (tie). Please pray for the small Christian church on Sri Chang Island. This is a congregation of approximately 20 people. They are the only church on the island and experience resistance and spiritual warfare continually. Still, the members are determined to grow and serve God. They continue to have weekly discipleship sessions and now have begun a Friday night Bible study in the very small home of two members in town. Since almost all members are new believers, it is complicated. Some couples have been living together for years out of wedlock. They want a Christian marriage, but sometimes that is a challenge since previous marriages were not officially ended through the legal system, yet they have a sincere desire to do what God wants them to do in their lives. Pray for God to grant wisdom to leaders in how to address the many complicated issues that arise. Pray for the continued spiritual growth of the church members, and ask that they will use the witness training and small-group training they have been taught to win souls to Christ and begin new groups in homes. Pray for the lost of this island to have their hard, resistant hearts broken and opened to the Word of God. Pray for a dramatic, spiritual event to take place that will shake the entire population with a movement toward God and His salvation.

COAL CITY, CHINA. J first heard the Gospel almost a year ago and has been a believer for about nine months now. He is burdened for those around him, having already shared with many of his friends and family, and as a result, his wife is also a believer. Although a young believer, J has been faithful in regularly praying and reading the Word. Please pray that J will continue to be faithful in his witness, and ask that the Lord will bless him and allow him to see fruit as a result. Also pray that J will have confidence as he begins training other new believers using the same lessons he has been trained in and that, as a result, a church will form soon.

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

The following story comes from John Kanary in “Chicken Soup for the Soul”:

Charlie Boswell was blinded during World War II while rescuing his friend from a tank that was under fire.  He was a great athlete before his accident and in a testimony to his talent and determination he decided to try a brand new sport, a sport he never imagined playing, even with his eyesight . ..golf!

Through determination and a deep love for the game he became the National Blind Golf Champion!  He won that honor 13 times.  One of his heroes was the great golfer Ben Hogan, so it truly was an honor for Charlie to win the Ben Hogan Award in 1958.

Upon meeting Ben Hogan, Charlie was awestruck and stated that he had one wish and it was to have one round of golf with the great Ben Hogan.  Mr. Hogan agreed that playing a round together would be an honor for him as well, as he had heard about all of Charlie’s accomplishments and truly admired his skills.

“Would you like to play for money, Mr. Hogan?” blurted out Charlie.

“I can’t play you for money, it wouldn’t be fair!” said Mr. Hogan.

“Aw, come on, Mr. Hogan…..$1,000 per hole!”

“I can’t, what would people think of me, taking advantage of you and your circumstance,” replied the sighted golfer.

“Chicken, Mr. Hogan?”

“Okay,” blurted a frustrated Hogan, “but I am going to play my best!”

“I wouldn’t expect anything else,” said the confident Boswell.

“You’re on Mr. Boswell, you name the time and the place!”

A very self-assured Boswell responded:  “10 o’clock . . . tonight!”

Timing is everything!  As Solomon said, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” (Eccl. 3:1).  But the problem for me has always been doing or saying something at the right time.  So often, I’ll leave a conversation and hours later be thinking, “That’s what I should have said!”, but it’s too late, the time has passed.

Solomon also said, “A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!” (Prov. 15:23), or as the NCV translates it,  “People enjoy giving good advice.  Saying the right word at the right time is so pleasing.”

Father, may the words I speak today be “the right words at the right time” both to be of help to others and to be a glory to You.  In Jesus’ name, amen.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

May you end your workweek with a smile on your face!

Anna Lee

Thursday

Love never gives up, never loses faith,

is always hopeful,

and endures through every circumstance.

~1 Corinthians 13:7 (NLT)~

The Harrells, Mr. Philip and “Miss” Annie Belle, are doing better.  Continue to keep them in your prayers.

Pray Daddy learns today his heart is clear of bacteria, or at least clearing.

Brenda Brumfield
(November 27, 1950 – May 19, 2010)

A resident of Amite, she died at 3:19 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at her residence. She was born November 27, 1950 and was 59 years of age.

McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, entrusted with arrangements.

All IMB personnel in Thailand are safe.

IMB welcomes 46 new missionaries in final appointment of Rankin’s career

http://www.imb.org/main/news/details.asp?StoryID=8604&LanguageID=1709&cid=imbel

Make this day a better day for someone else!

Anna Lee

Tuesday Evening

There are still no arrangements posted for Mr. Orin Davidson.  I have relieved some pleasant memories of Mr. Orin over the last forty-five or so year as well as our last visit as he sat on a bench at the front of Walmart.

Pray for us as we see a doctor tomorrow to get results of a test/procedure Daddy had done today.

Continue to pray for Mr. Billy Brabham and his family as they make lots of trips to Hammond for his treatments/appointments.

Pray for Mr. Shorty Carter of the New Zion area.  He is also facing a series of treatments.

Don’t forget to meet us for food, fellowship, and a sweet devotional time led by Jan Hammons tomorrow night at 6:30.  I know you will be blessed by joining the special people who come.

Thursday

Then, because so many people were coming and going

that they did not even have a chance to eat , he said to them,

“Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”

Mark 6:31 (NIV)


Adam is home and doing fine. I would like to thank everyone for the thoughts and prayers. Thank you Bro. Charles for the visit.
Lawana Carter

Martha Pevey Drago’s granddaughter, Macy, will be having surgery on June 7th. Martha requests people keep her in their prayers.

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

CaringBridge

Orin Davidson

(November 27, 1917 – May 18, 2010)

Mr. Orin Davidson was born November 27, 1917 and passed away at 9:57 p.m., Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Kentwood Manor Nursing Home, Kentwood. He was 92 and a resident of Arcola.

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 (Exit 46)next to Bill Hood Automotive and behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash and Holiday Inn Express.

(Many of you will know Mr. Orin as Naomi Tolar’s father.)

Tuesday

Fill your minds with those things that are good

and that deserve praise:

things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable.

~Philippians 4:8 (TEV)~

Mr. Larry Phillips

I am asking a favor. My dad has had lupus for many yrs. It is a disease that attacks major organs (liver, kidney, lungs, etc). We found out that it has made its way into 2 parts of his brain and into his lungs. I am asking everyone to please say a prayer for him. He is a great man and an excellent dad. Please and thx u

Blaine

Pray for Adam Carter as he has surgery this morning in McComb at 7 A.M.  Adam will have tubes put in both ears and both sinuses opened.  Your prayers will be greatly appreciated.

Jesse Dean will not be coming home today.  He seems to have developed another concern that will need to be treated.  Please pray for Jesse and Majel.

Stacey Scarle now has a plan for treatment of her cancer.  She will have chemo, surgery, chemo, and them possibly radiation.  The oncologist thinks this will work to get Stacey well.  Pray for Stacey and her family as they face the coming months day-by-day.

Muriel Elizabeth Travis Cutrer
(January 29, 1980 – May 16, 2010)

A resident of Osyka, MS, died at 6:02 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, LA. She was born January 29, 1980 in McComb, MS and was 30 years of age. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 8 a.m. until religious services at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Services conducted by Rev. Raymond Garcia. Interment Osyka Cemetery, Osyka, MS. Survived by her son, Anthony Travis Cutrer, Magnolia, MS, mother, Juanita Travis, McComb, MS, mother-in-law, Mildred Rosamond, Kentwood, 3 brothers, Marcus Cline and his wife, Theresa, Pelahatchie, MS, Johnny Travis and his wife, Rose, Fernwood, MS, and Quinn Travis and his wife, Tammy, McComb, MS, sisters, Emily Brown, McComb, MS, Sherry Jackson and her husband, David, Sr., Centreville, MS, 3 brothers-in-law, Scott Cutrer and his wife, Allison, NC, Gabe Cutrer, Kentwood and Matthew Rosamond, Kentwood; numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husband, Christopher Lee Cutrer, 2 sons, Christian and Nathan Cutrer, father, Murry Cutrer, sister, Mary Travis, brother, Christopher Travis; grandparents, John and Mary Travis and Marcus and Louella Raborn.

You are invited to the cabin for food, fellowship, and a devotional led by Jan Hammons Thursday at 6:30 P.M.  Contact me if you need more information.

Shark attack was ‘God’s will’ (Baptist Press)

http://BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=32952

Have a great day!

Anna Lee


Monday

He has shaped each person in turn;

now he watches everything we do.

~Psalm 33:15 (MSG)~

Please add Mr. Philip Harrell to your prayer list.

CaringBridge

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE
IMB
Monday, May 17, 2010

“You know, from the first day I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time–serving the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with the trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews–and that I did not shrink back from proclaiming to you anything that was profitable, or from teaching it to you in public and from house to house,” (Acts 20: 18b-20, HCSB).

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the Office of Global Prayer Strategy, giving thanks for years of faithful missionary service.

Sixty missionaries were honored Saturday night at a recognition service and reception. These individuals have served a combined 1,730 years on the field. That’s nearly 30 years per person. These individuals, both singles and couples, answered the call of God early in their lives then steadfastly set their faces to go to their new countries of service. They have held responsibilities of leadership, education, church planting and more. Each one could regale you with stories of culture and friendships.

Yet there is no story more precious than those of lives impacted with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. During the last 30 years, these missionaries have had the joy of telling the story of Jesus more times than can be counted. Thousands of lives have been eternally changed.

Respect is duly given these missionaries, but they would say, “All the praise and glory goes to the Lord!”

* Please give thanks for God’s calling and gifting that allowed these sixty missionaries to persevere through three decades of ministry.

* Ask God to raise up new workers–perhaps even you–who will serve sacrificially and with longsuffering.

* Intercede for these sixty emeritus missionaries as they transition into their new roles and ministries, asking God to give them good health, patience as they adjust to life in the United States, and fulfillment as they steadfastly set their faces in a new direction.

Two new website you may wish to visit

BLESS

a 20.jpgWHEN DAN CLARK was a teenager, he and his father once stood in life to buy tickets for the circus…

As they waited, they noticed the family immediately in front of them. The parents were holding hands, and they had eight children in tow, all behaved well and all probably under the age of twelve. Based on their clean but simple clothing, he suspected they didn’t have a lot of money. The kids jabbered about the exciting things they expected to see, and he could tell that the circus was going to be a new adventure for them.

As the couple approached the counter, the attendant asked how many tickets they wanted. The man proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”

When the attendant quoted the price, the man’s wife let go of his hand, and her head dropped. The man leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?” The attendant again quoted the price. The man obviously didn’t have enough money. He looked crushed.

Clark says his father watched all of this, put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a twenty-dollar bill, and dropped it on the ground. His father then reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder, and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket…”

The man knew exactly what was going on. He looked straight into Clark’s father’s eyes, took his hand, shook it, and with a tear streaming down his cheek, replied, “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

Clark and his father wen back to their car and drove home. They didn’t have enough money to go to the circus that night, but it didn’t matter. They had encouraged a whole family. And it was something neither family would ever forget. John Maxwell in Winning with People

When he came and had seen the grace of God,

he was glad and encouraged them all

that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.”

Acts 11:23

Posted by Mike Benson

May today be a great day for each of you!

Anna Lee

Sunday

I’ll be brief because of the bad weather.

Jesse Dean is doing well.  Majel and Jesse are hoping for news soon that Jesse is doing well enough to get back home.


Be alert in this bad weather. It looks like some strong weather is headed this way soon.

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Saturday

Through Jesus, therefore,

let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise –

the fruit of lips that confess his name.

~Hebrews 13:15 (NIV)~

Continue to pray for Mrs. Annie Bell Harrell and her family.

Jesse Dean had a good day and is on the way to being released from the hospital early next week.  Please continue to pray for Jesse and his family.

Continue to pray for my parents as Daddy is recovering at home.

Mr. Billy Brabham is continuing his treatments in Hammond.  Pray for him and for his family as they take turns helping with transportation and appointments.

HAVING THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE

I heard about a lady (I won’t speculate as to what color her hair was) who went into an auto parts store.  She asked for a seven-ten cap.

The employees all looked at each other and say, “What’s a seven-ten cap?”

She says, “You know, it’s right on the engine.  Mine got lost somehow and I need a new one.”

“What kind of a car is it on,” they ask.  Perhaps it was an old Datsun 710 but no, she says, “It’s a Buick.”

“OK, lady, how big is it?”

She makes a circle with her hands about 3 1/2 inches in diameter.

“What does it do?” they ask.

She says, “I don’t know, but its always been there.”

One of the employees gives her a note pad and asks her if she can draw a picture of it.  So she makes a circle about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and in the center she writes 710.

The guys behind the counter are looking at it upside down as she writes it…and they just fall down behind the counter because they are laughing so hard.

One guy finally says, “I think you want an oil cap.”

She says, “Seven-ten cap, oil cap, I don’t care what you call it, I just need one, and I don’t see what is so funny about it.”

(by the way, in case you haven’t figured it out by now, the word “OIL” upside down looks like “710”)

Perspective makes all the difference.  Things look differently when we look at them upside down.  I’m reminded of the Christians in Thessalonica who were accused of turning the world upside down (Acts 17:6).  The truth, though, they were turning the world right-side up.  We live in a world that looks at things upside-down.

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” (Isa. 5:20).

The world looks at material things and calls them “items of great value.”  It looks at sin and immorality and calls it “good and right.”  It looks at lies and calls them “truth.”  It can be very confusing unless we realize the need to turn things around and look at them from an eternal perspective.

If things in your life “don’t look quite right,” perhaps you’ve been looking at things upside-down and you need to allow God to help you to turn things around.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Have a great day of preparation for the Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Friday Evening

Alton Goynes died Thursday, May 13, 2010, at Lane Regional Medical Center, Zachary. He was 75, a native of Roseland and a resident of Zachary. He retired from the East Baton Rouge Parish school system and the city-parish. Visitation at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, Friday, May 14, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitation continues at the Church of Latter-day Saints, Pride Ward, Milldale Road in Zachary on Saturday, May 15, from 3 p.m. until service at 4 p.m., conducted by Bishop Darwin Phenald. Interment in the Latter-day Saints Cemetery, Pride. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Sally Kelly Goynes; daughter, Lora Goynes Warren and husband Trey Warren, of Baton Rouge; two sons, Scott Goynes, of Houston, and Ross Goynes and wife Stacey Comeaux Goynes, of Pride; sister, Waltrine Miller, of Hattiesburg, Miss.; brother, Harry Goynes, of Arcola; and 10 grandchildren, Karley Goynes, Cory Goynes, Sean Goynes, Logan Goynes, Lesley Goynes, Mason Goynes, Claire Goynes, Loryne Goynes Law, Lindsey Warren and Leyna Warren. Preceded in death by his father, Alton A. Goynes; mother, Eleanor Cier Goynes; son, Kyle Allen Goynes; and grandson, Chase Allen Warren. He received his bachelor’s degree from Southeastern Louisiana University and master’s degree in education from LSU. He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa.

Ivy Keith Forrest
(December 7, 1955 – May 13, 2010)

Ivy Keith Forrest a beloved husband, father, brother, son, grandfather and uncle was born December 7, 1955 and went home to be with the Lord at 7:50 p.m., Thursday, May 13, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his family and friends. Keith was 54, a native of McComb, MS and a resident of Kentwood. He was retired from Louisiana Department of Transportation, a member of the Kentwood Volunteer Fire Department for the past 25 years and a member of the Red Knights Motorcycle Club.

Keith is survived by his wife, Michelle B. Forrest, Kentwood; children, Brock Keith Forrest and wife Heather, and Brianne Lyn Forrest all of Kentwood; grandchildren, Abigayle Forrest, Jaxon Forrest and Madox Forrest all of Kentwood; mother and father, Shirley and Harold Forrest, Kenwood; sisters, Deborah Lofton and husband, Troy, Kentwood, and Cassie Vice and husband, E.J., Kentwood;his beloved pet Boushea; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

Keith was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Herman Forrest; paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Pete Fitzwater; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Harold “Doc” and Evelyn Brock.

Visitation at Spring Creek Baptist Church, Kentwood, Monday May 17, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Danny Smith officiating. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood.

In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to North Oaks Hospice, 15790 Paul Vega MD Dr., Hammond La 70403.

Special thanks to Dr.’s David Oubre, Greg Mula’, Jason Reina and the nurses at North Oaks Hospice.

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

An on-line Guestbook and to view a Video Tribute is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com