“Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.”
~Psalm 27:7~
Chloe Neyland is home! She no longer has two holes in her heart! She still has a pacemaker, but it has been turned down because her own heart is doing the work. Thank-you, Lord Jesus, for sparing this little life one more time.
Renee Deck is still in ICU at Southwest at McComb with an infection. She is getting better. Pray for her recovery to be complete. Thank-you for Renee’s strong faith and the way she “puts feet to her beliefs”!
Carol New’s doctors have been working to get rid of an infection in her knee. Then, she will have another knee replacement and spend about six weeks at the Specialty hospital in Hammond. For now, she is still at Baton Rouge General.
Jewel Kay Y. Cutrer’s knee surgery was extensive. Pray for her as she heals and goes through the rehabilitation period.
Pray for Mrs. Mickey Cade and Mrs, Mary Womack as they continue with tests/biopsies and await results.
Susan Rimes takes “one step forward and two steps back” with her kidney stones. Pray for her as she sees the doctor again tomorrow.
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Bridget Venable’s mother-in-law has been very sick for a while. Her funeral will be today.
Doris Yarborough Venable
“Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.” Proverbs 31:31. A beautiful mother, grandmother, aunt and friend died Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at her daughter’s home in Zachary. She was born in Greensburg on March 12, 1931, to H.O. and Gussie Williams Yarborough. She married Vernon Venable, her “Dearie Pie,” on March 27, 1948. He preceded her in death in 1995. She was also predeceased by her parents; brothers, Aubrey and Junior Yarborough; and a sister, Hilda Hanks. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Stan and Cheryl Venable, Rod and Bridget Venable, Kathy and David Thibodeaux, and Paula and Cliff Wheat. Her grandchildren were the lights of her life; each was her favorite. She was “Granny” to Brad Venable, Jaimie Venable, Leah V. Stewart, Shelly V. Dehner, Matt Thibodeaux, Megan Thibodeaux, Chad Zylks, Whitney Zylks and Crystal Wheat. Her great-grandchildren are Houston, Harrison and Hollyn Stewart, Trafton, Colton and Madeleine Dehner, Kiersten, Rylee, Hayden and Cayde Zylks; and expected great-grandchild due to arrive in June 2012. She is also survived by her sister, Alyne Campbell; brother, J.E. Yarborough; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at Greenoaks Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. until funeral service at noon. Burial will follow in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Brad Venable, Chad Zylks, Matt Thibodeaux, Scott Campbell, David Campbell and Jim Aronstein. The family thanks LifeSource Hospice for the kind, compassionate care given during her final days.
Cosma Birch Currier Hodges
(December 27, 1919 – November 16, 2011)
A resident of Amite, she died at 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Tangi Pines Nursing Center in Amite. She was born December 27, 1919 in Memphis, TN and was 91 years of age. She retired from the Louisiana State University Accounting Department. She is survived by 2 daughters, Madeleine C. McElveen and her husband, Ray, Amite and Louise C. Peterson and her husband, Melvin, Amite; a son, Neil Currier, Amite; 5 grandchildren, Michael, Donald and Kevin McElveen, Monta Graves and Gerrid Hodges; 11 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; 3 sisters, Marcelle Cuti, Amite, Ruby Wohlken, Baton Rouge and Margaret Estess, Kentwood. Preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow W. Hodges, Sr.; son, Woodrow W. Hodges, Jr.; grandson, Clyde Blades; parents, Leon Birch and Jessie Alford Young; sister, Thelma Merle Humphry; 2 brothers, Clovis Birch and Herbert Birch. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 18, 2011. Services conducted by Bro. John Fulda. Interment Killian Chapel Cemetery, Amite.
Operation Christmas Child
Thanks to all of you in various churches of various denominations who contributed “Shoeboxes” for children around the world. I look forward to the Christmas season and thinking of all the children who will be blessed because of the shoeboxes.
If you missed that opportunity or if you are ready for another one, Christmas Toys for Migrant Children and Christmas Cards for Parish Inmates will be collected at First Baptist Church, Kentwood and other churches. They will be combined at FBC, Amite at the end of the month and distributed. Here’s an opportunity for you. Be sure to include a stamp for each card.
There will be a Community Thanksgiving Service at the Kentwood United Methodist Church Sunday, November 20th at 6:30. A time of fellowship will follow the service. Everyone is invited.
Ladies and girls, mark your calendar for the first Saturday in December. Greensburg Baptist Church will host the annual Lottie Moon Tea at 2:00 P.M. Come learn more about this pioneer missionary who served in China.
Thought for the Day: More than we ask or imagine
A 60-year-old couple was celebrating their 40th year of marriage. During
the celebration, a genie appeared and said, “Because you have been such a
loving couple all those years, I would like to give you each one wish.”
The wife quickly chimed in, “I want to travel around the world.” The genie
waved his arms and, POOF!, she had the tickets in her hand.
Next, it was the husband’s turn. He paused for a moment, then said shyly,
“Well, I’d like to have a wife 30 years younger than me.” The genie waved
his arms and, POOF!, he was 90.
We seem to be fascinated by stories of magic genies granting wishes (why is
it usually three wishes?). Which of us hasn’t sat and wondered at some
point in time, “If a genie granted me three wishes, what would I wish for?”
God is not, as some imagine Him, a magic genie waiting at our beck and call
to give us everything we ask for (see James 4:3). But there is certainly
that level of power and ability at His disposal. Listen to these words of
Paul:
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,
according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the
church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!
Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20-21, NIV).
God is able to do more than I ask of Him. That’s pretty amazing,
considering that I have some pretty difficult requests. Furthermore (and
this is really mind-boggling), God is able to do more than I can even
imagine! I don’t know about you, but I can imagine quite a bit. Yet, Paul
assures us that God is not only able to do all that we ask or imagine — he
is able to do more, immeasurably more!
When things in life are beyond my control, I find comfort in knowing that
God has such power — not the power of an imaginary genie but the power of
a living awesome Father. Sometimes we offer to pray for others saying,
“It’s the least I can do.” How wrong we are. Considering the power of
God, it’s the most we can do!
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
Boone church of Christ
Boone, NC
Don’t forget the Third Thursday meeting tonight at the cabin at 6:30. Join us for food, sweet fellowship, a thoughtful devotional, and sincere prayer times.
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