Month: March 2012

Saturday

“Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly.”

~Colossians 3:16a NIV~

 

From Linda Frazier

Please add Kathy Stillwell to the prayer list,
thanks,

Linda

Ms. Grace Helen was released from the hospital to attend BJ’s wake and again to attend the funeral.  When she went back after the funeral, she was officially released to come home with home health care.  Please pray for Mr. Kenneth Felker and Ms. Grace Helen.

Thought for the Day: Theme songs for Bible characters

Someone has suggested the following theme songs for Bible characters (Warning: some of these are real oldies!):

Noah: “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head”

Adam and Eve: “Strangers in Paradise”

Lazarus: “The Second Time Around”

Esther: “I Feel Pretty”

Job: “I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues”

Moses: “The Wanderer”

Jezebel: “The Lady is a Tramp”

Samson: “Hair”

Salome: “I Could Have Danced All Night”

Daniel: “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”

Joshua: “Good Vibrations”

Peter: “I’m Sorry”

Esau: “Born To Be Wild”

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: “Great Balls of Fire!”

The Wise Men: “When You Wish Upon a Star”

Elijah: “Up, Up, and Away”

Methuselah: “Stayin’ Alive”

Nebuchadnezzar: “Crazy”

There was no theme song suggested for Jesus Christ. May I suggest the following song, entitled “A New Song,” first sung by those two famous groups, “The Four Living Creatures” and “The Twenty-Four Elders”:

“You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; For you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth…..Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” (Rev. 5:9-10,12)

I look forward to joining them someday in this great song of praise. Worthy is the Lamb!

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

What is your theme song?

  • Near to the Heart of God
  • To the Work
  • Because He Lives
  • Just as I Am
  • Sweet Hour of Prayer
  • I Love to Tell the Story
  • Serve the Lord with Gladness
  • O Happy Day
  • Love Lifted Me
  • Up from the Grave He Arose
  • _________________________

Feel free to fill in that blank.

Anna Lee

Friday

“Then He said to His disciples,

‘The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’”

~Matthew 9:37-38~

From Ashley Raborn

Please keep Sammy Ott in your prayers. They will travel to Jackson in the morning (Friday) to see whether or not he will have a platelet transfusion. We are hoping they will not stop chemo again. As of now, he is in partial remission. We are praying he moves closer and closer towards remission. Please pray for him. Thank you

Pray for Kenneth Birch as he has back surgery today in Baton Rouge.  His sister, Shirley Frazier, has surgery scheduled for the 28th,  Cover these siblings with your prayer.

Testify will be singing at FBC, Kentwood Sunday morning.

http://tangilena.com/view/full_story/17873706/article-Testify-to-appear-Sunday–March-18-at-First-Baptist-Church–Kentwood?instance=Lifestyle+Home+Page

Heart to Heart with Holley Gerth

Thanks for being brave with me…

Posted: 07 Mar 2012 06:29 AM PST

We’ve been talking about overcoming fear for the last couple of weeks.

And if you’re still here, still reading, still trying…

I just wanted to whisper, “thank you.”

You are braver than you realize, my friend.

Stronger than you know.

Loved more than you can even imagine.

I looked again at all the times God said, “do not fear” and almost always he said those words when someone wasalready afraid. Isn’t that reassuring?

As long as we live in this world, we will struggle with fear at times. That simply means we’re human. But we don’t have to stay in fear forever.

Together we will get braver, bit by bit, day by day, finding more courage as we go.

Thanks for walking this path with me and with Jesus.

You being here means more than you know…

–Holley

Blessings to you and yours today,

Anna Lee

Thursday

What a beautiful day it has been.  Take time to thank God for providing it for us.

Chase Sharkey’s hand is much better.  He should be “good as new” in about two weeks.

Ms. Laura Joiner and many others have been suffering with allergies related to pollen.  Pray they will be feeling better like Laura Ms. already is.

Pray for Mrs. Rebecca Moak (grandmother of Stephanie McKenzie) and for Mr. John “Jack” Birch (brother of Jane Blades) who are both home and very sick.  Pray for family members, especially the caregivers.

 

Thursday

 

“We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks!

For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.”

~Psalm 75:1~

Pray for Kenneth Birch as he as a procedure Friday to help with with his back pain.

Mrs. Evelyn Bridges still is not up to her usually perky self.  Pray for her to feel better soon.

Janet Phillips Myers is now is remission and at home.  Thank you for praying for her.

Bill Parsons is home and doing much better.  Continue to pray for him as he recovers from surgery.

Mike Price was preparing for lung surgery, but has learned he has heart issues that are worse than the lung issues.  Pray for Mike and Nyla.

The monthly Third Thursday meeting will be tonight at 6:30 at the Alford’s cabin.  Join us for supper, fellowship, a devotional, and prayer.  You’ll be blessed by being with other Christians.

Thought for the Day: How disgusting!

The story is told of a principal of a small middle school who had a problem with a few of the older girls starting to use lipstick. When applying it in the bathroom they would then press their lips to the mirror and leave lip prints.

Before it got out of hand he thought of a way to stop it. He gathered all the girls together that wore lipstick and told them he wanted to meet with them in the ladies’ room at 2 pm. They gathered at 2 pm and found the principal and the school custodian waiting for them.

The principal explained that it was becoming a problem for the custodian to clean the mirror every night. He said he felt the ladies did not fully understand just how much of a problem it was and he wanted them to witness just how hard it was to clean.

The custodian then demonstrated. He took a long brush on a handle out of a box. He then dipped the brush in the nearest toilet, moved to the mirror and proceeded to remove the lipstick.

That was the last day the girls pressed their lips on the mirror!!!

I know……that’s disgusting!!!! But sometimes it takes something disgusting for us to recognize the seriousness of what we have done. Like my sins, for example. I’m often tempted to take them lightly (“they’re not really so bad”). Sometimes I need to be shocked by the realization of what happened on the cross because of my sin. The spit running down Jesus’ face, the blood gushing out, the excruciating agony of spikes being driven into his flesh. It’s not a pretty sight. In fact, it’s disgusting! But it is in that disgusting sight that I find the strength to turn from the sin I may be contemplating.

“Then they struck him on the head with a reed and spat on him; and bowing the knee they worshiped him. And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.” (Mark 15:19-20).

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Boone Church of Christ
Boone, NC

Don’t forget about praying for and giving to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American (US & Canada) Missions. 100% of the money given will go to those who serve as missionaries.

Have a terrific Thursday.

Anna Lee

Wednesday Evening

Mrs. Rebecca Moak

Just a note to let you know and everyone keep praying for the coming days for me and my family. My grandma is coming home today with hospice. Her body is not responding to any medication anymore.

Thank
Stephanie McKenzie

Beverly Jean Smith 
(November 9, 1965 – March 12, 2012)

A resident of Kentwood, she died at 8:47 p.m. on Monday, March 12, 2012 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born November 9, 1965 in New Orleans and was 46 years of age. She is survived by her mother, Grace Smith, Kentwood. Preceded in death by her father, Clifton Smith; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Foster and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Smith. Visitation at New Zion Baptist Church, Kentwood, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 16, 2012. Services conducted by Rev. Larry Blades. Interment New Zion Cemetery, Kentwood. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

  • Had the biopsy yesterday. Don’t ever let anyone tell you it’s not painful. They were able to pull off 4 liters of fluid from my abdomen. It will come back, but at least I know they can do something about that. The doctor may have the reports on Friday. If not, then I will go see him Wednesday of next week. Keep me on your prayer list. Thanks! Marsha

 Jadon Pailet

Detroit Results!!

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 04:41 PM PDT

I had a GREAT trip to Detroit. We did not get to stay at the Ronald McDonald House this time because of our flight time. We stayed at a hotel by the airport which was alot of fun. They had a swimming pool and I got in it everyday. I left you a picture of me swimming. I just love the water!!! I received AWESOME news in Detroit. The first test I had done was a CT scan. I saw my neurosurgeon after the test. He said that my CT looked great. I didn’t have any fluid build up. This is great news because it means I do not need another surgery!!!! The neurosurgeon said I’m doing great and I will continue to get better. The next day I had my 2 hour EEG. I did fairly well while they put the leads on this time. I usually scream the entire time. They swaddled me up( see pic) and I actually did better this way. Once they hooked me up is when it began. I did not want the leads on my head. I keep pulling at them the entire time. I finally fell asleep for a little while but I didn’t sleep long. I then woke up and was back at trying to get it off. It was a long 2 hours. The great news is that my EEG was normal. YES I went 2 hours without having a seizure while hooked up to EEG. I can remember a time when they needed me to go 2 hours for a test. They tried for 3 days and I never went 2 hours without having seizure activity. So yes we are very excited that my EEG was normal. That means I have gone over 2 months without having a seizure. It unbelievable but with the help of God and the doctors at Detroit Children’s Hospital, I have been given a new life. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for meeting this neurologist that saved me from these seizures. Him and his staff are totally amazing. I can’t say enough about how awesome they are!!!! After my EEG we met with my neurologist. You know Dr. Rockstar!!! He was very pleased with my progress. He said I’m doing amazingly well. I gave him a high five with my right hand. I said some words for him. I even reached out for him to hold me and he took me right away. You see I told you he was AMAZING!!! He said that I am doing extremely well but that we haven’t seen anything yet. He said just wait and watch what I’m going to do. It’s going to be great. He talked about me going to school and that I may even be able to go to college one day. He said we need to have high expectations so that I can reach my maximum potential. He said that since I haven’t had any seizures so far it is unlikely that we will ever see another seizure again. Can you believe that? No more seizures. Words can’t describe how awesome we feel. I have to stay on my seizure medicine as a precaution for a year. If I’m still not having any seizures next January, he will take me off my last seizure medicine. By the way I’m only on 1 very small pill so I really don’t mind taking it. We will have to go back to Detroit in July. At that time they will do a MRI with DTI testing which will show exactly what has transferred to my right side. I want to thank each and everyone of you for your prayers. I do not believe we would be where we are today if we didn’t have everyone praying for me. Thank you for being a part of the miraculous experience. Please keep praying for me and I can’t wait to show you what I’m going to do next. Oh and by the way I’m now saying over 40 words. Yes I know unbelievable!!!!


 

 

Wednesday Special Request

From Kathy Bryan

Steve’s sister is Becky Bryan Joiner.
In 1977, she was 8 mos pregnant and was diagnosed with breast cancer; that baby is now 34! Becky had early metastasis and very aggressive treatment. They treated her with everything that was available then, but, after 5 years, were unable to eliminate all of the lesions. Docs offered their regrets that there was nothing more they could do.

The Lord intervened so graciously and Becky is still leading a God-honoring life. This week she received liver biopsy results; she has adeno-carcinoma.
We have seen the Great Physician’s work on Becky’s behalf already! Please pray for healing, wisdom, peace. Thanks
Kathy Bryan

Wednesday Additions

From Ashley Raborn

Please lift Sammy Ott up in your prayers. He went for blood work today and his platelet count has dropped drastically. He will find out Friday if he will need a platelet transfusion. Please pray for him.

Mr. Kenneth Felker said “Miss” Grace Helen IS still in North Oaks.  He is going to the hospital this morning to work with he to plan the service for BJ.  She will be released to attend the funeral for her daughter, but will have to return to North Oaks following the funeral.  He said the service for BJ will be at McKneely Funeral Home in Kentwood.  I’ll post the obituary later when arrangements have been completed.  Please pray for this family.