Month: June 2012

Saturday

“Do not use harmful words,

but only helpful words,

the kind that build up and provide what is needed.”

~Ephesians 4:29a TEV~

Continue to pray for Marsha Bankston.  We learned yesterday evening she was able to be off the ventilator, but was developing other problems.  Pray for the entire family.

David Allen no longer has a kidney stone, but he has a sore throat and cough again.  Please keep praying for him.

I’m looking forward to company for lunch.  I trust you also have something to look forward to today.

Anna Lee

Friday Evening

Christian, grandson of Harrel and Susie Sharkey, is out of surgery and in ICU for the night.  The surgery went well.  Thanks for your continued prayers for him.

Please keep praying for our friend, Marsha Bankston and her family.  Marsha is in ICU at North Oaks.  The family will be very appreciative of each and every prayer for them.

Today, we were blessed to have supper in Amite with Bro. Chip and Martha Sloan.  Bro. Chip was our pastor in Roseland  almost forty years ago.  They mean so much to our family and haven’t changed since we saw them last except they now have three granddaughters.  Many God continue to use them in His service as pastor of King’s Mountain Baptist Church in North Carolina.

 

Friday Additions

From Susie Sharkey

Please be in prayer for my grandson Christian. He is having a 3 hour surgery today at 9:30 at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans for his chest. His chest is caving in, instead of outward. He should be in the hospital 7 days. Thank-you for praying for us.

Please be in pray for Marsha Bankston and her family.  Marsha is in ICU Chemo at North Oaks.


Friday

 

 

 

“Each of you should look not only to your own interests,

but also to the interests of others.

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.”

~Philippians 2:4-5 NIV~

 

 

From Janet Pike

Thankful for safe arrival of Mollie Catherine. Born 6-21-12 at 12:11 pm. 6 lbs. 11.9 oz., 18 3/4 inches long. Mom and baby doing great. Thanks to those who have been praying for us.

(Parents are R.J. and Kendal Pike Batuyong.  I think Mollie looks like her dad.  Thank God another healthy baby.)

 

Bock Sims is still unconscious, but is beginning to respond to commands.

 

Third Thursday Meeting

We had another good meeting at the cabin last night.  I thank God for the love and friendship shared last night.  I thank God that despite the physical trials this year of many of the people present, we could not only share in our devotional/songs, but also laugh together.  What a blessing our meetings have been to me!

Baptist Press – See what you missed if you didn’t attend the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans this week.

http://www.bpnews.net/

 

Devotional

http://www.holleygerth.com/heart-to-heart-with-holley/?currentPage=4

 

Sunday night, FBC, Kentwood will spend our worship, sharing, and fellowship time in the fellowship hall.  We will also have some great sundaes.  Come make one uniquely yours.  See you at 5:30. (Note that time change.)

God has send us another day and allowed us to be hear to spend it.  I trust you will carefully consider how you will spend these precious hours He has provided.  I hope you will spend part of that time in praying for these and others.

Anna Lee

Thursday Afternoon

Mike Moore of West Monroe saw a doctor in Memphis concerning the tumor behind his eye.  The tumor is SHRINKING!  Thank God for this good report.  Pray Mike has lots of good days in his future.  His family is very appreciative of your prayers.

Mrs. Rena Cutrer‘s family would like to invite you to “drop-by” for her 99th birthday next Wednesday from 2:00 – 4:00.  She has certainly been blessed with a long life!  Take a little time to say a cheery hello on the 27th.

Thursday

Why do you notice the little piece of dust in your friend’s eye,

but you don’t notice the big piece of wood in your own eye?

First, take the wood out of your own eye.

Then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your friend’s eye.

~Matthew 7:3-5 NCV~

 

 

Bock Sims (via Dana Hendry)

He has been moved to Tulane. As of this evening still about the same. His is still critical, but stable. Please continue to pray for him and his family.

My former student, Kim Newell Landry, had surgery yesterday for a tumor on her thyroid.  She was give a “three out of four” probability it would be malignant.  Thankfully, Kim’s report was good.  Join her family and friends in thanking God for this wonderful report.

Mike Moore of West Monroe had a malignant tumor behind one eye.  Yesterday, they learned the cancer that had already spread is responding very well to treatment.  Today, they learn about the the primary cancer behind his eye.  Pray along with his family and friends.  People in this area my remember Leroy Wilson of Kentwood and Margaret Daniels of Amite.  Mike is their son-in-law.

Mr. Bobby Lawson is hospitalized in McComb with an infection.  Pray this will soon be cleared up.

Mrs. Angie Redmond is in rehab now.  Pray she can regain her walking ability.

Mrs. Mary Womack continues to undergo tests and treatment.  Prayers for her will be most appreciated.

Jimmy Schwartz began treatment with his new medication yesterday.  Pray this goes well and is effective in controlling his blood problem.

Laura Joiner continues to improve in a timely way.  Thank God for that.  Pray this continues.

Rick Turner fell over backwards in a chair while at his mother’s (Mrs. Maxine Turner’s) house Sunday.  He had a very bad concussion, but is better and back out at “Miss” Maxine’s taking it east this week.  Pray he doesn’t have any more problems from the fall.

Devotional: When You Want to Hurry

http://www.holleygerth.com/heart-to-heart-with-holley/?currentPage=3

Baptist Press

http://www.bpnews.net/

I hope you have marked your calendar to come to the cabin tonight.  We meet at 6:30 and hope you will be joining us.

Thank-you for praying today.  Your prayers mean so much to so many.  

Don’t get in a hurry today.  Enjoy each hour and each hour the Lord has given us.

Anna Lee

 

Wednesday

“Continue earnestly in prayer,

being vigilant in it with thanksgiving,”

~Colossians 4:2~

 

Bock Sims (via Dana Hendry)

There are so many stories goin around. He has NOT had a stroke. He is in critical condition and is unconcious. The drs are not calling it a coma. He is the same as last night.

Jim Todd, husband of Faye Chadwick Brister, has been cleared for heart surgery.  Pray for them as they schedule and prepare for a date for the surgery.

Devotional Thought – When You Need to See Things Differently

http://www.holleygerth.com/heart-to-heart-with-holley/?currentPage=2

Don’t forget Thursday’s meeting at the cabin.  David and I welcome each one of you to attend.  We enjoy being with each one of you and promise to share food, love, and God’s Word with you.  The Third Thursday meeting will be at 6:30.  Contact me if you need more information.

Be sure to read this article.  Having met and heard Dr. David Crosby and Dr. Fred Luter, I admire them for all they have done and thank God He allowed these two mighty men of God serve and work together in New Orleans and in our convention.

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=38081

What a great day God has given to us today.  Don’t let today slip away without doing what God wants you to do as you journey through the next 24 hours.

Anna Lee

 

Tuesday Midday

Bock Sims via Dana Hendry

Bock ended up not needing the procedure to relieve the pressure on the brain. Brain pressure is looking good, but he is still in the coma. He was running a small fever and they had started him on antibiotics.  (Bock is the grandson of Pat Hendry and Kent Sims.)

Natalee Claire Jackson
(June 14, 2012 – June 14, 2012)

Natalee Claire Jackson, was born on June 14, 2012 and passed away on June 14, 2012 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS. Daughter of Shane and Sallie Wofford Jackson, sister of Nicholas Jackson, all of Madison, MS, Also survived by her grandparents, Grover and Marcia Jackson, Dan and Sharon Wofford, Myrtie Newman Wofford and Robert McKinney, her uncles and their families, Dr. Chris Jackson, Robert McKinney, Clifton McKinney, and William Wofford. Graveside services were held at 2:00 PM, June 18, 2012 at New Zion Cemetery, Kentwood, LA.

 

Tuesday

“All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord,

and all the families of the nations shall worship before You,

for the kingdom is the Lord’s,

and He rules over the nations”

~Psalm 22:27-28~

 

 

My aunt, Eva Smith, is back in the extended care facility in Alabama.  Thank-you for praying for her.

Mrs. Grace Helen Felker is still in North Oaks.  Please continue to pray for her.

Baptist Press (Read about the Southern Baptist Convention activities in New Orleans.)

http://www.bpnews.net/

What Sign is Hanging on Your Heart by Holley Gerth

http://www.holleygerth.com/

What opportunities to help or influence others lie before you today?

Anna Lee