In my Father’s house are many rooms;
if it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going there to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you,
I will come back and take you to be with me
that you also may be where I am.
You know the way to the place where I am going.”
~ John 14:2-4~
Please pray for Angie Nielsen’s mom as she has surgery today in Baton Rouge.
Bro. Ronnie Nielsen has taken a position on the staff of FBC, Center Star, AL. Angie and the children will be staying in Mississippi until the school year ends. Pray for them as they go through the next few months.
Mr. James Miller is feeling better after the blood he received Friday. Please continue to pray for him. He is at home.
The Lottie Moon Christmas Tea was wonderful yesterday. Thanks to all who attended and to all who worked so hard for the event. There were a hundred ladies of all ages present. I’m already taking notes on what we can do next year.
Operation Christmas Child
Today, many of us will be delivering our shoeboxes to the collection sites. With great joy, our boxes will be delivered to FBC, Franklinton. Boxes will be collected all week at each site. Before long, they will be in the hands of children. In each box, we will also be sending “Jesus”.
From Operation Christmas Child:
Here’s one example why including a soccer ball in a shoebox is a GREAT idea…
Allow us to introduce you to “The Greatest Journey” football team in the Island of Ukara. This team is very interesting because one boy got a soccer ball in his shoebox gift. When the children were invited back to the church to start The Greatest Journey follow-up discipleship course, they started playing ball when they would finish their lessons. Then they invited other boys who were not saved to join their team. As they played together, the TGJ students shared about Jesus with them. 30 children received Christ as a result of this! Now they have formed one big team from all the Ukara Churches who participate in TGJ. The whole community is praising God for The Greatest Journey because it has brought a big impact in the lives of the children with great love and unity. Even non-Christian families are now allowing their children to come to the church and through this the gospel is being preached not only to children, but to the families as well – and it all started with a soccer ball in a shoebox gift!
The Third Thursday gathering at the cabin is this week at 6:30. You are invited to participate.
Missions Project: We provide Christmas cards for inmates of the St. Helena and Tangipahoa parish jails each year so they can write to family members. I need your cards by Sunday, November 29th in order to deliver them. You may choose to do the delivering yourself. You can help in several ways:
- Stamped Christmas cards
- Stamps for Christmas cards I have
- Money for stamps ($10.00 per book of stamps)
Read the Bible in 2015 – Deuteronomy 13-15
Devotional, Scripture, and a Song
- “Shared Struggles” – http://odb.org/2015/11/16/shared-struggles/
- Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. ~Galatians 6:2 NIT~
- “Ready”
Thankfulness: Day 16
Preparation is a good thing! I learned that in teaching, cooking, cleaning, gatherings, meetings, etc. As good as preparation in or daily lives is, it is much greater when it comes to preparing for eternity. I’m thankful my immediate family is ready to face eternity, but continue to pray for some of the members of my extended family. Is your family “Ready”? How about your friends, neighbors, and those you do not know, but who live all around you or even far away? Be prepared to “Pray, Give, Go, and Send”!
Anna Lee
The Prayer Link 