FRIDAY

Prayer Focus

Today, let’s pray for all the people in New Orleans this weekend for the Super Bowl. I am not concerned about the score or even which team wins. ( I just asked David who is playing!) I am concerned about safety and that people will choose to make good decisions and do what is right in God’s eyes. I also have a special prayer request for Dan’l Johnson, Ladd Turner, and Jake Fowler, three men from our church, who are there to protect people this weekend. God, please protect all three of them as they protect others and the law.

Daily Bible Reading

  • February 7
  • John 9-10

Obituary

Clara “Irene” Webb Brumfield

September 29, 1950 – February 5, 2025

Clara Irene Brumfield passed away on February 5, 2025, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, Louisiana at the age of 74. She was born September 29, 1950, in Amite, Louisiana to Pete and Olivia Webb. She was a native of St. Helena Parish and resided in Amite, Louisiana.

Irene graduated from Greensburg High School in 1968. She attended Southeastern Louisiana University and graduated with a degree in Education and later completed her Master’s degree. After teaching thirty- three years she retired in 2006.

Irene was married to the love of her life, Tom Ed Brumfield, for fifty-one years.

She was a lifelong member of Hillsdale Baptist Church and regularly attended Amite First Baptist Church.

Irene was the first pageant director for the Amite Oyster Festival and served as the Amite Oyster Pearl in 2018. She blessed her family, friends, community and church with her overwhelming generosity, strong faith and southern hospitality. She was a natural nurturer known to many as “Aunt Irene”.

She is survived by her husband Tom Ed Brumfied; five siblings, Sylvia Crouch, Patsy Bufford (Ronnie), Mary Helen Hughes (John), Barbara Carter, and Louis Webb.

Preceded in death by her parents, Pete and Olivia Robertson Webb; grandparents, A.D. and Myrtle Robertson and Robert Clark Webb and Oma Williams Webb; brother, Wayne Webb; brother-in-law, Clyde Carter; and mother-in-law, Helen Cefalu Brumfield.

Visitation at First Baptist Church of Amite, from 9:00 a.m. until religious services at 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 10, 2025. Services conducted by Rev. Trey Waldrop and Rev. Darryl Miller. Interment at Amite Cemetery, Amite.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the youth group at First Baptist Church of Amite.

(Tom Ed graduated with me at Amite Hight School. We see him often while in Amite, especially at funerals.)

Operation Christmas Child

Thank-you for all the hygiene items you purchased for OCC during the last month. We’ll get a count and let you know if we have enough.

If you are a member of an adult Sunday School Class at FBC, Kentwood, look for Wanda Smith or Jackie Babin to come to your classroom to show example of items we will focus our collecting on this year.

If you are not a member of one of our Sunday School classes, I’ll give you three items you can purchase this month for our boxes.

  • Solar Calculators
  • Large erasers
  • Pencils and pens

That might be four, but it seemed natural t0 say “pencils and pens”. Spend what you choose on these items. Next month, we’ll have a new list for you. Every item you purchase helps.

The green tote is now in the hallway of the basement of the sanctuary. Please leave your contributions there.

Thank you for helping others with a shoebox of items they will be thrilled with and given the opportunity to learn who Jesus is and have the opportunity to take him into their heart.

Prayer Journal

I encourage you to pray for entries in your prayer journal. You can get some suggestions from TPL and add prayer needs that are personal to you.

Thankfulness

Today, I am thankful for hugs. I didn’t grow up hugging people at church and other places, but I certainly do love to receive them now.

Looking for some this weekend . . . .

Anna Lee