Saturday
Welcome to the last “warmer” day before it turns cold again for a few days. Remember that Saturday is a good day to get certain things done, so Sunday can run smoothly without having the normal tasks at home. I remember that my daddy always polished everyone’s shoes on Saturdays and let them sit together to dry.
Read the Bible in 2026
- February 21
- Acts 24-26
Special Scriptures for Today
Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
Isaiah 40:29: “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”
John 1:5: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Prayers Appreciated
Andy and Betty Taylor – Betty works daily to take care of all of Andy’s needs. They are having a special extended family day today.
Janice Hornsby – Still working to get healther
Bro. Darryl lost an extended family member this week
JJananice Hor
Operation Christmas Child
Items for the Hygiene Kits have been ordered. We are working to take an inventory of what we have at this time and making a list of what we will need.
Wedding Tonight
Courtney Creel and Brennan Dear’s wedding is tonight in Jackson Mississippi. Pray for these two individuals as they are joined in marriage. May they have a long and loving marriage that honors God.
Prayer Focus
Today, let’s spend some time praying for services in all the area churches.
Obituary
Mala Fran Newman Schott
Feb. 18, 2026
Mala Fran Newman Schott passed away peacefully on February 18, 2026, in Hammond, LA. She was 69 years old. Mala was born in Baton Rouge and was the eldest in her family of four. She is preceded in death by her parents Emerson and Jean Newman. Mala graduated from Valley Forge Academy where she was valedictorian and Southeastern Louisiana University where she met her husband, John. Upon graduation from SLU, Mala worked as an accountant in New Orleans until she transitioned to being a stay-at-home Mom.
Married for 47 years, John and Mala had two children. Mala was very devoted to her family. She loved cooking, plants, and animals (especially cats).
Mala is survived by her 2 children and 3 grandchildren: Elizabeth and Rick Joji of Humble, TX, their children Gavin, Kaden, and Alyssa; and Joseph Schott of Tickfaw, LA. She is also survived by her 3 siblings, Eric Newman, Donna Newman Black, and Suzanne Travis and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the John and Mala Schott Endowed Scholarship at Southeastern, SLU Box 10703, Hammond, LA 70402. Checks should reference the John and Mala endowed scholarship. Online contributions can be made at www.southeastern.edu/memorial.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Visitation from the Chapel of Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, 12012 Hwy 190 West Hammond, LA. on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. until the start of the Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Rose Memorial Park Cemetery.
(Mala and my sister, Julie, were good school friends. They spent many night at my house during high school. They each thought they were vacationing together and enjoyed the set of single beds in that felt like a motel room. She was almost like another little sister!)
How old were you when you learned the hymn, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus “?
I know I was very young and surely before I could read.
“The Privilege of Prayer” by Waylon Bailey
A link you will enjoy today:
http://waylonbailey.com/2020/10/10/the-privilege-of-prayer/
I’m thankful for the children at church who learn the same hymn early, surely before they can hold a hymnal and read the words and the music.
“And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should” (Colossians 4:3-4).
Scripture about Missions
15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
Something else I learned – “Your mission field begins when you walk out the door.”
How can and will you share about Jesus today?
The Prayer Link 
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