LOTTIE MOON CHRISTMAS TEA

*This morning at Spring Creek Baptist Church at 10 A.M.

*Prepare to learn about International Missions.

*Bring a friend and a smile.

*All ladies and girls are invited.

LOTTIE MOON WEEK OF PRAYER – Day Seven

Lottie Moon Week of Prayer for International Missions – Day 7

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READ a CHAPTER of LUKE TODAY.

Luke 10

READ AND WRITE SCRIPTURE

December 10 – Psalm 72: 15-20

JoAnne Crowe Hendrick

July 26, 1935 – December 8, 2022

JoAnne Crowe Hendrick of Amite, Louisiana, known and loved as Jo was born on July 26, 1935 and went to heaven on December 8, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones. Jo was a True Southern Lady being born in Panama City, Florida. She retired after 32 years as a loan specialist with the USDA and was a Charter member of the Catholic Daughters. JoAnne is preceded in death by her parents, Lanie and Helena Crowe, her three children, Melissa Easley, Lanie Reed and Gregory Reed; her brother, Bill Crowe; and her deceased spouse, Charles Binder. JoAnne is survived by her loving husband of 23 years, Roy Hendrick, Jr.; two grandchildren, Blair Widas (Clay) and Matt Easley (Chrissy); two step children, Stephanie Hendrick Quick (David) and Jennifer Hendrick Niolet (Scott); five step-grandchildren, Nathan Quick (Andi), Heather Quick Cavalier (Matthew), Grayson, Annalee and Madison Niolet. Eight great grandchildren, Olivia Widas, Sophia Spencer, Eric, Noah, Isabella and Amelia Easley, Henry Quick and Vivian Cavalier; sister-in-law, Nancy Crowe; two nephews, Carl and Lanie Crowe; one niece, Johanne Estes; her two caregivers, Brenda Sanders and Sarah Aubin, and numerous great friends. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9:30AM until 11:30AM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 Noon at St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite, on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Services conducted by Fr. Mark Beard. Interment Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite, LA. Pallbearers will be Carl Crowe, Clay Widas, Paul Bordelon, Matthew Cavalier, Nathan Quick, Phillip Waguespack, Matt Easley, and Eric Easley. Honorary pallbearers will be Gerald Waguespack and Bruce Bordelon. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

(I taught all three of her children, all deceased long before their mother.)

Cathy Jo Cook

November 25, 1955 – November 27, 2022

 

Cathy Jo Cook, 67, of Canton, Georgia, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Cedarhurst of
Canton Assisted Living Facility in Canton, Georgia.
Cathy was born 11/22/1955 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to C. W. and Jo Ann Conerly Cook of
Magnolia, MS She is preceded in death by her father, a sister, Nena Kay Cook Crabtree and her first
husband Douglas Noel McDaniel.
Cathy graduated from South Pike High School, SMCC, and The University of Southern Mississippi.
Even though Cathy endured an eighteen-year battle with ovarian cancer, she lived life to the fullest
with great love and passion for everything that matters, and with the kind of courage granted by
God himself to face her health challenges. She had a great smile and a big laughter that brightened
up the room. She was a huge LSU Tiger fan.Cathy is survived by two children, a son Christopher Ryan Davis and Hannah and a daughter April
Nicole Kelly and Chris, all of Canton, Georgia; two granddaughters, Avery Nicole and Logan Grace
Kelly; two sisters, Anna Cook Evans and husband Phil Evans Jr. and Amy Cook Caviness of
Huntington Beach, California.
Visitation will begin at noon until time of service at 2:00 at Terry’s Creek Baptist Church on
Saturday, December 10, 2022. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to the
Terry’s Creek Baptist Church Children’s Ministry.

PRAYER FOCUS – International Missionaries

Today, as we prepare for the Lottie Moon Tea and focus on the Lottie Moon Week of Prayer, let’s remember to pray for all our international missionaries. I especially ask you to pray for family relationships of missionaries and their families as we move into the Christmas season.

Today is a great day to share some Christmas spirit. It can be in the form of music, food, TV program, Bible passage, etc. Pass it on.

Anna Lee

The “Shoeboxes” from FBC, Kentwood have been sent to the following destinations so far this year.

Ecuador

Phillipines

Uganda

Botswana

Tanzania

Cameroon

Mali

Burkina Faso

Mexico

A Hard to Reach Area

Haiti

I am so thankful we have a part in touching young lives in all these countries! I’m praying many of them learn about Jesus and take Him into their hearts!

READ and WRITE SCRIPTURE TODAY

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.”  ~ Matthew 16:24-27

LOTTIE MOON WEEK OF PRAYER

DAY 6 – https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=718014635798904

ONE DAY AWAY – LOTTIE MOON TEA

*Spring Creek Baptist Church

*10:00 A.M. Tomorrow

*For Ladies and Girls

*Learn about international missions

*Sit back and enjoy the tea

COMING SOON – OCC WORKDAY

*1st Saturday of January at 9 A.M. in the Fellowship Hall

*Help prepare items for shoeboxes

*For all who can focus on completing a task

*Learn about the pathway “Shoeboxes” travel

*Get to know FBC people better

“SHOEBOX” SURPRISE

The postage for the 1022 Shoeboxes has been paid.

Now we are shopping for 2023!

FBC CHILDREN PRESENT “HOTEL NOEL”

*6 P.M. Sunday

*Open your heart to a sweet time

VICTORY BELLS

*Great performance last night

*Plan to see them the next time they are in Amite

READ a CHAPTER of LUKE TODAY – LUKE 9

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BAPTIST MESSAGE

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PRAYER FOCUS TODAY

Thank God for people who share a smile with others.

May that smile help to heal broken hearts today.

May we strive to be one who shares a smile and/or a kind word with everyone we meet. “Christmas smiles” should be extra big if Jesus lives in and through us!

Anna Lee

Andy Taylor is receivving some good physical therapy to help him improve his strength and mobility. Pray for him as his therapists work with him daily. Betty is home most of the time and is getting some much needed rest.

Alice Mary Honeycutt is home after a couple days in a Covington hospital. Pray for her to continue to feel better.

Jane Wickham is also home. Pray for her continue healing from surgery and then a fall.

Our homebound people seem to be doing okay. Pray for them during the winter, a time that seems to be especially hard for them.

Today is Lottie Moon Day Five.

The Annual Lottie Moon Tea will be Saturday at 10 A.M. at Spring Creek Baptist Church. All ladies and girls are invited to attend and enjoy a lovely tea as well as learn more about a caring, determined, little lady who served in China for a number of years.

Tonight, the Victory Bells will be singing both patriotic and Christmas music at the auditorium just south of Amite High School The program begins at 7:00 and tickets can be purchased at the door. We’ve seen these ladies perform there pre-covid. The Victory Bells are wonderful. You’ll leave with a big smile and some new Christmas spirit.

Sunday night, the children of FBC, Kentwood will be presenting their annual musical, “Hotel Noel” at 6 P.M. Parents and grandparents already have plans to attend. So do other, like us! We wouldn’t miss this great opportunity to support our “younger friends” and to see the Christmas story presented in a new form, not like the ones we were in a “few” years ago.

PRAYER FOCUS – Today, let begin our special prayers for those who are alone or missing some special family members this year. We may not understand their grief during the holidays, but we can pray for them and give them some of our Christmas joy.

If you are reading a chapter of Luke each day this month until the 25th, we’re reading chapter 8.

Read and write Scripture today – Psalm 72: 1-7

Be a blessing to someone by visiting, calling, cooking, baking, helping, encouraging, serving, etc. today. Guess what! You will be blessed even more than they will be

Anna Lee

READ and WRITE SCRIPTURE TODAY

Jeremiah 33: 14-16

READING LUKE IN DECEMBER

Luke 7

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TONIGHT’S SERMON TOPIC AND BIBLE PASSAGES

God’s Righteous Judgement – Romans 2: 1-11

SUSAN P. STONE

With her permission, I’m sharing a Facebook post from a friend who grew up in Roseland and attended Amite High. I’m sure this will touch your heart.

“I was going through old papers and found an old notebook I used to jot down thoughts and ideas. The following is in my notebook written in pencil(my favorite writing device) in my handwriting with no date or “written by”. If I copied this from someone I don’t recall. I know it sounds like my work but I have had a few years and tons of things happen to clutter my brain and make me unsure if it’s me or did I copy it. If I copied it I hope sharing it does not create an issue. The words touch me deeply. Thx! Susan

“Her life began as a daughter and a sister. Her wish was for motherhood. She found her love’s mister. She is now a wife and her wish for motherhood can be granted. It’s been years together as they wait. It’s good news—it’s never too late. Her wish, her wish, in a few more months her wish for motherhood. She sits on the windowsill with warm sunshine upon her face. She gently rubs her roundness and holds with her fingers laced. She speaks her words of love to the child she has yet to meet. The nursery is nearly done, painted yellow, good for a girl or a fella.

The pains begin to course through her body. Her heart beats faster as she nears motherhood. The family she has wished for is near at hand. Another wave of pains and the moment grows near.

The new life gone before it could start. She cradles her baby so still. She must part against her will.

Tears of a mother could be heard by one and all.

Tears of a mother——

Tears of a mother——“

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

“Edit to my Tears of a Mother: I wanted to clarify that I lost a baby to miscarriage over 40 years ago but it felt as if I lost a term baby but pregnancy not that far. I felt guilty that I had done something wrong knowing it was not true but emotions run crazy thoughts into your head. I had a life within me and now it was gone. My mom helped me through the feelings I was mired in by sharing her experiences and feelings of 3 miscarriages and the loss of a full term child. I had a couple of friends that had the same thing and knew what I was feeling. In the mist of one of my writing phases I feel certain the story is my writing. Several lines are seared into me. My brain had a mild issue in 2004 that has interfered with some of my memories. Some memories clear as can be and others have a road block denying me access. Partial memories get under my skin so to speak as the memory is just sitting there and I just can’t reach it completely. Thank you all who left me a note. I appreciate each of you. Thanks!”

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….I know many ladies who share these circumstances and thoughts. Thankfully, I was not included in that group of women, but I can share their hurt and pray for them. Would you do the same?

PRAYER FOCUS FOR TODAY

Lets pray for ladies who have lost a baby much too early.

ANDY TAYLOR is receiving lots of physical therapy. BETTY is able to go home and rest from the hard days she had in the last week. Please pray for them.

LARRY SPRING, of the Mt. Nebo area, had some heart issues. After medical tests, it was determined he needs heart surgery. It is scheduled for tomorrow at 3 P.M. Please pray for MARSHA too.

MIKE HURST, “Miss” Theople’s stepson, passed away. Keep the extended Hurst family in your prayers.

Thanks for reading and praying today.

Anna Lee

ANDY TAYLOR has been moved to North Oaks Rehab. Pray he is able to progress well there. Pray Betty can get some needed rest.

LAURIE MILLER will have a back procedure in a few months when the school year ends because the recovery will take a while.. Pray for her as she endures until then.

Jeanette Singleton McGehee

December 18, 1930 – December 3, 2022

A resident of Kentwood, LA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 3, 2022. She was 91 years of age. She was born December 18, 1930. She was a member of Kentwood First Baptist Church. She was an elementary school teacher in both Tangipahoa and Washington Parishes. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Rhonda Birch McGehee, Denham Springs; 4 grandchildren, Greta Swarts and husband Skeeter, Denham Springs, Wade McGehee, Kentwood, Erica Sepulveda and husband Todd, Spring, TX, and Derek McGehee and wife Jen, Denham Springs; 8 great-grandchildren, Randi Swarts Smith, Toni Swarts, Jacob McGehee, Justyn McGehee, Kaitlin Sepulveda Gandy and husband Robert, Kyle Sepulveda, Nicholas Sepulveda, and Landry McGehee; 5 great-great-grandchildren, Deacon, Zadok, and Canon Smith and Easton and Braiyah Swarts. Preceded in death by her parents Flemon Ellis (Jack) Singleton and Josephine Walker Singleton; her husband Hugh Edward McGehee,Jr.; her sons Jerald Ray McGehee and Edward Allan McGehee; her daughter Janet Kay McGehee; and great-grandson-in-law Daniel Smith. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 9:30AM until religious services at 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Services conducted by Rev. Darryl Miller. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. Pallbearers will be Albert Swarts, Todd Sepulveda, Wade McGehee, and Derek McGehee. Honorary Pallbearer is Nathan Daniels. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

LOTTIE MOON WEEK OF PRAYER

Day 3 – “Seeing the Unseen” – https://vimeo.com/724947721/94df2e67b3

Day 4 – “Reaching the Nations, Together” – https://vimeo.com/707802761

READ and WRITE SCRIPTURE TODAY

Dec. 6 – Isaiah 52: 7-10

READING LUKE IN DECEMBER – Luke 6

BIBLE PASSAGE FOR TOMORROW NIGHT AT FBC, KENTWOOD

“God’s RIghteous Judgement” – Romans 2: 1-11

BAPTIST PRESS – https://www.baptistpress.com/

HAVE A GREAT DAY. Make today a better day for someone else. Reach out and be a friend to someone.

Anna Lee

READ and WRITE SCRIPTURE DAILY

November 5 – Isaiah 40: 1-6

DECEMBER BIBLE PASSAGES TO READ

December 5 – Luke 5

Continue to pray for the missing Sumner High student, SUE ANN WILLIAMS.

MRS. JEANETEE McGHEE passed away yesterday morning. Bro. Darrell said he thought her services will be Thursday in Kentwood.

It’s THE LOTTIE MOON WEEK OF PRAYER time, but the printed materials have not been shipped so far. We’ll focus on videos.

Sunday – “Serving gods to Serving Christ” –

https://vimeo.com/723407441/b4b7215d9b

Monday – “Here I Am, Lord” –

https://vimeo.com/723407822/85c1d0d626

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LOTTIE MOON TEA

*Saturday, December 10 at 10 A.M.

*Spring Creek Baptist Church

*All ladies and girls are invited to attend.

*There is no charge.

LIBERTY BELLS Singing in Amite this week!

*Thursday at 7 P.M.

*Auditorium just south of AHS

*$5.00 fee payable at door

David and I saw them there a few years ago. Fantastic!

“HOTEL NOEL”

The children’s Christmas Musical will be Sunday, December 11th at 6:00 P.M.

You are invited to join us at FBC, Kentwood.

THANK YOU FOR READING AND PRAYING.

Anna Lee

READ and WRITE SCRIPTURE TODAY – “The Birth of Christ”

December 4th – Isaiah 11: 6-10

READ A CHAPTER OF LUKE EACH DAY UNTIL CHRISTMAS

Start now if you haven’t been reading the last three days. (I think this is best to do as a family, if possible.)

We are Reading chapter four (Luke 4) today.

Jaqueline Hutchinson Robert

July 30, 1941 – December 1, 2022

Jaqueline H. Robert, 81, a native and resident of St. Charles Parish, died Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Ochsner Hospital in Jefferson.

Services will be private.

Jaqueline is survived by her Son, Michael S. Robert; Daughter, Lorrie Lynn Robert; 5 Grandchildren-Michael (Wendy) Dillon, Jr., Kieffer Dillon, Julia Ellis, Falynn Amanda (Francois) Toups, and Paige Michelle Robert; and 4 Great Grandchildren- Jaqueline Dillon, Michael Dillon, III, and Bradley and Madelyn Toups.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Robert, Jr., Parents, Preston B. Hutchinson and and Dorris Lilly Hutchinson; and Sister, Mabel Udean Babin.

Falgout Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements

WONDERFUL NEWS – ANDY TAYLOR may be moved to rehab Monday. Let’s keep praying.

SPECIAL INVITATION – You are invited to attend a Lottie Moon Christmas Tea at Spring Creek Baptist Church Saturday, December 10th.. It will be from 10-12 and is free. (For several years, this annual event was not held due to Covid. The ladies of WMU are anxious to get back in the routine.). Share the invitation with your Sunday School class and your church as a whole.

CHURCH SERVICES are better in person than those we see otherwise, but wonderful when we are not able to attend in person. Sometimes, life throws us issues that make it best to attend online, so I was \ thankful for the opportunity to attend online when I could not attend in person. I’m even more thankful to be able to attend in person.

ANNA LEE

Today, I want to share yesterday’s board from the Atlanta Processing Center for “Shoeboxes”. The first map shows where the volunteers who packed came from. The second map shows where the shoeboxes they packed were being shipped to. I hope you find this interesting. You may want to thank God for all those who helped get the boxes that far, for those who volunteer at the processing centers, for those who will handle the boxes from this point on to their destination, and for the child/family who will be blessed to receive a “Shoebox”.

This week David and I got a good start to our shopping for the next Shoebox packing season. We collect all year long because we pack so many boxes.

Our first “Workday” for the ’23 packing will be the first Saturday of January, the 7th. We appreciate help whether it is children, youth, or adults. It’s such a good way to learn more about those who are working with you.

Please continue to pray for Andy (and Betty) Taylor. He is still in room 3219 at North Oaks.

Thank God for the improvement Bob and Jackie Babin has made recovering from Covid.

Pray for the young lady who left Sumner High yesterday and has not been located. She is 15 year old Sue Ann Williams. Pray she is safe . Also, please pray for her family and friends.

Lori Robert who lives near me lost her mother, Jacqueline Hutchinson Robert, Thursday. She was diagnosed with cancer November 17th. The only service for her will be a private graveside service.

Carol Ann Woods Robert

July 18, 1968 – November 28, 2022

(This is not Lorri’s mother, but another lady named Robert.)

A resident of Waggaman, LA, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022 at her home. She was born July 18, 1968 in New Orleans, LA and was 54 years of age. She is survived by her 1 daughter, Eunice Marie Farmer and fiancé, Kurt Frickey of Belle Chasse, LA; 2 sons, Willie farmer and John Farmer of Belle Chasse, LA; step-father, Allan Delcarpio of Metarie, LA; 1 sister, Angela Hunsicker-Owens of Greenwood, IN; 3 brothers, Cecil Woods, II and Ann of Rhome, TX, Edward Ross Woods and Cindy of Slidell, LA, and Johnathan Woods of Indianpolis, IN; 8 grandchildren, Justin Parks, Yasmin Clofer, Rickey Pugh, Krishawn Pugh, Aubree Farmer, Aydan Farmer, Ansyn Farmer, and Timothy Ivy; several nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents, Cecil Carol Woods, Sr. and Beverly Ann Koontz Delcarpio; Aunt Eunice Sheffield Phillips. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home,110 East Factory St. Amite, LA 70422, from 10:00AM until religious services at 12:00Noon on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Pallbearers are Rickey Pugh, Justin Parks, Willie Farmer, Cecil Woods, Johnnie Woods, Ross Woods, and John Kovesdi. Interment Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, Pine Grove, LA. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Pray for Baptist churches as they begin to honor Lottie Moon by collecting the annual offering for international missions. All, 100%, of the money collected will go directly to the mission field to help with church building, a local pastor’s training, youth trips, VBS, etc.

READ and WRITE SCRIPTURE TODAY

Dec. 3 – Isaiah 11: 1-5

BAPTIST MESSAGE

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PRAYER FOCUS FOR TODAY

Let’s say extra prayers for Sue Ann Williams and other children and teens who are missing. Pray for families and friends too. I cannot imagine the hurt this causes family members.

SERMON PREPARATION

As we study our Sunday School lessons, Bro. Darryl would also like us to prepare for the sermons he will deliver. We can do this by reading the Scriptures for the morning and evening services. I posted these Scriptures Thursday. You can look back to find them on Thursdays TPL.

Have a great Saturday.

Anna Lee