If you are not attending church in person, online services are available from many church services. Services from FBC, Kentwood will be streaming at 10:30 A.M. and 6 P.M. Sometimes, I watch several churches. I can hear former pastors, pastors I have known a long time but never heard, enjoy music at other churches, watch multiple holiday programs, see grandchildren from another state, etc. If you attend church in person, you have the option to hear a sermon again, visit other churches, etc.
Today, is a good day to think of others. You might want to update your personal prayer list, share an inspirational book/magazine, write notes to others, call and check on friends and relatives, cook/bake something to share, etc.
It has been nice to hear of “baby-steps” of improvement from several of my friends who are hospitalized. Don’t always took for an instantaneous total improvement. Celebrate each little improvement.
It is never too late to give to the Lottie Moon Offering for international missions or any other offering.
I’ve been doing some sewing for Operation Christmas Child. Yesterday, a man told me his church had already turned in their shoeboxes. He was surprised to hear me say the items are for Christmas, 2021. Today, FBC, Kentwood will share some photos of OCC, 2020. It’s never too early to begin working. With more time to work, more boxes can be packed!
“I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus. Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
~1 Corinthians 1:4, 7 (NLT)~
Chronological Bible Reading – January 9
GENESIS 25:27-28:5
Mr. “Cete” Dillon is in rehab in Kentwood at Ltach. He is in room 11 where the phone number is229-9193.
Several friends who have covid are doing a little better. It is very hard on the patient and the family to not be together. Please pray for all the covid families.
Thanks to those of you who have stepped up and donated clothing to the family whose home was destroyed by fire Thursday.
Please continue to pray for our country, its leaders, and all the people. Pray for God’s wisdom and His leadership.
Pray today for the church services that will be held tomorrow. Pray for pastors as they prepare to share the message God lays on their hearts and musicians who prepare and share the wonderful music that touches our hearts. Pray for listening ears and receptive hearts. Pray for technology and tech crews as they work to get the services out to those of you who are unable to attend at this time.
Please contact Larry Miller if you can help a fire victim, Michael, with 36″ pants and XL shirts and coats. You can ask Larry about other items that might be needed.
(The fire must have rekindled last night because the fire trucks made return trips about 10 last night. I don’t have any additional information.)
Prayer Focus for Today
Just as Larry stepped up yesterday to help Michael, pray God will give you opportunities to identify and meet needs of those around us. During the coming cold days, there may be special needs in families around you. Pray for God’s guidance in helping others.
Charles Timothy Bean October 27 1963 January 06 2021
Mr. Charles Timothy Bean, 57, a resident of Liberty, died January 6, 2021 at Singing River Hospital in Gulfport, Mississippi. He was born October 27, 1963 in Magnolia, Mississippi. He was the son of the late Billy Bean, Sr. and Gwendolyn Lawson Bean. He was a member of Gillsburg Baptist Church and an avid Ole Miss fan. He was especially fond of the ASC’s. He loved gospel music, and he and his mother attended many gospel concerts. Tim loved the Gillsburg Community and all its’ people. He is preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Bean is survived by two brothers, Barry Bean and wife Roxanne of Madison, MS and Billy Bean, Jr. of Gillsburg; two sisters, Jane Harden and husband Eddie of Montgomery, Texas and Robin and husband Kyle of Mandeville, Louisiana; three nephews, Brent Bean and wife Lauren, Brandon Kent and wife Annie, Brennan Kent and wife Whitney; five nieces, Brooke Havard and husband Brad, Shannon Carmody and husband Chase, Brittan Colvin, Megan Colvin, and Blair Kent; great-nephews, Brayden Havard, Braxden Havard, and Bryson Havard; great-nieces, Collins Carmody, Kimberly Blake Bean, Brooklyn Bean, and Addie Grace Kent. Pallbearers will be his nephews and great-nephews Brent Bean, Brandon Kent, Brennan Kent, Brad Havard, Brayden Havard, Chase Carmody, Eryn West, Bryson Havard, and Braxden Havard. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the Gillsburg Baptist Church Cemetery. The Reverend Victor Walsh and Austin Bean will officiate. Hartman-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
We’ve had a fire in the neighborhood. The house was a total loss. Larry Miller has requested men’s clothing for Michael. He wears 36 men’s clothes and size XL shirts and coats. That’s all the information, I have for now. Please get your donations to Larry as soon as possible. Thank-you for reaching out to help. If you have any questions, please contact Larry Miller.
So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed,
you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.”
~James 1:3-4 (NLT)~
Please pray forGerald Hyde, Andy Taylor, and others with pneumonia.
I know of several people who are fighting a battle for their lives in area hospitals. You probably do too. Remember, as you pray for them ,to pray for their families and for the medical staff working with them. I cannot imagine, but I do understand, not being with my loved ones during the fight for their lives. I can easily understand how important those phone calls from the nurses to the families are. Please say special prayers for the many families and medical personal in this situation.
Pray for the Bean Family from Gillisburg in the loss of Tim Bean. He was a joy and a blessing to the family all his life. To know him was to love him!
Read the Bible in 2021 -January 7
GENESIS 21:8-23:20 GENESIS 11:32 GENESIS 24:1-67
Today’s Prayer Focus – Our Country
Pray for the people of our country, the leaders, the police, and all the common folks. We know our great country is not perfect, but also know it was not well represented by the actions we saw in Washington yesterday. Let’s pray for our country to turn back to the value-system upon which our country was founded, based on faith and love of God.
“‘Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?’
He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.”
~John 6:5-6 (NIV)~
Mr. “Cete” Dillon is scheduled for moving from the hospital to a rehab facility in Kentwood today. Pray all goes well for and during the transfer. “Miss” Ruby is doing well at home.
John Henson and Kim King Henson are learning how to manage with him at home following his stroke. He will be in rehab soon. There will be a benefit jambalaya lunch for John on Thursday, January 14th. Sim Bankston is the cook. The meal will be $8.00 and consists of jambalaya, cole slaw, baked beans, bread, and dessert. Meals can be picked up at Roseland Baptist Church between 11:00 and 12:30. Contact Sim Bankston on Facebook for tickets and any questions you might have.
Read the Bible in 2021 – January 6
GENESIS 18:1-21:7
I love rereading the Bible stories I learned in my youth. I hope you are enjoying this plan too.
If you did not start on January 1, it is not too late to begin. You can catch up in a couple of days. Look back on my posts or get a hard copy from FBC, Kentwood.
Begin to pray about your part in collection of materials to be used in packing the shoeboxes this year. Enjoy the photos for the 2020 packing year Sunday.
We are already working on shoeboxes. Some items we will need are coloring books, $1.00 calculators, erasers, scissors, pencil sharpeners, and pens. Thank-you for helping us pack 400 shoeboxes and lots of extra pencil bags of school supplies.
Lottie Moon Offering for International Missions
I don’t know how much has been given this year, but I do know it is never too late to give. You can give through the regular offering opportunities or at the office any time they are open.
David and I got the first covid vaccination yesterday and will get the second one in three weeks. We look forward to being less homebound soon.
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Mr. “Cete” Dillon got a good report yesterday. He will released in a couple of days to come to a facility in Kentwood where he can get the care he needs now.
John F. Needham
August 17, 1937 – January 03, 2021
John F. Needham, a resident of Kentwood, LA, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Southwest Regional Medical Center in McComb, MS. He was born August 17, 1937 in Kentwood, LA and was 83 years of age. He is survived by his wife Judy Foster Needham; 4 children, Frances Thornton(Kentwood,LA), Mark Needham(Kentwood, LA), Wayne and Teresa Needham(Kingwood, TX) and Wanda Newman(Kernersville, NC); grandchildren, Joseph Thornton and wife Christy, Lucas Thornton and wife Allison, Clayton Thornton and wife Jessica, Joshua Thorton and wife Danyelle, J.B. Needham and wife Crystal, Tabitha Whittington, Trenton Needham, Seth Needham, Cassie Needham, Joe Newman, Jr. and wife, Angie and Tiffany Hutchins and husband Adam; 23 great-grandchildren; sister, Mildred Needham Birch. Preceded in death by his parents, Jule Pierce and Mae Felps Needham; sisters, Mary Needham Roberts, Helen Needham Caston, Daisy Lee Needham and Lula Needham Will. Graveside Services will be held at Needham Cemetery, Kentwood, LA at 10:00AM Thursday, January 7, 2021. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
Violet Mahaffey Hunt
March 27, 1942 – January 02, 2021
Violet Mahaffey Hunt, a resident of Kentwood, LA, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, LA. She was born March 27, 1942 in Franklinton, LA and was 78 years of age. She is survived by her 3 children, Rose Hunt Marez and husband Daniel, Mark Hunt and wife Lorrie and Moses Hunt and fiancé Gwen; 11 grandchildren, Joseph, Deanna, Nina, Nathan, Austin, Samantha, Adam, Tommy, Christopher, Nick and Timothy; 20 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Margie Mahaffey Day and Gladys Mahaffey Foster; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Hunt; parents, James Daniel Mahaffey and Gracie Mahaffey; sister, Mary Belle Napier; 3 brothers, Joseph Mahaffey, Charles Mahaffey and Roy Mahaffey. Visitation at Roseland Praise and Worship Center from 5:00PM until 9:00PM on Tuesday, and from 9:00AM until religious services at 11:00AM on Wednesday, January, 6, 2021. Services conducted by Bro. Bobby Bennett. Interment Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Mount Hermon, LA. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
The shingles vaccine is now available for those who are 70 and above. If you qualify, the vaccinations can be given at some of the local pharmacies and clinics. You must get an appointment in order to get the vaccination.
A number of friends and/or their relatives have are now sick with the virus. If you have been exposed, carefully follow the regulations for quarantine.
“Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.”
~Colossians 2:7 (NLT)~
Russell Edward Thompson, Jr.
September 24, 1946 – January 02, 2021
Russell Edward Thompson, Jr., a resident of Amite, LA, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 24, 1946 in Baton Rouge, LA and was 74 years of age. Russell will be remembered by many as one of the greatest football players in this area. He was also an avid fisherman and owned and operated Thompson Sporting Goods in Amite. He is survived by daughter, Beckie Hendry and husband, Clint; son, Russell Edward Thompson, III “Russ” and wife, Skyla; grandchildren, Hallie and Seth Hendry and Russell Edward Thompson, IV “Ret” and Wyatt Thompson; best buddy, Barbara Yerby; brothers and sisters, Linda Cuti and husband, Dominick, Chuck Thompson and wife, Sherrie, Doris Schwartz, Margaret Strahan and husband, Alan, Mark Thompson and wife, Laura; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Russell, Sr. and Dot Thompson. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9:00AM until 11:30AM on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 with a eulogy at 11:00AM. A private mass will be held at St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite, following visitation. Interment Amite Cemetery, Amite, LA. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
(Russell’s jersey number was 33! I got to watch him play every week. His two younger brothers also wore 33. Isn’t it amazing what your brain can remember?)
CATHERINE “JOYCE” CHAMBERS
Catherine “Joyce” Chambers, age 99, of Loranger, Louisiana, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021, at home with her family by her side. She was born on Saturday, November 5, 1921, in Amite, Louisiana, to Thomas Warren Cooper and Annie Elizabeth Glascock Cooper. Joyce lived and loved her beloved Loranger Wolves. She was a teacher, mentor, guidance counselor and coach for many years at Loranger High School and started the first Beta Club there for all academic students. Joyce was very active and volunteered for many years at North Oaks Medical Center. She enjoyed life and loved golfing, tennis, bowling, the Loranger Wolves, girls’ basketball, crossword puzzles, or any word puzzles, but she especially loved spending time with her family.
Joyce is survived by her son, Ronald Glynn Chambers and his wife Rita Carlton Chambers, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren, also many nieces, nephews, and close friends.
Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Warren Cooper and Annie Elizabeth Glascock Cooper, her husband, Leslie Thomas Chambers, her children, Barbara Chambers Clouate, Linda Chambers Wyckoff and Russell “Rusty” Chambers.
A Visitation for Joyce will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 from 8:30 am until 10:30 am at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond. A Funeral Mass Celebrating Joyce’s Life will follow visitation at 11:00 am at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Independence. Interment will follow at Cooper Cemetery of the Sacred Heart in Loranger.
Face masks are mandatory to attend any visitation or service at the funeral home and at the church we ask that you maintain a respectful distance with the family. Thank you for your cooperation.
In lieu of flowers please consider donating to the Annie Cooper Memorial Scholarship Fund in Hammond or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, http://www.cff.org in Joyce’s memory.
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