Anna Lee

Friday Addition

Jude Michael Alford

Jude Michael Alford died Tuesday, August 26, 2008 in North Oaks Medical Center. He was born August 21, 2008.

Surviving are his parents, Michael Edward & Casey Lyn Hinson Alford of Walker, LA; maternal grandparents, Jack & Jerri Hinson of Ponchatoula, LA; paternal grandparents, Pete & Martha Alford of Kentwood, LA; aunt, Sherri Alford; 2 uncles, Keith Alford, Ryan Hinson; great-grandparents, Patricia & Perry Powell and Robert & Theresa Hinson and Marley Sue The Big Brown Dog

He is preceded in death by great-grandparents, Pete & Martha Alford, Sr. and Wilson & Aline Smith.

Friends will be received Thursday, August 28, 2008, at the Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Ponchatoula from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

Services will be held in the funeral home chapel, Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 7:00 pm.

The family extends a special to North Oaks Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit and Obstetrics.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to St. Judes Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Judes Place Memphis TN 38105

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.harrymckneely.com

Friday

You are better off to have a friend

than to be all alone . . . .

If you fall, your friend can help you up.

But if you fall without having a friend nearby,

you are really in trouble.

~Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (CEV)~

Pray for the people of the Gulf Coast region as they make preparations for Hurricane Gustav.

Pray for Kyle Brabham as he returns to the doctor today to possible get some stitches removed.

There have been many names listed on The Prayer Link in the last few weeks. Many of the needs still exist. Please continue to pray for the needs of these people.

Pray for those who will receive a blessing from volunteers who participate in On Mission in Kentwood. Pray for those who will receive a blessing as they participate in On Mission in Kentwood.

KOMpray

Kids on Mission Pray

“Let the little children come to Me,

and don’t stop them,

because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these,”

Luke 18:16b

BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

Have you ever heard that phrase: beauty is in the eye of the beholder? What does that mean? I can think something is beautiful when I look at it. Then you look at the same thing…and you don’t think it’s beautiful at all.

In Africa there is a country called Sudan. The Dinka people of Sudan have a different idea about beauty than I do. The idea isn’t wrong, but it’s definitely different. Listen to what happens when some missionaries visit their Dinka friends.

The missionaries are single women, and their friends in the US say they are beautiful. Not the Dinka women. They feel sorry for these single missionaries. They think no one will ever want to marry these young women. Why? Because they have a big problem. What is it? The young women still have their four front teeth on the bottom! The Dinka women say they will help the missionaries pull these four teeth!

Different groups of people have different ideas, don’t they? These Dinka women also have different ideas about how Jesus loves us. They think they have to pray to their dead relatives. They try to do everything they can to keep their dead relatives happy. Ask God to help these young missionaries show the Dinka people what it means to love Jesus.

MORE PRAYER REQUESTS FROM MISSIONARY KIDS

I love living on my island. It is sunny and beautiful all year round. We (my family and I) share the love of Jesus with all the people of our island. Many of my friends are Hindu or Muslims and don’t know Jesus. Please pray for my friends to know Jesus died for them and love them. Also please pray for my allergies and eczema problems. Thank you. Love you. We will pray for you also. Love, DREW, age 4, (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

Will you pray for my family? Pray for us to have a good time of service here and for us to have a good time back in America (on stateside assignment). BETHANY, age 10, (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

Please pray for my big sister who goes to college now. Pray that both of us will do good in school. BONNIE, age 8 (Pacific Rim)

My mom had a miscarriage and my brother has a rash. Please pray they will get better. CAITLYN, age 9 (South Asia)

Please pray that my mother does not get stuck in the mud again! Please pray that the people will understand the Bible. MYA, age 8 (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

Pray for my friends down the street that they will start going to church with us. SADIE, age 11 (Pacific Rim)

Please pray for my family-Mom, Dad, brother, sister and me. Could you also please pray for all the people in the U.S.A.?-just so I know that they are all still safe and protected. Thank you. Yours sincerely: ZEB, age 10, (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

My uncle was riding his bicycle in America and fell off. A car passed by and hurt him. We prayed for him and now he is ok. Thank God for that. RICK, age 9 (South Asia)

Please pray for me with my school. I’m having a hard time. AUSTIN, age 12, (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

MUSIC AND MISSIONS

LifeWay has partnered with the International Mission Board to create the 2008-2009 Passport to Adventure. Music and missions are paired as you travel around the globe, learning how missionaries share Jesus with the world. And how you can, too! Visit http://www.Lifeway.com/cms

Passing On the Blessing

A girl who received an Operation Christmas Child shoe box while an orphan in Russia has the opportunity to deliver gifts to children in Ecuador. She tells her story on CNN.

Tanya knew nothing of love when she was growing up in Russia. Her parents abused her and then abandoned her when she was 8. She was separated from her brother and sister, and taken to a bleak orphanage.

“The orphanage provided a house and food, but the teachers were discouraging to me,” she said. “They basically told me that nobody loved me and nobody cared for me.”

Then one day, when Tanya was 10, her despair turned to joy. Operation Christmas Child came to the orphanage with gift-filled shoe boxes for all of the children. Tanya eagerly opened her box, and discovered a teddy bear, school supplies, and many other wonderful things.

“It was very special to me,” she said. “It was the first gift I ever received. My parents never bought me a gift. Money was always spent on alcohol.”

The most important thing in the box was a letter from the family that had packed it. This was proof that her teachers were wrong.

“People who didn’t know me and had never met me were telling me how much they cared for me,” she said. “The shoe box gave me hope.”

Tanya, along with her brother and sister, was later adopted by a family in America. They now live in St. Louis.

Nearly nine years later, Tanya still vividly remembers the moment she felt God’s love through the gift-filled shoe boxes.

“It’s amazing what Operation Christmas Child can do,” she said.

She wants other children to experience the same joy, so she and her family pack shoe boxes each year.

Tanya recently had an opportunity to pass on the blessing personally when she traveled to Ecuador with a Samaritan’s Purse Youth team. The 20 teenagers delivered Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes and participated in other Samaritan’s Purse ministry projects.

“It was special,” she said. “It was amazing how happy they looked to get these simple things. I was glad to be a part of it.”

REVENGE OR KINDNESS?

Year ago, on the mighty Mississippi River, two tugboat captains who had been friends for years, would always cry “Aye!” and blow their whistles whenever they passed each other.

A new crewman asked his boat’s mate, “What do they do that for?”

The mate looked surprised and replied, “You mean that you’ve never heard of… an aye for an aye and a toot for a toot?”

I suspect that few of us would admit to living by the motto, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” (Matthew 5:38), but let’s be honest — there is something instead us that enjoys the idea of getting revenge. Some of the more popular movies throughout the past years have been those that opened with someone being mistreated. We spend the rest of the movie anxiously waiting for the hero to get the opportunity to exact his revenge — and then we cheer!

It’s not much different on a personal level. I suspect that whenever somebody does you wrong, the temptation is there to immediately start thinking of what you can do to get them back. But, if you find yourself tempted to take revenge, may I suggest two things:

(1) Resist the temptation to exchange evil for evil. That temptation will always be strong and we need realize that it will be there. But we also need to remember the emptiness and hollowness of revenge and resentment.

(2) Show your enemy kindness. Abraham Lincoln was once accused of being too nice to his enemy. He was told to be firmer; he must destroy his enemies. He replied, “I do destroy them when they become my friends.”

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.” (Matt. 5:43-44)

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

May you realize God’s blessings on your life today.

Anna Lee

Thursday Afternoon

Sue Alford McDaniel
(June 3, 1936 – August 28, 2008)

Died on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, LA. She was a native of Sunny Hill, LA and a resident of Spring Creek, LA. Age 72 years. She was an avid gardner and a great cook. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Friday and at Spring Creek Baptist Church from 9 a.m. until religious services at 1 p.m. Saturday. Services conducted by Rev. Danny Smith. Interment Spring Creek Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Harold McDaniel, Spring Creek; 2 daughters, Lora McDaniel, Spring Creek and Cara McDaniel Alford and husband, Conley Alford, Kentwood; 1 son, Thomas McDaniel and wife, Cristi, Denham Springs; granddaughter, Caitlyn Michelle Alford, Kentwood; 2 sisters, Carolyn Gay Salamone, Belle Chasse and Jane Alford, Amite; 1 brother, Patrick Alford, Sunny Hill. She was preceded in death by her parents, A.G. “Cat” Alford and Tressie Crawford Alford. Memorial contributions may be made to Spring Creek Baptist Church Building Fund, 72973 Hwy 1061, Kentwood, LA 70444.

Thursday

“The Lord has heard my supplication;

the Lord will receive my prayer.”

~Psalm 6:9~

The Alford baby passed away. I’ll post an obituary when one is available.

Editorial, Hammond Daily Star

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:15 AM CDT

As Hurricane Gustav approaches, now is the time for families to review their emergency plans in the event they may have to put them into effect. Now, as always, is also a good time for prayer.

Poignant are the words of the Most Rev. Maurice Schexnayder (1895-1981), second bishop of Lafayette, who authored a prayer for safety against hurricanes many years ago:

“O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed Your order and returned to its former quietude. You are still the Master of land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land, and spread chaos and disaster.

“During this hurricane season we turn to You, O loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with passing of time…Amen.”

Hurricane Gustav

You may use the link below to track the hurricane and get needed information.

http://media.myfoxtampabay.com/myfoxhurricane/

On Mission in Kentwood will be this Saturday. Meet at the church at 8:00 A.M. for a quick breakfast and an assignment. If you would like to volunteer, please contact First Baptist Church or me. If you know of a project for the volunteers, you may also contact the church or me. Come join in and receive a blessing.

Dr. and Mrs. Steve Bryan have just moved to Austin, Texas where their daughter Anna lives. Pray for the Bryans as they make the adjustment to living in a new area.

Baptist Press

August 27, 2008

COLORADO–While Denver parties, witnesses impact eternity. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28784

WASHINGTON–Pro-lifers decry APA denial of abortion-depression link. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28785

UGANDA–Gospel message met with joyful ‘trill.’ http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28786

UGANDA–Senior duo adds to 70-plus mission trips. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28787

LOUISIANA–Katrina, after 3 years, remains mission opportunity. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28788

(Friday is the three year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.)

FLORIDA–FIRST-PERSON (Christine Sneeringer): No longer lesbian. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28789

KneEmail

Mike Benson

Storm

JESUS TOLD THE twelve to get into a boat on the Sea of Galilee…

As they started across the sea, everything was smooth and calm, and Jesus went to sleep. Suddenly a huge wind blasted on the sea and the boat began to be swamped with water. They awakened Jesus in great fear and said, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” (v. 24). They believed they were going to die right there on the water. Jesus woke up and told the wind and water to be still, and instantly the sea was as smooth as glass. At this point Jesus turned to the disciples and asked, “Where is your faith?” (v. 25). The disciples were now terrified, not of the storm that had stopped, but of the One who stopped the storm.

Why were they suddenly afraid? They had already witnessed so much power from Jesus. What was different on this occasion? The difference was that is was their storm. They were the ones in the boat this time. It was their lives on the line. They knew Jesus could take of the storms in someone else’s life, but it was an entirely different issue when it was personal. People tend to do this all the time. Spiritual lives are destroyed because of the storm of family problems, or the storm of past sin, or the storm of sickness, or the storm of money troubles, ad infinitum. It is easy to tell someone else that they need to trust God to take care of them, but what about when it is my boat that is sinking? What do we do?

If Jesus is with you, outside influences cannot enslave you, nor can they sink your boat (Rom. 8:31-39). Outside influences cannot take away eternity as long as you weather the storm. They may make life more difficult here, but they will not defeat you unless you allow them to do so. Jesus Himself suffered more than any of us, yet He was victorious because His focus was on God’s eternal plan, not the immediate storm of life. The next time you are facing a storm, remember that He needs to be in the boat first, and then you will be successful in weathering whatever storm you are facing. (Terry Frizzell)

“But He said to them, ‘Where is your faith?’

And they were afraid, and marveled,

saying to one another, ‘Who can this be?’

For He commands even the winds and water,

and they obey Him!”

~ Luke 8:25 ~

Be prepared for the possible storm.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

M. Kevin Carter
(January 17, 1953 – August 26, 2008)

M. Kevin Carter was a beloved husband, father, brother, son, friend and mentor. He was a pillar of the Christian community and one of the founding fathers of Cornerstone Church. He lived his life for the service of his Lord Jesus Christ. He went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite. He was a native of Greensburg and a resident of Amite. Age 55 years. Visitation at Cornerstone Church, Amite, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Saturday. Services conducted by Pastor Mervin Strother. Interment Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite. He is survived by his wife, Sheree B. Carter; 3 daughters, Shanna Barberio and husband, Neil Barberio, Tiffany Wale and husband, Brent Wale, and Tanya Carter; 3 grandchildren, Grant Barberio, Alayna Grace Wale and Ethan Wale; father, Prentiss H. Carter, Jr. and wife, Sadie Mae Carter; mother, Edra Mae Lea Leonard and husband, A.V. Leonard; 2 sisters, Karlette Bridges and husband, Vernon Bridges; Rhenette Beck and husband, Barry Beck; numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Prentiss H. Carter, Sr. and Rebecca Carter, T. L. Lea and Willie Bea Lea.

Dale Ann Lulei Stewart
(August 24, 1950 – August 26, 2008)

Died on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at her residence in Hammond. She was a native of New Orleans and 58 years of age. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Wednesday

“Love one another as I have loved you.”

~John 15:12, NIV~

We briefly visited with three generations of the Kliesch family. Holly Kliesch is preparing to go to the missionary learning center for orientation as she plans to serve as a MK teacher, probably in West Africa. She will be able to use the French she learned as a child when her parents were missionaries. Pray for her as she begins this special portion of her life. Whitney Kliesch is leaving in a couple days to return to the military. He will be heading to Iraq for his second tour. Pray for him and the other young men and women with him. Pray for the parents and the grandparents as they release two of their family members to serve overseas.

Joan Hagan’s daugher, Rachel O’Brian, requests prayer for two families:

Wayne Wales family of the Easleyville area
Bobby and Shirley Landers who both have health issues

Joan requests prayer for her aunt, Mrs. Elaine Bennett, as she faces surgery. You can pray for her as she has a 2:30 appointment today.

Joan also reported her mother, Mrs. Betty Bethel, got a good medical report yesterday. Thank God for her good news.

Continue to pray for Kathy Dyer. She’s still in ICU following Monday’s surgery.

Please remember Charlotte Craig (Team Romania) and her family in prayer. Her father, James Preston Cox, passed away today. Ron will be traveling to Tennessee tomorrow to be with her so remember him as he travels. Charlotte flew to Tennessee a little over a week ago to see her father and be with her family.

Blessings,

Donna

It’s time to begin to pray for those in the path of another hurricane, Gustav. My friend and former coworker, Amber Anthony of Tickfaw, is expecting a baby at any time. Her doctor will induce Wednesday if the baby is not born before them. This is a portion of her latest email.

We talked a lot today about the hurricane situation, and I have been praying for God to dissolve the storm completely…I don’t want to wish it on Texas or Mexico…I just want it to disappear! Thanks for your prayers and support!!

At this point, the hurricane’s projected paths include our area. Pray for people who might be in the path of Gustav to begin to make necessary preparations. Unless the storm dissolves or turns around and heads back to the Atlantic (ha ha), it will be making landfall somewhere in early next week.

On Mission in Kentwood will be this Saturday at 8 A.M. Meet at the church for donuts and an assignment. There’s a job for everyone. Come be blessed as God blesses others through you.

Baptist Press
August 26, 2008

WASHINGTON–Alternatives make embryonic stem cell research obsolete. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28777

COLORADO–Behind the scenes in Denver, Baptists aid first responders. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28776

TENNESSEE–Southern Baptists’ views of Scripture studied. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28778

FLORIDA–‘Fickle Fay’ displaces blind family. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28779

FLORIDA–After Fay’s drenching, volunteers mobilize. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28780

TENNESSEE–Union to open 14 student housing buildings. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28781

LOUISIANA–FIRST-PERSON (Keith Manuel): Sharing Christ in the school. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28782

Have a great day!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

Run from anything that gives you the evil thoughts . . .

but stay close to anything that

makes you want to do right.

2 Timothy 2:22 (LB)

From Linda Williams:

Kathy Dyer is recuperating from her surgery and has been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Please pray for healing and rest.

Jordan Earl McNabb
Jordan Earl McNabb, 21, of McComb, Miss., died on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in an automobile accident on U.S. 51 South in Magnolia, Miss. Visitation at Jones Family Funeral Services, McComb, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes at the funeral home on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until service at 10 a.m., officiated by the Rev. Wayne Hall, assisted by the Rev. Jimmy Smith, the Rev. Danny Smith and the Rev. Rick Kennedy. Burial in Hall Cemetery, Miss. 48 East. Jordan, born Aug. 4, 1987, in Hammond, was the son of Robert Glenn McNabb and Phyllis Travis. Mr. McNabb was a hard worker and boilermaker for P2S Construction. He was a member of Silver Creek Baptist Church and attended New Heights and Spring Creek Baptist churches. Jordan was a devoted and loving son who was respectful and soft hearted. His family said he didn’t meet a stranger. He was a big time fisherman and loved his little sisters and his “MawMaw Vade.” He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Mr. McNabb was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Houston and Peggy Travis; and paternal grandfather, Robert Lee “Bobby” McNabb. Survivors include his wife, Cheyenne McNabb, of McComb; parents, Robert Glenn McNabb and his wife, Angie, of McComb; and Phyllis Travis and her husband, Jack Terrell, of Magnolia; paternal grandparents, Wayne and Mardell Forrest and Cecil and Barbara Hall; paternal great-grandmother, Levade Spears; aunts and uncles, Benny and Tanya McNabb, Kelly McNabb, Claude and Elaine Forrest, Sonny Travis, Angela “BooBoo” and Brett Ballard, and Lynda Travis; sisters, Chasity Rose Thompson, Heidi Kaye Tisdale and Jessie Montana McNabb; and numerous cousins and friends. Pallbearers will be Benny McNabb, Kelly McNabb, Claude Forrest, Marty Lawson, Davis Haygood, Keith Gerald, Tyler Travis and Jamie McClendon. Honorary pallbearers are John O’Hern, Whitney Webb, Kennis Montgomery and Clayton Jarreau.

Please take time to read some of these articles from Baptist Press. As usual, they are very interesting.

Baptist Press

August 25, 2008

CHINA–Olympic impact echoes in eternity, volunteers say. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28767

CHINA–FROM THE OLYMPICS: ‘Redeem Team’ duo add perspective to redemption. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28768

CHINA–LETTER FROM CHINA, Lottie Moon: ‘Now is the time of opportunity.’ http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28769

TENNESSEE–Prayer vigil for revival to begin Sept. 24. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28770

GEORGIA–In Gori, relief logistics move forward. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28771

ILLINOIS–Obama, Biden align on most major issues. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28772

TENNESSEE–DVDs give modern-day view of Jesus’ parables. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28773

TENNESSEE–EDITORIAL (Will Hall): In China, some things never change but some things cannot stay the same. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=28774

Have a wonderful day!

Anna Lee

Monday

“My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;

in the morning I will direct it to You,

and I will look up.”

~Psalm 5:3~

Mrs. Annie Bell Harrell is still not feeling her best, but was present at church yesterday morning. Please keep her in your prayers.

Mrs. Susie Wells said she was doing much better. Thank God for her progress.

Mike Nason will be having eye surgery in September. You can begin to pray for him now.

Kathy Dyer’s surgery is today. She’s the speech teacher at Spring Creek. Please keep Kathy and her family in your prayers.

Mrs. June Russell of Chesbrough fell and broke her hip. She’s in North Oaks. Please add her to your prayer list.

Missionary Moment

To Party or To Pray
Missionary KENNETH DILLARD serves as campus pastor at the University of Cincinnati. He meets with students for personal discipleship, plans ministry events, and interacts with other campus ministers, faculty, and staff. Located in an area surrounded by Greek houses, students involved in Baptist Collegiate Ministries search for ways to connect with the hundreds of students who would rather party than pray. His wife, MARY, is a partner in marriage and ministry. God’s love is being shared on college campuses across America, thanks to your participation in the Cooperative Program. This week, pray for the students to be open to hearing the Gospel. Deuteronomy 16:17 “Everyone [must appear] with a gift suited to his means, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you.”

Praying for Protection
Both GARY and MARGARET SIMONDS (names changed for security reasons)use their vocational fields as avenues for sharing Jesus with those in Northern Africa and the Middle East. Gary works in the business world as a consultant on leadership and management for young professionals. Margaret is a physician providing quality medical care at a refugee clinic. Patients have opportunities to see the JESUS film, speak with national believers, and receive free Bibles. People are coming to Christ, but many are fearful of openly acknowledging they are followers of Him. Pray that God will send people with open hearts to the business seminars and the clinic. Also pray for the protection of new believers.

Giving to God has always been in relation to the amount God gives to people. A major difference in Old Testament and New Testament giving was the use made of the gift given. Christians give to help win others to faith in Christ.

Be extra careful to be safe and healthy in the rain.

Anna Lee

Sunday

“But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself

him who is godly;

the Lord will hear when I call to Him.”

~Psalm 4:3~

Linda Williams shared this request:

Kathy McDaniel Dyer, speech therapist at Spring Creek Elementary, has been on medical leave this school year. She will have intestinal surgery Monday morning in New Orleans and needs our prayers for healing.

Sherry Cummings asks that you pray for her family.

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE
INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD

“Then he said to his disciples,

‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore,

to send out workers into his harvest field.'”

Matthew 9:37-38, (NKJV)

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the International Prayer Strategy Office, joining you in prayer for laborers.

In April, five hopeful men flew deep in the interior of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to seek out Ngando people, an unreached people group. They found the people but very few food choices: bananas, papayas, peanuts, brown beans and rice or fried cassava plus free-range chickens. A videographer was with the five and took footage for a new video on the five top unreached people groups in the DRC. Pray for a couple or a family to join the Congo Team, working with the Ngando people.

The Maluti Mountains in Lesotho are massive and cold, towering over hundreds of small, remote villages that are only accessible by horseback or foot. Please pray for the Basotho of the Maluti Mountains, asking the Father to break down the barriers of distance and isolation in order to bring the Good News of salvation to these villages.

In Brazil, eight strategic positions need to be filled. Strategy coordinators, team leaders and church planter strategists are needed to form, train and lead teams to reach large rural areas and strategic cities throughout Brazil.

Workers who are willing to learn are needed to reach the Jat Sikhs of India. Pray that they will faithfully pass along what they learn. Ask God to provide all that is needed to see a core group of such “church-planting movement catalysts” begin working within the next year.

In Dhaka, Bangladesh, the time appears to be right for a young male short-term worker to come and teach English as a Second Language (ESL), provide computer training, and be part of the “Coffee World” seeker discipleship meetings.

Team Bulgaria is praying for English teachers, computer teachers, rural outreach strategists and others

* Please pray with all these teams that the Lord will send out workers into His harvest field.

Tesshe Mae Hutchinson Travis
(July 14, 1927 – August 22, 2008)

U.S. Veteran Died at 11:10 p.m. on Friday, August 22, 2008 at Tangi-Pines Nursing Home in Amite. She was a native of St. Helena Parish and a resident of Amite. Age 81 years and a veteran of the U. S. Navy. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday, August 24, 2008 and at First United Methodist Church, Amite, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Monday, August 25, 2008. Services conducted by Rev. Brady Whitton. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at the Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg. She is survived by her husband, Monroe Madison Travis, Amite; brother, Preston Hutchinson, New Orleans; aunt, Mary Tibbits, Denison, TX. She was preceded in death by her son, James Monroe “Jim” Travis; parents, Jake Simpson Hutchinson and Rose Branch Hutchinson.

Mrs.Lucille A. Morgan
(August 16, 1915 – August 22, 2008)

Mrs. Lucille A. Morgan born August 16, 1915, passed away at 9:55AM, Friday, August 22, 2008 at the Kentwood Manor Nursing Home, Kentwood. She was 93, a native of Tangipahoa Parish and a resident of Kentwood. She was the daughter of the late Bennie & Ora H. Strickland.

Mrs. Lucille is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Eddis Axvig and husband, Bob, Kentwood, a son, Lloyd Morgan and wife, Elizabeth, Dallas, TX, 2 brothers, Buel Strickland, Kentwood & J T Strickland, Kentwood, a step-mother, Mrs. Jewel Strickland, Kentwood, 2 half sisters, Mrs. Rose Rohner, Kentwood, & Mrs. Sissy Mixon, Kentwood, a half brother, Ben Strickland, Kentwood, 2 grandchildren, Rene’ McDaniel, Kentwood & Duane Morgan, McComb, MS, a great grandson, Iley McDaniel, Kentwood, & 4 great great-grandchildren, Austin, Jon Jon, Joey & Alexis McDaniel, and numerous nieces & nephews.

Also preceded in death by her husband, James H. Morgan, and a brother, D. V. Strickland.

Visitation will be Monday, August 25, 2008 at the McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite from 9:00AM until Religious Services in the Funeral Home Chapel at 12 noon with the Rev. Bill Galloway, officiating. Interment in the Lewiston Cemetery.

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W next to Coggins-Gentry Ford.

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Here is a list of:
Rules For Dealing With Women

* The female always makes the rules.
* The rules are subject to change at any time without prior
notification.
* No male can possibly know all the rules.
* If the female suspects the male knows all the rules, she must
immediately change some or all the rules.

* The female is never wrong.
* If the female is wrong, it is due to a misunderstanding which
was a direct result of something the male did or said wrong.
* If the above applies, the male must apologize immediately for
causing the misunderstanding.
* An apology without flowers is not an apology.

* The female may change her mind at any time.
* The male must never change his mind at any time without the
expressed consent of the female.
* The male may not point out that the female has changed her mind.

* The female has every right to be angry or upset at any time.
* The male must remain calm at all times, unless the female wants
him to be angry or upset.
* The female must, under no circumstances, let the male know
whether or not she wants him to be angry or upset.

* No anger or emotional outburst on the part of the female may be
blamed on PMS. This will result in swift and extreme retribution.
* The male may not inquire if the female is angry or upset.
* The male may not inquire when the female will be ready.
* The male is expected to mind-read at all times.

* Any attempt to document these rules may result in bodily harm or
death to the male.

Relationships are complicated! When I do pre-marital counseling, I always spend some time talking about the expectations that each one has of the other as they enter into marriage (“I expect her to do all the cooking”, “I expect him to stay home and work in the yard on Saturdays”). Sometimes without even realizing it, we expect a certain behavior from others. And if they don’t exhibit that expected behavior, then we let them know that they have disappointed us.

God has expectations for us as well, though certainly nothing unreasonable. And, as in human relationships, when we fail to meet His expectations, we let Him down. Listen to these words spoken to the people of Judah:

“My Well-beloved has a vineyard on a very fruitful hill. He dug it up and cleared out its stones, and planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, and also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, but it brought forth wild grapes. And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, please, between Me and My vineyard. What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes?” (Isaiah 5:1b-4)

Just a question for your consideration today: Is God finding in your life what He expects to find?

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Is God finding in my life what He expects to find?

Is God finding in your life what He expects to find?

Anna Lee

Saturday

“Give ear to my words, O Lord,

consider my meditation.

Give heed to the voice of my cry,

my King and my God, for to You I will pray.”

~Psalm 5:1-2~

David’s sister, Bonnie, called with great news. She is cancer-free! She gives God credit for her successful treatment. Thank God for her good report and answered prayers.

Richard Dunn is home and resting well. Kathy said he was enjoying being at home so he could enjoy his children and grandchildren more. Pray for Richard and Kathy during these difficult times.

Kyle Brabham‘s doctor did not remove any staples yet. He said he will check again next Friday. The doctor did allow Kyle to begin wearing less of the head dressing. That will be a big relied in the August temperatures.

Mrs. Lucille Morgan
(Died August 22, 2008)

Mrs. Lucille Morgan passed away at 9:55AM, Friday, August 22, 2008 at the Kentwood Manor Nursing Home, Kentwood.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite in charge of arrangements.

KOMpray

Kids on Mission Pray

August 22, 2008

“Let the little children come to Me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these,”

Luke 18:16b

GOD IS GOOD

My friend, FT, and I were sitting on the roof of my family’s house, watching the kids play in our front yard. She seemed really thoughtful so I ask her what was up. FT said, “I have not forgotten what you told me yesterday. It was really good.” I said, “It’s good because God is good.” I had told her the day before that God loves us no matter all the sin we do.

But, it’s like we are on one side of a big river and God’s on the other side. He made a bridge for us with the cross so that we could get to Him. All we have to do is pray and tell God that we believe that He sent His Son to die for us. And we want Him to be the Lord of our lives. Being a Christian doesn’t mean you don’t sin any more, but it means you can be forgiven for your sins. In the course of the conversation, FT said, “I know that if I died I would go to hell.”

She was quiet a lot that afternoon. I walked her home and told her I’d see her tomorrow. As I walked back, I asked that God would help her to understand all that we have talked about each time we’ve been together. Please pray for my friend, FT, that God would constantly be talking to her heart and she would come to Him. GLORIA, age 13 (West Africa)

MORE PRAYER REQUESTS FROM MISSIONARY KIDS

Pray that I can be a witness to my friend. JONAH, age 12 (Pacific Rim)

Please pray for my family when they are sick. Please pray for my cousin who is in the hospital. SAMUEL, age 6, (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

Please pray that I would do better in school. Also pray that my brothers in college would be safe. STEVEN, age 13 (Pacific Rim)

Please pray for my friend’s heart problems stop happening. My brother’s appendix surgery went through very well. Done! BRENDAN, age 10 (South Asia)

Help us to help others. Help me get along with my little brother. Help me do well enough in school to get a white merit (my grades need to be 83% or higher). Help my mom tell the car guards about Christ. Help me control myself-I have ADHD. SIMEON, age 10 (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

I pray that you will pray that every family that is in South Asia will be safe. In India people push, but the kids are friendly. If you want to know more about India, email kompray@imb.org and they will send the email to me. OK? FOREST, age 8 (South Asia)

Please pray for the Swazis my dad works with. There is one Swazi lady my dad is trying to lead to the lord. Her name is Ann and she sells chickens on the side of the road. ADAM, age 12 (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

When I was much younger, I loved to watch the children on Art Linkletter’s show, Kids Say the Darnness Things. Now, I realize the sincere prayer requests of MK’s is so much more important. Take time and reread these requests. Thank God for the maturity and the concerns of each one that is recorded here today. Add MK’s to your daily list of those for whom you pray daily.

Keep your eyes open for Fay, the tropical storm that has visited Florida and is headed west now.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Anna Lee