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Wednesday

“The righteous cry out,

and the Lord hears,

and delivers them from all their troubles.”

~Psalm 34:17~

Steve Hatchel

This is an update from Ana Hatchel, Steve and Ginger’s daughter-in-law. Ginger asked that I send out an update twice a week. So I will try and be failthful to do that. She is missing a lot of calls and feels bad that she can’t update everyone individually. You can call me or Aaron if you miss them and need to talk to them. I will include our email and phone numbers at the end of this email. Ginger is so appreciative of all your help and prayers! This would be even more difficult without your support.

Steve has had his first radiation treatment this morning and has started taking the chemotherapy medication today. He will have radiation every day (mon-fri) for 7 weeks and will take the chemotherapy medication every day while be radiated. After that he will take the chemotherapy medication 5 days every month and will do follow up MRI’s every three months.

Steve had some nausea this afternoon after taking the chemotherapy medication, but it quickly improved after taking the nausea medication. Steve will contine physical therapy at home and is now using the walker for short distances, although he tires easily.

Boyd will be flying in this Thursday and will be here through the weekend. Please continue to pray for the following:

*Rest for Steve and Ginger

*Complete healing and treatment effectiveness

*Safe travel for Boyd

*That they will be able to find the right resources to help them

Sherman Cutrer, Sr.

Sherman got off the vent and is thankful. He is still in surgical ICU and will have to be in a regular room and walking steadily before he can come home in a few days.

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“The Crash”

http://odb.org/2014/05/28/the-crash/

He will bring me forth to the light;

I will see His righteousness.

~Micah 7:9~

“Praise the Lord, O my soul.”

Psalm 146:1

“It is Well with My Soul” – One of my favorites!

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/t/i/itiswell.htm

We needed rain. God is sending it – sending it for several days. Think of how the vegetable and flower gardens will grow. Look forward to getting to cut grass too!

Be careful as you travel!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“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~

Memorial Day

Take time to look at the images in this first link. They will be a reminder of how this holiday is to be celebrated, remembering those who gave their lives in military service! The other links give you a brief history of this solemn holiday.

https://www.google.com/search?q=memorial+day&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS508US509&es_sm=91&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8UuA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day

http://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/

http://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/history.asp?utm_source=3birds&utm_medium=Web&utm_campaign=AUBURNVW_Fun+Facts+About+Memorial+Day

Mrs. Mattie Lambert

Mrs. Mattie Lambert passed away and is now enjoying her heavenly home. I’ll post an obituary when one is available.

God’s Storehouse

We will be concluding our collection of peanut butter at the end of the month. So far, we have sixty jars of peanut, including one four pound container of peanut butter! God’s Storehouse has asked that we collect jelly next, so the month of June will be set aside for that collection.

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“An Appropriate Name”

http://odb.org/2014/05/24/an-appropriate-name/

You shall call His name Jesus.

~Matthew 1:21~

“Thy Name is as ointment poured forth.”

~Song of Solomon 1:3~

“Jesus is the Sweetest Name I Know”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/i/jisnikno.htm

Thank-you for checking this site daily and praying for the needs that are listed and others that are not listed. You are so important to so many people.

Anna Lee

Friday

“I assure you:

Whoever does not welcome

the kingdom of God like a little child

will never enter it.”

~Mark 10:15, HCSB~

Kathryn Kuss

Please continue to pray for “Miss” Kathryn. She looked good yesterday. She has an appointment with an arthritis specialist scheduled for Thursday.

A Friend

Pray for a friend who learned last week that she has a brain tumor. The good news is that she will receive a treatment similar to the one I had. Thank God for this special blessing.

Another Friend

Another friend has a problem that has not been diagnosed yet, but medical tests are continuing. Please pray for him.

Allie Dillon

“Miss” Allie fell and required seventeen stitches in her knee. Pray for good healing and no permanent walking problems.

Hatchels

Boyd is flying to Virginia today. He will get to visit his parents before he flies home. I’m praying for safe travels, great work experiences, and good family time, as well as his family he is leaving behind.

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Our Daily Bread – “More than We Deserve”

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“He has not dealt with us according to our sins,

nor punished us according to our iniquities.”

~Psalm 103:10~

“I was blind but now I see!”

~John 9:25~

“Amazing Grace”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/m/a/amazing_grace.htm

I’m thanking God for all He has done for me, especially my salvation. What are you thanking him for today?

Anna Lee

Thursday

“Give thanks to the LORD!

Call upon His name;

make known His deeds among the peoples!”

Psalm 105:1

Norman Stuart

A specialist has been called in to help identify the source of the temperature Norman has been running the past couple of days. Please keep praying.

Tom and Gail Brister

Pray for Gail as she gets therapy to begin using her left hand again. Pray for Tom as he prepares for surgery of the arteries in his neck on June 25th.

Macy Gueldner

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner/journal/view/id/537d5eaccb16b4ea3bad1374

Homebound – Please say special prayers for these homebound people.

Joe and Othell Williams

Ed and Jeanette McGehee

Phillip and Annie Bell Harrell

Catherine Yarborough

Kathryn Kuss

Shirley Frazier

Betty Catherine Hatcher

Carolyn Sue McKinney Redmond

Born: January 20, 1952
Died: May 20, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2527876

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“Listening”

http://odb.org/?tz=-07

“Oh, that I had one to hear me!”

~Job 31:35~

“What a Friend We have in Jesus”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/a/f/wafwhij.htm

Have a wonderful day. Take time to do something for someone outside your family. You’ll be richly blessed.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”

~Luke 19:10~

Mrs. Lucy Goynes

Debi Bales asks that we pray for her mother, “Miss” Lucy. She fell yesterday morning. At North Oaks, they admitted her because she has pneumonia. Please pray.

Mrs. Elwood Courtney

“Miss” Hortance fell Sunday and broke her hip. She is at Ochsner in Baton Rouge where she had surgery yesterday. The Courtneys live in Holden and are the parents of David’s sister-in-law, Janie Alford. Both of Janie’s parents are in their 90’s.

Mrs. Shirley Frazier

“Miss” Shirley is about the same. She looks good and is certainly entertained by her granddaughter. Caiden brings her lots of love, joy, and entertainment.

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Harrell

Mr. Phillip looks good. He is always so pleasant and appreciative of visitors. “Miss” Annie Bell will be going to the doctor in Covington today to see if her leg is healed enough for the boot cast to be removed. She is having trouble with a nagging cough and will be seen by a specialist.

Mrs. Hellen Morris

Lauree said her mother is content at Kentwood rehab where she is getting some physical therapy. With improvement, she will be able to return to Spring Creek.

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“Anchors in the Storm”

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Have I not commanded you?

Be strong and courageous.

Do not be afraid;

for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Joshua 1:9 NIV

“In Times Like These”

http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/ruth_cye_jones/in_times_like_these-lyrics-914155.html

We all have “those days” when everything seems to go wrong, but Jesus is the same and always there for us. He is like the anchor in the devotional. Learn to depend on Him.

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“I sought the Lord,

and he answered me.”

~Psalm 34:4a~

Rest assured, He hears us and answers in one of three ways – Yes, No, or Wait!

Charles Miller

Charles Miller of Hillsdale, was injured in a hay-fluffing accident yesterday. Thankfully, he will be okay soon.

Johnnie “Lil Man” Santangello

“Lil Man” continues to have good days. He certainly is looking forward to getting to come home from Arizona for a visit. He and his family thank you for your prayers.

Audrey L. Vernon

Born: November 30, 1939
Died: May 18, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2525795

Operation Christmas Child (Thanks to Margaret Carter of Tickfaw Baptist Church)

Pray for Operation Christmas Child team delivering shoeboxes this week in the Phillipines. One of the team members is from Bush, La. & is our Area Leader.
“Yesterday I received a thank you letter and photo from 10-year old Ana Mae in the Philippines. She was wearing the pink gathered skirt and yellow and pink top I sent in the shoebox and looked so adorable in it. I was touched by something she wrote. She said she had nothing to give me but she hoped JESUS would give me many gifts. He has and continues to bless me every day.” – Ruthie C.

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“Once Upon A Time”

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Matthew 24:32–44

Parable of the Fig Tree

Mark 13:28–31; Luke 21:29–33

32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that 5it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

Mark 13:32–37; Luke 21:34–36

36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of 6heaven, but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what 7hour your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what 8hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

“What is it Were Today?”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/h/a/whatifit.htm

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Young at Heart

You are invited to New Zion Baptist Church this morning at 10:30 for their monthly “Young at Heart”. This morning there will be a guest performing followed by a pot-luck lunch.

God’s Storehouse in Amite

We are still collecting peanut butter for God’s Storehouse to share with families who need food. You are welcome to bring your donation to FBC, Kentwood (office entrance) or to deliver it to God’s Storehouse yourself. Thanks for helping to meet a current need.

Thanks for praying today. Your prayers touch many families.

Anna Lee

Saturday

“To all who did accept him and believe in him

he gave the right to become children of God.

They did not become his children in any human way —

by any human parents or human desire.

They were born of God.”

~John 1:12-13 NCV~

Anne Ellzey

Please continue to pray for Anne Ellzey. She has had another TIA. She’s home now after spending some time in the ER having a lot of tests done. Pray for her family and her caregivers.

Betty Genusa Lomax

Born: April 23, 1943
Died: May 16, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2524524

Bobbie Jean Newell Beddingfield Henry

Born: May 06, 1925
Died: May 12, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2524393

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Peanut Butter for God’s Storehouse

There is a shortage of peanut butter at God’s Storehouse in Amite. This is one of the staples in their food ministry. Please bring any amount of peanut butter you can to the stairwell by the office entrance to FBC, K. A label with John 3:16 will be applied to each jar before delivery is made. Thanks for helping with this local need.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“Surfacing”

http://odb.org/?tz=-07

“You, who once were alienated

and enemies in your mind by wicked works,

yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh

through death.”

~Col. 1:21-22~

“Snatch others from the fire and save them.”

~Jude 1:23~

“Rescue the Perishing”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/r/e/rescuetp.htm

Superman Bible Study

Yesterday’s Bible study was one of the best we have done. Join us next week as we learn more about Jesus.

Young at Heart

Young at Heart will meet at New Zion Baptist Church Tuesday at 10:30. Bring a covered dish. You don’t have to be a member at New Zion or even Baptist. Everyone is welcome. Meet some people in our community that you don’t know yet. Then, sit back and enjoy the speaker. Enjoy some great fellowship with other senior adult Christians.

James Rimes and Friends

James will be singing at Roseland Baptist Church Sunday morning. You are invited to join them at 11:00 A.M. Expect to feel God’s presence through the music and the words that will be spoken.

Do something for someone else today. You might visit, call, cook, pray, help with a task that needs to be done, etc. Take that big step today!

Anna Lee

Friday

“Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened,

that it cannot save;

nor His ear heavy,

that it cannot hear.”

~Isaiah 59:1~

Mrs. Hellen Morris

I forgot to mention that “Miss” Hellen is now at Kentwood Rehab.

Susie St. Alexander

Susie is improving and will be moved to the swing unit of Greensburg hospital next week. Pray for her as she continues to improve.

Steve Hatchel

From Boyd: Thank you for praying for my father. He will begin chemo and radiation treatment for multi-form Glioblastoma next week. Hope is a powerful emotion.

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Third Thursday

David and I were honored that three people attended last night who have not attended before and that seven different churches were represented. God is so good to all of us. It was a good night of Christian fellowship for all who were present.

Bible Study

Our lesson this morning will show parallels between Superman and the Super Man. I’m not into super heroes, but there is much to be learned from this lesson. We will meet in the fellowship hall of FBC, K at 10 A.M. You are welcome to join us.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“Many Advisors”

http://odb.org/2014/05/16/many-advisors/

“Without counsel, plans go awry,

but in the multitude of counselors they are established.”

~Prov. 15:22~

“He will be our Guide even to the end.”

~Psalm 48:14~

“Life’s Railway to Heaven”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/r/lrailway.htm

I’m looking forward to another beautiful day, compliments of God.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,

Who walks in His ways.”

~Psalm 128:1, NKJV~

Macy Gueldner

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner/journal/view/id/53725572a689b49714e4f6af

Logan Remy Pourciau

Born: July 30, 2012
Died: May 11, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2522167NOBTS Graduation

Dolores Z. Fritts

Born: June 19, 1934
Died: May 12, 2014

http://mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/id/2520820

NOBTS Graduate

Wendell Rhodus will receive his undergraduate degree Friday morning at 10:00. God has bless Wendell and given him some wonderful opportunities. God has bless many of us by allowing us to know Wendell. He’s such an inspiration!

Third Thursday Meeting

I hope you are planning to be at the cabin tomorrow night at 6:30. God has really been blessing our gatherings.

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“Looking Good”

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That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.

~Ephesians 3:17~

“Into My Heart”

http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/i/m/y/imyheart.htm

I did not know there was a verse two. I love it!

I have the Lord in my heart. I hope He comes out in all I say and do today!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“My friend, I ask, ‘

Who do you think you are to question God?

Does the clay have the right to ask the potter

why he shaped it the way he did?’”

~Romans9:20 CEV~

Susan Rimes

Please continue to pray for Susan. He knee is taking a while to heal.

Mike Moore of West Monroe

Mike and Robin are in Memphis at St. Jude. The received word today that Mike’s cancer has NOT spread. Today, they will learn more about his eye, the origin of his cancer.

Tim

Tim of Gillsburg is loved by his family and people who have known any of his family members. Today, you can join his friends and family in praying for Tim as he has major surgery in Covington.

Mrs. Kathryn Kuss

Lately, “Miss” Kathryn has had some new difficulties. Pray for her as she adapts to some of the problems that go along with being eighty-nine years old.

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“New Birth”

http://odb.org/2014/05/13/new-birth/

“Let us draw near to God

with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith,

having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience

and having our bodies washed with pure water.”

~Hebrews 10:22~

“I am Thine, O Lord”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/a/iatolord.htm

Have a great day in the Lord today!

Anna Lee