Baptist Press – Page 157 – The Prayer Link

Wednesday

“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,

the power and the glory,

the victory and the majesty;

for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;

Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,

and You are exalted as head over all.”

~1 Chronicles 29:11~

Pray for Marty Simpson as he has hand surgery today. Your prayers will be appreciated.

I have two requests for children who are sick.

Ferrin Hendry, daughter of Justin and Dana Hendry of East Fork is hospitalized and needs our prayers. She was taken to McComb, but will be moved to Baton Rouge as soon as possible.
Shaun Paul Edwards, the step-son of Cindy Knight Edwards formerly of Amite, is very sick. He is in Baton Rouge.

Both families believe in the power of prayer and would appreciate your prayers.

My momma got a good report from the cardiologist yesterday. Thank you for praying for her and us. Momma’s sister and brother-in-law will be traveling from Texas for a brief visit this week. Pray for their safe traveling.

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE
IMB
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

“Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;” (Isaiah 55:6, ESV).

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the Office of Global Prayer Strategy, asking you to pray for women who are studying the Word of God.

Young women in Cambodia who study at university often face more pressure than their male counterparts. They maintain their family’s housework and are more limited in their mobility around the city, leaving them less available to spend time with friends. These factors make it difficult for women to spend time in Bible study or to attend a church. Pray for the wisdom and creativity of a young local church that is trying to reach these women.

One woman visiting a Last Frontier location has diligently been studying God’s story-telling. She is growing well in His Word and is ready to share very carefully when she goes back to her hometown. Especially pray that her memory will be strong so that she can remember all she has learned.

David and Tina Taylor, Baptist representatives serving in Hungary, ask for prayers for two groups that have started meeting in their home. One group is a women’s Bible study. Please pray for those who have attended, asking that they will continue to come and hear the Gospel and see their need to turn to Jesus. The other group consists of teenagers. Pray for them as they discover the Bible together. Many of these teenagers have never read the Bible before and are very confused about life, and many come from broken homes. Pray that as they read and hear, they will see that there is One who loves them more than anyone else. Pray that they will see Jesus.

* Please pray for more opportunities for believers to meet trusted people with open hearts as they share the Good News.

*Pray that the passion for Christ among international and national Christians will remain high.

* Intercede for women, and men, to seek the Lord while He may be found, even when that comes at great personal sacrifice.

Mrs. Mabel M. Scott
(January 6, 1916 – May 1, 2011)

Mrs. Mabel M. Scott was born November 6, 1916 and passed away at 8:45 p.m., Sunday May 1, 2001 at Tangi Pines Nursing Home, Amite. She was 94, a native of Farmerville and a resident of Raceland.

Mrs. Scott is survived by her daughter, Melba S. Douglas and husband Wendell, Brandon, MS; 3 grandchildren, Jonathan Douglas, Gonzales, Ella D. Kliebert and husband Michael, Raceland and Randy Douglas and wife Autumn, Canton, MS; 7 great grandchildren, Alexis Douglas, Maci Douglas, Bobby Businelle, Bradley Dolen, Olivia Kliebert, Michael James. Kliebert, Jr. and Riley Douglas.

Preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Lavinia Laster Meeks; husband, Quinton Scott.

Private Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Lodi, TX

Family request Memorial Donations in Memory of Mrs. Mabel be made to Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home, P.O. Box 4196, Monroe, LA 71211

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

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

James Lamar Rohner
(June 12, 1949 – May 3, 2011)

James Lamar Rohner was born June 12, 1949 and passed away at 11:09 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. James was 61, a native and resident of Amite. He was a US Army Veteran.

He is survived by his wife Ann Maloney Rohner, Amite; son, John Rohner and wife Melissa, Ponchatoula; daughter, Jessica Rohner Laciura and husband Michael, Adel, GA; 4 granddaughters, Kayla Marie Rohner, Katlin Bennett, Leighla Easley and Madison Rohner; 2 sisters, Linda Rohner, Amite and Sharon Needham,Amite; sister-in-law, Joyce Rohner, Amite.

Preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Ruth Hodges Rohner; brother, Charles Rohner.

Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, Thursday, May 5, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 7:00 p.m. in the funeral home Chapel with Bro. Leonard McMichael officiating. Private Interment at a later date.

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 Hood Automotive and behind Mr. Tom’ Car Wash and Holiday Inn Express.

When I posted Monday that the internet had been down, that was in Georgia. Except for the homes with trees down, many on houses, Jason’s neighborhood was getting back to normal. There is so much damage across several states. You can ride down the interstate with everything looking normal and suddenly you are in an area where there is a lot of destruction. One advantage the people have is that the pockets of destruction are surrounded by large areas of normality. That means food, water, gas, etc. that was so limited here after Katrina is available there. Take advantage of the method(s) of helping others that fits you and your schedule

Through Facebook, I have been in contact with several former staff members originally from Alabama who are there now and helping in the recovery effort. I thank God for their willing hands and tender hearts. They said “There are no words…”!

Thank God for all the opportunities available for everyone to send money or items or to contribute the efforts of their hands and backs in helping physically and spiritually. What a ministry opportunity! Read below.

Baptist Press Stories for May. 3 2011

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Across Alabama, DR crews aim ‘to do all they can to help’ http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35199

Alabama church meets in ruined sanctuary

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35200

LifeWay unveils church planter tool

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35201

Arizona’s Steve Bass is NAMB VP nominee

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35202

SBC DISCUSSION: Will SBC ‘fault lines’ lead to division or unity? http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35203

SBC DISCUSSION: ‘To the fountain,’ weighing Scripture & Southern Baptist tradition

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35204

SBC DISCUSSION: The challenge for contributing, committed Southern Baptists http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35205

Saudi textbooks reflect bin Laden’s rants

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35206

Easter party in desert waters Gospel seeds

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35207

NEWS BRIEFS: Firm that dumped DOMA loses clients; House to vote on key abortion bill

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35208

WORLDVIEW: After Osama’s death: violence or mercy? http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35209

FIRST-PERSON: Premarital sex & divorce — is there a link? http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35210

Have a great day! Enjoy the cooler temperature we have for the next few days!

Anna Lee

Sunday

“Jesus Christ rescues us …

by offering himself as a sacrifice for our sins.

God’s plan is that we all experience that rescue!”

~Galatians 1:4 (MSG)~

Please be in prayer for us as Marty will be having hand surgery on Wednesday, May 11, 2011.

Thanks,
Marty & Gretchen Simpson

CaringBridge: Callie Cole

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/calliecole

Baptist Press Stories for Apr. 29 2011

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Tornado carries Ga. couple — and house — 140 feet http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35173
FIRST-PERSON (David E. Prince): Christ, tornadoes, & Alabama the Beautiful http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35174
Egypt called a top religious liberty violator

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35175
Court OKs emb. stem cell research funding

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35176
NEWS BRIEFS: Land says it’s ‘nuts’ to believe Obama not born in U.S.

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35177
CULTURE DIGEST: Controversy surrounds ‘C.S. Lewis Bible’; teen birth rate decreases

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35178
Wright spotlights church planters in video

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35179
Longtime Ouachita football coach dies

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35180
BIBLE STORYING, Article 5: limitations of Bible storying http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35181
2011 SBC MEETING PROGRAM

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35182
SBC Executive Committee, Boards, Commission, Seminaries, Committee Nominees Announced

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35183
Wright appoints Committee on Committees

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35184
SBC Credentials Committee named

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35185
Tellers Committee named for SBC

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35186
FIRST-PERSON: British tradition & a lesson for Americans http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35187

Be a blessing to someone this Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

Trust me in your times of trouble,

and I will rescue you,

and you will give me glory.

~Psalm 50:15 (NLT)~

Baptist Press Stories for Apr. 25 2011

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China places 500 under house arrest, blocks Easter service http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35122

DOMA: law firm withdraws; Clement stays http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35123

Jeannie Elliff: God taught me to live ‘out of control’ http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35124

Lack of Bible literacy is spotlighted http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35125

Panel: U.S. facing threats to const. freedoms http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35126

FIRST-PERSON: What if the nails used to crucify Christ were found? http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35127

BP Ledger, April 25 edition

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35128

Please continue to pray for the many whose names have been listed lately and for those whose names have not been listed. If they have needs, God knows and wants to walk them through the needs.

Pray for the people facing bad weather today, especially the floods in Missouri. Pray people will be safe by leaving their homes in a timely manner.

Stay dry!

Anna Lee

Friday

“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~

Mrs. Margaret Callihan is home again. Pray she does well with her recovery now.

Stacey Scarle

She is to have 28-30 treatments and it will be done at Mary Bird Perkins, in Covington as they have the particular machine she needs. We could have gone to BR but Covington is closer and not so much traffic. Thanks again for the good wishes and prayers they have gotten us this far and with God’s help we’ll make this too.

Jadon’s Story: The steroid wean has begun

We have started to decrease my steriods. I’m only getting them 3 times
a day right now. Tomorrow we wean to 2 times a day. My spasms have not
increased any. I’m having about 30-40 a day. They are not very
intense. So the steroids have helped me alot. My therapist have even
noticed how much stronger I’m getting. I haven’t had any side effects
either. My blood pressure has been fine, I haven’t gained any weight,
and I’m definitely not irritable. In fact I’m much happier. We don’t
know what the plan is from here. I go see my neurologist Monday so we
will see what she says. Please pray that we will find the right
medicine to stop these things with few side effects. I have shown so
much potential these last 3 weeks. It’s so sad that we can’t stop
these and allow my brain to work correctly. Keep praying everyone.
Your prayers are working. I’m doing much more than expected.

Baptist Press Stories for Apr. 21 2011

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FIRST-PERSON: What if Jesus hadn’t died, and risen? http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35103

Church’s ‘Dance Your Shoes Off’ video goes viral http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35104

Japan fireman searches rubble to ease pain

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35105

Workers in N. Africa, Mideast urge 21 days of prayer & fasting for region http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35106

Nigeria election strife targets Christians

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35107

Poll: 400 years later, KJV Bible still popular http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35102

Francesca Battistelli wins 3 Dove Awards

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35108

NEWS BRIEFS: Did Obama signal future support for ‘gay marriage’? http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35109

LIFE DIGEST: Swiss may allow assisted death in nursing homes; … http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35110

Jesus is the reason for the season!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”

~James 5:16b~

From Robert Callihan

Robbie Lynns cat scan came back showing no return of cancer. The only thing they found was a sever urinary tract infection.

ON mom her cat scan did not show up any major problems. She has been dealing with recovery from gall bladder surgery. Not able to keep anything down. Throwing up and have made two return trips to hospital. She is still in hospital but will be coming home tomorroe and she says she is feeling much better and hopes that she has turned the corner toward recovery. Was extremely miserable for a week or more. Thanks for all the prayers. They definitely make a difference.

Continue to pray for the Harrells.

is wearing a brace on his left wrist. He is left handed and continues to be in pain. He said he “fell for five minutes”. Others who have fallen will be able to relate to that statement.

Baptist Press News

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God is good, all the time!

All the time, God is good!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“I am the Lord,

and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.

I will free you from being slaves to them,

and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm

and with mighty acts of judgment.

I will take you as my own people,

and I will be your God.”

~Exodus 6:6-7a (NIV)~

Mr. Phillip Harrell broke his wrist. Please add him to your prayer list.

Others on our prayer list

Mrs. Annie Bell Harrell
Mrs. Avis Sullivan
Rufus and Margie Williams
Stacey Scarle
Margaret Callihan
Robbie Lynn Callihan Kirby
Chole Neyland
Roger Pittman
Harley Kliesch
Cora Morris
Mrs. Bill Hughes
Frankie Gehringer
Kathryn Sanders
Catherine Yarborough
Dot Smith
Jon-Michael Williams
Joan Hagan
J.D. Smith
Joe and Othell Williams
Wenous Goings
Susie Wales
Bernie Gill
Grieving families
Easter drama

Baptist Press

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What Keeps You Going?

The following is reported to have been seen in the window of an English company:

“We have been established for over one hundred years and have been pleasing and displeasing customers ever since. We have made money and lost money, suffered the effects of coal nationalization, coal rationing, government control, and bad payers. We have been cussed and discussed, messed about, lied to, held up, robbed, and swindled. The only reason we stay in business is to see what happens next.”

As I read that sign, I couldn’t help but think of the apostle Paul who listed all the trials that he experienced in his Christian life:

“I have worked much harder than they. I have been in prison more often. I have been hurt more in beatings. I have been near death many times. Five times the Jews have given me their punishment of thirty-nine lashes with a whip. Three different times I was beaten with rods. One time I was almost stoned to death. Three times I was in ships that wrecked, and one of those times I spent a night and a day in the sea. I have gone on many travels and have been in danger from rivers, thieves, my own people, the Jews, and those who are not Jews. I have been in danger in cities, in places where no one lives, and on the sea. And I have been in danger with false Christians. I have done hard and tiring work, and many times I did not sleep. I have been hungry and thirsty, and many times I have been without food. I have been cold and without clothes. Besides all this, there is on me every day the load of my concern for all the churches.” (2 Cor. 11:23b-28).

You almost expect Paul to say, “The only reason I keep serving Christ is to see what happens next.” But, a more accurate statement would be: “The reason I keep serving Christ is out of appreciation for all he has done for me.”

I raise the simple question: Why do you keep serving Christ, even in the midst of trials and hardships? When things get tough and nobody seems to understand why you persist in your commitment, what keeps you going? Just something for you to think about!

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

I suppose that devotional asks us to check our attitudes. I did. Did you?

Anna Lee

Saturday

So reach out and welcome one another to God’s glory.

Jesus did it; now you do it!

~Romans 15:7 (MSG)~

Two of David’s former co-workers died this week. First, it was JoAnn Ponder, Now, Miss Kopfler.

Arva Lynelle “Suetee” Kopfler
(September 21, 1918 – April 15, 2011)

A resident of Amite, she died at 12:26 p.m. on Friday, April 15, 2011 at her home. She was born September 21, 1918 in Amite and was 92 years of age. Aunt Suetee was devoted to her family, having lived much of her life with her father and mother. She was actively involved with each niece and nephew from the time of their birth and continued this interest with great-nieces and great-nephews, etc. As the matriarch of this large family, she will be sorely missed. She is survived by her 5 nieces, Karen Lynn Robbins, Baton Rouge, Kay Lark Matthews, El Campo, TX, Dean E. Kopfler, Lafayette, Nancy G. Bass, Huntsville, AL and Anne K. Montelaro, Baton Rouge; 3 nephews, Edwin Lyle Kopfler, Jr., Slidell, Joseph G. Kopfler, Houma and James E. Gremillion, Jr., Keller, TX; 13 great-nieces and nephews; 3 great-great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin Joseph and Dixie Varnado Kopfler; sister, Katherine Anne Gremillion; brother, Edwin Lyle Kopfler, Sr. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sunday and at St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite, from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Monday, April 18, 2011. Services conducted by Fr. Joe Camilleri. Interment Mulberry Street Cemetery, Amite.

CHUCK NORRIS, MEN AND MAN-LAWS
by Trey Morgan

A few of us guys were visiting about man-laws after church recently and the importance of teaching them to our sons. For those women who might not know, man-law is an unwritten code which men live by. I’m not a man-law expert, but I do think I know a man-law when I see one. For example here are a few man-laws that real-men live by that might not make sense to women, but totally make sense to us …

. . .

* Man-law states that grilling, no matter the weather, is always the first choice of cooking.

* Man-law clearly states that under NO circumstance do two men EVER share an umbrella.

* Man-law says that men can watch chick-flicks on occasion, BUT they are never to be watched without the presence of a girlfriend or wife. And they should NEVER be seen crying.

. . .

* There is NO reason for a man to EVER watch ice skating or men’s gymnastics. Man-law!

* Man-law states that while walking with a group to the car, a soon-to-be occupant may reserve the front passenger seat by calling out “Shotgun.” All passengers must honor and respect the calling of shotgun. On those occasions where there is a tie while calling shotgun, a race to the car decides who gets the front.

* Men can comment on how much they enjoy manly smells of things like a baseball glove, a new set of tires, the smell of gunpowder, campfire, sawdust and bar-b-que grills.

. . .

* The man-law official start date of the male shopping season is December 23rd, as compared to the female season, which opens on the day following Thanksgiving.

* And under NO circumstances shall a man EVER defer control of the television remote to a female.

As much as I love man-laws, I must never forget that “God-laws” always trump all “man-laws.” And men who follow God-laws, such as the following, are ALWAYS the most manly-men of all …

* A real man loves his wife and is faithful to her sexually, emotionally and mentally.

* A real man prays with his wife.

* A real man is involved in his children’s lives.

* A real man puts his family before his job, hobbies and buddies.

* A real man is the spiritual leader in his home.

* A real man isn’t ashamed of his faith and puts God first in his life.

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.” (Ephesians 5:25).

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Baptist Press Stories for Apr. 15 2011

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BIBLE STORYING: Ancient art form helps relay the Gospel

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35067

BIBLE STORYING, Article 3: Bible truths leading to salvation

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35068

Japan relief: ‘Let’s do it together!’

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35069

Senate defeats attempt to defund Planned Parenthood

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35070

TV ‘Family Movie Night’ re-launches Sat.

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35071

INTERNATIONAL DIGEST: Cuban pastor freed, told not to preach

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35072

FIRST-PERSON: Another head-scratching gov’t decision

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35073

MOVIES, ETC.: Was I too rough on Soul Surfer?

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35074

Friday

“And this I pray,

that your love may abound still more and more

in knowledge and all discernment.”

~Philippians 1:9

Stacey Scarle update from her mother

Update on Stacey. We have seen surgeons and she has been released for radiation therapy. Yesterday we saw the oncologist who also released her for radiation. Her blood work was all normal. Now we are waiting for radiation to be scheduled. She will have 28-30 treatments. Thanks for your prayers and support.

Please continue to pray for all the families who have had loved ones to pass away and for families who have lost members who need salvation.

Baptist Press Stories for Apr. 14 2011

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In Japan, weekly relief caravans, training under way

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35053

Nat’l Day of Prayer upheld by 7th Circuit

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35054

SBC DISCUSSION<br>2 divergent views from young pastors on Southern Baptist life

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35052

With prayer app, IMB spreads the word

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35055

BP mobile page helps smartphone users

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35056

NEWS BRIEFS: Fetal pain bills sweeping the nation; Mont. medicinal marijuana survives

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35057

WORLDVIEW: Japan: A fourth Gospel opening?

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35058

Have a great Friday!

Anna Lee

Thursday

“And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel,

not where Christ was named,

lest I should build on another man’s foundation,

but as it is written: ‘

To whom He was not announced,

they shall see;

and those who have not heard shall understand.’”

~Romans 15:20-21~

Baptist Press Stories for Apr. 13 2011

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Chinese church won’t stop meeting, despite demands http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35042

GuideStone offers Small Business Healthcare Tax Credit resources http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35043

TRUSTEES: SEBTS adds 3 profs, updates campus master plan http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35044

‘Big Apple Adventure’ is 2011 VBS theme http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35045

‘Reuse & recycle’ for VBS decorating http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35046

VBS follow-up key for churches http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35047

VBS Tools Online can simplify records http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35048

SBC DIGEST: New book weighs denominations’ future http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35049

FIRST-PERSON: Slavery, abortion & the numbing of a nation http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35050

FIRST PERSON: Sunday School key to growing churches http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=35051

Enjoy reading some of these Baptist Press stories today.

There have been a number of deaths in our area lately. Please pray for the many bereaved family and friends.

Enjoy this beautiful day the Lord has provided.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“The LORD is near to all who call on him,

to all who call on him in truth.

He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;

he also hears their cry and saves them.”

~Psalm 145:18-19, ESV~

Jadon’s Story: The start of week two on steriods

I slept all night last night. Yes all night!!!! I’m having anywhere
from 40-60 spasms a day. Still way to many:( I’m doing several new
things though. I’m saying ma not mama but ma. Mommy said that’s good enough for her. I’m also saying hey. We were eating at a restaurant today and someone walked through the door. I immediately said hey. I leave the y sound off but its still great news that I’m learning new words. I’ve definitely perfected da da and bye bye. I say those several times a day 🙂 If you ask me where is Mickey mouse, I look at the tv and laugh. I’ve learned to push myself to the sitting postion from my tummy. So we really aren’t where we want to be with seizure control but we are very excited about the new things I’m doing. Please pray that we can get better control. We have cut these spasms in half with this steriod and look at the new things I’m doing. Mommy says she can’t tell you how frustrating it is to know the potential your child has and to have to watch the seizure monster take that away. We just have to be thankful that I’m developing, even if it is slow. We also have to believe that one day we will get control of these. I’m a fighter and I will win in the end.

From Sherry Rosamond

McNabb Family

I would like for everyone to pray for them. Durning this time of lost.My Aunt Peggy and her kids, just lost her husband and kids there daddy.Now her daddy and kids Pawpaw. May God bless the McNabb Family and give them strenght during there lost.

Also, the wake will me in Amite, not Kentwood.

Elizabeth J. Hilbun
(May 24, 1925 – April 11, 2011)

Elizabeth Jane Roberts Freeman Hilbun, 85, passed away on April 11, 2011 at the Liberty Community Living Center in Liberty, MS.

Visitation will be Friday from 8 a.m. till services at 11 a.m. at Hartman-Sharkey Funeral Home in McComb. Rev. Ken Irvin and Rev. Woody Rimes will officiate; burial will be in Zion Hill Cemetery in Liberty.

She was born on May 24, 1925 in Liberty, MS. She was the daughter of the late Wiley Lamar and Ella L. Felder Roberts.

Elizabeth was a retired bank teller and a member of the First Baptist Church of McComb and also was a member of the Eastern Star Lodge #84 of Kentwood, LA. She was a member of the Senior Adult Choir and served as Associational Director of WMU.

Elizabeth was an exceptional woman, at the age of 16 she started teaching Sunday school and taught God’s word for the next 60 years. “I love to teach God’s word and I Love to teach it correctly’ was her motto. She was given a hero’s write up in the local paper which praised her for her love of God and the scriptures and yet she exclaimed to her family “I don’t feel like a hero.” She will be sadly missed and loved by her family and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, Clinton Freeman and Hollis L. Hilbun, one grandson, Levi Freeman, two brothers, W.L. Roberts and Norwood Roberts, two sisters, Velma Roberts and Annadora Roberts Caston.

She is survived by her three daughters and their husbands, Beverly and Charles Calcote, Sandra and Jesse Singleton and Wanda and Tommy Simmons, one son, Wendell L. and wife, Joyce Freeman, two sisters, Rose Marie Finch and Novella George, six grandchildren, Jackie Smith and husband, Roy, Kristin Perry and husband John, Stan Simmons and wife, Bethany, 1st Lt. Jacob Singleton, Michael “Dooley” Simmons and Stacey Simmons, two great-grandchildren, Jackson Perry and Riley Simmons with numerous nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.

Pallbearers will be Roy Simmons, John Perry, Stan Simmons, Michael Simmons, 1st Lt. Jacob Singleton and Clifton George.

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2.10

Mike Benson, Editor

STEPHEN COVEY TELLS of an experience he had one Sunday morning while riding a subway in New York…

People were sitting quietly–some reading their newspapers, some lost in thought, some resting with their eyes closed. It was a calm, peaceful scene. Then suddenly, a man and his children entered the subway car. Then suddenly, a man and his children entered the subway car. The children were so loud and rambunctious that instantly the whole climate changed.

The man sat down next to me and closed his eyes, apparently oblivious to the situation. The children were yelling back and forth, throwing things, even grabbing people’s papers. It was very disturbing. And yet, the man sitting next to me did NOTHING.

It was difficult not to feel irritated. I could not believe that he could be so insensitive as to let his children run wild like that and do nothing about it, taking no responsibility at all. It was easy to see that everyone else on the subway felt irritated, too. So finally, with what I felt was unusual patience and restraint, I turned to him and said, “Sir, your children are really disturbing a lot of people. I wonder if you couldn’t control them a little more?”

The man lifted his gaze as if to come to a consciousness of the situation for the first time and said softly, “Oh, you’re right. I guess I should do something about it. We just came from the hospital where their mother died about an hour ago. I don’t know what to think, and I guess they don’t know how to handle it either.”

Suddenly, I saw things differently, and because I saw differently, I thought differently, I thought differently, I felt differently, I behaved differently. My irritation vanished. I didn’t have to worry about controlling my attitude or my behavior; my heart was filled with the man’s pain. Feelings of sympathy and compassion flowed freely… Everything changed in an instant.

Has this ever happened to you? It’s easy to make a snap judgment without knowing all of the facts. You can’t always tells what’s going on inside a person or know why of what they’re doing unless you ask. Listen with your eyes as well as your ears and refrain from thinking the worst. H. Norman Wright, “Love Gives the Benefit of the Doubt,” Before You Say “I Do” Devotional, 19-20

“He who answers a matter before he hears it,

It is folly and shame to him.”

~Proverbs 18.13~

I’ll post a completed obituary for Bryan Dykes this afternoon. In the meantime, pray for the family as they face Bryan’s sudden death.

Anna Lee