Thursday

“After these things I looked, and behold,

a great multitude which no one could number,

of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues,

standing before the throne and before the Lamb,

clothed with white robes,

with palm branches in their hands.”

~Revelation 7:9~

Susan Rimes did well yesterday afternoon.  So did the doctor.  Pray for Susas as she continues to battle kidney stones.

Mrs. Dorothy Hughes has pneumonia.  Mr. Jack is not healthy either.  Please pray for this Kentwood couple and their family.

I introduced you to the Jones family earlier.  This is an update.  Look around on their blog to learn more about their family.

http://gavincarrie.blogspot.com/

Complete obituary for Bruce Callihan

http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1626203&fh_id=11426

Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering: Youth Mission Study

http://www.lbc.org/GBO/Default2.aspx?id=8230

Samaritan’s Purse: Heal Our Patriots Photos

http://www.lbc.org/GBO/Default2.aspx?id=8230

Devotional by Holley Gerth: When It’s Time for You to Make the Leap

http://holleygerth.com/when-its-time-for-you-to-make-the-leap/

Be sure to read the comments at the end.  They will touch your heart too.

Thanks for praying today.  Your prayers mean so much to so many.

Anna Lee

 

Tuesday

“Faithful is He who calls you,

and He also will bring it to pass.”

~1 Thessalonians 5:24 NASB~

I had another great night of Beth Moore’s “Loving Well” last night at East Fork.  Next week’s study will be on Tuesday because of the Association Sunday School Teacher Training at FBC, Kentwood which will be Monday.

Tonight is the last night for “Heaven’s Gate, Hell’s Flames” at The Lord’s Church.  They begin at 6:30.  TLC is about five miles west of I-55 at Tangipahoa.

Georgia Barnett State Mission’s Offering: Your Dollars at Work

http://www.lbc.org/GBO/Default2.aspx?id=8222

Samaritan’s Purse: Heal Our Patriots

http://www.operationhealourpatriots.org/

Baptist Press 

https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/139fa0a4ab4be502

Obituaries

Bruce Roy Callihan, Sr.

http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1626203&fh_id=11426

 Jack W. Bennett

http://mckneelys.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1626001&fh_id=10545

Devotional: What’s That Thing You Always Do?

http://holleygerth.com/whats-that-thing-you-always-do/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dayspring%2FaSfH+%28Heart+to+Heart+with+Holley%29

May God bless you today.  May you bless others today.

Anna Lee

Sunday

“I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me

has really served to advance the gospel,

so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard

and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Chris.” 

~Philippians 1:12-13~

Caring Bridge: Callie Cole

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

Kenneth G. Fink, Jr.
(December 27, 1927 – September 19, 2012)

Kenneth G. Fink Jr. LLB JD 85 beautifully lived years came to a peaceful end on September 19, 2012. Born in Roseland, LA on December 27, 1927 to Kenneth G. Fink Sr. and Aleen Pevey Fink, Ken lived in Potstown, PA during the great depression, then returned south where he attended St. James Major grammar school and Holy Cross High School in New Orleans, LA. He was a veteran of WWII as a member of the US Army Air Force, serving in the European Theatre. Upon his discharge, he attended Loyola University in New Orleans and then Cumberland University Law in Lebanon, TN where he graduated third in his class. He went on to study LA Napoleonic Code at LSU where he was awarded his license to practice law, which he did for 30 successful years in Denham Springs, LA before retiring to Toledo Bend, LA and finally Prarieville, LA. Kenneth was proud to be past commander of VFW in Denham Springs in 1960, and a member of Baton Rouge Consistory, Acacia Shrine Temple, LA State Bar Association, Livingston Parish Association, and over 50 years with Denham Springs Masonic Lodge No. 297. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Carol deVilliers Fink; son Max Roland Baer, his wife Denise Bell Baer and their children: Eve and her husband Jeff, Chris and his wife Katherine, Clint and his wife Erin, Anna, Julia and her husband Miles, Claudia, and Angele’; daughter Jeannine Baer Lewis and her children: Christopher and Blake; daughter Anna Michelle Baer Zoghbi, her husband Hamid Zoghbi and their children: Nicole, Sarah, Max and Michael; son Neil Baer, his wife Jennifer Bishop Baer, and their children: Ryan, Misha, Hannah, Katherine, John David, Kayleigh, Claire, and Chase; son David Moore, his wife Wendy Riley Moore, and their children Nicholas and Allison; as well as numerous beloved nieces and nephews and their children; cousins: Jerry Russell King, Betty Russell Connell, Betty Pevey Lee, and Jean Pevey; and also great grand children: Alijah, Savanna, Ethan, Connor, and namesake Kenneth who is on the way. He will be missed by his faithful companion Bud puppy. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, numerous aunts, uncles and cousins, all of which he was very fond of. A special thanks for In His Hands Hospice, particularly Pierre, Alicia, Yvonne, Toye and Rev. Bill Brewer for the love and care given to him in his last days. In leu of flowers, our Pepaw left request that donations be made to In His Hands Hospice, Shriner’s Hospital or St.Jude. Visitation will be at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, LA, on Saturday, October 6, 2012 from 9am until funeral to follow at 10am.

Delores F. Smith
(January 19, 1943 – September 21, 2012)

Delores F. Smith was born January 19, 1943 and passed away at 3:10 a.m., Friday, September 21, 2012 at Richard M. Murphy Hospice House, Hammond, LA. She was 69 and a resident of Amite.

Survived by her husband Roger Smith.

Other relatives will be added later.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Who was Georgia Barnette?

http://www.lbc.org/GBO/Default2.aspx?id=8047

Operation Christmas Child

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Journey_of_a_Shoe_Box/

Heart to Heart with Holley: If we had coffee today I’d say…You Have Something to Offer

http://holleygerth.com/if-we-had-coffee-today-id-say-you-have-something-to-offer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dayspring%2FaSfH+%28Heart+to+Heart+with+Holley%29

Be sure not to keep the Lord’s Day for yourself!

Anna Lee

Friday

“My aim is to evangelize where Christ has not been named,

so that I will not build on someone else’s foundation, but, as it is written:

‘Those who were not told about Him will see,

and those who have not heard will understand.’”

~Romans 15:20-21~

What a moving night we had in the cabin last night!  If you missed it, mark your calendar for the third Thursday next month.

Mr. Philip Harrell’s blood was still too thin for the angiogram yesterday.  He will be tested again today to see if surgery is possible.  Pray the test will be done on schedule according to God’s perfect timing.

Ruby Travis had serious back pain for about a week before she learned she had two herniated disks in her back.  Doctors did surgery Wednesday night in Jackson allowing Ruby to come home yesterday.  Pray for a complete recovery.

Paul Boudreaux, father of Joy Moore, had a stroke yesterday.  Pray for him and the family as they go through the coming days.

Georgia Barnette Day 6: Disaster Relief

http://www.lbc.org/GBO/Day6/

Operation Christmas Child: Packing a Shoe Box

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Pack_A_Shoe_Box/

Baptist Press: The facts about the ‘Jesus’ wife’ fragment

http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=38755

Baptist Press: Seek God amid violence, Mideast workers urge

http://www.imb.org/main/news/details.asp?StoryID=11154&LanguageID=1709&cid=imbel

 Heart to Heart with Holley: Your Dream Isn’t Done

http://holleygerth.com/your-dream-isnt-done/#comments

Let’s move forward into the waiting day.  Make it a day the Lord is pleased with.

Anna Lee 

Thursday

“Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile.

Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”

~Jeremiah 29:7 NIV~

 

Chris (Wales) is done. All is well!! There was NOTHING there!!! God is so good!! Doctor thinks one of his meds is causing the shortness of breath, he stopped it. We’ll see him in a month. Thank you so much for your prayers!!! God heard and answered!! We love y’all!!!

Pray for Mr. Phillip Harrell today.  I’ll try to give an update later.

Pray for peace and comfort for the family of Mrs. Mary Alice Blackwell as they continue the process of letting her go.

From Ellen Morris VandeVuss

Please add the Arnold family from Watson to the Prayer Link. This is a family from our school. Mike Arnold has been in ICU at the Lake since Sunday night. He has a bleeding stroke. Decisions have to possibly be made tomorrow regarding life support. His wife is Dena and his children are Katelyn, 7th grade and Seth, 5th grade. These are such sweet people and they are praying for a miracle.
Also we are hosting a fundraiser for Jadon Pailet on Saturday in Walker. Part of the fundraiser will be a silent auction. We will be posting items tomorrow night on Facebook. Bidding will begin and go through noon Saturday. Check the event Jadon’s Jems for more info.

From Compassion Net

A missionary recently wrote, “We often encounter many people here who have desperate needs. Recently we came across a family with a 15-month-old boy who is believed to have HIV, which he contracted at one of the local hospitals. It is hard to know how to care for and show love to these people who have no eternal hope. Please pray that we will be able to love them and serve their physical needs adequately, as well as share the hope they can have in Jesus. Also pray for them to have open hearts in their times of deep need.”

Georgia Barnette: Day 5

Iglesia Buenas Nuevas, Slidell

http://www.lbc.org/GBO/Day5/

Operation Christmas Child in pictures

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/In_Pictures/

 

If you would like some informal Christian fellowship (plus food, a devotional, and worship) come to the cabin at 6:30 tonight.  Call me or send me a message if you need more information.

Enjoy a cool morning.

Anna Lee

 

Wednesday

“Call to Me, and I will answer you,

and show you great and mighty things,

which you do not know.”

~Jeremiah 33:3~

Mr. Phillip Harrell is stable and being watched at the hospital.  Hopefully, tomorrow his blood thinner level will allow the tests he needs to check out his heart.  Pray for him and pray for his family, especially “Miss” Annie Bell.

Georgia Barnette: Day 4

GoLA VBS Teams

http://www.lbc.org/GBO/Day4/

Baptist Press

BPNews.net

Operation Christmas Child Video

http://player.multicastmedia.com/player.php?p=h713z7l0

Devotional: Heart to Heart with Holley: “It’s OK If You are Scared Silly”

http://holleygerth.com/its-okay-if-youre-scared-silly/#comments

The Beth Moore study “Loving Well” was good last night.  It is not too late to join the group.  The meeting will be the next three Monday nights at East Fork Baptist Church at 6:00.  Contact Deana P. Simmons or me if you will attend so a book can be purchased for you.

Pray for the upcoming election in November.  May our country honor God.  May He bless America.

Anna Lee

 

Tuesday

“I have chosen the faithful way;

I have placed Your ordinances before me.”

~Psalm 119:30, NASB~

 

Baptist Press:Pastors, help your people ‘live’ in the text

http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=38737

Georgia Barnette: Day 3 

Church of Life Fellowship, Baton Rouge

http://www.lbc.org/GBO/Day3/

Samaritan’s Purse

Who are We?

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/Who_We_Are/About_Us

Devotional: Heart to Hear with Holley

 Why you can’t “get over it” right away

http://holleygerth.com/why-you-cant-get-over-it-right-away/#comments

Beth Moore’s “Loving Well”

Begins tonight at 6 P.M.

East Fork Baptist Church

4 Weeks

No Cost

Heaven’s Gates or Hell Flames

Begins Monday at The Lord’s Church

Thanking God for the much-needed rain!

Anna Lee

Monday

Today I have made you a fortified city,

an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land —

against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land.”

~Jeremiah 1:18 NIV~

Please pray for Mrs. Mary Alice Blackwell who is living in Moss Point, MS now.  As you pray for her, say special prayers for her family too.

Jimmy Schwartz is home, but not doing well.  Pray for him and his family during these difficult days.

Mrs. Velma Anthony injured her back a few weeks ago.  Pray for her as she seeks relief.  She made extra effort to be in Sunday School yesterday.  Doesn’t that sound just like her?

Andy Taylor endured two long sessions of testing on his hand.  There will be a written report to his doctor in a week or so.  Addition surgery seems to be in the near future for Andy.  Pray for relief from pain and as much use of his hand as possible.  No matter the outcome, God will use Andy!  I know that!

Larry Watts was admitted to North Oaks due to additional problems.  Pray for him and for his family.

Mr. Edward Bridges has been in North Oaks since a fall a few weeks ago.  He has had surgery, but is still hospitalized because additional problems have been found.

Mrs. Evelyn Bridges did make it to Sunday School and church yesterday.  She even sang in the choir!  What a blessing to see her back wearing a big smile.

Georgia Barnette Week of Prayer: Day One

 Northwest Louisiana Asian Fellowship

http://www.lbc.org/GBO/Day1/

Georgia Barnette  Week of Prayer: Day Two

Sanctity of Human Life/Pregnancy Resource Ministry

http://www.lbc.org/GBO/Day2/

Devotional: Castles, gratefulness and why you might kiss your carpet

http://holleygerth.com/castles-gratefulness-and-why-you-might-kiss-your-carpet/

Make today the beginning of a great week!

Anna Lee 

Friday

“He led them by the right path to go to a city where they could live.

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His faithful love

and His wonderful works for all humanity.”

~Psalm 107:7-8, HCSB~

Nikki Newell is not having seizures now.  Thank God the decision was made to change medications.

Beth Moore’s “Loving Well” Class

East Fork Baptist Church
Begins Tuesday evening, Sept. 18th, 6:00 p.m. (The class is 4 weeks; the last 3 will be on Monday nights.)
No cost.

Women’s Life Ministries Pregnancy Center

“Steps to Life”
5th Annual Fundraising Banquet & Silent Auction
Twelve Oaks/SLU Campus
Thursday November 1, 2012
6:00-9:00 P.M. RSVP by October 18
985 747-0602
Speaker: Cindy Collins
Founder: Speak Hope.Net, Co-founder Community radio station, a La. Pregnancy Resource
Center Slidell, La. Abortion Recovery Alliance and Passion4Purity. Television/Radio host of
Faces of Abortion and global outreach with Operation Outcry (The Justice Foundation)
_____ I would like to make a generous SPONSOR pledge in amount of $_____________ in honor of my children and
grandchildren (names separate sheet)
_____I would like to make reservations for _______ persons to attend.(I will send names of guests before Oct 18th
)
_____I cannot attend but would like to make a onetime contribution of $________________ towards your Banquet goal.
_____ I would like to make a new monthly pledge of $_______________ for 12 months beginning_______________________
______I would like to make a Renewal pledge $_____________/Month for 12 months beginning________________________
Name________________________________________________________________ Phone_____________________________________

Address_____________________________________________________________City/State/Zip______________________________
All contributions are tax deductible and made payable to:
Women’s Life Ministries 109 East Mulberry, Amite, Louisiana 70422 Credit Card payments online PayPal:
http://www.womenslifeministries.org

Baptist Press News

 BPNews.net

Devotional: My Utmpost for His Highest: “Arguements or Obedience”

http://utmost.org/

Thanks for praying each day.  You make a difference in so many lives!

Anna Lee

Midday Thursday

Jimmy Schwartz is home from North Oaks.  Pray for him and his family.  These past few months have been hard on all of them.

Mrs. Catherine Yarborough said Jewel Kay Y. Cutrer has a small melanoma and will have surgery next Thursday.  The doctor told her yesterday that he will be able go take care of it with this surgery.  Pray for Jewel Kay and all her family.

Mrs. Kathryn Kuss fell at home and will be seeing a doctor tomorrow.  She has a problem with a foot and with her ribs.  Pray for a quick and complete recovery for her.

Carol Jean Coneraly said she is now okay after complications from a procedure, but her brother has stage four cancer.  Thank God for Carol Jean’s recovery and ask Him to be with the family with the brother’s health issues.

Phillip Ancil Hanks
(September 20, 1924 – September 12, 2012)

Mr. Phillip Ancil Hanks was born on September 20, 1924 and passed away on September 12, 2012 at the age of 87. He was a native and resident of Greensburg. Visitation will be held at Greensburg United Methodist Church on Saturday, September 15, 2012 from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. to be conducted by Rev. Howard B. Childs and Rev. Ken Reed. Interment at Greensburg Cemetery. He was a fighter pilot in the U. S. Air Force during World War II. He served as the mayor of Greensburg. Ancil served as the Greensburg Postmaster from 1959 until his retirement in 1987. He was a member of the Greensburg United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #264. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Colleen DeLee Hanks; four sons and one daughter, Daryl Hanks and wife, Terri, Jack Hanks and wife, Fancy, Larry Hanks, Terry “Gus” Hanks and wife, Kay, and Vera Ellen “Minnie” Hanks Easley and husband, David; eight grandchildren, Corey Easley and wife, Angel, Caleb Easley, Haley Hanks Conleay and husband, Josh, Colby Hanks and wife, Mirella, Lucas Hanks and fiance, Alexis Sigala, Alannah Hanks and fiance, Jason Newman, Hanna Hanks, Zac Hanks and fiance, Camy McClendon; three great-grandchildren, Taylor Dale Easley, Joshua Wyatt Conleay and Jocelyn Vera Conleay; two brothers and one sister, John Hanks, Shot Hanks and Peggy Stewart; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence Lucas Hanks and Vera Talbert Hanks; and a brother, Sitman Hanks. Pallbearers will be Corey and Caleb Easley, Colby and Lucas Hanks, Zac Hanks and Josh Conleay. Ancil enjoyed spending time with his family at Little Beaver Camp and Grand Isle. Mr. Hanks was a loved man who will be sadly missed by all who know him. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Daily Encouragement from Bude Church of God

Corrie Ten Boom once said, “Often I have heard people say, “How good God is! We prayed that it would not rain for our church picnic, and look at the lovely weather!” Yes, God is good when He sends good weather. But God was also good when He allowed my sister, Betsie, to starve to death before my eyes in a German concentration camp. I remember one occasion when I was very discouraged there. Everyth

ing around us was dark, and there was darkness in my heart. I remember telling Betsie that I thought God had forgotten us. “No, Corrie,” said Betsie, “He has not forgotten us. Remember His Word: “For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His steadfast love toward those who fear Him.” Corrie concludes, “There is an ocean of God’s love available – there is plenty for everyone. May God grant you never to doubt that victorious love – whatever the circumstances.”God’s Word is TRUTH…His Word promises that He will strengthen us, guide us, uphold us, never leave us nor forsake us, encourage us, comfort us, and best of all, His Word promises that He has gone to prepare a place for us so that one day we will be at home, our heavenly home, with Him forever!! Be encouraged that this TRUTH sets us free, regardless of whatever earthly, temporary circumstances we may face.