Devotional – Page 200 – The Prayer Link

We have had two Dr. visits since we arrived in Denver. Todays visit was a surgical consult with the Dr. who will perform Wayne’s surgery. He is scheduled for Tuesday. Brent will fly in on Monday to be here for the surgery. The average stay after this type of surgery is usually 4-5 days.
I will let you know more when the surgery is completed.
Please keep all of us in your prayers.

Mary

Sambo Cutrer

Please add my dad, Sambo Cutrer, to your prayer list. He has an infection in his body and has to have antibiotics by drip every 4 hours for the next 4 & 1/2 weeks. We have already been doing it for 11 days. He also has to have a 2nd antibiotic every 18 hours. We were trained to administer these medications to him. Also, remember my mom as she has to do it more than my sister or myself. We know that we can’t survive without the help of God.

Thanks, Debbie

Chuck Baham, Jason Duhe, & Sim Bankston

Larry and i went to north oaks for the 5 p.m. visit with chuck. his mom was going to the cafeteria to eat some supper so we got to stay a while with chuck. i really couldn’t believe how much better he was and how much more alert he was as compared to Tuesday night. He said that his somach does not hurt as much when he touches it. His blood level has seemed to level out and is not dropping by much at all. Praise God, it seems to have sealed itself off. He said he still gets nauseated, but the new med is helping a lot better. He said he’s not in too much pain, unless he coughs, hiccups, or starts heaving and throwing up. His stomach is so sore that he has to ask for something for the pain when he starts these things. He said that they are going to start some sort of rehab on him tomorrow if the blood work comes back okay. It will probably be getting him up and sitting in a chair. I am already grunting for him!!!! Ouch!!!! I was so glad to see chuck doing better. It really lifted my spirits. Ii told him that so many people are praying for him and he said good and that he feels the prayers working because he knows that God is with him.
The other driver, Jacob Duhe, is now in a regular room. He is doing a little better and his room was filled with family and friends. He still has a long road to recovery. His family are asking for prayers also. They are all praying for chuck also.
Last night Sim started hurting so badly in his stomach that Pam took him to the emergency room. The ER doc decided that it is his diverticulitis acting up again. they admitted him and started with the antibiotics thru the drip. This afternoon the Nurse Practioner for Dr Winkler came in and examined him. She tends to think that it may be his appendicts. He was waiting for the doctor to come in on her rounds so he can find out what they will do next.
Our prayer list keeps growing!!!!!!!!!!

Marsha Bankston

David saw Roy Russell yesterday. He is staying with his sister, Fay, and doing better. Physical therapy is scheduled for several times a week. Keep Roy and his family in your prayers.

Continue to pray for Rev. Butch Reviere. He continues to recover from surgery.

Pray for Chuck and Roger Pittman. Roger will be at North Oaks today for a redo of his last procedure.

Daddy had his second cataract surgery yesterday. All seemed to have gone well. I will take his for his one day check-up today. Momma is doing very well at this time. Thank-you for your prayers for my family.

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===== Wednesday’s Thought For The Day (February 17, 2010) =====

WHAT I DUN

This week, we have been engaged in our congregation in a massive effort to collect and send clothing to the earthquake victims in Haiti. Our efforts reminded me of this illustration that I’ve used before:

A cowboy rode into town and stopped at the saloon for a drink (root beer, of course!). Unfortunately, the locals always had a habit of picking on those of a British background, which he was. When he finished, he found his horse had been stolen. He came back into the bar, handily flipped his gun into the air, caught it above his head without even looking and fired a shot into the ceiling. “WHICH ONE OF YOU SIDEWINDERS STOLE MY HOSS?” he yelled with surprising forcefulness.

No one answered. “ALRIGHT, I’M GONNA HAVE ME ANOTHA SODA, AND IF MY HOSS AIN’T BACK OUTSIDE BY THE TIME I FINISH, I’M GONNA DO WHAT I DUN IN TEXAS! AND IIIIIIIIIIII DON’T LIKE TO HAVE TO DO WHAT I DUUUUUN IN TEXAS!” Some of the locals shifted restlessly.

He had another root beer, walked outside, and his horse was back! He saddled up and started to ride out of town. The bartender wandered out of the bar and asked, “Say partner, what happened in Texas?”

The cowboy turned back and said, “I had to walk home…”

Ever known anybody like that, lots of threats, but no real intention to carry out them out? All talk but ultimately no action? More to the point, is your Christian life characterized more by what you SAY you’re going to do, or by what you’re actually willing to DO?

“What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,’ but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” (James 2:14-17)

What kind of faith do you have — the kind you talk about, or the kind you show through your obedience to God and service to others? Is there someone in need that you’ve been praying for? It may be time to stop praying for others to do something and start helping yourself.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fridays are fantastic!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“God shall bless us,

and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.”

~Psalm 67:7~

Chuck Baham and Jacob Duhe

hi anna lee. okay, here’s today’s update: we went to see chuck and lessie at the 2 p.m. visiting time. chuck is not in too much pain as long as he lies very still; however, he is very nauseated. they think that is being caused by the blood loss in his stomach cavity. the meds they are giving him for the nausea knocks him out. he does not want to talk or be touched. said it annoys him and he is trying to concentrate on not throwing up. lessie is getting to stay in the room with him in icu. she needs our prayers also. she has a nervous stomach where when she gets nervous she cannot eat at all. she also has lots of back pain that she is undergoing treatment for. chuck keeps asking for something to drink, but they can’t give him anything until they know about the bleeding. the other boy, jacob duhe, is slightly better. they gave him a swallow of water around noon today. he is really banged up himself. he keeps spitting out pieces of his teeth. i will update you as i learn something. thanks for the prayers for both these families. Marsha

Pray for Stephanie McKenzie as the arrival of her baby girl approaches. The baby will be born in the next week.

Mrs. Ruby Dillon is regaining her strength. Please continue to pray for her.

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Pray for all those returning to school and/or work today. I hope the holiday was a refreshing bread for all of you.

KneEmail

“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10

Mike Benson – Editor

ELVIS PRESLEY WAS one of the most talented singers and performers in the history of our country…

In fact, the Smithsonian Institute described Elvis as having the MOST influential impact on the entire history of American music. This man earned over two billion — yes billion with a “b” — dollars in his brief life. And those were 1950 and 1960 dollars! He was talented. He was wealthy. But he was not self-disciplined.

The total essence of Elvis was ignored. He was driven. He was obsessed with music, career, and success. Someone who knew Elvis explained that he didn’t need bodyguards, but he did need lifeguards to protect him from himself. This was true about Elvis. And it’s true about a lot of other people as well. (Vince Lombardi, Jr. & John Q. Baucom)

“But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection,

lest, whenI have preached to others,

I myself should become disqualified.”

1 Corinthians 9:27

A wonderful Wednesday awaits you….

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“Blessed be God,

who has not turned away my prayer,

nor His mercy from me!”

~Psalm 66:20~

The Wagstaffs are both better now and have been able to return to Romania after two months. They will continue their ministry there.

Chuck Pittman has been a little better for the last few days. He said he appreciates prayers from everyone. Continue to pray for the Pittman family.

Ed Dykes had a stent placed in his heart and is doing better. Continue to pray for him.

Gary Bouffard and others will soon be going to Haiti for three months to a year. Pray for them as they coordinate work there and for their families as they stay here and try to maintain a life that is “normal” without their loved ones.

Friends, I just wanted to give you a brief update…

Our team has regrouped. We are following the orders of those in authority over us. We are excited about this group of 50 kids who have been entrusted to us. McKinney ISD requires a “security” person to be present at our Club. Graham’s kindergarten teacher from last year (Mrs. Hendrickson) is our person. There is one week she is not going to be able to make it, but we found a sub for her–He is a 4^th grade teacher at the school. Since finding that sub, there have been 2 more teachers who have stepped up and shown an interest in switching off with Mrs. Hendrickson! We are grateful for the support of more staff from our school. It is our prayer that something can be worked out next fall where we can use some of these classrooms.

Please pray for:

© There is one student who caused a bit of a problem last week. Please pray about this situation. If more problems occur, I will need to contact his parents to drop him from the Club and let a student on our waiting list take his place.

Thanks!

Tricia

MARK BURKART (head of a family in the Mt. Hermon area; moved here since Katrina)

Mark Henry Burkart passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the age of 50. Beloved husband of Ellen Sumrall Burkart. Loving father of Matthew Burkart and Luke Burkart. Son of John Burkart and the late Florence Trapani Burkart. Brother of Michael Burkart and Stephen Jefferson. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends. He was an employee of Johnson Controls. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Greenwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5200 Canal Blvd. (Formerly All Faiths Funeral Home), on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM. To view or sign the Family Guestbook, please visitwww.greenwoodfuneralhome.net.

Baptist Press Stories for Feb. 15, 2010

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OLYMPICS: Hedrick’s skate blade carries reminder

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32288

OLYMPICS: Lacing up her skates, Zaugg-Siergiej remains mindful of God

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32289

OLYMPICS: Women’s hockey earns 1st win

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32290

Haiti ‘lawyer’ suspect in trafficking case

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32291

Coordinated relief plan for Haiti formulated

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32292

Avery Johnson’s dream lifted him to NBA

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32293

NCAA looks to ban Tebow-type eye black

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32294

FIRST-PERSON: ‘The Shack’ & the missing art of evangelical discernment

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32295

Christine Cox White
(June 13, 1921 – February 15, 2010)

Died at 6:25 a.m. on Monday, February 15, 2010 at Beacham Memorial Hospital in Magnolia, MS. She was born June 13, 1921 in Iuka, MS and was 88 years of age. Mrs. White was a resident of Kentwood, LA and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Kentwood. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 11 a.m. on Thursday until religious services at 2 p.m. Thursday. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. Survived by 3 daughters, Patsy Burt and her husband, Darryl, Watson, Christie Ortner and her husband, Richard, Iuka, MS and Shelia Smith, Kentwood, 2 sons, Jerry White and his wife, Denise, Osyka, MS and Karl White, Kentwood, 2 sisters, Helen Roberts, Kentwood and Betty Trahan, Amite, 3 brothers, Leslie Cox, Iuka, MS, Herbert Cox, Cherokee, AL, and Charlie Cox, Iuka, MS, 9 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Cecil White, sister, Aline Jones, grandson, Michael White, and parents, Arthur and Verlie Cox. The family would like to extend their thanks to the staff at Kentwood Manor Nursing Home for their excellent care and compassion.

FRIENDSHIP

I CAN COUNT on one hand my most intimate friends, those with whom I would share anything…

I can hardly think of a boundary on our conversations. We reached that plane of relationship after long hours together and considerable risk. If a doctor informs me tomorrow that I have a terminal disease, they will be my first calls.

Most of my intimate friends live in other cities, and as a result I may see them only once a year. When we meet, though, we skip the chitchat and go right to the heart of what concerns us most. I don’t worry about being judged or second-guessed or made the subject of gossip. With true friends, I feel safe.

Friendship with God encompasses each of these levels of communication. God cares about the ordinary and everyday as well as the peak experiences. I bring to God my failures and sins (confession, repentance) as well as my triumphs and joys (praise, thanksgiving). I bring to God my worries and concerns (petition, intercession). The very attempt to hide something from God is folly, for God know all of who I am: the genetics as well as the environment, the thoughts and motives as well as the actions. (Philip Yancey)

“And the scripture was fulfilled which saith,

Abraham believed God,

and it was imputed unto him for righteousness:

and he was called the Friend of God.”

James 2:23

Posted by Mike Benson

Please feel free join us at the cabin Thursday night at 6:30. We will share a meal, fellowship, share a devotional, and pray.

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

Have a terrific Tuesday.

Anna Lee

Sunday

… Let love make you serve one another.

~Galatians 5:13 (TEV)~

From Sue Smith

Thanks to all of your prayers Frank’s brother (Michael Smith) went home from the hospital Thursday. He will be recupperating there until further treatment on his heart. We appreciate all of you. I also have a good friend that is undergoing treatmnet for cancer and her name is Jennifer. Please remember her in your prayers. Thanks to all of you.

Mrs. Ruby Dillon got to leave the hospital late yesterday afternoon. Pray for her as she continues to recover.

Continue to pray for the Pittman family.

James Leonard McDaniel
(July 22, 1939 – February 11, 2010)

Mr. McDaniel, age 70, of Marksville, passed away at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Alexandria on Thursday, February 11, 2010. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Alton McDaniel and Cornelia Cutrer McDaniel, father and mother-in-law, Charles and Connie LeBlanc, and nephew, Alan Mills of Marksville. Mr. McDaniel was born on July 22, 1939. He served in the Navy in the 1960’s and was an electronics technician, a mason, and member of Marksville Baptist Church. He is survived by one son, James Alton Alcumbrack-McDaniel and wife, Celia, two grandchildren, Kyan and Sophia Rose from Ann Arbor, Michigan, step-son, Kevin Freeman and wife, Mary Ann, two step-grandchildren, Zachary and Brittney, one step great grandchild, Avery from Maryland, former wife and life-long friend, Katherine McDaniel from Marrero, LA, sister, Dorothea “Dot” Mills DeCuir and husband, Rene of Marksville. Visitation will be held at McKneely Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood.

BOX

A COUPLE MARRIED for 15 years began having more than usual disagreements…

They wanted to make their marriage work and agreed on an idea the wife had. For one month they planned to drop a slip in a “Fault” box. The boxes would provide a place to let the other know about daily irritations. The wife was diligent in her efforts and approach: “leaving the jelly top off of the jar,” “wet towels on the shower floor,” “dirty socks not in hamper,” on and on until the end of the month. After dinner, at the end of the month, they exchanged boxes. The husband reflected on what he had done wrong. Then the wife opened her box and began reading. They were all the same, the message on each slip was, “I love you!”

4 “Love suffers long and is kind;

love does not envy;

love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;

5 does not behave rudely,

does not seek its own,

is not provoked,

thinks no evil;

6 does not rejoice in iniquity,

but rejoices in the truth;

7 bears all things,

believes all things,

hopes all things,

endures all things.”

I Corinthians 13:4-7

Posted by Mike Benson

Have a great day!

Anna Lee

Saturday

I have set an example for you,

so that you will do just what I have done for you.

~John 13:15 (TEV)~

CaringBridge Updates

Baptist Press Stories for Feb. 12, 2010

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Baptist volunteers endure squalid prison conditions
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32272

OLYMPICS: American speedskater says ‘even the wild guy can find the light’
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32273

Chapman: Strive for ‘full cooperation’
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32274

State execs, editors honor Chapman, Rankin
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32275

EKG study: Churches see measurable gains
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32276

Hunt, FBC Woodstock raise CP giving 90%
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32277

Saints’ win stirs seminary’s heart for city
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32278

‘The Love Dare’ gets a sequel
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32279

ATF releases sketches of TX arson suspects
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32280

INTERNATIONAL DIGEST: Christians in Laos forced from church at gunpoint
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32281

FIRST-PERSON: A few thoughts on the gay non-monogamy study
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=32282

Billy Graham’s Effort’s in Haiti

http://www.billygraham.org/News_Article.asp?ArticleID=783&BA=1867&QR=169

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ATTITUDE

VICTOR FRANKL COULD have been forgiven if he had displayed a bad attitude…

As a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp, he was witness to some of the most indescribable horrors in human history.
How, then, did Frankl avoid the fate of pessimism and bitterness? He wrote: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s way.”

Our attitude is a matter of choice? Few ever come to that realization. They merely take the mood that comes with the events of their day and act correspondingly. If someone cuts me off in traffic, I’ll be in a foul mood for awhile. If I get that promotion, I’ll be on top of the world. If not, stay out of my path!

What can a person do to test Frankl’s theory of choosing one’s attitude? Here are some ideas from one who was described as having a heart like God’s ( Acts 13:22):

• Practice Praise: “Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together” said David in Psalm 34:3 (NKJV). When we take time to realize how much greater God is than the problems of our world, we’ll be encouraged. Life won’t seem so dismal to one who is a child of the Omnipotent Father!

• Try Thankfulness: In Psalm 103:2, David gave this admonition: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” After writing that, he listed some of his many blessings. It will work the same for us. When we count our blessings, we remember that God has not forgotten us. Every day his mercies toward us are rich.

• Break Out The Blinders: Hear David again in Psalm 101:3: “I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.” Is television filling our souls with discouraging images of problems or with scenes of wickedness? Would our attitudes improve if we spent time meditating on good, wholesome ideas and images (cf.Philippians 4:8)? “Garbage in, garbage out” was first applied to computers, but it also explains many a bad attitude.

Christians should demonstrate attitudes that are markedly different from those of the world. Jesus said so in John 15:11: “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.” Ask someone close to you: “Does my joy show?” If it doesn’t, it’s time to choose a better attitude – with God’s help. Tim Hall at http://www.forthright.net

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true,

whatever things are noble,

whatever things are just,

whatever things are pure,

whatever things are lovely,

whatever things are of good report,

if there is any virtue and

if there is anything praiseworthy–

meditate on these things.”

Philippians 4:8

Posted by Mike Benson

I’ve read several books on the Holocaust lately. This devotional seemed to help me relate to the experiences I read about in the books. That’s what attracted me to that particular KneEmail, but the fact that our attitude is our choice led me to post it for everyone to meditate on. I hope it is meaningful to you!

Please continue to pray for those mentioned lately. Your combined prayer effort is amazing!

Have a great day!

Anna Lee

Friday

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Death will exist no longer;

grief, crying, and pain will exist no longer.”

~Revelation 21:4a, HCSB~

Mrs. Ruby Dillon had a better day yesterday. She is expected to be released today or tomorrow.

Please continue to pray for the Pittman family.

CaringBridge

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE
IMB
Friday, February 12, 2010

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will exist no longer; grief, crying, and pain will exist no longer,” (Revelation 21:4a, HCSB).

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the Office of Global Prayer Strategy, continuing in prayer for the Haitian people.

One month ago, we watched the news in disbelief as images of total devastation were revealed. It is estimated that more than 230,000 people died, 300,000 were injured and one million left homeless.

Steve and Marilee Flook (Team Hispanola) ask us to pray for missionaries and teams traveling on very dangerous roads between Jimani, Dominican Republic, and Haiti. They also ask prayer for an extra measure of rest and strength. As many have experienced through a natural disaster, “you go until you can’t go any more.”

Strolling across the hospital grounds, Delores York spied three young people sitting, talking, and the middle one writing something on a pad of paper. “They smile as I greet them and we start just chatting. I ask the young girl what she is writing and she says it’s a letter to her mother. I ask what would seem to be the obvious, ‘Are you going to put it in an envelope to send it?’ She smiles a rather sad smile and says ‘No.’ I ask her where her mother is and she responds she thinks she is still buried under a large collapsed building in Port-au-Prince.”

Even as life continues and things appear fairly normal, deep pain remains. IMB counselors have taught grief counseling to a group of IMB missionaries, Dominican Baptist leaders, and Haitian leaders to help people deal with their grief. One pastor said the sick cannot help the sick.

* Please pray for pastors to be ministered to in order for them to minister to others.

* Give thanks for medical teams that have been working diligently, now witnessing the birth of new babies and many new births in Christ!

* Intercede for the Haitian people that they will receive the Lord’s healing–mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual.

Baptist Press Sports

Read some testimonies of the players who participated in the Superbowl last week.

http://www.bpsports.net/

The memorial service for Mary Frances Ashley McCullough is Sunday at the First Baptist Church at 2 PM.

(Mary Frances was one of David’s classmates at Amite High School.)

GIVE THANKS FOR YOUR FRIENDS

I heard about a farmer who was detained for questioning about an election scandal. The attorney asked him, “Did you sell your vote?”

The farmer said, “No sir, not me. I voted for that there fella ’cause I liked him.”

The attorney said, “Come, now, I have evidence that he gave you fifty dollars for a vote.”

The farmer said, “Well, now, it’s plain common sense that when a fella gives you fifty dollars you like him.”

I suppose that’s one way to define a friend. In fact, Solomon said, “Many entreat the favor of the nobility, and every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.” (Proverbs 19:6).

But, a true friend involves a depth of relationship. It’s someone you enjoy doing things with, someone you enjoy talking with, someone you wouldn’t hesitate to turn to in times of need. I like how I once heard someone describe a friend as someone you could call at 2:00 a.m. if you needed something. Solomon lets us know how important friends are in the difficult times of life:

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone? Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” (Eccl. 4:9-12)

Give thanks to God for the friends who are a blessing in your life. And let those friends know how special they are to you!

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Stay warm and dry if possible. Be safe.

Anna Lee

Tuesday

Wise men and women are always learning,

always listening for fresh insights.

~Proverbs 18:15 (MSG)~

Continue to pray for Roger Pittman. He will have his last procedure repeated on the 19th. Pray for him as he deals with pain in the meantime.

Chuck Pittman‘s family is taking turns staying with him. Pray for Chuck and his family as he continues his fight with cancer.

Pray for Bro. Butch Reviere as he continues to heal and as he learns the plan for his treatment.

Pray for Larkin Dorris as she has chemo.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/larkindorris/journal

From Trisha Wilson (Texas) – Good News Club

I hope you are not tired of hearing from me….I have been meaning to tell you about an answer we received in prayer just last Wednesday. One of our team members attends Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco. Stonebriar has a ministry called community outreach, and they are going to sponsor our club. We have spent much $$ out of our own pockets to get this club going. Now those expenses (snacks for kids, supplies, printing/copying, prizes, literature, etc.) will be funded in the future! I am so thankful for a church willing to support ministry to those in the public schools!

Grateful,

Tricia

Ok, me again…I just received a call from the school secretary…. Not so good.

We cannot use the gym or cafeteria….only the library. This means we cannot provide a snack. We have to cap it to the number of chairs in the library—45. They may let those other few come who were there on Friday. There have been more slips turned in today, but I was told I’ll have to call these parents and put them on a “waiting list”. I was also told that “if anything is messed up in the library, the librarian will put a stop to this.”

I tried to discuss my idea for the future in recruiting more volunteers, using about 3 or 4 classrooms, dividing the kids by grade level and having the leaders rotate into the rooms to tell the story, do games, etc. That idea was shot down right away. We are not to use any classrooms. I have a friend who does this in Carrollton. She has 130 kids who come. Several of her volunteers are teachers. They meet in classrooms. Must be an evangelical staff at that school to accommodate. I thought ours was……maybe not.

I guess I’ll for sure stick to outreaches in my home….without a cap!

Thanks for your prayers,

Tricia

Charlene McKenzie Brisbois
(May 17, 1934 – February 6, 2010)

Died on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, LA. She was bornMay 17, 1934 in Tylertown, MS and is resident of Kentwood, LA. Age 75 years. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 10 a.m. on Monday until 2 p.m. Monday followed by Graveside Services at Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. Services conducted by Rev. William Hyde. Survived by 3 daughters, Brenda Prudhomme and her husband, Michael, Greenwell Springs, Gina Carver and her husband, Chuck, Kentwood, Michelle Brisbois, Kentwood, son, Wesley Ryals, Kentwood, 4 granddaughters, Kellie and Wendy Prudhomme, Marta Sproles, Hannah Carver, 2 great-granddaughters, Sophie and Rylie Sproles, 2 sisters, Ruth Sorrell, Tylertown, MS, Allene West, Jarreau. Preceded in death by daughter, Deborah Ann Ryals, son, Jerry Jay Ryals, parents, Price and Maude McKenzie, brother, Jim McKenzie.

Please take time to read these articles about the Superbowl.

http://www.bpnews.net/BPCollectionNews.asp?ID=165

Here’s a link to a devotional that most of us can find meaningful to our lives.

https://www.upperroom.org/devotional/

Have a terriffic Tuesday! Please let me know if you have a praise, a request, or an update to be shared with all the other prayer partners.

Anna Lee

Monday

All Scripture is inspired by God

and is useful to teach us what is true

and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives.

It corrects us when we are wrong

and teaches us to do what is right.

2 Timothy 3:16 (NLT)

Please continue to keep Rev. Butch Reviere in your prayers. He’s slowly recovering from surgery.

Please continue to pray for Ora Lee Wilson’s sister, Barbara Clark. She’s in OLOL still.

Pray for Larkin Dorris as she has her first round or chemotherapy. You may want to read the last few journal entries at

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/larkindorris/journal

PUTT

AS PROFESSIONAL GOLFER Ray Floyd got ready to tap in a routine nine-inch putt, he saw the ball move ever so slightly…

According to the rule book, if the ball moves at all, the golfer must take a penalty stroke. Floyd was among the leaders in the tournament offering a top prize of $108,000. To acknowledge that the ball had moved could mean losing his chance for big money.

Writer David Holahan described what some golfers might have done: “The athlete ducks his head and flails wildly with his hands, as if being attacked by a killer bee; next, he steps back from the ball, rubbing his eye for a phantom speck of dust, all the while scanning the playing partners and the gallery for any sign that the ball’s movement has been detected by others. If the coast is clear, he taps the ball in for his par.”

Ray Floyd, however, didn’t do that. He assessed himself a penalty stroke and wound up with a bogey on the hole.

The patriarch Job also showed remarkable honesty in matters not seen my human observers. He maintained his integrity by fearing God and shunning evil. Job knew that the eyes of the Lord were on him at all times, and that was what really mattered to him. The true test of our integrity comes when no one is watching us. If we remember that God sees what others don’t and that it’s His approval that matters, our integrity will improve. M.R.D.II

“Does He not see my ways,

and count all my steps?”

Job 31:4

Posted by Mike Benson

Have a marvelous Monday!

Anna Lee

Sunday

That is why we must hold on all the more firmly

to the truths we have heard,

so that we will not be carried away.

~Hebrews 2:1 TEV~

Good News Club

Thank you all so much for your prayers. Things went well for our first meeting today. I don’t have the final count with me, but I think there were about 50 kids. I think the administrative staff at our school was quite shocked at our turn out. Our original meeting place was to be in the library. I think they were thinking our group would be rather small. Due to a school dance going on tonight and also having to share the building with an after school care program, we were to move to 3 different places today. Right away the staff said it would be a fire hazard for this group to be in one of the other rooms so they had us stay the entire time in the cafeteria!

Pray for our group of volunteers to regroup and to be able to address some of the things that were a bit chaotic or didn’t go as smoothly as planned!

Grateful,

Tricia

Friends, I have a new prayer request regarding this Good News Club. This past week I discovered the after school program at our school (Club 360) pretty much has run of the place once school is dismissed. The young girl in charge called me in for a meeting on Tuesday to let me know that and also to inform me that we could not meet in the library this week as had been originally planned. I have mentioned there was a dance Friday night, so that caused 360 to have to rearrange its schedule. Jennifer discussed with me the fact that they use the cafeteria, gym, and library at times. She did refer a few kids to our Club, and we talked about the church she attends. I have heard quite a bit about her church in the growing community of Melissa, TX. After meeting with her and then talking things over with the principal, we were scheduled to meet for the first 15 minutes in the library. Then we were to move to the cafeteria for 15 minutes and then to the largest classroom in the building. However, as our numbers grew, the secretary of the school quickly saw that we needed to start out in the cafeteria and stay there. She mentioned that we may have to always meet in there.

Today I found out the principal didn’t necessarily like that idea and thinks we may need to put a cap on the number of kids that can attend the GNC. Please join me in praying that God will move in both Jennifer’s (Club 360 director) and Mike Forsyth’s (principal) hearts to give us the space we’ll need and to allow as many kiddos who want to come the privilege to come. It is only once a week for a mere 6 more weeks. I’m sure I’ll be discussing this issue with them in the coming days. I’m glad God hasn’t decided heaven is too full yet.

Thanks,

Tricia

APPOINTMENT

ON PRESIDENT GARFIELD’S first Saturday in Washington as President, a member of the Cabinet insisted that a Cabinet meeting must be called…

Garfield refused on the grounds of another engagement. The Cabinet member insisted. Garfield still refused on the grounds that the other was a prior engagement. The Cabinet member then insisted that the national matter was of such grave importance that the President should break the engagement. Garfield refused. Then the Cabinet member remarked, “I should be interested to know with whom you could have an engagement so important that it could not be broken.” Garfield replied, “I will be a frank as you are. My engagement is with my Lord to meet Him at His house and at His table at 10:30 tomorrow, and I shall be there.” The crisis passed. The nation survived. President Garfield had been faithful to his obligation.

He understood the seriousness and his obligation to partake of the Lord’s Supper on the first day of each week.(Kyle Cantrell)

“Now ont he first day of the week,

when the disciples came together to break bread…”

Acts 20:7a; I Corinthians 11:26

Posted by Mike Benson

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee