Category: Disaster Relief

Friday – Posting Early

Keep yourselves in God’s love

as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ

to bring you to eternal life.

Jude 1:21

 

Donna Fay Miller made another trip to see her doctor and is scheduled to go back Tuesday.  She seems to be facing a heart procedure, an ablation, soon.  Keep her in your prayers, please.

Mrs. Ruby Dillon has had a number of good days, but today was not one of them.  Please pray tomorrow is a good day.

Betty Simpson‘s tests today worked out well.  She has one more test to get results from.  Betty thanks you for praying.

 

 

Reminders:

  1. There will be NO Bible study today.
  2. The truck from the LA Baptist Children’s Home will be here early Monday morning to pick up our donations.  If you have something to send, please be sure to get it to the church Sunday.
  3. The Two Rivers Baptist Association has disaster relief teams volunteering to help with the recent hurricanes.  If you would like help, please send bleach, hammers, square shovels, work gloves, etc.  Thanks-you!
  4. Next week, David and I will host the monthly Third Thursday gathering at the cabin at 6:30.  We look forward to seeing many of you there.
  5. Sunday, the children will have Bible drill class at 6:30.  The children are learning so much that will be valuable for the remainder of their lives.
  6. Wednesday, when we have missions class, please remind you children and grandchildren to wear their new vests.
  7. OCC items we are collecting this week – miniature cars, trucks, and tractors.
  8. OCC items we will be collecting the following week – washcloths and soap.
  9. “Young” ladies’ birthday party will meet at The Cafe on Tuesday, September 26th at 11 A.M.
  10. Association revival at Hillsdale Baptist Church Saturday at 6:30 P.M.
  11. Revival at FBC, Kentwood – Sunday – Wednesday.

 

Bible Reading Plan – Mark 3-4, Psalm 104, and video “Heaven and Earth” on http://bibleproject.com

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.com

 

As we pray today, let’s remember all those whose lives have been forever changed due to the hurricanes.  We all know the recovery process will continue for years.  Pray for the people to “stay the course” with God’s love felt in the difficult days ahead,

Anna Lee

 

Thursday

Pray also for me,

that the message may be given to me

when I open my mouth

to make known with boldness 

the mystery of the gospel.

~Ephesians 6:19 (HCSB)~

 

 

George Cutrer of Osyka is now home after nine days of hospitalization and more procedures than he expected.  Pray for rest and recouperation!  Pray for Ruth as she continues her role as chief caregiver.

Betty Simpson has been having some outpatient tests done this morning. Pray for her as she has another heart test done this morning.

Phillip Strickland had an outpatient biopsy done yesterday.  Pray for him and his family as they await results.

Please continue to pray for Donna Fay Miller and her A-fib problem.

 

 

Read the Bible – John 1-3, Psalm 102, and video “John 1-12”

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

 

 

Coming October 1st, a new program, a new program for children, Worship KidStyle. It will take place at FBC on Sundays and Wednesdays at 6:00. It will be like a mini VBS, according to Bro. Wendell.  Component will be Bible Story, Kid Worship, Missions, Crafts, and Recreation.

 

Operation Christmas Child will be collecting mini trucks, cars, and tractors Sunday.  Thank-you to all who are participating and looking forward to the packing party on November 4th.

 

The fall-food round-up truck for the LA Baptist Children’s Home will be at the church first thing Monday morning to collect the food items we are sending to them . Some suggestions:

  • Body wash
  • Bottled juice
  • Children’s cereal
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Cooking oil
  • Freezer bags
  • Hand soap/Sanitizer
  • Naapkins
  • Onion soup mix
  • Pop Tarts
  • Rice
  • Velveeda cheese

Bring your items to the stairwell area at the office entrance to the church.

 

The Friday Morning Bible Study will NOT meet this week.

 

We will have an ongoing collection of items for Disaster Relief in Texas, Louisiana, and Florida.  Some ladies have been contacted to serve on the food preparation team.  Men have been called in to help with tree removal and mud-out.  We have teams “on the ground and working”!

 

 

Thank-you, not only for praying, but for participating in the mission projects we love to do for others.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Tuesday

“God . . . is able to do far more

than we would ever dare to ask

or even dream of —

infinitely beyond our highest prayers,

desires,

thoughts,

or hopes.”

 ~Ephesians 3:20b TLB~

 

 

Sunday night I woke up with severe chest pains. Tammy brought me to Southwest Hospital in McComb Ms. to get checked out. The EKG determined I was not having a heart attack but they kept me for observation. This morning I had a stress test and an echocardiogram. The stress test showed some abnormalities so the Cardiologist has scheduled me for a Heart Cath In the morning. I would appreciate the prayers

  Don Meadows

 

Darin J. Fontz

September 15, 1966 – September 9, 2017

Darin J. Fontz, 50, a native of Kentwood, LA and resident of Thibodaux, LA passed away on September 9, 2017.

A visitation will be held in his honor on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at St. Joseph Catholic Co-Cathedral, Thibodaux, LA from 8:00 am until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 am. The burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Thibodaux, LA.

He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Celeste R. Fontz; daughter, Lauren Fontz; parents, Diane and Dallas Strickland; sisters, Jill Brister and husband, Robert and Jodee Corkern and husband, Brian; father and mother-in-law, Judge David and Connie Richard; sisters-in-law, Lisa R.Richard and husband, Michael and Michelle R. Chiasson and husband, Mark; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Joel Dowell Fontz; grandparents, Russell and Nell Lewis, and Albert and Mary Frances Fontz.

In lieu of flowers the family is asking for donations to be made to St. Genevieve Catholic School and EDW High School in Darin Fontz’s memory.

Online condolences can be given at www.landrysfuneralhome.com
Landry’s Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

http://www.landrysfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Darin-Fontz/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=autopost#!/Obituary

 

 

“The Rains Have Stopped, but the Flooding has Not”

A Legacy of Faith

http://www.faughnfamily.com/the-rains-have-stopped-but-the-flooding-has-not/

 

 

Read the Bible – Mark 13-14 and Psalm 109

 

 

Pray for all those who are recovering from Hurricane Harvey and those who are still wondering or have just found out about the damage or loss of their homes due to Hurricane Irma.

Anna Lee

Saturday

“Go out into the country lanes

and out behind the hedges

and urge anyone you find to come

, so that the house will be full.

For none of those I invited first

will get even the smallest taste

of what I had prepared for them.”

 ~Luke 14:23b-24 TLB~

 

Mrs. Juanita Pritchett‘s surgery went well.  Thank you for praying for her.

George Cutrer had has second surgery this week.  He had laser surgery for kidney stones.  Let’t pray he is finished with surgeries for now and will improve.

 

Hugh Vernon Frazier

September 13, 1934 – September 08, 2017

VisitationTuesday, September 12, 2017
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

New Zion Baptist Church
3841 Highway 38
Kentwood, Louisiana 70444
Funeral ServiceTuesday, September 12, 2017
2:00 PM New Zion Baptist Church
3841 Highway 38
Kentwood, Louisiana 70444

 

 

Read the Bible today – Mark 7-8 & Psalm 89

 

Friday Morning Bible Study will NOT meet next Friday, but will the following week.

 

Don’t forget your donations for Operation Christmas Child, La, Baptist Children’s Home, and Disaster Relief.

Pray for the people if the path of Hurricane Irma!

In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,

for You will answer me.

~Psalm 86:7 NASB~

Thank God for all those who are making conditions safer for Florida and for those who will be responding to their many needs.

 

Today, as you prepare for tomorrow, the Lord’s Day, it is a good day to invite someone to Sunday School and church.

Anna Lee

 

Friday

“Six days you shall labor,

but on the seventh day you shall rest;

even during the plowing season

and harvest you must rest.

  ~Exodus 34:21~

 

This morning at 7 A.M., my childhood neighbor, Mrs. Juanita Pritchett (89) will have surgery at Baton Rouge General to repair her aorta.  I would appreciate you praying for her even if you don’t personally know her.  If you personally know her, I know you will be praying.  Her husband, Johnny Pritchett, passed away about two weeks ago.

Please continue to pray for all the people in the path of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Jose.   Especially pray for those who just faced Irma and now have to deal with Jose.  Thank God for the many volunteers who will be working through Louisiana Disaster Relief and other organizations to help people after the storms.

Also pray for all the people who have forest fires in their areas of the western U.S.

Pray for the leaders, both politically and militarily, of countries around the world as they hopefully  work together to make our world a better place for all of us.

 

Read the Bible – Mark 7-8, Psalm 98, & video “The Messiah”

 

This mornings, the Friday Morning Bible Study at FBC,K will focus on Ezekiel 22 at 10 A.M..

 

Operation Christmas Child – We’re collecting $1.00 flashlights (Walmart) with and extra set of three (3) AAA batteries at FBC tomorrow.  Think of the excitement when they are found in “shoeboxes”.  Next week, we will be collecting tiny trucks and tractors.

The La. Baptist Children’s Home will be at FBC, K first thing Monday morning to pick up the items for use in the homes there.  If you have not done so already, Sunday will be your last opportunity to drop off some items under the stairwell at the office entrance to the church.

FBC, K is also collecting tools and other items for use by Disaster Relief teams working in homes flooded by the hurricanes.  This items can also be dropped at FBC, K.

 

Monday, we will have the associational WMU meeting at FBC, Amite at 10:00.  I’m excited to hear about the work done in Louisiana through the Georgia Barnett Offering for Louisiana.  Bro. Don Meadows of Taylor Creek Baptist Church will be our speaker.  We will end out meeting with a covered dish lunch.  Thanks to Linda Hendry and other ladies form FBC, Amite for hosting our meeting this month.  If you are not a member of an active WMU, please feel free to join us.  Bring some guests with you.

 

Use today to make needed preparations of any kind for the Lord’s Day tomorrow.

Anna Lee

Thursday

 “I give you a new command.

Love one another.

You must love one another,

just as I have loved you.

~John 13:34 (NIRV)~

 

Pray for the people of Florida as they prepare for Hurricane Ione, the people of Texas and SW Louisiana as they slowly recover from Hurricane Harvey, and the many people in the western USA who have fires burning in their area.

Do you remember the Baton Rouge fireman who was electrocuted a couple weeks ago? He has had his third surgery at Baton Rouge General.  Pray for  Michael Doughty and his family.

Mr. I. W. Simmons had a reoccurrence of cancer.  Please add him to your prayer list.

Bro. Darryl Miller’s dad will be having a stent put in his heart Friday of next week. Please add him to your prayer list too.

Please continue to pray for Summer Clemons Blades on St. Kitts island.  It is not know yet when she will be able to return home.  Pray for her and Megan as they wait for the airport to be repaired and/or a possible Hurricane Jose to travel their way.

Pray for Diane Simmons as she has a procedure.

Bettye Fussell had a good day yesterday.  Pray for her, her medical staff, and for her family.

Phillip Strickland got a good  report.  Pray for him and his family as he continues his treatment.

Michelle LaBarbera Murphy of Amite as she begins the next phase of her treatment.

Pray for our political leaders on all levels.

 

 

Read the Bible – Mark 5-6, Psalm 97, & video “Kingdom” found at http://jointhebibleprooject.com

Friday Morning Bible Study – Fellowship hall of FBC, Kentwood – Ezekiel 22

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

 

Two Rivers Associational WMU Meeting – Monday at 10 at FBC, Amite; Rev. Don Meadows will share with us.

 

Last night, I noticed donations for Disaster Relief and for La. Baptist Children’s Home at the office entrance to FBC.  The deadlines for both of these will be soon, so please add your donations soon.

 

“Near to the Heart of God” – I remember my maternal grandmother telling me this was her favorite hymn.  That’s one of the reasons it is special to me too.

 

Prayer is never old-fashioned or out-of-date!  I love working with the children at church as they learn to pray!

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday Evening

Wayne McNabb‘s heart surgery went well.  He is in ICU.  Gloria thanks you for praying.

 

Donald Bryant, formerly of Amite, had 8″ of colon removed Monday.  He’s doing well following surgery.

 

George Cutrer of Osyka had back surgery.  The surgery went well, but he is having to be monitored for A-fib now.  Pray his heart settles down soon.

 

David’s brother, Jimmy Alford of Holden, will be having additional tests to help locate the location of his cancer.  Please pray for Jimmy and his family.

 

Summer Clemons Blades said the weather was getting worse.  She and Megan are in their hotel room.  Pray for them as they face the full force of category five Hurricane Irma.  I know of another family with relatives there.  Let’s pray for all of them and the thousands of people who will face this story tonight and in the coming days.

 

Many Hurricane Harvey victims are still displaced and will be for a long time.  Pray for them and those who are and will be helping them for a long time.

 

When there are difficult times in my life and the lives of others, I find great comfort and assurance in prayer.  I trust you do too.

Monday

Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous;

you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

~Psalm 5:12~

 

 

Pray for Wayne McNabb.  He will be readmitted to North Oaks Tuesday for by-pass surgery.

 

Miss Fay Shoemaker will have her aeorta repaired at Ochsner on the 21st.  Pray for her as she prepares for the surgery.

 

Ricky Mapes, son of Andy and Betty Taylor, is having some testing on his heart in McComb.  Pray for him and for his family.

 

Donna Fay Miller has been having a-fib issues for a while.  She had to go to the hospital in Baton Rouge yesterday morning.  I haven’t been able to get an update yet.

 

Betty Fussell is in Ochsner again.  Please pray for her, her family, her friends, and her medical staff.

 

Please continue to remember the victims of Hurricane Harvey.  Do your part.

 

 

Read the Bible – Matthew 25-26 & Psalm 93

 

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

 

 

Mission Opportunities

  • Operation Christmas Child – This week we are collecting $1.00 calculators (Walmart) and an extra set of three AAA batteries.  Donations to pay the shipping on the shoeboxes can be given at any time.  Our packing party will be Nov. 3rd in the fellowship hall.  Collection of shoeboxes from area churches will be done at FBC, Kentwood again after that.
  • Fall Food Round-up for Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home – Two weeks from today the truck from LBCH  will be here to pick up the items we leave under the office stairwell.  Items they need include mayonnaise. napkins, salad dressings, pop tarts, rice, body wash. bottled juices, children’s cereals, canned fruit, hand soap, and sanitizer.
  • LA Baptist Disaster Relief – Teams of volunteers for cooking, mud-out, counseling, child care, showers, washing of clothes, etc. are already in place.  The needs are many.  Go or give as you feel led.
  • Two Rivers Associational WMU meeting one week for today.  We will meet at 10 A.M. at FBC, Amite to learn about Louisiana Missions.  Rev. Don Meadows of Taylor Creek Baptist Church will be our guest speak.  Our meeting will close will a covered-dish meal. We always have an open meeting, so even if you have not been before or your church does not have an active WMU, you are welcome to come.
  • Georgia Barnette Offering for Louisiana Missions will begin soon.
  • Paperback Bibles for the Tangipahoa Parish Jail inmates.  I had a request from the team that goes each week for more Bibles.

 

 

Revival at FBC, Kentwood will begin on Sunday, September 18th and continue through Wednesday, September 21st.

 

 

Join FBC,Kentwood for regular services each Sunday at 9:15 A.M. and 6:00 P.M and Wednesdays at 6 P.M.

 

Have a great week of sharing Jesus in various ways.  
Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday

     “For you were bought at a price;

therefore glorify God in your body

and in your spirit,

which are God’s.”

~I Cor. 6:20~

 

Today is National Day of Prayer!

 

Bring your Operation Christmas Child items to my classroom or leave in the tote under the balcony stairs at FBC, Kentwood.

 

Bring your items for the LA Baptist Children’s Home to the stairwell at the office entrance to the church.  The truck will be at our church early on September 18th. Items needed include:

Bottled Juice                                              Children’s Cereal

Freezer Bags                                              Kool-Aid

Laundry Detergent                                  Mayonnaise

Napkins                                                     Onion Soup Mix

Pam Cooking Spray                                 Rice

Two Rivers Associational WMU will meet Monday, September 11th at 10 A.M. at FBC, Amite.  Rev. Don Meadows will be our guest speaker.  We will be learning about mission work in Louisiana and the Georgia Barnett Offering.  All ladies from the churches in our area are invited to attend.  We will end with a potluck meal in the fellowship hall.

 

 

Tomorrow night at 6 P.M., the adults, youth, and children will meet at FBC, Kentwood.  The children will have a Bible Drill class.  All elementary age children are invited to attend.

 

 

Sunday School begins at 9:15 each week.  We have classes for all age groups.

 

 

Read the Bible today – Matthew 23-24 & Psalm 92

 

 

“Blessed  Be the Name”

 

Please continue to pray for, donate to, and do the disaster relief work needed in Texas and Louisiana because o Hurricane Harvey.

Anna Lee

 

Saturday

Lord, let your ear be attentive

to the prayer of this your servant

and to the prayer of your servants

who delight in revering your name.

Give your servant success today

by granting him favor

in the presence of this man.”

I was cupbearer to the king.

~Nehemiah 1:11~

 

Wayne McNabb had a procedure that went well and should be home by now.  Thank God for this improvement.

 

Glenda (Sherer) Eads

February 6, 1941 ~ September 1, 2017 (age 76)

http://www.hazelgreenfuneralhome.com/notices/Glenda-Eads

 

 

Don’t forget to bring your food/cleaning supplies donations for LA Baptist Children’s Home.  You have two more weeks to bring them to FBC, Kentwood.

Operation Christmas Child – Please bring your donations of pens and hair brushes to my classroom before Sunday School tomorrow or to the tote under the stairs to the balcony.

Carpenters for Christ (Perry Lee, formerly of Easleyville)

My name is Perry lee. I grew up north of Easleyville and married Janella Adams from Kentwood. My brother George and Alice attend FBC Kentwood.
I have lived in MS for 42 years and served as County Agent for Miss State University for 32 years and State Senator for 12 years.
I have worked with 125 Christian men from 13 Southeastern states in a group called Carpenters for Christ. The group has been in existence for 32 years and has built a church somewhere in the southeastern states each year. We built a church in the Lafayette community around 20 years ago.
We were in Illinois last summer and are presently seeking God’s direction for next June. We would love to talk with anyone who needs help in rebuilding God’s house after this catastrophe.
We build from the slab up and try to dry it in the week we are on site in June. We are not equipped to remodel.
I can be reached at (601) 955-6753 or home (601) 846-1178 for further details.

 

Needed – Someone to transport a lady to McComb on the 13th and/or to Brookhaven on the 18th.  You can contact me to volunteer.

 

 

Read the Bible – Matthew 21-22 & Psalm 91

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

 

Have a good day today.  Serve God and others.

Anna Lee

 

Baptist Press Articles Yesterday

Ala. coach finds Christ, renews football zeal

Former University of Alabama football coach Mike DuBose says his two favorite words in the Bible are “but God” in Ephesians 2:4. He believes the description of spiritual transformation those words introduce mirrors the work of God he has experienced, beginning toward the end of a trying stint nearly two decades ago as leader of one of college football’s winningest programs.

Baptist crews on site; Trump calls nation to prayer

Southern Baptist crews from Texas churches continue feeding operations. In Washington, President Trump signed a proclamation designating Sunday (Sept. 3) as a National Day of Prayer for people impacted by Harvey’s historic onslaught in Texas and Louisiana.

Trump meets with SBC’s Ezell, other relief leaders

President Donald Trump meets with Kevin Ezell of the North American Mission Board and leaders of the American Red Cross and Salvation Army to discuss relief efforts in south Texas.

Moore joins call for ‘solution’ for childhood immigrants

Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Russell Moore is among a coalition of evangelicals urging government leaders not to deport individuals brought to the United States illegally when they were children.

LifeWay, WMU commit to helping Houston-area churches recover

In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey to Houston-area churches, LifeWay Christian Resources and Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) were among those this week offering support through the recovery process.

9/11 petition seeks annual prayer, fasting, repentance

The interdenominational Christian group “In God We Trust” has collected more than 97,000 signatures in petitioning President Donald Trump to declare Sept. 11 an annual day of prayer, fasting and repentance.

Financial tips for churches, ministries in wake of Harvey

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, GuideStone Financial Resources is offering tips for churches and ministries faced with property damage and claims.