Family – Page 59 – The Prayer Link

Sunday Afternoon

Sharla Tolleson Hodges, the youngest of my six cousins, is very ill. She has Huntington’s. It was her mother who passed away the last day of 2013 and who faithfully visited Sharla at the nursing home. She has no children. Her husband passed away several years ago. She is in Sulphur Springs, TX. Please pray for her family.

Saturday

“I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you,

always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer,

because of your partnership in the gospel

from the first day until now.”

~Philippians 1:3-5~

From the mission field:

* Give thanks to God that the only Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that contained a small pair of plastic sandals reached the person who needed them the most: a little girl undergoing surgery on her feet!

* Please pray for visas to be granted so that pastors from other countries who can speak their language can come to Canada and tell South Asian immigrants about Jesus.

* Praise the Lord that during the Christmas season, several thousand families in Vietnam heard the Gospel and a New Testament, a Gospel tract, and an evangelistic movie were placed in their hands.

* Please pray for a national couple who are part-time church planters in southern Thailand, as the evil one is using every advantage to keep them from the Lord’s work.

Sharla Tolleson Hodges

Please add my first cousin, Sharla, to your prayer list. She has Huntington’s Disease and has regressed since her mother, my aunt Naomi, passed away less than a month ago. She is in her early 50’s.

Nora Ramer Gilmore
(November 1, 1933 – January 24, 2014)

http://mckneelys.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2390909&fh_id=10545

Wallace S. “Duppy” Forshag, Jr.
(January 7, 1941 – January 23, 2014)

http://mckneelys.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2390913&fh_id=10545

Monroe Earl (Paw Paw) Tillman
(October 19, 1941 – January 23, 2014)

http://mckneelys.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2391118&fh_id=10545

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “An Ordinary Day”

http://odb.org/

Moral Stories – Life – “Two Castle Builders”

http://academictips.org/blogs/two-castle-builders/

Hymn of the Day – “Life’s Railway to Heaven”

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

Baptist Press

BPNews.net

Angola Project

If you are packing a zip-lock bag of healthcare supplies for an Angola inmate, please remember to turn them in Sunday morning at FBC,Kentwood.

Weather

I’m sure yesterday was a long day for many people who stayed in all day, but it was the best way to avoid the traveling problems. Even though my thermometer says it is 26 degrees now, I know the forecast is for much warmer temperatures later today. I thank God I was able to “stay put” yesterday. Please pay attention to the forecast for more cold weather early next week.

Use the next couple of days to prepare for more cold weather. Help someone else to be better prepared this time.

Anna Lee

Tuesday – Thursday

“’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,

and with all your soul,

and with all your mind.’

This is the great and foremost commandment.

The second is like it, ‘

You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”

~Matthew 6:37b-39, NASB~

I’ve got some big news to share today!

Ray Blackwell

Ray Blackwell will be having major surgery because of his cancer today, Tuesday. Please be in prayer for him, his surgeon, and his family as they wait. Your prayers will be greatly appreciated.

Update – The surgery went well. He is progressing as expected. Thank-you for your continued prayers.

Jadon’s Story

http://jadonsisstory.blogspot.com/

Linda B. Williams

Linda has had bronchitis for about a month. She’s been in the ER for hours because there is no room available now. Please pray she can get the needed help while there.

Update: She is home with her bronchitis almost gone. She now has oxygen to use at night to help her when she seems to have the most problems.

Naomi Draughon Tolleson Orr

My aunt passed away Tuesday night in Sulphur Springs, TX. She was here five months ago when we had services for Daddy. Her obituary is not available yet, but I will post it when it becomes available.

Lela Fay Newman-Toler
(September 7, 1932 – January 1, 2014)

A resident of Gloster, MS, left this world to join her heavenly father at 6:15AM on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Field Memorial Hospital in Centreville, MS. She was born September 7, 1932 in Tylertown, MS and was 81 years of age. She was a devoted and dutiful member of Galilee Baptist Church, she loved to sing duets with her husband, was an avid gardener, a devoted wife and mother, and adored her grandchildren as they were the light of her life. Survived by her husband, Rupert Toler; 3 daughters, Janie Robertson and husband, Bill, Baton Rouge; Ruby Smith and husband, Larry, Livingston; Jan Fitzpatrick and husband, Michael, Pennsylvania; son, Rodney Toler, Gloster, MS; 18 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by, 1st husband, Enos James Newman; son, Richard “Dickie” Oliver Newman; parents, Burl and Osea Fortenberry; 3 sisters and 4 brothers. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6:00PM until 8:00PM on Thursday and at New Zion Baptist Church from 11:00AM until Religious Services at 12:00 Noon on Friday, January 3, 2014. Services conducted by Rev. Brian Malone and Rev. Gibbie McMillan. Interment New Zion Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Galilee Baptist Church or The American Cancer Society. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

“Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party

Yes, today is considered a holiday by many, but Nyla will be open for business. Our “young” ladies with December birthdays will be honored. Come out and join us at 11:00 this morning.

Update: We had a great meeting. Our next birthday party, for the January birthday ladies, will be the last Tuesday of January.

Dick Van Dyke Bible Study

The year 2014 brings a new Bible study and a new opportunity to join the group. Friday morning at 10:00 A.M., a new study will begin. It begins with a segment of the television show, but moves into application to our lives with many Scriptures to point us in the right direction. The first study will be about family.

Keep reading for the BIG news.

Baptist Press

BPNews.net

Daily Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “No Appetite”

http://odb.org/

Moral Stories – “Appreciate Life’s Little Annoying Things”

http://academictips.org/blogs/appreciate-lifes-annoying-little-things/

Hymn of the Day – “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”

http://academictips.org/blogs/appreciate-lifes-annoying-little-things/

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering – “Tents and Bibles”

http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/lmcoatworkview.asp?PageNavID=111&StoryID=12196&LanguageID=1709

This leads me to the big news!

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering at FBC, Kentwood

Our Lottie Moon goal was $20,000.00, with an hallelujah goal of $21,000.00. Laurie sent me an email saying we have received $23, 336.35! I thought you might be as excited as I am. Usually it takes us into January to meet our goal. As far as I know, we have never reached $23,000.00.

I want to reflect back on 2013! It was a good year in many ways.

I was with Jason’s family for Christmas for the first time!
We learned Jennie’s family has been selected to work in Richmond next year! (It doesn’t take three airplanes to get there!)
David and I are healthy, as are our children and their families.
We celebrated forty-six years of marriage in August.
We love where we live and usually get to spend our time as we wish each day.
We love to learn about and share Jesus through our Sunday School classes, Bible studies, Third Thursday meetings at the cabin, etc.
We have many friends and have added lots of new ones this year.
Daddy lived a long life and was able to live alone after Momma passed away.
I was able to complete another year of theprayerlink.com.

I’m ready for 2014! I don’t know what it holds, but I do know who holds my future! I hope you know who holds your future. If not, please ask me or someone else who can tell you.

Anna Lee

Sunday

When life knocks you to your knees,

you’re in a perfect position to pray.

Let your faith be bigger than your fear.

Anne Ellzey

Anne was moved from intermediate care to telemetry. The family continues to thank you for your prayers and requests you keep praying.

Maddie

Carol Ann and Ira Cleveland request prayer for Maddie. She is having problems with her blood pressure, diabetes, and itching. Please pray.

Normand Patrick “Pat” Hoosier
(September 16, 1950 – December 28, 2013)

A resident of Montpelier, died on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 16, 1950 in DeQuincy and was 63 years of age. Earlier in his life, he worked as an offshore roughneck and later retired as a custodian from Hammond State School, Oak Forest Academy and the Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse. He was an active member of Montpelier Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Esperanza Alvarez Hoosier, Montpelier and three daughters, Audry Hoosier Hendry and husband, Kirk, Amite, Melissa Hoosier Liberto and husband, Sammy, Kentwood, and Bridget Hoosier Spears and husband, David, Kentwood; 5 grandchildren, Preston, Lawson and Cooper Hendry, Jake Liberto and Nathan Spears; brother, Robert Gilbert Hoosier and his wife, Marie, Patterson; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Gilbert Hoosier and Esther “Annie” Willie Hoosier; two sisters, Carol Primeaux and Mattie Pearl Drago; niece, Amanda Hoosier. Visitation at Montpelier Baptist Church from 9:00AM until services at 2:00PM on Monday December 30, 2013. Services conducted by Rev. Rusty Durand. Interment Montpelier Cemetery, Montpelier, LA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society Patrick F. Taylor Hope Lodge, 2609 River Rd., New Orleans, LA 70121 or Montpelier Baptist Church, 2241 St. Helena Ave., Montpelier, LA 70422. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Daily Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Letter to a Child”

http://odb.org/

Touching Stories – “If a Dog was Your Teacher”

http://academictips.org/blogs/if-a-dog-was-your-teacher/

Hymn of the Day – “Near to the Heart of God”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/n/e/neartoth.htm

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering – “A Priceless Partnership”

http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/lmcoatworkview.asp?PageNavID=111&StoryID=12189&LanguageID=1709

“Young” Ladies Birthday Party

Tuesday

10 A.M.

Nyla’s in Osyka

Have a blessed day!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace,

goodwill toward men.”

~Luke 2:14, NKJV~

Mrs. Martha Traylor

Mrs. Martha Traylor was a little better Friday and able to eat all three meals. Thank God for her progress and for her family members who are at her side.

Anne Ellzey

Anne ate a little yesterday. The family thanks you for your prayers, but please continue to pray.

Mr. Patrick Hoosier

Mr. Patrick Hoosier is resting comfortably with his family at his side. Pray for comfort for them in the difficult days ahead.

Naomi Orr

My aunt, Naomi Draughon Tolleson Orr, is also resting comfortably. Pray for her family also.

Sunday Worship at FBC

John Blackwell, grandson of Mr. John Alan Blackwell and the late Mrs. Mary Alice Blackwell, will be sharing his musical talent with FBC, Kentwood Sunday at 10:30. You are welcome to worship with us.

Daily Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “The Presentation”

http://odb.org/

Hymn of the Day – “In the Sweet By and By”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/n/t/intsbab.htm

Don’t miss reading the history of this hymn. Some things were meant to be. I believe this hymn is one of them.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering – “Heart for Glasgow”

http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/lmcoatworkview.asp?PageNavID=111&StoryID=12177&LanguageID=1709

Pray for all the lost to find Jesus. Pray there will be sufficient funds to continue the work done around the world to enable missionaries to reach the lost for Jesus.

Jesus’ birth and death give us a reason to celebrate today and every day of the year!

Anna Lee

Friday

“In everything

commending ourselves as servants of God,

in much endurance …

in purity …

in the power of God.”

~2 Corinthians 6:4-7, NASB~

Continue to pray for my aunt’s family in Texas. I’ll post when I have an update.

Pray for the Hossier family. Mr. Pat had a difficult day yesterday.

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “The Challenge of Confinement”

http://odb.org/

Hymn of the Day – “To God be the Glory”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/o/togodbe.htm

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering – “Two Mission Fields”

http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/lmcoatworkview.asp?PageNavID=111&StoryID=12197&LanguageID=1709

Thanking God for some good days, memories made, and many memories already treasured up in my heart.

Anna Lee

Thursday Addition

My aunt in Texas, Naomi, is very sick. Please pray for her family. She is Momma’s younger sister and turned 78 yesterday.

Thursday

“She will give birth to a son,

and you are to name Him Jesus,

because He will save His people from their sins.”

~Mathew 1:21, HCSB~

Macy Gueldner

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

Daily Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Costume or Uniform?”

http://odb.org/

Moral Stories – Religious Stories – Planting Potatoes

http://academictips.org/blogs/planting-potatoes/

Hymn of the Day – “Bringing in the Sheaves”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/r/bringing.htm

Lottie Moon Christ Offering – “What Happens When You Give”

http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/details.asp?StoryID=11748&LanguageID=1709

Rev. Dennis Walker invited us to attend church/supper at his church, Bethlehem Baptist, in Albany last night because of a special speaker they had to promote the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. The visiting missionaries are based in Prague, Czech Republic, where Jennie and her family live and serve. What a joy and a blessing to hear Will and Rachel speak to the group and to us personally. May God continue to bless their ministry and to give them comfort as they leave their oldest child to attend college at Southeastern.

Living Christmas Tree

Sunday – Tuesday at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Albany

If you have never experienced a living Christmas tree, I highly recommend this. My Texas uncle, Charles Tolleson, did this with his choirs. This has been done at FBC, Amite in the past. Now, it is in Albany. Be blessed and be put in the right mood for the holiday – to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

“KING OF GLORY, KING OF LOVE”

FBC, Kentwood

Sunday, December 15th at 6:00 P.M.

Lottie Moon Christmas Tea

FBC, Kentwood

Sunday, December 15th R 2 P.M.

Rev. Franklin Graham said ten million shoe boxes were given through Operation Christmas Child this year. Thank God for those who packed and prayed over each box and for the child who will receive each box in the coming days.

Rev. Billy Graham, 95, is still hospitalized. He is weak. The family would appreciate you prayers for him.

Have a wonderful day. Remember, Jesus is the Only reason for the season!

Anna Lee

Sunday

“For unto us a Child is born,

Unto us a Son is given;

And the government will be upon His shoulder.

And His name will be called Wonderful,

Counselor,

Mighty God,

Everlasting Father,

Prince of Peace.”

~Isaiah 9:6, NKJV~

Macy Gueldner

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

Naomi Draughon Tolleson Orr

Please continue to pray for my aunt, Momma’s sister, and for her family members who are sitting with her.

Daily Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Serious Fear”

http://odb.org/

Moral Stories – Motivational – “Don’t Be Afraid”

http://academictips.org/blogs/dont-be-afraid/

Hymn of the Day – “Angels We Have Heard on High”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/n/angelswe.htm

Lottie Moon Week of Prayer for International Missions

Day 8 – “Embrace Partnership Sees Fruit”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/n/angelswe.htm

I hope you are enjoying this season of the year. You can, IF you remember it is all about Jesus and His life on earth so that He could rise from the dead and go to Heaven to prepare a home for us eternally.

JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!

Anna Lee