From Jennie
Mihai and Viktorita (Roma missionaries from Romania) – returned yesterday from training in Prague with Boyd to their country of service. When they arrived at the airport they were not allowed to enter the country. They spent the night in a holding room at the airport. They will be sent back to Prague today. Pray for them to be strong in the Lord during this time. Pray for Boyd as he meets with them and helps them make plans for the future.
“In all my prayers for all of you,
I always pray with joy.”
~ Philippians 1:4 (NIV)~
Mrs. Mary Womack is continuing to have medical problems. Please keep praying for her and her family.
Mrs. Avis Sullivan is feeling better. She is rehab in Hammond. Say a prayer for her.
Continue to pray for Erin Evanoff and her young son, Brayden.
CaringBridge
Georgia Barnette Offering for State Missions
Two words come to mind when one considers our state, and each of them paints a very graphic picture of Louisiana—diverse and lost.
Louisiana is a very diverse state. Geographically there are plains, hills, river country, the delta, farmland, the coast, the woodlands, and the marshes. Diversity describes our economy as well. Farming, fishing, and hunting are historical sources of income, but so are oil and energy, research and development, medical and military, education and transportation.
Abundance and wealth describe one segment of our population while poverty and hunger describe another. (According to the website www.no-hunger.org, one in four children in Louisiana, ages 0-5, are at risk for hunger.) Yes, diversity is a key word describing geography, economy, and population.
Spiritual lostness, though, is another source of our diversity. Louisiana is a very religious state; churches of all denominations dot the countryside and are seemingly found on every street corner in our cities and communities. However, ours is a state where one out of every two persons is lost or unchurched.
Diverse. Lost. These words describe our state and the nature of our population. They also compel our mission and command the necessity of various methods and ministries used to reach the lost and unchurched persons in Louisiana. Jesus said he had “come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Matthew 18:11). He ministered to the sick, the lonely, the lost; He spent time with the wealthy, the uneducated, the poor, and the jailed. He used diverse methods to teach, to encourage, to feed, and to heal.
The work of the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering is making it possible to share the Gospel in such a variety of ways that people of such diverse need hear and have opportunity to respond. Your gift through the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offeringhelps both mission churches and ministry centers. It builds mission churches and supplements mission pastors. It provides for special mission projects and for mission education. Diverse needs, diverse methods, and diverse tools are part of the many faces of Louisiana missions. They provide our challenge and our mandate.
As you read through these pages, preparing to lead your church to become more involved in Louisiana missions through prayer and giving, ask God to show you more and diverse ways to be personally involved. These are days we must pray. We must give. We must reach our state for Christ.
Have a great week. Enjoy the cooler weather we are scheduled to have this week.
Anna Lee
“I thank my God every time I remember you.”
~Philippians 1:3 (NIV)~
CaringBridge
Continue to pray for the following people as they recovery from surgery/hospital stay:
Pray for Erin Evanoff as she has rescheduled surgery for Monday.
Pray for Jason Dean as he continues to try to get help for his back.
“… Participating in the state missions offering is fundamental to our mission strategy. Jesus, before His ascension declared ‘You shall be witnesses to me, in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth’ (Acts 1:8). We are to start where we are … that means evangelizing Louisiana.” – Steve Horn, First Baptist Church, Lafayette
“… because of your faithfulness, our people are now interested in missions and ministering to others. The faithfulness of Louisiana Baptists set the example for our people to be faithful in their own giving.” – Randy Boyett, Thompson Road Baptist Church, Slidell (Church plant constituted spring, 2010)
“Our church is concerned that every person in Louisiana has the opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus Christ. While we can’t personally maintain a presence in every area of our state, however, through our prayers and gifts to the state missions offering, we can have a part ….” – Neil Everett, First Baptist Church, Calhoun
“We give to the state missions offering because this offering helps with the mission’s efforts of our own association and church. Funds have assisted with the support of our Hispanic ministry, food ministries, and Beauregard CWJC. We are part of Louisiana missions through our state mission gifts. – Alan Knuckles, Pleasant Hill, DeRidder
“Many of the churches and missions around us in South Louisiana are able to share Christ because of the faithfulness of God’s people as they gave to the offering. We give to the state mission offering because we want to partner in taking the Gospel to our state, to be a blessing, and to be blessed as we seek to be faithful to our God.” – Waylon Bailey, First Baptist Church, Covington
Have a very special Lord’s Day!
Anna Lee
CaringBridge – Micah Tolleson
I think the picture and article from the paper will enable you to know more about how to pray for my cousin, Scott, and his family.
Continue to pray for Mrs. Avis Sullivan who is recovering from surgery at North Oaks.
Mrs. Judy Liberto‘s daughter said Judy is doing better now. Please continue to pray for her.
Geneva Lindsey Wall
(September 10, 1929 – September 17, 2010)
A resident of Kentwood, LA, died at 11:45AM on Friday, September 17, 2010 at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home in Greensburg, LA. She was born September 10, 1929 in Tangipahoa Parish, LA and was 81 years of age. Visitation at New Zion Baptist Church, Kentwood, after 5 p.m. on Sunday until religious services at 11 a.m. Monday. Services conducted by Rev. David Cutrer, Rev. Don Meadows, & Rev. Richard Sandberg. Interment Daniel Wall Family Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. Survived by 3 daughters, Virginia Foster and her husband, Wayne, Bogue Chitto, MS, April Spivey and her husband, Kenneth, Walker, Debbie Tobara, Ocean Springs, MS, 3 sons, Jimmy Wall and his wife, Jo, Kentwood, Daniel Wall, Jr. and his wife, Krystle, Kentwood, Bobby Wall, Kentwood, 6 sisters, Ida Mae Carter, Kentwood, Viola Bennett, Mt. Hermon, Margaret Cutrer, Roseland, Thelma Guillory, Walker, Betty Howell, Kentwood, Virgie Slaven, Kentwood, 15 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild. Preceded in death by husband, Daniel Wall, Sr., daughter, Chrissie Wall, son-in-law, Bill Tobara, brother, William Lindsey, grandson, William Daniel Whittington. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements.
“Call to Me,
and I will answer you,
and show you great and mighty things,
which you do not know.”
~Jeremiah 33:3~
Continue to pray for Mrs. Judy Liberto as she recovers from surgery.
Mrs. Annie Bell Harrell is home. Please continue to pray for her and Mr. Phillip.
My cousins, Scott and Micah, are both home. Please keep the family in your prayers as they continue to realize God’s faithfulness.
Levels of Toleration
Thought for the Day
Written by Alan Smith
Reposted from Websits
Thought For The Day At a computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, “If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.”
In response to Bill’s comments, General Motors issued a press release stating: If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics (and I just love this part):
1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.
3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.
4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.
5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive – but would run on only five percent of the roads.
6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single “This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation” warning light.
7. The airbag system would ask “Are you sure?” before deploying.
8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.
9. Every time a new car was introduced, car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.
10. You’d have to press the “Start” button to turn the engine off.
It’s amazing, isn’t it, what we tolerate in some things we use (like Microsoft Windows) that we would never tolerate in other things we use (like our automobiles)? Then again, it shouldn’t be too surprising because I find that there are many things which I tolerate in some people that I would never tolerate in others.
For example, if someone I don’t particularly like passes me on the street and doesn’t wave or say “hi”, I get easily offended and assume that he is just being snobby. If a good friend does the same thing, though, I assume that he must have something on his mind and he was merely distracted. If someone I love dearly accidentally trips and kicks me in the shin, I think nothing of it. If someone else does it, though, I quickly assume they’re clumsy and inconsiderate. It’s true, isn’t it? We tolerate things from people we love that we would never tolerate from people we don’t love.
Could it be that one of the reasons we have so many conflicts in the church is that love is lacking? When love is missing, we are quick to assume the worst, we tolerate nothing and we are quick to find fault. Patience is non-existent. Forgiveness is difficult. Love, however, truly does “cover a multitude of sins.” (I Peter 4:8)
I like the way GOD’S WORD translates this passage from Paul’s writings: “As holy people whom God has chosen and loved, be sympathetic, kind, humble, gentle, and patient. Put up with each other, and forgive each other if anyone has a complaint. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Above all, be loving. This ties everything together perfectly.” (Colossians 3:12-14)
Are you having trouble “putting up” with folks around you? May your love for others increase so that your level of toleration may increase as well.
–Alan
Have a fantastic Friday!
Anna Lee
“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, …
being confident of this very thing,
that He who has begun a good work in you
will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
~Philippians 1:3-6~
Please continue to pray for my Tolleson cousins in Texas.
Matthew 20:26-28
“It must not be like that among you.
On the contrary,
whoever wants to become great among you
must be your servant,
and whoever wants to be first among you
must be your slave;
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served,
but to serve,
and to give His life – a ransom for many.”
Trinity Community Mission is a care and hope center whose work is described by just that – givers of care and hope. Since 2005, Trinity has provided food and clothing, but their greatest joy comes in giving a copy of God’s Word to families who are looking for the basic necessities of life – and needing the Hope of the Living Lord.
Ministry at Trinity Mission brings John and Kim Stott into daily contact with those who are hungry, homeless, in-between jobs, dealing with addictions and even un-wanted pregnancy. Resources from area churches, along with volunteers and assistance through the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering, make help and hope possible.
Like other care and hope ministries in Louisiana, Trinity Mission is grateful for support from the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering that makes it possible for them to give Bibles and tracts along with a bag of clothes or food. This ministry is a partnership of Pine Hill Baptist Church, Olla and churches in LaSalle Baptist Association.
John and Kim Stott ask us to pray for:
Currently Louisiana Baptists assist 17 Care and Hope centers through the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering.
My aunt’s comment on the Tollesons: “God keeps His promise to send New Mercies showing His Faithfulness!”
Tonight, fifty-five new IMB missionaries will be commissioned to serve around the world. Please be in prayer for them as they move to their places of service around the world. As you pray for them and their future ministries, please pray for the families they leave Stateside. I know there are adjustments for them too.
Stacey Scarle had chemo and a rough day yesterday. Please continue to pray for her. Add her mom, Joanie Scarle, to your prayer list. Joanie is having some medical testing.
Mrs. Avis Sullivan is on the way home. She didn’t waste any time at North Oaks. Line Creek will be a good recovery location. Thank God for “Miss” Avis’ good recovery from surgery to this point.
Willie Eugene “Gene” Russell, Age 77, passed away peacefully at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 6, 2010 at the Baton Rouge General Medical Center – Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge with his family by his side. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Gene was a retired member of the Electrician’s Local #995 with 32 years of continuous service. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Yvonne Sanders Russell; two sons, William Lee Russell and wife, Donna, George Michael Russell, and wife Connie; grandchildren, Lee Michael Russell and wife, Amanda, William Todd Russell, Lindsey Meliet and husband, Blake, Kayla Marie Russell, Meagan Michelle Russell, Jodie Sandefur, and Janey Sandefur; great-grandchildren, Kade Michael Russell, Lindslee Rose Russell, Kason Todd Russell, London and Noah Cooper. Preceded in death by, son, Earl Eugene “Rusty” Russell. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, on Sunday, September 12, 2010 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Monday, September 13, 2010 from 8 a.m. until funeral services at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at the Arcola-Roseland Cemetery. Pallbearers will be, Keith Roshto, Shelby Roshto, Keith Olinde, Lee Michael Russell, Todd Russell, Rusty Browning, Blake Meliet, and Vernon Russell.
“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened,
that it cannot save;
nor His ear heavy,
that it cannot hear.”
~Isaiah 59:1~
Jason Dean will be having a spinal tap in Hattisburg tomorrow. Please pray he can find the back problem so it can be corrected.
Lloyd Hayden had a reaction to medication last week and was hospitalized. He is now home and improving. Please keep him in your prayers.
Please continue to remember Margaret Huber in your prayers.
Mrs. Annie Bell Harrell is still hospitalized in Covington. Please keep praying for her and her family.
Pray for the family of Gene Russell as they have his funeral service today. His wife, Yvonne, was not able to be at the wake last night even though the family was able to get her to this area. Continue to keep her in your prayers.
Georgia Barnette Offering for Louisiana Missions
Matthew 28:19-20 “Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Richard Swain describes the work and ministry of Cross Branded Cowboy Church as “bringing the message of Jesus and ministering to people of Western culture and heritage…” Those who worship at Cross Branded and other uniquely-focused ministries enjoy the opportunity to worship with others who share the same interests; in this case, cattle, horses, and rodeos.
Financial assistance from the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering has helped Cross Branded Ministry to purchase materials and supplies for worship and Bible study, and especially Bibles that are used at rodeo events.
Is this ministry effective? A 10-year-old girl is one of those who has come to know the Lord as Savior through this church. She was baptized into the membership of the sponsoring church, Pine Grove Baptist, Ruby.
These are some of the many faces of Louisiana missions. As we pray for the ministry at Cross Branded, please pray for:
Uniquely focused churches/ministries in Louisiana include those reaching the arts culture, the homeless, and those with addictive disorders.
Thank-you for praying for these needs today. Your prayers mean so much to so many! When you have a prayer request you wish others to join you in praying about, please feel free to share that information.
Anna Lee
“God did this so that men would …
reach out for him and find him,
since he is not far from each one of us.”
~Acts 17:27 (NIV)~
Most of us know the meaning of that Scripture, but many of us need to be reminded of it from time to time.
Micah Tolleson is in ICU in Texas after having two seizures. He will have a test today to determine if a brain tumor is the problem again this time. Please pray for him and his family as they are facing numerous health issues.
The movie. “To Save a Life”, will be showing for FREE tonight at 6 P.M. at the Amite Cinema. You are invited to attend and bring someone with you. I did some checking on the movie and learned it is especially good for teens and their parents.
The wakes for Gene Russell and Don Goynes will be tonight. Mrs. Josephine Brumfield’s is tomorrow. Check back posting of The Prayer Link for more information. Please continue to pray for each of these families.
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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10
Mike Benson, Editor
EVER WONDER WHAT would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone…?
What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn’t live without it?
What if we give (it) to kids as gifts?
What if we used it when we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
There is something to make you go …hmmm…where IS my Bible?
“I will delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget your word.”
~Psalm 119:16~
Anna Lee
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