Friday

A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

~Proverbs 31:10~

Update on Josiah Huckaby written by his mom, KK

Update: Josiah is doing really good. They put him on the home vent Friday, and it’s the one we have been requesting. He’s doing great with it! They are going to start a very very slow wean of his steroids. The goal is to get back down to a dose that they know he has done well with. Cardiology came by while I was there Tuesday. His echo that was done last Thursday showed his pulmonary hypertension pressures were stable & pretty much the same as his April echo. So now we are looking at weaning off 1 of his pulmonary hypertension meds. Thanks for the continued prayer. God is so good!!!

Update on Joanne Seymour written by a friend, Charlotte Bryant

Hi my family and Facebook friends, a much better update on Joanne for today. She and I talked on the phone and she sounded great and said she was feeling much better. Becky (her sister) is staying with her and taking great care of her. They both seemed as if they are having fun in the big Apple. Please continue Joanne in your prayers, they are definitely being felt and we all appreciate them. Thanks

Rev. Lonnie Wascom, director of missions (DOM) for Northshore Association is retiring in a few months. He is the only DOM they have had! Pray for him and his wife as they peacefully move into retirement.

Read the Bible

2 Samuel 13-14
Job 1
Acts 2

Bible Study – Romans 8 this morning

Graduation season is upon us. Please pray for all the graduates and their families.

Anna Lee

Monday

Then I said: “LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, ….

~Nehemiah 1:5~

Yesterday, the 2018 graduates were honored at many area churches. FBC, Kentwood not only had a large number of graduates, but we also had such wonderful Christian young adults in the group. May you take God with you each day whether you will be in school or on-the-job.

Read the Bible

Reflect on God as Sovereign
Complete any passages you missed this past week

It was good to have the Dillons at church again. “Miss” Ruby’s illness has kept them homebound for a year. How wonderful it was to have them at church! I know it was wonderful for them too.

Also, Mrs. Bessie Hayden was back, this time with her oxygen tank. She wore a big smile, as usual. I’m thankful again today to the men who built her a ramp to get her wheelchair out of her house.

I’m also thankful for the elevator at church that enables people like these two ladies to get to our sanctuary. It is much more than a convenience for others to use when they are not able to climb the steps.

If you know someone who is not mobile enough to climb the steps at church, please tell them about the elevator and the volunteers who wait out in front of the church to assist those who may need an umbrella, help with a heavy load, wheelchair assistance, etc, Those volunteers make mobility to the sanctuary not only possible, but also much more pleasant. The volunteers usually notice your need before you can ask!

Pray for the family of Mr. James W. Frazier today.

Have a fantastic week!

Anna Lee

Saturday Evening

“If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him, and he will gladly tell you, for he is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom to all who ask him.”

~James 1:5 TLB~

This is an appropriate verse for the ten graduates who will be honored in the morning at FBC, Kentwood.

Thank-you to David, and Brett and Susan Frazier for helping take our boys and girls to M-JAM at Tall Timbers Conference Center. Thanks to the parents who entrusted us with their children Friday and Saturday and for sending them to missions class on Wednesdays. What a great week-end we had hearing about God’s calling on lives and missions on the home-front as well as internationally. We all learned so much! We came back extremely tired, but we are already making plans for next year.

Please pray for Mr. Red Pittman who has been hospitalized at North Oaks.

Mr. James Walter Frazier has been faithful to check on us the last few years. We think of him as a special friend. He passed away yesterday.

James Walter “Jim” Frazier, Jr.

November 01, 1947 – May 04, 2018

A resident of Kentwood passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018 at Southwest Regional Medical Center in McComb, MS at the age of 70. He was born November 1, 1947 in McComb, MS to James Walter Frazier, Sr. and Thelma Brumfield Frazier. He was a U. S. Air Force Veteran of Vietnam where he served as a jet mechanic. He is survived by his loving wife, Patricia Frazier; daughters, Amy Fisher and Brenda Frazier; step-children, John Corkern, Sandra Hicks, Angie Desmond, Steve Bennett, and Renee Bennett and husband, Anthony; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents, J. W. and Thelma Frazier; sister, Elizabeth “Libby” Perrin; and a niece, Elizabeth Perrin. Visitation at New Zion Baptist Church, Kentwood, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 7, 2018. Services conducted by Rev. Larry Blades and Rev. Donnie Easley. Interment New Zion Cemetery, Kentwood. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Read the Bible

2 Sam. 3-4
Ps. 54
Acts 15

The Lord’s Day is approaching. Let’s honor Him with our time, our worship, and our service tomorrow.

Anna Lee

Friday

If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand.

But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

Daniel 3:17-18

I love to read about Daniel. He had such high standards as he served God.

Mrs. Bessie Hayden got her portable oxygen yesterday and called to say she will be at Bible study this morning. How many other places could she have chosen to to go today, but the desire of her heart is to be at church studying God’s Word. We’ll be glad to have her back.

Pray for Debi Bales as she has tests today at Cypress Point. Pray for medical answers.

M-JAM is tomorrow. Pray for the hundreds of hearts to be open to God’s word and the message of telling others about Jesus.

Read the Bible

2 Sam. 1-2
Eccl. 11:6-10
Acts 14

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Operation Christmas Child

Do you like to paint, draw, crochet, sew, cut with scissors, laminate, etc.? You will be able to make some items for OCC shoeboxes!
Do you shop? Keep your eyes open for items children need or would enjoy (spoons, small bowls, flashlights, hair ornaments, solar calculators, highlighters, small puzzles and games, hairbrushes, glue sticks, t-shirts. scissors, fishing needs, aprons, small cars and trucks, small dolls, balls, small battery operated clocks, etc.)

If you received a shoe box two weeks ago, please see me for a label for your box.

How are you going to help someone know about Jesus this weekend? One way is to bring them to church and let the Sunday School teacher and the pastor do the “teaching” for you!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

~Proverbs 13:12~

Read the Bible

I Sam. 22-24
Ps. 52
Acts 11

Please continue to pray for Mrs. Betty Catherine Hatcher who is at Hood Memorial Hospital.

I told you how wonderful the ladies’ meeting at Amite was going to be. I’m sorry if you missed the meeting, because it was even better than our expectations. I hope you have the opportunity to talk with someone who was there.

Today begins a new month. Operation Christmas Child suggests you purchase hygiene items such as bars of soap, washcloths, toothbrushes, hairbrushes, body scrubbers, STICK deodorants, and combs during the month of May. You can add these items to your shoeboxes or bring multiple of some of these items for us to send as fillers which can be added to boxes that are not completely full when our boxes get to Dallas.

Pray for the children and adults who will be attending M-JAM at the end of this week.

Friday’s Bible Study – Romans 7

Vacation Bible School – First full week of June at FBC, Kentwood

Pray for the high school and college graduates who will be honored at church Sunday. Pray that decisions about continuing education, military, and careers will be carefully made.

Let me update you on David. He is feeling much better, eating like a horse, and has gained back six pounds so far. Thank you for praying for him and asking about him. He is regaining his strength and hopefully will be back to his usual size and activity level in a few more months.

Anna Lee

Monday

“God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts.

Use them well to serve one another.”

~1 Peter 4:10 NLT~

K.K. Huckaby has shared an update on Josiah.

Tomorrow is Josiah’s kidney surgery. We still don’t have a time yet but should have one early tomorrow morning. I will post that info as soon as we have it. I will continue to update that same post tomorrow as I have info & am able. Please don’t worry if the last update seems to take awhile. Once he comes back to his room after a procedure, it gets a little chaotic while they get him settled because there are a ton of people in his room plus the doctors have to give us an update. Thanks for all the prayers! God is so good!!!

Debi Bales will be undergoing some medical testing at the end of the week. Please pray for her.

Robert E. Turner

January 22, 1930 – April 27, 2018

Robert Turner, 88, of Baton Rouge, passed away on April 27th at Christus Highland Hospital in Shreveport. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 am followed immediately by the funeral service at McKneely Funeral Home in Amite on Tuesday May 1st. The burial service will be held immediately afterwards at Kedron Baptist Church in Amite, LA.

At age 17 Bob joined the merchant marine and sailed Caribbean routes, telling stories of the Dry Tortugas and eating lobsters straight from the sea. At 23 Bob joined the Army and was stationed on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, forever after saying that that was the most beautiful place he had ever seen. But the beauty there couldn’t keep him from the beauty at home – he returned to marry the love of his life, Mollie Rushing Turner. They built their lives together for the next 62 years, raising and loving two children, Sherri and Rob, and four grandchildren, Claire, Chris, Benjamin and Jacob.

Bob was a talented athlete in high school, playing basketball for Woodland High School. He graduated from Southeastern Louisiana State University and passed on his love of sports and teamwork to generations of kids as a coach, first at Istrouma Middle School, and then at Central Middle School for 30 years. Most importantly for those who knew him, Bob was one of the kindest and fairest men you could meet. Bob was a man of few words but lived his life as an emblem of the “golden rule”, treating everyone he met with respect and kindness.
Bob was pre-deceased by his Father Jacob Turner, his Mother Rena Pulliam Turner, his sisters Katie Turner Stevens, Lillian Turner Courtney, Marie Turner Curtis, and brothers Artemis “Team”, Charles Murdoch “CM” and Ivy.

Bob is survived by his wife, Mollie Rushing Turner, his daughter Sherri Turner Skrivanos, his son Robert Turner Jr., daughter-in-law Chau Ta Turner and grandchildren Claire Skrivanos and Lib Tietjen, Chris Skrivanos, Benjamin Turner and Jacob Turner.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kedron Baptist Church cemetery fund.

Read the Bible

Reflect of God as Strength
Catch up on any readings you missed
If you would like a hard-copy of the readings for the rest of the year, stop by FBC, Kentwood and ask someone in the office to get you a yellow paper from the sanctuary.

Don’t forget the ladies’ meeting tonight at FBC, Amite at 6:30. Let me know if you want to ride with me. You don’t have to bring anything but a friend.

Yesterday, I got to meet another faithful reader. It is always good to see your faces and hear your names.

Anna Lee

Sunday Night

FBC, Kentwood 125th Homecoming was very good. Thanks to all who planned, cooked, worked, etc. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. I am thankful to say I have been there for the 100th and the 125th anniversaries. I doubt I will be around for the 150th anniversary, but I hope the church is still growing and sharing the Word.

Join the ladies’ gathering at FBC, Amite tomorrow night at 6:30. Events for the night include a skit, special music, a speaker on sex-trafficking, a message from the state director of Women’s Ministry, refreshments, etc. All ladies are invited. If anyone wants to ride with me, please let me know. If that is not convenient, please meet us in Amite. This promises to be a good night. I hope to see many of you there.

Sunday

The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.

What can mere mortals do to me?

~Psalm 118:6~

125th Anniversary of FBC, Kentwood Today

Sunday School – 9:15

Church – 10:30

Speakers – Rev. J.P. Miles & Rev. Joe King

Dinner on the Grounds

Read the Bible

I Sam. 19-21
Eccl. 10:12-20
Acts 10

I hope you will be able to come this morning.

Anna Lee

Saturday

To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever.

But you, LORD my God, brought my life up from the pit.

~Jonah 2:6~

David Carley’s triple by-pass surgery went well. Thank you for praying for him.

Today, some area ladies will be attending the simulcast at FBC, Kentwood. It begins at 8:00 and ends at 3 this afternoon.

Others will be at Hillsdale from 2-4 for a Housewarming for the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home. It is our opportunity to help meet some of their needs,

Monday, at 6:30 P.M., ladies have the opportunity to attend a special gathering at FBC, Amite that will include skits, music, food, two speakers, etc. The Amite ladies are doing all the work. We only need to attend and bring someone with us.

Read the Bible Today

1st Sam. 16-18
Ps. 51
Acts 9

Don’t forget to make some purchases for or create some treasures for Operation Christmas Child. You can drop off your items at my Sunday School room before 9:15 any Sunday. Today’s ideas include hard plastic spoons, small hard plastic bowls, and small drinking cups or glasses.

Thursday, May 3rd is our National Day of Prayer. I know you will want to get involved in special prayers that day.

Today is “Pay it Forward Day”. I remember having another teacher give out pretty pencils to students the first Pay it Forward Day. Many acts of kindness have happened since that day. I wonder what today holds….

Anna Lee

Friday

“Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.”

~Acts 5:20~

Jelaigne Fitzhugh of Greensburg had a heart procedure yesterday. Thankfully, the doctors at Ochsner were able to repair her heart valve, not replace it. Pray for her as she recovers.

Debbie Wilkinson of Amite made her regular trip to M.D. Anderson at Houston and returned giving a praise report that her tumor is not growing. Thank-you for your continued prayers.

David Carley, the son of Gary Carley and Gwenette Dixon will have triple by-pass heart surgery this afternoon. Please pray for the family and for all the medical staff involved.

Joanne Seymour‘s stage four cancer surgery went well in New York yesterday. Please continue to pray for Joanne as she heals. She formerly lived in Amite.

Victoria Griffith, the granddaughter of Gerald and Martha Griffith of Kentwood, tried to stop a dog fight yesterday, She was bitten and lost the tip of her ring finger. She will be having surgery in Jackson, MS today. Please pray for Victoria, the medical staff, and the family.

Read the Bible Today

I Sam. 13-15
Ps. 50
Acts 7

Friday Morning Bible Study – Romans 6

Operation Christmas Child – Bring your filler items to my Sunday School classroom before Sunday School. An example of a filler item would be balls you found on sale recently that you purchased in abundance. Other items you might consider buying would be $1.00 flashlights at Walmart, $1.00 calculators from Dollar General, $1.00 jump ropes from Dollar Tree, and bars of soap. Buy as many as you fed led to purchase. You might even consider buying something every pay day or on a certain day of the week. You will be blessed as you bless others.

Have a wonderful Friday! Today would be a good day to attend Bible study, visit someone who is ill, prepare a meal for a busy neighbor, or ?????.

Anna Lee