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Friday

“Therefore, He is always able to save those who come to God through Him,

since He always lives to intercede for them.”

~`Hebrews 7:25~

Betty Taylor had four shots in her eyes yesterday and was in a great deal of pain, as well as having her vision affected. Pray for a better day today.

Pray for a better day for Mrs. Ruby Ziggler today. Pray she feels encouraged and has a greater desire to work to get better.

If you are on Facebook, please read the last few posts on “Prayers for Eli” and “The Adventures of Connor Man”. Pray for both of these young boys.

Continue to pray for Kathy Jo Thompson as she praises God and encourages others to meet Him.

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “The Gift of Light” – http://odb.org/

Hymn of the Day – “Near the Cross” – http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/n/e/nercross.htm

The “Lucy” Bible Study will begin one week from today at 10:00 at FBC, Kentwood. You will not have any daily homework and do not have to be a member of FBC, Kentwood to attend. There is no cost for this study. Let me know if you are interested.

Mission Project – Shoes for children, men, and women are needed at FBC, Kentwood. They will be given to Re-Store in Amite. Today and tomorrow will be good days to clean out some closets and help someone at the same time. There are collection baskets inside the main door and the office door. Next month we will be collecting school uniforms. By now everyone should know if they have some uniforms that have been outgrown and are taking up space. This will help you and help someone else.

Camp Living Waters, near Loranger, is in need of the following items. Some of you may want to help our area church camp. You can donate the items or you can give money to purchase these items.

Twin size mattress protectors
Bedspreads, not comforters
Glass salt and pepper shakers
Cleaning supplies
Paper goods

We can all be a part of missions! Let’s do our part.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

Today’s verse is compliments of the International Mission Board’s Today’s Prayer.

“For God is not unjust;

He will not forget your work and the love

you showed for His name when you served the saints–

and you continue to serve them.”

~Hebrews 6:10~

Russ and Ashley Guzzardo have a new baby daughter.

The newest member of my family is here. Blakely Nickole Guzzardo arrived at 5:25 on August 20,2013. She weighed 7lbs 8 oz and was 20 inches long. Thank-you to everyone for your prayers. Please say a prayer of thanks for a healthy baby. God is good!!!!!!!!!!

Kathy Jo Thompson and her mother are flying to Maryland today so Kathy Jo can have another surgery. Pray for her as she continues her battle.

There is a young man from our area who, with his wife, is teaching in Egypt. Pray for them during this time of unrest. Pray for their families here to have peace about the location of their loved ones.

FBC, Kentwood will switch from AWANA to Team Kid this year. They will also switch back to Sundays for their meetings. Stay tuned for more information.

Bible Study – Don’t forget the ladies’ Bible study which will begin on the last Friday morning of this month. It is based on the main character and clips from the “Lucy” series. I’ve been previewing some of the material. I have found great depth to the lessons which will be presented. All ladies are invited to attend and learn with us.

Missions – Heath Rohner of Re-Store said his greatest need is for shoes. We are collecting gently used shoes to give him for his ministry in Amite. If you have some shoes to share, drop them in a basket at FBC, Kentwood on Sundays or during the office hours during the week. Our collection project for him next month will be school uniforms. In the months following that we will collect jackets and blankets. What a blessing you will be to some people in our area!

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Living Beyond the Odds” – http://odb.org/

Baptist Press – BPNews.net

Hymn of the Day – “Trust and Obey” – http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/r/trstobey.htm

I hope you will take time to listen to this simple hymn which has a powerful message. May the tune “follow” you around today as a reminder of how we are to live our lives.

Have a blessed day. Be a blessing to someone today. Let’s let His light shine brightly, even brighter that last night’s blue moon, for Jesus!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“Call to Me, and I will answer you,

and show you great and mighty things,

which you do not know.”

~Jeremiah 33:3~

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Image Conscious” – http://odb.org/

I think this speaks to all of us to “improve our ways”. I can see some improvements I have made, but there are still more I could improve on.

Baptist Press – BPNews.net

You can get an idea of how Christians in Egypt are being treated. We need to pray for this situation there, and in other place, and pray it never happens in America.

Baptist Press Sports – http://www.bpsports.net/

Baptist Press Cartoons – http://www.bpnews.net/BPCartoons.asp

Baptist Press Story Collections – http://www.bpnews.net/BPCollections.asp

Happy reading!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“Faithful love and truth will join together;

righteousness and peace will embrace.

Truth will spring up from the earth,

and righteousness will look down from heaven.”

~Psalm 85:10-11, HCSB~

Pray that “Connected” at FBC, Kentwood today will be effective in training women to improve missions and missions organizations within their churches.

Anthony “Bud” Taylor Distefano
(May 29, 1932 – August 16, 2013)

A resident of Roseland, he died at 12:15 a.m. on Friday, August 16, 2013 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He was born May 29, 1932 in Roseland and was 81 years of age. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Marie Distefano, Roseland; 5 children, Lisa Davis and husband, Lyndon Earl, Amite, James Kelly Distefano, Roseland, Kenneth Wayne Distefano and wife, Angela, Ponchatoula, Linda Baughman and husband, Ricky, Columbia, MS and Jeffery Taylor Distefano, Roseland; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, Michael Kelly Distefano, Sr., and Marie Easley Distefano; a brother, Michael Kelly Distefano, Jr. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Monday and from 8 a.m. until 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday. Religious Services at St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Services conducted by Fr. Mark Beard. Interment New Zion Cemetery, Kentwood. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.Devotional – Our Daily Bread –

Baptist Press – Egypt’s Christians suffer amid deadly crackdown on opposition: Baptist church among 14 hit in Minya –http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=40916

Baptist Press – CALL TO PRAYER: For persecuted believers– http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=40923

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Slack Tide” – http://odb.org/

Have a wonderful day. Be sure to spent part of the day in preparing for the Lord’s Day.

Anna Lee

Friday

“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh.

Is there anything too hard for Me?”

~Jeremiah 32:27~

Teddi Kay and Tobi Klaire Titus will be born about noon today. Keep the family in your prayers today and in the coming days.

Wayne McNabb’s foot surgery went well. Pray he is patient during the healing process.

Please continue to pray for Jerry East. He had a heart attack while in OK and is hospitalized there.

Please check Prayers for Eli on Facebook. You’ll know how to pray after reading a few posts.

Pray for Jennifer Pittman, Tyrone Harrell, and Lynn Huff, as well as their families.

Susan Denise Stewart
(December 21, 1965 – August 14, 2013)

A resident of Amite, died at 10:20AM on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born December 21, 1965 in Independence and was 47 years of age. She worked as a floor supervisor at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center. Survived by husband, Timmy Stewart, Sr., Amite; son, T.J. Stewart, Jr. and wife, Krystina, Amite; 3 grandchildren, Jayda Marie Stewart, Gage Allen Stewart and Mya Leigh Stewart; parents, Willie and Margaret Rhodus, Roseland; 2 brothers, Michael Carter and wife, Cheryl, Amite, and Willie Rhodus, Jr. and fiancé, Renee Hutchins, Roseland; 2 sisters, Melinda Stewart and husband, Zack, Roseland and Melissa Granger and husband, Edward, Kentwood; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by grandparents, Kirk and Edith McKee, sister, Shelia Carter; nephew, Wesley Carter and 2 uncles, Marvin and Joe McKee. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Friday, August 16, 2013, and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 1:00 PM Saturday, August 17, 2013. Services conducted by Rev. Mike Foster and Rev. Bob Simpson. Interment Natalbany Cemetery, Independence.

Last night at the Third Thursday meeting we had people from nine different churches. It’s a good feeling to see friends, some old and some new, fellowshipping and singing together. Even though people were from different churches, we all serve the same God! I’m already looking forward to the next meeting.

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Contained, But Not Extinguished” – http://odb.org/

Missions – Kids on Mission Pray – http://kidsonmission.org/prayer/

Pray for the final preparations for Connect, the WMU training meeting at Kentwood tomorrow.

Missions – Today would be a good day to bag up some shoes you no longer wear that could be useful to someone else. If you deliver them to FBC, Kentwood, I will get them to Re-Store in Amite. Let’s pray this business will meet both physical and spiritual needs.

I feel so blessed today. I hope you do too!

Anna Lee

Sunday

“But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, in the acceptable time.”

~Psalm 69:13a~

Please remember my classmate and friend since childhood Aurelia Ann Varnado (Weegee), Cancer has taken over most of her body including sternum and lumbar area. She is in good spirits and will begin chemo next Tuesday. I know Jesus will hold her hand through this but prayers are needed badly. Fran Walker

Please add Ann Huff to your prayer list. She is hospitalized in Baton Rouge following a stroke.

We’ve been praying for Eli. Today, Prayers for Eli on facebook, indicate he has completed his chemo. Continue to pray for this young man.

Line Creek Baptist Church

Tomorrow morning (TODAY), during our worship service, we are going to have “the blessing of the backpacks.” Actually, we are going to have a time of prayer for each kid that is starting school (or already has started school), while wearing/carrying his or her backpack/bookbag. We are also going to have a special time of prayer for all of our teachers. Don’t forget to bring your backpack/bookbag, if you’ve got one. See in the morning!

Greensburg Baptist Church (From JoEllen Carruth)

I would like to invite everyone to the First Baptist Church in Greensburg this Sunday morning at 9:15 a.m. for Sunday School and then 10:30 a.m for our 147th celebration worship service. Over 147 years ago the church was begun on the present site and has been a part of the Greensburg community. We will have one of our former pastors, Dr. Arthur “Bo” Rice as our speaker and one of our former music directors, Chuck Brown will lead our music. We will have “dinner on the grounds” following the morning worship. Please come and be a part of this celebration in our community. Everyone is welcome.

Pray for us later this morning as we make a delivery of items to Williams Blvd. Baptist Church. The items will be delivered to the Hatchels at the end of this week. Especially pray for the ministry of the nine people who will work among the Gypsies. May their efforts be multiplied by our God who wants the Gypsies to know Him.

For those of you who missed this video of a portion of Daddy’s services, please remember we will all be “Going Home” one day thanks to God’s “Amazing Grace”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hKXlaZobLc&fb_action_ids=10151863407292932%2C10151863316122932&fb_action_types=yt-fb-app%3Aupload_ne&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210151863407292932%22%3A152390074956221%2C%2210151863316122932%22%3A1375851602635383%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151863407292932%22%3A%22yt-fb-app%3Aupload_ne%22%2C%2210151863316122932%22%3A%22yt-fb-app%3Aupload_ne%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

Anna Lee

Friday

“Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened,

that it cannot save;

nor His ear heavy,

that it cannot hear.”

~Isaiah 59:1~

Nothing is impossible with God! I needed to remind myself of that today. I hope it is a good reminder to someone else too.

You are invited to FBC, Greensburg Sunday morning to join in the celebration of 147 years! JoEllen Carruth wrote this:

Dudley Singleton

(December 12, 1930 – August 8, 2013)

A resident of Roseland, died at 5:35 AM on Thursday, August 8, 2013 at his residence. He was born December 12, 1930 in Amite and was 82 years of age. Survived by wife, Lorraine Singleton; 2 step-daughters, Tracie Brown, Roseland, and Angela Corkern, Amite; 2 step-sons, Doug Brown, Raceland, Dale Brown, Roseland; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Juanita Pritchett, Roseland and Almeda Miller, Arcola. Preceded in death by parents, Felix and Alma Singleton; and numerous brothers and sisters. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM, Friday, August 9, 2013, and from 8:00 AM until religious services at 3:00 PM Saturday, August 10, 2013. Services conducted by Rev. Bob Simpson. Interment Arcola Roseland Cemetery, Arcola. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, is in charge of the arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

KOM Pray (Kids on Mission Pray) – http://kidsonmission.org/prayer/

Baptist Press Sports – http://www.bpsports.net/

Have a fantastic Friday!

Anna Lee

Thursday Addition

From Janie Wise at the state WMU office in Alexandria:

Ok. So officially registration is closed for Connected, WMU leader training on August 10, 17 and 24. But we still have space and don’t want you to miss preparing yourself for a new year of Mission Friends, GA, Children in Action, Acteens, Youth on Mission or Women on Mission. There are conferences for both church and associational WMU directors. Check it out at LBC.org/Connected or email or call. Let us know so you’ll have meal.

I hope you will sign up for this great meeting for women’s ministry. It is not too late. The event will be nine days from today at FBC, Kentwood.

Wednesday

“Jesus said to them,

‘I am the bread of life;

he who comes to Me will not hunger,

and he who believes in Me will never thirst.’”

~John 6:35, NASB~

Sylvia Wilson Day

I will be having surgery later today to repair the rotator cuff in my left shoulder. The right side is also torn and I plan to have it fixed at a later date. I would appreciate your prayers!

Rufus Williams will have two more stents in his heart Thursday at the Heart Hospital in Lacombe. Please pray for him and his family during this time.

Facebook Pages

Prayers for Eli
The Adventures of Connor Man

Phyllis Barber Parnell
(September 25, 1943 – August 6, 2013)

A resident of Greensburg, she died at 12:35 a.m. on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at her residence. She was born September 25, 1943 in Richmond, VA and was 69 years of age. She is survived by her daughter, Terry Taylor and her husband, James Al Taylor, Greensburg; son, Robert Gayle and his wife, Torri, Villa Rica, GA; 9 grandchildren, Connie O’Hern, James Taylor, Jr., Jessica Rogers, Brittany Gayle, Joshua Gayle, Alexis Gayle, Shana Nelson, Devin Matlock and Joseph Hilton; 3 great-grandchildren, Wyatt Matlock, Ethan Matlock and Salem Nelson. Preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Eleanor Barber. The family would like to thank Community Care Hospice for their excellent care. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

One Minute Daily Devotional – A Short Sighted View Of Success – http://rightfromtheheart.org/devo/2947

Baptist Press – BPNews.net

Ladies who wish to help with “Connected”, please meet at the church at 4:00 today.

Be careful in the heat today.

Anna Lee

Monday

“Let the little children come to Me, and don’t stop them,

because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these,”

~Luke 18:16b~

Austin Rose (written by mom, Denise)

Austin is doing great. Even went to visit friends at Band Camp on Friday night ( that did my heart good!) and sat with his section at camp on saturday for a little while. Even wanted to go back Saturday night and went out with a group to Yogli Mogli after practice. Can I just say that I love the Harrison Marching Band!! You guys are great! We are family and I thank you all for your support.

I thank God for all the area Vacation Bible Schools held this summer. I know they helped to mold young lives the right way. Thanks for all who helped provide this opportunity for our kids.

The missions teams from FBC, Amite and Bethleham (Albany) returned home safely. Thank for to this opportunity they had to work with Native Americans.

Please continue to pray for my daddy, who remains at North Oaks.

I talked with Susan Dufrene, grandmother of Lara and the person behind Lara’s Gowns for Smiles. Lara broke her “bad” leg while at physical therapy this week. Pray for Lara as her leg heals and as she fights cancer.

The Young Ladies’ Birthday Party will be tomorrow morning at Nyla’s. If you are 60+ years of age, please join us for fellowship and lunch.

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “What’s Love” – http://odb.org/

Lyda Camille Yates Wood

(October 19, 1925 – July 27, 2013)

Lyda Camille Yates Wood, a dear and loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, was born October 19, 1925 and passed away at 2:58 p.m. on July 27, 2013 at her home. Lyda, 87, was a native of Franklinton, Louisiana and a long-time resident of Amite, Louisiana. She traveled and lived all over the world with her husband, Roy, during his long military career. In her role as a military wife, she, too, served our country beginning as a US civilian employee in Occupied Japan in 1947. She was an accomplished seamstress; owned and operated a gift shop in Amite for many years; was a legal secretary and Notary. She was also an avid gardener and participated as a judge in the Jackson & Perkins rose trials. Mrs. Wood is survived by her children: Lyda Sue Wood Madison and husband, Bernard; Alice Jane Wood Hallmark; Gail Marie Wood and husband, Alfredo Martinez; and Amanda Lee Wood Barnett and husband, Barry. She is survived by 13 grandchildren: Eva Camille Madison and husband, Dave Pieper; Blair Bernard Madison and wife, Caitlyn (Sue’s children); Joseph Arthur Smith, IV; Grace Wood Smith Martin and husband, John; Marie Clare Hallmark Verdin and husband, Ryan (Jane’s children); Dominic Carlo Marcello and wife, Sarah; Katherine Marie Marcello; Thomas Anthony Marcello and wife, Maria; Elizabeth Marie Marcello (Gail’s children); Katherine Camille Barnett, Lee Austin Barnett, Marcus Wood Barnett, and Lily Elizabeth Barnett (Amanda’s children). She is survived by five great-grandchildren: Samuel David Pieper, Isla Utilia Madison, Victor Garrett Marcello, Everett Grant Verdin, and Cora Calongne Martin. Also survived by three sisters: Margie Louise Yates Jenkins, Doris Isabel Yates Magee and Dixie Nell Yates Gallaspy. Mrs. Wood was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Roy Lee Wood (Lt. Col., US Army ret.); her parents, Frederick and Camille Yates; two brothers, Fred Yates and John Yates; son-in-law, William Roger Hallmark; and granddaughter, Anna Marie Marcello. Also, the family deeply thanks friends and caregivers: Georgia McCray, Leslie Wilson, Janice Stewart, Deborah Williams, and Pamela Carmel. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 11 a.m. until Religious Services at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Interment in Edwards Cemetery in the family’s “Edwards Place” east of Amite. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Help needed at 10:00 this morning to cut fabric for hospital gowns for sick children and to pack purses to give away through Re-Store. Please be at the fellowship hall of FBC, Kentwood to do your part. I’m counting on you!

Anna Lee