Category: Missions

Monday

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!”

And let the one who hears say, “Come!”

Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.

~Revelation 22:17~

 

 

Read the Bible

  • Reflect on God as Capable
  • Catch up on any reading you missed during the past week.

 

 

Opportunities this Week

  • Tuesday – “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party
  • Wednesday – Filming for the Georgia Barnett Week of Prayer (Limited opportunity)
  • Friday – Romans 5 Bible Study
  • Saturday – Simulcast and Housewarming for Children’s Home
  • Sunday – 125th Anniversary of FBC, Kentwood

 

 

Please pray for our friend, Bobby Forbes of Arcola, as he has emergency surgery to remove a cancerous place from his arm.

 

 

Alice Faye Lee is home and doing better.  Thank-you for praying for her.

 

 

Heart problems seem to be numerous.  We have friends who have had heart procedures and other facing surgeries soon.  I know each of them would appreciate your prayers.

 

 

Shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child are available to those wishing to pack some.  The ones in the area under the balcony contain instructions/guidelines.  You can participate in one or both option.  I’ll keep that area stocked with shoeboxes, so if someone gets the last ones, I’ll add more.  If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me.

 

 

There of many spiritual, physical, and emotional needs in our community today.  Say some special prayers, please.

Opportunities are plentiful!

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Sunday

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!”

Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.

~Revelation 22:17~

 

 

Pray for the family of Mr. John Alan Blackwell as they have his services this afternoon at FBC, Kentwood.

  • Wake – 2:00 P.M.
  • Celebration of Life – 3:00 P.M.

 

“Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party

Tuesday at The Cafe at 11:00

Honoring Ladies with April Birthdays

                  Othell Williams

                 Catherine Yarborough

                 Gail Brister

                 Annie Bell Harrell

                 Virginia McKenzie

 

M-JAM (Grades 1-5) – May 4-5

Permission slip and $20.00 fee is due TODAY!

See Anna Lee if you have any questions.

 

Children in Action

A video team will be here Wednesday night to film a portion of a segment for a future Georgia Barnette video.

 

Operation Christmas Child

Shoeboxes and information sheets available after church today!  Questions? Ask Anna Lee .  

 

 

Read the Bible

  • I Sam. 1-3
  • Eccl. 9:1-10
  • Acts 4

 

 

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

 

Saturday

 

David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work.

Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you.

He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the LORD is finished.

~1 Chronicles 28:20~

 

Two ladies who are now home:

  • Mrs. Jeanette McGehee is home and able to get around a little.
  • Lisa Cutrer had her appendix removed Thursday night and is already home.

The last information I had, Alice Faye Lee was still hospitalized.

Keep praying for all three ladies.

 

 

Read the Bible 

  • Ruth 3-4
  • Psalm 48
  • Acts 3

 

Louisiana Baptist Message – http://www.baptistmessage,com

 

 

Baptist Press – http:www.bpnews.net

 

 

Those who will be attending the Children in Action trip to M-JAM need to get their permission slips and money in tomorrow.  Final reservations will be made Monday.

 

 

Thank-you for praying today.

Anna Lee

Friday

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.

The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

~James 5:16~

 

 

Sharon Phillips is home and improving following heart surgery.  Pray for continued improvement.

 

 

Alice Faye Lee is still hospitalized at Greensburg.  She’s improving.  Keep her and her family in your prayers.

 

 

Amber Prine Ragan is a young mother and teacher from Ponchatoula who has new hope for a brain tumor.  You may want to follow her page on Facebook.  You probably know some of her Prine relatives.  Amber Prine Ragan “We’re In This Together”

 

 

 

Mr. John Alan’s obituary – http://riverwoodfamily.com/index.php/item/553-john-allen-blackwell

John Alan “Johnny” Blackwell, 87, a lifelong resident of Kentwood, Louisiana passed away April 16, 2018 at North Oaks Hospital in Hammond, Louisiana.

He was born September 12, 1930 in Kentwood to J. D. Blackwell and Martha Lambert Blackwell.

He was a member of First Baptist Church Kentwood. He had many different occupations during his lifetime.

He worked as a pipe-fitter, welder, mechanic, and auto body repairman.

His favorite job was working as a truck driver for Hatcher Dairy Farm.

His retirement years were filled with many adventures. Most of these consisted of traveling the country with his loving wife, Mary Alice Simpson Blackwell in their camper.

Together, they visited every state in the continental US.  He was an avid gardener and enjoyed watching his grandchildren

and great grandchildren grow and he just recently became a great great grandfather. He will be greatly missed.

 

He is preceded in death by his wife, his parents, his brother, J. D. (Punkin) Blackwell and his only son, Alan Ray Blackwell.

 

He is survived by two daughters and two sons-in-law; Marty Blackwell and husband Chaney Phillips of Ponchatoula,

and Carolyn Boyd  and husband Jan Boyd of Moss Point;  a daughter-in-law, Beverly Blackwell of Kentwood;

numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and the one  great great grandchild; a lifelong friend, Donald Jones; special friends, Betty and Jimmy Hatcher.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, of which John was a longtime supporter.

 

 

Children in Action – Please turn in your permission slips for M-JAM by Sunday night.  They need to order your t-shirts next week.

 

 

M-JAM had a huge impact on our boys and girls last year.  We will attend this year’s M-JAM at Camp Tall Timbers in Alexandria on May 5th.

 

 

Friday Morning Bible Study

  • 10 A.M.
  • Romans 5
  • Bring your Bible and a pen

 

 

Read the Bible

  • Ruth 1-2
  • Eccl. 8:10-17
  • Acts 2

 

 

I believe in prayer.  Do you?

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Tuesday

“Be still in the presence of the Lord,

and wait patiently for him to act.”

 ~Psalm 37:7 NLT~

 

 

Sharon Phillips is still in ICU.  She is not progressing as her doctors hoped.  They are considering a pacemaker for her.  Please continue to pray.

 

 

Meg Stephens had neck surgery yesterday according to Katera McMillan who also said the recovery was going to be difficult.  Let’s pray Meg breezes through the recovery.

 

 

Stroud Phillips is hospitalized for tests.  Join his many friends in praying for him.

 

 

Nick Tullier, the Baton Rouge deputy who has been going through a long difficult recovery, now has pneumonia.  Pray for him and his family.

 

 

Mrs. Jeannette Maghee fell at home injuring her neck.  She was taken to North Oaks.  Please pray for “Miss” Jeannette and Mr. Ed.

 

 

Joanne Tate, infant daughter of Chuck and Jeanne, did very well during her heart procedure yesterday.  Thank-you for praying for the Tates.

 

 

 

Jerrye Kaye Rawls, who grow up in Roseland, passed away.  I did not locate her obituary, but her services are tomorrow in McComb.

 

 

Mr. John Alan Blackwell passed away yesterday afternoon.  I’ll miss seeing him before Sunday School.  His funeral arrangements are not posted yet.  I’ll post them later.

 

 

 

The speakers at Montpelier yesterday were Mrs. Lee McLean and her granddaughter, Heather Miller.  They told of a mission trip to Nicaragua in December 2017.  Their narrative, pictures, and display were all very good.  Later, Heather sent me a message about a trip the young adult class at New Zion will be making June 11-18, 2019.  If you know of anyone who would like to go with them, you can contact Heather through me or through New Zion Baptist Church.

 

 

Read the Bible

  • Judges 13-15
  • Psalms 46
  • John 20

 

 

This is a good day to reflect back on and to count our blessings.  I know you, like me, have many.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Monday

God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. 

Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

~Acts 2:32-33~

 

 

Pray for Joanne Tate as she has heart surgery at noon today.  Pray for her family as they submit their baby for necessary surgery.

 

The Two Rivers Quarterly WMU Meeting will be at 10 this morning at Montpelier Baptist Church.  Speakers today are Lee McLean and her granddaughter, Heather Miller.  These ladies participated in a mission trip to Central America last summer.  Everyone is invited to attend.

 

Read the Bible – Reflect on God as Love and complete any passages you missed.

 

 

Have a great start to a new week. 

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

Friday

“Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God.

Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage.

The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace.” 

~Matthew 6:6, The Message~

 

Pray for Gail Brister as she has a knee procedure today in Covington.

 

 

Pray for Mrs. Bessie Hayden.  She continues to have various health issues.

 

 

David has gained another pound and is slowly trying to regain his strength and endurance.  Please keep praying for him.

 

 

 

Read the Bible

  • Judges 4-6
  • Eccl. 7:1-13
  • John 17

 

 

Friday Morning Bible Study 

  • Today at 10:00
  • Fellowship Hall
  • Romans 4

 

 

Reminder:  The will be no Third Thursday at the Cabin until David gets stronger.  Hopefully, it won’t be much longer.

 

 

M- JAM – May 4-5 at Camp Tall Timbers

  • Boys and girls in grades 1-6
  • Permission forms available in the church office and from me

 

 

God has blessed us with a beautiful spring weather.  Take a walk and enjoy God’s beautiful creation.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

“Heaven and earth will pass away,

but my words will never pass away.” 

~Luke 21:33 NIV~

 

 

Pray for Bobby Simpson as he prepares to go to St. Helena Rehab for outpatient rehabilitation.

 

 

Mrs. Mimi Sneed needs prayer for dental work she is undergoing.

 

 

Sharon Philips will be having a heart valve replaced today in Covington.  Pray all goes well today and in the recovery phase.

 

 

Firma Kay Schneeweiss passed the heart tests yesterday, so she was sent home with new medication for GERD.  Thank God she has the less serious problem.

 

 

Jennie made it back to Prague and is with her family.  Thank-you for your prayers.

 

 

Earl Wayne McCarroll, Sr.

March 26, 1956 – April 09, 2018

Earl Wayne McCarroll, Sr., a resident of Roseland, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2018 at his home. He was born March 26, 1956 in Independence and was 62 years of age. He is survived by his 2 daughters, Barbara Jean Easley and husband, Michael, and Jahala Leal and husband, Jonothan; 3 sons, Earl McCarroll, Jr. and wife, Tiffany,  Shanon McCarroll and wife, Januari, and Wren Mayfield; 15 grandchildren, MaKayla Rodriquez, Jaden Wall, Michael Rodriquez, Kennedy McCarroll, Kyleigh McCarroll, Journie Wall, Melanie Hill, ChloeBeth Rodriquez, Jessa Wall, Sara McCarroll, Catie McCarroll, Mason McCarroll, Ava McCarroll, Wyatt Easley, and Harlie Leal; great-granddaughter, Ryan Kate Swilley; 2 sisters, Barbara Morgan and husband, Leroy, and Becky Granger; 7 brothers, Gary McCarroll, Jack “Catfish” Granger and wife, Tammy, Jules Granger and wife, Vonda, David Granger and wife, Linda, William Granger and wife, Charla, Edward Granger and wife, Melissa, and Doug Granger and wife, Rhonda. Preceded in death by father, Ralph McCarroll; mother, Marjorie Granger; step-father, Jack Granger, Sr.; brother in law, J. L. Granger.  Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9:00AM until religious services at 11:00AM Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Services conducted by Rev. David Cutrer. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 

 

T. Eugene Smith, Sr.

January 29, 1935 – April 09, 2018
January 29, 1935 – April 09, 2018A resident of Amite passed away on Monday, April 9, 2018 at home. He was born January 29, 1935 in Franklinton and was 83 years of age. He was a former member and pastor of Crossroad Fellowship Church. He is survived by his wife, Parmys Waller Smith; 2 daughters, Kandi Susan Smith and Karen Smith Lopez and husband, John; 2 sons, Thomas Eugene Smith, Jr. and wife, Stacey, and James Edmore Smith and wife, Estela; step-daughter, Beverly Susan Husser; step-son, Glenn Lee Husser and wife, Karen; brother, Hobart William Smith, Jr. and wife, Mae; 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Hobart William Smith, Sr. and Lula Belle Bennett Smith; first wife, Wanda Joan Husser Smith; step-son, Richard Keith Husser. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 10:00AM until religious services at 1:00PM on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Services conducted by Rev. Jesse White. Interment Killian Chapel Cemetery, Amite. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 

 

 

Missionary Spotlight Update: Eric and Julie Maroney

By Adult Resource Team on April 01, 2018
Maroneys

Relationships are everything in Croatia. It takes years of living through the good and bad together to create a certain level of trust. Eric and Julie Maroney are ready to live through some of the good.

Soon after filling out the WMU questionnaire for the story about their family in the April issue of Missions Mosaic, Julie was diagnosed with cancer. It was not a convenient time for the diagnosis—the Maroneys were leaving their eldest child, Nathan, in the United States at college after 19 years of living in Croatia with the International Mission Board (IMB). The diagnosis brought their active lifestyle to a standstill.

After a year of cancer treatments in the States, Julie received the “all-clear” to return home to her neighbors and friends. Eric, Julie, and daughter Kayleigh didn’t just pick up where they left off; they entered Croatia running to keep up.

“It’s been hectic getting back,” Eric conceded. Just a few months ago, Julie was still getting radiation therapy. However, the family dove right into hosting 2 camps, Vacation Bible School, and volunteer missions teams.

The family may have gone through a trauma, but its goal is the same—building relationships in order to share the love of Jesus Christ.

“The greatest need in Croatia is for a personal relationship with Jesus Christ,” Eric said.

Pray for a spiritual hunger among Croatians. With the family’s brush with cancer, its fire to share Christ burns brighter than ever before.

Eric and Julie Maroney are featured in the April 2018 Missions Mosaic Missionary Spotlight.

Sue Sprenkle spent decades traveling the world for the IMB as a missionary writer/photographer. Now, she leads a quiet life as a digital media professor in Kansas.

 

 

 

Read the Bible

  • Joshua 23-24
  • Eccl. 6:7-12
  • John 12

 

 

Children in Action (Boys & Girls in Grades 1-5)

  • Tonight at 6 P.M.
  • FBC, Kentwood
  • Exciting things are happening.

 

 

Friday Morning Bible Study

  • 10 A.M.
  • FBC, Kentwood Fellowship Hall
  • Studying Romans 4 this week

 

 

WMU Events

  • Quarterly Meeting at Montpelier at 10 A.M. Monday, April 16/Speakers – short-term missionaries from New Zion Baptist Church
  • Special invitation to a Ladies’ Event at FBC, Amite at 6:30 P.M.
  • Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home – Items needed will be turned in to Hillsdale Baptist Church Saturday, April 28th.  That gives two weeks to turn them in at church if you cannot attend the celebration on the 28th.

 

 

Don’t forget the Annie Armstrong Offering for North America or items for Operation Christmas Child.

 

 

If you wish to send a request for something to be placed on TPL, you can send a message through this site.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday

Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many;

and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

~Hebrews 9:27-28~

 

 

Please continue to pray for Glen Magee, Sr. as he continues recovery and physical therapy for his recent heart surgery.

 

 

Pray for Mansell Stinson.  He has been having a hard time because of his diabetes.

 

 

Read the Bible

  • Joshua 17-18
  • Ps. 42
  • John 12

 

 

What a good study of Romans 3 we had yesterday!  We learn from the insight of each other and leave understanding a passage much better.  Friday Morning Bible Study is very special to me.  We will be studying Romans 4 next week.

 

 

If you have purchased or made items for Operation Christmas Child, please being them to my classroom before Sunday School.  Thank-you.  If you are wanting an idea of what to purchase, these suggestions may help.

  • $1.00 flashlights (about 4 inches long) from Walmart
  • Spoons or knife, fork, and spoon sets (Dollar General)
  • Sewing kits
  • Baby dolls (Dollar Tree)
  • Small tractors, cars, and trucks

 

 

Annie Armstrong Offering for North America missions is still being collected.

 

 

Tomorrow is the Lord’s Day.  Don’t try to make it your day!

Anna Lee

Thursday

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

~Romans 10:17~

 

It was good to see Mrs. Bessie Hayden back at church last night.  She has a fancy scooter to use on her new wheelchair ramp.

 

 

Mr. Bobby Simpson also has a scooter to help him get around.  He continues to improve.  Pray for Betty as she takes good care of him.

 

 

James Rimes was very excited to tell us Susan Rimes‘ doctor has found the medication she needed for her tremors.  Just a few doses and her hands are calm.  Thank God they found the doctor who found the right medication to solve her problem.

 

 

Mr. Ed Magee fell at home Saturday and is bruised up, but thankfully has no broken bones.

 

 

Buddy Waller learned that his tumor has grown a little.  Please pray for him and for his doctors.

 

 

Martha Griffith is having some leg issues which are causing falls.  Pray her doctors can solve this problem.  Pray Martha doesn’t break any bones.

 

 

Timmy Schwartz has a ruptured appendix and will be having surgery at North Oaks at 9:00 this morning.  Pray for a successful surgery.

 

 

FBC, Kentwood will be celebrating 125 years on Sunday, April 29th.  Bro. JP Miles will be our guest preacher for that celebration.  You are invited to participate in our service.

 

 

Ladies with April birthdays to be celebrated on the 4th Tuesday of the month at The Cafe:

Othell Williams

Catherine Yarborough

Gail Brister

Annie Bell Harrell

Virginia McKenzie

 

 

There will be a blood drive at FBC, Kentwood on Sunday, April 15th.  Contact the church office for more information and to sign up.  229-8111

 

 

There will also be a Women’s Prayer Breakfast on Sunday. April 15th at 7:45-8:15.  Janice Cutrer will be the guest speaker.  You are asked to sign up for this event.

 

 

Remember the Annie Armstrong Offering for North America.  The offering helps with ministries in Canada and the United States.  When you give, 100% of the money goes to the ministry.

 

 

Operation Christmas Child – Suggested item for April is stuffed animals, but purchase whatever you choose.

 

 

Read the Bible

  • Joshua 13-14
  • Ps. 41
  • John 10

 

 

May this day give you opportunities to minister to others.  May you recognize your opportunities.

Anna Lee