Category: Needs

Thursday

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.

No one comes to the Father except through me.

~John 14:6~

 

 

 

Evelyn Irene Carter

March 03, 1950 – June 02, 2018
Evelyn Irene Carter born March 3, 1950, died June 2, 2018. She is survived by her husband, Robert Lee Carter and her 2 children, John Robert Carter and Sarah Marie Dolan. She is also survived by 2 grandchildren, 6 sisters, and her mother, Margaret Lucy Cutrer. She is preceded in death by her father, Rev. John Cutrer. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 11 a.m. until Memorial Services at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 11, 2018. Services conducted by Dr. Danny Smith. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 

 

Read the Bible

  • 2 Kings 16-18
  • Psalm 72
  • Romans 15

 

 

FBC VBS Attendance Report for Tuesday

  • 99 boys and girls
  • 19 youth
  • 29 adults

 

 

No Bible study Friday morning due to VBS.

 

 

 

VBS program Friday night at 6 P.M. at FBC, Kentwood.  Come and be blessed as you see and hear the children.

 

 

 

Looking ahead – June 16 we will have a project work day at FBC for OCC, Friendship House, and other ministries from 9 AM. to Noon.  Adults, youth, and children are needed.  The more people, the more we can accomplish.  Everything needed that day will be provided.  Just show up to give of your time!

 

 

 

May your life impact another life/lives in a meaningful, positive way today!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,

‘I am the light of the world.

Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

~John 8:12 NIV~

 

 

We had a great second day of VBS!   I’m looking forward to day three this morning.

 

 

Please pray for Linda Binder of Amite as she has an angiogram today.

 

 

 

Cindy Richards is home and doing well.  Physical therapy is ahead for her now so she can get back to walking.

 

 

 

Read the Bible

  • 2 Kings 14-15
  • Job 12
  • Rom. 14

 

 

 

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes will be available at church Sunday.  If you pack one a month, you can get five packed before the collection date.

 

 

 

Calculators are a great item for shoeboxes.  I like to purchase brightly colored solar powered ones that can be found at the dollar stores for $1.00.  If you are not going to pack some shoeboxes, you might want to purchase some calculators each month.

 

 

 

I’m thankful for the rain we received yesterday afternoon.  We got a nice rain yesterday.  Some of you who live in Kentwood were blessed with two good rains.  Did you take time to than God for the rain?  It’s not too late!

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday

 Study to shew thyself approved unto God,

a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,

rightly dividing the word of truth. 

~2 Timothy 2:15~

This verse seems to be appropriate for the first day of VBS.

 

 

“Shipwrecked/Rescued by Jesus” – Our 2018 theme!

VBS at FBC, Kentwood

June 4-8; 8:30-11:30 A.M.

Pre-K 4 through 5th Grade (Grade just completed)

Meets and ends in sanctuary each day.

 

 

Mission Projects Day

FBC, Kentwood

June 16; 9 A.M. – Noon

School age children, Youth, and Adults

Help complete projects to “Shoeboxes” and other needs

Please bring me clean used T-shirts to be used to complete several projects.

 

 

Operation Christmas Child

Items you can purchase this week: hair brushes, sewing kits/items, $1.00 calculators

Bring your items to my Sunday School classroom or leave them with the secretary in the church office.

 

 

Read the Bible 

Reflect on God as Restorer.

Complete any passages you missed this week.

 

 

Thank-you for checking in today.  Please pray for these two activities.  Attend and help if you can.

Anna Lee

Saturday

“But you are a chosen people,

a royal priesthood,

a holy nation,

God’s special possession,

that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”

~1 Peter 2:9 NIV~

 

 

Read the Bible 

  • 2 Kings 6-8
  • Ps. 70
  • Rom. 11

 

 

Jimmy McGraw of Amite has been battling cancer for a while.  Today is a good day to pray for him and his family.  He’ll be returning to M.D. Anderson as soon as possible to see his doctor there.

 

 

Steve Sanders‘ surgery went very well.  Now, pray for him to remember not to use that arm until the hand can heal properly.

 

 

VBS is next week at FBC, Kentwood.  There will be a big kick-off event tomorrow night at 5 P.M.  Bring your children all week to learn about God and to have fun at the same time.

 

 

Camp Living Waters is again in need of nurses to volunteer to work as a team to be there for boys and girls this summer.  If you are a nurse, please contact them and see how you can help with their summer program.  Thanks!

 

 

When the weather gets hot like it is now, I stay in my house, my air-conditioned vehicle, and go to church and businesses there there is air conditioning.  Please pray for those who do not have working AC systems during this hot weather.  Help those who do not have AC or AC that is not working at this time.

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“Trust me in your times of trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.” 

~Psalm 50:15 NLT~

 

Read the Bible

  • 1 Kings 7=8
  • Psalm 65
  • Romans 1

Glenda Wicker McIntyre

November 16, 1961 – May 19, 2018

Glenda Wicker McIntyre, a resident of Kentwood, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018. She was born November 16, 1961 in Amite and was 56 years of age. She is survived by her husband, William McIntyre, Sr.; daughter, Jessica McIntyre; 4 grandchildren, Weston McIntyre, Cassie Ricks, Dixie McIntyre, and Hank Wallace; mother, Sandra Nell Wicker; 3 sisters, Barbara Harris and husband, Chuck, Debra Lowe and husband, Boyd  and Cathy McIntyre and husband, Mitchell; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her son, William Wesley McIntyre, Jr.; father, Eliga RN Wicker, Sr.; and her brother, Eliga RN Wicker, Jr. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9 AM  until religious services at 11 AM Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Services conducted by Rev. Jason Skipper. Interment Charles McIntyre Cemetery, Kentwood. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 

 

 

“Young” Ladies Birthday Party Honorees with May Birthdays Today at 11:00 at The Cafe

  • Firma Kay Schneeweiss
  • Wilma Smith
  • Judy Liberto
  • Marilyn Hart
  • Verna Callihan
  • Margaret Oliver
  • Diane Turner

 

 

Dates for Your Calendar – Both wonderful ways to help tell others about Jesus!

  • July 16
    • Quarterly WMU Meeting
    • Various churches will show you their craft items for shoeboxes, mission trips, missionary donations, etc.
    • Spring Creek Baptist Church at 10 A.M.
  • September 15
    • Quarterly WMU Meeting
    • Kay Bennett will be here to tell us about Friendship House in New Orleans.
    • We will bring items to donate to the ministry there.
    • Hillsdale Baptist Church at 10 A.M.

Schedule

  • 9:00 – Leadership planning meeting
  • 10:00 – Meeting
  • Followed by a potluck lunch

 

 

FBC has scheduled some days for ministry projects.  These days will be for adults, youth, and children.  Without going to my calendar, I will say they will be in the next few months on the third Saturday of the month from 9 A.M. – Noon.  I would love to have some volunteers to help prepare for these meetings.  Let me know when you are available to work at the church for 2-3 hours.

 

 

Our mission in as Christians is to tell others about Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20).  Let’s do so in a way that is helpful and encouraging.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Baptist Press – http://www.bpnews.net

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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