Category: Operation Christmas Child

Saturday

“Go out into the country lanes

and out behind the hedges

and urge anyone you find to come

, so that the house will be full.

For none of those I invited first

will get even the smallest taste

of what I had prepared for them.”

 ~Luke 14:23b-24 TLB~

 

Mrs. Juanita Pritchett‘s surgery went well.  Thank you for praying for her.

George Cutrer had has second surgery this week.  He had laser surgery for kidney stones.  Let’t pray he is finished with surgeries for now and will improve.

 

Hugh Vernon Frazier

September 13, 1934 – September 08, 2017

VisitationTuesday, September 12, 2017
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

New Zion Baptist Church
3841 Highway 38
Kentwood, Louisiana 70444
Funeral ServiceTuesday, September 12, 2017
2:00 PM New Zion Baptist Church
3841 Highway 38
Kentwood, Louisiana 70444

 

 

Read the Bible today – Mark 7-8 & Psalm 89

 

Friday Morning Bible Study will NOT meet next Friday, but will the following week.

 

Don’t forget your donations for Operation Christmas Child, La, Baptist Children’s Home, and Disaster Relief.

Pray for the people if the path of Hurricane Irma!

In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,

for You will answer me.

~Psalm 86:7 NASB~

Thank God for all those who are making conditions safer for Florida and for those who will be responding to their many needs.

 

Today, as you prepare for tomorrow, the Lord’s Day, it is a good day to invite someone to Sunday School and church.

Anna Lee

 

Friday

“Six days you shall labor,

but on the seventh day you shall rest;

even during the plowing season

and harvest you must rest.

  ~Exodus 34:21~

 

This morning at 7 A.M., my childhood neighbor, Mrs. Juanita Pritchett (89) will have surgery at Baton Rouge General to repair her aorta.  I would appreciate you praying for her even if you don’t personally know her.  If you personally know her, I know you will be praying.  Her husband, Johnny Pritchett, passed away about two weeks ago.

Please continue to pray for all the people in the path of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Jose.   Especially pray for those who just faced Irma and now have to deal with Jose.  Thank God for the many volunteers who will be working through Louisiana Disaster Relief and other organizations to help people after the storms.

Also pray for all the people who have forest fires in their areas of the western U.S.

Pray for the leaders, both politically and militarily, of countries around the world as they hopefully  work together to make our world a better place for all of us.

 

Read the Bible – Mark 7-8, Psalm 98, & video “The Messiah”

 

This mornings, the Friday Morning Bible Study at FBC,K will focus on Ezekiel 22 at 10 A.M..

 

Operation Christmas Child – We’re collecting $1.00 flashlights (Walmart) with and extra set of three (3) AAA batteries at FBC tomorrow.  Think of the excitement when they are found in “shoeboxes”.  Next week, we will be collecting tiny trucks and tractors.

The La. Baptist Children’s Home will be at FBC, K first thing Monday morning to pick up the items for use in the homes there.  If you have not done so already, Sunday will be your last opportunity to drop off some items under the stairwell at the office entrance to the church.

FBC, K is also collecting tools and other items for use by Disaster Relief teams working in homes flooded by the hurricanes.  This items can also be dropped at FBC, K.

 

Monday, we will have the associational WMU meeting at FBC, Amite at 10:00.  I’m excited to hear about the work done in Louisiana through the Georgia Barnett Offering for Louisiana.  Bro. Don Meadows of Taylor Creek Baptist Church will be our speaker.  We will end out meeting with a covered dish lunch.  Thanks to Linda Hendry and other ladies form FBC, Amite for hosting our meeting this month.  If you are not a member of an active WMU, please feel free to join us.  Bring some guests with you.

 

Use today to make needed preparations of any kind for the Lord’s Day tomorrow.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

Look at the birds of the air;

they do not sow or reap or store away in barns,

and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.

Are you not much more valuable than they? 

Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

~Matthew 6:26-27~

 

 

Summer and Meg have had some sleep in the midst of the storm!  Summer and I texted about three this morning.  Please continue to pray for them and others who will be visited by Hurricane Irma.

 

As we think about the hurricane, let’s also remember other who have or will soon face a hurricane.  In addition, our country has numerous fires burning out of control in the western states.  To top that off, we have political issues within our country and with other countries.  I want to put my hymn of the day here today.

 

 

“Master, the Tempest is Raging”, also know as “Peace, Be Still”

 

Read the Bible – Mark 1-2, Psalm 95, and video on Mark (http://thebibleproject.com)

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

 

 

Missions class for children –  Tonight at 6 P.M. at FBC.Kentwood . Adults will be meeting in the sanctuary and youth in the lighthouse.

 

 

Operation Christmas Child – FBC, Kentwood will be collecting $1.00 flashlights with three extra batteries for a replacement;  Can be found at Walmarts

 

 

Summer and Megan’s Hurricane Irma adventure (most pleasant word that comes to mind now) has had many of us praying endlessly.  I’m thankful.  There are always needs – lack of salvation, unchurched people, missionaries, new church work,  thankfulness, sickness, etc.  Let’s buckle down and improve our prayer life, beginning today.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

Blessed are all who fear the LORD,

who walk in obedience to him.

You will eat the fruit of your labor;

blessings and prosperity will be yours.

~Psalm 128:1-2~

 

Please pray for Summer Clemons Blades and her daughter, Meg, who are on St. Kitts Island and in the path of Hurricane Irma.  They are having trouble getting a flight home.

 

Wayne McNabb‘s will have heart by-passes today at North Oaks.  Pray for him that all goes well today.

 

Please continue to pray for Bettye Fussell who is at Ochsner.  She continues to need our prayers.

 

Please continue to pray for and assist as you can with needs as a result of Hurricane Harvey.  Also, pray for those who are in the path of Hurricane Irma.
Pray for those whose lives are being changed by the massive fires blazing in some parts of our country.

 

 

Taylor Creek Baptist Church ill have a load of building materials delivered at 3:30 today.  If you are available to help unload the materials, please do so.

Taylor Creek will be beginning school next week.  Pray for a good year of homeschooling for them.  Thank God for faithful volunteers who make this possible for the children.

 

 

Read the Bible – Matthew 27-28 & Psalm 94

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

Louisiana Baptist Message – http://baptistmessage.com

 

 

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

 

 

Operation Christmas Child – Some of you who have not been able to shop for the needed items for the “shoeboxes” may want to help with the shipping cost which has increased since last year.  Mark your offering envelope Operation Christmas Child.  We will be shipping our boxes in early November.

 

 

We will be having the Third Thursday meeting at the cabin on the 21st at 6:30.  I’m already looking forward to it.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Monday

Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous;

you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

~Psalm 5:12~

 

 

Pray for Wayne McNabb.  He will be readmitted to North Oaks Tuesday for by-pass surgery.

 

Miss Fay Shoemaker will have her aeorta repaired at Ochsner on the 21st.  Pray for her as she prepares for the surgery.

 

Ricky Mapes, son of Andy and Betty Taylor, is having some testing on his heart in McComb.  Pray for him and for his family.

 

Donna Fay Miller has been having a-fib issues for a while.  She had to go to the hospital in Baton Rouge yesterday morning.  I haven’t been able to get an update yet.

 

Betty Fussell is in Ochsner again.  Please pray for her, her family, her friends, and her medical staff.

 

Please continue to remember the victims of Hurricane Harvey.  Do your part.

 

 

Read the Bible – Matthew 25-26 & Psalm 93

 

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

 

 

Mission Opportunities

  • Operation Christmas Child – This week we are collecting $1.00 calculators (Walmart) and an extra set of three AAA batteries.  Donations to pay the shipping on the shoeboxes can be given at any time.  Our packing party will be Nov. 3rd in the fellowship hall.  Collection of shoeboxes from area churches will be done at FBC, Kentwood again after that.
  • Fall Food Round-up for Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home – Two weeks from today the truck from LBCH  will be here to pick up the items we leave under the office stairwell.  Items they need include mayonnaise. napkins, salad dressings, pop tarts, rice, body wash. bottled juices, children’s cereals, canned fruit, hand soap, and sanitizer.
  • LA Baptist Disaster Relief – Teams of volunteers for cooking, mud-out, counseling, child care, showers, washing of clothes, etc. are already in place.  The needs are many.  Go or give as you feel led.
  • Two Rivers Associational WMU meeting one week for today.  We will meet at 10 A.M. at FBC, Amite to learn about Louisiana Missions.  Rev. Don Meadows of Taylor Creek Baptist Church will be our guest speak.  Our meeting will close will a covered-dish meal. We always have an open meeting, so even if you have not been before or your church does not have an active WMU, you are welcome to come.
  • Georgia Barnette Offering for Louisiana Missions will begin soon.
  • Paperback Bibles for the Tangipahoa Parish Jail inmates.  I had a request from the team that goes each week for more Bibles.

 

 

Revival at FBC, Kentwood will begin on Sunday, September 18th and continue through Wednesday, September 21st.

 

 

Join FBC,Kentwood for regular services each Sunday at 9:15 A.M. and 6:00 P.M and Wednesdays at 6 P.M.

 

Have a great week of sharing Jesus in various ways.  
Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday

     “For you were bought at a price;

therefore glorify God in your body

and in your spirit,

which are God’s.”

~I Cor. 6:20~

 

Today is National Day of Prayer!

 

Bring your Operation Christmas Child items to my classroom or leave in the tote under the balcony stairs at FBC, Kentwood.

 

Bring your items for the LA Baptist Children’s Home to the stairwell at the office entrance to the church.  The truck will be at our church early on September 18th. Items needed include:

Bottled Juice                                              Children’s Cereal

Freezer Bags                                              Kool-Aid

Laundry Detergent                                  Mayonnaise

Napkins                                                     Onion Soup Mix

Pam Cooking Spray                                 Rice

Two Rivers Associational WMU will meet Monday, September 11th at 10 A.M. at FBC, Amite.  Rev. Don Meadows will be our guest speaker.  We will be learning about mission work in Louisiana and the Georgia Barnett Offering.  All ladies from the churches in our area are invited to attend.  We will end with a potluck meal in the fellowship hall.

 

 

Tomorrow night at 6 P.M., the adults, youth, and children will meet at FBC, Kentwood.  The children will have a Bible Drill class.  All elementary age children are invited to attend.

 

 

Sunday School begins at 9:15 each week.  We have classes for all age groups.

 

 

Read the Bible today – Matthew 23-24 & Psalm 92

 

 

“Blessed  Be the Name”

 

Please continue to pray for, donate to, and do the disaster relief work needed in Texas and Louisiana because o Hurricane Harvey.

Anna Lee

 

Saturday Addition

Remember, President Trump declared tomorrow to be a national day of prayer.

It is a good feeling to be shopping for Operation Christmas Child in Hammond and run across another person from FBC,Kentwood shopping for OCC.  This has happened to us twice this year!

Unique baptism at FBC, Canton, TX where my uncle served as minister of music a long time ago.  This is one service that I think we all would have loved to have been a part of a couple weeks ago.

https://vimeo.com/230504679

Saturday

Lord, let your ear be attentive

to the prayer of this your servant

and to the prayer of your servants

who delight in revering your name.

Give your servant success today

by granting him favor

in the presence of this man.”

I was cupbearer to the king.

~Nehemiah 1:11~

 

Wayne McNabb had a procedure that went well and should be home by now.  Thank God for this improvement.

 

Glenda (Sherer) Eads

February 6, 1941 ~ September 1, 2017 (age 76)

http://www.hazelgreenfuneralhome.com/notices/Glenda-Eads

 

 

Don’t forget to bring your food/cleaning supplies donations for LA Baptist Children’s Home.  You have two more weeks to bring them to FBC, Kentwood.

Operation Christmas Child – Please bring your donations of pens and hair brushes to my classroom before Sunday School tomorrow or to the tote under the stairs to the balcony.

Carpenters for Christ (Perry Lee, formerly of Easleyville)

My name is Perry lee. I grew up north of Easleyville and married Janella Adams from Kentwood. My brother George and Alice attend FBC Kentwood.
I have lived in MS for 42 years and served as County Agent for Miss State University for 32 years and State Senator for 12 years.
I have worked with 125 Christian men from 13 Southeastern states in a group called Carpenters for Christ. The group has been in existence for 32 years and has built a church somewhere in the southeastern states each year. We built a church in the Lafayette community around 20 years ago.
We were in Illinois last summer and are presently seeking God’s direction for next June. We would love to talk with anyone who needs help in rebuilding God’s house after this catastrophe.
We build from the slab up and try to dry it in the week we are on site in June. We are not equipped to remodel.
I can be reached at (601) 955-6753 or home (601) 846-1178 for further details.

 

Needed – Someone to transport a lady to McComb on the 13th and/or to Brookhaven on the 18th.  You can contact me to volunteer.

 

 

Read the Bible – Matthew 21-22 & Psalm 91

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

 

Have a good day today.  Serve God and others.

Anna Lee

 

Baptist Press Articles Yesterday

Ala. coach finds Christ, renews football zeal

Former University of Alabama football coach Mike DuBose says his two favorite words in the Bible are “but God” in Ephesians 2:4. He believes the description of spiritual transformation those words introduce mirrors the work of God he has experienced, beginning toward the end of a trying stint nearly two decades ago as leader of one of college football’s winningest programs.

Baptist crews on site; Trump calls nation to prayer

Southern Baptist crews from Texas churches continue feeding operations. In Washington, President Trump signed a proclamation designating Sunday (Sept. 3) as a National Day of Prayer for people impacted by Harvey’s historic onslaught in Texas and Louisiana.

Trump meets with SBC’s Ezell, other relief leaders

President Donald Trump meets with Kevin Ezell of the North American Mission Board and leaders of the American Red Cross and Salvation Army to discuss relief efforts in south Texas.

Moore joins call for ‘solution’ for childhood immigrants

Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Russell Moore is among a coalition of evangelicals urging government leaders not to deport individuals brought to the United States illegally when they were children.

LifeWay, WMU commit to helping Houston-area churches recover

In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey to Houston-area churches, LifeWay Christian Resources and Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) were among those this week offering support through the recovery process.

9/11 petition seeks annual prayer, fasting, repentance

The interdenominational Christian group “In God We Trust” has collected more than 97,000 signatures in petitioning President Donald Trump to declare Sept. 11 an annual day of prayer, fasting and repentance.

Financial tips for churches, ministries in wake of Harvey

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, GuideStone Financial Resources is offering tips for churches and ministries faced with property damage and claims.

Friday’s Replacement

My daily prayer sent to me today!

World Leader

“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks

be made for all men, for kings

and all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life

in all godliness and reverence.”

~ Timothy 2:1-2~

 

Please pray for

President Donald Trump of the United States.

 

About an hour a ago,

I watched as our president

proclaimed Sunday September 3rd as a

national day of prayer!

As I have been organizing the items collected so far for Operation Christmas Child, I realized that we are short of pens.  If you get a chance, please purchase some for our “shoeboxes”.  Thanks.  Sunday, is our scheduled day to bring hairbrushes. Thanks for helping make 350 “shoeboxes” possible!

Read the Bible – Matthew 19-20 & Psalm 90

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

Baptist Press has had some great articles about Hurricane Harvey.  You may even want to go back and read some of their past articles.

Monday, September 11th, the Two Rivers Associational WMU will meet at FBC,Amite to learn more about the Georgia Barnett Offering for Louisiana.  With all the flooding in SW Louisiana, we will surely need extra funds to help rebuild churches and missions in LA.  We will meet at 10 A.M. and conclude with lunch.  Rev. Don Meadows will be our speaker.

I am loving teaching Children on Mission on Wednesday nights and Children’s Bible Drill on Sunday nights.  If you have/know of any children who are not attending, please encourage them to join us at 6 P.M.

I’m sorrow about the problem with TPL this morning.

Anna Lee

 

Wednesday

“A Game-changing Attitude”

Dr. Waylon Bailey

http://waylonbailey.com/2017/08/29/a-game-changing-attitude/“

“And for this I rejoice.

And I shall rejoice.”

~Philippians 1:18b~

 

Hurricane Harvey is still a big prayer concern.  As we have watched the new, we see places we where a week and a half ago as we returned from Baylor.  This is hard to imagine and surely extremely difficult to live through.  Let’s keep praying for the areas of Texas where Harvey has invaded.  Today, we can add areas of Louisiana to the list. There are numerous ways to help the people.  I’ve been updating my Facebook page with helpful information so you can participate in helping those affected by this storm.  Over and over. I hear requests for prayer.

Some, if not all, of the area schools are closing for the day because the storm is moving more to the east as it enters Louisiana.  Check the website of specific schools if you need more information.

Even though it has been raining here for some time, the newest forecast shows the arrival of the rain and wind in our area to be around 8 A. M. today.  

May God calm the fears and concerns about the storm.

 

 

KK Huckaby shared this post about Josiah yesterday.

 Day 175: Wow…did I really just put 175??? Crazy! Josiah is doing well. He’s kind of plateaued the last couple of weeks with his oxygen requirements so they are going to increase his dosage of steroids to see if this will help wean him off of the oxygen because he’s still on the bubble CPAP. We are still waiting to hear what the plan is for his right kidney. There has been some back & forth about whether he can handle a major surgery without it causing more harm than good. So the alternative to reconstruction for the obstruction is to put in a nephrostomy tube/catheter to bypass the obstruction & save the function of his kidney. Hopefully we will have a plan in place tomorrow. As far as his “milestones”, he started laughing 2 weeks ago and it is the sweetest thing. He has no sound to his laugh but his face is so expressive! He started taking his pacifier some this week. He’s been working hard on holding items in his hands and on holding his head up. He doesn’t like to sleep when he knows there is stuff going…he’s just so social & doesn’t want to miss a thing! 💙💙💙

 

Pray for Koltyn Gafford and his mom as they travel to New Orleans today for a check-up.

 

 

Read the Bible – Matthew 15-16 & Psalm 89

Children’s mission class will meet tonight at 6 P.M. at FBC, Kentwood. Youth and adults will also be meeting.   Everyone goes to the sanctuary to begin.  The nursery is available.

Items being collected at FBC, Kentwood

  • Operation Christmas Child – Hairbrushes & Combs
  • LA Baptist Children’s Home – Salad Dressings, Mayonnaise, Napkins, Freezer Bags, Cooking Oil, Canned Fruit, Hand Soap/Sanitizer, Body Wash, Cleaning Supplies, etc.
  • Disaster Relief – Square Shovels, Gallons of Bleach, Work Gloves, Pry Bars, etc.

 

 

This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

~Psalm 118:24 NKJV~

 

“This is the Day the Lord Hath Made”

 

 

God created this day.  Let’s give back to Him a portion of our day.

Anna Lee