Praises, Requests, & Updates – Page 168

Tuesday Evening

Please continue to pray for Rufus Williams. He has a few problems that must be corrected before he can have gall bladder surgery. I know he appreciates our prayers.

Glenda McKean of St. Helena had surgery today on one ankle. Pray the new plate helps her to be able to walk without additional problems.

Debra “Deb” Brabham Grice

Born: December 20, 1962
Died: October 12, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3348971&fh_id=10545

Steven said they will be staying at Day’s Methodist Church from 6 P.M. Wednesday until the funeral the next day. The family will be having their meals at Steven’s mother’s house, next door to his house on Highway 440.

Shirley Allen Bridges

Born: December 08, 1956
Died: October 13, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3349303

Tuesday Addition

Mrs. Flo Hatcher‘s roller coaster was rolling higher yesterday. Let’s pray this continues through the day today.

Steven Grice’s wife passed away yesterday. David and I saw her on their porch Sunday morning. This morning Steven is going to make funeral arrangements, but as of now, the service will be at Day’s Methodist Church at Easleyville tomorrow. I’ll post the obituary when it becomes available. Please pray for Steven.

If you are cooking for the fundraiser for Logan McGregor, your desserts need to be at FBC, Kentwood’s kitchen by 3 P.M. today. Thanks!

Tuesday

“Hear my cry, O God;

attend to my prayer.

From the end of the earth I will cry to You.”

~Psalm 61:1-2a, NKJV~

My Prayer Journal

Sunday – Churches, church leadership, and missionaries
Monday – Family, friends, and neighbors
Tuesday – Sick, bereaved, hospital staff, and nursing home patients and staff
Wednesday – Political authorities (world, national, state, parish, and local)
Thursday – Military, law enforcement, fire fighters, and EMT
Friday – Schools, teachers, students
Saturday – Unspoken requests and unsaved people

Dearest Lord God, I pray that Your will be done in each of these situations. You have the plan and see the big picture! Give comfort to all the family and friends. Amen

Macy Gueldner – Written by her mother, Mary Catherine about 1 A.M.

Macy is on the way to the hospital. She has a fever of 103.5 and is vomiting. She was shaking uncontrollably, like she did when she had viral sepsis, but she settled down after a few minutes. Her eyes are not focusing like normal and are crossing more than usual, but we know from experience that it’s caused from the high fever.

I’m fairly certain that this is a stomach virus, but even something as simple as this can become serious because she is immunocompromised.

I wish the four of us could live in a bubble for the next 8 months, until all of this is over.

David Wickham – The surgery was lengthy as expected. A chemo bath of the entire stomach area was done as part of the process. Let’s pray for David, Cissy, and other family members as they attend to David’s needs as he recovers and heals from surgery.

Jane Wickham – David’s sister is having some issues with her knee again.

(Written yesterday) My knee was doing so good. It was fine for church drove to New Orleans. Last night it swelled it hurts to bend it or just trying to pick it up. By the time I got home all my joints hurt. It feels like I just had surgery. Please dear lord take it back were it was.

Pray that slowing down will be possible and helpful.

Sue Ellen Russell Pearson

Sue Ellen and I went to school together. She lived in Russelltown. She has been away from this area for many years. She is bravely deal with cancer. She had chemo yesterday and will have radiation today. Pray for this brave lady.

Charlene Addison of the Montpelier area is a WMU friend and co-worker. Charlene’s daughter had back surgery in NYC yesterday. Let’s pray the surgery was successful.

Martha Griffith had a procedure done yesterday. Let’s pray it was successful and the recovery time will be one of complete healing.

Barbara Hutchinson will have back surgery tomorrow in Baton Rouge. Let’s pray this is successful and gives her some pain relief.

Baptist Disaster Relief Teams, including a local team, have been deployed to South Carolina. Pray for the work, both physical and spiritual, they are/will be doing.

Read the Bible in 2015 – James 1-3

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“Burning Questions” – http://odb.org/2015/10/13/burning-questions/
“I am who I am” ~Exodus 3:14~
“Great is Thy Faithfulness”

Looking Ahead

Third Thursday at the Cabin – Join us here Thursday evening at 6:30.
Bible Study – Friday at 10:00
WMU – Monday at 10 at New Zion Baptist Church followed by a potluck lunch
Ladies’ Night: Count Your Blessings – Thursday, October 22 at 6:15
Packing Party for Shoeboxes – Saturday, October 24 at 6 P.M.
“Young Ladies’ Birthday Party – Tuesday, October 27 at 11 A.M. at The Cage
If you need any information about these dates, please contact me.

The morning brings a fresh day and a new start. Let’s get going with a good attitude that we can accomplish much. Once time is wasted, you cannot get it back to use it better.

Anna Lee

Monday

“This is what the LORD Almighty says:

Administer true justice;

show mercy and compassion to one another.

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless,

the alien or the poor.

In your hearts do not think evil of each other.’

Zechariah 7:9-10

(I think these two verses give us all something to work to improve this week!)

David Wickham’s surgery will begin soon. I trust your prayers for him have already started. How about trying something special for him today? Write his name on three pieces of paper and put them in three different places you see in your house often. For example, put one on the door to the refrigerator. As you see the papers today, pray for David, his family, and the medical staff.

Mrs. Flo Hatcher and her family seem to be on a roller-coaster ride. Please pray for them as they face a new week.

Susan Rimes was able to be at Sunday School and church for the first time in a couple months. Please pray for relief from her problems

Mrs. Catherine Yarborough is still at Greensburg. Pray with her that she can go home soon.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Hebrews 11-15

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“Not My Worry” – http://odb.org/2015/10/12/not-my-worry/
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you. ~Psalm 55:22~
“Leave it There”
- http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/e/leaveitt.htm – Take time to read the top two lines and then, go looking for a sack!
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHzlKHsAsB8 – I think you will enjoy the time that was invested in finding the proper graphics.

Disaster Relief Teams are being sent to South Carolina to help people overcome the problems from the recent rain/floods. Thank God for those who have made themselves available. Pray for protection for each volunteer as they serve in the name of Jesus. If you are trained in mud-out, you are especially needed. If you are not trained for disaster relief, make a decision now to be trained the next time the opportunity arrises.

Third Thursday at the Cabin

We will gather at the cabin at 6:30 Thursday for another evening of Christian fellowship, a meal, a devotional, and some music. If these things might bring encouragement to you, please join us.

Washcloths, toothpaste. and hair brushes are the items we need the most to complete our shoeboxes. Please help us get enough for all the boxes we are sending this year.

We need stamps for Christmas cards for local prisoners. Please buy stamps by the books and turn in. I already have the cards. We’ll be collecting these for about six weeks.

How wonderful it was to be at The Lord’s Church last night for our associational meeting! Not only did we get to hear/see reports from various groups, hear a pastor from Florida share, hear a combined choir, and enjoy some refreshments, but we also enjoyed seeing many pastor friends and members of area churches. May God bless the effort of our people as we strive to serve Him better this year than ever before. May we do this through a renewal of our prayer efforts and then, our actions.

Anna Lee

Sunday Night Addition

Tonight, I want to ask for prayer for someone many of you know, David Wickham. He is married to a long-time family friend, Cissy/Keri from Roseland. David is hospitalized at Ochsner in New Orleans and will have surgery at 7 in the morning for a rare cancer in his stomach. The surgery will be lengthy. Prayers for David and Cissy and other family members as well as the medical staff will be greatly appreciated.

Sunday

“I trust the LORD God to save me,

and I will wait for him to answer my prayer.”

~Micah 7:7 CEV~

Betty Simpson asks us to pray for her niece’s family. Tracy and Danny Erwin lost their home in Osyka in a fire. Pray for them as they work through this difficult time.

Tonight Two Rivers Association will meet at The Lord’s Church at 6 P.M. for a group service. Many area churches will not have any services/activities tonight.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Hebrews 8-10

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“Spiritual Check-Up” (This devotional fits right in with our Sunday School lesson from Genesis 11.)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. ~Mark 12:30~
“I Am Thine, Oh Lord”
- http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh419.sht
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIBWJ3I5l2w

Reminder – Visitation with Mrs. Hellen Morris’ family begins at 1:00 with a funeral service at 2:00 at FBC, Kentwood. Please keep the family members in your prayers.

Have a blessed Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Saturday

Sell your possessions and give to the poor.

Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out,

a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted,

where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

For where your treasure is,

there your heart will be also.

~Luke 12:33-34~

My Extra Prayers Schedule

Sunday – Churches, church leadership, and missionaries

Monday – Family, friends, and neighbors

Tuesday – Sick, bereaved, hospital staff, and nursing home patients and staff

Wednesday – Political authorities (world, national, state, parish, and local)

Thursday – Military, law enforcement, fire fighters, and EMT

Friday – Schools, teachers, students

Saturday – Unspoken requests and unsaved people

Barrett Travis got home yesterday evening. Pray for his recovery to be timely and complete.

Ora Lee Wilson, said her sister, Juanita Booty, is doing much better. She still has a long way to go, but is slowly improving.

Due to the flooding in South Carolina, Disaster Relief Teams are headed that way to help. A team from our area will be leaving Monday to do mud-out. If you are trained and willing, I have contact information for you.

Thom S. Rainer – Thomrainer.com

Read the Bible in 2915 – Acts 5-6

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Missionary Blog – “The Cyclone”

Waylon Bailey (FBC, Covington) – http://waylonbailey.com/

Operation Christmas Child – We are two weeks away from packing the shoeboxes. There are still a few thing I hope to get to include in each box.

Washcloths (Need 268 more)
Toothpaste (Need 299 more)
Hairbrushes (158/Boys and 160/Girls)

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“Love Comes First” – http://odb.org/2015/10/10/love-comes-first/
We love [God] because he first loved us. ~ 1 John 4:19~
“At Calvary”
- http://www.hymnary.org/text/years_i_spent_in_vanity_and_pride (More than just lyrics)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYxRPEZSYLo&list=RDHYxRPEZSYLo#t=7

Looking Ahead

Tomorrow night, Two Rivers Association will gather at The Lord’s Church at 6 P.M. You may want to be “in that number”!
October 19th – Quarterly WMU meeting at New Zion Baptist Church at 10:00. Women of all ages who are interested in missions are encouraged to attend. There will be a potluck lunch/fellowship following the meeting.
October 22 – FBC, Ladies’ Night: “Count Your Blessings” at 6:15 P.M.
October 24th – Packing party for our shoeboxes for boys and girls around the world. Mark your calendar for 6 P.M. on the 24th. You are encouraged to bring your children and grandchildren.
October 27th – “Young” Ladies Birthday Party at The Cafe at 11 A.M.

There is no better way to spend your time than in doing God’s work. Invest wisely.

Anna Lee

Friday

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart;

do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek his will in all you do,

and he will show you which path to take.

Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.

Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.”

~Proverbs 3:5-7 NLT, 2nd Ed.~

I can think of many people, including myself, who should be praying this Scripture today.

My Extra Prayers Schedule

Sunday – Churches, church leadership, and missionaries

Monday – Family, friends, and neighbors

Tuesday – Sick, bereaved, hospital staff, and nursing home patients and staff

Wednesday – Political authorities (world, national, state, parish, and local)

Thursday – Military, law enforcement, fire fighters, and EMT

Friday – Schools, teachers, students

Saturday – Unspoken requests and unsaved people

Please continue to pray for Barrett Travis, in North Oaks. His post-surgery time has not been his most pleasant hours, but may they be worthwhile with good long-term results.

Mrs. Flo Hatcher continues to have her ups and downs like most people. Pray for her family as they go through these difficult days with her.

Please continue to pray for Mr. James Miller. Yesterday appeared to be a good day for him.

Don Turner had another change in dosage of his medication. Hopefully, each change brings him closer to the desired comfort/result level.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Micah

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Women of the Bible study at 10 A.M. this morning. It’s never too late to start. Each day’s lesson stands on its own.

Georgia Barnette Offering for Missions in Louisiana – We’re about half way to our goal.

Operation Christmas Child Needs for the coming week

Washcloths – 268
Hair brushes – 158/boys and 160/girls
Toothpaste – 299

Operation Christmas Child Shipping Fees – Presently collecting $7.00/box

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“The Song of Our Lives” – odb.org
The Lord God is my strength and my song. — Isaiah 12:2 NIT
“Sunshine in My Soul”
- http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/u/sunshine.htm
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeFXN7z97xU

This is the day God has given to us today. It’s perfect for His plans. Let’s look for that perfection all around us today.

Anna Lee

Thursday

“I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to You among the nations.”

~Psalm 57:9, HCSB~

This morning when I started to work on The Prayer Link, I was surprised and pleased to hear there songs:

I have a long list of prayer requests this morning, but first I want to share a list I made as a result of our prayer meeting service last night. It is an orderly way to organize my prayers. I hope it serves as a guide to you too. Feel free to make your own.

Sunday – Churches, church leadership, and missionaries
Monday – Family, friends, and neighbors
Tuesday – Sick, bereaved, hospital staff, and nursing home patients and staff
Wednesday – Political authorities (world, national, state, parish, and local)
Thursday – Military, law enforcement, fire fighters, and EMT
Friday – Schools, teachers, students
Saturday – Unspoken requests and unsaved people

Today is Thursday, so I will say extra prayers for the military, law enforcement, fire fighters, and EMT.

Glenda McKean – requires surgery Tuesday for a plate and pins in her left ankle

Koltyn Gafford – hospitalized for a new issue

Mansell Stinson – will have surgery again on a foot next week

Kenny Gill – I forgot, but will ask David what Kenny told him.

Carey Blades – dealing with leukemia

Johnnie Santangello – beginning treatment for a new brain tumor

Flo Hatcher – another not-so-good day yesterday

Freida Jones – struggling with a decision about surgery for cancer and with a heart issue

Catherine Yarborough – receiving therapy at St. Helena now

Rev. Gibby McMillan completed his interim at Holder Sunday and will start as interim at East Fork now.

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Waylon Bailey – WaylonBailey.com

Thom S. Rainer – http://thomrainer.com/

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

“Reckless Works” – http://odb.org/2015/10/08/reckless-words/
When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate. ~ 1 Peter 2:23~
“It is No Secret what God Can Do”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGj39oddhNE
- I’m listening to this a second time time morning. What a blessing! How appropriate the timing!
- Now, it is on “Jesus Loves Me”.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Proverbs 29-30

Thank-you for praying today. You make a difference in so many lives!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“I have made you a light for the Gentiles

to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.”

~Acts 13:34b, HCSB~

Jeana Lee-Newton

Pray for Jeana. She’s back in the hospital.

Mrs. Flo Hatcher

Flo had a better day, a much better day. She started chemo. It is a kind that will not make her sick or cause her to lose her hair. Pray today is another good day.

Mr. James Miller

Mr. James is home. I don’t know that they solved his health issues.

Rufus Williams

Rufus is home again after a round of dehydration. Pray for him as he sees a new doctor and seeks a solution to his problem.

Lisa Pitre

Lisa’s surgery went well. She’s uncomfortable, but hopefully that won’t last too long.

Barrett Travis

Pray for Barrett, his family, and the medical staff as he has surgery today.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Psalm 117-118

Women of the Bible – Friday at 10 A.M. in the fellowship hall

Operation Christmas Child

Check out Operation Christmas Child on Facebook. You will get some great ideas and be inspired. I love to hear the stories from different area churches about their OCC goal and progress this year.

Quarterly WMU Meeting

October 19
10 A.M.
Leadership meeting at 9 A.M.
New Zion Baptist Church
Help get another year off to a good start
Pray for missionaries celebrating birthdays
Get a handbook, hear about opportunities, and meet other ladies in nearby churches
Potluck lunch

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, Quote, and a Song

“Unclear Vision”
My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. ~Job 42:5~
Trusting God’s faithfulness dispels our fearfulness. ~Our Daily Bread~
“Trusting Jesus”
- http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/r/trusting.htm
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5tzkKnRalI – What a great arrangement!

Bring Your Bible to School Day!

I saw an advertisement on television yesterday and looked it up.
http://www.bringyourbible.org/
Tomorrow is the day, but I’m not involved in the schools any more and don’t know what the current rules are. I’m sure it will be fine in some schools, but am not sure about all of them.
Tomorrow is the day! Check it out today if you or family members are involved.

While visiting some friends yesterday, I was impressed with these and similar statements:

God still has a purpose for me.
He must not be finished with me yet.
I don’t understand, but I don’t ask Him why.
I hope I am pleasing Him.
I’m ready to meet my Maker.

That will get you to thinking about your own life!

Thinking?

Anna Lee