Category: Praises, Requests, & Updates

Thursday

“Now is your time of grief,

but I will see you again and you will rejoice,

and no one will take away your joy.”

~John 16:22 NIV~

 

Happy Easter because He arose from the grave!

 

Announcements

  • Inspiration Park will host a sunrise service at 7 A.M. Easter morning.  I hope you will be able to attend.  It’s great to be able to celebrate this special day with people from many area churches.  The service will end at 8 A.M. so you will not be late for your own church service.
  • Many area church will have special services with music, drama, skits, etc. prepared for Easter morning.  Check with the church of your choice for the time.
  • Most area churches will not have any services/activities Sunday night this week.
  • FBC, K is in need to two volunteers for the nursery during the first service.  Call the church office if you are available.
  • The Friday morning Bible study at FBC, K will not meet this week.
  • “Walk with the Cross” will begin at Crossroads BBQ at 9:00 Saturday and walk into town.  You are invited to join others from area churches in honoring the real reason for the Easter season.
  • Hope Center will be open Friday (9-5).
  • Sunday is our Frozen Food for Families day at FBC, K.  Bring your items to my classroom before Sunday School Easter.  Thanks!
  • Operation Christmas Child – Check the table across from the kitchen for suggestions.  Get a bag(s) from one of the boxes.  Bring your items to the same area when you make your purchases.
  • Tomorrow is a special day set aside to pray for salvation for people/countries.  Join with thousands as you pray Good Friday.  Expect results!

Please continue to pray for Sherry Day.  She will have surgery Monday in Baton Rouge to remove a brain tumor and certainly appreciates your prayers.

Betty Taylor has an eye problem that requires routine injections.  Pray for her as she continues to see a doctor about every six weeks.  Her doctor retired, so she is adjusting to a new doctor.

You may have noticed you don’t see Jimmy  Schwartz out and about as in the past.  He appreciates calls and visits though.

Keith Allen and Renee Deck Harrell both had back procedures.  Keith is able to get our some, but Renee is a little slower recovering from surgery and getting around.  Please say special prayers for her.

Kenneth Birch is continuing to have back issues.  He is home and hoping to feel some improvement.

Please continue to pray for Beverly Blackwell.  She is improving.

I will post an obituary for Mr. Bobby Lawson when one is available.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Job 27-28

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (Evangelism) – http://www.namb.net/evangelism/

Think of the opportunities we can be a part of when we contribute to this fund!

Devotional, Scriptures, and a Hymn

  • Do this in remembrance of Me.                                                                                                                                   ~1 Corinthians 11:24~                                                                                                                I am the Bread of life.                                                                                                                               He who comes to Me will never go hungry.                                                                                                                                                          ~John 6:3~                                                                                                
  • “Break Thou the Bread of Life” – http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/t/bttblife.htm

Have a blessed day.  Be a blessing to someone today.

Anna Lee

Monday

The LORD is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation.

~Psalm 118:14~ 

The cross

led to the grave

which led to the empty tomb

giving us SALVATION

if we so choose.

Bobby Lawson has been taken to Hood Memorial in Amite.  Please continue to pray for him and his family.

Koltyn Gafford is celebrating his third birthday today.  Please thank God for this day.

Jadon’s Journey

My baby who is missing the part of his brain that controls speech and language,tested out of language today. He is still having some articulation errors but he no longer needs help with speech language only speech articulation. How awesome is that? Jadon continues to amaze me. Thank you God for your blessings (smile emoticon).

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “It’s Beautiful” – http://odb.org/
  • Jesus said,                                                                                                                                                         “Why do your trouble her?                                                                                                                   Let her alone.                                                                                                                                               She has done a good work for Me.”                                                                                                                                                 ~Mark 14:6~                                                                                                                “I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen.                                                                        I must bring them also.”                                                                                                                                                                                                         ~John 10:16~
  • “Bring Them In” – http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/r/bringthe.htm

Read the Bible in 2015 

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions

This will be a wonderful week to “Bring Them In”!

Anna Lee

Thursday

 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving,

even though we have rebelled against him;

~Daniel 9:9~

Renee Deck Terrell did well in surgery and is back at home.

Mrs. Nita Russell has had to have surgery after her fall at North Oaks.  She will be moving to rehab tomorrow.  Her daughter, Cathy Russell, is still in North Oaks.  You may know Nita as the mother of Faibra Cade or the step-mother of J.C. Miller,

Keith Sumeral was involved in an accident on Highway 16, Amite Tuesday afternoon.  He is okay.  In fact, everyone who was involved will be okay.  Let’s thank God for watching over the occupants of both vehicles.

Bobby Lawson – Please continue to pray for him and his family.

Darren Fontz (son of Diane Strickland) has begun chemo.  Please pray for him and for his family.

Pray for John Dyer (not the local one, but Jana Creel’s brother-in-law) as they work to determine this problem.  So far, they have eliminated the possibility of Parkinson’s.

Martha Pevey Drago will be having surgery.  She wrote this last night.

Tomorrow is surgery day! One step closer to getting this over with!!! Surgery is scheduled for 8:30am. Please pray that all goes well and please pray for my doctors and all the medical staff who will be working on me! I know that the Great Physician will be right there with me guiding their hands and thoughts while healing me. Thank you all for praying for me and my family!

Read the Bible in 2015

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Let that hymn be in your thoughts today!

Anna Lee

Wednesday Afternoon

Dan Turner (Written by his mother)

Good morning! I have an update on Dan, and would like for you to include him in your prayers. You may also post this info on The Prayer Link, requesting from our family that everyone remember him in prayer. He is having an issue with spasticity in his left arm and leg. This means that the muscles are contracting to a most uncomfortable level, and invariably impedes the usage of both that arm and leg. God is already putting the pieces of this puzzle together as we speak in this way: A “new” doctor, whose specialty is Spasticity is moving his practice to MMRC as we speak! Dan is right now waiting on a phone call that will make available to him, a surgically implanted pump to deliver medication to the areas of spasticity. Up to this time, Botox injections have been administered at approximately every six weeks with varying results. Oral Meds for the condition are not as effective and
cause some unpleasant side affects. On top of that things are sometimes better, sometimes worse. This pump will deliver just the right amount of medication to just the right areas for a period of six months before needing attention for a refill. The thing is, that there will be a trial day to test this medication to see what level of affect, if any, the medication delivered through the spine, has on Dan’s muscle spasticity. He will go into the hospital for an overnight stay, the med injected, and then careful monitoring and testing throughout the day to be very exact at all junctures to see what the results are for relief. If the medication shows to positively affect the muscles, then a surgery date will be set for the implant. Dan is excited about this possibility of being able to have some more of his normal life back! Please join us in praying for this, yet, another opportunity for
Dan’s further healing. God is still moving doctors to Jackson, whom have had no plans to come to UMMC until now (now does that give us hope?) We are SEEING GOD MOVE, literally! …nurses, medications, medical equipment and HOPE for Dan’s cause! I have already told Dan that a mighty army of prayer warriors are speaking his name “Dan Turner”, to God many times a day in their personal prayer times, and also in group prayer time! Dan is SO thankful and asks that all of you please continue! Thank you!

 

Wednesday

For if you forgive men when they sin against you,

your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

 But if you do not forgive men their sins,

your Father will not forgive your sins

~Matthew 6:14-15~

 

Keith Allen’s back procedure went well yesterday.  He was expected to return home yesterday afternoon.

Renee Deck Terrell was also scheduled for a back procedure.  I do not know how that turned out.

Joseph Dunaway

Born: January 31, 1973
Died: March 24, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3015380&fh_id=10545

Katie Cornern, mother of three including Connor, has started a new blog.  You can read her first post.  This will guide the way we pray for Connor and his family.

http://myblessedlittlenest.com/2015/03/24/dude-welcome-to-my-new-blog/?blogsub=confirming#subscribe-blog

This is part one.
Anna Lee

Tuesday

“With men this is impossible,

but with God all things are possible.”

~Matthew 19:26, HCS~

Jadon’s Journey (Written by his mom)
Ortho doesn’t think it’s a fracture. She thinks that the tendon is tight and because Jadon is so active it is rubbing against the bone by his heel which is the area that hurts him to touch. The rubbing is causing inflammation which is causing him to not be able to walk. They put him in a cast for 2 reasons. 1 to let his foot rest so it can heal. 2 to help stretch the tendon. They casted his foot at a 90 degree angle to stretch it really well. He will wear the cast for 2 weeks and then we will go back to see what needs to be done next. He is so happy he can walk on it. I just pray it doesn’t set him back too much. He was doing so well!! The ortho seems to think we will have to do adjustments every time he has a growth spurt.

 

Thomas JV “Junebug” Newcomb, Jr.

Born: November 20, 1954
Died: March 21, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3014594&fh_id=10545

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

  • They will add to this during the day, so please check back.
  • You are missing out on a blessing if you do not take the time to read some articles each day.

Annie Armstron Easter Offering

Read the Bible in 2015 

Devotional, Scriptures, and a Song

  • “Simply Trusting” – http://odb.org/
  • Whenever I am afraid,                                                                                                                                 I will trust in You.                                                                                                                                                       ~Psalm 56:3~                                                                                                                                           “Trust in God;                                                                                                                                              trust also in Me.”                                                                                                                                                           ~John 14:1~
  • “Trusting Jesus”

“Young Ladies’ Birthday Party”

  • This morning at 11:00
  • The Cafe
  • Honoring
    • Wanda Smith
    • Alice Mary Honeycutt
    • Betty Catherine Hatcher
    • Ruby Dillon
    • Mickey Cade
    • Hettie Jean Kliesch
  • All ladies are invited to attend.

I’m looking forward to another wonderful spring day.

Anna Lee

 

Monday

One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek:

that I may dwell in the house of the LORD

all the days of my life,

to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD

and to seek him in his temple.

~Psalm 27:4~

Thank-you for praying for Harold Stokes.  He is home and recovering well.

Koltyn Gafford (Written by his mother)

Koltyn has had a very eventful weekend. Although all good things must come to an end and sadly ours is ending with a trip to the ER. We have been noticing what seems like “Absence Seizures aka Petit Mal Seizures” sudden blank stares for short periods of time like he has just been startled. They are getting more frequent and the Dr. told us to bring him straight to the ER for further testing. Praying everything is ok with our ‪#‎littlemiracle‬. Thanks to everyone this weekend for your support for ‪#‎KoltynBradley‬ it means the world to our family the love & support our amazing community has shown us.

Rod Venable will be having surgery this week.  Keep him and Bridgette in your prayers.

Please continue to pray for Joe Easley and his family.

Another family that is in need of our prayers if that of Bobby Lawson.  He is at home.

Read the Bible in 2015

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Son Reflector”– http://odb.org/
  • This man came for a witness,                                                                                                                 to bear witness of the Light.                                                                                                                                                       ~John 1:7~
  • “The Light of the World is Jesus” – http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/w/lworldij.htm

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions

This offering provides 50% of the funds for missions in North America with 100% of the money collected going straight to missions.  Support missionary work here at home.

Have a great week!  Be sure to take Jesus with you wherever you go!

Anna Lee

 

Sunday

Keep my decrees and follow them.

I am the LORD,

who makes you holy.

 Jadon’s Journey

Update on Jadon’s foot. The orthopedic called yesterday and said that after reviewing his xrays that it looks like a fracture. It is not his tendon like we originally thought. We will go back to Childrens Monday to get a cast. He is not happy about it. He wants it to come off now because he says it feels better. He is such a tough little boy. He kept telling me there was a crack inside his foot. Well he was right. His brace that he wears was giving him enough support to walk and that’s why he was having so much trouble when we took it off. It also explains why it was getting worse daily. It had to be hurting him and he never complained of pain. My tough little guy! (Written by his mom)

Darby H. Carroll

Born: September 28, 1925
Died: March 18, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3013048&fh_id=10545

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions

Focus on Disaster Relief – http://www.namb.net/videos-disaster-relief/

Read the Bible in 2015

 Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Opportunities Today

  • Buddy Liles Biography – http://www.sghistory.com/index.php?n=B.Buddy_Liles
  • Sunday Morning March 22nd, Buddy Liles will be leading a Worship Service In Southern Gospel Music at Roseland Baptist Church 12501 Time Avenue Roseland, La. Morning Worship Service begins at 11:00 A.M. For more information contact Sim Bankston- 985-748-6808. Love offering will be collect and potluck lunch will follow. (Sim Bankston)
  • P.M. at East Fork Baptist Church at 6:30

Women’s Ministry 

  • Planning meeting for Ladies’ Night at 3 P.M. in Anna Lee’s Sunday School room
  • March Birthday Party for “Young” Ladies of FBC, Kentwood
    • Tuesday at 11:00 A..M.
    • The Cafe in Kentwood
  • Friday morning Bible Study

Thom Rainer articles you may want to read – http://thomrainer.com/

Put God first on His day!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“The Lord is my light and my salvation—

whom should I fear?”

~Psalm 27:1a, HCSB~

 

Pray for my friend, Barbara B. Gaines, as she battles a very rare form of lung cancer.  She has a good attitude and looks good.  Please pray for her family too!

Macy Gueldner

They’ve identified the bacteria as E Coli. It started in her gut and traveled to the bloodstream. Pretty serious stuff, but it responds well to almost any antibiotic, so that’s why the meds started working right away. If her cultures from today are clear tomorrow, we’ll go home on IV antibiotics for 10 days.

Annie Armstrong Offering for North American Missions

Read the Bible in 2015 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Justice and Mercy Combined” – odb.org/
  • The Lord is good,                                                                                                                                           a stronghold in the day of trouble.                                                                                                                                                   ~Nahum 1:7~
  • “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” – http://nethymnal.org/htm/w/a/f/wafwhij.htm

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Have a great Saturday!

Anna Lee