Continue to pray for Mr. Butch Miller who is still in ICU at North Oaks. Larry said his dad still has several major problems.
Category: Praises, Requests, & Updates
Tuesday
“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth,
to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.”
~2 Chronicles 16:9a~
Please be in prayer for Raymond and Velma Anthony as they are having some difficult days.
Also, pray for Jimmy and Ruby Schwartz as they continue to search for an explanation for his problems.
Pray for the Castleberry, Dykes, and Forrest families as they mourn the loss of their loved ones.
Pray for these families in the Easleyville area:
Phillip and Annie Bell Harrell
Jimmy and Dora Harrell
Rod and Bridget Venible
George Eddie and Alice Faye Lee
Morris Easley and his family
Baptist Press News (Lots of Olympic news)
Heart to Heart with Holley: Your Dream Isn’t Done
Be careful with the high heat index again today!
Anna Lee
Monday
“Share each other’s burdens,
and in this way obey the law of Christ.”
~Galatians 6:2 NLT~
Happy Monday! Plan to do something a little different than your regular routine today. Don’t let your Monday attitude be a bad one.
Chick-Fil-A – I think we should support this restaurant whose owner has expressed Biblical values.
500 W Texas Ave
Hammond,LA 70402
(985) 549-2286
Limited hours and/or accessibility – please call first.
Holley Gerth
Anna Lee
Friday
“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory,
the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all.”
~1 Chronicles 29:11~
Please continue to pray for Ms. Grace Helen Smith. She’s been sick for a long time.
Please add Mrs. Hellen Morris to your prayer list if she is not there already.
Mr. Morris Easley is very sick. Please pray for him and for his family.
My thoughts –
In less than a month, Roseland lost three well known and much loved ladies – Judy Hendry Pritchett, Elizabeth Bethel Bennett, and Marsha Chambers Bankston. Please pray for the families, but also realize life is fragile. Also, Marsha and her mother, Mrs. Vera C. Hayden, passed away in a short period of time, less than three months.
After death comes, it is too late to choose where you want to spend eternity. Make that decision before it is too late for you! Encourage your loved ones to make that decision. After a person dies, you cannot pray them into heaven. What are you waiting for?
Some important dates at FBC, Kentwood
- July 27th – 29th – Back-to-school weekend for youth
- July 29th at 5:30 – Homemade ice cream and homemade cookies fellowship
- July 30th – Deacon fellowship meeting
- August 4th – AWANA training at Greenwell Springs/See Bro. Mike for more information
- August 5th -Back-to-school swimming party at the Estay’s pool from 2 – 4 P.M.
- August 14th – Fish fry to benefit Mrs. Mary Alice Blackwell (Buel’s Catering) @ Brown Morris/Tickets at church office
- August 18th – WMU Conference in Bedico in Ponchatoula from 9 – 3/at FBC, Kentwood next year
Do something special for someone today!
Anna Lee
Thursday
“Take on an entirely new way of life—
a God-fashioned life,
a life renewed from the inside
and working itself into your conduct
as God accurately reproduces his character in you.”
~Ephesians 4:22-24 MSG~
Please excuse the delay in posting this morning. Tree trimmers keep dropping limbs on power lines and knocking out my power temporarily. I’m glad they are trimming the trees, so no complaints from me.
Jimmy Schwartz is home again. Pray for him as he continues to battle whatever is causing him problems. Keep his family in your prayers too. They have all been on a “roller coaster ride”.
Continue to pray for Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Harrell. They have both maintained such sweet spirits even though the last few years have been very hard on their bodies. They have certainly set a good example for the rest of us.
Mr. Raymond Anthony needs our prayers as he continues to walk the road of life with cancer. Pray for his family as they walk this road with him.
Mr. Butch Miller is still in ICU, but improving. We’ll be glad to know that he is home again. Continue to pray.
Both Ashley Bridges and little Adrian are improving. Continue to pray for them and their extended families as they give support and encouragement.
Mrs. Emma Harris is home from OLOL where she has received help for her heart and pneumonia. She always loves your prayers.
Continue to pray for Andy Taylor. He continues to have issues from his wrecks that happened close to a year ago. Knowing Andy, he will put on a smile and continue to do whatever the Lord allows his body to do.
Roseland has lost two strong and faithful Christian ladies this week. Please be in prayer for the Bennett and Bankston families. Marsha’s wake is tonight at Roseland Baptist Church from 5:00 – 9:00.
Please pray for the faculty, staff, and students of all our schools. They will be opening soon. Thank God for those who continue to invite God to be a part of their campus and their classes.
I’m thankful for God providing weather that allowed lots of local gardens to abundantly produce crops our us this summer. Even though we still have lots of vegetables, I’m looking forward to the fall garden with produce that only grows here at that time of year.
It’s so encouraging to see how VBS has carried through the summer. Local churches have done a great ministry all through June and July.
I will post more later today. Thankfully, I managed some time without the interference of the tree trimmers.
Anna Lee
Midday Wednesday
Please add Mrs. Elaine Bennett to your prayer list if she is not already there.
Marsha Chambers Bankston
(April 8, 1954 – July 25, 2012)
A resident of Roseland, she died on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born April 8, 1954 in Hammond and was 58 years of age. She retired from the Office of Family Support in Amite after 30 years of service and was a member of First Baptist Church of Roseland. She is survived by her husband, Larry Bankston, Roseland; 3 sons, Daniel Bankston, Roseland, Michael Bankston, Roseland and Stephen Bankston and wife, Claire, Amite; 5 grandchildren, Jacob Bankston, Madison Cain, Cameron Bankston, Tara Brumfield and Gracie Bankston; 3 brothers, Stanley Hayden, Amite, Terry Chambers, Independence and Ricky Chambers and wife, Jane, Denham Springs; brothers-in-law, Simeon Bankston and wife, Pam, Roseland and Barton Bankston and wife, Cheri, Brandon, MS; numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her father, Byron Chambers; mother, Vera Hayden; step-father, Russell Hayden. Visitation at First Baptist Church, Roseland, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday and from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 27, 2012. Services conducted by Rev. Gary Wieborg. Interment Mulberry Street Cemetery, Amite. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
Wednesday
“What does the Lord your God require of you,
but to fear the Lord your God,
to walk in all His ways and to love Him,
to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,”
~Deuteronomy 10:12, NKJV~
Another update on Jadon, another good report, plus something to work on
http://jadonsisstory.blogspot.com/
Mrs. Avis Sullivan is in Hood’s again for a few days. Pray for her to be able to go home in a few days, as she usually does.
Please pray for the Bennett/Bethel family of Roseland as they have a memorial service for “Miss” Elizabeth this afternoon. I have many memories, but two that stand out are how hard she worked at raising her five children seven and under after her husband’s death and how faithfully she had them all in church.
Fifteen Things God Won’t Ask
13. God won’t ask in what neighborhood you lived, but will ask how you treated your neighbors.
14 God won’t ask about the color of your skin, but will ask about the content of your character.
15. God won’t ask how many times your deeds matched your words, but will ask how many times they didn’t.
Baptist Press News
Aurora Victim: God’s Light Outshines Dark
Aurora victim: God’s light outshines dark
Count your blessings today. We have so many and often take them for granted.
Anna Lee
Tuesday Afternoon
From Debi Bales
Please add my mother Ms Lucy to the prayer link.. She was taken by acadian to Hoods in Amite yesterday morning.. Had a virus & was in a very weaken state.. They discharged her today & she is lots better … Praying for strength in her tired body!
Mrs. Nadine Bridges is not doing well today. Her son said he was going to take her for additional care.
Tuesday
“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you,
live at peace with everyone.”
~Romans 12:18 NIV~
Mr. Butch Miller is “itchin”‘ to come home from North Oaks, but they need to keep him a little longer. Pray for him and those caring for him.
Dr. Joe Baugh will be the preacher for the revival at Bethel Baptist Church next month. You are invited to attend.
Good News
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/adriannacavanagh
Fifteen Things God Won’t Ask
10. God won’t ask what you did to help yourself, but will ask what you did to help others.
11. God won’t ask how many friends you had, but will ask to how many people you were a true friend.
12. God won’t ask what you did to protect your rights, but will has what you did to protect the rights of others.
Baptist Press News, the newspaper I read the most
Count your blessings today.
Anna Lee
Monday Afternoon
Jadon’s Story
http://jadonsisstory.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth Bennett
(October 17, 1930 – July 22, 2012)
A loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2012 at her residence in Roseland. She was born October 17, 1930 in Amite and was 81 years of age. She is survived by her 5 children, Charles Ray Bennett, Kentwood, Carol Bennett Sealey and husband, Steve, Saraland, AL, Barbara Bennett Gaines and husband, Carl, Roseland, Don Bennett, Roseland and Steve Bennett and wife, Shawn, Roseland; 7 grandchildren, Carla Gaines Tate, Bridget Gaines Keyser, Mary Beth Bennett Johnson, Austin Sealey, Nikki Bennett, Steven Bennett and Seante’ Bennett; 7 great-grandchildren, Nick Tate, Brady Johnson, Karson Keyser, Brighton Johnson, Kelsey Keyser, Branson Bennett and Taeton Bennett; 2 sisters-in-law, Betty Bethel and Elaine Bennett. She was preceded in death by her husband, Austin Dallie Bennett; mother, Ida Mae Bethel; father, Lonnie Bethel; 2 brothers, Aubrey Bethel and Edward Bethel; uncle, Kenneth Wales; special nephew, Leslie Ray Bethel. Visitation at Arcola Baptist Church, Arcola, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Tuesday and from 1 p.m. until religious services at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Services conducted by Rev. Bob Simpson. Interment Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Arcola Baptist Church for BEAMS Bibles. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
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