I forgot to mention Michael McGinnis earlier. He will have surgery today at North Oaks to correct a heart blockage. He is married to the former Debbie Smith McGinnis. Your prayers will be appreciated.
Category: Praises, Requests, & Updates
Monday
“I sought the Lord, and He heard me.”
~Psalm 34:4a~
Thank-you for the prayers for Jon-Michael Williams. He was able to show encouraging signs over the weekend. He will have more tests today. Keep praying.
Mr. Gordon Price is hospitalized in McComb because of pneumonia. Please add him to your prayer list.
Callie Cole
Hey,
All is well. Callie is continuing with her therapy as this thanksgiving holiday comes to a close. Hope you all have had a joyous, thankful season. We sure have an abundance to be thankful for like health and salvation not to mention all the little blessing He bestows on us.
This week we ask for your prayers as we travel to Callie’s doctor appointment. We will be traveling back to Atlanta for a follow up visit. We do have several questions and are hoping for suggestions that will help us better serve her needs.
Thanks so much for all your prayers. Please remember the reason for the season. May I challenge you to do something different this year…….like a silent, unmentioned blessing for someone that needs a Jesus kiss!! Something that gives only Him the glory. Think outside the box!!
Keep it real.
Frances
Lottie Moon Week of Prayer for International Missions
Day Two
The people of Cuba
Retired Cuban Baptist pastor Víctor González is a “walking evangelist” along the rugged roads of Cuba’s mountainous countryside. Last year he made 2,640 home visits—all on foot—to share the gospel with rural Cubans.
A 90-year-old widower, Victor shows no signs of slowing down. “Pray that the Lord will lengthen my life to be able to keep on working in His service,” he says. “Pray that Cuba and the whole world will be won to Christ.”
Víctor’s zeal for evangelism is typical among Christians in Cuba, who are seeing one of the fastest rates of church growth in the world.
Cuban Baptist churches numbered 210 in 1960. In the 1990s, a church-planting movement began. Today, there aren’t enough churches to hold all the believers. Cuban Baptist traditional churches, missions, and house churches number more than 6,200; most meet in houses, garages, yards or on rooftops.
This growth has created a demand for more church leaders. To help meet that need, a team of IMB missionaries travels frequently to Cuba to help Cuban Baptists train leaders. Your gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® support this ministry.
“This is God’s time for Cuba,” says one of these missionaries.
Pray God will raise up church leaders for the harvest. Pray a sufficient number of leaders will be trained.
Lottie Moon Thank-You from the Hatchels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSdrfzKMVg8
I hope you have time to view this.
Have a marvelous Monday!
Anna Lee
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering 2010
Week of Prayer, Nov. 28-Dec. 5, 2010
May the peoples praise You, O God; may all the peoples praise you (Psalm 67:3, NIV).
It’s a beautiful vision: People who speak Kirmanjki and Kabyle, Thai and Tatar, and use sign language in Czech—all knowing and praising God. It’s a vision that comes closer to being realized every year as Christians seek unreached people groups to tell them the story of Jesus.
Southern Baptists have followed God’s lead to focus attention on bringing all the world’s peoples to Him. And God has responded to the faithfulness of His people. There is much to celebrate!
Are we there yet? Not yet.
But for the first time in history, we can identify the people groups that remain untouched by the Gospel. We can get there in our generation! But that last part of the journey may be the hardest. It will take all of us—our churches, our missionaries, our national partners, our Great Commission partners.
Southern Baptists must continue to increase their giving to support missionaries through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering®. They must pray strategically. And they must own the Great Commission as never before to see that all peoples know Him.
Day 1
Thai Prison ministry
The day Arti was released from prison, his aunt brought him to a Christian halfway house in Bangkok.
Arti had served five years for a drug conviction. During that time, his Christian aunt visited him, bringing a Bible and daily devotional readings.
But he didn’t really understand what he was reading until he arrived at the halfway house.
“I studied the Bible until I [was] sure that God loves me and Jesus died for me,” he said.
Pastor Soonthorn Soonthorntarawong established the house when he saw that newly released prisoners, often rejected by their families and Thai society, needed help. The first church in Thailand for former prisoners stands nearby.
The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® helped make the halfway house and church possible. Both are outgrowths of a prison ministry begun in 1971 by IMB missionary Jack Martin. In the early 1980s, Pastor Soonthorn joined Jack in the work and eventually assumed leadership of the ministry when Jack and his wife, Gladys, retired in 1999.
Arti remembers the hopelessness that prisoners feel.
“They … feel that no one cares and no one loves them,” he says. “Only Jesus is the answer.”
Pray for the work of the Christian Prison Ministry Foundation that reaches into 60 of the 120 prisons throughout Thailand.
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Sunday
“Servants, do what you’re told by your earthly masters.
And don’t just do the minimum that will get you by.
Do your best.”
~Colossians 3:22 (MSG)~
Mary Alice McCormick
A retired bus driver for the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, Mary Alice McCormick passed away at her residence at 1:50 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. She was 86 and a native and resident of Baton Rouge. A memorial visitation will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, on Saturday, Nov. 27, from 9 a.m. until the memorial service at 11 a.m. There will be a private inurnment at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Kathy M. and Steve Bryan; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Wiley D. and Sharall McCormick, Tommy L. and Janis McCormick, and Keith McCormick; stepson and daughter-in-law, Billy and Cheryl McCormick; sister, Mae Beaubouef; 14 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Emile H. McCormick; parents, James W. and Anna Jane Stuckey Tanner; sister and three brothers. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society , 10528 Kentshire Court, Baton Rouge, LA 70810. Please visit the online guestbook at www.resthavenbatonrouge.com.
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
The annual week of prayer for international missions begins today.
What is the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering®?
Southern Baptist churches collect the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for the sole purpose of supporting international missions. Every penny of the offering goes to the International Mission Board’s overseas budget, thus supporting our missionaries and their work.
What is the goal for this year’s offering?
The goal for the 2010 offering is $175 million.
What is the 2010 theme?
The 2010 theme is “Are we there yet?”
For the first time in history, we can identify the people groups that remain untouched by the Gospel. We can get there in our generation! But that last part of the journey may be the hardest. It will take all of us – our churches, our missionaries, our national partners, our Great Commission partners.
(IMB Website)
http://www.imb.org/main/default.asp
Have a great Lord’s Day!
Anna Lee
Saturday
Everything you do must be done with love.
~1 Corinthians 16:14 (NLT)~
Think of all the shoeboxes that are on their way to little children all around the world. Thank-you if you were one who packed a shoebox or several shoeboxes. If you didn’t, pray about packing some next year. Not only will little children receive gifts, but also the message of Jesus. You will receive a great blessing in sharing with others.
Please pray for Jon-Michael Williams today. He is having some important tests today. Hopefully, he will be able to wake up soon. Pray for his family and friends as you pray for him.
Have a great day! Remember to do some things today that will make Sunday less hectic.
Anna Lee
Friday
From Becky Williams
Please pray for Hunter Thompson, newborn son of Lance and Lindsey Thompson. He is currently at Tulane and may be transferred to Houston. Thank you for your prayers for Hunter and his family.
Jadon’s Story
Happy Thanksgiving. I am 15 months old today. I finally got my blood work back. My keppra level was double what it is suppose to be. My mommy was so mad that it took them so long to figure out why I was sleeping so much. We aren’t 100% sure but that was probably causing more seizures as well as me being sick and getting another tooth. Well we decreased the keppra Tuesday night and guess what I’m a different baby today. It will take a couple of days to level out but I look much better finally. I had to get an antibiotic shot yesterday too. I can’t get over this congestion and cough. They also changed my antibiotic so hopefully I will get well. We finally heard back from Boston. They said my recommended calories, fats, and carbs are correct for the diet but my serving size of foods is off. They just said they are not planned out well and they agree that it would be hard to feed a 15 month old those servings. So we are in the process of finding a dietitian here. In the meantime we have an appointment in Boston December 13. We will go and see their keto team and get this diet fixed. Instead of working with 1 dietitian, we will get to work with a team of 4 people. I just have so much going on right now. Many of you know I lost my great grandmother yesterday. She was 90 years old. Mommy said to not be sad. I now have another angel to watch over me and help me get better. We love you Dot Dot and you will be missed by all of us. Mommy said she will teach me to make your stuffed peppers and king cakes when I get big enough. You were an amazing person and we love you very much.
Mrs. Ruth Hyde Spring passed away yesterday. I’ll post more information later.
Thanksgiving
“Giving thanks to the Father
who has qualified us to be partakers
of the inheritance of the saints in the light.”
~Colossians 1:12~
We can rejoice when we run into problems and trials,
because we know that they are good for us –
they help us learn to endure.
And endurance develops strength of character in us,
and character strengthens
our confident expectation of salvation.
~Romans 5:3-4 (NLT)~
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Dwayne Wilson was involved in an accident in Texas Tuesday. Thankfully, he will be okay which is more than can be said for his van. I don’t know about the person who rear-ended Dwayne. Dwayne’s parents are in Texas for Thanksgiving.
Heart to Heart with Holley
When Thanksgiving isn’t the Same: Guest Post by Carol Davis
Posted: 23 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST
Thanksgiving is a time when we reflect and think of all we have been blessed with.
But, it’s not a celebratory time for everybody. For some of us, it will never be the same.
There will be an empty seat because death came for them too soon.
An empty seat because one found another table at which to celebrate.
A clean plate set but not used that represents the child that has decided family is no longer a priority.
Suddenly, this year…we notice that things will never be the same.
I think back to the Thanksgiving days of my childhood. I would enter through the front door of my grandmother’s house while the wonderful aroma wafted from the kitchen. The house was full. The table was set. We could not begin until every one arrived.
The smell of pecan pie and sweet potatoes tempted you to enter and get a taste of what awaited. But, you waited…knowing it would be worth it. Being the youngest grandchild, I got to fix my plate first and sit at the small table located closest to the food. This was Thanksgiving.
Year after year, the landscape of family changed. New faces were added. We mourned the loss of empty chairs and celebrated the additions of high chairs and card tables for extra seating. Every year different.
Then, I remember the first year that my grandmother was in a rest home. My heart ached that day when we gathered around the table to give thanks. No longer around her table, no longer with the big family, different. I knew it would never be the same.
But, the older I get, the more I realize, that even in the “never be the same” days, there are treasures to be mined out and enjoyed in the midst of different.
True. The faces have changed. But, let’s not miss the faces that are gathered.
True. Life has changed. But, let’s not look forward to the end of the day and miss the living of this day.
True. It will never be the same. However, truth of the matter is, it never has been.
So, let’s squeeze all of the life we can out of today knowing that God has created this day and still has plenty for us to enjoy.
by Carol Davis
Carol Davis is a morning radio co-host on 106.9 the Light in NC. She is a proud single momma to Ella. A Southern gal through and through but, don’t accept an invitation to dinner cause she can’t cook a lick, which is Southern for “we’re getting take-out.”
Visit Carol at cantcookalick.blogspot.com.
Be sure to give thanks for your many blessings today!
Anna Lee
Wednesday
“May the peoples praise You, O God;
may all the peoples praise you.”
~Psalm 67:3, NIV~
Pray for Harrell Sharkey as he has double knee replacement today and then begins the recovery process.
Jon-Michael Williams
The First United Methodist Church invites the public to a community prayer service at 11 a.m. Wednesday to offer prayers for a Hammond High School senior who was injured in a head-on collision in Amite Monday night.
Pray for my Texas relatives, the Tollesons. Thanks!
INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE
IMB
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
“I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving,” (Psalm 69: 30, NKJV).
Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the Office of Global Prayer Strategy, giving thanks with you for God’s work around the world.
In looking over prayer items, it is impossible to miss phrases like these: “Since this month is Thanksgiving month, please join us in thanking God for His bountiful blessings.” Or “when many pause specifically to give thanks, let us offer thanks to our Father for the future He has for . . .” our city. One team expressed their special thanks: “We are so grateful for what our Father provides for us to accomplish His work. We are blessed by the generous giving of Southern Baptists and the infinite prayers you lift up on our behalf.” As you celebrate with family and friends, please give thanks that the Lord involves all of us in His work. “Keep your eyes on the goal: that Christ will be known” and worshiped throughout the world–person by person, city by city.
The Project Taipei Team, Taiwan, is one of those teams writing: “Please join us in thanking God for His bountiful blessings. There are 41 campuses located in Greater Taipei. We are now on six of those and have six churches that have partnered in reaching those students. A national Baptist church has prayed for Junior High students and teachers in Taipei for many years. Next month, the church will host a party for the English students in the seventh grade along with their families. We are also thankful for partners who are willing to be trained to reach the not-yet-believers.”
* Please pray that workers will remain faithful to the task even when they do not see immediate fruit.
* Ask the Lord to bless teams–like Team Corsica, the Futa Toro Team, the team in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and the Basque Team–who are hosting Thanksgiving meals that they will be able to engage their neighbors in deep spiritual conversations.
* Praise the name of our great God and magnify Him with thanksgiving.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Anna Lee
Tuesday
You will be made rich in every way
so that you can be generous on every occasion …
your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
~2 Corinthians 9:11 (NIV)~
CaringBridge
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Jon Michael Williams was seriously injured in a wreck in Amite last night. He was airlifted to New Orleans. Please be in prayer for him, his mother, the medical staff caring for him, and his many friends and extended family members.
Baptist Press Stories for Nov. 22, 2010
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Major group says it cannot endorse NIV 2011 Bible
Pastor recaps reasons for alcohol motion
Man accused of blasphemy among 5 killed
Pakistani pardoned for alleged blasphemy
Greear encouraged by Indonesia believers
S.C. ups CP %, creates GCR task force
Outreach foreshadows Georgia 2020 plan
SBTC hosts NAMB commissioning
N. Greenville tops Campbellsville in bowl
FIRST-PERSON: A second to die
KneEmail
“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10
Mike Benson, Editor
YOU PLACE A basketball in my hand and we can play a pickup game of basketball…
You place a basketball in Michael Jordan’s hand and you get six NBA championship rings. It just depends on whose hand it’s in…
You place a football in my hand and I can toss it to my grandson. You place a football in Peyton Manning’s hand and you get a $19 million dollar contract. It just depends on whose hand it’s in…
You place a mathematical formula in my hand and you get confusion. You place a mathematical formula in Albert Einstein’s hand and you get the laws of relativity. It just depends on whose hand it’s in…
You place a rod in my hand and I can beat an angry dog away from me. You place a rod in Moses’ hand and he will part the Red Sea. It just depends on whose hand it’s in…
You place a stone and a slingshot in my hand and you get a kid’s toy. You place a stone and a slingshot in David’s hand and you slay a giant. It just depends on whose hand it’s in…
You place two fish and five loaves of bread in my hand and you get a couple of sandwiches. You place them in Jesus’ hand and 5,000 men are fed. It just depends on whose hand it’s in…
You place some nails in my hand and you might get a birdhouse. You place nails in Jesus’ hand and you get the forgiveness of sins. It just depends on whose hand it’s in. Paul Ciniraj
“Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying,
“I am willing; be cleansed.”
Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”
~Matthew 8:3~
I pray you put your hand into the hands of Jesus today if you have not already done so.
Anna Lee
Monday Afternoon
From Melissa Simpson
Please say a prayer for my sweet 13 month old grandson John Speed as he has two appoinments tomorrow. One appointment is with a pediatric cardiologist another with a little problem he is having with is navel. The doctor doesn’t think it is anything to worry about. Please also pray for John’s (Mom and Dad) Brooke and Dan as they are new parents and are a little nervous.
| Katie Sims Milton (May 3, 1933 – November 22, 2010)  |
A resident of Kentwood, she died at 7:45 a.m. on Monday, November 22, 2010 at her home. She was born May 3, 1933 in Kentwood and was 77 years of age. She is survived by her 2 sons, Danny and Derry Milton, Kentwood; 6 grandchildren, Justin Milton, Dana Bond, June, Ladd, Brad and Crystal Milton; 9 great-grandchildren; brother, Vernon Sims, Jr., Baton Rouge; special friend, Bob Pezant, Kentwood. She was preceded in death by her husband, E. J. Milton, Jr.; parents, Vernon and Pauline Sims. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Tuesday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Services conducted by Rev. Kevin Smith. Interment Tangipahoa Cemetery, Tangipahoa.
Lloyd Hayden is not in the hospital.
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