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Graduates will be honored this morning at FBC, Kentwood. We don’t have any in the family, but we do have lots of young friends graduation. Another step completed!
That’s all for now!
Have a wonderful Lord’s Day!
Anna Lee
This is an appropriate verse for the ten graduates who will be honored in the morning at FBC, Kentwood.
Thank-you to David, and Brett and Susan Frazier for helping take our boys and girls to M-JAM at Tall Timbers Conference Center. Thanks to the parents who entrusted us with their children Friday and Saturday and for sending them to missions class on Wednesdays. What a great week-end we had hearing about God’s calling on lives and missions on the home-front as well as internationally. We all learned so much! We came back extremely tired, but we are already making plans for next year.
Please pray for Mr. Red Pittman who has been hospitalized at North Oaks.
Mr. James Walter Frazier has been faithful to check on us the last few years. We think of him as a special friend. He passed away yesterday.
A resident of Kentwood passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018 at Southwest Regional Medical Center in McComb, MS at the age of 70. He was born November 1, 1947 in McComb, MS to James Walter Frazier, Sr. and Thelma Brumfield Frazier. He was a U. S. Air Force Veteran of Vietnam where he served as a jet mechanic. He is survived by his loving wife, Patricia Frazier; daughters, Amy Fisher and Brenda Frazier; step-children, John Corkern, Sandra Hicks, Angie Desmond, Steve Bennett, and Renee Bennett and husband, Anthony; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents, J. W. and Thelma Frazier; sister, Elizabeth “Libby” Perrin; and a niece, Elizabeth Perrin. Visitation at New Zion Baptist Church, Kentwood, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 7, 2018. Services conducted by Rev. Larry Blades and Rev. Donnie Easley. Interment New Zion Cemetery, Kentwood. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
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The Lord’s Day is approaching. Let’s honor Him with our time, our worship, and our service tomorrow.
Anna Lee
I love to read about Daniel. He had such high standards as he served God.
Mrs. Bessie Hayden got her portable oxygen yesterday and called to say she will be at Bible study this morning. How many other places could she have chosen to to go today, but the desire of her heart is to be at church studying God’s Word. We’ll be glad to have her back.
Pray for Debi Bales as she has tests today at Cypress Point. Pray for medical answers.
M-JAM is tomorrow. Pray for the hundreds of hearts to be open to God’s word and the message of telling others about Jesus.
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How are you going to help someone know about Jesus this weekend? One way is to bring them to church and let the Sunday School teacher and the pastor do the “teaching” for you!
Anna Lee
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Ten people are lined up to attend M-JAM in Alexandria. Say prayers the event will be meaningful to all the children and adults who will be there. May each person’s heart for missions be encouraged.
Anna Lee
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Please continue to pray for Mrs. Betty Catherine Hatcher who is at Hood Memorial Hospital.
I told you how wonderful the ladies’ meeting at Amite was going to be. I’m sorry if you missed the meeting, because it was even better than our expectations. I hope you have the opportunity to talk with someone who was there.
Today begins a new month. Operation Christmas Child suggests you purchase hygiene items such as bars of soap, washcloths, toothbrushes, hairbrushes, body scrubbers, STICK deodorants, and combs during the month of May. You can add these items to your shoeboxes or bring multiple of some of these items for us to send as fillers which can be added to boxes that are not completely full when our boxes get to Dallas.
Pray for the children and adults who will be attending M-JAM at the end of this week.
Friday’s Bible Study – Romans 7
Vacation Bible School – First full week of June at FBC, Kentwood
Pray for the high school and college graduates who will be honored at church Sunday. Pray that decisions about continuing education, military, and careers will be carefully made.
Let me update you on David. He is feeling much better, eating like a horse, and has gained back six pounds so far. Thank you for praying for him and asking about him. He is regaining his strength and hopefully will be back to his usual size and activity level in a few more months.
Anna Lee
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I hope you will be able to come this morning.
Anna Lee
David Carley’s triple by-pass surgery went well. Thank you for praying for him.
Today, some area ladies will be attending the simulcast at FBC, Kentwood. It begins at 8:00 and ends at 3 this afternoon.
Others will be at Hillsdale from 2-4 for a Housewarming for the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home. It is our opportunity to help meet some of their needs,
Monday, at 6:30 P.M., ladies have the opportunity to attend a special gathering at FBC, Amite that will include skits, music, food, two speakers, etc. The Amite ladies are doing all the work. We only need to attend and bring someone with us.
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Don’t forget to make some purchases for or create some treasures for Operation Christmas Child. You can drop off your items at my Sunday School room before 9:15 any Sunday. Today’s ideas include hard plastic spoons, small hard plastic bowls, and small drinking cups or glasses.
Thursday, May 3rd is our National Day of Prayer. I know you will want to get involved in special prayers that day.
Today is “Pay it Forward Day”. I remember having another teacher give out pretty pencils to students the first Pay it Forward Day. Many acts of kindness have happened since that day. I wonder what today holds….
Anna Lee
Jelaigne Fitzhugh of Greensburg had a heart procedure yesterday. Thankfully, the doctors at Ochsner were able to repair her heart valve, not replace it. Pray for her as she recovers.
Debbie Wilkinson of Amite made her regular trip to M.D. Anderson at Houston and returned giving a praise report that her tumor is not growing. Thank-you for your continued prayers.
David Carley, the son of Gary Carley and Gwenette Dixon will have triple by-pass heart surgery this afternoon. Please pray for the family and for all the medical staff involved.
Joanne Seymour‘s stage four cancer surgery went well in New York yesterday. Please continue to pray for Joanne as she heals. She formerly lived in Amite.
Victoria Griffith, the granddaughter of Gerald and Martha Griffith of Kentwood, tried to stop a dog fight yesterday, She was bitten and lost the tip of her ring finger. She will be having surgery in Jackson, MS today. Please pray for Victoria, the medical staff, and the family.
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Friday Morning Bible Study – Romans 6
Operation Christmas Child – Bring your filler items to my Sunday School classroom before Sunday School. An example of a filler item would be balls you found on sale recently that you purchased in abundance. Other items you might consider buying would be $1.00 flashlights at Walmart, $1.00 calculators from Dollar General, $1.00 jump ropes from Dollar Tree, and bars of soap. Buy as many as you fed led to purchase. You might even consider buying something every pay day or on a certain day of the week. You will be blessed as you bless others.
Have a wonderful Friday! Today would be a good day to attend Bible study, visit someone who is ill, prepare a meal for a busy neighbor, or ?????.
Anna Lee
Joanne Seymour’s surgery went well yesterday. Please continue to pray for her.
Jelaigne Fitzhugh of Greensburg. is having a heart procedure today at Ochsner in New Orleans. She may wind up with “full-blown” open-heart surgery Please pray for her.
Filming last night certainly took all of us “out of our comfort zones”, but we did what was asked of us. I pray the video clips will be a good promotional tool for the Georgia Barnett Offering.
Tomorrow’s Bible Study – John 6
If you are still planning to contribute to the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home to help meet some of their needs, please bring your items to the church by Friday. The Housewarming will be Saturday from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. at Hillsdale Baptist Church.
Pray for the many hurting families in our area. Our hearts are broken for them.
Anna Lee
Please continue to pray for Mr. Elwood Courtney, 99, of Holden.
Josiah Huckaby
Update: Josiah has continued to become more stable over the last 3 weeks and Urology has decided they want to move forward with his kidney surgery. It is scheduled for Monday, April 30th. We don’t have a specific time yet. This will be the last know surgery and it will be the longest one so far…taking about 3 hours. This is a huge praise because when we talked about this in December, the doctor was very hesitant about doing the surgery and she felt it was best to wait until we just couldn’t wait any longer. Now they are eager to get it done so that he won’t have to come back for surgery once he comes home. The nurse practioner seemed pleasantly surprised on Saturday when she was talking to us about his current vent settings. He is currently on an older model home vent which is bulky and makes mobility for him a little more difficult so our goal is to try to swap him to the newer home vent after surgery. They were hesitant about the idea a few weeks ago but now they are confindent with the future change. Josiah has been to playgroup twice now and hopefully we will get to go outside tomorrow for the first time ever (weather permitting). He loves his custom stroller and enjoys just sitting in it. He continues to make more talking noises over his trach. He has 6 teeth that I can see…his tongue stays in the way so he could have more. He has finally started trying to roll to the left…he has always favored rolling to the right. And of course he’s always silly, smiling, and laughing! To God be the glory!!!
Pray for Joanne Seymour, formerly of Amite and one of my former students, as she undergoes surgery in New York today.
Eyvonne Ricks
August 20, 1935 – April 23, 2018
Eyvonne Ricks, a resident of Denham Springs, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge. She was born August 20, 1935 in Kentwood and was 82 years of age. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Kentwood and IRA #84 Order of Eastern Star. She loved spending time with family and friends, scrap booking and putting puzzles together. She is survived by her 2 sons, Layton Ricks, Jr. and wife, Susan, Denham Springs, Ronnie Ricks and wife, Susan, Canton, MS; daughter, Judy Ricks Garcia and husband, Larry, Denham Springs; 11 grandchildren, Angela, April, Layci, Nancy and Brett, Rondi, Rob, Joel and Kristin, Heather, and Lucretia; and 14 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by the love of her live of 59 ½ years , Luther L. Ricks, Sr.; parents, George and Ada Lou Tidwell; sisters, Lillie Mae Easley and Norma D. Christopher; granddaughter, Jessica N. Garcia and grandson, Larry Garcia, II. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 5 PM until 8 PM, Wednesday and from 8 AM until religious services at 11 AM Thursday, April 26, 2018. Services conducted by Rev. Leo Miller. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. Pallbearers will be Brett Miller, Brien LeBlanc, RP Scritchfield, Gary White, Michael Temple, and Mason White. Honorary Pallbearer will be Rob Ricks. In lieu of flowers please make donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the American Heart Association, 10 Glenlake Parkway NE South Tower, Ste 400, Atlanta, GA 30328. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
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Eccl. 9:11-18
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Copies of the Bible reading plan for May-December are available at FBC, Kentwood.
This afternoon and evening, please be praying as a film team videos at FBC, Kentwood today for a future promotional video about missions. The plans are to make this one segment of the Georgia Barnett Week of Prayer for Louisiana missions.
Anna Lee
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