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Tuesday

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,

since as members of one body

you were called to peace.

And be thankful.

~Colossians 3:15~

(Peace and thankfulness – May we all have an extra large helping of these today!)

 

Update on Connor Corkern

My dear friends, if everything goes smoothly with Connor tonight (which we expect it will) he will have his ventilator extubated in the morning.

We need your prayers…
•Please pray with Coye and I that this time around Connor’s lungs will be ready and strong.
•Please pray that his secretions will be thin enough for him to cough up.
•Please pray that his body can maintain the energy it requires to breathe easily when awake and sleeping.
•Please pray that God’s grace surrounds us as we watch and wait to see if Connor’s extubation will be successful.
•Please pray that if Connor’s extubation fails that we will be guided in the direction that God leads us to and have peace with whatever may come in order for Connor to breathe easier.
•Please pray for his doctors, nurses, and therapists that have taken exceptional care of him, and will continue to do so.

We know our Heavenly Father hears our prayers as he has shown us His mercy for the past 3 weeks over and over again.

 

Mrs. Flo Hatcher‘s new medication for nausea has worked for five days!  That has made a big difference for her, the family, and caregivers.

 

Please continue to pray for Mr. James Miller as he undergoes testing at a Covington hospital.

 

Mrs. Gloria Boone and her family wish for our continued prayers.

 

David Wickham – David’s obituary will be posted when it is available.  In the meantime, pray for the family.

 

Operation Christmas Child Report

  • We have packed 300 boxes and have collected the funds to ship them.
  • We are
    • Thanking those who helped.
    • Praying for the recipients of the boxes.
    • Thanking God that Samaritan’s Purse providing us with this opportunity.

 

Georgia Barnette Offering for Louisiana Missions

We have collected 77% of the goal that we set for out church.  Personally, I never would have been pleased with 77%.  I trust we will meet this goal now that the shoeboxes are filled and shipping collected.  Our church asks a lot, but the mission-minded people in our church have big hearts and a giving/sharing spirit.

 

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – 2 Chronicles 29-32

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, Quote, and a Song

  • “The Daily Grind” – http://odb.org/2015/11/03/the-daily-grind/
  • Whatever you do,                                                                                                                                             work at it with all your heart,                                                                                                              as working for the Lord,                                                                                                                              not for human masters.                                                                                                                                            ~Colossians 3:23~
  • Remind us today, Lord, that You are in the dull and ordinary tasks of life in a most extraordinary way. Let us not forget that we do even the smallest tasks for You.
  • “Our Best”

 

Friday Bible Study – Joanna

 

 

Thankfulness: Day 3

     I’m thankful for opportunities God provides for us to serve Him and others as well as His reminders to always do “Our Best”.

 

Don’t forget that revival continues at Spring Creek Baptist Church and at Red Bluff Baptist at Folsom, LA where Dr. Gibby McMillan is the evangelist.

Anna Lee

 

 

Friday Addition – Death

I forgot to include this earlier.

William “Pa Pa” “Red” Johnson, Sr.

Born: February 04, 1923
Died: October 28, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3367326&fh_id=10545

I did not know Mr. Johnson, but had the opportunity to spend some time with him just before Christmas last year.  I realized he was an interesting man that I wish I had known much better,.

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

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

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”

Read the Bible in 2015 – Proverbs 29-30

 

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

Anna Lee

 

Wednesday

“Give thanks to the LORD!

Call upon His name;

make known His deeds among the peoples!”

~Psalm 105:1, NKJV~

 

Addie Leigh Antoon

Addie was born yesterday.  According to her grandmother, Sandy, is “perfect”!  (7lbs 14 oz & 20 in long)

 

Dan Turner Update

First, let me apologize for not making another entry until today. I had six days with headaches and nausea since I was discharged, Saturday afternoon (9/12). My surgery went well. I think it lasted approximately 2-3 hours, but I was asleep and not paying attention to the time.
My main issue after surgery was pain at my abdominal surgical site, where the pump was placed. The pain was controlled with IV Morphine and oral Lortab. Although I also had a surgical incision on my back, I didn’t really notice any pain from that site. Regardless of the pain, I did notice that the pump was relieving the spasticity of my left leg and arm. For that, I was thankful.
The headaches and nausea lasted for 6 days after surgery and was likely due to a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak at the point of insertion of the tubing that delivers the medicine to my intrathecal space. Anyway, that resolved on its own (thankfully). If it wasn’t for the headaches and nausea, the recovery would have been a piece of cake, since the surgical pain in my abdomen only lasted one day. So here I am, 11 days after surgery, and ready for the next step in the process.
Tomorrow, I will begin the process of finding my “magic dose”. I’ve had minimal return of the spasticity in my left hand and left leg, which warrants an increase in the Baclofen pump dose. This is done electronically using a device that will communicate with my ITB pump. It’s called an “interrogator”.
Using the same equipment that was used during my trial to obtain objective data, we will try to find the dose that duplicates my trial results. I will update you with results in a few days. Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers. God bless you all.

 

Shaw Service

I received a message that I was given incorrect information.  The wake for Lance Shaw will begin at nine, not eight.

 

Flo Hatcher

With Flo Hatcher at radiation today. She has 3 more radiation treatments then she starts chemo again. She had visitors from kentwood today and she’s in good spirits, but she’s in pain and can’t use her left arm at all– we are not sure what’s going on with that, but she has a doctor appointment to see about it. We had a surprise visit from our beloved Eric Letulier yesterday– he took care of my dad for many many years and became part of our family so seeing him was a real treat for us! On another note, I have realized that I am out of practice maneuvering a Wheelchair since my daddy died. I’m terrible and hit everything! Thank you for your prayers again! We really appreciate each and every one!

. . .

Flo Hatcher is getting an X-ray. The check in girl just asked if this is accident related– lady I sure wish it was an accident or anything but cancer. We will have results tomorrow.

 

Jeanna Lee-Newton, daughter of Ricky and Brenda Russell, is hospitalized with pneumonia.  Please pray for her.

 

Georgia Barnette Offering for Louisiana

  • Be prayer warriors
  • Encourage members to ask God how they can support missions around the state, nation, and world—including this year’s Georgia Barnette emphasis.
  • Be generous givers
  • Share the 2015 Georgia Barnette goal and promote the offering as an opportunity for every member to give something toward a larger challenge.
  • Be active missionaries
  • Urge members to intentionally fulfill God’s mission in the “ordinary” events of life, as well as through planned activities.

Samaritan’s Purse

  • Refugees are arriving by boat to the Greek island of Lesbos, where Samaritan’s Purse staff are stationed to help. We will be assessing medical needs as they disembark and transporting those with serious injuries to medical centers for care. Pray for these vulnerable people as many have lost their lives during the dangerous journey. Visit ►http://bit.ly/1j3tfQd to see more about the situation and how you can help.
  • Salma, a refugee passing through Croatia where we distributed food and clothing, cried when talking about how difficult it is to have to beg for necessities. Her husband is a blacksmith, and she is a nurse. They aren’t used to this type of lifestyle. She said, “If things got better [we’d go back home], but we know in a hundred years it won’t get better. How could it be fixed after all this damage and destruction?”
  • REFUGEE CRISIS UPDATE: Over the next couple of days, we will distribute about 2,000 backpacks to refugee women and children in Gevgelija, Macedonia. The children’s packs will include a rain poncho, blanket, towel, toothpaste and toothbrush, hygienic wipes, granola bars, cap, sweets, and a soft toy. The packs for women will include a poncho, blanket, towel, bar of soap, hygienic wipes, feminine hygiene products, diapers, granola bars and infant biscuits. Praise God for our supporters whose monetary donations helped purchase these supplies in Europe.Tala (11) and Tima (9), from Syria, are two of the children who received backpacks filled with necessities and comfort items. Our staff members distributed 400 backpacks today and we will continue to give them to women and children coming through this checkpoint on the Macedonia/Serbia border. For more information and to support this effort, visit http://bit.ly/1iSSvZw
  • Pray For Pastor Saeed: Imprisoned in Iran for Three Years   http://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/pray-for-pastor-saeed-imprisoned-three-years-iran/?&utm_source=SPFacebook&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m_Y000-SOCM_SocialMedia&utm_content=09-15-Saeed

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – Psalm 111-113

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

 

Pray for our students as they are involved at See You at the Pole in various schools in our area.  Pray this time will impact students in a great way.  I remember when this started 25 years ago and am thankful I was able to be a part of this during my teaching career.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Sunday

“I’ve tried everything and nothing helps.

I’m at the end of my rope.

Is there no one who can do anything for me?

Isn’t that the real question?”

 The answer, thank God,

is that Jesus Christ can and does.

He acted to set things right

in  this life of contradictions

where I want to serve God

with all my heart and mind,

but am pulled by the influence of sin

to do something totally different.

Romans 7:24-25 MSG

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – Philemon

 

Georgia Barnette Offering for Louisiana Missions

 

Devotional, Scriptures, and a Song

  • “Tissue Boxes” –  http://odb.org/2015/09/20/tissue-boxes/
  • I trust in you, Lord;                                                                                                                                         I say, “You are my God.”                                                                                                                         My times are in your hands.                                                                                                                                           ~Psalm 31:14-15~                                                                                                                        Go back and read the Scripture at the beginning and then reread this Scripture.  It’s another “God wink”!  
  • “Trusting Jesus” 

 

This is God’s day, not our’s!  Remembers that as you plan what you will do today.

Anna Lee

Thursday

“The LORD has heard my plea for help;

the LORD accepts my prayer.”

~Psalm 6:9, HCSB~

God loves to hear from us, but He always makes the final decision.

 

Kent Roberts!

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kenroberts2/journal/view/id/55e7a1f98b5cd3202166fa71?utm_source=JEN&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JEN+email&utm_content=visitsite

My heart races, my mind full… Please please keep my brother Ken in your thoughts & prayers. Tomorrow is a huge day for him with another open-heart surgery. He is fighting so hard. I can’t get him off my mind as I wonder what he must fear & anticipate in the coming hours, days, & weeks! I will tell you that we laughed plenty & made light of his situation as we joked about his new 6 cylinder heart replacement & assured him the Gap Bands, “burn rubber on me” would be playing in the OR! Serious though, please lift him up…What he needs only God can provide!                                                 ~ Ken’s sister, Cyndi~

Last night, Bubba Roberts was talking about going to see Ken last Saturday.  We had not realized Ken and Bubba are cousins.

Pray as often as you think of Ken and his family today.

Flo Hatcher (Written by daughter, Julee)
Prayers for my mommy please… She starts radiation on several tumors in her body tomorrow and a new cancer drug, along with the physical therapy she has to do to learn to use her leg with a steel rod in it from hip to knee. Her body is very busy trying to kill cancer and heal.
Otis Gayle Rodriguez

Born: July 27, 1940
Died: August 24, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3296487&fh_id=10545

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – Proverbs 22

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • The Tyranny of the Perfect – http://odb.org/

  • If we claim to be without sin,                                                                                                              we deceive ourselves                                                                                                                               and the truth is not in us.                                                                                                                                                           ~1 John 1:8~
  • “Whosoever” Surely Meaneth Me

Homebound Lord’s Supper

We were blessed to be part of a team that visited with Mrs. Susie Wales (and Chris and Kathy Wales) last night.  During the time we were there she prayed including thanking God her 95th birthday fell on the night of our visitation.  Her love for others and the Lord is just as steadfast as it always was.  I wish all of you would have fit into her home last night so you could have be blessed as we were.

Women’s Ministry

  • Operation Christmas Child – September items – shoes, slippers, and socks
  • Friday at 10:00 – Bible Study on the Queen of Sheba followed by lunch at the Hitching Post
  • Food for Families – Bring your frozen food items Sunday morning

I’m looking forward to another day, compliments of God.

Anna Lee

 

Wednesday – Update of Ken Roberts

We serve a mighty God who is showing us His medical miracles. Although Ken has a long way to go, he is waking up, talking and even sat up for 5 mins today!!!! Yes! You read it correctly!!! His mentation is not completely clear but he is smiling & communicating. He has made Kasey laugh with his funny comments & seemingly laid back demeanor. He is off all heart drips. His kidneys are slowly improving. He can’t safely swallow yet but they have started artificial nutrition. He also still has his Impella cardiac catheter which they hope to slowly wean to observe Ken’s heart ability. Everyone, including Tulane staff, are amazed by his turn-around and progress in the past 24 hours! Please continue to PRAY as we BELIEVE God hears our cries!Also, if you would like to send words of encouragement for Ken to read personally, the address is as follows:

1415 Tulane Ave

New Orleans, LA 70112

c/o CCU-Ken Roberts

God Bless and thank you for your amazing love & support!

 

Tuesday – Improved and with Additions

While posting from my phone, I must have changed the settings. Jason will help me get this back to normal. In the meantime, please put up with me.  Thanks, Jason!  I’m back!

“I cry aloud to the LORD,  

and He answers me from His holy mountain.”

~Psalm 3:4, HCSB~

Thankful to be home! God watched over us all day. We had a lack of heavy traffic, successful procedures, adequate recovery time, and a safe home despite the vehicle in front of us losing two pieces of plywood which went flying and tumbling through the air landing in the left (other) lane. Thank-you to each of you who prayed.  Thank-you again!  David feels so much better today!

Ken Roberts is making more progress. Please check his Caring Bridge page.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kenroberts2/journal/view/id/55dbcd42ac7ee9c91c43c3cb?utm_source=JEN&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JEN+email&utm_content=visitsite

Brandy and Raymond Cutrer’s new daughter, Reese Nicole, weighed 7 lb. 2 oz. All is well with mother and baby.

Vesta “VJ” Adams
Born: October 12, 1938
Died: August 23, 2015
http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3285971

Phillip F. Domiano 
Born: May 11, 1938
Died: August 23, 2015
http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3285625

Fall Food Round-up for LA Baptist Children’s Home

Bring paper and cleaning supplies as well as food items to FBC, Kentwood.  A truck from the children’s home will be here in a few weeks to pick up our contributions.

Read the Bible in 2015 – I Chronicles 10-14

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

The birthday party at The Cafe will be at 11:00. Betty Simpson will fill in for me. (I have to stay close to David for 24 hours.)

Waylon Bailey – waylonbailey.com

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

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

 

I’m pausing for a technical break.I”m back and back in my rhythm (like David is back in heart rhythm again).
Anna Lee

 

Saturday

“If you want to know what God wants you to do,

ask him,

and he will gladly tell you,

for he is always ready to give

a bountiful supply  of wisdom

to all who ask him.”

~James 1:5a NIV~

Macy Gueldner

Macy’s counts have jumped up a good bit. As a matter of fact, I don’t ever remember them being this high. As a result of this and her bigger weight and height, they’re increasing her chemo once again. I hope this doesn’t bottom out her counts when she’s supposed to start school soon. That would be our luck.

We’re in Memphis waiting on anesthesia, then recovery, a shot of chemo, then home.

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Things took a turn really quickly this afternoon. Just before we left for Louisiana, while waiting for Macy’s last push of chemo, she became very sick. She was shaking uncontrollably, screaming in severe pain, crying lots of tears, getting splotchy, and turning blue. It was very scary, to say the least. They got her to her clinic quickly, gave her morphine, and started a couple different antibiotics. She finally settled down, but while waiting to be admitted her blood pressure dropped dangerously low. So, we stayed put for a bolus of fluids until that got better. We had just gotten settled in on the second floor when her fever spiked to almost 103. She was red as a beet. The fever slowly went down, but now her blood pressure has dropped again. She’s on her second bolus.
Her pulse is high, and her oxygen saturation is low. They are probably about to put her on oxygen. We are inching closer to the ICU, but are praying she gets stable enough to stay on the second floor.
We don’t know what’s causing all of this, but they are thinking it may be an infection. We’re waiting on blood cultures to hopefully give us some answers.
By the way, we had to wait 2 hours to get called back to the medicine room this afternoon. If it hadn’t been for that wait, we would have been on the road in the middle of nowhere, MS when this would’ve happened.
This has been VERY scary for us SEVERAL times today. There were plenty of times where I was just praying shed keep breathing. That’s never what a mother is supposed to be thinking while holding her baby. Please keep us in your prayers tonight.

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Macy has been stable for a couple of hours now. Thank you all so much for the many prayers!

 

Mr. Milton Johnson – Pray for this resident of the St. Helena Nursing Home in Greensburg.

Pray for the teachers, students, bus drivers, and other school staff who will be returning to school soon.  Yes, it’s that time of year again.

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Read the Bible in 2015 – John 1-2

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Have a great day preparing for the Lord’s day.  

Don’t forget your frozen food to contribute to a local family (families).  It is always greatly appreciated.

Anna Lee