Category: WMU

The Lord's Day

“Each of us finds our meaning and function

as a part of His body.”

~Romans 12:5 MSG~

 

Doug Toney Update

I saw Sandy yesterday.  She said Doug will come home Monday.  He has been able to take 48 steps.  Family members will take turns staying with him while Sandy  continues to teach school.  Pray the family is up to this challenge.

Rolly Howell

Rolly had a massive heart attack.  He had three stents now and is in ICU at North Oaks.  Please pray for him.

Jeana Lee-Newton

Jeana’s pneumonia has cleared up, so she was able to go home.  Thank God for her improvement.

Katherine Meadows

I saw a mutual friend yesterday.  She said Katherine is doing well and should be home in about six  weeks.  Please continue to pray for Katherine.

Marie Vullo Giardina

Born: August 17, 1931
Died: September 26, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3323274

Please pray for this sweet lady’s family.  She will be missed by many people.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Hebrews 1-4

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Georgia Barnette Mission Offering for Louisiana 

The Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering plays an important role in mission camps and other mission events for children and teens.

  • In summer 2014, Girls’ Mission Camp registered 228 campers, sponsors and staff. 11 girls made professions of faith and one responded to God’s call for mission service. Close to 280 will participate in 2015 Girls’ Mission Camps.
  • RA Camp welcomed 90 campers, sponsors and staff at Tall Timbers in 2015.
  • Tall Timbers also hosts the RA Congress in March of each year; this year over 300 boys and their leaders filled the campgrounds.
  • During Voyage, a mission weekend for teens, 92 students and sponsors served in six church plants and ministry sites in New Orleans.

Let’s show the world we care about both physical and spiritual needs.

Anna Lee

Sunday

That if you confess with your mouth,

“Jesus is Lord,”

and believe in your heart

that God raised him from the dead,

you will be saved.

For it is with your heart

that you believe and are justified,

and it is with your mouth

that you confess and are saved.

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – 2 Thessalonians 1-3

Devotional, Scripture, a Quote, and a Song 

FBC, Greensburg is celebrating homecoming today!  I forgot how many years!

East Fork Baptist Church had a great revival last week.

New Zion Baptist Church is beginning revival this morning.

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Pine Grove, was preparing for a back-to-school bash when I passed yesterday.

Judson Baptist Church in Walker hosted a state WMU day yesterday.  The ladies were very surprised and blessed by the number of men there to help serve and make our day flow nicely.  Thanks to the state leaders, led by Janie Wise, in planning and carrying out a wonderful training session.  The missionary speaker certainly was one of the highlights of the day.  I wish I could hear him again today.  (I got to speak with Mrs. McCon, formerly of Line Creek Baptist Church and eat lunch with ladies from Bethel, Amite, Minden, Old Zion Hill, and Judson Baptist.)

I get to teach Sunday School at 9:15 at FBC, Kentwood.  I am so blessed.

Anna Lee

 

Friday

And when you stand praying,

if you hold anything against anyone,

forgive him,

so that your Father in heaven

may forgive you your sins. “

~Mark 11:25~

Mrs. Hollis Ann Hayden was moved into the rehab section  of Hood Memorial Hospial yesterday afternoon.  Please continue to pray for her.

 

Carol New’s sister, Flo, will have surgery about noon today.

 

David Ramsey of Hammond

David is from Hammond.  I met him almost fifty years ago and received a call from him a few months ago.  Let’s pray for David and his family.  (I think the date should be July 31.)

On Friday July 31st while we were on a ferry from Germany to Denmark to visit family in Sweden, my father Richard David Ramsey suffered a severe trauma to his head after the chair he sat on gave way making him fall backwards

This trauma caused a big hemorrhage in his brain which has caused brain damage.

He has had brain surgery to remove some of the blood in his brain to help with the pressure that was being caused by the bleeding. The surgery was successful, but the right side of his body has been paralyzed and he is unable to speak.

He has been in the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen Denmark ( where the surgery was performed) but will be transferred tomorrow morning to a different hospital in Roskilde where they are equipped to continue with rehabilitation. It will be a while before he is able to fly back to his home in Louisiana. Until then we are hoping to eventually be able to transfer him to a hospital in Sweden where we have family that will be able to provide a temporary home and support. However, his insurance company refuses to pay for the transfer.

In the meantime, we have been staying in a hotel near the hospital ….

His fight is long from being over, but we pray and have faith that with the needed treatment and rehab he is able to recover and go back to being the same person he was before this terrible tragedy.

WMU Leadership Team of Two Rivers Baptist Association

I’m looking forward to seeing you at my house this morning at 10:00.   Please contact me if you need directions.

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

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

Waylon Bailey –  http://waylonbailey.com/

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Faultfinders Anonymous” – odb.org
  • And this I pray,                                                                                                                                         that your love may abound still more and more.                                                                                                                                           ~Philippians 1:9~
  • “Love is the Theme” 

 

Read the Bible in 2015 – Daniel 1-6

 

I hope to see some of you at the WMU state training at Walker tomorrow.

Anna Lee

Monday Addition

WMU Meeting
We had a great group of ladies and lots of food for out meeting at Hillsdale this morning.  I am very biased, but must not fail to say the speaker was one of the best we had heard.  If you missed today, I surely hope you will join us next time.
Ralph Edward McDaniel

Born: April 24, 1943
Died: July 19, 2015

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3250458&fh_id=10545

Tommy Louis Smith

Born: July 19, 1943
Died: July 18, 2015

        http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3250689

Eddie Lavern Carter

http://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=eddie-lavern-carter&pid=175318533&fhid=20689

Monday

6 Do not be anxious about anything,

but in everything,

by prayer and petition,

with thanksgiving,

present your requests to God.

7 And the peace of God,

which transcends all understanding,

will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

~Philippians 4:6-7~

 

Bible Reading Plan – Leviticus 16-18

Devotional, Scriptures, and a Song 

  • “Faithful Service” – http://odb.org/2015/07/20/faithful-service/
  • You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.                                                                                                                                             ~2 Timothy 2:3~                         Later you will understand.”                                                                                                                                                      ~ John 13:7~
  • “We’ll Understand it Better By and By”

WMU meeting this morning at Hillsdale

  • 9:15 – Leadership Meeting
  • 10:00 – Meeting with Jennie Hatchel speaking
  • Close with covered-dish meal

I’ll post more later,

Anna Lee

Sunday

“The thought of my pain,

my homelessness,

is bitter poison.

I think of it constantly,

and my spirit is depressed.

Yet hope returns when I remember this one thing:

The Lord’s unfailing love and mercy still continue,

fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise.

The Lord is all I have, and so in him I put my hope.”

~Lamentations 3:19-24 TEV~

 

Mrs. Lavern Carter passed away Friday night.  An obituary will be included when one is available.  I was told the wake would be Monday night and the funeral and burial at New Zion Baptist Church.  Please pray for this family.

Caleb Smith, son of Dr. and Mrs. Danny Smith will speak at New Zion Baptist Church this morning.  Please pray for him.

Obituary for Terry Blackstock – http://www.jonesfamilyfuneralservices.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3249007&fh_id=12269

David R. Barnett

Born: April 09, 1940
Died: July 10, 2015

        http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/3240113

WMU quarterly meeting Monday at Hillsdale Baptist Church at 10:00 A.M.  The speaker will be Jennie Alford Hatchel whose family will be  returning to the mission field the next week.  There will be a covered dish lunch following the meeting.  Everyone is invited to come.

Young at Heart at New Zion Baptist Church WILL NOT MEET TUESDAY due to the funeral of Mrs. Lavern Carter.

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

Waylon Bailey – http://waylonbailey.com/

Read the Bible in 2015 – Colossians 3-4

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Eulogize the Living God” – http://odb.org/2015/07/19/eulogize-the-living-god/
  • Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,                                                             who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.                                                                                                                                               ~Ephesians 1:3~
  • “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” –  http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/p/r/praisegf.htm

Thank God for this, another day He has given us.

Anna Lee

Friday

“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh.

Is there anything too hard for Me?”

~Jeremiah 32:27, NKJV~

 

Macy Gueldner, Mary Catherine Gueldner. & Martha P. Drago

Macy’s counts are very low, during a week where they should’ve doubled. I guess the increase in chemo finally caught up to her. So, her chemo this week is on hold. They’ll check again next week, and hopefully she can get back on track. She’s in good spirits; she just doesn’t have much immunity. So we’re hoping to stay germ free.As for me (Mary Catherine, Macy’s mom), my doctor ordered an MRI of my entire spine. He’s afraid I have ruptured a disc underneath my fusion. He said, “You are a tiny person, and Macy is not so tiny.” We’re both hoping that my lower back problem is just temporary. We’ll see…I have some good news: my mother in law (Martha) has only 4 radiation treatments before the end of her cancer journey 🙂

Mission Trips
  • East Fork Baptist Church -> Brazil
  • Lewiston Baptist Church -> Atlanta

 

 

Vacation Bible School – Friendship Baptist Church

  • July 19-24
  • 6 – 88:30 P.M.

 

 

Read the Bible in 2014 – Proverbs 25 – 30

 

 

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

 

 

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Help for a Heavy Load” – http://odb.org/
  • [The men] shall bear the burden of the people with you,                                                             that you may not bear it yourself alone.                                                                                                                                                                      ~Numbers 11:17~
  • “Reach Out to Jesus” –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiStcVpkCok

 

 

Ladies’ Friday Morning Bible Study – Women of the Bible: Jael

 

 

Operation Christmas Child

We all know how hot it is this time of the year, but cooler weather and Christmas will be rolling around in a few months.  Now is the time to purchase the boxes to pack the Operation Christmas Child boxes.  Brown paper sacks with items listed on them are available in the fellowship hall at First Baptist Church.  You return your items and place them under the table when you have made your purchases.  Thanks for blessing some little lives and for introducing the children to Jesus.

 

 

Mark your calendar!

  • July 20th at 10 A.M.
  • Hillsdale Baptist Church
  • Two Rivers Associational WMU Meeting
  • Speaker – Jennie Alford Hatchel, Missionary
  • Potluck lunch to follow.
  • Everyone is invited.

 

 

At times, our load (burdens) seem to get  too heavy.  That is a good time to “Reach Out to Jesus” and to Christian friends.

Anna Lee

 

Monday

“Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened,

that it cannot save;

nor His ear heavy,

that it cannot hear.”

~Isaiah 59:1, NKJV~

Thank-you!

I hear a number of reports of how God answers prayer.  I want to pass a big “Thank-you!” on to those who read and pray.  You bless so many people.  Keep on praying, please.

Nathan Daniels 

Nathan’s back surgery is healing.  He will have surgery on the other side of his back in a couple of weeks.  Pray for him as he deals with pain and soreness from surgery.

Betty Taylor

Betty continues to have knee problems despite her recent surgery.  Pray for her as she sees a doctor again on Wednesday.

Frozen Food for Families 

The frozen food was delivered yesterday and was greatly appreciated.  Thank-you to those who prepared and shared the food.

Vacation Bible Schools

VBS will be held this week in Roseland and the following week at New Zion.  It is so good to hear of many making professions of faith following VBS and/or summer camps.  I have been blessed to see photographs of many baptisms in the last few weeks.  God is blessing many area churches with these additions.

Two Rivers Quarterly WMU Meeting

I’m am so blessed to be able to say my daughter will be speaking at the July 20th meeting at Hillsdale Baptist Church which begins at 10:00 A.M. and is followed by a covered dish lunch.  Eight days later they will return to their mission field.

Read the Bible in 2015 

Yesterday’s reading should have been Philippians 3-4.  https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+3-4&version=NLT

Today’s reading is Leviticus 10-12.                              https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+10-12&version=NLT

Friday Morning Bible Studies

The next three studies will be Jael, Delilah, and Michal.  Let me know if you would like to have a study guide.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Darkness and Light” – odb.org
  • You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,                                                                                  . . . nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness.                                                                                                                                                  ~Psalm 91:5-6~
  • “Out of My Bondage, Sorrow, and Night”
    •  https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/1050
      1. Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,
        Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
        Into Thy freedom, gladness, and light,
        Jesus, I come to Thee;
        Out of my sickness, into Thy health,
        Out of my want and into Thy wealth,
        Out of my sin and into Thyself,
        Jesus, I come to Thee.
      2. Out of my shameful failure and loss,
        Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
        Into the glorious gain of Thy cross,
        Jesus, I come to Thee;
        Out of earth’s sorrows, into Thy balm,
        Out of life’s storms and into Thy calm,
        Out of distress to jubilant psalm,
        Jesus, I come to Thee.
      3. Out of unrest and arrogant pride,
        Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
        Into Thy blessed will to abide,
        Jesus, I come to Thee;
        Out of myself to dwell in Thy love,
        Out of despair, into raptures above,
        Upward for aye on wings like a dove,
        Jesus, I come to Thee.
      4. Out of the fear and dread of the tomb,
        Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
        Into the joy and light of Thy home,
        Jesus, I come to Thee;
        Out of the depths of ruin untold,
        Into the peace of Thy sheltering fold,
        Ever Thy glorious face to behold,
        Jesus, I come to Thee.

What ways will God give you opportunities to bless others today?  Let’s be eager to see how God will use us.  Don’t miss the opportunities!  You might not get a second chance to make a difference in some lives.

Anna Lee

Fourth of July

“Proud to be an American” –

“God Bless America” & “This Land is Your Land”

https://www.k-state.edu/english/nelp/american.studies.s98/god.bless.and.this.land.html

Psalm 33:12-22
12 What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,                                             whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.                                    
13 The Lord looks down from heaven                                                                       and sees the whole human race.                                                             14 From his throne he observes
    all who live on the earth.
15 He made their hearts,
    so he understands everything they do.
16 The best-equipped army cannot save a king,
    nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
17 Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—
    for all its strength, it cannot save you.

18 But the Lord watches over those who fear him,
    those who rely on his unfailing love.
19 He rescues them from death
    and keeps them alive in times of famine.

20 We put our hope in the Lord.
    He is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
    for we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord,
    for our hope is in you alone.

Dr. (Rev.) David Luce, posted by his daughter, Debbie (Smithdale, MS area)

Got a call from my mom. She and dad are on their way back home from NY. Dad was fine after his surgery in May, but now his surgical sight is infected. Dr. Homayuni in McComb wants to see dad Monday. I’m asking yall to pray for them as they travel home as well as for Dad’s health. It may be just a simple infection, and doc in NY put Dad on antibiotics. If it is more serious, then at least he will be here with his heart doc.

Betty Taylor

Betty is doing well walking, not perfect, but getting there.

J.D. Smith

Mr. J.D. continues to have problems with dizziness.  So far, the doctors have not solved the issue.  Please pray for an improvement.

Correction of the July Mail-out from FBC, Kentwood

The quarterly WMU meeting on Monday, July 20th will not be at Hillcrest in Franklinton (Washington Association), but at Hillsdale Baptist Church, west of Amite (Two Rivers Association).

Reminder – Frozen Food for Families tomorrow morning!

Operation Christmas Child 

We will be collecting school supplies for the shoeboxes.  Be sure to keep your eyes open for sales.

Read the Bible in 2015 – Luke 17-18

Baptist Press – bpnews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Have a great holiday.  Remember the reason for the holiday and pray for our nation today!

Anna Lee

Friday

 I know that everything God does will endure forever;

nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it.

God does it so that men will revere him

~Ecclesiastes 3:14~

Doug Toney has been moved back to La. Heart Hospital in Lacombe.  Sandy said she will give tell us more later.  For now, they need rest.  Please pray.
Read the Bible in 2015 – Jeremiah 22 – 26
Devotional, Scripture, and a Song
  • “Hope Lives” – http://odb.org/
  • Your faith, being much more precious than gold . . .                                                                      may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.                                                                                                                                                   ~1 Peter 1:7~
  • “Great is Thy Faithfulness”

Crossroads Christian Music Festival

  • April 24 – 26
  • Lion King Ministries
  • http://www.LionKingMinistries.com
  • 225-210-8357
  • Located west of Amite in St. Helena Parish
  • (Shared by a former student and musician)

Baptist Press

  • bpnews.net
  • Pay special attention to the first article and pray for the right decision to be made.
  • Great articles!

Annie Armstrong Mission Offering for North America

 

More this evening!

Anna Lee