Category: WMU

Monday

“For You light my lamp;

The Lord my God illumines my darkness.”

~Psalm 18:28, NASB~

 

Connor Corkern is better, but still hospitalized.  Thank-you for your continued prayers for him and his family.

Mrs. Maxine Turner and her family are in need of prayers.  Please begin praying by thanking God for a life well-lived serving the Lord.

Mrs. Della McDaniel passed away yesterday.  Connie said arrangements for her services will be made today.  I’ll post them when they are available.  Thank God for her life and the love she had for so many people.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

We were blessed to be able to sing this last night.  It fits perfectly with today’s                               devotional.  David and I are thankful to have had the opportunity to hear Andrea’                       Crouch sing this song on a couple of occasions.  I hope this song comes to my                                 mind and your mind periodically today.

Looking ahead

  • Tuesday – Young at Heart at New Zion Baptist Church at 10:30.  Mrs. Yvonne Curtis will be sharing her wonderful musical talent and love for the Lord.
  • Thursday – Third Thursday at the Cabin – Yvonne Curtis and Kim Chadwick will be among those singing for us.  Join us at 6:30.
  • Friday – Bible Study   We will have lunch at Osyka Seafood after our meeting which completes our latest study.
  • Tuesday, 26th – Young Ladies’ Birthday Party at the Cafe at 11:00
  • Thursday, 28th – Ladies’ Night at FBC, Kentwood at 6:30  Join us for an ice cream party.
  • Friday, 29th – We begin a new study, Women of the Bible, at 10:00.

I hope you can say “Life is busy, but oh, so good” with me!

Anna Lee

 

Saturday Afternoon

The “Connected” WMU meeting at FBC, Ponchatoula was very good today.

 

Robbie Lynn Callihan Kirby is hospitalized in Jackson, MS and will be undergoing testing beginning Monday.  Please pray for Robbie Lynn and her family.

Her grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Callihan will be celebrating her 91st birthday tomorrow.  Wish “Miss” Margaret a happy birthday when you see her.

 

Mrs. Ann Chapman requested I post the picture of her sister’s grandson.


Matthew Pierce Derenbecker
  • August 30, 1991 – August 10, 2014
  • Hammond, Louisiana

http://hmckneely.funeralplan2.com/obituaries.aspx?turl=http://hosting-24628.tributes.com/obituary/show/matthew-pierce-derenbecker-101596246

Friday

“Let the little children come to Me,

and don’t stop them,

because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these,”

~Luke 18:16b~

 

Larry Miller said his mother-in-law, Mrs. Doris Young, is home and doing much better. Thank God for her improvement.

Roger Pittman is home and recovering from his surgery.  Please continue to pray for Roger and his family.

From Frances Gay

I recently heard from my friend in Pennsylvania, Tom Stewart, who is in the hospital in Pittsburg awaiting word on surgery on his kidneys.   He suspects is colon cancer of several years ago is in the kidneys.  I wish to put  him on the prayer link for prayer during these trials.   He specifically asked for prayer from my Southern Baptist friends.

Kathy Jo Thompson of Amite has had surgery and is feeling better after this one than any other surgery she has had.  Let’s pray the tumor removal went well.

Rev. David Cutrer of Roseland, a pastor and employee of McKneely Funeral Home, is having kidney stone issues and will probably have to have them blasted today.  Pray all goes well.

Susan Rimes is also having problems with kidney stones again.  Pray she passes her stone(s) soon.

Macy Gueldner –

 http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner/journal/view/id/53ed73ba4db92135247b5bcc

Carol McDaniel Russell, formerly of Russelltown, learned yesterday she will not have to have surgery despite degeneration in her spine.  Pray she can live with a minimum of pain.

Sue Ellen Russell Pearson, formerly of Russelltown, is undergoing chemotherapy.  Pray she does well.

Lisa Garner Terrell, formerly of Kentwood, is now a retired nurse from the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home.  She is also undergoing chemotherapy.  Pray for her and her family.

Betty Woodard Coley

Born: March 25, 1942
Died: August 13, 2014

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/2636538

Pray for New Zion Baptist Church.  They have had a number of members to pass away recently as well as some seriously ill.

Robin Stephen Murphy, Sr.

Born: October 22, 1942
Died: August 14, 2014

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10545/id/2636595

Baptist Press –  BPNews.net

WMU “Connected”

  • FBC, Ponchatoula
  • Tomorrow
  • 9:30 – 3:30

Tonight, Rev. Franklin Graham will appear with Greta Van Susteraen, to discuss “Christians Under Attack”.  You may want to tune in for this so you will see and hear about the current situation and know how to best pray.

This morning, the Bible Study at FBC, Kentwood will be on “Envy”.  Come join us as we see what the Bible has to say about this topic.

Devotional, Scriptures, and a Song

  • “Is There Hope?” –  http://odb.org/2014/08/15/is-there-hope/
  • “Do not be afraid.”    ~Matt. 28:5~                                                                                                                 “He is not here; for He is risen, as He said.”    ~v.6~                                                                   “Because I live, you will live also”    ~John 14:19~
  • “Because He Lives” –   http://www.metrolyrics.com/because-he-lives-lyrics-gaither-vocal-band.html
Thank You, Lord, for comfort and hope.
What would we do without You? Your death
and resurrection provide all we need for
this life and the next.
Because He lives, we live.
                                                         -Our Daily Bread-
Live today with a life that reflects Jesus living in you!
Anna Lee

Thursday (posted early)

“For just as rain and snow fall from heaven

and do not return there

without saturating the earth

and making it germinate and sprout,

and providing seed to sow and food to eat,

so My word that comes from My mouth

will not return to Me empty.”

~Isaiah 55:10-11a, HCSB~

 

There have been so many happy events in our area lately – babies born, wedding and baby showers, weddings, graduations, etc.  Pray for each family as they go through these wonderful experiences.  Pray they keep God as a central focus of their lives.

There have been so many sad events in our area lately – sickness, hospital stays, deaths, accidents, lost jobs, etc.  Pray for each family as they go through these experiences.  Pray they keep God as a central focus of their lives.

There have been some families that have had these highs and lows in their life in the past, but lately things have run “middle of the road”.  Pray for these families to keep God as a central focus of their lives.

Baptist Press – BPNews.net

Devotional, Scripture, Song, and a Quote

Revival continues at New Zion through Friday.  You are welcome to join them.

Operation Christmas Child – Help needy children to have some joy and hopefully see Jesus through a “shoebox”.

Coming Events

  • Bible Study – Every Friday at 10:00 at FBC, Kentwood
  • Regional WMU Meeting Saturday at FBC, Ponchatoula
  • Young at Heart – Tuesday at 10:30 at New Zion
  • Third Thursday Meeting at the Cabin – Thursday of next week at 6:30
  • Breakfast at Pine Ridge United Methodist Church on the 24th at 8:00  (Benefit for a needy family)
  • Tuesday the 26th – “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party – at the Cafe at 11:00
  • Ladies’ Night – Ice Cream Party – FBC, Kentwood on the 28th at 6:15

Remember, other people are watching us each day.  Let’s work hard to improve our lives so they will see more of Jesus and less of us!

Anna Lee

Wednesday (posted early)

“Whoever is ashamed of me and my words,

the Son of Man will be ashamed of them

when he comes in his glory

and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.”

(Luke 9:26 NIV)

 

Pray for Susan Rimes.  Her kidney stones are “acting up” again.

Hope Center in Roseland

  • Aiming for opening in mid-September
  • Training session at 10:00am on September 4th at the Hope Center at 63076 Commercial St. in Roseland for those interested in working at the food bank or the thrift store. Please RSVP for the training by emailing Kim at the Missions office (missions@basela.org) so we can plan for lunch.

Blessing of the Hunt

  • BLESSING OF THE HUNT on October 11, 2014
  • Hosted By East Fork Baptist Church at 17278 Hwy 1054 Kentwood, La 70444
  • “Now therefore, take your weapon, your quiver, and your bow and go out to the field and hunt game for me.” Genesis 27:3
  • 8:00-4:00 3D Pop Up Archery Shoot
  • $10.00 per Round
  • 12:00-4:00 Kids activities (BB Gun Shoot, Archery, Jumpers, Games)
  • 4:00-5:30 Worship and Testimony
  • Guest Speakers: Dean Davis – Host of Just Hunt
  • Cragg Fitz, Jay Alston, & Slade Priest- Host of Trained Assassin Television
  • Kinion Bankston –Host of Southern Boyz Outdoors.
  • Music by Richard Ryan
  • Winners of the Archery Shoot to named
  • 5:30-until Wildgame Supper and Fellowship.
  • Door Prizes to be awarded throughout the day. Archery Provided by Crossed Arrows Archery.
  • Please feel Free to bring your favorite wild game dish.

Baptist Press –   http://www.bpnews.net/

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Life-Giving Rain” –  http://odb.org/2014/08/13/life-giving-rain/

WMU area-wide meeting at FBC, Ponchatoula Saturday

Make this day a great day for others.  You’ll be surprised to see how you are blessed too!

Anna Lee

Tuesday

 

“For God is not unjust;

He will not forget your work

and the love you showed for His name

when you served the saints–

and you continue to serve them.”

~Hebrews 6:10, HCSB~

* Praise God that a 69-year-old woman in China, fascinated as a teenager by a people group featured in a film, just completed training in reaching the unengaged and spent her first 100 days in their village–and 53 members of that people group received Christ as their Savior!

* Pray for teams of local believers in East Asia who are venturing out, most for their first time, in obedience to God’s call to take the Gospel to unreached people groups within their own country.

* Praise the Lord that in recent weeks, there has been evidence of revival among the nursing students at Bangalore Baptist Hospital in India!

* Please pray for those in the state of Gujarat, India, who have been working for some time to produce accurate, understandable translations of Scripture in the Gujarati language so they can be used in evangelism and discipleship and be made available for all believers.

Baptist Press –   http://www.bpnews.net/

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

  • “Example that Encourages” –  http://odb.org/?tz=-05
  • I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet . . . . I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.                       ~John 13:14-15~
  • Think back to your childhood kids’ choir.  Do you remember “Be Ye Doers of the Word”?

Remember Operation Christmas Child and shoeboxes that will go to needy children around the world.  Have you made some purchases this month?

Anna Lee

 

Tuesday

A friend loves at all times,

and a brother is born for adversity. 

~Proverbs 17:17 (NIV)~

 

Update on Dr. Kent Brantly –  http://www.christianpost.com/news/samaritans-purse-doctor-infected-with-ebola-is-in-good-spirits-in-georgia-hospital-grateful-for-prayers-124234/

Baptist Press –   BPNews.net

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Operation Christmas Child

  • “A 4-year-old named Jeremiah received a shoebox gift at a distribution in India. In the box he received a shirt, balloons, flip flops, crayons, and toys. This gift was extra special to Jeremiah as it was his birthday. Without the box, he would not have received any gifts on his birthday as his family could not afford them. Praise God to those who give these special gifts to children!”                                                                                                                                         ~ OCC Volunteer in India~
  • “This year we visited remote villages in Lithuania. I should admit that I have never seen such poverty yet so much joy and thankfulness. One boy received the shoebox and was standing amazed – he couldn’t believe that the whole box was for him! We told him to believe and encouraged him to trust the Lord Jesus whose Love is so big, much bigger than the shoebox. The boy smiled and hugged the shoebox. It was so nice that our kids were together with us in this mission of love. When they came home their impressions turned into praises to the Lord for His goodness and love.”                                                                                                ~ OCC Volunteer~
  • “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”                                                                ~Joshua 1:9 (NKJV)~
  • “The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us.”                                                                                        ~Billy Graham~

You can have a positive impact or a negative impact on each person you meet today.  Which will it be?

Anna Lee

Thursday

“Rejoice always,

pray without ceasing,

in everything give thanks;

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

~1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NKJV~

Macy Gueldner (and mom) –  http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner/journal/view/id/53d944ceca16b4404788bc42

 

George Bales asks for prayer for his grandson, Jacob Martello, who broke his right wrist Tuesday.  Jacob is having difficulty accepting the cast.

 

Mrs. Hellen Morris is getting stronger in rehab and is scheduled to come home in a couple of weeks.

 

Mr. Bud Callihan is having some health issues and is at North Oaks.  Please add him to your prayer list.

 

Little Teddi Titus, one of the twins, had a brief hospital stay complete with surgery.  She’s at home now.  Pray for continued healing.

 

Carol Jean Conerly continues to have some blood pressure problems.  Please pray this can be corrected soon.

 

Smile Conerly’s sister, Frances McKenzie, is hospitalized again.  Please pray for her and her family.

 

Continue to pray for Roger and Lois Pittman as he learns more about his upcoming surgery.

 

Rev. and Mrs. Jonathan Statham will make the move to Kentwood on August 8th.  Pray all goes well as they settle into their new home.

 

Sunday is the day we collect frozen food for needy families.  Bring your items to Anna Lee’s classroom before Sunday School.  We will be distributing QUART size bags of food this time.

 

Some of the FBC, K youth will be attending a youth leadership conference.  Pray for wonderful experiences and safe travels.

 

The two workers for Samaritan’s Purse who have ebola are a little better.  Keep the prayers flowing.

 

There will be no Bible study on August 8th.  We will resume on August 15th.  See you this Friday.

 

Operation Christmas Child “ornaments” are available to those who did not get some Sunday.  Excitement is in the air as we begin this project again this year!

 

Baptist Press has some extra good articles today. (BPNews.net)

 

Devotional, Scriptures, and a Song

  • “Just as I Am” –  http://odb.org/?tz=-07
  • “Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live.”                                                                                                                       ~Isaiah 55:3~                                                                                                                                                     “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”                                                                                                                             ~John 1:29~
  • “Just as I Am” –  http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/u/justasam.htm

This is a good day to rejoice, pray, and thank God! Anna Lee

Tuesday Addition

I forgot to mention that Sherry Day got a very good report yesterday on her recent radiation surgery for a brain tumor.  The tumor is shrinking!  There are no new ones!  Sherry gives the glory to God!

Connected

  • One day workshop for ladies interested in missions
  • August 16th
  • FBC, Ponchatoula
  • Let me know by Sunday if you are interested in attending.  The association will pay your fee this year.
  • After that, you can still register at the door.

 

Monday

“If you have faith the size of a mustard seed,

you will say to this mountain,

‘Move from here to there,’

and it will move.”

~Matthew 17:20b, NASB~

 

Jean Easley

Jean was better for a few days, but has regressed again.  Pray for Jean, Joe, and other family members.

Mary Belle “Pet” Brown Little

Born: April 09, 1925
Died: July 26, 2014

http://www.mckneelys.com/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=2617310&fh_id=10545

Revival Dates

East Fork Baptist Church 

July 27th- 30th Bro. RE Clark is our Evangelist and Bro Steve Bishop will be leading worship.
July 27th -11am with Dinner on the Grounds following and at 6:30pm July 28th, 29th and 30th-7pm

New Zion Baptist Church

August 10-15 with preaching by Rev. Larry Blades

Senior Adults of Two Rivers Association – September 8-10

  • Monday, Sept. 8 – New Zion
  • Tuesday, Sept. 9 – Kedron
  • Wednesday, Sept 10 – Greensburg

Operation Christmas Child

  • OCC delivers gifts to boys and girls who might not otherwise receive any gifts, but most importantly, the shoe boxes “deliver Jesus”.
  • Friendship Circle Sunday School class will shop for anyone who needs someone to shop for them.
  • Proposed important dates to mark on your calendar
    • Craft days to make items for the shoeboxes – Two Saturdays, September 13 & 27
    • Packing party – Saturday, November 1
  • If you choose not to purchase items, you can help with the $7.00 per box shipping fee.
  • I’m already getting good reports from church members and Sunday School classes.
  • Merry, merry Christmas!

Bro. Jonathan and Ashley Statham have accepted the call of FBC, K to serve as worship leaders.  They will be moving here soon.  The Nielsen family will be at FBC, K for two more Sundays.

Devotional, Scripture, and a Song

Two Rivers Associational WMU Meeting

  • This morning at 10:00
  • New Zion Baptist Church
  • Covered dish lunch to follow meeting

David and I were at four different churches yesterday for four different reasons!  It was an awesome day!  I don’t plan to try to do this too often, but it certainly was a great day!  I hope you found your way to study and worship yesterday too.

Anna Lee