One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek:

that I may dwell in the house of the LORD

all the days of my life,

to gaze on the beauty of the LORD

and to seek him in his temple.

~Psalm 27:4~

Mrs. Bessie Hayden needs our continued prayers for the injury on her arm to heal. It didn’t keep her from attending church.

Wendy Fowler told me her mother, Peggy Alford, was at church yesterday morning. She continues to make good progress toward a complete recovery. Thank God for helping Peggy make such a fantastic improvement.

Please pray for Mrs. Ann Huff and her family in the loss of another child. Janie, 42, died over the weekend in an automobile accident.

Read the Bible Chronologically in 2021 – March 22

DEUTERONOMY 33:1-34:12
JOSHUA 1:1-2:24

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Operation Christmas Child

1. A contribution of 100 Hot Wheel Vehicles was made by Ora Lee Wilson. What fun some little boys will have with these beautiful little toys. Thanks, Ora Lee.
2. This morning will be our second session of making girls dresses from men’s dress shirts. Join us in the fellowship hall and share in the joy of creating the dresses which will be used for our OCC missions project.

Yesterday, the youth of FBC, Kentwood took charge of the morning service. They did a great job of singing and sharing. If you missed seeing and hearing them, check out the service on Facebook.

May you realize God’s many blessings in your life today.

Anna Lee

“What shall we say about such wonderful things as these?

If God is for us, who can ever be against us?”

~Romans 8:31 (NLT)~

Darrell Wall thanks all of you who prayed for him as he was tested for the lung transplant. He asks that you continue to pray for him as he continues the process.

Please add Mrs. Thelma Pierce to your prayer list. She has some very serious vision issues the doctor cannot correct. “Miss” Thelma is the lady who showed us how to convert men’s shirts into dresses and will do so with another group tomorrow. She has a heart for using her talents for missions. Pray she will be able to see well enough to continue to serve God.

With all the helping hands yesterday, we were able to make good progress on converting men’s shirts into dresses. I’ll give you a number after the “sewing meeting” tomorrow. If you would like to come early, “Miss” Thelma and I will be ready at 9:00 tomorrow. Bring an armload of shirts to add to the process. I have to tell you we had two men who helped before, during, and after the meeting yesterday – Luther Terrell and David Alford. We could not have done this without them! We appreciated the ladies from other churches who came to learn for their future projects. They were a wonderful addition yesterday and have new skills for future sewing projects.

Read the Bible Chronologically in 2021 – March 21

PSALM 90

Today is God’s Day! Attend church in person or watch online.

Anna Lee

“We know that in all things

God works for good with those who love him,

those whom he has called according to his purpose.”

~Romans 8:28 (GNT)~

Darrell Wall, who has stage four COPD, completed the testing at Ochsner yesterday and passed. He will qualify for a new lung. The next step is additional testing and checking with his insurance to see how much of the cost will be covered. Darrell asks for continued prayers. Darrell is 64.

Richard Kent “Radar” Currier

June 19, 1928 – March 16, 2021

Richard Kent Currier, known affectionately as Radar, passed away March 16, 2021. He was born June 19,1928, to Santo “Sarge” and Rosa Magliolo Currier and was a lifelong resident of Amite. He was a 1946 graduate of Amite High School where he played basketball and football and was a Charter Member of the Amite High Key Club. He served his community as a businessman, school board member, Kiwanis President, and court bailiff. He was a member of the St. Helena Catholic Church and Springview Country Club. Radar is survived by his wife of 67 years, Alice Ridgedell Currier, sons Ricky Currier and wife Trudy, Amite, and Jeff Currier, Las Vegas, and his grandson Jacob V. Currier, Amite, and his fiancée Kathryn Theriot. Radar is proceeded in death by his parents and brothers Charlie Sam, Emile, Salvador, and Joseph. Special thanks to Sierra, Tasha, Angela, and Audrey for their devoted care to Radar. A Private Funeral Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Mark Beard at St. Helena Catholic Church in Amite, La on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at 11:00am. A Rosary will be prayed at 10:30am. Burial will be at Amite Memorial Gardens. Mass intentions are appreciated. Memorial Donations can be made to Full of Grace, PO Box 1647 Amite, LA 70422. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Read the Bible Chronologically in 2019 – March 20

DEUTERONOMY 29:2-31:29

“Helping Hands for Missions” will meet at 9:00 this morning in the fellowship hall of FBC, Kentwood with a focus on learning how to transform men’s shirts into dresses for girls for our shoeboxes. There will also be an opportunity to learn about other things that can be done for shoeboxes. Registration was not required, so just show up with some men’s dress shirts.

Enjoy this day the Lord has provided.

Anna Lee

“I love you with an everlasting love.”

~Jeremiah 31:3 (GW)~

Two of our special friends have very special birthdays today and Sunday. “Miss” Ruby Dillon will be 91 today. Mr. “Cete” Dillon will be 95 Saturday. Join me in celebrating the long lives God has richly blessed them with.

I’m so excited. Tomorrow is the first day Mrs. Thelma Pierce will teach lots of ladies how to transform a man’s dress shirt into a dress for a little girl. We will use our dresses to add to the shoeboxes we send to girls ten to fourteen years old. We will use discarded shirts and make them into dresses that will be gladly used by girls in a far away land. How exciting is that!

We will begin at 9:00 Saturday and again on Monday at 10:00. You do not have to register, just come. Bring some shirts, finger foods, shears, and other sewing equipment you may have. If sewing is not your greatest joy, you can cut, press, and/or learn about other projects you can be a part of. It is a “Hands-On” day! If you have time before then and are comfortable doing it, you can remove the shirt pockets. Bring them along with the dress. If not, some of the rest of us will do it for you.

It’s all about being a part of a mission project and working as a team. It will be lots of fun. I’ll share an update for those of you who are unable to participate.

Read the Bible Chronologically in 2021 – March 19.

DEUTERONOMY 26:1-29:1

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100% OF ALL GIFTS GO TO THE MISSION FIELD.

2021 Annie Armstrong Easter Offering & Week of Prayer for North American Missions

Have a wonderful day by encouraging others.

Anna Lee

I have no greater joy

than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

~3 John 1:4~

Joe Canale had to go into the hospital from the nursing home. Thankfully, he quickly improved and went back to the nursing home and will not be quarantined. Thank God for Joe’s fast improvement.

Darrell Wall will have tests today to determine whether or not he is a candidate for a lung transplant. Pray for Darrell’s testing today.

Mrs. Bessie Hayden injured her hand on her ramp and had to have stitches. Pray for quick healing.

Charles Warren left North Oaks ICU after over a hundred days of Covid-19 treatment and will be in rehab for a while. Please continue to pray for him and his family. Thank God for Charles’ improvement.

Read the Bible Chronologically in 2021 – March 18

DEUTERONOMY 21:10-25:19

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Volunteers – Yesterday, I asked for two volunteers to sharpen pencils. Mrs. Bessie Hayden was to have done this, but her health prevented that. My two volunteers, James Rimes and David Alford, have already sharpened hundreds of pencils. Pencils will be sent overseas to needy children in our “shoeboxes”. Thank-you, James and David. They certainly were our “Willing Hands”!

Today’s Prayer Request: “Shirts to Dresses” events Saturday and Monday at FBC, Kentwood. Thank God for all those who plan to attend. Pray for many dresses for the “shoeboxes” and new items to create this year.

Thank God for bringing us safely through the storm last night. Pray for those who were not so blessed.

Anna Lee

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

~Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV)~

Sometimes God will lead you in a foggy place but,

when it’s foggy,

that’s when His sheep know His voice.

Tasha Cobbs

From Darrell Wall

Requesting Prayers from family and friends. Some know i have Stage 4 COPD. Thursday the 18th I go to Ochsner Hosp for a visit with a Surgeon and there performing 4 test to see if I qualify to become a candidate for Lung Surgery. I know I’m in GODS good hands. I’m just asking everyone to keep me in your PRAYERS . I will let everyone know the results of the test as soon as i can. Thanks

I know of several people in ICU that could us our prayers. Let’s not forget to pray for them.

Read the Bible Chronologically in 2021 – May 17

DEUTERONOMY 16:18-21:9

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Needed: A couple of people to sharpen pencils for “Shoeboxes” in the next few days. Give me a call at 614-0013.

Today’s Prayer Focus – Willing Hands

Pray for all the hands that will be busy Saturday and Monday as we sew and do other projects that will become part of our future mission projects. Thank-you.

Thank-you for praying today.

Anna Lee

“Those who make a practice of sin are straight from the Devil, the pioneer in the practice of sin. The Son of God entered the scene to abolish the Devil’s ways.” ~1 John 3:8 (The Message)~

Great News! Peggy Alford is home! Thank-you for praying for her. Please continue to pray as her recovery continues.

Mrs. Bessie Hayden was sick and at home yesterday. Pray today will be a better day for her.

Read the Bible Chronologically in 2021 – March 16

DEUTERONOMY 13:1-16:17

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Shirts -> Dresses and other mission projects

Saturday @ 9 A.M.

Monday @ 10 A.M.

Prayer Focus for Today

Pray for those in hospitals, nursing homes, and extended care facilities who have not been allowed face-to-face meetings with family members in months. Say special prayers for their family members too.

Have a wonderful day today. Thank God for the rain he is sending.

Anna Lee

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”

made his light shine in our hearts

to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory

displayed in the face of Christ.

~2 Corinthians 4:6~

Peggy Alford is improving so well that she may be home soon. Please keep praying for her.

Gloria Gill asks for prayer. When she woke up yesterday morning, she realized A-fib was back. Her doctor is treating her with medication with the hope she will not need hospitalization.

Read the Bible Chronologically today – March 15

DEUTERONOMY 10:1-12:32

Saturday is the day! We will learn to put our hands to mission projects. The focus will be on making dresses for girls from men’s shirts. You are invited to join us in the Fellowship Hall of FBC, Kentwood at 9 A.M. Sewing dresses is the focus, but sewing skills are not required for participation. There will be a number of activities to keep your hands busy. Please bring clean, used men’s shirts that are still in good condition, sewing equipment and supplies, especially scissors, and a finger food of your choice. The dresses will go in the shoeboxes for girls that we are packing this year. One more thing, if you can remove the pocket before Saturday, that will save us lots of time. Bring the pocket with you when you come.

I hope to see a room full of ladies. We will also meet on Monday, the 22nd to do the same thing. You are invited to attend either day or both days. One more thing, YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF FBC, KENTWOOD to participate.

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I believe in prayer. Thanks for reading and praying today.

Anna Lee

“Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again.

But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again.

It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them,

giving them eternal life.”

~John 4:13-14 (NLT)~

Peggy Alford is improving. Pray for her as she continues to improve.

Ana Paola Spiers

January 5, 1978 – March 9, 2021

Ana Paola Fajardo Spiers, age 43, of Rockwall, TX, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 9, 2021. She was born January 5, 1978, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to Jaime Fajardo and Ana (Fuschich) Fajardo. Ana was a member of First Baptist Church in Rockwall, TX. She was the sunshine in everyone’s life that she touched. Ana was a loving wife, mother, daughter, and sister. She was always there for her family and friends. Ana had the unique ability to lift the souls of others even in the midst of her own struggles. Family and faith were what drove her regardless of circumstances. She loved the Lord and it showed in everything she did. Ana was a hard worker; she would never leave anything unfinished. She was courageous, determined, and full of unyielding faith. She was a tremendous warrior for Christ and against cancer. She was tenacious in her battle, and had unwavering courage despite numerous setbacks, and pushed forward through all obstacles. Her presence will be deeply missed.

Ana is survived by her loving husband of 21 years: Terry Spiers; sons: Ethan Lane Spiers and Sean Patrick Spiers; parents: Jaime Sr. and Ana Fajardo; brothers: Jaime Fajardo, Jr. and wife Bianca; Jakub Fajardo and wife Genesis; sisters: Johana Melissa Tarafa and husband Rene, and Michelle Leal and husband Adai; father and mother-in-law: Maurice Spiers and Susan Johnson; brothers-in-law: Barry Spiers and wife Julie, and Greg Spiers and wife Renee; grandmother: Marina Fajardo; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at First Baptist Church, 610 S. Goliad St., Rockwall, TX 75087, with Pastor Steve Swofford officiating. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will take place prior to the service beginning at 9:00 am.

Read the Bible Chronologically in 2021 – March 14

DEUTERONOMY 6:1-9:29

Annie Armstrong Offering for North American Missions

A Mission Field in Need of Hope

The North American Mission Board serves a diverse and complex region comprised of: United States, Canada and U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa

366M

POPULATION

275M

ESTIMATED LOST

350

LANGUAGES

2,000+

MISSIONARIES

Prayer Focus Today – Work of North American Missions

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

“He rescued us from the power of darkness

and brought us safe into the kingdom of his dear Son.”

~Colossians 1:13 (GNT)~

Please pray for Peggy Alford.

 Could you please add mom to the prayer link. She suffered a stroke on Thursday morning and has been admitted to North Oaks. Prognosis looks good with therapy, but she will have a road of recovery ahead. Thank you! Wendy

Ana Paola Spiers

January 5, 1978 – March 9, 2021

The full obituary is still not available.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at First Baptist Church, 610 S. Goliad St., Rockwall, TX 75087, with Pastor Steve Swofford officiating. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will take place prior to the service beginning at 9:00 am.

Read the Bible Chronologically in 2021 – March 13

DEUTERONOMY 3:21-5:33

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Annie Armstrong – Day 7

Jacob & Francine Zailian: Reaching the Lost Cause

Jacob knows the homeless, drug addicts and gang members of Sanger. He used to live among them before he went to jail and met Jesus there.

Now he and his wife, Francine, are reaching those who “would scare people who go to most churches,” Jacob said. Through Set Free Church, they take the gospel to the streets to reach the people others might see as a “lost cause.”

Church members distribute food, hot meals and hygiene supplies several times a week along with an invitation to worship and Bible study. Their acts of compassion are growing the church and changing lives. Jacob also connects addicts with Biblically based recovery centers and continues their spiritual growth through Set Free Church’s discipleship house.

All of it, Jacob said, “is God”—God gave him a heart to help those without hope “because I was there once myself.”

Prayer Requests

• For God to transform hearts in Sanger with the gospel.
• For resources to maintain and expand the discipleship house ministry.

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Anna Lee