Sunday

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;  but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

~Isaiah 40:30-31~

 

 

 

Please put infant Nora Collins Carruth on prayer list she was born last night (Friday night) weighing only 2 lbs 2 oz., she is the granddaughter of Danny & Lisa Carruth.  (Greensburg)

Bill and Linda Frazier

 

 

 

Josiah Huckaby is home again.  Keep him in your prayers.

 

 

 

Donald Alford went home last night.  Your prayers will be greatly appreciated for Donald and his family.

 

 

 

Read the Bible in 2020 – February 23

  • Leviticus 14:1-57
  • Mark 6:30-56
  • Psalm 40:1-10
  • Proverbs 10:11-12

 

 

Late Friday, the Hope Center’s new location in the curve south of Roseland, will be open for you to see.  I’ll post more during the week.

 

 

You meet the nicest people as you shop for items for “shoeboxes”.  They recognize you as a shoebox shopper because of what and how many items you buy.  We met a lady, store manager, yesterday who insisted on providing someone to take our purchases to the car for us.  Today, we will need help getting them from the car.  I know we can depend on church friends for that.  That’s another blessing.

 

 

 

Have a wonderful “Lord’s Day”!

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday Update

Smiley Conerly called to say he went back to Hattisburg last night and spent the night in  ER.  He has been moved to a room this morning and has already seen a doctor.  Please say special prayers for Smiley and Carol Jean.

 

 

Transferred to a nursing facility to hang out until I see the surgeon on Tue. Hopefully they will schedule the 2nd surgery next week. This erector set on my leg makes it hard to get around.                                                                                                     Robin Alford (Colorado)

Saturday (2-22-2020)

“We must always aim at those things that bring peace and that help strengthen one another.” 

~Romans 14:19 GNT~

 

 

 

Read the Bible in 2020 – February 22

  • Leviticus 13:1-59
  • Mark 6:1-29
  • Psalm 39:1-13
  • Proverbs 10:10

 

 

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

 

 

 

Louisiana Baptist Message – https://baptistmessage.com/

 

 

 

Thanks to Wanda Smith for helping with Operation Christmas Child yesterday.

 

 

 

Please continue to pray for all those who have been listed lately.  Their medical conditions seem to be about the same.  Pray for each one, please.

 

 

 

Stay warm. 

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday

Look to the LORD and his strength;

seek his face always

~1 Chronicles 16:11~

 

 

 

Paul Morgan is about ready to leave the hospital following heart surgery.  The decision about going home or going somewhere else is still undecided.  Pray for the Morgan family.

 

 

 

Please continue to pray for Billie Callihan Strahan as she faces the reality of the stroke.

 

 

 

Robin Alford will be having a second surgery next week.  Keep her in your prayers as she in limited in mobility for a while.

 

 

 

A doctor noticed something on David‘s blood work that concerned him.  An extra lab and an appointment were set us.  God took care of the lab so no treatment was required.  We are so thankful.  God has been so good to us.  We are blessed and thankful!

 

 

 

Pine Ridge United Methodist Church will have their monthly breakfast benefit Sunday morning to help with expenses of someone from the Kentwood area.  Breakfast is served at 8:00 A.M.  Come support a local family.

 

 

 

Read the Bible in 2020 – February 21

  • Leviticus 11:1-12:8
  • Mark 5:21-43
  • Psalm 38:1-22
  • Proverbs 10:8-9

 

 

Operation Christmas Child

  • The 150 t-shirts for the older groups of boys and girls are purchased and decorated.  Today, they will be rolled and banded to add to the shoeboxes.  What a great addition to our boxes.
  • Ribbon wands are being made too.  Some will be from plastic tablecloths and some from ribbon.  What fun they will be for little girls!
  • We have more new items to sort and add to our stash today.
  • What a blessing the shoeboxes are to us as we give many people the opportunity to learn about Jesus!
  • Volunteers are assisting with various tasks.  Let us know if you want to help.  There is always something to do.
  • David invited a young man to see our OCC storage/work room.  He was speechless at first.  I think we can call on him to assist us some now that he has a better idea of our vision.
  • To volunteer to help, send a message to me by using the “Connect” tool on this tool.  Give us an idea of when you are available and include your phone number.

 

 

 

Thank-you for reading and praying.  Now, feel free to do/say something special for/to someone who will appreciate you time and attention.  

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday Addition

Lou Miller sent this to me.  Angie lost part of her leg in a hunting accident.  We have prayed for her before, but it is time to pray again.

Comment: Update on Angie Lamb
Trey and Rachael Buckley’s friend in Missouri who lost her leg in a hunting accident.

Update: I had my follow up appointment earlier this afternoon with my surgeon. I’m so disappointed that I wasn’t up to giving an update and then I realized it’s not really fair to those of you texting and asking how it went. I had hoped to be able to make it to my appointment with the prosthetic facility following my appointment with the surgeon. Instead I was made to cancel because my leg is still not healed to his satisfaction. After a mini breakdown session, I left his office feeling completely dejected. Stump shrinker comes off, yet again, and I can only wear it for a couple hours a day. One of the wounds has healed nicely, the other one still needs time. His concern is it could tunnel into a deeper wound and then I may require another surgery which would entail amputating above the knee. This is something we want to avoid at all cost. Without the shrinker, my leg swells easier. When it’s swelled, the pain is harder to manage. Because of this, I’ve got some decisions to make regarding my hours at work. Frustration is one of many feelings I’m experiencing right now. You would think I would have learned a little patience at this point. I’ve come to realize that its just not something I was blessed with, or apparently the ability to learn lol. Thanks for all the continued prayers and support.

Thursday

“Make allowance for each other’s faults,

and forgive anyone who offends you.

Remember, the Lord forgave you,

so you must forgive others.” 

~Colossians 3:13 NLT~

 

 

 

 

Smiley and Carol Jean Conerly came home yesterday.  Please continue to pray for them.

 

 

 

David’s brother, Donald Alford, did not get to go home yesterday.  The doctors are still making adjustments in his treatment.  Your prayers for Donald, Angela, Janet, Willie, and Julia are greatly appreciated.

 

 

 

Kristy Alford had to go to the hospital.  There is a plan for a new treatment which is scheduled for Friday.  Pray for Kristy and her family.

 

 

 

Becky Alford, daughter of Walton and Peggy Alford, fell and broke her leg in five places.  She had surgery and will be living in an assisted living facility for a month while she cannot use her leg at all.  Please pray for Becky.

 

 

 

Read the Bible in 2020 – February 20

  • Leviticus 9:7-10:20
  • Mark 4:26-5:20
  • Psalm 37:30-40
  • Proverbs 10:6-7

 

 

It’s time to think about OCC purchases for March.  He is the suggested list of purchases by Sunday School classes.  If you are not a member of a class, please choose something from the list or purchase or make anything you choose.

 

Operation Christmas Child, March, 2020

 

Nursery & Preschool Large Erasers
Grades 1-5 Hair Brushes
Youth  Pens
College and Career Checkers
Gateway Girls’ Underwear (Sizes 2-14)
Joy & Friendship Circle. Colored Duct Tape
Bank  $1.00 Calculators
New Creations & Renewal Bandanas
Rebekah  Toothbrushes (Holders & floss can also be included.)
Seekers, City Hall, & Staff Marbles
Faithful Clothes Pins & Clothesline

We greatly appreciate all those who are supplying items for the “shoeboxes”.  I keep telling myself that each shoebox impacts seven people.  It’s hard to call it quits when there is great potential in the next box!

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wednesday

“Everyone will know that you are my disciples,

if you love one another.”

~John 13:35 NIV~

 

 

 

 

Please continue to pray for Paul and Sandy Morgan.  Paul is slowly recovering from his heart surgery and is now in a regular room.  He is able to sit up some, but still has a high heart rate.  Sandy requests your continued prayers for Paul.

 

 

 

Once again, the doctors say Donald Alford may get to go home today.  Angela, Donald’s wife, and his three children, Janet, Willie, and Julia, have all been very faithful to stay with him and assist him as needed.  I know Donald is thankful for them.

 

 

 

Bro. Don Meadows of Taylor Creek Baptist Church and our associational compassion minister announced Sunday that he and Tammy will be moving to Florida next month.  He has completed his studies at NOBTS and will get to serve in his home state.  He will be missed by many, but not forgotten.

 

 

 

Yesterday, I learned a couple from Chesbrough who are not members of our church donated LOTS of items for Operation Christmas Child.  David and I got them moved and have started to go through them.  What a blessing they will be to boys and girls as they receive the shoeboxes.   We are so thankful for all the wonderful things Vernon and Linda Russell brought.  Vernon is David’s cousin.

My sister, Julie, is making the cutest owls for the boxes for ages 2-4 children.  They are beautiful and will be wonderful treasures for the children who receive the shoeboxes.  Julie got in over a hundred more colorful t-shirts yesterday, so she has already started adding the cute designs to the shirts.

Thanks too the Sunday School classes that are bringing in items for the “shoeboxes”.  We are making lots of early progress this year!  David and I are thankful.

 

 

 

Read the Bible in 2020 – February 19

  • Leviticus 7:28-9:6
  • Mark 3:31-4:25
  • Psalm 37:12-29
  • Proverbs 10:5

Don’t forget you can also listen to these Scriptures daily  at OneYearBibleOnline.com

 

 

 

Love multiplies as you give it away.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

But you, LORD, do not be far from me.

You are my strength; come quickly to help me.

~Psalm 22:19~

 

 

 

Josiah Huckaby

✨Update✨
Josiah is definitely feeling better!!! We’ve had trouble the last several days with his sats being good while awake but would drop when he was asleep. They decided Friday to swap him to a hospital vent to give him a little extra help & so they could have better control on how much oxygen he was getting. Last night was the first night his sats didn’t drop while sleeping so they have been able to wean his oxygen from 50% to 35% today. Hopefully tomorrow they will be able to wean some of his vent settings. For now it’s just a waiting game…we should be able to go home once he is back to his regular vent settings. To God be the glory!!!

That 2nd pic is his face when he notices the big screen TV in our room! 😂 We are in the same room we were in back in October and they have definitely upgraded the TV.

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Please continue to pray for Bro. Daryl Miller.  He has had a virus that made him real sick.  Pray it didn’t spread it in his family or that he didn’t catch the flu from his daughter and her family.
Pray for the Smiley Conerly and Donald Alford, their families, and their doctors as they make important decisions today.
Read the Bible in 2020 – February 18
  • Leviticus 6:1-7:27
  • Mark 3:7-30
  • Psalm 37:1-11
  • Proverbs 10:3-4

 

 

 

 

Every day is an OCC day.  I can shop for supplies or items needed, work at home on crafts to include. or work at the church on organizing and grouping items.  I don’t spend all day on OCC, but I get in as much time as I can.  

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Monday

“If you love someone, you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost.

You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him.” 

~1 Corinthians 13:7 TLB~

 

 

 

 

Please continue to pray for Paul Morgan as physical therapy following surgery has begun.  Paul is hurting and not wanting to move.  Pray he has a good day today.

 

 

 

Read the Bible in 2020 – February 17

  • Leviticus 4:1-5:19
  • Mark 2:13-3:6
  • Psalm 36:1-12
  • Proverbs 10:1-2

 

 

 

I’m so very thankful for those who have contributed to OCC at church this year.  It’s nice to have new participation.  Our monthly list has made a big difference in support.

Anna Lee