Monday

“Remember, the Lord forgave you,

so you must forgive others.” 

~Colossians 3:13 NLT~

 

 

Bobby Simpson had a mild stroke.  With time and therapy, he should be able to recover.  Thank God Bobby’s problem wasn’t any worse.  Pray for his caregiver, his wife, Betty.

 

 

Adrian Phillips had a problem with fluid buildup again.  It was related to what he ate.   He’s better now.

 

 

Please continue to pray for all the others who have been listed lately.

 

 

 

Read the Bible – Reflect on God as helper and catch up on any reading you missed.

 

 

 

This week has a Third Thursday of the month, so this Thursday we will gather at the cabin at 6:30 for some good Christian fellowship.  Feel free to join us.

 

 

Don’t forget to bring items to the church for the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home.  The needed items are listed on the church bulletin.  Your items can be dropped off in the blue baskets at the office entrance to FBC, Kentwood.

 

 

The Week of Prayer for the Annie Armstrong Offering is complete, but the your offering can be given in the coming weeks too.

 

 

Have a good day loving and serving our great God!

Anna Lee

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday Afternoon

Bobby Simpson was admitted to North Oaks for tests.  He’s in room 5414.  Please add Bobby, Betty, and the other family members to your prayer list.

 

 

Bennett Blake Brabhan was born to Jeb and Katie Brabham today.  He weighed 9 pounds 8 ounces and measured 22 inches long.  I’m sure he will be as precious as his big brother, Elliott.

Sunday

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

~Romans 8:28 NIV~

 

Be aware of the time change this morning.

Pray for Jimmy and Linda B. Williams.  Jimmy was admitted to Lakeview Hospital with congestive heart failure and respiratory problems.

Read the Bible

  • Deus. 5-6
  • Prov. 30
  • Luke 13

 

Be aware and attentive to physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of people.

Pray for this, the Lord’s Day, to be just that in the lives of people worldwide.  Pray for pastors to be inspired and people to be receptive.  May lives be changed as hearts turn to God this very day.

Anna Lee

Saturday Night

David and I visited Glen Magee, Tom Brister, and Phillip Harrell this afternoon.  Please keep all three of them, as well as their families, in your prayers.

Gail M. Smith passed away this morning in Tennessee.  She will be brought back to Kentwood for services at Line Creek.  I’ll post when the day and time for that is available.

 

Don’t forget about the time change!

Saturday Addition

Don Yarborough called to give us a “head’s up” that Mr. Phillip Harrell was being moved from Greensburg to North Oaks.  Your continued prayers are appreciated.

Bubba Roberts called to say he and Kaye saw two church members in Covington and were leaving the hospital at that time.

  • Glen Magee was in good spirits, but will be a few more days before he comes home.
  • Tom Brister was taken to North Oaks last night and then on to Covington where he is presently having surgery for a brain bleed.  Please pray for all those involved in the procedure and for those waiting.

 

Mrs. Anne Hurst called to ask me to let everyone know Inspiration Park, just west of Kentwood on highway 38, will be having the annual sunrise service at 7 A.M. Easter morning.  Rev. Gibby McMillan will share the message.  There is a group singing, but I’m sorry to say I forgot their name.  Go that morning and find out for yourself.  Everyone is invited, and even encouraged, to attend.  You will be dismissed in time to get to the service in your own church.

 

Saturday

16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 

17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 

18may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 

19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 

20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 

21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

~Ephesians 3:16-21~

 

Please continue to pray for Gail M. Smith and her family.

Birdie Mae Little Spitale

March 05, 1931 – March 08, 2018

On March 8th 2018 Birdie Mae Little Spitale said her final goodbye to her daughters to join her Lord and mother in heaven. On this day, March 8th, she also joined her husband on his birthday. She passed away after a long struggle with dementia at Tangi Pines Nursing Center. She was a native of Arcola and a resident of Amite. She was born to Hulon and Irma Smith Little on March 5, 1931 as Birdie Mae Little. Over the years, she worked very hard on the family farm. Also, she worked at Currier’s Cleaners, B. Stern’s, Tangi Pines Nursing Center, Amite Elementary, and Amite High School. Upon retiring, she enjoyed reading, LSU Football (especially Mike the Tiger), and going out to eat. In the last few months of her life, she enjoyed dining at Murphy’s in Amite where everyone treated her with much kindness. She leaves behind her 2 daughters, Debra and Kathy Spitale who will miss her dearly. She raised them to be strong independent women with strength to endure life without her but she will always and forever be with them. She is also survived by her brother, Ray Little, and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lee A. Spitale; sisters, Muriel Heth, Daphne “Pat” Hayden, and Wilma Lois Brown; brothers, Cecil Little, Robert Little, and Louis J. Little; parents, Hulon and Irma Smith Little. Kathy and Debra would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Tangi Pines Nursing Center for the care and respect given to their mother. Also, a special thank you to Debra’s family at Thrift Town Pharmacy.  A thank you also to Peggy Wall who also sent special cards that our mom loved to read. The family requests donations to be made to McKneely Funeral Home in Amite. Visitation at Big Creek Church of Christ from 11 a.m. until religious services at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 12, 2018. Services conducted by Bro. Don McGee. Interment Russelltown Cemetery, Roseland, LA. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 

Read the Bible

  • Deud. 3-4
  • Psm. 30
  • Luke 12

 

Baptist Press – http://bpnews.net

 

 

Operation Christmas Child Needs

  • Small, $1.00 flashlights from Walmart  (Extra batteries not needed)
  • Items can be left in the red basket at the main entrance.

 

Items needed for Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home

  • Umbrellas
  • Hair spray
  • Items can be left in blue baskets at office entrance (under stairwell)

 

 

Today is the day to move you clock forward/ahead before you go to bed tonight.  That means you lose an hour of sleep, but will have more light each morning.

 

Pray for outreach efforts from area churches.

Thanks for praying today!

Anna Lee

 

 

Friday

Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.

~Daniel 10:12~

I know people in many different situations who need to be reminded of this verse about Daniel.

 

 

Glen Magee is still in St. Tammany hospital.  Keep him in your prayers.

 

 

Mr. Phillip Harrell is in the Greensburg hospital.  He was very uncomfortable yesterday.  Let’s pray today is better for him and his family.

 

 

Dan Turner fell yesterday and broke his hip.   He’s hospitalized at UMMC.

A classmate, Pam,  requested prayers for a her sister, Karen, who is undergoing cancer treatment, and for a former classmate, Sheryl Andrus Carnegie, who is searching for the proper surgeon.

Glen R. Kimble, Sr.

December 31, 1941 – March 08, 2018

Glen R. Kimble, Sr., a resident of Independence, passed away peacefully at his home  on Thursday, March 8, 2018 surrounded by his love ones.  He was born December 31, 1941 in Roseland and was 76 years of age. He was a 1st class welder by trade and a #1 dad and granddad. He loved the country life, farming and planting his garden and watching it grow. He loved hunting and fishing and enjoyed cooking with his family. He loved his grandchildren and great grandbabies. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Patsy Laverne Newcomb Kimble; children, Robbie Kimble and wife, Sandra, Michael R. Kimble, and wife, Amy, and Donna Lynn Kimble, and John E. Kimble; grandchildren, Amanda Kimble, Glen Kimble, III, and wife, Melissa, Keith Mixon, Summer Straton and husband, Donny, Aubrey Mixon and wife, Brittany, Sonny Kimble, Mariah Kimble and Desmond Newcomb; great grandchildren, Jeremiah Nievar, Addie LeBlanc, Zamara Mixon, Bella Mixon, Maliegh Kimble, Nathan Kimble, Everly Newcomb and Paxston Straton; brothers, Milton Kimble and wife, Marie, Luke Kimble and wife, Tonya, and George Kimble and wife, Sharee; sisters, Irma Smith, Anne O’Malley and husband, Tim and Edie Tate and husband, Will; sister in law, Sandra Prine; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents, Luke R. and Rose Lee Smith Kimble; son, Dennis Dewayne Kimble; sisters, Mac Sullivan and Dommanica Mac Sullivan; brother, Willie Kimble and his brother in law, Donald Smith. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 10 AM until religious services at 12 Noon Monday, March 12, 2018. Interment Arcola Roseland Cemetery, Arcola. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 

 

 

Read the Bible

  • Deud. 1-2
  • Prov. 29
  • Luke 11

 

 

This is the day!  We begin the study of Romans today with an introduction.  Next week, we will study chapter one.

Friday Morning Bible Study

10 A.M. in the fellowship hall of FBC, Kentwood

One requirement – a desire to lean more about the Bible!

 

 

Operation Christmas Child 

If you have a desire to help with the early efforts to collect and make items for the boys and girls who are going to receive “shoeboxes” this year, please talk with me.  I can give you some ideas on what to do.  I am working daily and enjoying every minute.

 

 

Ministry at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail

Yesterday, a deliver of over a hundred Bibles and several boxes of calendars was made yesterday.  The people who received the items were appreciative.  Thank you for wanting to help minister to the inmates in various ways.  The items for the next collection are already being collected.  If you have or plan to purchase Bibles, remember we need paperback Bible that have medium to large print.  Calendars for 2018 will still be accepted.  You may be able to find them at greatly reduced prices now.

 

 

 

Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home

Some practical needs items are listed below.  You can place these items in the stairwell area at the office entrance (where you buzz the secretary for entrance).  There are two baskets there for your convenience.  We have a little over a month to collect as much as we can.

Bed Linens (full and queen-size with deep pockets)                         Paper Napkins

Bed Pillows and Pillow Cases (standard size)                                    Luggage

Can Openers (electric)                                                                            Hair Dryers

Dish Towels, Dish Cloths, Pot Holders                                                Hair Spray

Dishwasher Detergent                                                                          Irons (electric)

Shower Curtains and Hooks                                                                Mattress Pads

Toilet Bowl Brush Sets                                                                          Umbrellas

 

Thanks for all you do to help meet practical needs, spiritual needs, emotional needs, etc.

Anna Lee

Thursday

He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.

~Psalm 25:9~

 

I hope you are reading about and praying for the North American missionaries featured each day this week, the week of prayer for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering.

 

 

Bobby Simpson is doing well following Monday’s procedure.  Keep him in your prayers as he heals.

 

 

Elton Shaw seems to be having a relapse.  Please put him back on your personal prayer list.

 

 

Joanne Tate, the three month old daughter of Chuck and Jeanne Tate, will require open heart surgery to correct problems in her tiny heart.  The Tates live in the Terry’s Creek area.   Pray for God to take care of this precious little one.

 

 

 

Danielle Dillon and family are celebrating the completion of her chemotherapy as she moves on to radiation soon.  Please pray for Danielle.

Phillip Harrell was not feeling real well yesterday.  Please pray for him to be comfortable.  Pray too for his faithful caregivers, Don and Phyllis Yarborough.
I’m expecting to hear today or tomorrow that Glen Magee is home from the hospital to continue his recovery from surgery.
There seem to be a number of people with the flu again this year.  Be careful when you are around others.  We need to contain this as much as possible.
Read the Bible
  • Numbers 34-36
  • Psalm 29
  • Luke 10

 

 

The children’s mission class continues to grow as they learn each week.  Parents and grandparents, thank-you for giving us the opportunity to work with your children each Wednesday.  They certainly bless my life.

 

 

We have one more day to invite others to come to the new Bible study of Romans!

 

 

 

Thank God for His guidance in our daily lives.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Wednesday

“Search for peace, and work to maintain it.”

 ~ Peter 3:11 NLT~

 

 

Tony Bennett is doing very well following five by-passes yesterday.  His heart quickly began working much better than pre-surgery.  Thanking God!

 

 

Scott Womack‘s heart procedure has been delayed due to a scheduling problem.  His surgery is now scheduled for the 20th at St. Tammany.  That give us all more time to pray.

 

 

Aubrey McMillan‘s surgeon was able to do five of the ten needed by-passes yesterday.  Pray for Aubrey as he recovers.  Also, pray for Carolyn as she has been having some back problems.  She is Aubrey’s primary caregiver.

 

 

Rhonda Hendry is recovering nicely form having the remainder of her thyroid removed.  Thank God the spot was found now, not later.

 

 

Pray for Wayne Landley as he has preparatory work for treatment of his cancer.  As you pray for him, pray for Glenda, his primary caregiver.

 

 

Pray for Glen Magee as he continues to recover from surgery and makes preparations to return home at the end of the week.  Again, think of caregivers who will be helping Glen to recover and move around on the desired timeline.

 

 

Mrs. Ruby Dillon injured a shoulder a couple weeks ago.  It is better now.  She got a good report from the doctor yesterday.   Thank God for the shoulder improvement.

 

 

Iley Dillon continues to progress following knee surgery.   Thank God  for his good recovery.

 

 

Please continue to pray for Gail M. Smith who is in Tennessee and I.W. Simmons at home in Line Creek.  Pray for family members serving as caregivers too.

 

 

 

Operation Christmas Child 

  • A plastic bowl and spoon is always a good item for a shoe box.
  • March is the traditional month to make quality crafts, knit hats, wooden cars, pencil pouches, etc., to share in shoe boxes.  You might find some of these at craft shows this spring.

 

 

Read the Bible

  • Numbers 20-33
  • Proverbs 28
  • Luke 9

 

 

A delivery of Bibles and calendars will be made to the Bible study group at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail tomorrow.  Special thanks to those who understand the need for these items and supple them for this ministry.

 

 

The Friday morning Bible study is anticipating the study of Romans which begins this week.  Anyone with a desire to study this book of the Bible is encouraged to come.  Bring your Bible.  It will be our guide.  If you have a study Bible, bring it.  The translation of the Bible you use is a personal choice.  One more thing, bring a friend or two.  We meet in the fellowship hall of FBC, K at 10 A.M.

 

 

Important dates for your calendar:

  • Mon., April 16 – WMU Quarterly meeting at Montpelier
  • Sat., April 21 – “Hope for You” – Community Outreach
  • Sat., April 28 – Housewarming for Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home to be held at Hillsdale Baptist Church and a Priscilla Shirer simulcast at Kentwood FBC. 8-3
  • Mon., April 30 – FBC, Amite WMU special meeting with Janie Wise @ 6:30
  • Mon., July 16 – Quarterly WMU meeting. at Spring Creek 
  • Mon., Oct. 15 – Quarterly WMU meeting at FBC, Kentwood .
  • Sun., Dec. 2 – Lottie Moon Tea at East Fork

 

 

God blessed me with a box of craft items Sunday night.  Yesterday, a lady called about more craft items to use for Operation Christmas Child.  Lots of boys and girls will be blessed because others are cleaning out their craft/sewing closets!

Anna Lee