Sunday

“[God] is able to do exceedingly abundantly

above all that we ask or think,

according to the power that works in us.”

~Ephesians 3:20~

 

There are many sick folks with colds, flu, and other seasonal problems.  I’ll not try to list them, but you can pray specifically for those you know of and in general.

Lois Ann Bryant Eldridge
(January 15, 1944 – January 25, 2014)

A resident of Amite, she died at 6:08 a.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born January 15, 1944 in Kayford, WV and was 70 years of age. For many years, she and her husband owned and operated Home Lumber and Hardware Company. She was an active member and choir member at First United Methodist Church in Amite and was active in the Amite Art Club. She is survived by her husband, Charles R. Eldridge, Jr., Amite; 3 children, Christina Ann Eldridge Calmes, and husband, Terry, Amite, Charles R. Eldridge, III and wife, Wendolyn, Hammond and Dana Lynn Eldridge Robin and husband, Josh, Baton Rouge; 6 grandchildren, Sean Eldridge, Tori Lyn Eldridge, Anthony Brit Calmes, Holly Christina Storey, Andrew Bradley Calmes and Robert Lake Storey; great granddaughter, Savannah Rose Ciccio; brother, Donald Bryant and wife, Brenda, Lafayette. Preceded in death by her parents, Dr. Dan Bryant and Mildred Crum Bryant. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mamie C. Eldridge Fund at First United Methodist Church, 800 N. Duncan Ave., Amite, LA 70422.

Angola Health Packets are due to FBC, Kentwood this morning.  Let help minister to those 6.200 inmates.

Pine Ridge Methodist Church will have their monthly breakfast this morning.  Donation will be used to help a family with current needs.

Daily Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “An Ordinary Day”

http://odb.org/

This could be that day!

Motivational Stories – “Did You Build a Bridge or a Fence?”

http://academictips.org/blogs/do-you-build-bridge-or-fence/

There is a big lesson for us here!

Hymn of the Day – “Make Me a Blessing”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/a/makemeac.htm

Oh, that I could like my life with this sweet song in my heart every day.

“Young” Ladies Birthday Party

This is scheduled for Tuesday, but it seems like the weather will rule the day Tuesday, actually Tuesday through Friday.  Check here or call the church office to learn if we will need to postpone this event.

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you,

always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer,

because of your partnership in the gospel

from the first day until now.”

~Philippians 1:3-5~

 

From the mission field:

* Give thanks to God that the only Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift in Dhaka,   Bangladesh, that contained a small pair of plastic sandals reached the person who needed them the most: a little girl undergoing surgery on her feet!

* Please pray for visas to be granted so that pastors from other countries who can speak their language can come to Canada and tell South Asian immigrants about Jesus.

* Praise the Lord that during the Christmas season, several thousand families in Vietnam heard the Gospel and a New Testament, a Gospel tract, and an evangelistic movie were placed in their hands.

* Please pray for a national couple who are part-time church planters in southern Thailand,  as the evil one is using every advantage to keep them from the Lord’s work.

Sharla Tolleson Hodges

Please add my first cousin, Sharla, to your prayer list.  She has Huntington’s Disease and has regressed since her mother, my aunt Naomi, passed away less than a month ago.  She is in her early 50’s.

Nora Ramer Gilmore
(November 1, 1933 – January 24, 2014)

http://mckneelys.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2390909&fh_id=10545

Wallace S. “Duppy” Forshag, Jr.
(January 7, 1941 – January 23, 2014)

http://mckneelys.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2390913&fh_id=10545

Monroe Earl (Paw Paw) Tillman
(October 19, 1941 – January 23, 2014) 

http://mckneelys.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2391118&fh_id=10545

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “An Ordinary Day”

http://odb.org/

Moral Stories – Life – “Two Castle Builders”

http://academictips.org/blogs/two-castle-builders/

Hymn of the Day – “Life’s Railway to Heaven”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/r/lrailway.htm

Baptist Press

BPNews.net

Angola Project

If you are packing a zip-lock bag of healthcare supplies for an Angola inmate, please remember to turn them in Sunday morning at FBC,Kentwood.

Weather 

I’m sure yesterday was a long day for many people who stayed in all day, but it was the best way to avoid the traveling problems.  Even though my thermometer says it is 26 degrees now, I know the forecast is for much warmer temperatures later today.  I thank God I was able to “stay put” yesterday.  Please pay attention to the forecast for more cold weather early next week.

Use the next couple of days to prepare for more cold weather.  Help someone else to be better prepared this time.

Anna Lee

Friday

Thankfully, despite the ice and snow, we have electricity.  I hope if you have the same conditions you have the privilege of staying home today.  The ladies Bible study will not meet this morning.

Friday (posted early)

I’m going to post The Prayer Link early because of the uncertainly of the weather (and the electricity) in southeast Louisiana in the next couple of days.

“I am the light of the world.

He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness,

but have the light of life.”

~John 8:12, NKJV~

 

Savana Allen

Savana Allen got to go home from the hospital late Thursday afternoon.  Let’s hope she will soon feel much better.  Pray for her as she regains her strength.

Macy Gueldner

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/macygueldner

Pray for all those with flu, cold, respiratory problems, etc.  Pray they will get rest that will help them recover.

Pray for those who have to be out in the cold to work, those traveling on roads that may by icy, and for those whose homes are not warn.

Life Stories – “The Alphabet of Happiness”

http://academictips.org/blogs/the-alphabet-of-happiness/

Hymn of the Day – “Let the Savior In”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/e/lethimin.htm

Baptist Press – Some especially good stories today.

BPNews.net

Let pray for everyone’s health and safety during this especially cold weather.

Anna Lee

Thursday Afternoon

From Wendy A. Fowler

Please add my Uncle Gaylon to the Prayer Link. He has been sent home
from the hospital with hospice. This is Daddy’s older brother. I know
that any prayers sent up on the entire family’s behalf would be
greatly appreciated.

Carl Wayne Stevens

Carl Wayne is home from the hospital.  Please pray for him and for Nora as she assumes the role of head nurse.  Thank-you for praying.

Thursday

“In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,

for You will answer me.”

~Psalm 85:7~

 

Wanda Smith

Wanda’s foot surgery went well.  Pray for her on her first full day after surgery.

Mrs. Velma Kliesch (Paula Splane’s mother)

Paula’s mother is in ICU at North Oaks.  Please pray for her.

Savana Allen

This young daughter of David and Fannie has been hospitalized to undergo testing.  Pray for her and her family as they endure the testing phase.

Jadon’s Story

Jadon and his mother are home from Detroit despite a flight delay.  Thank God for their safe flight despite cold temperatures and ice.

Daily Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Load Line”

http://odb.org/

Moral Stories – Poems – “If a Dog was your Teacher”

http://academictips.org/blogs/if-a-dog-was-your-teacher/

Hymn of the Day – “Leave it There” (If the World from You Withhold”)

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/e/leaveitt.htm

Reminders

  • Bible Study @ 10:00 in Fellowship Hall of FBC; You are invited to attend with us.  Bring a sandwich tomorrow to eat with the group after the study.
  • Angola Inmate Health Kits are due at the office or main entrance of FBC Sunday morning.  Thanks to all who have filled a bag(s).
  • Household linens (towels, sheets, comforters, etc.) are being collected for Restore.  You can drop them off at the office or main entrance of FBC, K.  Thanks to all who have contributed to our Restore collections.

While Bro. Michael and Brandy were at church last night, their house was burglarized.  Pray for them and for the person(s) who did this.  Thank God they are safe.

Anna Lee

 

Wednesday

“I pray that the perception of your mind may be enlightened

so you may know what is the hope of His calling,

what are the glorious riches of His inheritance among the saints,

and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power to us who believe.”

~Ephesians 1:18-19a~

Wanda Smith

Wanda is having another surgery on her foot today to remove surgery from her last surgery.  Let’s pray she gets some good results this time.

Fay Gehringer

Fay had her second cataract surgery yesterday.  Pray for her as she follows strict instruction for the next few days.

Susie Sharkey

Susie had should surgery yesterday.  The surgeon found two bone spurs and a tear.  Pray for her as she goes through rehab now.

Tina Bond Gilbert’s

Tina’s transplant surgery went well.  She will have some strict rules to follow for the next little while.  Pray all continues to go well.

Daily Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Bricks without Stone”

http://odb.org/

Quotes – “Mother Teresa Quotes”

http://academictips.org/blogs/mother-teresa-quotes/

Hymn of the Day – “I Will Sing the Wondrous Day”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/i/w/iwilsing.htm

Thanks for praying today.  Your prayers mean so much to many.

Anna Lee

Tuesday Addition

Cindy Juban, Andy Taylor’s sister, is on her way home from Ohio.  Thankfully, her brain tumor has been removed and she can see.  Thank-you for praying for her.

Bobbie Magee and Theople Hurst have lost brother their brother, Gerald Mason.  The funeral will be in north Mississippi Thursday.  Please be in prayer for this family.

Clifton William Womack

(November 9, 1917 – January 21, 2014)

A resident of Kentwood, died at 12:10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Southeast Regional Medical Center in Kentwood. He was born November 9, 1917 in Kentwood and was 96 years of age. Survived by 2 daughters, Estelle Tillery and husband, Carlton and Linda Womack; 3 grandchildren and their spouses, Steve and Elisabeth Sanders, Melinda and Louis Palmer and Michael Sanders; 7 great grandchildren, Brittany, William, Adrian and Logan Sanders and Emily, Jacob and Nathan Daniels; 1 great great grandchild, Sebastian Sanders. Preceded in death by his wife, Nannie Mae Womack; parents, William and Estelle Womack; 2 brothers, Shelby and Luther Womack and 1 sister, Marguerite Womack Cutrer. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 11 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014. Services conducted by Rev. Joey Miller. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 

 

 

Tuesday

“Bear one another’s burdens,

and so fulfill the law of Christ.”

~Galatians 6:2~

 

Jadon’s Story

Jadon will be having a MRI for about two hours today.  Please say a prayer for him to do well.  So far, he has really impressed his doctor.

Susie Sharkey

Susie Sharkey is having shoulder surgery today in Baton Rouge.  Pray she does well with the surgery and with the rehab that follows.

Daily Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “In Harmony”

http://odb.org/

Quotes – Success Quotes

http://academictips.org/blogs/success-quotes/

Hymn of the Day – “Will there be any Stars?”

http://cyberhymnal.org/htm/w/i/willther.htm

Have a blessed day!  Be a blessing to someone today!

Anna Lee