Friday

“You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession,

so that you may proclaim the praises of the One

who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”

~1Peter 2:9~

 

This is the day the Lucy Bible Study begins.  Come join the fun and the serious moments as we study God’s word about scheming.  We will meet in the fellowship hall.  Everyone is invited.  Bring a friend.  We will have plenty of room.  See you at FBC, Kentwood at 10:00 this morning.  Bring your Bible and a pen.

Austin Rose did get to go home last night.  He plans to march in with his high school band tonight.  Pray he gets to do just that.

Facebook – Adventures of Connor Man

Facebook – Prayers for Eli

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Risks and Rescue” – http://odb.org/

Inspitational – KOM PRAY – http://kidsonmission.org/prayer/

You can read and pray along with the MK’s.  You can also share this with the children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews in your like.

Missions – I was at FBC, Kentwood yesterday and saw all the school uniforms and shoes for Re-Store and the groceries for the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home.  I was pleased with the amount of donations there, but there is still room for more and still many needs we can meet.

Have a great day of sharing the light, love, and laughter God gives you today.

Anna Lee

Thursday Afternoon

Austin Rose is still hospitalized in Georgia, but doctors are working hard to get him out so he can march in with his hight school band tomorrow night.

From Brandy Potts of East Fork

Me and mr. Michael bracy will like to invite any children who like to sing to come every sunday evening to east fork baptist church at 5:30. Sunday we will be start practicing our christmas music. We r doing things different this christmas. We r sing with the youth and the adult choir but we will not be practicing with them until closer time to do the program. So children please come out and joining us. We r going to have a great time. I hope to see u at east fork baptist church this sunday evening at 5:30.

Evelyn Gayle Dunn Wilson Pittman
(August 26, 1946 – August 28, 2013)

Evelyn Gayle Dunn Wilson Pittman was born August 26, 1946 and entered heaven on August 28, 2013. Services will be held at New Zion Baptist Church in Kentwood, conducted by Rev. Demond Kennedy. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until services at 12 Noon on Saturday, August 31, 2130 under the direction of McKneely Funeral Home of Kentwood. Burial at Woodland Cemetery in Kentwood. Evelyn was preceded in death by her father, Woodrow Dunn, brothers, M. L. Wilson, Calvin Wilson and Richard Dunn, daughter-in-law, Julia Marie Miller and husband, Ellis Pittman. She is survived by her two sons, Doug Wilson and Steve Wilson and his wife, Becky of Clinton, granddaughter, serving in Afghanistan, Heather Wilson McCraine and husband, Dennis of Slidell, grandson, Harlee Wilson of Pine, four step grandchildren Johna Blades and husband, Cody, Erin Hunt and husband, Matt, and Zachary Foster all of Kentwood and Melody Newcomb and husband, Brandon of Greensburg. Great Grandchildren, Adriohna, Curtis and Dalton Blades and Preston and Kinsley Hunt, all of Kentwood and Daisy and Braylin Newcomb of Greensburg. Also survived by her mother, Eula Pearl Day Jenkins of Shreveport, brothers, Leroy Wilson and wife, Margaret Ann of Alexandria, Charles Dunn of Greensburg, sisters, Jeanette Armato of Independence, Rita Blades and husband, V. R. “Cue” of Greensburg, Diane Scott and husband, Danny of Shreveport and sister-in-law, Kathy Dunn of Greensburg. Many nieces and nephews that will miss her also. Evelyn was an excellent cook and delighted in preparing special favorites for loved ones. She put great effort into selecting the perfect card sometimes just to show she cared. We all loved receiving those beautifully addressed cards and letters. Honoring her as pall-bearers will be grandson, Harlee Wilson, nephews, Michael and Gary Armato, Gary Blades, Daniel Scott and family friend, Kelly Bass. Special thanks to former husband, Douglas Wilson, for emotional and spiritual support and special thanks to all friends and family in this time of need. A very special thank you to, Catherine Swicegood and Ashley Kemp with Community Care Hospice of Hammond. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements.

Johanna Sherman
(August 19, 2013 – August 29, 2013)

A resident of Kentwood, died at 3:48 a.m on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born August 19, 1932 in New Orleans and was 81 years of age. Survived by daughter, Kay Larrieu; sons, Joseph Smith, James Borrelli and Patrick Borrelli; sisters, Chetta Yenni and Netsie Holmes; 7 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Joseph and Johanna Soleto; daughter, Kim Fisher; sister, Theresa Saragusa; brother, Willie Soleto. Visitation at St. Helena Catholic Church from 8:30 a.m. until religious services at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Services conducted by Fr. Mark Beard. Interment Colonial Cemetery, Independence. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

Thursday

Let’s put a smile on your face early this morning.  This is a video of 292 baptisms.  Look for Bro. Keith Rhodes, former youth minister at Kentwood, wearing green and flashing a big smile.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid60156700001?bckey=AQ~~%2CAAAADcJ8eEE~%2CZWKZ3IRlktSAxkSgl2JY-aasgCAygzRZ&bctid=2635038871001

“Be strong and courageous,

do not be afraid or tremble at them,

for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you.

He will not fail you or forsake you.”

~Deuteronomy 31:6, NASB~

 

Coast to Coast for Connor

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coast-to-Coast-for-Connor/1376441029251141

Lois Pittman’s sister, Peggy Stinson, is undergoing treatment for cancer and doing very well at this point.  Pray for her as she faces this journey that is unknown to her.

Ora Lee Wilson is having more tests on her leg.  Pray she gets a diagnosis and treatment plan soon.

Mrs. Mary Womack is home again.  Give her a call or a visit to “make your day”.

Mrs. Wilene Howell of Amite has been in Hood Memorial for a while.  Her daughters have been taking good care of her.  Thank God for the good care she has received.

Pray for conditions in our world and in our country.  I don’t think God is please with what is happening in many places.

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Overwhelming Concern” – http://odb.org/

Baptist Press –  BPNews.net

Reminder – Bible Study at FBC, Kentwood begins tomorrow at 10:00.  We’ll meet in the fellowship hall.

Mission Project – Please bring usable children’s shoes and school uniforms to FBC,K so they can be given to Re-Store in Amite.  Thanks for doing your part.

Time spent in prayer is never wasted.

Anna Lee

Wednesday Evening

Kayla Johnson

Kayla got to come home this afternoon. She looks so much better and her color is coming back. She lost over a liter of blood. The doctor was great and has fixed the problem and she is expected to make a fast recovery. Thank you for your many prayers.

Melissa Johnson

 Betty Taylor’s family could use some extra prayers tonight.  Her mom, Mrs. Ruby Ziggler, is not doing well.

Jimmy Schwartz is also in need of special prayers.  He’s had a hard week.

Wednesday

“. . . The urgent request of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.”

~James 5:16, HCSB~

 

The last I heard from Kayla Johnson was that she was doing well.  She is not expected to have any future problems.  After spending the night, she is expected to come home today.

Pray for Rufus and Margie Williams.  He’s at the Heart Hospital in LaComb to complete the procedure of taking care of his blockages.

Thanks to all who contributed shoes for Re-Store in Amite.  Even though our official shoe drive is over, shoes can be brought to the church at any time and placed in or near our collection baskets.  The biggest need is for shoes for children.  Bro. Heath will be glad to have them at any time.  We will meet to organize and deliver shoes on Tuesday, September 3rd at 9:00 A.M.  Come join us to receive a special blessing as we pray over each pair of shoes.  Our September collection project for Re-Store will be school uniforms of any size and for any school.  Items can be placed in the collection baskets near the office entrance and the main doors of the sanctuary.  Our October and November collections for Re-Store will be jackets and blankets. Those of you who like to get an early start now know what to work on.
Individuals or classes who wish to help with Lara’s Gowns for Smiles are encouraged to by five or more yards on a solid color of 100% cotton fabric.   Suggested colors will include red, green, blue, pink, purple, white and any neon colors you find.  We will wash the fabric and set a date to cut bias strips and join them so bias tape for the gowns can be made.  This is much more economical than buying packs of bias tape.  Thanks to Peggy Alford for making our first L-O-N-G roll of bias tape.
The August “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party was another great lunch gathering with thirty present to celebrate birthdays of Fay Shoemaker, Frances Gay, Ferrie Gene Blackmon, and Melissa Johnson.  The September celebration will be on the 24th at Nyla’s at 11:00.  Ladies who will be honored in September are Yvonne Birch, Susie Wales, Ann Smith, Laura Joiner, Jan Yarborough, Mary Y. Miller, Glenda Schillings, and Betty Simpson.  If you know of a name that has been omitted, please contact Lauree at the church office, 985-229-8111.
A new ladies’ Bible Study will begin on Friday, August 30th at 10:00 A.M. in the fellowship hall.  All ladies are invited to laugh and study with us.  The study is based on clips from the “Lucy” series.  There is no cost and no homework.  Each lesson “stands on its own”, so if you miss a week, you can join the group the next week without any problems.  Ladies from other churches are welcome to study with us.
There will be a quarterly associational WMU meeting at East Fork Baptist Church on Monday, September 9th at 4:00 P.M.  All ladies are urged to participate.
The Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home will be conducting their Fall Food Round-Up this month.  The truck will be at FBC.Kentwood at 8:00 A.M. on Monday, September 16th.
LBCH 2013 Fall Food Roundup Needs List
  • Aluminum Foil & Plastic Wrap
  • Baked Beans
  • Baking Powder & Soda
  • Bathroom Tissue
  • Biscuit Mix
  • Black Pepper
  • Body Wash
  • Bottled Juice – *Orange/Apple/Grape
  • Brownie Mix
  • Butter Beans (Canned)
  • Cake Icing
  • Cake Mixes
  • *Canned/Evaporated Milk
  • Cereal – (Children’s Brands)
  • Chicken (Canned)
  • Cleaning Supplies – Bathroom/Kitchen
  • Clorox
  • Coffee Filters
  • Condensed Milk
  • Cookies & Cookie Mix
  • *Cooking Oil, Shortening
  • Corn Meal – Plain/Self-rising
  • Crackers –Graham/Ritz/Saltines
  • Deodorant – Men/Ladies
  • *Detergents – Laundry & AutoDishwasher
  • Flavors –Lemon/Vanilla/Almond
  • Flour – Plain/Self-rising
  • *Food Storage/Freezer Bags (Quart/Gallon)
  • Fruit (Canned)
  • Fruit Punch
  • Gravy Mixes
  • Green Chiles
  • Grits – Regular/Instant
  • Instant Pie Filling –
  • Chocolate/Vanilla
  • Jello – All Flavors
  • Jelly/Jam –Apple/Grape/Strawberry
  • Jiffy Cornbread Mix
  • Ketchup, Mustard, BBQ Sauce
  • Kool Aid – Sugar Free/Regular
  • Mayonnaise
  • Muffin Mixes
  • Mushrooms (Canned/Bottled)
  • Oatmeal – Regular/Instant
  • Onion Soup Mix
  • Pam Spray
  • Pancake Mix
  • Paper Towels
  • Peanut Butter
  • Pickles & Relish – Dill/Sweet
  • Pie Fillings (Canned)
  • Pop Corn
  • Pop Tarts
  • Potatoes (Boxed)
  • Potatoes (Instant)
  • Rice Dinners (Boxed)
  • Rotel Tomatoes
  • Salad Dressings – Ranch/Italian/1000 Island
  • Soups – *Cream of Chicken/*Mushroom
  • Soy Sauce
  • Spices (All Types) – Tony’s/Garlic/Onion Powder
  • Stove Top Stuffing
  • Sugar – Regular
  • Syrup – Regular/White
  • Karo/Chocolate
  • Taco Seasoning
  • Tampons/Sanitary Napkins
  • Tea – Regular/Decaf
  • Teriyaki Sauce
  • Tomatoes (Canned)
  • Tomato Sauce/Paste
  • Worcestershire Sauce
— *Much Needed Items.

**No gallon size cans please! Meals are prepared in each cottages, not cafeteria style.

Thank you! Updated: June 13, 2013
From the list, you can observe the greatest needs are for detergent, both laundry and dishwasher, cooking oil and shortening, canned evaporated milk, bottled juice (orange, apple, and grape), quart and gallon size freezer bags, and cream of chicken and mushroom soup.
Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “A Way of Escape” – http://odb.org/
What are you going to put into this day?  Let it be a blessing to you and to others.
Anna Lee

Tuesday Update

Kayla Johnson

Kayla is out of surgery…. The doctor told me this was very unusual for this to happen. She had blood all in her stomach and that’s why she was in much pain and now we are praying for no blood transfusion. We need for her blood count to come up! Thank you all for your prayers….

Love u all
Melissa & Brooke

Maxine Turner and Frances Strickland

These ladies are having problems with allergies in their eyes.  Pray they will be better soon so they can return to their normal lives.

 

Tuesday Addition

Kayla Johnson is going into surgery now at Lakeview Hospital in Covington.  Please stop no and pray for her surgery, good results, and a great recovery.  Pray for her family as they wait and serve as caregivers in the coming days.

A word of rejoicing.  There were THIRTY people at the “Young” Ladies’ Birthday Party this morning.  What a blessing it was to me!

Tuesday

“He will stand and shepherd them in the strength of Yahweh,

in the majestic name of Yahweh His God.

They will live securely,

for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

He will be their peace.”

~Micah 5:4-5a~

Kayla Johnson, from her mom

Please put Kayla on the prayer list. She went to
ER last with severe pains in her side. They
Think she has a cyst that has rupture .
Start on meds now and if not better by morning
They will do surgery . We are hoping meds will work
And she can come home soon. Thank you

Melissa

Mr. John Causey had a procedure yesterday to block some nerves.  He’s home now and doing well.  Pray that the surgery was effective.

Robbie Lynn C. Kirby will have a procedure in Jackson, MS today.  Pray it is beneficial to her.

Kathy Jo Thompson is doing well following her procedure and will be returning home today.  Pray for her as she travels and continues her recovery.

Mrs. Pat Mandella is continuing to improve and is scheduled to come home in a couple of weeks.  In the meantime, her husband had a heart attack while in the yard at home.  Pray for this family as they try to get healthy again.

Oklon Spiers, Jr.
(September 28, 1941 – August 25, 2013)

A resident of Hillsdale, died at 10:35 a.m. on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at his sister’s home near Kentwood. He was born September 28, 1941 in Picayune, MS and was 71 years of age. He is survived by 6 sisters, Pearl Cozzo, Lynda Miller, Diane DiVisconte, Shirley Cox, Mary Dunn and Nell Spiers; brother, Charles Spiers; numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by wife, Linda Ogima Spears; parents, Oklon Spiers, Sr. and Pearl Miller Spiers; 2 sisters, Lois Manning and Elaine Rohner; 2 brothers, Jackson Philmore “JP” Spiers and Otis Spiers. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Army. Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Hillsdale Baptist Church Cemetery. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Baptist Press – BPNews.net

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – “Surrounded by Mercy” – http://odb.org/

“Young” Ladies Birthday Party 

FBC, Kentwood, we will be celebrating August birthdays this morning at Nyla’s at 11:00.  If you have an August birthday, please come.  If you do not have an August birthday, please come help celebrate.  We will have a great time visiting and honoring our ladies.

Please collect used, but still usable shoes, for us to contribute to Re-Store in Amite.  We are especially looking for children’s and men’s shoes.  You can drop them off if the baskets at the main and office entrances to the church.  Sunday will be the last day for you to do this.  During the month of September, we will be collecting used, but usable, school uniforms of all sizes.  You can drop them off at the baskets at the office and main entrances to FBC, Kentwood.  You do not have to be a member of this church to help with the project.

The Lucy Bible Study will begin this week.  Meet in the fellowship hall at 10:00 Friday.  Bring your Bible.  The study will not require homework of money.  Each lesson is on a new topic, so if you miss one week, you pick up with the next topic the following week.  Come laugh and study with us!

FBC, Kentwood is working on new children’s programs which will be beginning soon.  Contact the church office for more information.  You can also pick up a printed list of all the activities scheduled for the children and youth.

Looking forward to seeing what God has in store for those of us who live in the Kentwood area.  

Anna Lee