Saturday

“He said to them,

‘Follow me,

and I will make you fishers of men.’”

~Matt. 4:19~

Ruby Harris Young (mother of Juanice Skiller)

Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home

Ruby Harris Young, 92 years old of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013, at North Oaks Medical Center. She was born November 22, 1920, in Dubach, Louisiana.

Mrs. Young was a faithful member of Woodland Park Baptist Church and the Fidelis Sunday School class for 54 years. She was retired from the Tangipahoa Parish School System and was a member of the Tangipahoa Parish Retired Teachers Association.

Surviving are her daughters, Juanice Young Skinner and husband Johnny, and Cheryl Young Brown, both of Hammond; son, Bruce Young and wife Jan of Kansas City, Kansas; grandsons, Matthew, Justin and Jeremy Skinner; granddaughter, Angela Young Smith; 3 great-grandchildren, Kaylee and Hunter Smith and Nathaniel Matthew Skinner; 3 nieces; 6 nephews; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ray and Dorothy Young.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Lee Young; parents, Alf and Dewey Autrey Harris; brother, Dr. Edward L. Harris; and a nephew.

Friends will be received on Sunday, April 7, 2013, from 1:00 pm until funeral services begin at 3:00 pm at Woodland Park Baptist Church in Hammond.

Interment will follow in Holly Gardens Cemetery, Hammond.

Memorials gifts may be made to the Woodland Park Baptist Church Building Fund or a charity of your choice.

 Baptist Press News – BPNews.net

Baptist Press Sports – http://www.bpsports.net/

Baptist Press Cartoon –http://www.bpnews.net/BPCartoons.asp

Marriage Digest – http://www.bpnews.net/BPDigest.asp?id=4

Missions Fest and Rally

  • FBC, Greensburg
  • Fest and Dining @ 5:00
  • Rally @ 6:30
  • Sponsored by Two Rivers Association
  • Y’all come!

Devotional – Our Daily Bread – http://odb.org/

Samaritan’s Purse – Learning to Follow Jesus – http://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/learning-to-follow-jesus-2/

God is sending us a beautiful day today.  Enjoy it by doing something you enjoy and by giving back/paying it forward.

Anna Lee

Friday (written Thursday night)

“All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith,

yet none of them received all that God had promised.

For God had something better in mind for us,

so that they would not reach perfection without us.”

~Hebrews 11:39-40, NLT~

The East Fork Baptist Church Yard Sale will be Friday (7-4) only, due to a funeral.  Plan to eat a sandwich while you are there.

Shelton Day is home and feeling good.  Thank you for praying for him.

Joy Moore says her dad, Paul Boudreaux, is doing better.  She is taking this opportunity to attend church with him.  Pray for them as they worship together.

Buddy Morris got home late this afternoon.  Thank God all went well and that the doctor decided to check the heart during the procedure.

Peggy and Walton Alford are doing well in her knee replacement recovery.  They have a little longer before they can get back in their norman routine.

Fran Walker is home from the hospital and feeling much better.  Pray for her continued improvement.

Gloria Gill is still having some health issues, but is working at getting well.  Pray for her.

Ruby says Jimmy Schwartz enjoys having phone calls.  Pray for the Schwartz family.

If you do Facebook, you may want to check out “Prayers for Eli”.  He is a five year old from Ohio who has recently been diagnosed with a rare for of leukemia.  Whether or not you do Facebook, please begin to pray for this young man and his family.

Samaritan’s Purse – A Part of Something Great

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/a-part-of-something-great/

Baptist Press – BPNews.net

 

Thursday Afternoon

Wyman Slaven
(September 21, 1930 – April 3, 2013)

A resident of Kentwood, died at 3:55 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He was born September 21, 1930 in Magnolia, MS and was 82 years of age. Survived by his wife of 61 years, Flora Belle Potts Slaven; daughter, Teresa Gwynette Slaven Gill and husband, Jason Hillary Gill; daughter in law, Lisa Ann Allen Slaven; grandchildren, Hillery Caroline Gill, Tabbitha Nikole Gill, ReAnna Leigh Gill, Marsha Ann Slaven Barras and husband, Keith Joseph Barras, Tessa Lenn Slaven Creel and husband, Douglas Paul Creel; 2 great grandchildren, Kyle Joseph Barras and Kalenn Jade Barras; numerous nieces and nephews; and 2 sisters, Evelyn Inez Slaven Blades and Margaret Slaven Bethany. He is preceded in death by son, Glenn Estess Slaven, grandson, Steven Lance Slaven; 5 brothers, John Cleve, T.C. Otis Slaven, Jr (Bones), Huey P., and Sam Richard; one sister, Eloise Slaven Phillip and parents Otis Slaven and Delitha Brooks Slaven. Visitation at East Fork Baptist Church from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Friday, April 5, 2013, and from 10 a.m. until religious services at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Services conducted by Rev. Mike Shumock and Dr. Danny Smith. Interment East Fork Cemetery, McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements.

 George Henry Tate, Sr.
(August 9, 1920 – April 1, 2013)

A lifetime resident of Tangipahoa, Louisiana went to be the Lord on April 1, 2013. He was born August 9, 1920 and was 92 years of age. He served in WWII and owned and operated a dairy farm for forty years. He is survived by George H. Tate, Jr and wife, Ming Ling, Tangipahoa; Charles Ronald Tate and wife Jackie, Bolivar; Candace Tate Lunn and husband, Tony, South Carolina; Bess Tate Kling, Tallahassee, FL; Ronald J. Lipton, Tallahassee, FL; five grandchildren, Charlsa Hollie and husband, Vince, Tangipahoa, Frances Tate, Kentwood; Ross Tate, Kentwood; Forrest Collette, Natchez, MS; Lauren Lipton, Tallahassee, FL; three great grandchildren, Kristy and Eli Hollie and Blaze Winzenried. Also survived by a brother, Casey Tate, Tangipahoa as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his wife, Bertha Morris Tate; parents, Charles and Bessie Tate; a brother, James Tate and a sister, Fairy Tate Viola. The family would like to express their gratitude to Kentwood Rehab, Kentwood Manor Nursing Home and for hospice care. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood on Saturday, April6, 2013 from 12 Noon until religious service

 

 

Thursday Midday

I don’t know who wrote this story, but it will bring a smile to your face.

Potato Chips

A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey.

When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old man. He was sitting in the park, just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to him and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old man looked hungry, so he offered him some chips. He gratefully accepted it and smiled at him.

His smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered him a root beer. Again, he smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

As twilight approached, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave; but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old man, and gave him a hug. He gave him his biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?”

He replied, “I had lunch with God.” But before his mother could respond, he added, “You know what? He’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”

Meanwhile, the old man, also radiant with joy, returned to his home. His son was stunned by the look of peace on his face and he asked, “Dad, what did you do today that made you so happy?”

He replied “I ate potato chips in the park with God.” However, before his son responded, he added, “You know, he’s much younger than I expected.”

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime! Embrace all equally!

Have lunch with God … bring the potato chips.

Thursday

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith,

let us strip off every weight that slows us down,

especially the sin that so easily trips us up.

And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.”

~Hebrews 12:1 NLT~

People who are hospitalized

Fran Walker – Greensburg

Shelton Day – North Oaks

Buddy Morris – North Oaks

Betty Oliver – Maryland (Betty is Naomi Tolar’s sister who had heart surgery.  She’s doing okay.)

Elsie Cooper – North Oaks

People who are at home

Jimmy Schwartz

Jimmy Tolar (Half way through treatment)

Elizabeth Carol New (Undergoing tests)

Address for Bro. Butch Reviere, 54232 Hwy. 16, Bogalusa, LA 70427 (Phone 985-514-0805 )

Pray for the Slaven family.  Mr. Wyman passed away yesterday afternoon.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD – Learning in Faith
Two young people in Peru who were changed by shoe box gifts are now spreading that joy to other children through The Greatest Journey

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/learning-in-faith/

Our Daily Bread – Supernatural Surveillance

http://odb.org/

Baptist Press – My favorite online newspaper

BPNews.net

 Missions Fair and Rally

FBC, Greensburg

Sunday, April 7th

5:00 P.M.

Y’all come!

Spanish Bible Study

Begins Wednesday, April 10th

Led by Bro. Miguel Rodrique

FBC, Kentwood

6:00 (I think,)

229-8111 (More information)

Thanking God for what He is doing in our community/area!

Anna Lee

 

 

Wednesday Afternoon

Buddy Morris had stents, not by-passes.  Sorry!

Mrs. Susie Wales is on the way home (to Chris’) from rehab.  Pray all continues to go well for her.

From Mary Ann Cutrer

Please pray for my nephew Shelton (Day) as he was rushed back to North Oaks today with an irregular heart rate and right shoulder pain. Please life the entire family up in your prayers.
Thanks

Wednesday

Eleanor Morris called from North Oaks.  Buddy Morris went to have an angiogram this morning and wound up having stents.  He is being settled into a room in ICU now, but should be able to come home tomorrow.  Pray for a good recovery for him.

Millicent Bradley is the young daughter of a former student, Sonja.  Millicent has been hospitalized since yesterday, but has just been moved into PICU at OLOL in Baton Rouge.  Millicent’s family will be most appreciative of your prayers.

East Fort Baptist Church will be having an inside garage sale this week.

BIG BIG BIG indoor yard sale at East Fork Baptist Church Kentwood this Friday and Saturday. Friday 7-3 and Saturday 7- until its gone 🙂 We will also have bbq pork sandwiches available to purchase both days. Please come by and see what we have!!

The yard sale funds are to build a play ground and a volleyball court.  The sandwich sales are for the mission trip to Honduras.

Wednesday

“The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,

and His ears are open to their prayers.”

~1 Peter 3:12a~

Our Daily Bread – O Love That Will Not Let Me Go

http://odb.org/

Samaritan’s Purse – The Best Resource for Healing

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/the-best-resource-for-healing/

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

Be sure to read the first article, Born for this: autistic child becomes missionary to Japan.

Pamela Eileen Rambo
(March 10, 1959 – March 29, 2013)

Our beloved Pamela Rambo, 54 of Lubbock went to be with the Lord on March 29, 2013. Family and friends will gather to celebrate her life on Friday, April 5, 2013 from 6-8:30 p.m. at New Zion Baptist Church, Kentwood, La. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Sat. April 6, 2013 at New Zion Baptist Church followed by committal services in New Zion Cemetery. Pamela was born on March 10, 1959 to Harry and Wilma (Bridges) Chand in Metropolis, Ill. She graduated from Nederland High School in 1977, where she played volleyball and tennis. She married Kelly Rambo on March 31, 1990 in Dallas, Tx. In 2004, Pamela graduated with honors from Eastfield Junior College, Dallas, Tx. with an Associates of Arts degree and a year later, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M Commerce, Magna Cum Laude. Pamela owned and operated the Black Chandelier in Lubbock. She also worked as a newspaper rep and a publisher for the Terrell Tribune. She was an award winning freelance photographer. She enjoyed interior design and was an avid shopper. The most important thing in her life was her family, being a mother and grandmother “GIGI”. She was preceded in death by her father-in-law, Carl Rambo. Survivors include her husband, Kelly; a daughter, Jordana Stewart and husband Matthew, two sons, Shawn Corbello and fiancée Courtney Slaughter and Travis Rambo; Tx.; a step daughter, Lauren Arden and husband Tim; her parents Harry and Wilma Chand; three grandsons, Hendrix Stewart and Tye and Tony Arden; a sister, Diane Berwick and husband Vernon; a brother, Eric Chand and wife Cheryl; mother-in-law, Barbara Rambo and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials are suggested in memory of Pamela to the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation,http://www.pancan.org/section_donate/donate_now.php#.

 Rainy days sometimes cause a change of scheduled plans.  Enjoy this day God has sent us.  Just think how happy all those newly planted seeds are with the rain.  They should be sticking their heads up in a couple of days.

Anna Lee

 

 

 

Tuesday Addition

Sandy Birch’s mother, Mrs. Cooper, has been moved to step-down.  She is experiencing problems with a high heart rate and low oxygen levels now. As you pray for her, please pray for her family.

Dana Hendry invites everyone to support a summer mission trip to Honduras by purchasing a lunch at Tim Alford’s parking lot today.  The fish meal will be cooked by Buie’s.  The cost is $8.00.