We are home from a brief visit with Jason and his family in Rome, GA. We had a wonderful visit and hated to leave, but we are glad to be home too. A ten hour ride is hard, but for my family, a necessity!
I’ve waited a long time to be able to say these words….Jadon’s EEG was NORMAL today!!!! Thank you God for this miracle!!!!!!
Andy Taylor is in surgery now. I’ll update you later.
No update on Marsha C. Bankston yet.
From Margaret Gill Creel
Great news! I talked to Fernie Ray today and he put the phone up to Carol Jean’s ear. I asked her how she was doing and I heard, “So far, so good”. Now, that’s not a very long conversation, but it was a sentence! Keep praying, folks. God is good! Carol Jean will be moved to a different facility on Friday and one of the family will let you know the new address. BTW, this lifted Fernie Ray’s spirits tremendously! 8)
Update on Jadon
Great results today!!! Jadon’s CT looked great and the neurosurgeon said he is doing great!!! EEG tomorrow.
Pray for the area schools.
The monthly Third Thursday Meeting will be this week at the cabin at 6:30. Join us for food, fellowship, prayer, and a devotional time.
I’m keeping it short and simple today.
Preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Thelma Richmond Wood.
Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Monday, March 12, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home Chapel. Interment in Living Word Christian Center Cemetery, Pine Grove, LA
An on-line Guestbook is available at www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com
I trust you had some time outside on this glorious day God provided. I did and feel so blessed to have spent it with some of the family.
Once again, don’t forget to change your clocks ahead an hour if you have not already done so.
“For everything that was written in the past
was written to teach us,
so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures
and the encouragement they provide
we might have hope.”
~Romans 15:4 NIV~
Baptist Press
Plan now to change your clocks so you won’t be late for Sunday School and worship Sunday. We will spring forward. so you will lose an hour’s sleep.
Heart to Heart with Holley
The Beth Moore study of James is going very well. We have thirty-four ladies working on this. Thank God for each lady willing to set aside the time and put forth the effort to learn the Scripture better than before.
Thanks for praying for so many people.. Look back over the list of names for the last week and continue to pray for the same names.
Anna Lee
“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty;
for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all.”
~1 Chronicles 29:11~
If you are on the highway today, please be careful. Take it easy and drive safely.
Continue to pray for the Annie Armstrong Week of Prayer.
http://www.anniearmstrong.com/whoisannie/
Thought for the Day: A God who will supply all our needs
Here is a dilemma for your consideration: You are driving along on a wild stormy night. You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus:
1. An old lady who is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect man (or woman) you have been dreaming about.
Which one would you choose, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car?
This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application.
You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first; or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back. However, you may never be able to find your perfect dream lover again.
Think before you continue reading………………………………
The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer.
His answer was, “I would give the car keys to my old friend, and let him take the old lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the woman of my dreams.”
Why didn’t I think of that??? I was feeling pretty good about taking care of the needs of that old lady, and along comes someone who meets ALL of their needs!
It’s very much the way I feel before God. I am a person who gets pleasure from trying to meet the needs of people around me. But, so often I fall short. That’s why I’m so very thankful to have a God who can not only meet all my needs, but also the needs of everyone else I come in contact with.
“And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.” (Phil 4:19-20)
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
Boone Church of Christ
Boone, North Carolina
Thank you for praying today. Your prayers mean so much to so many.
Anna Lee
The reason we give to AAEO:
To help our missionary force reach for Christ an estimated 259 million lost people in the United States and Canada; that is three of four people.
AAEO national goal for 2012:
$70 million
Amount given to AAEO in 2011:
Year-end figures totalled more than $56 million
Amount of AAEO used to support missionaries and their work:
100%
Total 2010 NAMB budget:
$126,000,000
Amount of NAMB budget that comes from Annie:
46%
Amount of NAMB budget from Cooperative Program:
36%
Year offering started by WMU:
1895
Amount given in 1895:
$5,000 +
Year offering named for Annie Armstrong:
1934
What do AAEO-supported missionaries do?
“I commit you to God and to the Word of his grace,
which can build you up
and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.”
~Acts 20:32 NIV~
Bill Parsons is home. He has several new stents and is very blessed. Keep him in your prayers.
Betty Catherine Hatcher will have cataract surgery in Hammond today. Pray for her as she goes through the next couple of weeks.
Barbara Hutchinson will be having an angiogram Friday. Keep her on your prayer list.
Frances Strickland will be seeing a doctor Friday to determine if and when she will have cataract surgery.
Naomi Tolar has had cataract surgery. Pray for her as she recovers.
Remember Andy Taylor’s upcoming surgery on March 13th. Pray for continued relief from the shingles.
Renee Deck will be having some medical tests today. Pray for Renee who has blessed us so in Kentwood.
Debi Bales has been having some health problems. Pray for her to find the relief she has been searching for.
Pray for Robbie Lynn Callihan Kirby as she has her disability hearing today.
Pray Marsha Bankston gets a correct diagnosis for her liver problem. Pray for a liver donor to be found.
Debra Faye Bateman Johnston, (Keith Womack’s aunt) 55, of McComb, died March 6, 2012, at her residence.
Arrangements are incomplete at Jones Family Funeral Services in McComb.
Allen Thomas Capdeboscq, Sr.
(September 10, 1939 – March 7, 2012)Allen Thomas Capdeboscq, Sr. was born September 10, 1939 and passed away at 10:35 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was 72, a native of Algiers and a resident of Amite. Allen served our country in the US Air Force.
Allen is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lucy Liuzza Capdeboscq, Amite; 2 daughters, Carolyn C. Waller and husband James, Pine Grove & Louanne C. Bertrand and husband Brett, Mandeville; son, Allen Thomas Capdeboscq, Jr. and wife Jody, St. Louis. MO; 5 grandchildren, Peyton Waller, Andrew Bertrand, Cooper Capdeboscq, Eli Capdeboscq & Emma Claire Capdeboscq; brother, John Capdeboscq, Jr., LaPlace; sister-in-law, Josephine Capdeboscq, Amite; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family, and his 4 legged friend Millie.
Preceded in death by by his parents, J’ean Marie & Sylvia Shally Capdeboscq, Sr.; 2 brothers, Roy Capdeboscq & Bernard Capdeboscq; sister-in-law, Janice Capdeboscq.
Service times will be added later today, Thursday, March 8, 2012
An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com
McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home is located at I-55N (Exit 46) & LA Hwy 16W (60100 Westway Drive)behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash, Bond Eye Clinic and Holiday Inn. Express
Baptist Press – http://www.bpnews.net/
Thought for the Day: Showing through
Stan Buck tells the story about a little girl who, on the way home from church, turned to her mother and said, “Mommy, the preacher’s sermon this morning confused me.”
The mother said, “Oh! Why is that?”
The girl replied, “Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?”
“Yes, that’s true,” the mother replied.
“He also said that God lives within us. Is that true, too?”
Again the mother replied, “Yes.”
“Well,” said the girl. “if God is bigger that us and he lives in us, wouldn’t he show through?”
I like that little girl’s way of putting it. If God lives in us, then there’s no way of keeping Him from “showing through.” That’s the essence of Christian living — living in such a way that people around will see God in our lives.
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16)
A simple question as you live this day: Is God “showing through” in your life?
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee
The Thursday night group of the Beth Moore study of James will meet at 6:00 tonight. I love to hear the ladies tell how meaningful the study is to their lives.
Have a wonderful day!
Anna Lee
I was privileged to help some ladies from our associational WMU serve food at the BCM at SLU today. As FBC,K’wood did last week, we served a lot of food today and ran out of some things. Jambalaya and chicken & dumplings both go over well with college-age students. What an honor it is to be able to “give back” for the meals David, Jennie, Jason, Boyd, Becki, and I enjoyed. Boyd was in Texas, but the rest of us were at SLU (and Louisiana College). Good times! Great friends! Wonderful opportunity to be with Christian friends and to win other friends to Christ.
From Robert Callihan
Everyone be praying for Robbie Lynn tomorrow. She was drawing disability through Met Life and they wrongfully terminated her ignoring medical records to the contrary. If has been over a year and friends, family, and her church has been helping them. A hearing is scheduled tomorrow with Judge and attorneys. Please pray that this will go in her favor and Met Life will b ordered or agree to reinstate her disability Start praying now and through tomorrow. There is power in prayer and the more we have praying the better Thanks
Caroline Cutrer is home. Please remember Caroline and her family in your prayers each day.
“Faith comes from hearing the message,
and the message is heard through the Word about Christ.”
~Romans 10:17 NIV~
Baptist Press has some great articles.
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
http://www.anniearmstrong.com/anniearmstrongpb.aspx?pageid=13304
If you know of any SLU students who are interested in chicken and dumplings for lunch today for FREE, please tell them to go to the BCM (Baptist Collegient Ministry) today. Our associational WMU is providing the lunch today.
Thought for the Day: Encouraging those who are week
It was a sunny Saturday morning, and Joe was beginning his pre-shot routine, visualizing his upcoming shot when a voice came over the clubhouse loudspeaker – “Would the gentleman on the woman’s tee please back up to the men’s tee, please!”
Joe was still deep in his routine, seemingly impervious to the interruption. Again the announcement – “Would the man on the women’s tee kindly back up the men’s tee!”
Joe had had enough. He shouted, “Would the announcer in the clubhouse kindly shut up and let me play my second shot!”
I am very familiar with not being as far down the golf course as I am expected to be after my first shot! 🙂 And sometimes, I’m not as far along spiritually as others think I should be. There are some others who are not as far along spiritually as I think they should be.
What is to be our attitude toward these “weak” brethren? Sometimes the situation calls for some words of gentle rebuke (Heb. 5:12-14). Sometimes the situation calls for patient forbearance (Rom. 14:1). In all things, our goal is to encourage and build up.
“We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.” (Rom. 15:1-2, NIV).
May be truly encourage one another as we live our Christian lives, with those who are strong helping those who are weak. We need all the help we can get!
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
Boone Church of Christ
Boone, North Carolina
Have a great day!
Anna Lee
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