Monday

“Indeed we count them blessed who endure.

You have heard of the perseverance of Job

and seen the end intended by the Lord—

that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.”

~James 5:11, NKJV~

 

Ora Lee Wilson said her sister, Barbara Clark, is doing better.  Please continue to pray for Barbara, the medical staff caring for her, and for her family.

 

Continue to pray for Chuck Pittman as he continues to wage a bettle against cancer.

 

 

The associational WMU meeting will be this morning at 10 o’clock at FBC, Kentwood.  The meeting will be followed by a covered dish luncheon.  All ladies are invited.

 

 

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10
Mike Benson, Editor

 
IT WAS JANUARY 13 and Frank and Cindy had gone outside to look around after the ice storm was over…
 
The night was clear and very cold. Returning to the cozy confines of their den and sipping on hot cups of coffee, the couple began sharing their recent observations. Frank said, “Did you see those trees that were uprooted by the weight of the ice? I bet we will have some roof damage, and I sure hope the pipes under the house don’t freeze tonight.” Almost oblivious to her spouse’s grumblings, Cindy exclaimed, “Weren’t the stars beautiful?”

They both were standing in the yard surrounded by the same icy devastation, but there was one key difference. Frank was looking at the damage, while Cindy was looking at the stars.

Exactly the same thing happened, when the twelve spies entered Canaan shortly after they were freed from Egyptian bondage. All of them saw the same beautiful, productive land, but ten of them focussed on the giants that inhabited the land. Only Caleb and Joshua were able to see God and His power waiting to give them the land of promise.

Our challenge for 2010 is to look for the blessings of God rather than the problems of the world. May we spend our time walking through the doors that He opens for us rather than complaining about the ones that are closed.  Don Loftis

 
“Then Caleb quited the people before Moses, and said,

 ‘Let us go up at once and take possession,

for we are well able to overcome it.” 

Numbers 13:30

Sunday

“Keep on growing in your knowledge and understanding,”

~Philippians 1:9 NLT~

 

 

Adrianna Cavanaugh 

Stephanie and Joe are maintaining a constant vigil as Adrianna appears to be in the downward spiral.  They are giving her pain meds and keeping her as comfortable as possible as she nears her entry to Heaven. Please pray that her passing will come soon and peacefully even as you pray for Joe and Stephanie to endure this final battle with the evil cancer afflicting their beloved child. We know not how long Adri can fight, but she is so tough she is giving it her all.  She is so precious and her departure will leave a huge void in the lives of many. God bless you all, and know that we love you and thank you for all you have said and done to support Adri and her family.  You cannot know truly how much you love and support has meant to us.  Yours in Christ, Poppa

 

 

Pray for Rev.  Butch Reviere as he has surgery at 7:30 in the morning in Lacombe.   Bro. Butch will greatly appreciate your prayers before, during, and after surgery.

 

Mark Hughes’ surgery is scheduled for noon tomorrow in Atlanta.  His family will be most appreciative of your prayers.

 

 

Donise Honeycutt continues to do very well following his surgery.  Alice Mary is taking good care of him.

 

 

Pray for my cousin, Sharla Hodges.  She has Huntington’s.  Her family would greatly appreciate you prayers for them as they help care for Sharla.

 

 

 

Callie Cole

We continue to keep on keeping on hoping that today will be the day the Lord tells Callie to wake.  She is doing very well despite the fact that our prayers for the awakening have not happened.  She has not caught our colds that we can’t seem to shake.  She continues to improve with  the swallowing.  And she sleeps well at night.  No skin breakdown or problems with the feeding tube.  So, on all accounts Ms. Callie is doing great.  We just get a little impatient at times.
    I can’t speak for Tom; but, I find myself searching for an obvious flaw within me that may be keeping my “sleeping beauty” asleep.  Maybe there is a long overdue change or forgiveness that needs to happen inside my soul so my child will be set free.  I do not know if this is a correct way to think as far as theology of scripture goes but I would hate to know I am an obstacle for her complete healing. 
    Lord please forgive me for my disobedience.  May your Word equip me to be who you want me to be…who I was created to be.  Please show me the error of my ways so my heart becomes more like yours.  And a witness that is totally submissive to you will shine into the darkness bringing glory only to you.  I love you.  My heart is aching for my child to rise, to walk, to talk and be who you created her to be.  If it is not your will that Callie be healed, please allow us to see the purpose and meaning of it all with the peace that you alone bring.  I ask all of this in your precious son’s name. Amen.

    Thanks for being obedient to Him and lifting Callie up in your prayers.

Love,
Frances

 

 

 

Mrs. Faye Price has been moved back to North Oaks.  Pray for her and all those caring for her.

 

 

Join us at the cabing for food, fellowship, and a sweet time of prayer and Bible study Thursday night at 6:30.  If you have never been before, please feel welcome to come.  Call me if you need directions.

 

Anna Lee

Saturday

Do your own work well,

and then you will have something to be proud of.

But don’t compare yourself with others.

~Galatians 6:4 (CEV)~

 

 

Continue to pray for  Bro. Butch as he prepares for surgery Monday.

Adrianna Cavanaugh – http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/adriannacavanagh

Finally some positive news, thanks to the Lord above who is watching over us!!

We are not giving up hope yet.  Our beloved doctors in New Orleans are not giving up hope yet, either.  We drove to Touro for radiation today, which will alleviate A drianna’s back pain and possibly shrink the tumors on her left lung, and compressing on her heart muscle.  We will do 7 days of radiation that will only last about 5 minutes and will not cause any damage to her organs.

Praying for another treatment that can give us the most time with our daughter as possible, without causing her to suffer….

We are taking one day at a time, but are more than ecstatic to think that we have more time with our sweet Adrianna than we had thought.
Thanks so much for all of you who gave us such a heart-warming homecoming.  From the crowd at the airport that watched our Red Rocket plane land, to the line of people on the highway near our home, to the family and friends who welcomed us at our house….we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Praying every minute of the day for a miracle!!

So happy to be given some hope, and to think that Adrianna will not suffer.  Yet we know we need to be carefully optimistic.  We don’t want to put her through anything she can’t handle.

One day at a time….God will lead us in the right direction.

Feeling truly blessed and believing in miracles with all our might,
Stephanie, Joe, & Adrianna


 

 

 

https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/12634596d11d3f09

You can read more about Haiti through the prespective of missionaries and other interesting topics if you use the like above to go to the Baptist Press site.

 

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10
Mike Benson, Editor

 
ON MARCH 10, 1974, Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, who had been a Japanese lieutenant in the Philippines during World War II, became the last Japanese soldier to surrender…
 
The war ended in 1945, but Onoda hid in the jungles of the island of Lubang for almost three decades, sucessfully avoiding all efforts to find him.
 
The Japanese and Philippine authorities, aware of his presence, repeatedly broadcast reports of this war in the Japanese language and left Japanese newspapers on the beach where he could find them.  But Onoda thought all these were ruses to lure him to surrender, so he continued his one-man war.
 
Onoda’s situation is similar to that of the sinner’s condition before God.  Christ’s death on the cross does not automatically bring him peace and save him anymore than the peace concluded between Japan and the Philippines brought peace to Onoda.  Onoda had to believe that peace had been made, then he had to surrender and accept it.  In a similar fashion today, Jesus makes peace available to us, but we can only enjoy it when we surrender to the Lord, and and then accept it in faith and obedience to the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; Hebrews 5:8-9).  Arnold Wallenkampf
 
“For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle way of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace.”  Ephesians 2:14-15

 

May your weekend be a time of peace and love….

Anna Lee

 

Friday Afternoon

Pray for Adrianna Cavanaugh and her family.  It seems she will soon be moving from Franklinton to Heaven.  Your prayers will mean so much to the family.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/adriannacavanagh/journal

 

Message from Mrs. Ann Chapman

Dear family & friends,
God has once again been mercyful to me. The neck brace was removed yesterday. I am totally healed! I have been discharged from all my doctors! No therapy is needed! How amazing, how awesome is that? This has been a long journey, 5 1/2 months, but I have seen God’s mighty power at work. I am no exception, always remember HE LOVES YOU!!!
My neck is very stiff, but the doctor said the muscles will loosen up as I move around. Krisa (Deloy’s wife) is a therapist and she has some stretches for me to do daily. So with time I should be as good as new. How GREAT is our God!!!
Please accept my deep appreciation for all of your prayers. God has heard our outcry. Thank you! Thank you! Our family is trying to get our lives back together again. With our sweet Jesus’ help we will make it. May God bless each of you.
Don’t forget I still like company, so call and come see me.
My love,
Ann

 

Pray for wisdom for a Southern Baptist assessment team going into Haiti as quickly as possible to coordinate relief efforts with Haitian Baptist leaders. Continue to pray for earthquake victims and their families, for God’s mercy and compassion and that many will turn to Him in their hour of need.

 

 

URGENT PRAYER UPDATE
IMB
JANUARY 15, 2010

HAITI. As your heart is stirred with compassion for the people in Haiti, you may desire to partner with others in prayer. You can go to http://imbprayerdir.wordpress.com/ to read a blog posting concerning the earthquake AND add your prayer request in the comment section. Please join us in corporate prayer for these who are desperately seeking relief.

 

 

TODAY’S PRAYER
IMB
JANUARY 15, 2010

“This poor man cried out,

and the Lord heard him

and saved him out of all his troubles.”

(Psalm 34:6a)

HAITI. “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust’” (Psalm 91:1-2, NKJV). With the devastating situation in neighboring Haiti, personnel in the Dominican Republic have requested help in post-trauma counseling and training in the area of spiritual support. Since this is such a critical need in Haiti, training will be held next week in the Dominican Republic. Please pray for the trainers as they travel and prepare the materials for the conference. Ask God for the emotional health of personnel as they confront the dire needs. Pray also for those who will receive counseling and training as they share God’s love with a nation that is in deep spiritual darkness.
WORLD LEADERS. “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence” (1 Timothy 2:1-2). Please pray today for Prime Minister Paul Biyoghe Mba of Gabon (western equatorial Africa).
CITY ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THE RIVER, CHINA. The Chinese student for whom you have been praying is feeling better about his role as leader of the two groups. In the last couple of months, he has persuaded a couple of new believers to stop going to a meeting of a cult, dealt successfully with a disruptive church member, and been able to work around a quarantine on one of the college campuses because of the H1N1 virus. He has needed help through these challenges, but thank the Lord that he continues to persevere.
SENEGAL. Thousands of West Africans manage to make their way to European countries every year to find work. In one major European city, Baptist colleagues continue to minister to a large number of Fulani and Soninke who come from the countries of Senegal, Mauritania and Mali. Volunteers have partnered with these colleagues to address physical needs, hand out copies of the “JESUS” film in African languages, and share their testimonies. Colleagues have even traveled to West African countries to visit home villages of their West African friends in order to better understand the culture that has shaped their lives. In January, these colleagues will make a trip to Senegal along with a couple of their African friends to one of these home villages to bring a volunteer team of doctors, nurses and others to minister to physical needs. Pray that the healing and compassion they bring will point to a loving God. May all the ways they seek to witness to those who come to the clinics–whether it be through the medical services, prayers, witness given, Bible stories, tapes being played, physical work done, or other acts of compassion–bring lost people into a right relationship with the Father. Pray that the lost ones will have an understanding of the things they hear and that their hearts will continue to be stirred to learn more.

Thursday

 

 

But you—who do you think you, a human being, are,

to answer back to God?

Something that was made, can it say to its maker:

why did you make me this shape?

~Romans 9:20 (NJB)~

 

 

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10
Mike Benson, Editor
 
THE VERB “BEWARE” is used in the New Testament 31 times…
 
That in itself shows that there is constant danger in living the Christian life.
 
The prophet Ezekiel warns of the same danger mentioned here.  God’s people were in danger of being over run by physical enemies because of their sins.  God informs the prophet He is calling Ezekiel to the task of warning people.  They needed to repent and return their commitment to God.
 
The same spiritual danger is confronting every child of God.  It is true that false teachers often present themselves as being very faithful to God and His Word, but–as Jesus Himself said, “You will know them by their fruits” (Matthew 7:16).
 
Each of us must be on guard lest we led astray by what may sound good and appealing, but we must constantly be aware of what is being said.  We must carefully study what is being said in light of the written word of God which is only found in the Bible.  Leon Crouch
 
“Beware of the false prophets,

who come to you in sheep’s clothing,

but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” 

Matthew 7:15

 

 

 

Deborah “Debbie” Catalanotto Wallace
(January 16, 1955 – January 13, 2010)

Deborah “Debbie” Catalanotto Wallace was born on January 16, 1955 and passed away at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2010. She was 54, a native of Magnolia, MS and resident of Greensburg.

Debbie is survived by 2 daughters, Casey Wallace, Kentwood and Jamie Wallace, Amite; father, Emile Catalanotto and wife Brenda, Amite; 2 sisters, Peggy C. Chenault and husband Robert, Amite, and Christy Catalanotto, Amite; 3 brothers, Michael Catalanotto, Garfield, AR, Mark Catalanotto and wife Frances, Amite, Charles “Chuck” Catalanotto and wife Jennifer, Pensacola, FL; 5 grandchildren, Michael Wayne Crouch, Julian Tyler Crouch, Austin Ballow, Darien Ballow and Reese Ballow.

Preceded in death by mother, Ann Gayle Rother Catalanotto; daughter, Kirke Wallace Crouch; 2 sisters, Cindy C. Ballard and Karen Catalanotto; maternal grandparents, Bub and Gladys Rother; paternal grandparents, Charlie Catalanotto and Lucy Alessi.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Saturday, January 16, 2009 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with Religious Services at 6:00 p.m. with Deacon Mike Agnello officiating. Interment in the Amite Memorial Gardens at a later date.

An on-line Guestbook and to view a Video Tribute is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

Wednesday Evening

From Lloyd and Alcyon Hayden

please add Eric Pritchard to the prayer link.He has just been rushed to West Jefferson. Serious.

 

Read about the earthquake in Haiti

https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/12629ad82fe8368d

 

Douglas J. Hayden
(September 27, 1937 – January 12, 2010)

 
 
  Douglas J. Hayden  
 
U.S. Veteran Douglas J. Hayden a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother was born on September 27, 1937 and passed away at 9:50 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was 72, a native and resident of Amite.Mr. Douglas is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty Harris Hayden, Amite; 3 daughters, Debra Hayden Jenkins, Loranger, Mary Hayden LaMarca and husband Lance, Independence, and Laurie Hayden Price and husband Mike, Mansfield; 2 sisters, Frances Hayden Nix and Claire Wooley, AR, ; 3 brothers, Danny and Tommy Hayden , Amite, Vic Hayden, Independence;6 Granddaughters, Stephanie Hoffman Morel and husband Justin, Lindsay Lamarca, Alison Jenkins, Sarah Jenkins, Morgan Price and Haylee Price; 1 great-granddaughter, Jenna Morel. Preceded in death by his parents, Mary Brown Hayden and TJ Hayden; 1 brother, Billy Hayden.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Friday, January 15, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. until Religious Services at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Burdette Thomas officiating. Interment in the Bankston Cemetery, Amite, LA.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations be made to Shady Grove Baptist Church, % Bro. Burdette Thomas, 48178 Norman McCain Rd., Franklinton, LA 70438

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W behind Bill Hood Automotive and Mr. Tom’s Car Wash.

 

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Wednesday

Lloyd and Alcyon Hayden request prayer for Eric Prichard who was rushed to the hospital in Baton Rouge yesterday.

 

Ora Lee Wilson requests prayer for her sister, Barbara Clark of Denham Springs.  Barbara was just diagnosed with leuchemia and is in ICU at Lady of the Lake.  She would appreciate your prayers for Barbara, the medical staff, and the family. 

 

I have some requests for prayers in my extended family.   Thank-you so much for remembering us.

 

Douglas Hayden
(September 27, 1937 – January 12, 2010)

U.S. Veteran Douglas Hayden was born September 27, 1937 and passed away at 9:50 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Douglas was 72 and a resident of Amite.

Arrangments are incomplete at this time.

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W behind Bill Hood Automotive and Mr. Tom’s Car Wash.