Monday

Three requests from Susie Sharkey

Please be in prayer for Wanzie Williams. She had to go to the ER yesterday. She said they told her that her blood pressure was high and treated her for inter-ear. She is still going on the senior trip anyway.

Please be in prayer for Roy Frazier. He is in MD Anderson and is having congestive heart problems. Roy is Julee Sharkey Frazier husband.

Also my daughter-in-law (Heather Sharkey) wanted me to put Buddy Colton on the prayer list. He also is going to MD with cancer.

Pray for the senior adults as they begin traveling at 6:30 this morning.

Stay alert to the Hurricane Ida updates.  Pray for those in the path of the storm.  Make early preparations in case we are affected.

Captain Kirk S. Varnado
(January 18, 1940 – November 8, 2009)

Captain Kirk S. Varnado

Captain Kirk S. Varnado was born January 18, 1940 and passed away at 1:18 A.M., Sunday November 8, 2009 at his residence in Amite. Kirk was 69 years young and a native of Independence.

Captain Kirk was a retired supply boat captain with over 30 years of service. After retireing his passion was riding his motorcycle.

Captain Kirk is survived by his 2 daughters,Krystal Varnado, Amite, and Deborah Varnado, New Smyrna Beach, FL.; 1 son, Billy Shane Cooley, Sandusky, Ohio; 6 grandchildren, Raven Cannon, River Hayden, Riley Hayden, Emily Cooley Taylor Cooley, and Justin Cooley; numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family.

Preceded in death by his parents, Samuel Iley and Alva Antonio Varnado; previous wives, Deborah P. Varnado and Delores H. Varnado; 1 sister, Virginia Golman; 5 brothers, Edgar Iley Varnado,Donald Earl Varnado, Henry Norton Varnado, Charles Bernard Varnado, and

Visitation will be at McKneely and Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 from 12 Noon until Religious Services in the Funeral Home Chapel at 4:00 P.M. with Rev. Larry Blades officiating. Cremation to follow conclusion of services.

In lieu of flowers the family request plants or pick-up cards for later use.

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

McKneely and Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N and Hwy. 16 West behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash and Bond Eye Clinic.

Repentance

WHEN BABIES ARE born prematurely, one of the most common critical problems is with their underdeveloped lungs…

In September 1996, the New England Journal of Medicine reported the results of a pilot study that offered hopeful treatment. The treatment is surprising. In the study, doctors filled the lungs of critically ill premature babies with liquid — an oxygen-rich liquid. Through this liquid the babies actually “breathe.”

Normally, when fluid fills the lungs, people drown. But this special oxygen-filled fluid actually saves lives.

In a similar way,

there is a sorrow that kills

and another sort of sorrow that brings life.

Sorrow because there are consequences for my sin

drowns my spirit and brings death;

godly sorrow that produces repentance brings life.

“For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation,

not to be regretted;

but the sorrow of the world produces death.”

2 Cor. 7:10

Posted by Mike Benson at October 31, 2008

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

Anna Lee

Sunday Addition

From Lawana Carter

Will you please put Jean Carter DiMauro on the prayer list. We got a call last night that she has stopped breathing and was already turning blue. By the time they got her to the hospital she was in a comma and was on life surport. My Skip my brother in law call this morning and said her body has shut down and they don’t look for her to make it though the day.

Sunday

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE

“There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;

the one who guards himself stays far from them.

Teach a youth about the way he should go;

even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

~Proverbs 22:5-6, HCSB~

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the Office of Global Prayer Strategy, asking you to pray for movies and radio programs to have a positive influence on those who watch and hear.

The opening scene begins with a young man, Kareem, walking down the street of the economic capital of the country, Casablanca (meaning “white house”). Later in the film, he is joined by his life-long friend, Adil. Both of these young men live difficult lives. Their days are filled with mischief on the streets, struggles at home, and simply trying to figure out their purpose in life. While these two young men are characters in a critically acclaimed film, “Casa Negra,” the lives their characters portray are very real and astonishing. “Casa Negra” is a Moroccan film that shows the deep, dark secrets of the city and its misfits, and brings to light the difficulties that many young Moroccan Arabs face.

“In the Bible, does Jesus actually say He is God?” asked A and J. The Hausa Team has known these two young men for over three years. They have endeared themselves like adopted sons. They have been and continue to be well educated in Islam. A and J have often watched the ‘JESUS’ film. They acknowledge that they believe Jesus’ teachings are good, but they have difficulty acknowledging that Jesus is anything more than a prophet. A couple of weeks ago, J said, “We have never known Christians like you, and now I find myself caught between Islam and what you are telling us.”

* Please pray for A and J that they will fully embrace the love of Jesus.

* Intercede for believers as they work on various Christian radio and film projects.

* Pray for Hausa and Moroccan youths to be able to learn about the Way so that when they are old, they will not depart from God’s truth.

Caring Bridge Sites

Baptist Press

November 6, 2009

TEXAS–Chaplains at Fort Hood quickly mobilize. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31636

WASHINGTON–Health care bill’s fate still uncertain. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31637

MAINE–Maine Question 1: How it prevailed. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31638

INDIA–In India, he shares Gospel despite dangers. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31639

TENNESSEE–CULTURE DIGEST: 3-day ‘Esther Fast’ planned for Dec. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31640

ARKANSAS–Ark. Baptists focus on ‘Generation Now.’ http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31641

NEW YORK–FIRST-PERSON (Todd Starnes): An American hero. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31642

LOUISIANA–FIRST-PERSON (Kelly Boggs): They can’t blame the Christians anymore. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31643

The LaBauve family is appreciative of your prayers.  Please continue to pray for them.

Add Rev. Butch Reviere to your prayer list.  He has been undergoing some tests.

Please continue to pray for:

  • Chuck Pittman
  • Mr. Orin Davidson
  • Dr. Jimmy Dukes
  • Chance O’Hern
  • Jimmy Schwartz
  • G.G. McElveen
  • Robert Ricks
  • Gwendolyn Bean
  • Betty Bethel
  • David Allen
  • Mrs. Maxine Turner
  • Billy Wilkinson
  • Mrs. Frances Bell

THE BLESSING OF BEING SINGLE

Sophie and Shirley, two elderly widows in a Florida adult community, are curious about the latest arrival in their building — a quiet, nice looking gentleman who keeps to himself.

Shirley says,” Sophie, you know I’m shy.  Why don’t you go over to him at the pool and find out a little about him. He looks so lonely.”

Sophie agrees, and later that day at the pool, she walks up to him and says, “Excuse me, mister.  I hope I’m not prying, but my friend and I were wondering why you looked so lonely.”

“Of course I’m lonely, he says, “I’ve spent the past 20 years in prison.”

“You’re kidding!  What for?”

“For killing my third wife.  I strangled her.”

“What happened to your second wife?”

“I shot her.”

“And, if I may ask, your first wife?”

“We had a fight and she fell off a building.”

“Oh my,” says Sophie.  Then turning to her friend on the other side of the pool, she yells, “Yoo hoo, Shirley.  He’s single!”

It worries me when I see single people overly anxious to find a mate. Perhaps, though, we have contributed to the situation by treating singleness like it’s some sort of disease.  Singles often comment that they feel out of place at church (activities tend to be family-oriented) and feel they are sometimes regarded as less important than married people. While marriage is a God-ordained institution, I think we do a disservice by suggesting that singles are somehow “incomplete” until they find that “certain someone.”

The truth is, while Paul held marriage in high regard (Eph. 5), he preferred being single and recommended it to Christians at Corinth in the difficult situation they were facing (I Cor. 7).  Single Christians have the opportunity to serve God in ways that married Christians would have difficulty doing.  Of course, the opposite is also true.

So what is the lesson to be learned?  Whatever situation you find yourself in, seek to serve God with all your heart.  If you are single, use your singleness to serve God as best as you can.  And if you’re married, use your married status to do the same.

“But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk…..keeping the commandments of God is what matters.” (I Cor. 7:17,19b)

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

There is a jambalaya benefit for David Allen at FBC today (11:30 A,M,)  Donations will be received.

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Saturday Afternoon

From Fay Raborn

Donisha and Bryan would really appreciate your prayers for their little’Miracle’baby daughter.
Malaysia, born four months before her expected
entry into this world, is a real miracle in the
five weeks since she was born. Malaysia now
weighs almost 2 pounds.The baby and her parents
are facing some crucial times. Please pray furvently for them.
Thank you.

Hymn of the Day

“His Eye is on the Sparrow”

Early in the spring of 1905, my hus­band and I were so­journ­ing in El­mi­ra, New York. We con­tract­ed a deep friend­ship for a cou­ple by the name of Mr. and Mrs. Doo­lit­tle—true saints of God. Mrs. Doo­lit­tle had been bed­rid­den for nigh twen­ty years. Her hus­band was an in­cur­a­ble crip­ple who had to pro­pel him­self to and from his bus­i­ness in a wheel chair. De­spite their af­flict­ions, they lived hap­py Christ­ian lives, bring­ing in­spir­a­tion and com­fort to all who knew them. One day while we were vi­sit­ing with the Doo­lit­tles, my hus­band com­ment­ed on their bright hope­ful­ness and asked them for the se­cret of it. Mrs. Doo­lit­tle’s re­ply was sim­ple: “His eye is on the spar­row, and I know He watch­es me.” The beau­ty of this sim­ple ex­press­ion of bound­less faith gripped the hearts and fired the imag­in­a­tion of Dr. Mar­tin and me. The hymn “His Eye Is on the Spar­row” was the out­come of that ex­per­i­ence.

Civilla Martin

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/i/hiseyeis.htm

Go to this link for the words and music.

Saturday

“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now,

and don’t get worked up about what may

or may not happen tomorrow.

God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up

when the time comes.”

~Matthew 6:34 MSG~

David Allen has been doing okay the last few days.  Continue to pray for him and his family.  There will be a jambalaya benefit for him at FBC, Kentwood Sunday.  Donations will be received when you pick up your bos(es).

Continue to pray for  the LaBauve family.

KOMpray (Kids on Mission Pray)

Dancing on tip-toe

The people of Central Asia love to dance.  The folk dances performed at celebrations and festivals can be really hard to do.  The men move with strong arm motions.  The women dance nimbly on tip-toe and look like they are floating across the stage. They look so graceful. They wear long dresses that hide the really fast movement of their feet.  Everyone dances in a circle, and then some women step into the circle and whirl around.  They all clap gently.

It’s a little like the way the Circassian (sir-KAY-shun) women of the North Caucasus* live every day.  They look graceful and calm on the surface, but they are working hard to provide for their families. One woman’s husband does almost nothing to support the family.  She has a disabled child. And she has some health problems too.

Several Christian women have made friends with her.  They pray for her and read the Bible with her. Would you pray for her too?  We call her M.  Pray that she will trust Jesus to help her with all of her problems. Pray for M to learn to love Jesus just like her friends do.

*The North Caucasus is just north of Georgia—not the state but the country!

Prayer Requests from Missionary Kids

Pray for “Gustavo”—he is a deaf man who is Paraguay’s first deaf Pastor.  He is also very poor.  He lives in the attic in the church.  But it is only 15 X 15 long and wide.  He has a deaf wife and a hearing pastor so please pray for his work and family.  Thank you.  ALYSE, age 11 (American peoples)

Please pray for T.  He is one of my friends.  Please also pray that kids in China will learn about Jesus.  AIDEN, age 8 (East Asian peoples)

You can be a part by praying, giving, and going.

Have a great day preparing for the Lord’s Day.

Anna Lee

Friday

“Who is this King of glory?

The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

Who is he, this King of glory?

The LORD Almighty–he is the King of glory.”

~Psalm 24:8, 10 NIV~

Your prayers are needed for the family of Sharon LaBauve Martin as they meet today to consider her mother’s condition.  Knowing the family, I know they will really appreciate your prayers.  Especially pray for Sharon’s Dad, Mr. Earlo.

Caring Bridge Sites

Important

IT WAS A 99 degree September day in San Antonio, when a 10-month-old baby girl was accidently locked inside a parked car by her aunt…

Frantically the mother and aunt ran around the auto in near hysteria, while a neighbor attempted to unlock the car with a clothes hanger. Soon the infant was turning purple and had foam on her mouth.

It had become a life-or-death situation when Fred Arriola, a wrecker driver, arrived on the scene. He grabbed a hammer and smashed the back window of the car to set her free.

Was he heralded a hero? “The lady was mad at me because I broke the window,” Arriola reported. “I just thought, What’s more important — the baby or the window?”

Most questions or priority are not between something important and something trivial; rather, between the important and the most important. (Craig Larson)

“…Where your treasure is,

there your heart will be also”

~Matt. 6:21~

Have a fantastic Friday!  Thank-you for praying today.

Anna Lee