Saturday

Maria E. Martinez Del Rio

Maria E. Martinez Del Rio entered into heaven by Gods grace on September 22, 2009 at the age of 60. She is preceded in death by her parents, Eloy and Sara Martinez; brother, Eloy Martinez; sister , Sara Simpson; nephews, Isaac Benavides and Edward McDuffie, Jr. Maria is survived by her husband, Louis A. Del Rio; daughters Sara E. Del Rio Wheeler (Willie), Maggie Del Rio; step-daughter, Marie Del Rio Hernandez (Rene); three grandchildren and one grandbaby boy on the way. Visitation will begin 5:00 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Trevino Funeral Home, 2525 Palo Alto Rd. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at the funeral home. A procession will depart the funeral home 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 28, 2009 for an 11:30 a.m. mass at Divine Providence Church. Interment to follow in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

Saturday

“Bear one another’s burdens,

and so fulfill the law of Christ.”

~Galatians 6:2~

Callie Cole

Friday, September 25, 2009 7:41 PM, CDT

Dear Friends,
I just wanted to take a moment and try as much as possible to express our sincere appreciatio

n to each of you for your continued prayer of healing for our daughter. I know from experience how difficult it can be to continue to pray for someone over an extended period of time when you are not attached, such as a parent or grandparent would be. So many times people will allow something like this to turn into a spectacle or an event and once the new wears off they tend to forget. But not you; You have showed us how true believers in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, be it family, friends or complete strangers can come together under one bond and pray for a single purpose. That is the healing of our daughter, Callie and to bring glory and honor to Christ through his work in her life. You have blessed our lives in so many ways that it has caused us to view others in a different light. There are so many here in the ICU that are much worse off than Callie. There injuries may not be as severe, but Christ is not lord of there lives. The only hope that they have is to survive and get another chance to have a relationship with him.
Your prayers continue to streghten our faith in the one true God as He pours out the Holy Spirit to comfort us and to give us the courage to give Him praise when we get good news or bad news. May God bless each of you.

Your brother in Christ,

Tom

Friday, September 25, 2009 11:52 PM, CDT

Callie, according to the doctors had an unevetful day today, neurologica

lly speaking. They did however, perform the first MRI on her since she has been at UMC. They said that the braces on her teeth might give them some false readings, so I’m not real confident that it will tell us much. Callie’s fever is still around 101 to 102 degrees although her white blood count(WBC) continues to decline. They tell us that the fever is more likely coming from the brain injury rather than the infection in the lung. No one could tell me if this is good or bad, they simply stated that it was common for brain injury patients. The nurses are having to medicate her for high blood pressure and high heart rate throughout the day. From time to time they are also having to give her morphine to ease what seems to be pain, although no one knows wheather or not it is actually pain or simply anxiety of some type. The doctors also started trying to wean her off of the ventilator today but when they lowered the rate she began to take short shallow breaths and her heart rate started to climb so we are back at square one on that. She is also having problems digesting the food that they are giving her but she went several days without food so this may just take time. We continue to ask that you pray for healing and do not doubt.

Your brother in Christ

Tom

Adrianna Cavanaugh

Friday, September 25, 2009 1:34 PM, CDT

Important Reminder!!!! Blood Drive & Bone Marrow Registration on Monday, September 28th from 3 to 8 pm at First Baptist Church, Franklinton. It is not too late to sign up.   The goal is to secure 50 blood donations. Sign up immediately by sending a email to spotter@thebloodcenter.org
To donate blood, you must be in good health. at least 17 and weigh 110 pounds.   There is no upper age limit. A Picture ID is required at time of registration. To join the Bone Marrow Registry, you must be in good health, at least 18 and no older than 61. This involves the completion of a registration form and submitting four (4) “Q-tip” mojth swabs. No blood samples are needed. On Monday, if you have a cold or flu or taking antiobiotics, you will not be able to participate. Suzy Potter
Community Development Manager
The Blood Center
(504) 939-9609 – cell
1/877/671-5707

Fantastic news!!!!!!!!!! Adrianna’s counts are up to 2,200!! Yesterday they were at zero! And the day before that, they were at 310, but had fallen back to 0. The nurse, however, said that this time they will just keep rising!!
Such exciting news! This means we may be discharged to the Hope Lodge on Monday, if all goes well this weekend! I was thinking we’d be here another week, so I was surprised and relieved upon hearing the news! I know that Adrianna is going to be so glad to get outta this room- she’s been ready!
She still needs her pain medicine, b/c it is allowing her to try to drink liquids. She still doesn’t want food, but we’re taking baby steps. She asks for milk a good bit and so far has kept it all down.
She’s also still very sleepy and sleeps on and off, but as long as she’s comfortable, we’re comfortable!
Also, the ultrasound of the liver came back normal and everything’s looking UP! We’re so grateful for your prayers and blessings.
Cute story from Aunt Jackie: Adrianna was Skyping with her Aunt Jackie and baby cousin Emma the other day, when Adrianna wasn’t feeling so hot. First she noticed the kitty ears on Emma’s head and said very slowly, and still half asleep, “Are those  mine?”  Joe hopped up quickly to get her kitty ears and show her that baby Emma did NOT snatch her ears- she had some too…..
So Aunt Jackie kept saying what a sweet girl Adrianna is, and how she’s such a pretty girl. Well, Adrianna yanked that binky out of her mouth, followed by a string of saliva, (from the mucocitis) and looked at her Daddy and said,” Daddy….her say I’m a girl. I NOT a girl. I just a baby!!!” (with a glare from the corner of her eye) Poor Aunt Jackie! She’s a fiesty one, I tell ya…Gotta watch out during her moods!
But we’re SOOOOOOOO glad she’s so headstrong and pays attention! It allows her to be strong minded enough to know she’s gonna kick the mess outta this cancer!!!!! Even though she doesn’t know she has “cancer”, she knows she’s sick…and she’s SICK of being sick!
I think we can ALL agree with her! We’re all sick of it!
So, now we work on getting her fed and up to leaving on Monday. No more creams and powders, and they’re also nixing some of her meds.
This is the day that the Lord Hath made! Let us rejoice and be GLAD!
Believing in miracles

Stephanie

Friday, September 25, 2009 8:38 PM, CDT

Feeling so overwhelmed with sadness right now, as I just heard that Kylen went to be with God early this morning. He was here at Children’s this whole time, right along with Adrianna, battling it out with his cancer. We actually met them the day after Adrianna was diagnosed and both of our children were having surgery the same day. His was leukemia.

They were also from Hammond, where I used to live, and Kylen’s mom LaToya, is the godchild of my old assistant prinicpal where I taught in Ponchatoula. I didn’t know this until we met….small world…
Since meeting them over 6 months ago, I have been amazed by LaToya’s strength and compassion for everyone up here on 4West, the oncology floor. Quiet, but strong, she held it together brilliantly and with the trust and faith in God, always.
Little Kylen only about 7 months old, received bone marrow from his older brother and did SO extremely well during transplant. I mean, not even any side effects. No mouth sores, no vomitting, nothing….
The last few weeks he was in PICU and on oxygen, but the last I saw his mommy, he was getting better…..It just breaks my heart to pieces to know she and her sweet husband, both good as GOLD, are grieving tonight.
Please go to the Lord in your prayers tonight and this week and always, to pray for their strength in getting through this. I know they are strong believers, but I know that extra prayers are especially important at this time.
Thanks for those of you who had gone to his caringbridge website and were praying for him already. Now we just have to switch our prayers over to his parents and help them have some comfort. I really appreciate it,
Stephanie

Continue to pray for my parents, Grant and Dot Smith of Roseland.

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE
IMB
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh” (Ephesians 5: 31, NKJV).

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the Office of Global Prayer Strategy, praying with you for those seeking a Christian spouse.

In a society where families arrange marriage, it can be very difficult to find a believing mate. Pray for believers in locations like North Africa, South Asia and the Last Frontier, who long for a Christian marriage and for those whose families have decreed that they must marry a person of the majority religion.

Last month, prayer was lifted for a South Asian Muslim-background believer whose family had made tentative arrangements for his marriage to a young Muslim woman. He met his prospective bride and told her that he was a follower of Christ. He shared what that means in his life and how it might impact their future life together. She was very receptive, and he has left her to think about what she has learned. Please ask God to draw her with certainty into faith in Him, and pray that she might become the valuable co-laborer this faithful brother believes she could be.

S is a 32-year-old believer among a Last Frontier people group and a fairly new follower of Christ. Recently she received a marriage proposal from a Hindu man who is well respected in the community. By normal cultural standards, it would be considered a great match for her. Her family is really pushing her to accept the proposal. After studying what the Bible says about being unequally yoked, she feels God is telling her to reject the proposal.

* Please pray that these families will respect the Christian’s faith and not force them into unequally yoked marriages.

* Ask God to open the hearts of prospective husbands and wives as well as family members to the gospel after seeing their loved ones take a strong stand for God’s will.

* Intercede for those you know who are honoring the Lord while daily demonstrating His grace to an unbelieving spouse.

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE
IMB
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh” (Ephesians 5: 31, NKJV).

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the Office of Global Prayer Strategy, praying with you for those seeking a Christian spouse.

* Please pray that these families will respect the Christian’s faith and not force them into unequally yoked marriages.

* Ask God to open the hearts of prospective husbands and wives as well as family members to the gospel after seeing their loved ones take a strong stand for God’s will.

* Intercede for those you know who are honoring the Lord while daily demonstrating His grace to an unbelieving spouse.

KneEmail

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

Mike Benson, Editor

THERE WERE SOME anxious moments at our house as my daughter and I prepared for our mission trip…

Late in the packing process we discovered that my passport that had been set out earlier, was not a current passport! That current passport was not where we expected it to be.

For about an hour, we gave the term ransack new meaning. God answered our fervent prayers and we found the all-important document.

Those who travel understand the seriousness of misplacing a passport. This document shows you are a citizen of the United States and have been cleared for travel to other countries. Without it I would have been denied admission to Peru. Actually, I wouldn’t have been allowed onto the plane headed for Peru. I would have been left behind.

As I reflect upon that nerve-wracking episode, I think of a more vital appointment. Jesus spoke about it in Matthew 25:31,32:

“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and
all the holy angels with Him, then He will
sit on the throne of His glory. All the
nations will be gathered before Him, and He
will separate them one from another, as a
shepherd divides his sheep from the goats”
(NKJV).

Following the pronouncement of judgment, only two destinations will await those who have been sentenced. Of the two, heaven and hell, all know the destination to which they want to go.

Earlier in that chapter (verses 1-13), Jesus spoke the parable of the wise and foolish maidens. Ten young women anxiously awaited the arrival of the bridegroom. The wait was longer than expected and five of them found that their supply of oil for their lamps was not sufficient. While they were away buying oil, the bridegroom came and the door was shut. The five foolish maidens were barred from the celebration they had dreamed about. They should have made better preparation.

There will be those at the Day of Judgment who will experience panic far worse than I recently felt. They will assume they’re ready for the coming of Jesus — but they won’t be. For them there will be no second chance. The sound of heaven’s door closing will be heard, and it will prompt “weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 25:30). As you read this, realize one thing: You have this opportunity to make preparations for the coming of the Lord. You may not have another opportunity. We urge you out of genuine Christian love to prepare your soul for the certain arrival of Jesus Christ! Tim Hall at http://forthright.net

“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them.” Matthew 25:1-3

Reminder: On Mission in Kentwood @ 8:30

Anna Lee

Friday

“In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,

for You will answer me.”

~Psalm 86:7~

Caring Bridge Sites

Since Friday nights are football nights for all our area schools, we can pray for the safety of players, the cheerleaders, the band members, the fans. and anyone else involved as people travel and participate in a game. Pray for good sportsmanship as Christians set an example of the way to win or lose a game.

KOMpray

Kids on Mission Pray

Let’s start some “loips”

Another group wants to start a “loip.” I think I’d like to start one too—how about you? Okay, I know you want to know what a “loip” is before you start one. It’s what the Samburu people of Kenya call a gathering where you hear God’s Word. The word literally means “in the shade under the tree.” That’s where the meetings take place.

Lots of people gather under trees and listen to missionary Charlie Daniels, and he tells them stories from the Bible. He teaches them how to live a godly Christian life. Charlie wants us to pray for the people that go to the “loips.” Pray that they will understand the Gospel of Jesus. He wants us to pray that they will accept Jesus as Savior when they hear him tell the story of Nicodemus.

Charlie Daniels also wants us to pray for other people to tell the Bible stories. Ask God to help the Samburu people go to other places and to people who have never heard the stories of God. Pray that they will be godly men and teach others well.

I still think I want to start a “loip”—how about you?

Prayer Requests from Missionary Kids

Please pray for my family to do a good job and help the people to become Christians. MICHAEL, age 7 (East Asian peoples)

Please pray for my best friend in school. He believes in Jesus. I want him to be safe. FISHER, age 6 (American peoples)

We made it fine back to the states on a long airplane ride. Now I am having problems sleeping. I keep my twin sister, and mommy and daddy awake at night. Pray I can learn to sleep at the right times and me and my sister and big brother will enjoy the new friends and family we will get to meet these next 6 months in the States. ROBERT, age 1 (European peoples)

Dear God: please help my cats. Amen. AR, age 7 (Southeast Asian peoples)

None of my friends at school are believers. They know I am a Christian, but they don’t think that’s a good thing because it makes me different. Pray that God can use me to show them that the difference He makes is a good thing. Also pray that I won’t be scared to tell them what I believe and why. AH, age 16 (Northern African and Middle Eastern peoples)

Please pray for my mom and my dad and help my dad not to be too busy. DREW, age 6 (Sub-Saharan African peoples)

Help my brother to have fun at university. TREVOR, age 10 (Sub-Saharan African peoples)

The country I live in is 99.95% Muslim by estimates, so my prayer is that many would come to Christ and the number of Christians would grow. JOSH, age 12 (Central Asian peoples)

Help the Portuguese to know that God is real and powerful. ELAINA, age 9 (European peoples)

Please pray for help the Indians to become Christian. JAKE, age 10 (South Asian peoples)

For teenagers in general in South Africa…drugs and alcohol are popular things to do, that they would turn from that and that God would open their hearts so that they may find him. For my family and I while we’re on furlough, that we can enjoy our time here. For me as I begin college in the fall. HOPE, age 18 (Sub-Saharan African peoples)

Please take time to read this article and pray. You’ll change your outlook too!

KENTUCKY–FIRST-PERSON (David Sills): A September memorial day. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31327

Reminder: On Mission in Kentwood – Saturday at 8:30 A.M.

Report a need for assistance
Volunteer to help (and be a changed person by noon)

Have a great day!

Anna Lee

Joshua David Linton

Weight 9 lbs 12 oz

length 21 Inches

Born before noon today

Kentwood Grandparents:

J.D. and Lorna Smith

Thank God for the safe arrival of this baby.

Thursday

“Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me,

because I am gentle and humble in spirit;

and you will find rest.

For the yoke I will give you is easy,

and the load I will put on you is light.”

~Matthew 11:27-30 TEV~

There are a number of people still undergoing tests this week. Please continue to pray for them as a group or individually.

From Esther Rodriguez

Please keep Elaine Stewart on the prayer list. She is coming along slowly and will be at North Oaks Rehab at least another week. Looks like she will be in a wheelchair 6 weeks or more.

CaringBridge sites to check today

KneEmail

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

Mike Benson, Editor

“STAND STILL, AND see the salvation of the LORD…” Exodus 14:13

These words contain God’s command to the Christian when he is reduced to great straits and brought into extraordinary difficulties. He cannot retreat; he cannot go forward; he is shut upon the right hand and on the left. What is he to do now?

The Master’s word to him is “stand still.” It will be well for him if, at such times, he listens only to his Master’s word, for other and evil advisors come with their suggestions.

Despair whispers, “Lie down and die; give it all up.”

Cowardice says, “Retreat; go back to the world’s way of action; you cannot play the Christian’s part; it is too difficult. Relinquish your principles.”

Presumption boasts, “If the sea is before you, march into it.” (L. B. Cowman)

Are you ready to quit? Have you turned backward? Have you started moving ahead before it’s time to do so? Think about it.

And Moses said to the people,

“Do not be afraid.

Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD,

which He will accomplish for you today.

For the Egyptians whom you see today,

you shall see again no more forever.

Exodus 14:13

When you are going through the difficulties of life, remember to stand still.

Anna Lee

Wednesday Afternoon

Donna Smith Linton has been admitted for the delivery for her second baby. Pray for Donna and her family as well as the staff caring for her.

Mrs. Ozell ” MawMaw” Fairburn
(November 8, 1922 – September 23, 2009)

Mrs. Ozell ‘ Maw Maw” Fairburn a loving mother, grandmother & great-grandmother passed away at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at the Regency Hospital of Covington. She was 86, a native and resident of Spring Creek. Mrs. Ozell was a lifelong member of Spring Creek Baptist Church.She is survived by 2 sons, Darrell Fairburn and wife Tish, Spring Creek; Jerry Fairburn and wife Sharon, Southaven, MS; daughter in law, Carol Fairburn, Spring Creek; 9 grandchildren, Darren Fairburn and wife Sharon, Scott Fairburn, Steve Fairburn, Brandon Fairburn and wife Breanne, Tammy Fairburn, Kevin Fairburn, Lynette Edwards, Angie Fairburn and Stacey Fairburn; 10 great- grandchildren and numerous nieces & nephews.

Preceded in death by her parents, Huey and Myrtis Jane Simmons Gill, husband, Woodard Fairburn, 2 sons, Roger Fairburn & Gerald Fairburn, 5 sisters, Merlie Varnado, O. V. Kennedy, Ona Schillings, Chloe Bateman and Mavis Ditto, 2 brothers, G. H. Gill and C. W. Gill.

Visitation will be at the Spring Creek Baptist Church, on Thursday, September 24, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Friday, September 25, 2009 at the Spring Creek Baptist Church from 8:00 a.m. until Religious Services at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Danny Smith officiating. Interment at Spring Creek Cemetery.

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is in charge of arrangements.

Wednesday

“It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you.” ~Proverbs 29:25 GN~

Today is See You at the Pole day. Students around the world will be meeting at the flag pole at their schools to pray. Pray for them. Thank God for their willingness to meet and pray.

From Landon Estay:

Update on baby Caleb: we had an appointment last week. It appears the spina bifida opening is lower than we initially thought, and it seems to be protected by skin. So, the cord isn’t exposed to the amniotic fluid. He does have a club foot, w…hich the first ultrasound said he had but the MRI did not. The swelling in his head is mild, so he may not require a shunt to drain the fluid. God is protecting Caleb.

As you are praying for Caleb Estay, pray for his dad to find a new job – in God’s timing – so it will be the right one.

Pray for Donna Smith Linton, daughter of J.D. and Lorna Smith. Donna is two days late in delivering her second baby, a big one!

Annie L. Stringer

Annie Kathryn Lewis Stringer, 74, of McComb, died unexpectedly Sept. 19, 2009, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas.

Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hartman-Sharkey Funeral Home in McComb and 10 a.m. Thursday at New Heights Baptist Church in Summit until services there at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Rick Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery.

Mrs. Stringer was born April 20, 1935, in Heidelberg, to T.D. and Annie Livingston Lewis, and was the youngest of 11 children.

Mrs. Stringer and her husband Charlie made McComb their home in 1961. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 25, 2009. Together they raised five children.

Mrs. Stringer’s family said that as a member of New Heights Baptist Church, she lived her life as a testament of God’s love, believing that her calling was to raise a family. As a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, she loved gathering with family and friends and cooking and entertaining in her home. She always cooked more than enough because “you never know who might stop by.” Her love for her neighbors made hers the most popular house on the block. She often served as the neighborhood dentist and snack stand for the kids.

Though she battled severe rheumatoid arthritis for 30 years, Mrs. Stringer rarely let the disease slow her down. She enjoyed shopping in town and made friends everywhere she went.

Mrs. Stringer was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, William, Alvin, Melvin, Edwin and Lucius Lewis; and sisters, Helen, Lolean and Baby Girl Lewis.

Survivors include her husband; five children, Wanda Caulfield and her husband David and their children Kaitlyn and Matthew of Hattiesburg, Colleen Siebert and her husband Sid and their children August, Marisa and Shelby of Summit, Anthony Stringer and his children Chase and Tyler, and Vince Stringer, all of McComb, and Amanda Stringer of Houston, Texas; twin sisters, Myrtice Castles and husband C.G. of New Port Richey, Fla., and Myrtle Hernandez of Houston, Texas; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Melvin Lewis and Mrs. Alvin Lewis, both of Heidelberg; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Pallbearers will be Kathy’s grandsons Chase and Tyler Stringer, August Siebert and Matthew Caulfield, her sons-in-law Sid Siebert and David Caulfield, and a longtime family friend, Tim White.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the New Heights Baptist Church Building Fund or to the Parklane Academy Capital Campaign.

To share sympathies, condolences and memories, go to Hartman-Sharkeyfuneralhome.com.

Caring Bridge sites to check today:

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/cheyennehartman

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

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/calliecole

Number

I READ OF an old Norwegian who had kept very careful notes of his life in a series of notebooks he kept on the shelf of his business…

On his eightieth birthday he went to the store and pulled the books from the shelf and began to compute his life. He was surprised to find that he had spent five of his eighty years waiting on customers. He had spent six months tying neckties, three months scolding children who had been running around the store, and eight days telling his dogs to lie down and be quiet.

Some stuff is pressing (i.e., urgent); some stuff is consequential (i.e., important). We need to learn to distinguish between the two and then act accordingly.

“So teach us to number our days,

that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

~Psalm 90:12~

On Mission in Kentwood is scheduled for Saturday. If you, or someone you know, has a need for minor maintainance, household assistance, or yard work, please contact the church office or me.

Have a wonderful Wednesday. Thank you for praying for the needs listed here and for the ones that are not listed for one reason or another.

Anna Lee

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Tuesday

“Be careful how you think;

your life is shaped by your thoughts.”

~Proverbs 4:23 GN~

Pray for Eyvonne Ricks as she has surgery on both feet this morning in Baton Rouge. Pray for the time of recovery and rehab to also go well.

Adrianna Cavanagh

Monday, September 21, 2009 8:22 PM, CDT

Stephanie is staying at Hope Lodge and couldn’t get to the computer because of the number of folks ahead of her-so she asked me to write a journal entry which she relayed to me.
The ultrasound of the liver only revealed nominal swelling, which the doc. says is “no big deal” because this happens with most kids. They will scan her again Wednesday.

Adrianna is very sweet, and still maintains her keen sense of humor. Although she is very, very quiet, not speaking due to the presence of lots of saliva (which they have to suction often), and mouth sores, something happened today which will exemplify her spunk and playfulness: when Stephanie lay down with her on the hospital bed, Adri grabbed her mom’s head with both hands and pulled her face to face , eye to eye- and then grinned her biggest grin. What a sweet, sweet kid! Adri has been sleeping most of the time, still throws up despite having had nothing to eat, but she continues to display her sweet, loving spirit when she does awaken. As Jackie Gleason used to say, “How SWEET it IS!!!”
Steph sends her thanks to you all for your continuous, unceasing prayers, which we believe are indispensible to Adri’s healing. Thank you all, to the top of the Chrysler Building! God bless you and keep you! With love from Joe, Steph, Adri and the whole extended family. Stephanie will write tomorrow if possible.
Poppa [Reggie]

Callie Cole

Monday, September 21, 2009 8:25 AM, CDT

Good Morning. This is Frances. I just wanted to let you know Callie had another uneventful night. So praise Him! God is so good.
The newest milestone for Callie is she is tolerating her nutrition. She receives sustinance through a nasogastric tube. She is given a 2000 calorie liquid to restore her body’s energy. I anticipate better movement once a couple of feedings are complete. She has gone 9 days without any additional energy.

We need to fuel our body much like we fuel our car. We also should fuel our souls with His word in the same way. Make up your mind to ride on a full tank. Please continue to pray for your relationshi

p with our Lord and Savior and continue to lift Callie up to the Great Physician.
Thanks for all your love and support.
With much love France

Monday, September 21, 2009 10:16 PM, CDT

Hey! This is Tom. During the 9 PM visit, Callie got really agitated. Her blood pressure, heart rate and ICPs were extremely high for a couple of minutes. She may have been in pain. To ease the pain, the nurse gave her 2 mg of morphine. She calmed down and her vitals returned to normal after 5 minutes or so.
We really don’t know what Callie can comprehend at this point. The agitation and high vital signs could possibly be anxiety due to the coma. Our desire is that she won’t become scared. We prayed over her tonight and asked the Lord to comfort Callie and allow her to feel his presence.

Frances and I covet the prayers of all of you who continue to lift up our precious child to the throne of grace. It brings to us tremendous peace to know we are not alone in this.

Tom

Colton Frazier

Monday, September 21, 2009 10:02 AM, CDT

We had a good weekend with Colton. All the therapist said he worked hard this past week. We fully dressed him and sat him in his chair. We all went outside on the deck. Colton would take his feet and roll himself back and forth in the chair. It had to be good for him to get some fresh air. He even wore his cap one time. Stella gave him a hair cut and trimmed his face. He looks great!!!

Saturday they had a Jambalaya benefit for Colton in St. Francisville, his mothers home town. The turn out was huge. I know it takes a lot of hard work to put something like that together. We just want to thank each and everyone who participated in making it all happen. Thanks so much!!

Elaine Hilbun
(November 4, 1926 – September 19, 2009)

Died at 8:40AM on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Liberty Community Living Center in Liberty, MS. She was a native of Tangipahoa, LA and a resident of Osyka, MS. Age 82 years. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 9 a.m. on Monday until religious services at 11 a.m. Monday. Services conducted by Rev. Ken Irwin. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. Survived by son, William Laine “Billy” Hilbun, Gloster, MS, sister, Helen Joyce Newsom Dykes, Kentwood, 3 grandchildren, William S. “Van” Hilbun, John Wesley Hilbun, and Daniel Laine Hilbun, 1 great-granddaughter, Johanna Laine Hilbun, numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by sister, Doris Newsom Kennon and brother, Ernest Donald Newsom.

Marcus “Danny” Duarte, Jr.
(May 20, 1946 – September 19, 2009)

Died at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at M. D. Anderson Medical Center in Houston, TX. He was a native of Dallas, TX and a resident of Roseland, LA. Age 63 years. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Thursday. Services conducted by Bro. Jim Mauldin. Interment Spring Creek Cemetery, Spring Creek, LA. Survived by wife, Jenine Duarte, Roseland, children, David W. Mote, Roseland, Judy M. Varnado and her husband, Mark, Kentwood, Bridgette Duarte-House, Franklin, NC, and Jeffrey M. Duarte, Van Nuys, CA, 6 grandchildren, Sara, Marcus, Emily, Victoria, Alexander, and Madison, parents, Marcus Duarte, Sr. and Alicia Duarte sister, Anna Gomez, brother, Mark C. Duarte. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Leukemia Foundation. http://www.leukemia.org/.

Diane Ruth Cutrer
(September 2, 1956 – September 20, 2009)

Diane Ruth Cutrer was born on September 2, 1956 and passed away at 12:00 Noon, Sunday, September 20, 2009 at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 53, a native and resident of Amite. Diane was a 1974 graduate of Amite High School, served our country in the US Navy for 10 years of which she spent 4 years in Spain and was a Federal Firefighter/Dispatcher for 18 years while living in California.

She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Beatrice Bennett Cutrer; 2 brothers, Jay Cutrer and wife, Cookie, and Ray Cutrer and wife, Donna; a sister Linda Cutrer Hines and husband, Leland; 2 nieces, Susie Cutrer Simmons and husband, Chad and Shellie Cutrer Lynn and husband, Evan; and a nephew, Ryan Schumacher all of Amite; 6 great nieces & nephews

Preceded in death by her father, Lawrence Louis Cutrer.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. until Religious Services in the Funeral Home Chapel at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. David Cutrer and Rev. Bob Simpson officiating. Interment in the Arcola-Roseland Cemetery.

An online Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

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

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

Mike Benson, Editor

ANTHILLS ARE MADE when a bunch of insignificant creatures get together…

If you ever mistakenly step on an anthill without shoes, their fellowship will make an impact on you. One ant bite might sting a little. Most folks can handle that. But if a person messes with the whole family in an anthill, those ants will gather around your foot and serve notice that you are unwelcome in their house…

One ant can’t create that kind of impact by itself. Gathered together, their combined effect is much greater. Not only do they ward off intruders together, they will also work together to rebuild in a day and a half what was destroyed. (Tony Evans)

“Though one may be overpowered by another,

two can withstand him.

And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

Ecclesiastes 4:12

Have a wonderful Tuesday.

Anna Lee

Monday

“Look straight ahead with honest confidence;

don’t hang your head in shame.”

~Proverbs 4:25 TEV~

Eyvonne Ricks

Eyvonne will have surgey on both feet Tuesday 9-22-09 at the Brass Bldg. in B.R. 6:30 A.m. The surgey will be appx. 1 1/2 hours. Please add her to the prayer list.

Thanks Luther

Callie Cole

Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:27 AM, CDT

Callie had a good, uneventful night. She is completely off all medications.

She had previously been on blood pressure meds to raise her pressure and sedatives. Callie’s blood and intercranial pressure was and continues to be within normal range.
Callie is not out of the woods yet. So Tom and I want you to continue to pray for complete healing. We are on the Lord’s time table not ours, so please be consistent and steadfast thru prayer and meditation.
Thanks so much for your prayers.
Love, Frances

Adrianna Cavanagh

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

A number of people will be undergoing tests or treatment this week. Please be in prayer for them.

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Why?

WHILE APPEARING ON a panel with other bereaved parents, I was surprised at how much I learned by listening…

We were there to help a group of ministers help the grieving, but we ended up learning from one another.

One mom, who had lost her infant daughter to meningitis, shared a simple truth that touched me. She related that as she tried to work through the huge question of “Why?” she spoke to her dad about it. He told her that a better question to ask is “Who?” He explained that she may never know why her daughter was taken so early, but the help she needed most would come from pursuing who God is in this tragic situation.

Think of what this means to us in our difficulties. When we face unexpected grief and ask “Who?” we thus answer: “The Father of mercies and God of all comfort” (2 Cor. 1:3). When we face a period of weakness, we discover that “the LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer” (Psm. 18:2). When the ungodliness of this world seems overwhelming, we can know that the “God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly” (Rom. 16:20). When “Why, God?” is on your heart, ask instead, “Who are You, God?” Then seek Him in His Word. (Dave Branon)

“Lord, all my desire is before You;

and my sighing is not hidden from You.”

~Psm. 38:9~

Posted by Mike Benson

Let’s seek God’s face as we all face the uncertainties of the week.

Anna Lee

Sunday Afternoon

This morning, after I posted The Prayer Link, I received work that Mrs. Kathy Stringer of McComb passed away in Houston. Please be in prayer for the Stringers.

Kathy Stringer

Kathy Lewis Stringer, 74, a resident of McComb, died Sept. 19, 2009, at St. Luke Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas. Arrangements are incomplete with Hartman-Sharkey Funeral Home in McComb in charge. To share sympathies, condolences and memories, go to Hartman-Sharkeyfuneralhome.com.

Diane Cutrer
(September 2, 1956 – September 20, 2009)

Diane Cutrer was born on September 2, 1956 and passed away at 12:00 Noon, Sunday, Spetember 20, 2009 at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 53, a resident of Amite.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

An online Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

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