Friday Afternoon

I am sending an urgent prayer request for a very
dear lifelong friend,Sonny Milton. Sonny suffered a stroke and while being transported to the Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans experienced an allergic reaction to the shot which is given to stroke victims. At this time he is on life-support at Ochsners and Doctors have not been able to assess the effects of the stroke. Thanks so much for your prayers.

Bobby and Faye Raborn

David Lee Sibley
(September 25, 1979 – August 20, 2009)

David Lee Sibley

David Lee Sibley, a firefighter, was born on September 25, 1979 passed away at 10:57 a.m., Thursday, August 20, 2009 at the North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was 29, a native of Hammond and a resident of Independence.

David is survived by his parents, Clayton” Booger” and Lynda Davis Sibley, Amite; 2 brothers, Darren Sibley, Amite and Daniel Sibley and fiancé, Amanda Wright both of Amite; grandparents, Huey and Doris Davis, Amite and Lorena Sibley, Pine Grove; numerous aunts, uncles and friends.

Preceded in death by grandfather, Jimmie R. Sibley and wife, Shelly Sibley.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Saturday, August 22, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday, August 23, 2009 at the Hillsdale Baptist Church from 1:00 p.m. until Religious Service at 3:00 p.m. with Bro. Mike Woodard and Bro. Darryl Miller officiating. Interment at Pine Grove Methodist Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Terry Sibley, Joey Sibley, Jason Sibley, Chauncey Sibley, Charlie Sibley, II & Timothy Sibley. Honorary pallbearers will be Albert King & Buddy Fitzhugh.

In lieu of flowers family requests donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 or Shriners Children’s Hospital 3100 Samford Ave., Shreveport, LA 71103.

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

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

Friday

“Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of his body.”

~Romans 12:5 MSG~

Trisha and Dwayne Wilson shared this good report on their mission trip.  Thank God for their opportunity and willingness to minister.
GAIN Team

El Salvador

June 27- July 6, 2009

·         600 GAiN CarePacks with backpacks distributed

Each pack contained: backpack, school supplies, hygiene items, 1 Beanie Baby,
1 New Testament, and 1 pair of Children’s sandals.

·         1075 CarePacks distributed with a Beanie Baby, and 1 pair of adult
sandals for family.

·         1300* Bibles distributed (There is about ½ case of bibles left that
Enrique will distribute)

·         425 estimated families received a bag of food. The bags were about
12-15 lbs of rice, beans, pasta, and soup mix

·         Estimated 2200 individuals (Children and Adults and a few wandering
dogs) heard the Good News of Jesus Christ.

·         80 GAiN Seed packets used at the Achiotal School.

Pray for the Lockwood family and the Pittman family as David and Chuck continue their battles with cancer.

Maggie Lee Henson’s mother placed some comments on Caring Bridge.  http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/maggieleehenson

KOMpray

Kids on Mission Pray

Kids love VBS

In Guadalajara, Mexico, children are baptized as babies.  A 12-year-old Mexican girl was really surprised when she learned that Baptists are baptized after they accept Jesus as Savior.  She was going to Vacation Bible School and learned about baptism and more about Jesus through Bible study, music, crafts and games.

One night during the week of Bible school, the leaders wanted to show an evangelistic Christian film.  Evangelistic is a big word, but it just basically means that you want to tell others about Jesus so they can love Him too. The movie would have encouraged the kids in VBS and their parents to tell others about Jesus. Three people from the neighborhood came to protest the film.  Unfortunately the projector was broken.  Let’s pray that they get to show the movie some other time.

At the final program for Vacation Bible School, 15 parents came to hear the 62 children sing and repeat Bible verses. Yes, just like you, kids in Mexico love VBS too!

This story comes from the Operation GO team.  If you want to learn more about them, ask your parent’s permission then visit their website: http://macopgo.blogspot.com/

Prayer Requests from Missionary Kids

Please pray for the Wa people.  They are poor, and only a few of them know about Jesus.  They are like Chinese people, but their language is different.  MN, age 6 (Southeast Asian peoples)

Pray for my friend in Pakistan, that she’ll learn about Jesus.  MARLA, age 7 (South Asian peoples)

My prayer request is about my school.  My whole school will be moving this year.  I hope we will be safe there.  CW, age 10 (East Asian Peoples).

Please pray for my family to be safe in the US. Benjamin, age 6 (American peoples)

I have lots of prayer requests:
My grandma has cancer.
Friend’s grandpa not Christian.
Deaf people.
Most people are Catholic in Malta.
Please pray for our family as we serve God and love our family.  KATHRYN, age 8, (European peoples)

Hi, my name is Christian.  I would like you to pray for my family as we struggle our way through life and as we have bad times.  I would like for me and my sister to get along.  I also have some Tanzanian friends who are not Christian.  Please pray for my dogs so that they can be well taken care of and live a long time.  Please pray for me and my family.  CHRISTIAN, age 12 (Sub-Saharan African peoples)

Pray for more people to become Christians.  HOPE, age 8 (East Asian Peoples)

Baptist Press

August 20, 2009

ISRAEL–Huckabee, in Israel, pushes one-state solution. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31106

WASHINGTON–In reducing abortions, 2 bills take drastically different tactics. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31107

WASHINGTON–Pro-lifers: Rep. Tim Ryan, his bill not pro-life. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31108

MINNESOTA–Piper: tornado a ‘warning’ to Lutherans about approving sin. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31109

KENTUCKY–Mohler: SBC must be willing to change or face decline. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31110

ALABAMA–FIRST-PERSON (Bob Terry): What will SBC membership be? http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31111

MONTANA–Long recovery ahead for missionaries injured in Mont. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31112

VIRGINIA–Giving shortfall risks opportunity to re-engage closed country. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31113

LOUISIANA–FIRST-PERSON (Keith Manuel): Prayer in school. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31114

GEORGIA–Former NAMB president issues statement. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31105

David L. Sibley

(Died August 20, 2009)

David L. Sibley 29, passed away at 10:57 a.m., Thursday, August 20, 2009 at the North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond.

Arrangements 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 Mr. Tom’s Car Wash & Bond Eye Clinic.

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10
Mike Benson, Editor
Henri Nouwen (Making All Things New) believes Jesus isn’t saying we should forget about our responsibilities and live happily ever after, ignoring the schedules and activities that make up our daily lives…

Jesus’ response to the rat race is different.  He wants us to center our attention on something else that is much more important.  Instead of being frustrated by too many items on our to-do lists, He asks that we focus on “one necessary thing.”  He isn’t asking us to leave the world but to live in it with a new sense of prioritites: “Jesus’ does not speak about a change of activities, a change in contacts, or even a change of pace.  He speaks about a change of heart.’
The rest of the book explores what it means to have a true “change of heart.”  Does it mean getting up an hour earlier in the morning to be sure to have devotions?  Working fewer hours?  Taking a time management course?  All those ideas are good ones, but the change of heart that Nouwen speaks of goes deeper than that.
The fast lane is a state of mind, not a certain ribbon of concrete between home and work.  If we want to choose “the better part,” we need to start by following Jesus around to see where He goes and what He means.
Are you a Martha?  A Mary?  Somewhere in between?  Are you controlling your schedule, or does it control you? (Fritz Ridenour)
“And Jesus answered and said to her,
“Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.
But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part,
which will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:41, 42



Thursday Addition

Please excuse the delay.  I simply forgot to ask for prayer for the Sibley and Blackwell families.

I haven’t found an obituary for David yet, but will post one when it is available.

Joyce Michelle “Shelly”Blackwell Sibley
(March 22, 1983 – August 20, 2009)

Joyce Michelle

Joyce Michelle “Shelly” Blackwell Sibley was born on March 22, 1983 and passed away on August 20, 2009 in Hammond. She was 26, a native of Hattiesburg, MS and a resident of Amite.

Shelly is survived by her parents, Archie and Ann Blackwell, Amite; a sister, Cindy Kay Parnell and husband, Frank, Jr., Kentwood; 1 niece, Shelby Parnell; 2 nephews , Tanner Boyd and Justin Parnell all of Kentwood. Visitation will be at the Grace Independent Baptist Church, on Hwy. 1064,East of Natalbany, on Friday, August 21, 2009 after 6:00 p.m. until Religious Services on Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 2:00 p.m., with Bro. Bobby Dansby, officiating. Interment in the Amite Memorial Gardens.

Preceded in death by grandparents, Archie and Lena Blackwell.

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

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

Thursday

“I waited patiently for the Lord;

and He inclined to me,

and heard my cry.”

~Psalm 40:1~

The Hatchels were out-of-pocket for two weeks.  We thank God for the ability to hear their voices again.  They are back in Prague now.

Continue to pray for my parents, Grant and Dot Smith, and my sisters and I as we care for their needs.

Update on Trisha and Dwayne’s Mission Trip

GAIN Team

El Salvador

June 27- July 6, 2009

·         600 GAiN CarePacks with backpacks distributed

Each pack contained: backpack, school supplies, hygiene items, 1 Beanie Baby,
1 New Testament, and 1 pair of Children’s sandals.

·         1075 CarePacks distributed with a Beanie Baby, and 1 pair of adult
sandals for family.

·         1300* Bibles distributed (There is about ½ case of bibles left that
Enrique will distribute)

·         425 estimated families received a bag of food. The bags were about
12-15 lbs of rice, beans, pasta, and soup mix

·         Estimated 2200 individuals (Children and Adults and a few wandering
dogs) heard the Good News of Jesus Christ.

·         80 GAiN Seed packets used at the Achiotal School.

Frances Gay will have shouder surgery in Baton Rouge on Sept. 1st.  Please begin to pray now.

Roy Frazier, Wanzie Williams’ brother-in-law, will have surgery Sept. 4th.

Please continue to pray for the Landon Estay famiy in Houston.

Pray for the Stegalls:

Mr. Bob is in a V.A. home and “Miss” Parmys is in the Greensburg Nursing Home.

Baptist Press

August 19, 2009

TENNESSEE–VBS project proves children can do missions too. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31099

TEXAS–Church is ‘healthy’ after EKG emphasis. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31100

GEORGIA–Longtime youth minister seeks ‘eternal impact.’ http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31101

WASHINGTON–Poll: Americans believe bill will cover abortions. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31102

TENNESSEE–New Driscoll leadership school features SBC staffers Stetzer, Ware and Allison. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31103

GEORGIA–FIRST-PERSON (Chuck Bentley): Practical ways to teach children about money. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31104

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Service

abelderly.jpgA MAN WAS discussing how empty his life was, and he knew that something had to be changed…

This might appear strange, because he had all of the outward signs of success — at least those the world prized highly.

To illustrate the void in his life he said, “The only happiness I have had lately was something that happened the last time I came to services. That was a day when the temperatures dropped noticeably while we were at worship. As I began to drive off the parking lot, I noticed an elderly couple leaving. They did not have coats because they lived so close, and they had walked to services. It was cold, so I turned around and drove over to them. I rolled my window down and insisted, in spite of their reluctance, that they let me take them home. That feeling of being helpful was the greatest thing I had felt in a long, long time.”

Life is at its best when we’re doing good for others. Much of the depression experienced by millions stems from being too self-focused. The harder people try to please themselves and lay hold of happiness, the more frustratingly elusive satisfaction becomes. God made our eyes to look outward not inward. As we key in on the hurts and pains of our neighbors, surprisingly our own petty grievances seem to shrink in proportion. Maybe, secretly, we realize that if we can help others cope with life, there is hope for us too. (Kerry Knight)

“…I know that here is nothing better for man than to be happy

and do good while they live”

~ Ecclesiastes 3:11~

Posted by Mike Benson at February 6, 2009 10:24 AM

Have a terrific Thursday!
Anna Lee

Wednesday

“Your attitude must be like my own,

for I, the Messiah, did not come to be served,

but to serve, and to give my life.”

~Matthew 20:28 LB~

Frances Gay will be seeing a specialist today concerning her retator cut tear. Please be in prayer for her as she faces surgery.

Adasyn Antoon arrived safely.  She is beautiful, but we all know that runs in the family.  Pray for the Antoon family of three as they make adjustments to life with a baby.  Thank God for the safe arrival and good health of Adasyn.

Pray for Mrs. Ola King, a teacher at KHS.  She has been hospitalized for pneumonia.

Pray  for Averi Strickland as he begins physical therapy in Hammond today.

Pray for the students who will be involved in football activities in all the area schools.  Pray for safety and a good spirit of teamwork.  May they all enjoy the sports opportunities they have an opportunity to participate in.  May the fans be great observers and participate with concern for all involved.

The monthly share group will be tomorrow nigbt at the cabin at 6:30.  If you would like to join us, we will be glad to have you for our usual time of food, fellowship, and devotional study.  Call if you need more information.

Continue to pray for my parents, Grant and Dot Smith, as they address a number of health issues.

Thank God for a medication the helps give a good night’s sleep.  I needed it briefly three years ago when David had surgery.  I need it now  to help turn the thought process off long enough to get some rest.  Thankfully, I was able to get eight whole hours of much needed sleep.  That’s a big improvement and will allow to to face the day better.

Elaine Hart McElveen


A resident of Birmingham, Ala., Elaine Hart McElveen, 75, passed away after a long and courageous struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. Elaine left this world to be with her Lord and is in a place full of love and peace and no longer feeling the restrictions of her illness. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Her smile filled every room and her loving, compassionate approach to life is reflected in the lives of her husband, children, grandchildren and friends. Even in her most difficult days, her priority was not her own needs, but it was her family and friends. She is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Brooks McElveen; two sons, Gregory Lynn and wife Cameron, and David Michael and wife Dana; a daughter, Dawn Elaine and husband David; and eight grandchildren, Natalie, Kurry, Corey, Christian, Brooks, Lennon, Emily and Graham. The family will receive friends at Hunter Street Baptist Chapel, 2600 John Hawkins Parkway, Hoover, Ala., (205) 985-7295, on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 1 p.m. until memorial service at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International at www.jdrf.org. If you would like an alternate way to give, please call (800) 533-CURE (2873) or write the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, 120 Wall St., 19th Floor, New York, NY 10005.
Published in The Advocate on August 15, 2009

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BIG

Nazca.jpgMystery on the Desert, Maria Reiche describes a series of strange lines made by thte Nazca in the plains of Peru, some of them covering many square miles…

For years, people assumed these lines were the remnants of ancient irrigation ditches. Then in 1939, Dr. Paul Kosok of Long Island University discovered their true meaning could only be seen from high in the air. When viewed from an airplane, these seemingly random lines form enormous drawings of birds, insects, and animals.

Similarly, people often think of the Bible as a series of separate, unrelated stories. When we view the Scriptures as a whole, however, we discover that they form one great story of redemption–from the first “In the Beginning” of Genesis to the final “Amen of Revelation. Weaving through all the diverse strands of the Bible is a divine story line, the overarching story of how God has rescued, redeemed, and restored humanity, from the first nanosecond of creation through the final cry of victory at the end of time. (Mike Macintosh)

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth–in Him.” Ephesians 1:3-10

Posted by Mike Benson at August 18, 2009

May your Wednesday be wonderful.  I’m going to try to assure mine is.

Anna Lee

Tuesday

“The righteous cry out,

and the Lord hears,

and delivers them out of all their troubles.”

~Psalm 34:17~

Pray for John and Kirstie Lee Antoon as their baby girl Adasyn is born today.

Greg Tanner is doing well.  He is out of the wheelchair already.  Thank God for Greg’s recovery so far.

I was surprised to see Averi Strickland yesterday.  He is progressing very well following his stroke and is walking and talking.  He will begin physical therapy in Hammond Wednesday and will do school as a homebound student for a while.  Pray for a return to his pre-stroke condition.  I told him many people were praying for him.  He was surprised, but glad.

Appointment

Garfield.jpgON PRESIDENT GARFIELD’S first Saturday in Washington as President, a member of the Cabinet insisted that a Cabinet meeting must be called…

Garfield refused on the grounds of another engagement. The Cabinet member insisted. Garfield still refused on the grounds that the other was a prior engagement. The Cabinet member then insisted that the national matter was of such grave importance that the President should break the engagement. Garfield refused. Then the Cabinet member remarked, “I should be interested to know with whom you could have an engagement so important that it could not be broken.” Garfield replied, “I will be a frank as you are. My engagement is with my Lord to meet Him at His house and at His table at 10:30 tomorrow, and I shall be there.” The crisis passed. The nation survived. President Garfield had been faithful to his obligation.

He understood the seriousness and his obligation to partake of the Lord’s Supper on the first day of each week. (Kyle Cantrell)

“Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread…” Acts 20:7a; cf. 1 Corinthians 11:26

Posted by Mike Benson at August 17, 2009

Thanks for  being there to pray for needs each day.  Your prayers mean so much to many people.

Anna Lee

Monday

“God has made us what we are,

and in our union with Christ Jesus

he has created us for a life of good deeds,

which he has already prepared for us to do.”

~Ephesians 2:10 TEV~


Mrs. Kathryn Kuss shared two requests.

  • Carol Loving McNabb – dealing with cancer
  • Bernice Dickinson – will soon have a heart stent

Frances Gay sees a specialist Wednesday for her shoulder problem.

Pray for Frances to soon get relief.

Frances Gay told me of the death of Elaine Hart McElveen, wife of

Brooks McElveen.  She lived in Hoover, Alabama.

Travis, Winfred Walter Pine Ridge United Methodist Church at 2 p.m.

I failed to share this obituary last week.

Died on Friday, August 14, 2009 at his residence near Osyka, MS. He was a native of McComb, MS. Age 31 years. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sunday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Monday. Services conducted by Rev. Raymond Garcia. Interment Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. Survived by wife Elizabeth Travis Cutrer, Osyka, MS, son Anthony T. Cutrer, mother Mildred Rosamond, father Jimmy W. Dykes, brothers, Anthony Wayne Sloan, Gabriel Dean Cutrer, Nathan Rosamond, Scott Damon Cutrer and his wife, Allison, brothers-in-law, Johnny Travis and his wife, Rose, Quinn Travis and his wife, Tammy, sisters-in-law, Sherry Jackson and her husband, David, Emily Brown, nephews, Jamarcus Lee, Kaleb Cutrer, Bryce Ever,, Shamar Warren, Deondre Warren, Scott Cutrer, nieces, Christina Cutrer, Aubrey Cutrer, aunts, Joyce Lynn Sloan Morgan, Charlene Dykes and her husband, Mark , Melissa Cutrer and Jerry Simmons, uncles, Carl W. Cutrer and his wife, Connie, Van Haven Dykes, Michael Dykes, J. C. Ricks and his wife, Iris, grandmother Ruth S. Dykes. Preceded in death by 2 sons, Christian Lee Cutrer, Nathan Christopher Cutrer, grandmother Lillian Leoda Dykes Tarver, grandfathers , Carl William “Boogie” Cutrer, Erastis Van Dykes, great-grandmother Catherine Sloan.


Susan C. Haskins
Posted: 08/13/09 – 11:30:04 am CDT

Susan Christena Haskins, 20, of McComb, died Aug. 11, 2009.

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Services were held today at First Baptist Church in McComb, with Dr. Mack Amis and
the Rev. Wayne Hall officiating. Burial was in Hollywood Cemetery, under the direction
of Hartman-Sharkey Funeral Home of McComb.

Miss Haskins was born Oct. 16, 1988, in McComb, to Carldon Odell “Don” Haskins Jr. and

Barri Butler Haskins.

A 2007 honor graduate of Parklane Academy, Susan was homecoming queen and a cheerleader.

She was a member of the McComb Garden Club Azalea Court and president of the McComb
Junior Auxiliary Crown Club.

She was a junior hospitality management major at the University of Mississippi. She was an

active member of Kappa Delta Sorority and a member of the rush team. She was a chancellor’s
honor roll student and volunteered for Leap Frog. She was a member of Ole Miss Ambassadors
of Southern Hospitality and recently was inducted into Sigma Alpha Lambda, a national
leadership and honors organization.

Susan’s lifelong friend Lee Anna Woodcock said, “Susan had the unique ability to always make

everyone feel special and needed. Her kindness and warmth filled a room and impacted our
hearts for good.”
Susan’s most treasured advice came from her grandmother, Mama Sue: “Try to do something
good for someone every day. Stay close to God and he will stay close to you.” Susan lived a life
that exemplified these words.

She was an active member of First Baptist Church in McComb.

Miss Haskins was preceded in death by her brother, Carldon Odell “Carr” Haskins III; and her

grandfathers, Calvin Butler and Carldon O. Haskins Sr.

Survivors include her parents; her brother, Cal Haskins of Hammond, La.; and her

grandmothers, Mrs. Calvin (Susan) Butler of Clinton, and Mrs. Carldon O. (Tena) Haskins Sr.
of McComb.
The family requests that memorials be sent to the Baptist Children’s Village in Jackson or
the McComb Junior Auxiliary’s Camp Sunshine.

TODAY’S PRAYER
IMB
AUGUST 17, 2009

“God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne.” (Psalm 47:8)

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 Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao of Timor-Leste (between Indonesia and Australia).

JAPAN. A volunteer team came from Tennessee in June and prayerwalked through the city of Tako, about an hour east of Tokyo. This city of 17,000 people has no church, but the city is dotted with 60 temples and shrines. Most of the population is elderly. The young people leave and usually do not return. As the team prayed and passed out Gospel portions or tracts and witnessed of Christ’s presence in their lives, they met some who refused to accept the Word, and others who said they would read the literature they received. The soil is so hard! Pray for God to use the testimonies that were shared, the prayers that were prayed and the Word of God that people are seeing for the first time to lead them from darkness into light, from fear to faith in Christ. Please add your prayers to those of the volunteers and pray fervently for the people’s salvation and for churches to be birthed in this city. http://www.jgpnetwork.org/

SOFIA, BULGARIA (SOH-fee-uh). There is a possibility that a semester worker will be coming this fall to do research and outreach into the Asian community here in Sofia. Please pray for the Father’s will to be accomplished in this. Pray for all the logistics to work out so that this worker can come. Also intercede for the many Asians who live in Sofia. When people are far away from their homes and families, they normally seek ways to fill the loneliness. Pray that they will discover that Christ is the true cure for homesickness and is able to fill the empty spaces in their hearts and lives. pray4bg@yahoo.com; http://www.teambulgaria.org/

Sunday

“It is God himself who has made us what we are

and given us new lives from Christ Jesus;

and long ages ago he planned

that we should spend these lives in helping others”

~Ephesians 2:10 LB~

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” (Philippians 2:10)
Mike Benson, Editor
POSSESSIONS OF THE powerful, wealthy, or famous, no matter how common, can become extremely valuable, even priceless…

Napoleon’s toothbrush sold for $21,000.  Can you imagine paying thousands of dollars for someone’s cruddy old toothbrush?  Hitler’s car sold for over $150,000.  Winston Churchill’s desk, a pipe owned by C. S. Lewis, sheet music handwritten by Beethoven, a house once owned by Ernest Hemingway.  At the Sotheby’s auction of Jackie Kenndy Onassis’s personal belongings, her fake pearls sold for $211,500 and JFK’s wood golf clubs went for $772,500.  Not because the items themselves are worthy but because they once belonged to someone significant.

Are you ready for a surprise?  We fit that bill too.  Think of the value of something owned by God.  What incredible worth that bestows on us, what inexplicable dignity!  We belong to Him. (Charles Swindoll)

“But you are a chosen generation,
a royal priesthood,
a holy nation,
His own special people,
that you may proclaim this praises of Him
who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”
1 Peter 2:9
That means you are special to Him!  Have a wonderful Lord’s Day!
Anna Lee

Saturday Evening

Another family to pray for:

Winfred Walter Travis
(January 2, 1916 – August 15, 2009)

Winfred Walter Travis

Winfred Walter Travis, 93, of Kentwood, La. died at 2:35 a.m., Saturday, August 15, 2009, at home peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be at Pine Ridge United Methodist Church from 6 p.m. Sunday until services at 2:00 p.m. Monday. Interment will follow in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Pine Ridge. He was born January 2, 1916, in McComb, MS to Walter William and Nettie McMillan Travis. He was a dairy farmer for over 50 years and a retiree from the LA. Dept. of Highways. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years Pearl Bryant Travis, his parents, and his siblings Lee, E.D., Lige, Alton, Rosa, Ethel and Marie Blades. Survivors include two daughters, Norma and husband James E. Muse, Peggy and husband Ken Crawford, all of Kentwood; two sons, Warren and wife Norma Travis of Denham Springs, Winfred Jr. and wife Kathy Travis of Kentwood; grandchildren, Elizabeth M. Sharp of Loranger, James E. Muse III of Aurora, CO., Trudy M. Shockley of Springfield, LA, Stephen C. Muse of Magnolia, TX., Kenneth Crawford Jr. of Kentwood, Cyndie C. Fussell of Hammond, Karen C. Daniel of Kentwood, Jason Travis of Amite, Jennifer Daigle of Kentwood and Brian Travis of Denton TX., Rhonda Bilyeu of Plano, TX; great-grandchildren, Ron Sharp of Atlanta GA., Jerry and Christopher of Kentwood, Celia and Shelly of Monroe LA., Jordan Shockley of Springfield, Ryan Scott and Meghan Fussell of Hammond, Brittany Wild, Sherrie, Shayna and John Wyatt Daniel, Lilly Moore, Allie and Luke Daigle of Kentwood, Austin, Nathan and Haley Travis of Denton, TX, Brayden Muse of Magnolia TX; special nephew, John Bryant of Orlando, FL; brother, Billy Travis and sister, Dorothy Hughes of Kentwood. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home, P.O. Box 929, Ruston, La. 71273-0929.