Saturday

“When He saw the multitudes,

He was moved with compassion for them,

because they were weary and scattered,

like sheep having no shepherd.

Then He said to His disciples,

‘The harvest truly is plentiful,

but the laborers are few.

Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest

to send out laborers into His harvest’.”

~Matthew 9:36-38, NKJV~

Mr Philip Harrell was admitted into the Greensburg Hospital today, they are running test to discover what is wrong with him.

Please pray for him, and keep him in your thoughts.

Bill (Frazier)Prayer requests

KOMpray

Kids on Mission Pray

 

“Let the little children come to Me,

and don’t stop them,

because the kingdom of God

belongs to such as these,”

~Luke 18:16b~

SILLY HIPPO TALK

“Why do you talk like a man who has been cut in half by a hippo?” This is literally what the Dinka people of Southern Sudan say when someone is talking silly. The Dinka people believe that if you are cut in half by a hippo and your top half is in the water, you will still be able to talk for awhile. You won’t make much sense, but you’ll be able to talk.

The Dinka culture is full of stories!

Another of their stories says that a dog brought fire to ancient Dinka people. Before fire, they cooked by the heat of the sun.

Since the Dinka people love stories, they are willing to listen to the stories of the Bible. Pray for them to understand that they are more than stories. Bible stories are the truth of God. Ask God to speak to their hearts through Bible stories so that they will want to know Jesus, the Savior.


MORE PRAYER REQUESTS FROM MISSIONARY KIDS

I live pretty far away from any other MKs and expatriates. Even though I love the people, it gets lonely, and I crave times when I can see MK friends or just hear a sermon in English. Also, my brother is going to college soon…he’s been like my best friend and it’s gonna hurt when he’s gone. DANIEL, age 16, (Central, Eastern and Southern Africa)

Please pray that 6th grade will go well. KATI, age 10 (Pacific Rim)

Please pray that Miss Rachel will stay well, and pray that Rebeca will be okay. CORNELIUS, age 10 (South Asia)

Pray for Sashy that her lungs will clear up and for Ms. Hannah and Ms. Rachael. GABRIELLA, age 8 (South Asia)

Please pray for me, my sister and brother that we will be healthy. And please pray for the people in Indonesia that they will come to know the Savior Lord and God. MIKAYLA, age 7 (Pacific Rim)

I need prayer for God to help me make more Indian friends, so that I can share with them. And my mom, that God keeps her healthy because she gets sick very easily. She has had malaria and other sicknesses. TILLY, age 12 (South Asia)

SHOWING GOD’S LOVE

Doug Nichols went to India to be a missionary, but while he was just starting to study the language he became infected with tuberculosis and had to be put in a sanitarium. It was not a very good place to be. It was not very clean and conditions were difficult because there were so many sick people there. But Doug decided to do the best he could in that situation. So he took a bunch of Christian books and tracts and tried to share the gospel with the other patients in the sanitarium.

But when he tried to pass out tracts, no one wanted them. He tried to hand out books, but no one would take them. He tried to talk with them, but he was handicapped because of his inability to communicate in their language, and he felt so discouraged. There he was. Because of his illness he would be there a long time. But it seemed like the work that he had been sent to do would not be done because no one would listen to him.

Because of his tuberculosis, every night at about 2 o’clock he would wake up with chronic coughing that wouldn’t quit. Then one night when he awoke he noticed across the aisle an old man trying to get out of bed. He said the man would roll himself up into a little ball and teeter back and forth trying to get up the momentum to get up and stand on his feet. But he just couldn’t do it. He was too weak. Finally, after several attempts the old man laid back and wept.

The next morning Doug understood why the man was weeping. He was trying to get up to go to the bathroom and didn’t have enough strength to do that. So his bed was a mess and there was a smell in the air. The other patients made fun of the old man. The nurses came to clean up his bed and they weren’t kind to him, either. In fact, one of them even slapped him in the face. Doug said that the old man just laid there and cried.

Doug said, “That next night about 2 o’clock I started coughing again. I looked across the way and there was the old man trying to get out of bed once more. I really didn’t want to do it, but somehow I managed to get up and I walked across the aisle and I helped the old man stand up.” But he was too weak to walk.

Doug said, “I took him in my arms and carried him like a baby. He was so light that it wasn’t a difficult task. I took him into the bathroom, which was nothing more than a dirty hole in the floor, and I stood behind him and cradled him in my arms as he took care of himself. Then I carried him back to his bed and laid him down. As I turned to leave he reached up and grabbed my face and pulled me close and kissed me on the cheek and said what I think was `Thank you.'”

Doug said, “The next morning there were patients waiting when I awoke and they asked if they could read some of the books and tracts that I had brought. Others had questions about the God I worshiped and His only begotten Son who came into the world to die for their sins.” In the next few weeks Doug Nichols gave out all the literature that he had brought, and many of the doctors and nurses and patients in that sanitarium came to know Jesus Christ, too.

He said, “Now what did I do? I didn’t preach a sermon. I couldn’t even communicate in their language. I didn’t have a great lesson to teach them. I didn’t have wonderful things to offer. All I did was take an old man to the bathroom and anyone can do that.”

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” (1 John 4:7-8)

What can you do to express the love of God to people around you today?

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Have a great day!

Anna Lee

Friday Afternoon

Scott Fairburn had an accident yesterday morning and was airlifted from KHS to OLOL where he is in ICU. Please pray for Scott, his family, and the medical staff caring for him.

 

 

Greenlaw Baptist Church will hold their revival beginning Sunday Oct. 26th. thru Oct 29th. Dr. Victor Walsh will be bringing our messages to us. After the Sunday morning services we will have Dinner on the Ground. Bring a covered dish and join in with us during this revival. There will be no Sunday night services.
Our night services with begin at 7:00 p.m. Monday night Oct. 27th, Tuesday night Oct. 28th, Wednesday night Oct. 29th.

(Mary Ann Cutrer)

Big 10 from teamromany October 2008

1. Please pray for Cornel as he makes plans to travel to Romania next month. He will be teaching a course for the Romany Bible Institute. The session will be held Nov. 11-15.

2. Please pray for the wife of Pastor Costel in Spiru Harel, Romania. His wife has had continuing health problems. When she went to the hospital recently to have a tumor removed, it was discovered that she was two months pregnant. Doctors are trying to postpone surgery until after the birth of the baby. Please pray for her health and for the health of the child.

3. Pray for national leaders who will be following up from volunteer teams who served this summer. Pray for them as they disciple new believers.

4. Pray for a dental team that will minister in Giurgiu, Romania in early November. Pray that they will be able to share the gospel as they meet the physical needs of Roma.

5. Pray for Romanian pastor, Brother Ben, who is facing many difficulties. Pray for his strength and health.

6. Pray for Romany students who have returned to high schools and universities. Pray that the Christian students will remain faithful witnesses and stay committed to the Lord and follow through on their commitment to education.

7. Last month we asked you to pray for FARM debriefing. It was a great time for the students to share what God did in the places they served this summer. Thank you for praying for that event. Please pray that God would prepare students to participate next year.

8. Please continue to pray for our outreach group in Ostrava, Czech Republic. International World Changers worked with us in the Muglinov community in July. As part of the follow-up from the evangelism that took place then, we formed a Bible storying group. Pray for the new believers and those who are seeking as they learn God’s word and how it can change their lives. Pray for Boyd and Joe as they travel to Ostrava for these sessions.

9. Please continue to pray for our park ministry in Brno, Czech Republic. Pray that God would prepare a place for us to meet during the winter months so that we can continue the relationships we have built in this neighborhood.

10. Last month we asked you to pray for the summit for missionaries serving among the Roma. I am sending these requests from Prauge during a break during our sessions. The time with colleagues has been wonderful. We have been sharing ideas, resources, and prayer requests. Thank God for calling out workers to minister to the Roma. Pray that we would be encouraged and equipped as we return to minister in our Romany communities.

Thank you for praying with us and for us.

Teamromany

 

Daniel Byrd – Romania

Boyd and Jennie Hatchel – Czech Republic

Bob and Gayle Hill – Romania

Joe and Julie Silby – Czech Republic

teamromany.com

wagonmissions.blogspot.com

Friday

Search me, O God, and know my heart;

test me and know my anxious thoughts.

See if there is any offensive way in me,

and lead me in the way everlasting.

~Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)~

Thank God for good test results several people have received lately.

Mrs. Annie Bell Harrell may be a little better, but Mr. Phillip Harrell is now sick. Pray for this special couple.

Since this is a football night, begin to pray for the safety of the students and good sportsmanship by players and fans.

Prayer requests from H.K. as she prepares for 8 weeks in Richmond:

* The people of Senegal – for open hearts and receptive ears
* The family I will be working with in Senegal – safety and good health
* My younger brother as he prepares to head back to Iraq in a month
* My grandmother as she recovers from major surgery
* Safe travel for me and my friends to Virginia

Velta Morris‘ blog says she is thankful to be feeling much better. Thank God for her progress since surgery.


INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE
INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD
Friday, October 10, 2008

“. . . Great and amazing are your deeds,

O Lord God the Almighty!”

(Revelation 15:3a, ESV)

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the International Prayer Strategy Office, asking you to pray for deaf ministry in five varied locations.

GH met the Sign His Love Deaf Team in Kyoto Japan, and said, “All they want to do is talk about Jesus–Jesus this and Jesus that. I think it’s totally rude for them to talk about Jesus all the time.” Later, GH received a full-color “Messiah” animated life-of-Christ book as well as the “JESUS” video in Japanese Sign Language. “I have read the ‘Messiah’ book almost three times. I’m beginning to see how all these stories go together. God is really amazing!”

For Guatemalan deaf church planters, some of whom work Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., for just a few dollars monthly, the challenge is to find transportation and time to visit unsaved deaf Guatemalans. These dedicated servants do not ask for financial help but look to the Lord for His provision.

Stacy and Jeremy Parks of the Ecuador Deaf Team ask for open doors and a place for the deaf to worship in Quito, Ecuador. Also pray for the new home missionary who will be appointed by the Ecuador Baptist Convention to work with the deaf.

Intercede for the beginning of a church in a school for the deaf in Durban, South Africa, and for the start of a work among deaf members in other Durban churches. A local Christian and IMB missionaries from Johannesburg are meeting with the Durban Urban Evangelism Team to try to establish a deaf ministry.

The West Africa Engagement Team has been assigned a new task: to research the deaf of Nigeria and any ministries that reach out to the deaf population there. Please pray that God will give them fruitful contacts.

* Please pray for work to expand among the Deaf around the world.

* Thank God for existing ministries and committed workers.

* Ask the Lord to soften your heart to those in your community who need to experience God’s great and amazing deeds.

Mattie Grace Meades
(January 11, 1947 – October 9, 2008)

Died on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at her residence in Kentwood, LA. She was a native of Pumpkin Center, LA. Age 61 years. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 9 a.m. on Saturday until religious services at 1 p.m. Saturday. Services conducted by Rev. Percy M. Frasier. Interment Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Pumpkin Center, LA. Survived by 1 sister, Doris Monteleone, Hammond, 2 brothers, Jerry Meades, Prairieville, and John Meades, Walker, numerous nices and nephews, extended family, Bobbie Gill, Tiffany and Kenny Gill, Debbie White, Michelle Anthony, Carol Gill, and Brenda Gilbert. Preceded in death by, parents, Jack and Ada Meades, 2 sisters, Joyce Madere, Betty Scott, 5 brothers, Leon Meades, Donald Meades, Floyd Meades, Robert Meades, and Lonnie Meades.

Have a fantastic Friday!

Anna Lee

Thursday Afternoon

Than Silver or Gold
By Erich Bridges

Baptist Press

EDITOR’S NOTE: An audio version of this column is available at http://media1.imbresources.org/files/61/6112/6112-33175.mp3
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)–Stock markets are tanking. Banks are struggling to survive. Credit has all but dried up. A worldwide recession looms as overseas economies react to the U.S. financial mess.

Whether the $700 billion bailout plan passed by Congress works or not, some tough days lie ahead — regardless of who wins the presidential election.

That business or personal loan you applied for may not come through. Your job might be on the line if your employer can’t meet expenses. Retirement? Don’t even look at what’s happening to your 401(k).

So what do you do now? Put your savings in a mattress — if you have any savings left? Most cool-headed financial advisors recommend sitting tight and riding out the storm. That’s usually good advice. We can only hope it works this time, and that the market implosion doesn’t drag down the economy itself.

But there’s no guarantee.

In the meantime, I’ve got an investment tip that can’t miss. It doesn’t come from a stock trader or a financial insider. It comes from a Gospel singer: George Beverly Shea.

If you watched or attended almost any Billy Graham crusade service since 1947, you know “Bev” Shea, now age 99. For some 60 years, he always sang just before Graham began preaching.

“When (Shea) finishes singing, I never feel like applauding,” Graham once said. “I feel like bowing my head in prayer.”

As a kid, I thought Shea was square when my grandmother made me watch Graham crusade broadcasts. No more. Not after I heard his voice — deep and wide as an ocean — sing these words:

“I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold;

“I’d rather be His than have riches untold;

“I’d rather have Jesus than houses or lands;

“I’d rather be led by His nail-pierced hand

“Than to be the king of a vast domain,

“Or be held in sin’s dread sway;

“I’d rather have Jesus than anything

“This world affords today.”

This humble, heartfelt declaration inspired me and countless other listeners more than all the thousand-voice choirs and popular Christian bands that shared crusade stages with Shea over the years.

I was reminded in church recently that Shea set “I’d Rather Have Jesus” to music after his mother put the poem on the family piano one day. At 23, in the depths of the Great Depression, Shea was considering a career in popular music — and the money it offered. He was sorely tempted to pursue it, but a persistent inner voice whispered about a greater purpose. The answer to his struggle came when he read the words to the poem.

He chose Jesus rather than silver or gold.

That’s the most reliable investment advice you will find anywhere, whether the economy is up or down. Markets fluctuate based on confidence, fear, news, rumors and any number of other factors — some rational, some irrational. But Christ is a solid rock.

Now is a time to remember why we are here — not just to get and spend on ourselves, but to give ourselves and our possessions to God. That’s more valuable than anything this world affords.

“I’d rather have Jesus than men’s applause;

“I’d rather be faithful to His dear cause;

“I’d rather have Jesus than worldwide fame;

“I’d rather be true to His holy name.”

Christ’s “dear cause” is the spreading of His name to every tribe and nation. George Beverly Shea has stayed faithful to the cause for a long and fruitful lifetime, glorifying God in song before millions in scores of countries. Southern Baptists, too, have long been faithful to give their time and money to help accomplish the worldwide missionary task.

How can we stay faithful in a time of deep economic uncertainty? As a season of international mission giving approaches, what would we rather have?

Bridges is global correspondent for the International Mission Board. Visit “WorldView Conversation,” the blog related to this column, at http://worldviewconversation.blogspot.com/.

Thursday

“O You who hear prayer,

to You all flesh will come.”

~Psalm 65:2~

ONESTORY: WEST AFRICA. Judy Miller, the West Africa OneStory Team leader, reports: “Recently one of my tasks has been to prepare for our newest team arriving soon, which is assigned to the Konyanke people of Guinea. Brittany and Amanda will be arriving in October, and it’s been fun researching and exploring their assignment area. They will be located in one of the remaining forest areas in West Africa. It’s our most remote assignment to date, with some of the roughest roads I have traveled. While only 400 miles away, it’s a 14-hour drive over the course of two days. My four-wheel driving skills have increased drastically. One week the road was so bad–with so many tractor trailers in the ditch and blocking the road–that we had to turn around with only half of our objectives completed. Pray for Brittany and Amanda as they prepare to commit two to three years of their lives to the salvation of the Konyanke people of Guinea.”

LUGBARA OF N.W. UGANDA, N.E. CONGO AND SOUTHERN SUDAN (loog-BAR-ah). J is an older man who was saved in 2006. Recently he shared his concerns about his wife’s health. She has a headache and chest pain, and she is feverish. He said this is because she was poisoned in 1979. This may have been though some witchcraft or through an actual chemical poisoning. Every 1-3 years, these same symptoms return. J says that he cannot seek medical attention for her since the poison will react to treatment and she will die. The fear and confusion is obvious on his face. For J, the obvious answer is to use traditional healing methods, which are bathing in motor oil, cutting the skin with a razor blade, and rubbing the body with certain herbs. Cursing, poisoning, and spiritual powers are daily concerns for the Lugbara. Please pray for the spiritual breakthrough needed to apply the truth of God’s Word to these situations. Give thanks to the Lord that J is open to sharing these struggles and seeing how the Word of God applies. Pray for discussions on these issues to continue.

NAIROBI, KENYA (ny-ROH-bee). In the Kariadudu slum of Nairobi, six male tailors eke out a living working together in a room approximately 10 feet by 10 feet. These men do not know Christ as their personal Savior, but they are interested and want to hear the Word of God. They want to know about Jesus so they can be saved. Pray that their hearts will be open to the Good News they will hear each week, and pray that they will readily accept Christ as their Lord and Savior.

MISSIONARY PERSONAL NEEDS. Please pray for the “West Africa Medical Manual” to be finished soon. This is needed for our missionary personnel in West Africa who live in villages and other remote areas where there is no medical care available. Pray that they can have a helpful manual with correct medical treatments, dosages and recommendations.

MUSLIMS: PRAYING BEYOND THE WALL. Azerbaijan is a former Soviet republic located in the Caucasus Mountain region on the western shore of the Caspian Sea. After more than 40 years of communist rule, the more than 6 million Azeri Muslims hunger to know truth. Pray for the Holy Spirit to soften Azeri hearts to His Word and His servants. Pray that they will recognize and believe the truth when they hear it. http://btw.imb.org/


Nathan D. Hyde
(January 4, 1945 – October 6, 2008)

Nathan D. Hyde was born on January 4, 1945 and passed away at 10:13PM, Monday, October 6, 2008 at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. He was 63, a native of Chesbrough, LA. and a resident of Duson, LA. Nathan was the son of the late Isaac & Lillian Spears Hyde.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy R. Hyde, Duson, LA; 2 daughters, Wanda Smith & husband, Aubrey “Scooter”, Chesbrough, LA. and Stacey Hollier & husband Shayne, Scott, LA.; 2 sons, Nathan Daniel Hyde, II, Lafayette, LA. & Dewayne Hyde, Amite, LA.; a sister, Lillian Brumfield, Chesbrough, LA.; a brother, Ernie Hyde, Amite, LA.; 5 grandchildren, Michael D. Smith, Meghan D. Smith, Dylon J. Hollier, Hanna R. Hollier, & Savanna G. Hollier.

Preceded in death also by a son, John “Clay” Hyde; 4 brothers; Joe, Fernie, Marvin & Jerry Hyde.

Nathan was a graduate of Southeastern LA University, a Vietnam War Veteran Hero and was portrayed as the character “Nate” in the book Hamburger Hill.

He also was an avid hunter, golfer, pool shooter & loved traveling, but most of all enjoyed spending time with his family and grandchildren.

Visitation will be at the McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Friday, October 10, 2008 from 9:00AM until Religious Services at the Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00PM with the Rev. Kirk Comeaux, officiating. Interment in the Hyde Cemetery, Chesbrough with military honors.

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

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W next to Coggins-Gentry Ford.

SIN WILL TAKE YOU FURTHER

The following “urban legend” has been around since 1999:

A Vermont native, Ronald Demuth, found himself in a difficult position. While touring the Eagle’s Rock African Safari (Zoo) with a group from Russia, Mr. Demuth went overboard to show them one of America’s many marvels. He demonstrated the effectiveness of “Crazy Glue”… the hard way.

Apparently, Mr. Demuth wanted to demonstrate just how good the adhesive was, so he put about 3 ounces of the adhesive in the palms of his hands, and jokingly placed them on the buttocks of a passing rhino. The rhino, a resident of the zoo for thirteen years, was not initially startled. However, once it became aware of being stuck to Mr. Demuth, it began to panic and ran around the petting area wildly making Mr. Demuth an unintended passenger.

“Sally [the rhino] hasn’t been feeling well lately. She had been very constipated. We had just given her a laxative and some depressants to relax her bowels, when Mr. Demuth played his juvenile prank,” said James Douglass, caretaker. During Sally’s tirade two fences were destroyed, a shed wall was gored, and a number of small animals escaped. Also, during the stampede, three pygmy goats and one duck were stomped to death.

As for Demuth, it took a team of medics and zoo caretakers’ to remove his hands from her buttocks. First, the animal had to be captured and calmed down. However, during this process the laxatives began to take hold and Mr. Demuth was repeatedly showered with over 30 gallons of rhino diarrhea. “It was tricky. We had to calm her down, while at the same time shield our faces from being pelted with rhino dung. I guess you could say that Mr. Demuth was into it up to his neck.

Once she was under control, we had three people with shovels working to keep an air passage open for Mr. Demuth. We were able to tranquilize her and apply a solvent to remove his hands from her rear,” said Douglass. “I don’t think he’ll be playing with Crazy Glue for a while.”

The first time I heard this story (and thought it was true), I remember thinking, “What in the world was Mr. Demuth thinking????” Lest I be too harsh and critical, though, I have to remember all the times in my life when I have “attached” myself to something sinful. The results were just as disastrous, and I have often found myself wondering, “What was I thinking?” The truth is, I really wasn’t thinking at all.

That’s the very nature of sin. We “attach” ourselves, thinking we can always quit whenever we want to. We don’t even consider what the consequences will be. I appreciate this quote by an unknown author: “Sin will take you further than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay and cost you more than you want to pay.”

I almost didn’t use the story above because of it being so disgusting. But then I realized that it is nothing compared to the disgusting things that sin leads us to do in our own lives. Perhaps we need to be reminded every now and then of just how disgusting the results of sin can be.

“But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.” (James 1:14-15)

To what (or whom) have you attached yourself?

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Have a terrific Thursday!

Anna Lee

Wednesday

Very early in the morning,

while it was still dark,

Jesus got up,

left the house and went off to a solitary place,

where he prayed.

~Mark 1:35 (NIV)~

 

 

Please continue to pray for Mrs. Annie Bell Harrell and Mrs. Faye Price. They both have had doctor appointments this week and are continuing treatment. Your prayers will be appreciated.

Mrs. Mary Nell Kliesch is recovering well following her surgery. Continue to pray for her.

Please pray for Mr. Kenneth Dillon, band director at KHS. He’s in North Oaks.

Update on Callie Jo Burnette:

….She is still on the breathing machine and comotized. They say she is fighting the virus and getting a little better each day, but still in critical condition. Debbie finally left the hospital Saturday to go home and get a bath and a change of clothes. Keep praying for her. Thanks Nessie for sending this out. I believe God will pull her through this, she is young and strong.

Message from Holly Kliesch:

Hello friends! …The address is hollysafricanadventures.blogspot.com.

Thank you for your prayers and support. Right now I’m just getting ready to head to training in Richmond, Va. I leave on Oct. 20. The eight weeks I will spend there can be pretty tiring and busy! But I’m excited to be starting on this big adventure.

God bless,
Holly Kliesch

Alvin N. “Bubbie” Stevens
(September 21, 1951 – October 3, 2008)

Alvin N. “Bubbie” Stevens, Jr., 57 years old, died Friday, October 3, 2008 at Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Joyce Lamonica Stevens of Independence; his mother, Audrey “Sook” Stevens; his sister, Brenda S. Catalanotto; his niece, Christy Catalanotto; all of Amite; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Joe and Rose Lamonica; his sister-in-law, Kathy Lamonica; his uncle and aunt, Sonny and Rosalie Garofalo; cousins Larry, Jody, Todd, Ronnie, Michael, Dusty, Ryan and Fallyn Garofalo and the little cousin on the way who will be his namesake, Wyatt Alvin Garofalo; all of Independence. He was preceded in death by his father, Alvin “Pee Wee” Stevens; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Stevens; and his maternal grandparents, Desiree and Mary Bass Bennett. Bubbie was a very loving and caring man who was also dearly loved by his entire family. As per his wishes, Bubbie was cremated and no official service was held.

Nathan Hyde
(Died October 6, 2008)

Nathan Hyde passed away Monday, October 6, 2008 at M D Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

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

Debra Johnstone “Debi” Gallagher
(June 16, 1952 – October 4, 2008)

Debra “Debi” Johnstone Gallagher was born on June 16, 1952, and passed away at 9:35PM, Saturday, October 4, 2008 at her daughter’s residence in Greer, SC. She was 56, a native of Bossier City, LA and resident of Crystal Springs, MS. Debi was the daughter of the late Dow & Mildred Johnstone.

She is survived by 2 daughters, Jessica Gallagher Baker, and husband, Trey, Southaven, MS & Whitney Gallagher Coe, and husband, Phil, Greer, SC; a son, James Edward “Jed” Gallagher,II, and wife, Courtney, Amite, LA; a brother, Richard Johnstone, and wife, Donna, Atlanta, GA; former husband, James Edward “Jimmy” Gallagher, Amite, LA.; 2 grandchildren, Caleb & Abbi Baker.

She was also preceded in death by her sister, Linda Johnstone Gulledge, and brother-in-law, Kenneth Gulledge.

Visitation will be at the McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Saturday, October 11, 2008, from 10:00AM until Religious Services at the Funeral Home Chapel at 12:00 NOON. Interment in the Wilmer Baptist Church Cemetery.

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

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W next to Coggins-Gentry Ford


Tonight will be the last night of revival services at FBC, Kentwood. The emphasis tonight is on youth, but all are promised a meaningful service. Six-thirty is the time for the service to begin.

WEDNESDAY WINDOW ON THE WORLD

October 8, 2008

KABYLE BERBERS OF ALGERIA AND FRANCE (kuh-BEEL BER-bers). Friends who have recently returned from vacation in Algeria report that the church they visited is alive, well and growing! Those brothers and sisters preparing for baptism had inscribed their names and their village of origin on a list that was posted at the entrance to the church–testifying that people were coming from the “four corners of Kabylia” to attend. The library was well stocked with Christian materials, and the service was so vital that the Holy Spirit’s presence was almost palpable! Praise God for His faithful answers to your prayers for His church in Algeria. Please continue to persevere in lifting up pastors, believers and seekers, expecting an outpouring of God’s Spirit and growth of His kingdom! http://www.experiencename.com/

MADAGASCAR, INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS. A missionary family drives five hours from where they currently are studying the Malagasy language to get a taste of what life will be like for them when they move to a city near an unreached people group, the Tanala. God called missionaries Jeremy and Angela Newton and their three young boys more than a year ago to share the gospel with Madagascar’s Tanala people group. After the long drive on rough roads, they settle down. They begin to absorb all that they experienced during the day. As they both pray, even the rats prancing around on the hotel ceiling do not mute what they know God is telling them. Watching the sunrise in the early morning, Jeremy and Angela are convicted of their call to work with the Tanala people. They discover that the Tanala live out in the rain forest, not in the city where they originally anticipated living, and that they must go to them. God has convicted them that living in the rain forest among the Tanala tribe may be the best way to show them Jesus. Yes, they know it will be isolated, lonely and rough, but the Newtons are confident that God will provide and bless as they move forward in obedience. Pray for the Newtons as they complete language study, asking that it will be free of distractions and that they will find language partners. Pray for all the “unknowns” that will accompany the move into the area of the Tanala to become known and to be overcome.

KURDS OF IRAN. Please pray for S, a Kurd from the western Iranian city of K. Recently S was taken by the secret police of his country for his evangelistic efforts for the gospel. The authorities have charged him with crimes against his country and against the dominant religion of his country. He has been beaten severely and is suffering greatly from this bad treatment. No one else in his family is a believer. Thus far he has not been allowed visitors, although he has been able to speak a few times on the telephone. Pray that S will be encouraged by the prayers of many brothers and sisters in Christ. Pray that those S whom has evangelized and is discipling will grow stronger in their faith during this time of suffering. Pray that the church among the Kurds of Iran will grow as a result of this situation. doulos@comcast.net; http://centralasia.imb.org/

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Anna Lee

Monday

“Trust in Him at all times, you people;

pour out your heart before Him;

God is a refuge for us.”

~Psalm 62:8~

Please continue to pray for Mrs. Annie Bell Harrell. She has another appointment today. Her problem seems to be getting worse, not better.

Please add my mother, Dot Smith of Roseland, back to your prayer list. We saw her doctor Friday. Tests are being done to determine the problem.

MISSIONARY PERSONAL NEEDS. A missionary couple asks: “Please pray for our son and his wife. They have both suffered a myriad of health issues during their three-year marriage. These issues are putting a strain on many areas of their lives. Please pray for complete healing, and ask that they will deepen their relationship with the One who provides the blessings in their lives.”

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE
INTERNATIONAL MISSION BOARD
Monday, October 6, 2008

“In the beginning was the Word…

In Him was life,

and the life was the light of men.”

~John 1:1a, 4, NKJV~

Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the International Prayer Strategy Office, asking you to pray for South Asians.

Hindus across South Asia are preparing for Durga Puja, one of the biggest festivals of the year. Idols are selling in a fury and department stores are spending thousands to encourage customers to shop for new clothes so they will look their very best. Restaurants are creating special Durga menus, and the air is filled with the heavy smell of incense. It is party time.

People spend money they do not have in order to display bigger and classier idols of Durga than their neighbors. Durga is one of many Hindu goddesses, and the holiday celebrates her coming into Hindu homes. The celebration ends with the images of Durga being immersed in a river or body of water. It is really a very sad time for believers to witness such intense idol worship.

Later in the month is the beginning of Divali, a six-day festival that is shared by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists. Known also as the Festival of Lights, Divali celebrations are marked by fireworks, clay lamps and, increasingly, electric lights similar to those used during Christmas. Light represents knowledge and the victory of good over evil. Darkness represents ignorance and all the negative forces of wickedness, violence, lust, anger, envy, fear, etc. Some believe that lighting a lamp allows the beauty of the world to be revealed.

Can you see the spiritual truth imbedded in this festival?

* Please pray that South Asian Christians will boldly let their light shine throughout Durga Puja and Divali.

* Ask the Father to shine His light during this dark time so the people will turn to Him and not to the host of gods that they idolize.

* Minister to your South Asian neighbors during the month of October, helping them to see that the Light of the world has been revealed and has sealed the victory over darkness for all eternity!


Revival services at FBC, Kentwood continue tonight at 6:30 P.M.

Deacons for the week:

  • Smiley Conerly
  • Roy Turner

Daily Strength for Daily Needs

Mary W. Tileston

October 6

I had fainted, unless I bad believed to see the goodness of the Lord in he land of the living.-PS. xxvii. 13.

I will surely do thee good.–GEN. xxxii. 12.

Thou know’st not what is good for thee,
But God doth know,–
Let Him thy strong reliance be,
And rest thee so.
C. F. GELLERT.

Let us be very careful of thinking, on the one hand, that we have no work
assigned us to do, or, on the other hand, that what we have assigned to us
is not the right thing for us. If ever we can say in our hearts to God,
in reference to any daily duty, “This is not my place; I would choose
something dearer; I am capable of something higher;” we are guilty not only
of rebellion, but of blasphemy. It is equivalent to saying, not only, “My
heart revolts against Thy commands,” but “Thy commands are unwise; Thine
Almighty guidance is unskilful; Thine omniscient eye has mistaken the
capacities of Thy creature; Thine infinite love is indifferent to the
welfare of Thy child.”
ELIZABETH CHARLES.

Have a marvelous Monday!

Anna Lee

Sunday

“Let every soul

be subject to the governing authorities. . . .

whoever resists the authority

resists the ordinance of God.”

~Romans 13:1a, 2a, NKJV~

 

 

Nancy Stokes shares this:

ONE MINUTE EACH NIGHT

This is the scariest election we as Christians have ever faced and from the looks of the polls, the Christians aren’t voting Christian values. We all need to be on our knees.


Do you believe we can take God at His word? Call upon His name, then stand back and watch His wonders to behold. This scripture gives us, as Christians, ownership of this land and the ability to call upon God to heal it. I challenge you to do so. We have never been mor e desperate than now for God to heal our land. This election is the scariest I remember in my lifetime.

2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

During WWII, there was an advisor to Churchill who organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every night at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the safety of England, its people and peace. This had an amazing effect as bombing stopped. There is now a group of people organizing the same thing here in America. The United States of America and our citizens need prayer more than ever!!!

If you would like to participate: each evening at 9:00 PM Eastern Time (8:00 PM Central, 7:00 PM Mountain, 6:00 PM Pacific), stop whatever you are doing and spend one minute praying for the safety of the United States, our troops, our citizens, for peace in the world, the up-coming el ection, that the Bible will remain the basis for the laws governing our land and that Christianity will grow in the U.S.

If you know anyone who would like to participate, please pass this along. Someone said if people really understood the full extent of the power we have available through prayer, we might be speechless. Our prayers are the most powerful asset we have.

Thank You. Please pass this on to anyone who you think will want to join us.

‘The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.’ -Albert Einstein

ONE MINUTE EACH NIGHT


Virginia Massey Guy
Mrs. Virginia Massey Guy was born on Oct. 9, 1936, and passed away at 6:25 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home in Greensburg. She was 71, a native of Water Valley, Miss., a resident of Greensburg, and a former resident of Denham Springs. Virginia was the daughter of the late Buck and Viola Massey. She is survived by two grandchildren, Cara Nicole Guy and fiancé Adam Brose, and Kenneth “Kenny” Guy III, all Denham Springs; a brother, Roy Massey Sr. and wife Jenny, Baton Rouge; two sisters-in-law, Linda Guy Phillips, Greensburg, and Dean Guy Noto and husband Victor, Independence; a great-grandson, Daron Brose, Denham Springs; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Guy Sr.; a son, Kenneth “Kenny” Guy Jr.; and a brother, Billy Massey. Visitation will be at the Day’s United Methodist Church, Liverpool, on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 1 p.m. until religious service at 2:30 p.m., with the Rev. Larry Robertson, officiating. Interment in the Greensburg Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Virginia M. Guy Memorial Fund, c/o McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, 60100 Westway Drive, Amite, LA 70422. McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is in charge of arrangements. An online guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com.

Revival Services at FBC, Kentwood

  • Sunday: 10:30 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.
  • Monday – Wednesday: 6:30 P.M.
  • You are invited to attend.

Have a super Sunday!

Anna Lee

Saturday

Be careful how you think;

your life is shaped by your thoughts.

Proverbs 4:23 (GNT)

My sister is working on an update on Callie Jo Burnette. Keep praying for her and her family.

Mrs. Annie Bell Harrell continues to have a very difficult time with her inner ear problem. She spent some time in the emergency room at North Oaks Thursday. Please continue to pray for her and Mr. Phillip.

Pray for Jason Alford as he has his first day in a couple of months without crutches. Continue to pray for him as he continues physical therapy.

Pray for Debra Bush and her family as the memorial service for her husband is held this morning at 10:00 at First Baptist Church, Kentwood.

Kathleen Lowe
(November 5, 1948 – October 2, 2008)

Kathleen Lowe was born November 5, 1948 and passed away at 1:16PM, on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at the Hood Memorial Hospital, Amite. Kathleen was 59, a native of Amarillo, TX and a resident of Amite. She is survived by her aunt, Kaye Matthews, Amite.

Funeral 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 next to Coggins-Gentry Ford.

Revival services will begin in the morning at FBC, Kentwood. Sunday’s worship services begin at 10;30 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. Come and bring a friend or family member.

ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS

 

The following insightful piece appears in “Chicken Soup For the Kids’ Soul”:

My dad says I am ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS. I wonder if I really am.

To be ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS…
Sarah says you need to have beautiful long, curly hair like she has. I don’t.

To be ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS…
Justin says you must have perfectly straight white teeth like he has. I don’t.

To be ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS…
Jessica says you can’t have any of those little brown dots on your face called freckles. I do.

To be ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS…
Mark says you have to be the smartest kid in the seventh-grade class. I’m not.

To be ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS…
Stephen says you have to be able to tell the funniest jokes in the school. I don’t.

To be ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS…
Lauren says you need to live in the nicest neighborhood in town and in the prettiest house. I don’t.

To be ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS…
Matthew says you can only wear the coolest clothes and the most popular shoes. I don’t.

To be ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS…
Samantha says you need to come from a perfect family. I don’t.

But every night at bedtime my dad gives me a big hug and says, “You are ENORMOUSLY GORGEOUS, and I love you.”

My dad must know something my friends don’t.

–Carla O’Brien

We all need to be reminded from time to time of that which makes us beautiful. We look for beauty in the clothes we wear or the make-up or the tan. True beauty is found much deeper.

“Do not let your adornment be merely outward — arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel — rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.” (I Peter 3:3-4)

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Blessings,

Anna Lee