Tag: Update

Tuesday

This morning, I’m reminded of another reason to be thankful.  My draft form of an incomplete Prayer Link was automatically saved when we had a brief power outage.  I remember the days when you had to start all over.  I thank God for all the technology we have now, even if I don’t use all of it.  Being late is being than not being able to get this posted at all.

He has made everything beautiful in its time.

He has also set eternity in the human heart;

yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

~Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV~

 

From Brandy Potts

Please pray for bro. Mike Shummock (Pastor of EFBC). He is having a heart cath in the morning (Tuesday).

Amber Update: Just a quick note to let you know that Amber is doing great. She is slowly gaining her strength back and has enjoyed receiving lots of tender loving care. We received a phone call from MD Anderson yesterday and they have changed her appointment date to return back. We will be returning back to Houston late Thursday afternoon. Amber will start a full day of appointments on Friday, May 10th. She will have blood work done, staples removed, get biopsy results, and meet with the neuro-oncologist. We will post another update this weekend.
Thank you again for checking in and continuing to support Amber. Keep those prayers flowing…….
Love to all…..
Kathy “Ree Ree” (mother)

Pray for Chuck Pulliam of Amite as he has a knee replacement surgery today.  He did well with the other knee replacements and recovery, so let’s pray he does as well with this one.

Brody Roberts is back in North Oaks.  Let’s pray this young man gets to feeling much better soon.

Pat Hoosier is beginning another  round of treatment.  Pray for it to be effective and for him to tolerate it well.

Mrs. Nadine Council called with three requests while I was at another wake.  I will try to read the notes taken for me.

  • A relative of their daughter, Beth, has a job flying helicopters in Africa.  The family’s request is that he will be able to find a job closer to home so he can be with his young family.
  • Joan Morris, a sister-in-law, has cancer on her spine.  She’s in Augusta, GA and would welcome our prayers.
  • The husband of a niece, Tom Breeze, is hospitalized with a latter stage of alzimers.  He’s in Florida.  Please add him to your prayer list also.

Thanks to all who helped prepare food for the Hammons and/or Strickland families.

Jones Family – http://gavincarrie.blogspot.com/

Notice the work done on the flower beds at church.  This was done by Fay Gehringer.  She didn’t do it for recognition, but I’m sure a “thank-you” wouldn’t be unappreciated.

Several churches have already recognized their seniors.  FBC, Amite had eleven.  FBC, Covington had twenty-five.  I don’t know about other churches who have already recognized their seniors.  You can share with me if you wish your church to be included.  FBC, Kentwood will recognize seniors on the 19th.

Mothers’ Day is traditionally a day for parents to dedicate their young children to the Lord.  Pray for each young family as their promise to teach their child about God.  Also, pray for mothers and memories of mothers this week.

Devotional – “We Can Trust Him” – http://odb.org/

Missions – Zach’s Lidz for Kidz

Our time for collection of hats and caps for boys and girls at Children’s Hospital will close Wednesday of next week.  Please take time to purchase some cute hats for these children to wear while they undergo treatment.  It’s not about Zach.  It’s not about the church.  It’s not about you.  It’s about sick children you can encourage.  Baskets are located under the stairs to the balcony and under the stairs in the northwest corner of the fellowship hall building.  Thanks for being an encourager to a sick child.

Baptist Press – http://www.bpnews.net/

Let God use you for His work in some way today.

Anna Lee

Sunday

“So stand ready,

with truth as a belt tight around your waist.”

~Ephesians 6:14a GNT~

Prayers for Eli (FB) – Eli is back in the hospital and very sad to be away from him siblings.  Pray for a change in his spirit as he battles cancer.  Pray for his family, especially his mother who is with him and very concerned.

Amber Prine Ragan is home in Ponchatoula.  Pray for the Ragan and Prine families as they wait about a week before she goes back to MD Anderson for results of the biopsy and a plan of treatment.

 Our Daily Bread – “Digesting the Word” – http://odb.org/

Personal Missions – Mail a care package to the local national guard unit as they serve another year in the Middle East.   Encourage their spiritual growth by sending something that could be very meaningful to them.  They especially enjoy homemade cookies. Dawson will share with other members of the 205th Engineering Battalion.

SSG Dawson Primes
HHC 205th EN BN
APO AE 09366

Have a great Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

 

 

Saturday

“The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”

~1 John 4:4b NIV~

Mr. Pat Hoosier‘s family is rejoicing that after they learned his treatment would not kill cancer in the brain a test showed no cancer of the brain. They are giving God all the glory for the good reports they are receiving.

Arrangements for Fay Faller

Visitation Monday – FBC Hammond 6-9PM
Funeral Tuesday with visitation from 9-11AM

Our Daily Bread – “Songs Born Out Of Struggle” – http://odb.org/

Baptist Press – BPNews.net

  • If you have not yet contributed to Zach’s Lidz for Kidz, you can give a check and Zach and his parents will do the shopping for you.  The deadline for this will be Wednesday, May 15th.
  • If you have not yet contributed to Lara’s Gowns for Smiles, you can give a check.  Susan can get a good deal of fabric in needed patterns and will be happy to shop for you.  No deadline on this project.

Don’t forget to assist the families dealing with a loss of a family member.

Enjoy this late Easter snap of the weather.  Use this beautiful day to do something special.

Anna Lee

Friday Evening

Brody Roberts has developed pneumonia while trying to recover from his surgery on his tonsils.  He is in North Oaks and will appreciate our prayers for him to get better.

Amber Prine Ragan’s surgeon at MD Anderson got a big enough piece of the brain tumor to get an accurate report from the lab.  That will be in a week or so.  In the meantime, she is moving around and enjoying her family as company.  Pray for a good recovery and clear plans for her coming treatment.

Nancy Carruth’s biopsy procedure went well this morning.  She will also be waiting for a report.  From JoEllen Carruth:

Thank you for all of your prayers this morning for Nancy. Procedure went well. We are now home and will get the results on Wednesday. Procedure involves no food or drink, an IV with meds so that you don’t care what they are doing, cat scan to locate exact spot on liver for biopsy, needle in between ribs, recovery time of 2 hours. Thank you for Larry Carruth and Dot Easley for being there for moral support. Larry came in between his two rounds of radiation today which concludes his chemo and radiation treatments until he has his surgery. He is doing great. Continue to pray for Larry as he recovers and as Nancy waits for her results.

Prayers for Eli

Ok we are settled into our hospital room and are getting ready for our first round of chemo and if will be a little more intense because he didn’t respond as they wished he had to the last round of chemo.
So here we go!! When we left this morning from the house it was quite emotional for all of us.. The stress of leaving and stress of not getting enough time with everyone and were back at it again for a month.
Chris and I would really appreciate your prayers as we always have , for mercy and endurance and strength . We just hope for an easier time this go around. Thank everyone

 

Darwin E. Givens
(August 14, 1934 – May 3, 2013)

Darwin E. Givens, 78, died Friday, May 3, 2013 at North Oaks Hospital in Hammond following a brief illness. Born August 14, 1934 in Sunny Hill, LA and was a graduate of Spring Creek High School. He was a 33 year deputy of Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, plumber, and backhoe operator extraordinaire. Survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Donnie Mae Strickland Givens; children and spouses, Renee’ and Paul Melancon, RoxAnne and Perry Williams, Darin and Donna Givens; siblings, Lenora Blades, Eugenia Brown and Danny Givens; grandchildren, Glen, Emily and Luke Melancon, Audie, Haileigh, Austin, Erik and Hannah Williams, Ethan, Payton and Darah Givens; great-grandchildren, Audie J. and Zoë Williams. Preceded in death by his parents, Audice and Lelia Givens and sister, Patsy McCarthy. His boisterous laugh and hardworking spirit will be greatly missed. Visitation at Spring Creek Baptist Church from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Monday and from 8:30 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Services conducted by Dr. Danny Smith. Interment Spring Creek Cemetery, Spring Creek. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Spring Creek Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o 72937 Hwy 1061, Kentwood, LA 70444. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Pauline M. Furnish Strickland
(December 21, 1921 – May 2, 2013)

A resident of Kentwood, she died at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at her home. She was born December 21, 1921 in Baton Rouge and was 91 years of age. She was a member of Spring Creek Baptist Church, Community Gardenettes Garden Club and was a retired registered nurse with Louisiana State Department of Health. She is survived by her 2 daughters, Donna Fay and Dennis Miller and Firma Kay and Don Schneeweiss; 1 son, Billy Carl and Darnell Strickland; 10 grandchildren, Wanda and David Thompson, Wendy and Ronnie Alford, Paula and Dean Martin, Mikel Lambert, Mark and Rami Lambert, Matthew Lambert, Justin and Sarah Schneeweiss, Kelli and Kayla Schneeweiss and Chad Strickland; 20 great-grandchildren, Lyndi, Katie and Mattie Thompson, Heidi Thornton, Joe Newsom and Kodi Alford, Kelli Baham, Shelli Harvell, Dylan and Alex Martin, Marie, Hunter and Jaden Lambert, Haley Klein, Luke and Adelyn Lambert, Tenley Schneeweiss, Logan, Taryn and Levi Strickland; 4 great-great-grandchildren, Madison and Mason Thornton, Jayci Harvell and Cooper Baham; 2 sisters, Kathy Tillis and Maureen Ebert; brother, Patrick “Dugan” Furnish. Preceded in death by her husband, William Fermon Strickland; father, Paul Sherman Furnish; mother, Virginia Ann Furnish; 2 brothers, Arthur W. Furnish and Michael Furnish. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday and at Spring Creek Baptist Church from 9 a.m. until on Religious Services at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 6, 2013. Services conducted by Dr. Danny Smith. Interment Spring Creek Cemetery, Spring Creek. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

 

 

 

Friday

“He has saved us and called us with a holy calling,

not according to our works,

but according to His own purpose and grace,

which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.”

~2 Timothy 1:9, HCSB~

Rod Phillips passed away yesterday due to cancer.  His name will not mean anything to you, but to IMB missionaries who got a good deal to use a car for a few months, he was a very special man.  David went to the Jackson, Tennessee to pick up/return a vehicle several times.  Thankfully, I went last May to return the vehicle the Hatchels used while Stateside this last time.  I’m so glad I did, because I met a used car salesman who had a real heart for missions!  Not only did he go on numerous mission trips, but he provided a vehicle at unbelievably good deals to missionaries while they were back in this country for a while.  I remember I reported this here and used the comment, “God can use anyone, even a used car dealer!”.  Ron Phillips was indeed a man who made a difference for the Lord and His kingdom.  May God bless his family and friends, as well as many missionaries, who will surely miss this man.  The Scripture above is dedicated to Rod’s memory.

Nancy Carruth is on her way to Baton Rouge this morning for a liver biopsy.  Please pray for this sweet friend and her family as well as the medical staff who will be working with her.

Pray for Bro. Gary Wieborg, former pastor at Roseland, as he comforts two families through funeral services on the same day.

Jones Family – http://gavincarrie.blogspot.com/

Baptist Press – BPNews.net

Devotional – “Momma’s Rules” – http://odb.org/

Abundant Gospel Sowing among European Peoples – https://netcommunity.imb.org/StrategicOpportunities

Be sure to click on “read more” to see the statistics.

Pray for those who are lost and need to meet the Lord.  Pray many will make that decision today.

Anna Lee

Midday Thursday

Dan Turner will not “star” as a pitcher tonight in Jackson due to rain.  I’ll let you know when the game is rescheduled.

Jim LeBlanc is home and doing well following his surgery earlier this week.

Amber Prine Ragan

Amazing News!!
We Are Over the Moon!!!
We just spoke with Dr. Lavine. We were not expecting to hear from the doctor until later this afternoon. He said that he was able to remove enough of the tissue to send off to the pathologist. At this time he feels the tumor is an A typical grade 2 infiltrating glioma tumor, but will need to wait for the pathologist results. We are taking this as a good report. It will take 7-10 days to get the final results. She will follow-up with an oncologist once the results are in.
They have now started the process of closing the incision and we hope to be able to see her around 2:00-2:30.
Prayers have been heard, keep them coming!!! Thank you to ALL of our prayer warriors! In Amber’s words, “We are Over the Moon!” with this report!

Mrs. Pauline Strickland passed away.  Pray for her family.  They have been so faithful to stay with her around the clock for over a year.

 

Thursday

(God’s Word says it best).

“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.”

Amen

2 Chronicles 7:14

Today is the National Day of Prayer.  Celebrate by praying with others or alone.  Focus on the word “pray”!

Marsha Prine requests prayer for her niece.

All friends, Amber, our niece,
Brain surgery, MD Anderson
May 2, Tuesday. Please pray…
Pray without ceasing for healing totally! Pray for the families involved.. Very involved process. Pray everybody! Thanks.
Amber lives in Ponchatoula.  Amber’s mom, Kathy Ezell Prine works in the technology department for TPSS.
There is a community facebook page, Amber Prine Ragan,  you may want to read to keep updated.
Pray for Mrs. A.J. Redmond.  She is in North Oaks while her fractured bones heal.  Pray for Mrs. Betty Catherine Hatcher as she cares for her aunt.
Mrs. Ruby Luke is still in rehab.  Pray for her improvement.  Pray for Linda and Bubba as they check on her and continue their busy schedule – more caregivers!
Tonight is the night Dan Turner will throw out the ball to begin a semi-pro game in Jackson.  Thank God for the improvement Dan has made that has enabled him to do this.  Pray for all the family as they gather to celebrate with Dan tonight.
Our Daily Bread – “A Plea for Prayer” – http://odb.org/
Click on this site to find some NAMB projects you may want to get involved with. http://www.namb.net/arm/projects/
Baptist Press – BPNews.net
Thanks for praying.  I hear reports from those praying and those on the receiving end of the benefits of our prayers.  May God richly bless you!

Intercede for others in prayer.   God’s throne is always accessible.

Our Daily Bread

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“I cry aloud to the LORD,

and He answers me from His holy mountain.”

~Psalm 3:4~

Tyrone Harrell got a good report yesterday.   Let’s join the family in thanking God for this good news.

Donnie Hammons, brother of Mary Prescott and brother-in-law of Jan Hammons, passed away last night.  Arrangements are incomplete at this time.  I’ll post them when they become available.  In the meantime, pray for Donnie’s family.  He had two sons and two daughters, Don, Joby, Donna Shea, and Samantha “Sam”.

Wonderful pictures and updates from the Jones family. 

http://gavincarrie.blogspot.com/

Our Daily Bread – “All that is Precious”

http://odb.org/

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL MINISTRY 

http://www.namb.net/arm/

Baptist Press

 BPNews.net

Find God’s blessings for you in this day.

Anna Lee

Tuesday Evening

Mrs. A.J. Redmond fell today and was taken to North Oaks.  Pray for her and for her caregiver, Mrs. Betty Catherine Hatcher.

Tiffany Moyer of Osyka is okay.  She had made contact with her family.

Jim LeBlanc of Tangipahoa will have cancer surgery tomorrow.  Please pray for Jim, Linda, Stewart, and other family members,

Emma Brabham ,who was injured in an automobile accident a few months ago, learned she will not require jaw surgery.  Thank God for her progress and continued improvement.

From Becky Lindsey

Please add my dad (Larry Carruth of Greensburg) to the prayer list. He is undergoing treatment for Esophageal Cancer. He continues to have radiation and chemo and we are at the end of this course of treatment. We are praying that the tumors have shrunk and that he is on the road to recovery.

Susan Pitre Miller
(May 8, 1965 – April 30, 2013)

A resident of Amite, died at 2:25 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center in Independence . She was born May 8, 1965 in New Orleans and was 47 years of age. She is survived by her husband, William L. Miller; son, Jason M. Adams; brother, Donnie J. Pitre, all of Amite. Preceded in death by her parents, Norris and Emma Pitre. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 3, 2013. Services conducted by Rev. Gary Weiborg. Interment Colonial Mausoleum, Independence. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Linda Wascom
(June 1, 1947 – April 29, 2013)

A resident of Greensburg, she died at 5:10 PM on Monday, April 29, 2013 at her home. She was born June 1, 1947 in New Orleans and was 65 years of age. Survived by husband, Michael Wayne Wascom, Greensburg; 2 daughters, Trudy Lynn Miller, Ponchatoula, and Vicky Adelide Allen, Tickfaw; 1 son, Dustin Joseph Wascom, Albany; 4 grandchildren, Scottie Paine, Independence, Lacey Jae Miller, Independence, Alex Allen, Kentwood, and Gregory Tyrone Cohn, Jr, Ponchatoula; 2 great grandchildren, Brooklyn Nicole Wascom, Hammond and Shyann Faith Allen, Kentwood; 3 sisters, Carolyn Simmons, Amite, Edith Pitre, Wilmer and Betty Crowe, Amite; 1 brother, Kenneth Slocum, Tangipahoa. Preceded in death by parents, Curtis Slocum, Sr. And Joyce Everett Slocum; brother, Curtis Slocum, Jr.; granddaughter, Grenisha Tyronda Jace Cohn and special pet dog, Bam Bam. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 10 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Services conducted by Rev. Rusty Durand. Interment Wascom Family Cemetery, Greensburg. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.