Pastor's Blog

Today is travel day for our students as they return home from camp.  Bro. Abel will go drive them home.  Pray for traveling mercies.  It has been a good week.  Grant Tillman has done a great job of keeping me updated and I appreciate it.  Looking forward to hearing and then seeing all God is doing in the lives of our students.

Elizabeth Sessions had her biopsy yesterday.  Keep praying as she awaits the results.

As far as I know, Carol Lucky remains hospitalized.  Continue to pray for Carol and Terry.

Regular schedule on our campus this Sunday morning and evening.  Lord willing, I will be in the pulpit.  I am looking forward to it.  Hope to be joined by many members of the Friendship family along with a good number of guests.

I pray that you will have a great Friday with Jesus.

Carol Lucky has been admitted to the hospital because of her heart being in A-fib.  She has been placed in ICU.  Pray for Carol & Terry.  What a great couple!

Keep praying for Jeanette Bates in her recovery.  Pray that her pain will be as minimal as possible.

Bobby Jack Felps is doing much better and that is a good thing.  Keep praying!

Edna Pearl Morgan continues her long recovery at home.  Pray for Pearl and Phil.

Our students are doing well at camp.  Praise the Lord!  Today will be their last day as they will travel home tomorrow.  Pray for today to be a great spiritual time and for traveling mercies tomorrow.

I pray that you will have a great Thursday with Jesus!

The surgery to repair Jeanette Bates’ shoulder went well.  Now comes the recovery i.e. physical therapy which can be tough.  Pray for Jeanette to do well and I know she will.

Regular schedule on our campus today.

I know that the first day (travel/get settled in) of camp went well.  I have always lived by the “no news is good news” scenario and I am believing that yesterday was a good day too.  I do not need to hear daily reports.  I trust our leaders and I feel that Student Life does their camps well.  Pray for our students.

I pray that you will have a great Wednesday with Jesus.

Jeanette Bates is scheduled to have outpatient surgery today.  Please pray that all goes well as they repair her shoulder.

Our students arrived safe and sound at camp yesterday.  They were blessed with a really good number of folks including family, church leaders and others seeing them off from our campus.  Special thanks to Bro. Abel and Jerry Poiroux for driving them to Birmingham.  Pray for our students and chaperones to have a time of spiritual renewal this week.

Regular schedule on our campus tomorrow – morning and evening.  If we have students present they will go into the auditorium.

I pray that you will have a great Tuesday with Jesus.

Today is the day!  Our students and chaperones leave this morning heading to youth camp at Samford University.  Bro. Abel will drive the bus.  Pray for traveling mercies and for a great spiritual week for our students and chaperones.

Tomorrow, 7/21, Jeanette Bates is scheduled to have surgery to repair her rotator cuff.  This will be outpatient surgery.  Pray that all goes well.

Elizabeth Sessions is asking for prayer as she is scheduled to have a biopsy on Thursday.  Join me in praying for Elizabeth.

Thank you to each person who attended our services yesterday.  Lisa tells me the services were very good.  Praise the Lord!

I pray that you will have a great Monday with Jesus.

As far as I know, Bobby Jack Felps remains in the hospital.  Keep praying.

Here are the arrangements for the Barbara Kelley family:  visitation tonight from First Baptist Church of Grand Bay from 5:00PM until 7:00PM.  Another visitation tomorrow morning, 7/18, from 10:00AM until the 11:00AM service time.  Interment at Mobile Memorial Gardens.  Keep praying for Bro. Kerry and family.

Regular schedule on our campus this Sunday.

Our students leave for camp Monday morning, 7/20.  Pray for them!

I pray that you will have a great Friday with Jesus!

Nanette Fontenot, Carol Lucky and Veronica Hatcher have all been discharged from the hospital.  Pray for each of them as they continue their respective recoveries at home.

Bobby Jack Felps remains in the hospital.  It appears his issues are heart related.  Pray for Bobby Jack.

I spoke to Edna Pearl yesterday.  She had a very tough Tuesday with a doctor’s appointment and therapists.  The road she and Phil are traveling is a tough one right now but they are trusting Jesus.

The arrangements for Barbara Kelley have not yet been posted online.  I will share them once they are posted by the funeral home.  Pray for Bro. Kerry and the family.

Keep praying for our students as they prepare to leave for camp on Monday morning, 7/20.  Praying for it to be a great week spiritually for our students and the chaperones.

Regular schedule on our campus this Sunday, 7/19.

I pray that you will have a great Thursday with Jesus.

Nanette Fontenot’s surgery was a success.  The surgeon decided to keep her in the hospital at least overnight.  Keep praying for Nanette and Scott.  Scott is a good caregiver.

Veronica Hatcher’s surgery was a success per the word that came to me from Neely.  Keep praying for Veronica and Neely.

Howard Brinkman’s surgery took around four hours to complete but was successful.  Obviously, Howard remains in the hospital.  Pray for Howard and Vicki.

I found out yesterday afternoon that Bobby Jack Felps is in the hospital.  I “think” he was admitted this past Saturday.  Pray for Bobby Jack.

Carol Lucky remains in the hospital.  I know she wants to be discharged.  Pray for Carol & Terry.

Keep praying for Edna Pearl Morgan.

Continue to pray for Miss Joyce Cherry.  She is living with Eddie & Lisa Brinkman as she recuperates.

Pray for Bro. Kerry Kelley, Jennifer, Steven and the entire Kelley family in the passing of Miss Barbara.  I do not know any of the details but do ask you to join me in praying for this family.

Regular schedule on our campus today – morning and evening.  Grant Tillman will host a meeting tonight for the parents of the students attending camp next week.  Grant is the point man if you have questions regarding camp.

I appreciate Daphne & Kayla taking Sabrina to Prattville, AL yesterday where Sabrina hooked up with Eddie & Sue.  I appreciate Eddie & Sue driving down to get Sabrina and she now hosting her in their home.   Sabrina will be in the Danville area for the next couple of days before heading to the Wetumpka, AL area.

I pray that you will have a great Wednesday with Jesus.

Surgery is the word for today.  As I mentioned yesterday, Nanette Fontenot is having surgery this morning.  Pray that all goes well.  Pray for Scott – enough said!

Veronica Hatcher is also having surgery this morning.  Pray that the doctors can correct her problem.

Howard Brinkman will have quadruple by-pass surgery this morning.  Pray that the doctors will be able to do what they plan on doing during this procedure and that Howard will do well.

Had a nice visit with Carol & Terry Lucky yesterday.  Carol is as sweet as they come.  Such an encourager.  What a great couple.  Keep praying for Terry & Carol.

Spoke to Edna Pearl via the phone yesterday.  Her recovery time is expected to be six months.  I guess she figures if you are going to do it – do it to the extreme!

Grant Tillman will be hosting a meeting for the parents of our students tomorrow night following Bible study.  Important!  Keep praying for youth camp.

Regular schedule on our campus tomorrow – morning and evening.

I pray that you will have a great Tuesday with Jesus.

We were blessed in our service yesterday morning as one young lady came forward during the invitation accepting Jesus as her personal Savior.  Praise the Lord!  God is good!  The Spirit in our service as excellent!

Nanette Fontenot will have surgery in the morning.  This relates to a hiatal hernia.  It should be outpatient if all goes as planned.  Pray for Nanette.

Howard Brinkman, Katie’s Tillman’s maternal uncle, will have quadruple by-pass surgery in the morning.  Pray for Howard.

Carol Lucky remains in the hospital.  Lord willing, I will visit with her today.  Keep praying!

I also plan to see Andy & Betty at some point today.  Continue to pray for Andy & Betty.

Early tomorrow morning, 7/14, I am scheduled to board a plane heading to Guatemala to lead a mission trip.  Oddly enough, I will fly to Guatemala and then Deidra and the girls will fly to Alabama.  Different for sure.  Bro. Abel will be on call in my absence, will preach in my place and will be assisted by our deacons.

The annual cake auction went well.  It seems the heavy rains hurt our attendance some but it was a good afternoon.  I will not list names for fear of missing someone but suffice it to say that I am very grateful to each person who helped in any way which includes attending, providing items to be auctioned and working in any capacity.  How much was raised for the emergency food fund?  Too early to know for certain but it will be North of fifty thousand dollars.  Eventually, hopefully this week, I will have an exact figure to share.  These funds will provide food for hungry children and adults.

I pray that you will have a great Monday with Jesus.