Jun
22
2007
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URGENT PRAYER REQUEST

I received an e-mail from Kim French around noon today telling me that David’s mother, Jo French, was placed back in the hospital last night with blood clots in her lungs.  The doctors are saying the initial twenty-four hours are critical.  Jo just went through surgery for cancer and that went well.  Please pray fervently!

Melissa Brown learned as we were coming home from camp that Keith’s grandfather, Mr. Brown, was undergoing surgery this afternoon.  I think she told me for a broken hip?  At any rate, please pray for Mr. Brown.

I also received word from Cecil Guidry telling me that Sambo did well and they did not have to take any bone from his hip.  He is in a lot of pain today but is expected to go home from the hospital in a few days. 

I just spoke to Bro. Jack Leasure.  He was leaving to meet with the funeral directors.  It appears (nothing in concrete) that the visitation will take place Sunday night and the service at some point Monday.  It also appears that everything will probably take place from the church with burial in Serenity Gardens.  I will update once these arrangements are finalized.

We returned home from camp around 1:30PM today.  We had a blessed week.  I am meeting this Monday night, 6/25, at 7:30PM with all of our high school students who have an interest is stepping up to be a leader within this group.  Any student, 9th – 12th grades (next school year) interested is invited to attend. 

Bro. Jerry posted an entry today from yesterday (internet problems) so take the time to read of their adventures. 

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Jun
22
2007
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FRIDAY, JUNE 22

First, I received a voice mail last night telling me that Miss Christine Leasure has passed from this life and entered heaven.  Jack & Christine are a precious couple and have been so very involved in the Friendship family for a long number of years.  Miss Chris suffered from alzheimers and has had several physical problems in recent times.  Lisa and I visited her in the hospital last Friday and she looked so bad.  It was heartbreaking.  I know that Bro. Jack is devastated and is in need of our prayers.  The comfort comes from knowing where Miss Chris is today.  Obviously, the arrangements are incomplete so I won’t speculate on what they might be.  I will post the arrangements on this blog as soon as we know them. 

I haven’t gotten an update on Sambo’s surgery.  I did receive an e-mail from Trish Cohen stating that her surgery is scheduled for July 19th (that is not a misprint).  Wow, in my opinion that is a long time when dealing with a cancerous tumor.  However, it is my understanding that the hospitals in Jacksonville are booked solid with surgeries so she is having to wait.  She is on the list to come in earlier in the event of a cancellation.  Pray for Trish & Bernard. 

There were no blog entries from Bro. Jerry or Moffett Road last night.  I am going to assume that probably means no internet service at the mission house.  We will just go by the adage stating “no news is good news!” 

Wild Week comes to a close today.  It has been a good week and I think God has begun a work in the life of our students.  It is going to be a process and not a one week wonder.  Pray for our students as we meet together to find God’s will for our student ministry.  I am guesstimating that we will be back at the church at 1:00PM as the students want to stop for a quick souvenir shopping excursion – joy, joy, joy!  If we see that we are going to get to the church earlier, the students can call to inform the parents of our arrival time. 

Special thanks goes to Dale Bosarge, Melissa Brown, Deidra Crawley, Jodi Crawley, Brooke Ladnier, Teresa Ladnier, and Chris Taylor for serving as chaperones for this camp.  They have done a great job and I appreciate their attitudes and actions.  

Again, check here for Miss Christine’s arrangements.  Pray for us as we travel home.  I look forward to seeing you in church Sunday.     

 

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Jun
21
2007
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THURSDAY, JUNE 21

The Lord blessed as we had an awesome service last night as we observed the Lord’s Supper.  I have never been to a camp where that has been done and it was a real time of worship.  We saw Ashley Crawley and Robbie Rolls accept Jesus as their personal Savior – hallelujah!  Also, Katelyn Jackson stepped up to be a leader within the student ministry.

Our group time with Ken Freeman was good too.  He really drove home the need for leaders within the group even though he and I haven’t discussed it at all.  Pray that tomorrow morning and evening will be absolutely great services! 

As far as I know, Sambo Bowden is having surgery today.  Pray for the surgeon and all involved in this surgery.  Pray for Sambo as he undergoes the surgery and the recovery.  I really don’t have any new information on anyone else. 

If I am reading the blog entries and e-mails correctly, the team in Guatemala has completely finished seven houses, need to pour concrete in five more, and need to build three others bringing their total to fifteen for the trip.  That is great!  Please keep praying for them.

I hope you have a great day in the Lord! 

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Jun
20
2007
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CAMP UPDATE

We have enjoyed a good day thus far and expect it to just get better as we approach the evening service.  Our morning worship was good.  Ken Freeman has been teaching the adults while the students stay in the auditorium for their own worship service.  Good stuff!

The Lord blessed us with a good weather day too.  This afternoon has seen our students on the beach and in the pool.  We have some red students and Whitney Bryant isn’t even here!

We are losing two tonight and gaining one.  Chris Taylor, after returning home late Sunday night from Africa, has served as our other male chaperone for the junior high guys.  He has to go home tonight.  Dale Bosarge arrived a few minutes ago to take his place.  I appreciate Chris and the great job he has done with those guys.  Dale will do likewise. 

Korie Fontenot had to go to the hospital last Sunday due to dehydration.  I am sending her home this afternoon.  She simply won’t drink enough water!  (Actually, her softball team plays in OK City, OK this weekend and they leave tonight)  She did get dehydrated Sunday so that makes for a better story. 

Someone thought they saw Zach on the beach but we aren’t for certain – sure hope we find him before heading home.  Cameron Watson is now on his third day without a bath or brushing his teeth – who is his mother?  We think we have the Hall twin back but now the other one is missing or did we not ever get the first one back?  I’m confused! 

Tonight, we will be observing the Lord’s Supper in the service and will then be joined by Ken Freeman for our church group time.  Pray that God will show up in a mighty way! 

 

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Jun
20
2007
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

Wild Week has been good thus far!  I was impressed with Evangelist Ken Freeman before this week and I am still impressed by him.  He really wants to see folks come to Jesus for salvation and then to live loud in their Christian walk. 

Last night, one our older students, Johnny Ladnier, stepped up and committed to be a leader within our student ministry.  I am thankful.  However, Johnny leaves in August to play baseball for Faulkner State so I challenged our other students to step up and be leaders.  Several made a commitment during our church group time to do just that. 

Tonight, we will be blessed to have Ken Freeman join us for our church group time.  I am praying that will be a special time as we see him up close and personal.  Please keep praying for our students. 

We are having our 10:00AM & 7:00PM services today.  The only changes to the schedule are that all of our students will meet at 7:00PM in the student ministry building where Coach Nate will teach them.  Our college/young professionals will not meet at 8:00PM but are encouraged to attend the 7:00PM service.  Otherwise, it is a normal Wednesday.

Whitney Bryant came home from the hospital.  She is recovering nicely.  Whitney’s grandmother, Miss Lucine Bryant, was admitted to the hospital with what may very well be an infection in her leg.  Christine Leasure remains in the hospital and they have inserted a feeding tube.  Trish Cohen (Jacksonville via Panimaquin in Guatemala) will be having her left kidney removed because of cancer.  They are in the process of scheduling that operation.  Pray for these various needs. 

Bro. Jerry posted an entry on the GRACE blog yesterday complete with a few pictures.  Pray for the team as they do ministry.  I don’t know what they accomplished yesterday as the first entry was about their travel on Monday.  Bro. Craig has not posted on their blog so he must be really sick or something.  Keep up with this trip via the various blogs and pray for them. 

I pray that you will have a great Wednesday. 

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Jun
19
2007
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TUESDAY, JUNE 19

Normally, I post an entry early in the morning and don’t add to it unless there is an urgent need for prayer.  However, this week it will probably be “hit and miss” with possbile multiple daily entries as I get my info from Lisa, the office, et cetera. 

The team made it to Guatemala last night.  Those are all of the details I know at this point as Derrick wrote to say they were at the mission house and headed to bed.  I checked the GRACE blog and the MRBC blog earlier this morning but no entries yet.  They sometimes have problems with the internet service or they could have slept in after a long day.  Regardless, keep praying for those folks as they minister in Guatemala. 

We got in from worship around 11:30PM or so.  A number of decisions were made during the invitation but none in our group as far as I know.  Seemingly, it takes this group a little while to warm up or at least that was the case last year.  Pray that God would work in all of our lives during these days. 

Jeanette Bates is at home and doing her rehab there.  Whitney is still in the hospital but could come home today.  I don’t have an update on Miss Christine.  Kelli Stork is still having severe headaches.  Pray for these folks.

It was a real blessing to see Ronnie Owens in the second service this past Sunday.  He is an inspiration to all of us. 

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

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Jun
18
2007
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MONDAY, JUNE 18

Wow, it has been Monday all day long!  I apologize for not blogging much earlier in the day but this is absolutely my legitimate first opportunity to do so. 

My day began early with an airport run to Gulfport to deliver Willie Johnson to catch his flight and then to hook up with the rest of team in Houston.  Bro. Jerry and team were boarding a flight in Mobile.  The best laid plans of mice and men! 

The Houston area was hit with inclement weather last night which almost made our Canadian team members miss their connection.  As it turned out, they were only about an hour late, arriving at the L.G. Camp, Jr. Mission House at midnight.  However, those storms affected today’s travelers.  The plane into Mobile from Houston last night was late and the crew couldn’t fly again until having sufficient time off as required by the FAA.  So, a late start in Mobile meant a missed connection in Houston.  Bro. Jerry and the others received vouchers for two meals and were booked on tonight’s flight which is scheduled to get into Guatemala at 9:05PM (10:05 our time). 

Dauphin Way Baptist’s mission pastor, Terry Stephan, was to meet the team in Houston too but he made the connection as he was flying in from St. Louis.  So, being an experienced traveler, he rented a vehicle and is either at the mission house already or still driving westwardly!  I hope the first of those two options! 

Meanwhile, back at the ranch – I went to the hospital for Whitney Bryant’s surgery.  I couldn’t stay but Morris called to say she did well.  They are trying to determine whether or not to do any treatments.  She will be in the hospital overnight at the very least.  Pray for her, Morris, & Diane. 

I then stopped by another hospital to check on Barbara Williams – Robin Black’s mother.  She had a heart cath and got a very good report – PTL!  I assume she was discharged at some point today. 

I went to the church to get ready to leave for Wild Week.  My week has already been wild.  So, here we are in Phoenix VII having arrived around 2:30PM or so.  The students are on the beach dodging the rain.  We’ve already lost Zach Huhn, Drew Crawley, and one of the Hall twins but I don’t know which one!  We will have pizza at 5:30PM, a leader’s meeting at 6:15PM, and a worship service at 7:45PM.  Pray that this will be a life changing event for our students and adults! 

I haven’t gotten an update on Christine Leasure but I know her situation is grave.  Please pray for Jack & Chris.  Pray that the team gets to the mission house safely tonight.  By the way, you can read the GRACE blog to keep up with them or go to www.mrbcstudents.net to read Bro. Craig Walker’s entries.  We are blogging away this week! 

I pray that you will have a great evening!

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Jun
17
2007
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DEACON ELECTION & BUDGET ADOPTION

Tonight, the Friendship family elected Morris Bryant, Tim Burnett, & Dirk Johnson to serve as deacons for three years beginning August 1, 2007.  I would have been content working alongside any of the seven men nominated as they are all great guys.  Pray for these three men along with Claude Landry, Dewayne Lavelle, Kevin Vice, Ben Vickers, and Larry Whitehurst as they serve in this office. 

Of course, Rick Bradley, Carl Ray Moulds, and Raymond Wilkinson will continue to serve in this office until July 31, 2007.  These guys have been a pleasure to work with too. 

The Friendship family also unanimously adopted a budget for the next fiscal year (8/1/07 – 7/31/08).  The most exciting thing about this budget is that we have twenty-eight line items in our mission division and the total to be given to missions equals thirty (30) percent of all undesignated receipts.  God has honored and blessed the Friendship family’s commitment to missions giving over the past seventeen years and I am honored to pastor such a missions giving, and going, people. 

I want to thank the chairman of our finance committee, Morris Bryant, the vice-chairman, Edwin Williams, and committee members Louise Allison, Dewayne Lavelle, Mike Moreland, June Strickler, and Lynne Watson for a job well done in preparing and presenting this budget. 

We had a good day in the Lord today and we thank Him for his blessings. 

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Jun
17
2007
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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

Father’s Day – it doesn’t seemingly carry the weight of Mother’s Day but it is a special day nonetheless.  My thoughts this morning have been especially on those who are going through their first Father’s day without their earthly father.  I am praying for those folks along with all whose fathers have passed from this life. 

I look like my dad and sometimes I act like my dad – aarrgh!  Sometimes I don’t act enough like my dad – aarrgh!  I am thankful for a dad who loves the Lord and lives loud regarding his faith.  My world has been shaken a bit this year as we learned that dad has cancer but we are grateful that it is a non-aggressive type and that he has responded well to the chemo treatments. 

However, it does remind me of the brevity of life and that none of us have a promise of tomorrow.  Life is way too short to hold grudges, not to speak to someone you love, et cetera.  Take the time today to tell those you love just exactly how much you do love them.  We are one phone call away from having our world turned upside down! 

Deidra grilled for me & Charles yesterday for which I am thankful.  I thank God for the privilege of being “dad” to five girls. 

I want to look like my Father!  I want to act like He wants me to act and to please Him.  May that be true of everyone who has been born again through the precious blood of Jesus. 

Happy Father’s Day!

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Jun
15
2007
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JUAN JOSE ARRIVES EARLY

Well actually she isn’t Juan Jose!  Cora Jayne DeYoung entered this world via C-section yesterday afternoon weighing 7 lbs 3 oz and measuring 21 1/2 inches long.  Cora Jayne was breech so the doctor decided it was time for her to enter this world.  She is doing great on her second day outside the womb and mom is doing well too. 

Eric & Jayme DeYoung are the proud parents of this first addition to their family.  They, along with Eric’s family, are very dear friends and great supporters of our GRACE Ministries.  It was in November ’05 on a GRACE trip that I began urging this great couple to bring Juan Jose into the world!  They listened and now Cora Jayne (I was pushing for Juanita Josephina) is here.  I know grandmother Beth is estatic!  Congratulations Eric & Jayme! 

I am very aggravated at myself for failing to mention that Kelli Fontenot Stork spent a couple of days in the hospital with recurring headaches.  She was discharged today but really isn’t any better.  She and Todd have become fairly frustrated as the doctors just cannot find a source of relief for Kelli.  So, please join me in praying that God will remove these headaches or will allow the doctors to find a suitable medication and/or treatment. 

 

 

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