Pastor's Blog

Amy Reynold’s maternal grandfather, Mr. Eden, age 87, suffered an aneurism this afternoon.  The prognosis is not good.  He is also battling cancer.  Obviously, Mr. Eden is in the hospital and his family is waiting beside him.  Pray for him and the family.

The visitation with the Caryn Hyatt Suthoff family will take place on Monday, 12/15, from 3:00 – 9:00PM.  (Please respect the family’s privacy until the 3:00PM hour)  Another hour of visitation will take place on Tuesday, 12/16, from 10:00AM until the 11:00AM service time.  Everything takes place from the auditorium of Friendship Baptist Church 12581 Saeger Road Grand Bay, Alabama 36541.  (Church phone number is 251 445 5412)  Caryn will be buried in the Grand Bay Cemetery.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to either The American Cancer Society, St. Jude’s Hospital or Friendship Baptist Church.

Keep praying!

Jamie Hall has me to announce that the wedding shower scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled.  (I do not know if this means it will be rescheduled but do know it will not take place tomorrow)  Ladies, please take note.  Jamie is doing this out of respect for C and her family during this most difficult time.

Terry Lucky did well through his surgery yesterday morning.  I knew that as I wrote my earlier post but felt the timing was not right and knew I could report it later.  Terry & Carol are such wonderful members of the Friendship family.

As I type this entry, I am on a plane somewhere between Guatemala City and Mobile.  It is a small miracle of God that I am on this flight and I thank Him.  Rusty and family are meeting with the funeral director at this time so I should be able to post the arrangements as some point tonight.

FYI, we will have Upward basketball tomorrow.

Keep praying for Rusty, Debbie, Kayla, Caryn’s brothers, Norman & Martez and the entire family.

Today’s Bible reading – Amos 7:1-9:15 Revelation 3:7-22 Psalm 131:1-3 Proverbs 29:23

This entry is being written with a very, very heavy heart.  Caryn Hyatt Suthoff passed from this life around 3:30AM.  There were some problems with the scope yesterday which caused them to place C in ICU and put her on a vent.  Her family was called to the hospital and stayed there through the night.  Bro. Chris Taylor and several members of the Friendship family were there as well.  I appreciate those folks being there.

I received the news of C’s passing as Larry Crawley and I had just dropped Bernard & Pattie off at the Guatemala City airport.  They had changed their flight from tomorrow to today because of the situation.  I was able to tell them of C’s promotion before they entered the airport.  They are scheduled to arrive in Mobile around 1:00PM.

I had changed my flight last night too.  Delta only flies once daily from Guatemala City so I will not get to Mobile until 10:00PM tonight.

Our Sunday School class will coordinate the feeding of the Suthoff/Hyatt family.  However, they will need help because of the large number of family members who will be in attendance.

Obviously, no arrangements have been made.  I do not even know what the thought process is as far as a potential scenario.  The arrangements will be posted here once completed.

I am going to miss C!  She was more than just a church member to me – she was a friend!

Pray for Rusty, Debbie and the entire family as they walk through this valley.