Pastor's Blog

I posted the obit for Miss Catherine Leach in an earlier entry.  Pray for Elizabeth, Joe and the family.

Miss Lanell McConnell is schedule to have surgery tomorrow, 4/14.  Pray that all goes well.

Marcus Hatcher sent me an update on infant Harvey Hatcher.  He remains in NICU but is no longer on oxygen.  So, he is making improvement.  Keep praying!

Debbie Kendrick sent me an email saying that she is doing good as she is now only dealing with the pain/discomfort from the actual surgery.  She misses being able to attend our church services in person.

Speaking of tough women, Rachel Haynes drove her bus yesterday and basically jumped right back into her normal routine.  Pretty amazing!

Speaking of maybe not so tough women, Dana is still struggling in her recovery from her surgery of last surgery.  Prayers appreciated.

Sonny Bates was in our evening service this past Sunday and it was good to see him.  Keep praying for a complete healing.

Pray the Guatemalan gentleman who flew in yesterday afternoon to begin the process of driving the vehicle purchased by Hands & Feet Ministries to Guatemala. Matt & Bonnie are ready to have their own means of transportation.  I am told it will take three days to get the vehicle to Chimaltenango.  (Sonny Bates, Gene Davis, Mac McGriff, Harold Morris, Stan Strickler, Larry Whitehurst, Larry Wilson and I were able to squeeze that three day trip into five and one half days back in 2000 – just saying!)

Regular schedule on our campus tomorrow morning and evening.

Special thanks to deacon Joey Bosarge for his help yesterday afternoon.  Where are Eddie Albritton and Joey Switzer when you need them?  (Asking for a friend!)

I am going to be forced to take a personal day today in order to make my garden a Santa Claus garden – hoe, hoe and hoe some more!  Plow too!  The weather forecasters are calling for rain basically for the rest of this week.  I may be able to do some mowing on Friday and/or Saturday but the ground will most likely be too wet to hoe or plow.

Bro. Jerry and Bro. Abel will be in the office today and available to assist with any needs.  Obviously, I am available in the event of an emergency.

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

Catherine Grace Lasker Leach, native of Whistler and longtime resident of Saraland passed away April 11, 2021. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. Her faith in God, kind heart, warm smile and love for her family were unsurpassed. She was 87 years old.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Leach, daughter Virginia (Ginny) Easterling, her parents, Lee and Katherine Alberta Lasker and brother, Ralph Holmes. She leaves to cherish her memory, a daughter, Elizabeth (Lee) Sessions and a son, Joe (Doris) Leach, her brother, Mark (Sybil) Lasker and her grandchildren; Dr. Amy (Stephen) McKay, William Sessions, Ryan Sessions, Jennifer (Michael) Green, Brian West, Brandy Taylor and Shane Easterling and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other family and many, many wonderful friends.

Catherine was always the “Grandma with no rules”. If mom and dad said no, Grandma always said yes. If you had a problem, she had an ear to listen, a shoulder to cry on, great bits of wisdom to share, or a prayer for peace of mind no matter what time of the day or night you needed her. Her passing has left a huge hole in our hears but we are comforted knowing she is in heaven watching over us and guiding us still as we remember her daily.

The family would like to say a special thank you to the SAADS Hospice Car staff for their care of mom during her last days. Also, the family would like to than Stacy Dickens Sessions for her constant care of mom and to Jennifer Green for being there for not only mom but for all of us during her illness and passing. We know you wouldn’t have had it any other way and for this we love you and are truly blessed.

We also send our love and much gratitude to Ms. Tammy Duiett for not only the gentle, tender care she gave mom but also her love, devotion and friendship. You are truly an angel on earth.

Funeral services for Catherine will be from Radney Funeral Home in Saraland on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of service. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Saraland, AL.