Pastor's Blog

First on the prayer list today is Steve Morris as he will meet with an oncologist today to discuss the results of his PET scan, treatment options, et cetera.  Please pray without ceasing for Steve & Virginia.

Second, pray for Tim & Peggy Knighten as they leave today heading to M.D. Anderson for Tim’s appointment tomorrow.  Pray for traveling mercies and for a good result from his meeting.

Third, pray for Donnie Felps as he will have a surgical procedure tomorrow afternoon.  Pray that all goes well.

Fourth, keep praying for Myrtle Bowden as she is having some side effect issues relating to her chemo treatments.  Myrtle is a trooper and has a strong faith.

Fifth, keep praying for Rodney Whitehurst too.  He is having some side effect issues relating to his radiation treatments.  He sees his doctor tomorrow.  Pray for wisdom on behalf of the doctor.

Sixth, pray for Elaine Brown as she is in the midst of her radiation treatments.  Elaine is such a sweetheart!

Glory to God!  We had a tremendous Mother’s Day!  Obviously, the attendance in the two morning services was strong!  The spirit was great!  Thanks be to God for two blessed services!

Wow!  Our crawfish/shrimp boil was a huge success!  First, God blessed us with basically a perfect weather day!  Second, the men who did the boiling, the set up, et cetera did an outstanding job!  Just outstanding!  I dare not try to list them all for fear of leaving someone off the list.  Bro. Jerry took the lead from the staff’s standpoint and I appreciate him doing so!  The attendance was very good!  The fellowship was sweet!  The food was fantastic!  It was one of the best church fellowships we have ever hosted. Next up – barbecue fellowship on Sunday, July 3, under the leadership of Stacy Dyess!  Details to come!

Our soccer leagues will host their awards night tonight.  Bro. Abel has done an excellent job of leading this ministry.  It has been a huge success!

This Friday, May 13, will mark the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Junior & Anna Carol Bosarge.  Their three sons and families will host a reception for them this Saturday, 5/14, from 2:00 – 4:00PM in the fellowship hall.  The Friendship family is invited to attend!

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

Happy eleventh birthday to our granddaughter, Emmy Hutto!  I pray that she will have a really good day celebrating this special day with family and friends.  We love Emmy!

Regular schedule on our campus in the morning.  Crawfish/shrimp boil begins at 5:00PM.

There is a backdrop in the auditorium foyer that is designed for photo ops tomorrow.  Come prepared to take pictures of your family, if you so desire.

Today is the final day of this soccer season for our leagues.  Bro. Abel has done a great job of leading this ministry.  Closing ceremonies will take place on Monday night.

Looking forward to seeing many members of the Friendship family in our services/fellowship tomorrow!

Steve Morris received a call yesterday afternoon sharing the results on his biopsy from last Friday.  The lymph node they biopsied was malignant.  Steve was already scheduled for a PET scan today.  He meets with the oncologist this Monday, 5/9, to discuss treatment options, et cetera.  Please join me in praying for Steve & Virginia.

Liz Whalen has an appointment this afternoon to find out the results of her latest test.  Pray for Liz.

Carol Lucky was supposed to be discharged from the hospital last night.  She has been in the hospital since Sunday.  Her problem has been fluid on her lungs.

Myrtle Bowden had her chemo pump removed yesterday.  Keep praying for Myrtle.

Elaine Brown has sixteen radiation treatments in front of her.  One each weekday until they reach the sixteen.  Pray for Elaine.

Tim Knighten will travel to M.D. Anderson next Tuesday to meet with a specialist.  Pray for Tim & Peggy as they travel and then for the meeting.

Donnie Felps will be meeting with the doctor next week too.  I “think” he will have at least one surgical procedure done next week but my memory could be failing me.  Pray for Donnie & Marisa.

We had a really good day in our services yesterday.  Morning attendance was really good.  Thank you, Jesus!

Regular schedule this Sunday morning.  Crawfish/shrimp boil this Sunday afternoon beginning at 5:00PM.

Dr. Rex, will you send me the gender breakdown of the folks going with you & Russell this July?

Praying for the members of the SCOTUS.

Why not blog entries since last Thursday?  Yes.

By the way, Soy, Deidra and the girls have moved into their new house (more or less).  It is beautiful.  Some folks felt impressed to give the money to completely pay for the building of this house.  Those folks got zero tax credit as the money was given to Soy & Deidra personally and not to the ministry.  Folks, God is good!

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