Jul
31
2024
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WEDNESDAY, 7/31/24

The visitation with the Pat Bates family will take place today beginning at 10:00AM and lasting until the 11:00AM service time. The visitation and service will take place at Ingalls Avenue Baptist Church in Pascagoula, MS.  Pray for Larry and family during this time.

The doctor was unable to do the heart cath on Miss JoNell due to a bend in an artery with calcification.  So, the doctor will see her again in three weeks.  Pray for Miss JoNell.

Jerry Francisco continues to be declining physically.  Keep praying for Jerry, Sandra and the folks giving care to him.

Regular schedule on our campus this morning and tonight.  I fully expect the morning attendance to be low due to the visitation and service for Pat Bates.  Pray for these services and, if possible, attend.

Natalie Jenkins messaged me yesterday and they are happy campers.  I think she and the baby will be discharged from the hospital today.

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

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Jul
30
2024
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TUESDAY, 7/30/24

Miss JoNell Barnes is having a heart cath this morning.  Pray for the doctor to get a good look at what is taking place within her body.

The visitation and service for Pat Bates will take place tomorrow morning beginning at 10:00AM (visitation) followed by the service at 11:00AM.  Both visitation and service will take place from the worship center at Ingalls Avenue Baptist Church in Pascagoula, MS.  Pray for Larry and family.

The service for my Aunt Peggy will take place today at 3:00PM in Hartselle, Alabama.  Pray for her family.

Bro. Abel visited with Jerry Francisco yesterday. I appreciate that.  Keep praying for Jerry & Sandra.

I assume that Natalie and the baby remain in the hospital.  Praises and prayers!

Lisa arrived safe and sound to Millbrook.  She and Mandi are driving to North Carolina today.  Pray for traveling mercies.

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

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Jul
29
2024
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LILLIE JENKINS IS HERE!

Word just came to me that Blaine & Natalie Jenkins welcomed their first child, Lillie, into this world last night.  She checked in weighing eight pounds and six ounces.  She is twenty one inches long.  Congratulations to Blaine & Natalie.  Thank the Lord for a healthy baby.  Pray for Blaine, Natalie & Lillie!

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Jul
29
2024
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MONDAY, 7/29/24

Jeanette messaged me during the night to share that Pat Bates, Sonny’s sister-in-law, entered Heaven around 12:15AM today.  She has valiantly fought cancer for years.  Pray for her husband, Larry, and the family.

I have been praying for JoNell Barnes as Peggy Knighten sent me an email last Wednesday saying there were some potential issues taking place.  Tomorrow, 7/30, the medical folks will do a heart cath on JoNell.  Pray that all goes well.  JoNell is as sweet as they come.  Faithful church member.  Committed prayer warrior.  A real blessing to me.  Pray for JoNell.

Lisa told me that it “appears” Jerry Francisco is nearing the end of his life’s journey.  He remains at home under hospice care.  Pray for Jerry and Sandra.

Kevin & Tina Sprinkle were in the morning service at Friendship yesterday – how about that!  Tina is a trooper!  Keep praying as she recovers day by day.

Robert Wiley (Birmingham) will be having surgery on his ankle at some point today.  Pray that all goes well and it appears he will be recovering for an extended period of time.  Robert is a quality person!

My Aunt Peggy Turrentine passed from this life on Friday night.  The service for her will take place tomorrow in Hartselle, AL.  Pray for Aunt Peggy’s family, please.

Lisa will be traveling to North Carolina beginning today.  She and Mandi Fortner are going to the Biltmore Estate. Pray for traveling mercies.

Pastor Joe David Bailey will be flying to Guatemala today.  Pray for traveling mercies for him too.

Bro. Abel says we had a good day in our services yesterday.  He said Jeanette did a great job in Brad’s absence.  Thank you, Jesus for having folks in place who know how to serve.  (Jeanette is going to play/sing at my funeral)  I appreciate Bro. Abel, Bro. Chris and our deacons as they minister in my absence.

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

 

 

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Jul
26
2024
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FRIDAY, 7/26/24

Shawn Grant messaged me yesterday to let me know that her surgery was a success and that she made the decision to go home rather than to remain in the hospital (which is what the doctor wanted to do).  She is experiencing a great deal of pain but is happy to be home.  She is grateful for the prayer support from the Friendship family.  Keep praying for Shawn.

Scott Fontenot sent me an update on Tina Sprinkle.  The MRI revealed nothing new so Tina was scheduled to see the doctor and then be discharged.  The tremendous pain is apparently just surgery related as her body has gone through so much lately.  Keep praying for Tina and Kevin.

All of the GRACE Ministries team members arrived home safe and sound yesterday/last night as far as I know.  Robert Wiley saw the surgeon and will have surgery on Monday.  Pray that all goes well.

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

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Jul
25
2024
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THURSDAY, 7/25/24

I do not have an update on the outcome of Shawn Grant’s surgery but do ask that you continue to pray for her.

Tina Sprinkle was taken to the emergency room early last night due to major pain.  Tests will be performed to try and find the source of her pain.  Pray for Tina and Kevin.

Charlotte Brown and the girls will be flying/driving home from Canada today.  Pray for traveling mercies.

Bro. Abel says we had a strong attendance in our morning service yesterday but not so much in our evening service.  I appreciate Bro. Abel filling in during my absence.

Eleven folks (First Baptist Hartselle and Friendship Baptist) left GRACE Mountain at 3:30AM heading to the airport.  Twenty-four others (First Wetumpka and First Tanner) will do the same at 6:30AM.  Pray for these folks to have traveling mercies.

Robert Wiley arrived home safely last night and will meet with a surgeon this morning at 8:00AM.  Pray for Robert as they schedule the surgery on his ankle.

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

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Jul
24
2024
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WEDNESDAY, 7/24/24

Shawn Grant will be having surgery this morning.  This is another surgery because of her automobile accident a year or so ago.  Pray for this surgery to go well and for Shawn to be healed from this injury.

The service for Charlotte Brown’s father, Bill Rademaker, takes place today in Canada.  Pray for the family during this time.  Charlotte and the girls are scheduled to fly home tomorrow.  Pray for traveling mercies.

Robert Wiley is scheduled to fly home from Guatemala today.  This was the plan all along.  Pray for an easy travel day for him.  Pray as he will be having surgery on his ankle soon.

Regular schedule on our campus this morning and evening.  Bro. Abel will be teaching in both services.

The GRACE Ministries team finished all twenty houses and had the dedications yesterday.  They have done well.  Today, they will minister at the My Special Treasure School and also at the dump.  Pray for a good last day of this trip’s ministry.

If my memory serves me correctly, today is Paul Leytham’s ninetieth birthday!  Happy birthday, Paul!

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

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Jul
23
2024
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TUESDAY, 7/23/24

Please join me in continuing to pray for Tina Sprinkle as she recovers from surgery at home.  Tina is a trooper.  Pray for Kevin as her caregiver.

Otherwise, I am going with the “no news is good news” philosophy as it relates to things back home.

Yesterday, one of the members, Robert Wiley, of our GRACE Ministries team suffered a pretty significant injury as he broke an ankle.  He was unloading tools from the truck, was holding a ladder and somehow tripped and fell.  I received the call and my first thought was “where is Kayla Hatcher when you need her?”

I drove Robert the almost two hours back to Chimaltenango and we met Daisy at a local hospital.  An x-ray was taken which showed that he will need surgery which will most likely involve a plate and screws.  The doctor placed a temporary boot/cast on his ankle/foot and Robert will have surgery once he gets home.  Pray for Robert!

Robert Wiley has been on many trips to Guatemala with his church, Lakeside Baptist, and with teams I lead.  He has sponsored a child through GRACE Ministries for years.  He is a huge believer and supporter of this ministry.  Robert is simply one of the finest men I have ever known.  His attitude, like Cindy Stokes in June, has been amazing!

The team will finish two houses today, dedicate twenty and then be finished with the building portion of this trip.  Pray for them.

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

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Jul
22
2024
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MONDAY, 7/22/24

Tina Sprinkle sent me a message yesterday saying she was heading home.  Pain free?  Nope but happy to be home.  Keep praying for Tina & Kevin.

Thank you to each person who has helped Zach & Charlotte Brown during this time of bereavement.  If I understand correctly, the girls are now in Canada with Charlotte while Zach & the boys are at home.  I do not know the details on the service but I do ask that you keep praying for the Rademaker family during this time.

I am told that our numbers were down in our services but I also am told that the weather was stormy yesterday morning.  I appreciate each person who attended and I am thankful to Bro. Abel for sharing the Word.

The team in Guatemala is doing well.  They built fifteen houses Friday & Saturday with ten of those being finished – concrete and all.  Sunday was church, Antigua, a visit to Casa Aleluya and hosting the teachers at the mission house in the evening.  A good day.  Thank you to those who have prayed.

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

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Jul
19
2024
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FRIDAY, 7/19/24

Word came yesterday morning that Charlotte Brown’s father, Bill Rademaker, passed from this life.  So, Charlotte is boarding a plane in New Orleans at 7:00AM today flying to Canada.  Pray for Charlotte and her family during this valley experience in their lives.

Bro. Abel visited with Tina Sprinkle yesterday and she was doing better.  So much so that she told him she “might” be discharged from the hospital today.  Tina is a very sweet lady but I think she may be tougher than she is sweet and that is saying a lot! Keep praying for Tina and Kevin.

The Lord blessed and all thirty-eight mission team members arrived safe and sound to GRACE Mountain yesterday afternoon.  What a good group.  I am very thankful to Dr. Clint Landry and Dr. Rex Looney for their continuing to bring members from their respective church to be involved in missions/ministries here.  Pray for this team as they will hit the ground running this morning.

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

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