Pastor's Blog

The arrangements for Charles Clark’s sister, Virginia Thornton, are as follows:  visitation on Wednesday, May 18, from 2:00PM until the 3:00PM celebration of life service.  The visitation and service will take place at the Jones And Son Funeral Home in Richton, MS with the burial in the David Clark cemetery in Richton.

The arrangements for Angie Bentley’s aunt, Vivian Lowery, are as follows:  visitation on Thursday, May 19, from 11:00AM until the 12:00PM celebration of life service.  The visitation and service will take place at the Coden Bible Church.

Myrtle Bowden was not able to receive her treatment yesterday due to the side effects.  They are giving her shots this week and will administer another treatment next Monday, 5/23.  Keep praying for Myrtle.

Spoke to Rick Bradley yesterday morning.  His father is in ICU out of an abundance of caution.  His stroke was not as severe as it could have been and for that the family is grateful.  Keep praying!

The doctors have decided to continue with Marie Brooks’ sister’s treatment for the time being.  Keep praying!

Keep praying for the others for whom we have been listing in recent days.

I did not plant a garden this year but that has not kept me from having an abundance of vegetables.  We have received squash, cucumbers, zucchini, eight ball zucchini and potatoes.  I am very thankful to the folks who have provided these delicious vegetables to our family – what a blessing!

Wow!  Stacy & Gayla Dyess brought us supper yesterday afternoon.  Let me go ahead and say that Jay Oakwood was right – Stacy Dyess can flat out cook some barbecue!  They brought us pulled pork, baked beans, potato salad, buns and blueberry cobbler.  Stacy also brought us homemade white barbecue sauce and it was spot on!  Everything they brought us was very, very good!  Excellent!  So, our July 3 barbecue fellowship is definitely in good hands when it comes to the lead cook!  Thank you Stacy & Gayla for an awesome meal!  Folks, how can I lose weigh with them doing this!

Speaking of the July 3 fellowship, we need at least twelve homemade cakes for the auction.  As of right now, we have three ladies committed to baking a cake – Edna H Glover (coconut), Clara Broadus (?), and Lisa Turrentine (pound cake).  I am asking all persons willing to bake a cake to let me know no later than Sunday, June 12.  Homemade is the operative word!

We need someone to loan us a skid steer in order to do some work on the back forty.  We have a operator so we only need the machine.  Plans are to use a harley rake to level the soccer fields and other areas.  Does anyone have a skid steer we can borrow or rent?  We are willing to pay.  If you have one, please contact Bro. Abel or me as soon as possible.  Thank you.

Pastor Jack Bailey writes a blog most every day.  His entry yesterday was dedicated to GRACE Ministries and me.  Very kind of him to do so.   Of course, all of the glory goes to God!  He is good!

We will have our regular schedule tomorrow morning and evening.  I will be with the Clark family all day so Bro. Jerry will be filling in for me.  Just FYI.

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