Mar
18
2024
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MONDAY, 3/18/24

Lisa Brinkman had surgery this past Friday and did well.  She was discharged from the hospital yesterday.  Pray for Lisa and Eddie.

Peggy Knighten is having surgery on one of her knees today.  Pray that all goes well.

The visitation with the Desiree Sessions Hovel family takes place tonight at First Baptist Grand Bay from 5:00 – 8:00PM.  The service will take place tomorrow afternoon beginning at 1:00PM also from First Baptist Church.  Pray for Desiree’s family.

The Lord certainly blessed us with a good day in our services yesterday.  We had ten folks unite with the Friendship family during our morning service.  What a blessing!  God gives the increase and we give Him all of the glory.  (My apologies to Seth!)

Our evening service went well too.  DeDe & Ian Tagert did a great job of leading our children’s choir as they led us in worship.  Bro. Abel did a really good job of sharing the Word with us using the I Am A Church Member book as the springboard.

The yard sale went well.  Thank you to each person who helped in any way.

Stacey Dyess will be cooking breakfast for our senior adults this Wednesday morning.  Breakfast will be served beginning at 9:00AM in the Preschool Building.  Eggs, meat, biscuits and tomato gravy will highlight the meal.  Our Bible study will take place in that same setting once the meal has been completed.  Senior adults, come join us for this special time.

Our first Saturday of soccer went well.  Amazing crowd numerically.  Pray for this ministry!

I was blessed to meet with Pastor/Missionary Mark Mast last Thursday for breakfast and fellowship.  Pastor Mark does an amazing job in reaching folks and making disciples.

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

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Mar
14
2024
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THURSDAY, 3/14/24

The yard sale begins at 8:00AM today and will conclude at 4:00PM.  Same schedule tomorrow.  Saturday will begin at 8:00AM and conclude at noon.  The silent auction will conclude at noon on Saturday.  Thank you to those who have helped and will help with this ministry opportunity.  Pray that all goes well.

Good day in our services yesterday.  Thank you, Jesus!

I have the privilege of meeting with Missionary Mark Mast this morning.  Looking forward to seeing Mark.  He encourages folks to visit his FB site to see pictures and read stories of his recent mission trip to India.  Good stuff!

Regular schedule on our campus this Sunday, 3/17.  Our children’s choir will sing in our evening service.  Bro. Abel will be preaching a message from the Bible based on the “I Am A Church Member” book – unity.  Pray and attend!

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

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Mar
13
2024
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WEDNESDAY, 3/13/24

Good Wednesday morning from blog central!  Regular schedule on our campus this morning and tonight.  I pray that many members of the Friendship family will be present for those services, classes, et cetera.

The yard sale will be open immediately following each service today for those who attend the respective service.  Open to everyone else beginning at 8:00AM.  There is a silent auction that will culminate on Saturday morning.

I have a confession.  This makes two in less than a week.  I walked over to the CAB yesterday and was the first customer of the 2024 yard sale.  This is big for me as I do not do yard sales – at all!  So why did I do it?  They had something that I felt could possibly be used in Guatemala and Deidra concurred.  So, she now has some Christmas gifts for some of the children in Colegio JET.  (Clara and crew do not know that I know that Sammy Bowden was actually their first customer as he bought something on Monday)

Speaking of Guatemala, Joey, Bibbi & family are doing well there.  Seeing things from a totally different perspective.  Deidra and the girls are enjoying the Bosarge family being on the mountain.  I so appreciate them being there to help Deidra.

Weekend before last, John Milton plowed my garden spot.  Going to have a garden, Lord willing, but on a different scale.  I appreciate John Milton and his tremendous generosity to my family and me.

Scott Fontenot probably needs to go back to work because in his retirement Clara (yard sale) and Daphne (soccer concessions) are not giving him a break.  He is working sixteen hour days!  LOL!

Gary DenBleyker has graciously allowed us to use his Honda generator for the past two nights for the soccer concession stand.  What a huge blessing!  Thank you, Gary.

Grant Tillman is allowing us to use his trailer to “be” the concession stand.  How nice is that! Katie hit me up last night for some possible “rent” money but I am just going to deal with Grant.  Remember, Katie is Diane’s daughter!  Just saying!

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

 

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Mar
12
2024
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TUESDAY, 3/12/24

The CAB is looking more like a yard sale is about to take place as the folks worked hard yesterday to get things ready.  More of the same today.  There is still time to bring your items to the CAB.  Thank you to each person who is helping with this ministry.  Pray all goes well!

Oh my!  I have never seen anything like it!  Every parking space on our campus was filled last night for the soccer games.  I have never seen that many vehicles on our campus.  Unbelievable!  What would happen if soccer was a real sport?  Anyway, things went well.  Bro. Abel does an amazing job of leading this ministry and he has some great folks helping him.

Regular schedule on our campus tomorrow morning and evening.  Psalm 122:1!

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

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Mar
11
2024
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MONDAY, 3/11/24

The Lord blessed us with a good day of worship yesterday.  Yes, the time change had a negative effect on our attendance and that will probably never change.  I have never been in favor of the time change.  Choose one time, set it, and leave it alone!

Speaking of politics, I am not happy with our state house or senate regarding the gambling issue.

Shawn Grant remains in rehab.  Keep praying for her.

I “think” Rick Bradley’s mother has been moved to a Pascagoula hospital.  Continue to pray for Mrs. Bradley.

The folks are working today, tomorrow and Wednesday getting ready for the yard sale.  You can bring your items to the CAB today.

Spring soccer leagues begin play late this afternoon.  Pray for this ministry under the leadership of Bro. Abel.

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

 

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Mar
09
2024
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WHEELCHAIR LOCATED

Edna Pearl Morgan has a wheelchair that can be used by Grady tomorrow.  Thank you, Edna.  Thank you to each person who has looked.  Blessings!

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Mar
09
2024
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NEED FOR A WHEELCHAIR FOR SUNDAY & MONDAY

Grady Walker wants to attend our morning service tomorrow (Sunday).  He needs a wheelchair as the rehab company was not able to get one delivered today.  This is an eleventh hour request but does anyone have one, know of one that can be borrowed, et cetera?  If so, please email me at pastor@friendshipfamily.net or call me at 251 865 4912.

Spring forward tonight!

Blessings!

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Mar
08
2024
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FRIDAY, 3/8/24

Sleepless night!  My shortcoming has been before me all night!  Confession time!  I attended three quarters of a girls high school soccer game last night and then went even deeper by staying for almost half of the boys game.  It was not good – at all!  Felt unclean.  Stopped and bought some food on the way home and could not even eat it!  Came home and took like three showers trying to get it off me!  No success!

Here was my plan – slip in, sit alone, be seen by no one I knew and then slip out.  God would know but no one else would.  Plan foiled immediately.  Even parked outside of the gate so I could deny being present.  Walked through the gate and there stood Dana Taylor.  Are you serious?  Ok, I am good as Dana will be out of town this Sunday on a business trip so she will not be sharing with others at church about my weak moment.  Headed up the steps to find my seat and a police officer calls out, “hey Bro. Teddy!”  Busted!  He used to play RA basketball at Friendship.  His son plays on the team.  Bless his son.  He said, “why are you here?” to which I replied, “just trying to do a little witnessing!”  Ok, it cannot get any worse.  Wrong!  Sitting alone, no one around me and then this lady is coming back to her seat a few rows below me, sees me and says, “hey, my long time friend!”  NO!  She is originally from Grand Bay and I have known her since her high school days.  Her daughter plays on the team.  Bless her daughter. She says, “why are you here?” to which I replied, “suffering!”  Humiliated I now am just waiting on halftime of the boys game to arrive so I can leave.  How could it get any worse?  A couple seated down to my right gets up to leave and while walking past the section where I am seated they look up, see me and come to sit by me.  “Why are you here?  We did not see you earlier.”  Now it is total humiliation!  Be sure your shortcomings will find you out!

Hey pastor, how about prayer needs, thanking Henry & Sue Wyse for taking Jason to his radiation treatment yesterday, Scott Fontenot’s retirement, time change “spring forward” this Saturday night, regular schedule on our campus this Sunday, opening ceremonies at 3:00PM on Sunday afternoon, “I WAS GLAD” emphasis, “I Am A Church Member” and other stuff?  After the night I had do you really think I can write about all of that?  Folks, I am emotionally distraught!

They say confession is good for the soul.  If that is true, why am I feeling this way?

By the way, the two schools involved in the soccer games last night were Christian schools.  Based on the fans comments, et cetera, one could have a difficult time believing they were followers of Jesus.  Just saying!

Gotta go, seeing a professional counselor first thing this morning!

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

 

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Mar
07
2024
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THURSDAY, 3/7/24

Very good day in our services yesterday.  God is good.  God is faithful!  Thank you to those who attended the services.

No significant changes in those for whom we have been praying.  Just keep praying!

Spring forward this Saturday night!

“I WAS GLAD!”  Join us this Sunday beginning at 9:00AM!

“I Am A Church Member” study begins at 5:00PM Sunday night.

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

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Mar
06
2024
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WEDNESDAY, 3/6/24

Decker Terry is a great friend and a great supporter of our mission efforts in Guatemala.  His wife, Martha, entered Heaven a few years ago.  I do not know if our mission efforts have ever had anyone who prayed as diligently as Martha did – what a prayer warrior.  Decker now has very limited mobility yet he continues to pray for us.  I love and appreciate Decker Terry.  I have prayed for him during the night and ask you to join me in praying.  Is anything new wrong with Decker?  No, I just felt led to pray specifically for him.  His only flaw is that he played football at Ole Miss back in the day!

Sheila Booker has been sharing a prayer need regarding her niece in our Wednesday morning prayer meetings.  Yesterday she wrote to let me know that her niece got a really good report from her latest scan.  They are rejoicing!  Praise the Lord!

Jeanette Bates shared with me yesterday that Sonny is improving.  He stayed home alone yesterday and had a physical therapy session.  Keep praying for Sonny.

I have not talked to Rick Bradley about his Mom’s situation but do ask that you join me in continuing to pray for Mrs. Bradley.

Continue to pray for Grady & Carolyn.

Joey & Bibbi Bosarge, along with four of their children, are flying to Guatemala today in order to help with the teams and to assist Deidra in other ways.  Pray for them as they travel and minister.  I am very grateful to them for doing this.  It is expensive financially and time wise.  Thank you Joey & Bibbi!

I appreciate your continual prayers for Deidra, Lizzi, Sydney & Audrey.

Regular schedule on our campus today – morning and evening.  “I Was Glad” is in play on Wednesdays too!

Opening ceremonies for our soccer leagues takes place this Sunday, 3/10, beginning at 3:00PM.  Games will be played Monday & Tuesday afternoons (late).  No games this Saturday.

I am glad the political primaries are over!  I did not vote for every race on the ballot but that may be a good thing.  I only voted for one person who won their primary.  However, I did exercise my right to vote and I am thankful for that right.

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

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