Pastor's Blog

The funeral arrangements for Mark Smith, brother-in-law to Tena Hovel, are as follows:  visitation tomorrow night, 8/15, from 5:00 – 8:00PM at the Valhalla Memorial Funeral Home 8730 Sims Road in Eight Mile.  Funeral service on Thursday morning, 8/16, at 11:00AM from the Indian Springs Baptist Church 4241 Lott Road Eight Mile, AL preceded by an hour of visitation.   

Sorry to be delayed in posting an entry today but my morning has gotten away from me.  The funeral service for George Parker, Lindsey Hatcher’s maternal grandfather, will take place from the Holder-Wells Funeral Home in Moss Point, MS today at 2:00PM.  Pray for the family as they go through this time of grief. 

The arrangements are still pending for Mark Smith, Tena Hovel’s brother-in-law.  I expect that those arrangements will be completed at some point today and I will post them once they have been finalized.  Continue to pray for the Smith family too.

Kevin Vice e-mailed me yesterday to let me know that Rita’s father, Pete Nelson, suffered a heart attack.  Mr. Nelson lives in California.  Rita was in Missouri visiting family and was to fly to CA yesterday to be with her dad.  However, the flights didn’t work out and she spent the night in Atlanta, GA instead.  She is supposedly on her way to CA today.  Her dad is in a small hospital with no cardiac unit and they won’t move him to another hospital until he is stable.  So, pray for wisdom for all involved in this situation. 

Rita Arriola left early this morning returning to Guatemala.  Pray that she will have a good day of traveling.  Speaking of Guatemala, Derrick & Jodie have six more days (including today) as our interim missionaries as they are scheduled to come home this Sunday evening, 8/19.  Derrick resumes his seminary studies next Tuesday, 8/21.  I thank God for their ministry over the past eighteen months and ask you to join me as they now finish seminary and look to be appointed by the IMB of the SBC. 

Happy birthday wishes go to my niece, Jamie Glenn, who is celebrating her 29th birthday today.  She is a sweetheart and it has been good to see her often this summer due to the weddings, showers, et cetera.  Hope you have a great day Jamie! 

I pray that you will have a good day with Jesus.