TUESDAY, 5/20/14
Today’s Bible reading – 1 Samuel 26:1-28:25 John 11:1-54 Psalm 117:1-2 Proverbs 15:22-23
Peggy & Judy’s Uncle Bob passed away around 5:15AM yesterday morning. There will be a memorial service in Laurel, MS on Thursday at 5:00PM. Pray for the family.
Miss Bea was in an excellent mood yesterday as I spent some extended time with her. She is thinking she may go home toward the end of this week. Now, that is “Bea speak” and not doctor talk!
Art Elliott went home yesterday afternoon. He still has an aggravating cough but otherwise is doing good. He was so ready to get out of the hospital and does not want to go back in as a patient any time soon, if ever!
Lewis Jackson was thinking that he “might” get discharged yesterday afternoon but I do not know if that happened. His heart doctor was satisfied that he could be discharged and he was waiting on his regular doctor to give the green light.
Peyton Fox, daughter of Mitchel & Tiffany, was admitted to the hospital late yesterday afternoon with some breathing difficulties.
Cristy Leytham remained hospitalized as of yesterday morning. She is able to drink some water and the doctor said she could eat some ice cream as well. She maintains a great attitude of faith.
Our students will have “to go” meals prepared following Sunday School and the second service this Sunday morning. I do not remember the menu but will put in in tomorrow’s letter if Jim Chinners will send it to me.
I am about leave heading to Hartselle, AL in order to take my dad for his surgical procedure tomorrow. My sister carries the brunt of the load when it comes to helping our parents so this is really the least I can do. After all, I am their fifth favorite child!
I pray that you will have a great Tuesday with Jesus.
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The pregnant Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her Christian faith has been spending her days shackled in prison, according to her husband.
Meriam Ibrahim, 26, who is eight months pregnant, was sentenced to death last Thursday after being convicted of apostasy. The court in Khartoum delayed carrying out the ruling until Ibrahim gives birth and nurses her newborn.
In the interim, she has been spending her days bound with shackles on her legs according to her husband, U.S. citizen Daniel Wani, a Christian, who was able to visit his wife for the first time on Monday.
“He originally was not allowed to see her until this week,” Tina Ramirez, executive director of Hardwired, a U.S.-based advocacy group against religious persecution, told FoxNews.com. “Once he was able to, she was shackled and her legs were swollen.”
Ramirez added that Ibrahim’s attorney is working on an appeal as international outrage over her persecution grows.
In addition, a statement from several attorneys associated with the Sudanese high court was released Monday, calling for an appeal of Ibrahim’s death sentence.
“The [Sudanese] government is afraid of the international attention,” Ramirez said. “They are paying attention and this [statement] is a sign of that.”
Ibrahim and Wani were married in a formal ceremony in 2011 and have an 18-month-old son, Martin, who is with her in jail. The couple operates several businesses, including a farm, south of Khartoum, the country’s capital.
Wani fled to the United States as a child to escape the civil war in southern Sudan, but later returned. He is not permitted to have custody of his son because the boy is considered Muslim and cannot be raised by a Christian man.
The menu is BBQ pork sandwiches, baked beans, corn on the cob. The cost is $6.00 a plate. 🙂