Pastor's Blog

Today is the day – my wife comes home!  It has been a long two plus weeks for us.  She gets home around 10:45PM and I will leave around 3:30AM heading to Hartselle to see my Mama.  Pray for traveling mercies for both of us.

I did not see Carol Lucky yesterday as she was in dialysis.  Not sure what her situation is at this point.

I did visit with Kathy Johnson.  She is a very sick lady.

Andy & Betty Hamil continue to need our prayer support.

Stacey Sessions is scheduled to have a MRI this Saturday.  Pray all goes well.

Apparently they are running a two for one special as Laura Fosmore is scheduled to have a MRI this Sunday morning.  Pray for Laura too.

Keep praying for Elizabeth Sessions.

Jeanette Bates continues to rehab at home.  Keep praying!

Nanette Fontenot is still recovering at home from her surgery.  Scott is taking good care of her.  She can now eat a little bit.

The Lord blessed us with a good day in our services yesterday.  Praise Him!

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

Elizabeth Sessions got report from her biopsy.  She does have a malignancy.  However, it is a non-aggressive type.  No chemo.  Radiation will be used at some point in the future.  Elizabeth is trusting God and continues to ask for our prayer support.

Carol Lucky “may” be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.  Much of this depends on her PT session today.  Keep praying for Carol and Terry.

Regular schedule on our campus today.

I pray that you will have a great rest of your Wednesday.

Carol Lucky remains in the hospital.  Her hope is to be discharged tomorrow but that is not exactly what the doctor is saying.  Pray for Carol & Terry.

Tommy Johnson’s wife, Kathy, is in the hospital.  She received bad news regarding her malignancy and definitely needs our prayers.  Pray!

Edna Pearl Morgan still has a long way to go in her recovery.  She had the staples removed but the doctor was not satisfied with how the inside of her ankle looks.  Pearl has an excellent attitude and is trusting God.  Keep praying!

Jeanette Bates has caller id and a red truck!  That is all I am saying!

We do have fiber optic cable at the house but no internet at the church.  Per Rhett Butler, that should change this Friday, 7/31.  I pray so!

Regular schedule on our campus tomorrow – morning and evening.  Any senior adults who do not want to get out in this heat have a pass to skip tomorrow’s morning service.

I have basically not seen my wife in over two weeks.  That is long enough!  Lisa, come home!

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

Happy birthday to my sister-in-law, Sue.  Hope her day will be great!

We had a good day in our services yesterday.  Praise the Lord!  Our students and chaperones did a nice job of sharing in the evening service.  Charles Grant and his band did a nice job of sharing the special music.

Carol Lucky remains in the hospital.  I will visit her today and will have an update in tomorrow’s entry.

Stacey Sessions may have a tumor in one of her legs.  Tests to come and possibly a trip to either Jackson, MS or Birmingham, AL.  Pray!

I will get an update on Bobby Jack Felps today.  Likewise on Edna Pearl Morgan.

Thanks for James Clark we now have fiber optic cable from Brightspeed as our internet provider at our house.  Wow, what a difference!  We went from twenty-four on the download and zero point six to six hundred and fifty and five hundred.  Amazing!  Lisa’s brother-in-law, Gary, was a big help in getting everything installed.  I am a happy camper!

The good news is that no one has parked on the roof of our adult SS building since the parking cones have been in place!  Just saying!

I pray that you will have a great rest of your Monday with Jesus!

Today is travel day for our students as they return home from camp.  Bro. Abel will go drive them home.  Pray for traveling mercies.  It has been a good week.  Grant Tillman has done a great job of keeping me updated and I appreciate it.  Looking forward to hearing and then seeing all God is doing in the lives of our students.

Elizabeth Sessions had her biopsy yesterday.  Keep praying as she awaits the results.

As far as I know, Carol Lucky remains hospitalized.  Continue to pray for Carol and Terry.

Regular schedule on our campus this Sunday morning and evening.  Lord willing, I will be in the pulpit.  I am looking forward to it.  Hope to be joined by many members of the Friendship family along with a good number of guests.

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

Carol Lucky has been admitted to the hospital because of her heart being in A-fib.  She has been placed in ICU.  Pray for Carol & Terry.  What a great couple!

Keep praying for Jeanette Bates in her recovery.  Pray that her pain will be as minimal as possible.

Bobby Jack Felps is doing much better and that is a good thing.  Keep praying!

Edna Pearl Morgan continues her long recovery at home.  Pray for Pearl and Phil.

Our students are doing well at camp.  Praise the Lord!  Today will be their last day as they will travel home tomorrow.  Pray for today to be a great spiritual time and for traveling mercies tomorrow.

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

The surgery to repair Jeanette Bates’ shoulder went well.  Now comes the recovery i.e. physical therapy which can be tough.  Pray for Jeanette to do well and I know she will.

Regular schedule on our campus today.

I know that the first day (travel/get settled in) of camp went well.  I have always lived by the “no news is good news” scenario and I am believing that yesterday was a good day too.  I do not need to hear daily reports.  I trust our leaders and I feel that Student Life does their camps well.  Pray for our students.

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

Jeanette Bates is scheduled to have outpatient surgery today.  Please pray that all goes well as they repair her shoulder.

Our students arrived safe and sound at camp yesterday.  They were blessed with a really good number of folks including family, church leaders and others seeing them off from our campus.  Special thanks to Bro. Abel and Jerry Poiroux for driving them to Birmingham.  Pray for our students and chaperones to have a time of spiritual renewal this week.

Regular schedule on our campus tomorrow – morning and evening.  If we have students present they will go into the auditorium.

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

Today is the day!  Our students and chaperones leave this morning heading to youth camp at Samford University.  Bro. Abel will drive the bus.  Pray for traveling mercies and for a great spiritual week for our students and chaperones.

Tomorrow, 7/21, Jeanette Bates is scheduled to have surgery to repair her rotator cuff.  This will be outpatient surgery.  Pray that all goes well.

Elizabeth Sessions is asking for prayer as she is scheduled to have a biopsy on Thursday.  Join me in praying for Elizabeth.

Thank you to each person who attended our services yesterday.  Lisa tells me the services were very good.  Praise the Lord!

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

As far as I know, Bobby Jack Felps remains in the hospital.  Keep praying.

Here are the arrangements for the Barbara Kelley family:  visitation tonight from First Baptist Church of Grand Bay from 5:00PM until 7:00PM.  Another visitation tomorrow morning, 7/18, from 10:00AM until the 11:00AM service time.  Interment at Mobile Memorial Gardens.  Keep praying for Bro. Kerry and family.

Regular schedule on our campus this Sunday.

Our students leave for camp Monday morning, 7/20.  Pray for them!

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