Prayer Request 4/30

Ok prayer warriors. . .I need some specific prayers from y'all tonight!
My nephew, Clint McMillan, posted this update on his wife Carol tonight. (They are at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Chicago.)
"Carol's kidney function is off so we're seeing a nephrologist after lunch and then an MRI on her brain (because of vision changes) then a PET scan tomorrow.  We can not go forward with treatments until these issues are resolved, so we may be extending our stay. We will have more answers after these appointments."

Prayer Requests - 4/30

• Lee McClain had hip replacement surgery in Dallas yesterday.
• Local fireman, Shon Liles, (went into cardiac arrest yesterday) is alert and sitting up in bed!
• Phillip Nabors (Johnny's brother) continues to be in ICU, after heart surgery.  They are having a hard time keeping his blood pressure up and they are continuing to give him a broad sprectrum of antibiotics for possible infection.  He is still very sick and needs lots of prayers.

Prayer Request

A local fireman, Shon Liles, has gone into cardiac arrest.  Please pray for him and his family.

You are invited...

Update on Harley Staley - 4/28

Please continue to pray for Harley and Lucy Staley.  He had a heart ablation procedure done in Dallas. He is now back in Paris, but is experiencing more issues and is with the Dr. now.

Urgent Prayer Request

Please keep Anna & Roy Bolton in your prayers.  Anna has suffered a stroke.  As far as we know it has only affected her left side.  She is in a hospital north of Nashville but we do not know the name of it yet.

Urgent Prayer Request

Loretta Nabors just sent this urgent message:  Johnny's brother Phillip is in critical condition...I will update as soon as I know more.

Pray Pray Pray!!!

Prayer Request Update - 4/28

Loretta Nabors sent this message last night, regarding her brother-in-law, Phillip Nabors:
"Dr. Matter just camin to give us a report on Phillip.  It was a very difficult surgery replaced aortic valve nd double bypass, they didn't try to do anything to the mitral valve that leaks...said it would have been too much for him.  He has been in surgery since 1:15pm (it was after 10pm when she sent this).  They just came and got Sheila to go see him in ICU.  Thanks for all the prayers."

Weekly Update - 4/27

CONGRATULATIONS:  Christopher Hutson, son of Cynthia Hutson, was baptized yesterday morning.  We're so happy for you Chris!!

CONGRATULATIONS:  After waiting MANY years of waiting, Clint, Misty and Grayson Gage are thrilled to announce the arrival of Carter Lee Gage.  He was born on Wednesday and weighed 6 pounds and 1 ounce and was 19 inches long.  What a blessing this little boy will be to this family.  Proud grandparents are Gary and Debra Gage and Pete Taylor.

SYMPATHY:  Continue to remember Kevin, Benette, Holland and Hayden Russell in prayer as they continue to mourn the loss of Benette's dad, Ben Holland.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

• Harley Staley continues to be in Baylor Heart Hospital.
• Kristi Lee is at home recovering from surgery this past Friday.
• It was great to see Ruth Ann Stallings, Adrian Casey and Marcus Roden yesterday morning.
• Webber Woodall is feeling better and back at work.
• Mackenna Jones left for Honduras on Saturday on a mission trip for 2 weeks.
• Johnny Nabors' brother, Phillip, is having open heart surgery this morning at PRMC.
• Ora Henderson's daughter, Mary Johnston, is having health issues.
• Continue to remember Misty Ray's dad, Gerald Miller.  He is feeling better.
• Please keep the country of Nepal in your prayers.  The death toll has risen to over 3,600 this morning. 
• With May fast approaching, graduation is coming soon.  Please keep our seniors in your prayers as they begin this next journey in their lives.
• As always, please remember our missionaries

HELP NEEDED:  Mary Bishop will be moving to Arlington, this next weekend.  Mike has hurt his back and is in need of some guys to help move some items on Friday.  If you can help, please give Mike a call at 903-517-4166.

BUS DRIVER NEEDED:  A driver is needed to transport members and visitors to and from church on Sunday mornings once a month.  Please contact Shane Welch or James Hanley, or call the church office if you can help with this very important ministry.

SIMPLE SUPPER:  This weeks' entree is Chicken Strips.  Please donate $3 per person.

PANTRY NEEDS:  Soup with meat and Peanut Butter

KEEP THE DATE:
May 13:  Blood Drive

Love you - MEAN IT!

Prayer Request 4/25

Loretta Nabors sent this message: Johnny's brother Phillip Nabors is having open heart surgery Monday here @ PRMC...he needs aortic valve and the mitral value replaced as well as one artery  that he already had 2 bypasses and will need bypasses again just not sure how many til they get in there. Dr Matter did his first surgery @ Baylor 6 yrs ago.
Pray for his wife Sheila as well .....I believe in the power of prayer!

Kristi Lee update 4/25

Kristi was released from the hospital yesterday. She is doing well.

It's A Boy!

Congratulations Clint, Misty and Grayson Gage!
Carter Lee weighed 6 pounds and 1 ounce and was 19 inches long.
Proud grand parents are Gary and Debra Gage and Pete Taylor.

Spring Fling Update

ENCOURAGE!

Prayer Requests - 4/23

• Ruth Ann Stallings had a stent put in her kidney today to drain fluid, due to an infection.  She was released and is back home.
• Harley Staley is in Baylor Heart Hospital in Plano.  He is having tests run before getting a pacemaker.
• Kristie Lee will be having surgery on Friday for kidney stones.

Prayer Request - 4/22

I had to take Webber to the ER today.  He was having chest pains again.  He has inflammation where his by-pass surgery scars are.  The pain was so bad it was causing his blood pressure to spike.  He's now at home resting.

Our Sympathy...

Former long time member of LACOC, Cecil Tuttle, has passed away.  His service will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2pm at Starrett Funeral Home. A time of family visitation will be held immediately following the service.
I was told by one of our members that "he was a good, loving, caring, gentle man. Very quiet, unassuming, low profile."

Weekly Update - 4/19

OUR SYMPATHY is extended Benette Russell and her family as they mourn the loss of her Dad, Ben Holland.  Visitation will be Monday night at Bright Holland Funeral Home and the funeral service will be Tuesday, also at the funeral home.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

• Harley Staley was admitted to PRMC again on Saturday night, with heart issues.
• Adrian Casey is continuing treatments for cancer and is feeling weak at this time.
• Jay Anthony requested prayers for Krisiti, for her memory to return.
• Please keep Clint, Misty and Grayson Gage in your prayers this week. They've prayed so hard for a baby and hopefully their prayers have been answered!  There's a little boy who will have a wonderful Christian home to come home to. He's to be born on Wednesday.
• Webber Woodall - health issues
• Yvonne Gentry asked that we remember the Hadley family as they mourn the loss of their newborn baby, Addison.
• The Usry family lost one of their cousins suddenly this week.
• Peggy Jack's friend, Lillian Scott, has had knee surgery and is doing well.
• Remember always our troops, our missionaries and our country.

CHURCH MEMBERS:  Jacob Duren, Ruth Ann Stallings, Alan and Sherry Boyd, Dot Campbell, Marcus and Sharon Roden, Linda Easton, Cherry Walker, Louise Peace, Anita Roden, Karen Cato, Johnny Houser, Anita Roden, Roy Jones, John and Robbie White, Adrian Casey, Mark Jones, Kristi Anthony, Lance Johnson.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY:  Anna Bolton, Ella Ruth Wallace, Joe McCarthy, Charlotte Russell, Allison Chamblee, Gwynne Fish, Valentin Ramirez, Ben Wallace, Al Clark, Helen Short, Tom and Betty Neal, Carl Johnson, Gerald Miller, Robert Wunsch, Carol McMillan, Aiden Tye Walters, Lillian Welch, Paula Anthony, Faye Hanley, Carol Ward, John Wayne Allen, Betty Walsworth, Michael Terrell, Jillian Ingram, Dr. Chris Manschreck.

DRIVER NEEDED:  There is still a need for another bus driver to transport members and visitors to and from church on Sunday mornings once a month.  Please contact Shane Welch, James Hanley or call the church office if you can help with this very important ministry.

WEDDING SHOWER:  This next Sunday (4/26) there will be a bridal shower for Kathryn Rodgers, at the building from 1:30-3:00pm.  Selections are at Belk, Carriage House and Pottery Barn.

SIMPLE SUPPER:  Cavatini.  Please donate $3 per person.

PANTRY NEEDS:  Mac & Cheese

KEEP THE DATE:
Apr 25: Spring Fling at the Woodall's for KFC families
Apr 26:  Katherine Rodgers wedding shower
May 13: Blood Drive

Love you - MEAN IT!

Update on Harley Staley 4/18

Wayne Kerby just called and said that Harley Staley is in PRMC with heart issues again. They are doing tests and will know more later.

Our Sympathy

Benette Russell's dad, Ben Holland, passed away last night about 11:15 pm.
Arrangements are pending at Bright - Holland Funeral Home.

Encourage

Encourage one another!

Prayer Request - 4/16

Mary Jones asked that we pray for our former LACOC member, Anna Bolton.  She slipped on wet pavement and fell breaking both bones in her lower leg, below the knee.  She will be in rehab for a while, but will not be able to put any weight on the leg for 4 months.  Please keep Roy in your prayers too, as he cares for her.

Prayer Request - 4/15

Karen Cato asked that we pray for her friend, Joe McCarthy.  He is having radiation treatments through mid June.

You are invited...

A Promise

Prayer

Be an encourager!

Make a change

Weekly Update - 4/12

Thank you Patrick for the lesson this morning "An Invitation From Jesus", with the text taken from Matthew 11:28-30.
Patrick explained that the yoke that Jesus talks about, is like a student being in submission to his teacher and learning from him.  The yoke symbolizes obedience and Christian obedience includes learning from Christ.
Over the next several weeks he'll be talking to us about spiritual discipline as we CONNECT WITH GOD.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

• Ruth Ann Stallings has been released from the hospital.
• Harley Staley has also been released from the hospital.
• Marcus Roden recently had emergency gall bladder surgery in Tyler.  At the same time Sharon was in the hospital in Dallas for knee replacement.  They are both at home recovering now.
• Adrian Casey is continuing treatments for cancer and is feeling weak at this time.
• Karen Cato - is having some pain due to her shoulder surgery.
• Jacob Duren continues to have problems with his finger that was broken a few weeks ago.
• Keep Clint, Misty and Grayson Gage in your prayers over the next couple of weeks.  They've prayed so hard for a baby and hopefully their prayers have been answered!  There's a little boy who will have a wonderful Christian home to come home to.
• Tanya Welch's dad, Ben Wallace, was released from the hospital in Texarkana today.
• Benette Russell's dad, Ben Holland, is extremely weak.
• Benette's sister-in-law, Charlotte Russell, has cancer.
• Linda Erwin asked that we pray for their daughter, Allison Chamblee, for relief from back spasms and pain.
• Carole Anderson's cousin, Gwynne Fish, is continuing cancer treatments and pray for her recovery.
• Misty Ray's dad, Gerald Miller, as he continues his recovery from open heart surgery.
• Remember always our troops, missionaries and the families of those killed last week...because they were Christians.

CHURCH MEMBERS:  Molly and Webber Woodall, Alan and Sherry Boyd, Dot Campbell, Dorothy Pearce, Louise Peace, Anna Zant, Ken Icenhower, Gene Stallings, Libby Trussell, Johnny Houser, Mike and Kathy Grigsby, Anita Roden, Roy Jones, John and Robbie White, Mark Jones, Kristi Anthony, Lance Johnson.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY:  Valentin Ramirez, Helen Short, Tom and Betty Neal, Carl Johnson, Jimmy McFadden, Gerald Miller, Robert Wunsch, Carol McMillan, Aiden Tye Walters, Lillian Welch, Paula Anthony, Faye Hanley, Carol Ward, John Wayne Allen, Betty Walsworth, Ben Holland, Michael Terrell, Jillian Ingram, Dr. Chris Manschreck.

SIMPLE SUPPER:  Turkey and Dressing.  Please donate $3 per person.

PANTRY NEEDS:  Canned Fruit and Canned Meat

KEEP THE DATE:
Apr 14:  Men's Breakfast
Apr 25: Spring Fling at the Woodall's for KFC families
Apr 26:  Katherine Rodgers wedding shower
May 13: Blood Drive

Love you - MEAN IT!

Help Mackenna with her mission trip

Mackenna Jones has been trying to raise funds to go to Honduras this May, and hasn't quite reached her goal yet. If you can help her, just click here!
https://oklahomachristian.wufoo.com/forms/center-for-global-missions/def/field251=Mackenna%20Jones

Encourage...

With a big ol' hug!

Prayer Request - 4/9

Tanya Welch's dad, Ben Wallace, has been admitted the hospital in Texarkana.

Congratulations!

Chris Brunson and Jessica Harris

are excited to announce
their marriage.

On March 21 at 4pm at

Lamar Avenue Church of Christ

they recited their vows before 

family and friends.

Arie and Sophie are THRILLED!

Encourage ...

Update on Harley Staley - 4/9

Harley has been released from the hospital and is at home recovering!

Could you do this??

Our brother, Johnny Houser is turning 92 on Tuesday, April 14th, and it would be great if we could make sure he gets lots of birthday cards!   If you need his address you may call or message Kim at the church office.  903-784-0387

Be an Encourager

Encourage

Encourage someone you haven't seen in a while!

Weekly Update - 4/6

Thank you Patrick for the message yesterday morning..."He is Risen"  He showed us that the reality of the empty tomb changed everything!  A beautiful message!

It was so good to see so many visitors and family members who were in for the holiday.  Even though it was a dreary day...it was an uplifting time for a wonderful Easter message!


This weeks' challenge:  Encourage someone you haven't seen in a while!

PRAYER REQUESTS:

• Maggie, Annie and Tucker Kerby are all doing well! 
• Harley Staley is in PRMC/Room 460.  Heart issues.
• Anita Roden - It was wonderful to see her at church yesterday!  She is at home recovering now.
• Linda Easton - recovering at home from knee surgery.
• Karen Cato - continues to recover at home from shoulder surgery.
• Our sympathy goes to Neal Collard and family in the death of his sister Dorothy Griffin.  Her services were last week.
• Julie Rodgers-Rook's dad, Al Clark, suffered a stroke, early yesterday morning.  He is at Baylor/Plano.  He's regaining his speech and use of his left side.
• Adrian Casey - prayers for her as she continues her cancer treatments.
• Claude Jones is doing great!
• Larry and Gail Taylor are proud to announce the arrival of their new grandson, Lincoln.  He was born on March 31.  Pete  Taylor is his great-granddad.
• Remember always our troops, missionaries and the families of those killed last week...because they were Christians.

CHURCH MEMBERS:  Molly and Webber Woodall, Alan and Sherry Boyd, Dot Campbell, Marcus and Sharon Roden, Dorothy Pearce, Louise Peace, Anna Zant, Ken Icenhower, Gene Stallings, Libby Trussell, Johnny Houser, Mike and Kathy Grigsby, Anita Roden, Roy Jones, Adrian Casey, John and Robbie White, Mark Jones, Kristi Anthony, Lance Johnson.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY:  Helen Short, Tom and Betty Neal, Carl Johnson, Jimmy McFadden, Gerald Miller, Robert Wunsch, Carol McMillan, Aiden Ty Walters, Lillian Welch, Paula Anthony, Faye Hanley, Carol Ward, John Wayne Allen, Betty Walsworth, Ben Holland, Michael Terrell, Jillian Ingram, Dr. Chris Manschreck.

PRAYER WARRIORS:  If you signed up to be a prayer warrior for our local students, please see Tanya Welch and get your assigned student.

SIMPLE SUPPER:  Chicken Zucchini Casserole.  Please donate $3 per person.

PANTRY NEEDS:  1 pound bag of pinto beans and cornbread mix

KEEP THE DATE:
Apr 12:  Faithful Readers
Apr 14:  Men's Breakfast - NOTE THE DATE CHANGE!
Apr 25: Spring Fling at the Woodall's for KFC families
Apr 26:  Katherine Rodgers wedding shower
May 13: Blood Drive


Love you - MEAN IT!

Urgent Prayer Request 4/5

I received this message from Julie Rodgers Rook:  At 3:30 am Cornice (step mom) called to tell me that the ambulance was at the house because my dad had woke her up jerking around and trying to scream. They wanted to care flight him to Plano Baylor but because of the weather had to bring him by ambulance.  He has had a massive stroke and has paralysis to his right side. The doctor in Paris said he was improving but they don't know the extent of the paralysis. He is also having heart issues and his defibrillator is going crazy. He is in bad shape and needs to go to Dallas. They wanted to fly him by helicopter but because it is storming that is not an option so we are going to Baylor Plano by ambulance. I will keep you posted as we get more info.

Update at 7:45 a.m.:  We are in the ER in Plano. He has tons of blood in his urine now and blood pressure is sky high and oxygen levels are dropping.

Update at 8:45:  They are going to do a heart echocardiogram and a MRI with contrast. He is regaining some feeling on his right side. His speech is coming back and he is able to follow a light with his eyes.

Update at 1:45:  He had a TIA from blood clot. Right side is back moving!!! God is good! Waiting on speech therapist now. Occupational therapist is here working with him now. He can remember most things.

Prayer Request 4/4

Harley Staley is in Rm 460 at PRMC. He fainted.  They are running tests. Lucy requested prayers.

Be Positive

He's here...and so is she!

Sara Ann (Annie) and Tucker James (Tucker) Kerby made their world appearance today (4/3) to their loving/excited parents, Cliff and Maggie Kerby!  

Proud grandparents are Wayne and Becky Kerby!

Prayer Request - 4/2

I'm always asking for prayers for everyone else...today, it's my turn.
Webber is continuing to have "episodes".  He is loosing time at work and it's jeopardizing his job.
I am again having problems with sleep and it's wearing me out!
We are continuing to have problems with our car and it's having to be towed again today.
So, if you will....just pray.

Encourage...

Truth...