Hall family welcomes 9th grandchild!!!

With the arrival of Steven Luke Morrison on May 24th, 2011, Roger and Cathey Hall's number of grandchildren increased to NINE!! We rejoice with them as they welcome this 8 pound 20 and 1/2 inch bundle of joy who was born to their daughter Tiffany and her husband Bo.

Another little one we are happy to have join our class family! Thanks to God for all our blessings!!

Invest in Others...

Our lesson today was entitled "Invest in Others". Because of the time spent on discussion of plans for June 11th when we will be feeding a hot meal to approximately 250 people in the tornado devastated area of Shoal Creek Valley, we did not have time for the lesson. Don did mention that our undertaking of this project is this lesson put into action!

Scriptures for the lesson are found in:
Acts 9:26-27; 11:19-26 and 15:36-41

Prayer list for today:
Gerald and Brenda together with family this weekend. Allen in town.
Tiffany, Bo and baby Luke - new grandson of Cathey and Roger.
Zo's mission trip to Nicaragua June 12-17 (Bring school supplies next Sunday.)
Unspoken
Christy - request from Don and Jane. She has 2nd type of cancer. Mother died of cancers a few months ago.
VBS children and workers
Amber and Joshua - Ben and Sallye's kids planning wedding.
Lee Green - Sheilah R's dad
Tina Jones - friend of Sheilah's
Owen Drake - friend of Rocky and Eddie R
Mr. and Mrs. Waldrip and Mr. Campbell - Mike and Wanda's parents
Mrs. McNeal - mother of Wanda's friend Sue
J Farris - friend of Campbell's - rare cancer on leg
L Blakeney - former coworker of B Bryant - cancer
Doug McKay - friend of Ben's
Soldiers past and present and all they've done for us.

Praises:
Halls have 9th grandchild - Steven Luke Morrison was born to Tiffany and Bo on the 24th.
Shelia L received a good pathology report.
N Dreher's family in Oklahoma safe after storms.
Jan - friend of Havicus family received double transplants and doing well.

Bonnie offered to handle lunch during VBS week for 50 children from the Restoration Academy who are being brought by bus to our VBS. We'd been asked this week if our class would be interested in doing this. We "passed the basket" and received more than enough to cover this. Let Bonnie know if you would be able to help her with this. She didn't ask for help but I'm sure it would be appreciated. We don't know specifics yet on date, time, location etc. THANK YOU BONNIE!!

Ann Havicus is working hard on all the preparation for June 11th when we feed the approximately 250 people in the Shoal Creek Valley area. THANK YOU ANN and committee!!!! We've made donations to several people of money and also donated much in the way of supplies, clothes, etc.to tornado victims. THANKS TO THE BAILEYS who headed up the donation effort. THANKS to all those who helped and are still helping. Many are needed on June 11th at the Community Center in the Shoal Creek Valley. Let Ann know if you can help if you haven't already talked with her.

If you were not in the worship service this morning, you missed a wonderful blessing with the singing of 3 young ladies who were formerly with the singers we've heard from the University of Mobile. They go by the name STORY and truly blessed our hearts!

If you trust God in the dark, he'll change your midnight into music.

GOD BLESS AMERICA ... LAND OF THE FREE ...BUT NOT WITHOUT COST ... HOME OF THE BRAVE!

Pursue God's Agenda ... May 22, 2011

Scriptures for this lesson are:
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Galatians 1:6-10
1 Thessalonians 2:7-12

Prayer List:
Gerald and Brenda to MDA tonight
Tiffany and Bo have baby by Tuesday - Hall's dau.
Unspoken requests
Zolinda goes to Nicaragua on 6/12
Storm victims
Mrs. Emma Bell - Donna's aunt - fell (she's 95)
Mr. Waldrip and Mr. Campbell - Mike and Wanda's dads
Mrs. Waldrip - Wanda's mother
Mary Scholl - Lynn B's aunt
Mike Parker - friend of Mike and Wanda
Chris Cline - friend of Don's
Lee Green - Sheilah R's dad

Praise:
Lynn's Aunt Mary's cancer contained.
Joy Carr shared with us in worship service that she will welcome another grandchild around Christmas Day. Christy and her husband are expecting!


Only as we go God's way can we know God's will.

We will be collecting school supplies for Zolinda to take on her mission trip through Sunday, June 5th. List below here on post for Sunday May 15th.

Bible School teacher's snacks - we'll be donating things but not on a designated day. Take to the church anytime that week.

Ann Havicus is in charge of us preparing a hot meal for some of the storm victims. She'll tell us more as it is planned. Will need many to help!!

We'll donate again this year to go in with another class to feed pizza one day to World Changers participants.

We had a great crowd in SS today!! So good to see all of you and missed those who were not with us!

Some people take a stand for Christ and never move again!

Next Birthday Night will be June 13th with goodies by Brenda Bryant.

Ladies Luncheon in June will be on Friday the 17th. Place TBA.

Don Beasley SS Class Members

By request I have put the SS members with names as a blog post. If you would like a different picture for the blog, please email me the picture you want to use and I will change it. Thanks!

May 2011 Ladies' Luncheon

Six ladies met at Thai Emerald Wednesday, May 18, for our monthly lunch. This was the first lunch Jane Beasley has missed, and we missed Jane! The favorite dish of the day was the Chicken Lemon Twist. We hope more will be able to join us in June.

Hot Meal for some tornado victims...

Ann Havicus has volunteered to be in charge of our project to prepare a hot meal for some of the tornado victims. She has a team of ladies who've also agreed to help her. Be watching and listening for information on when this will be and what each of us can do to help. Many of us will need to be involved with a project of this size. This will be a blessing to each of us as well as those we minister to.

Walk with God ...

Scriptures are: Ezra 7:la, 6-10, 25-28 and 9:4-6 and 10:10-12.

We all are called to be leaders in Christ's work. All of us have the responsibility to lead others to Christ by our example. In our study today Ezra's integrity led him to a position of leadership that was based on his decision to do 3 things. He determined in his heart to study God's law, obey it's commands and teach it to others. We can develop that same character by studying the scripture, obeying the commands of Jesus and leading others to Him by our lifestyle.

Prayer requests:
Gerald soon to begin new treatment
Smith family in loss of baby
Lena B - B Bryant friend
Mr. Waldrip Mr. Campbell and Mike and Wanda
Unspoken
L Green - Sheliah R's dad
C Roberson and his salvation - Eddie's uncle
Tiffany and Bo will have baby boy on or before 24th - Hall's dau.
Brad and Shannon and baby due in Dec. - Hall's son.
Zo's mission trip to Nicaragua in June ** see separate post about how we can help her with school supplies.
Our project and leaders to feed hot meal to some tornado victims. ** see separate post
Mandy and Charlie and Hicks family.

Praises:
James Lucas V. welcomed on April 28th to Candace and Vlady and family (Joy C g-mother)
Benjamin Graham R. welcomed by Donna and William and family (Julee and Rob parents)
Grayson Howard B. welcomed by Jane and Don and family (Mark and Mary parents and Ellie is big sister.)
Drew and Katie C expecting in November - son of Zolinda and Mike


Send Jesus a Friend Request. He's on FAITHbook.

Ladies Luncheon is this Wednesday, the 18th at Thai Emerald. Let Jane know if you are coming as soon as you can.

Zolinda is going to Nicaragua ...

Zolinda Cochran is going to Nicaragua on a Mission Trip and we can help with items she is taking! She hopes to take a suitcase loaded with school supplies. We can help by donating some of these items. We talked today about collecting as many things as we can over the next two weeks. Her deadline is actually June 5th.

Help out children in Nicaragua by bringing some of these items:
Pencils and Pens
Pencil sharpeners
Short rulers
Small notepads
Stickers
Index cards
Flash cards - ABCs and Numbers - in Spanish

I know that Zolinda will appreciate what we do to help!

Congratulations to Deb Aly !

The class sends congratulations to Deb Aly upon her graduation from UAB on May 7th, 2011! Deb made the committment to complete her studies that she began here even though David's job took him to Texas last December.

Deb will be moving on May 28th to join David and we wish all the best for them in the future!

Taking the Lead

Jimmy Summers led us in our study from Joshua 1 about overcoming our fears when God gives us the opportunity to lead. We learned that God will ALWAYS be there with us every step of the way when he calls us to spiritual leadership.

Before the lesson, several in the class reported on ways we served this week financially, spiritually, and by volunteering. Bill L said Sherry, mother of 13 who lost her husband, told him she was thankful for the body of Christ who was so evident this week. Ann H had a thank you note from the person who delivered clothes provided for 3 sisters who lost their parents. Jane M read a thank you note from a church in Pratt City that was provided supplies and clothes.

Prayer Requests:
From Rocky W: dad’s blood pressure still high
From Lynn B: Aunt Mary has cancer on kidney
From Butch M: Patsy S having trouble from knee replacement
From Wanda C: father, Ed Waldrip, is in Trinity Hospital with pneumonia
From Diane S: 21 year old from Clay area taken off life support after wreck this week
From Brenda S: pray for appointment with Dr. Harvey in B’ham to administer new drug for Gerald
From Bobby D: cousin Jeff H in-laws family in Pleasant Grove suffered loss of house and one family member that was in a wheelchair is in burn unit after tornado
From Wanda C: friend Jessica with leukemia needs match for bone marrow transplant
From Zolinda C: son Clay and wife Jessica had damage to home in Cahaba Heights from storms and expecting baby
From Dianne B: friend Joe has leukemia and his wife Billie
From Zolinda C: going to Nicaragua in June on mission trip with Pinson Baptist Church – she is in charge of taking school supplies
Tornado Victims and Families
US Military

Praises:
Birth of grandson Grayson to Jane and Don
Birth of grandson Ben to Donna and William
Rocky’s dad, JB, is better
All Mothers

New Grandson born into the Beasley Family

Don and Jane became proud grandparents of a new grandson, Grayson Howard Beasley, born Saturday, May 7 at 5:40AM in Jacksonville, Florida. Mark and Mary are his parents and Grayson joins big sister, Ellie. Grayson weighed 6 lbs. 12 oz. and is 20.5 inches long. We are so thankful to have Grayson join our SS family

New Grandson arrives for William and Donna Owen

Donna and William are proud grandparents of “Big Ben” also known as Benjamin Graham Rodgers, born Saturday, May 7, at around 12:00 Noon at Brookwood Hospital weighing in at 6 pounds, 9 ounces and 20.5 inches long. Ben's parents are Rob and Julee Rodgers. We welcome this new addition to our SS family!

"Small things done with great love can change the world."

Approximately 28 class members gathered in the church parking lot on Monday night, May 2nd, with donations for the Pleasant Grove area. Both the Baileys and Bonners are long time residents of that area. Jerry and Glynda spearheaded this effort with connections through the First Baptist Church of Pleasant Grove. We filled Jerry's truck, Dianne's car and Butch's huge pick-up! A lady who saw us there stopped and gave us things including a case of large bottles of Gatorade. A car stopped and a little girl gave Glynda a plastic Easter egg with her money she wanted to donate.This devastation has touched so many. We thank those of you who came and those who sent donations. We held hands and Jerry voiced a prayer for those affected by the tornadoes and ones who do what they can to assist them. "Bear ye one another's burdens and so fulfil the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2. Our class verse in motion on that asphalt as we gathered to share, Brothers and Sisters in Christ.

Sunday - May 1st, 2011

I'm posting this with notes from the SS prayer list. Carolyn nor I were in SS.

We thank Jimmy Summers for teaching. He will also be teaching this coming Sunday. Pray for him especially because it is Mother's Day and his mother passed away and was just buried this past Saturday. I know he will be proud to be teaching that day and know she is watching down on him from her new home in Heaven. If you remember last year Don taught on Mother's Day with that afternoon being the visitation for his mother who had passed away on the Thursday night before. Both these are men of God who serve Him and honored their mothers during their lives and stood in service to HIM even in their time of sadness.

Prayer List:
Summers and Dorr families in the death of Mrs. Mary Summers, Jimmy's mother and Bobby's aunt.
Victims of the storms and tornadoes on April 27th. Randy and Ann H lost friends, the Baileys and Bonners and Hendersons and Jerry and Joy Mitchell did as well. Some names are Sanders, Lee, Traweek. Don's co-worker one of many who lost homes.
Responders to help in the tornado aftermath.
J&J Mitchell also had friend pass away - M. Porter.
Gerald will begin a new treatment.
Tim is traveling as well as Jane and others.
Rocky's dad.
Mrs. Leopard - friend of Bonhams
Beasley grandson should be coming this week, keep Mary and Mark in your prayers. We also have a few others due this month to class member families. Pray for them also.
Caden M - grandson of Butch and Jane
Candace Carr V was to have had her baby boy last week but we haven't heard since the email from Joy that she was flying out to be there in time for the C-section.
Unspoken requests.

Praises:
Sunday was Earl's birthday.
Those safe in the storm.
Carol R's aunt
Gerald had a good report at MDA. Was only there a few days instead of anticipated 3 weeks. To have new kind of treatment.

The class took up a love gift to help some affected by the tornadoes and will collect again on Sunday, May 8th. Please come prepared if you wish to do so and weren't in SS on the 1st. Money was given to Ann H for her friends who were killed leaving 3 daughters in the hospital. Don was also given a donation for a co-worker who lost his home. Talked about helping Randy and Marsha's friends find a home. Father killed leaving wife and 13 children. We will continue to help in any way we can where we see a need.

There were about 28 of us who met in the parking lot at the church on Monday night with donations for Pleasant Grove. Jerry and Glynda spearheaded this and may have help taking it out from the Bonners and possibly others. Thank you to all who came and those who donated but couldn't come to see Jerry's truck full, Dianne B's car full of clothing and purses etc and the huge pick-up that Butch M came in as well loaded with as much as it could hold. A lady we didn't know stopped to give us items also including a case of large bottles of Gatorade and a little girl was brought by and handed Glynda B a plastic Easter egg full of money that she wanted to donate. Tears of joy were shared and a prayer of thankfulness for God's mercy and love to both the giver and recipient and prayer for strength in the days to come was voiced by Jerry as we all joined hands. We truly acted upon our class verse "Bear ye one another's burdens and so fulfil the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2

May 9th is the next Birthday Night at Munoz at 6:30, goodies by Glynda B.

May 18th is the Ladies Luncheon at Thai Emerald on 280 near 119.

One advantage of traveling the straight and narrow path is that few people are trying to pass you!