Don Combs went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 17th. There will be a celebration of life service on Saturday, July 20th at Fellowship Greenville church. Visitation will begin at 12:30 pm and the service will start at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to St. Francis Cancer Center or Fellowship Greenville.
Please pray for those that are out of work and struggling.
Maddox, the oldest son of Tyler and Ashley Rehn, was recently diagnosed with leukaemia. Please lift them in prayer during this tremendously difficult time.
Jim and Mary Ann Carpenter, former members of Southside Baptist, are requesting prayer for Jim who recently had a kidney transplant (July 10). Pray for the donor, Cherie, as well as general continued health for both, their recovery, and that his body will accept the kidney.
A beloved Middle Eastern pastor whom we serve through our partnership with Kinship Network is very ill and will have emergency surgery later this week. Please PRAY for his healing!
"In June, Boko Haram kidnapped a Christian refugee woman in the middle of the night. They dragged her into the bush and stole all her valuables before sending her back to the refugee camp with a warning for other Christians: Get out of the area within three days or be killed. Many of the Christians left in a panic, and area churches are currently hosting 49 Christian refugees. Several thousand people have taken refuge at the camps in Niger after fleeing Boko Haram violence in nearby northeastern Nigeria. Although few of the refugees are Christians, believers in the camps face continual discrimination from Muslim refugees. This is just one example of the injustices that believers are facing around the world (via
icommittopray.com)." Source: Voice of the Martyrs
Way to Pray: Pray for the refugees that have had to flee the camps. Please also pray that these Believers will stand strong in their faith and be a picture of God's love to those around them.
Holly Beech (a graduate of Southside Christian School) began working with Trans World Radio (TWR) in 1997 during her studies at the Moody Bible Institute. That same year, Andrew Haas joined Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) and began traveling as part of The JESUS Film Project. They met in 2006 during an Africa partnership project. Andrew soon moved to Johannesburg, South Africa, married Holly in 2008, and left Cru to join TWR. After serving together in Africa for nine years, God called Andrew to a video position at TWR headquarters in North Carolina. He serves unreached oral people groups by helping deliver God's Word electronically through video. More and more Bibleless people groups have access to smartphones allowing TWR to deliver series of short Bible story films designed to facilitate discipleship and church planting through social media.
Way to Pray: Holly and Andrew are licensed as a foster family in North Carolina. Please pray that–if fostering to adopt is God's will–doors continue to open for a sibling set to join their family this year.
This week, a group of 30 middle schoolers, high schoolers, and leaders are in Lexington, SC serving alongside Next Step Ministry. While there, they are working with families in Lexington doing home repair and construction as well as developing relationships with organizations in the area. Please continue to pray for this group as they travel and serve those around them.
Habitat for Humanity is an organization that helps people in our community to build or improve a place they can call home. Right now, the Greenville Chapter of Habitat for Humanity has a significant shortage of volunteers. If you are interested in giving your time and skill set to help out with a Habitat project, you can check out their volunteer page. These projects are a great opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our community!
Lt. Matthew Clark
Caleb Ford
2nd Lieutenant Parker Lewis
SFC Josh McSpadden
Cpt. Laura Rodgers
Major Tiffany Scheivert
...and the many others who are in active military service.