First Baptist Church
The Encourager
Big Spring, Texas
February 3, 2010
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Scenic Mountain Medical Center
Harvey Rothell - pneumonia
Dean Gartman’s six month check-up showed two spots, one on his liver and one on his lung. Be in prayer for Dean and his family.
Ernie Boyd is being tested for a possible blocked carotid artery.
Linda Holmes is recovering from having her gall bladder removed last week.
Harold Bentley has returned to Park Place
to heal from his knee surgery.
Audra Stafford has been having pain and is being tested to see its cause.
Bit Moore is having tests today to determine why she her white blood cell count is so high.
Linda Hall, Jodi Mims’ mother, is having
some problems concerning a prior surgical procedure.
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First Baptist Church extends its
sympathy to the family and friends
of Frank Salizar.
Mission Statement of First Baptist Church
Believing the Bible to be the infallible Word of God, the mission of First Baptist Church, Big Spring, Texas, is to evangelize the unsaved, disciple the saved, and nurture all church members.
Weekly Activities
Church Members
Wednesday, February 3
10:00 am: Park Place Ministry
5:00 pm: Media Center opens
Meal begins in the FLC
5:45 pm: Children’s Choirs
6:00 pm: Adult/Youth Bible Study
6:15 pm: RAs, GAs, Step Up
7:00 pm: Adult Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, February 4
9:00 am: MDO
10:00 am: Parkview Nursing Home Ministry
Saturday, February 6
10:00 am: Bridal Shower for Kristen Lindsey
Sunday, February 7
9:15 am: Media Center Opens
9:30 am: Sunday School
10:50 am: Morning Worship
6:00 pm: Evening Worship
Monday, February 8
9:30 am: Women’s Bible Study
5:30 pm: Church Visitation/Conference room
Tuesday, February 9
6:00 am: “Experiencing God”
9:00 am: MDO
10:00 am: Marcy House Ministry
6:00 pm: “Experiencing God”
Wednesday, February 3
10:00 am: Park Place Ministry
5:00 pm: Media Center opens
Meal begins in the FLC
5:45 pm: Children’s Choirs
6:00 pm: Adult/Youth Bible Study
6:15 pm: RAs, GAs, Step Up
7:00 pm: Adult Choir Rehearsal
Church Members
*Joann Avants: Rehab
Lee Brent: Health problems
Dennis Bristow: Prostate Cancer
Gene Chandler: Rash and other issues
*Ann Cheatheam: Recovering from heart attack
Cecil Collum - heart problems
Barbara Couch: Health Issues
Loubel Dickens: Health Issues
Mildred Franklin: Health Issues
Michelle Grigg: Chemo
Roy Hobbs: Health Issues
Mona Hyatt: Bronchitis
Melba Jackson: Health Issues
Laverne Patrick: Health Issues
Dr. Russell Patrick: Physical difficulties
Gloria Restelli: Recovering from pneumonia
*Edna Faye Smith: Rehab (Amarillo)
Sharon Tant - Rehab
Myrt Tintol: Health issues
Murry Vise: Back problems
*Call the church office for the addresses of these ladies if you'd like to send them a card.
Family and Friends
Una Abbott: Heart problems
Nancy Spurgin's mother
Josie Gabriel Arvalo: Burn victim
Elissa Bancroft’s cousin
Mona Archer: Stroke
Angela Wooley’s grandmother
Clay Beaird: Pancreatitis
The Bettle’s grandson
Susan Behnke: 2 new spots at the back of her tongue
Nancy Spurgin’s sister
Linda Buchanan: Cancer
Friend of Nancy Spurgin
Debbie Carter: Lung cancer
David Riffe’s mother
Carla Cooper: Health Problems
James Powell’s daughter
Cree Doctor: Brain Tumors
Bill and Beverly Sundy’s niece
Tim Davis: Osteoporosis
Cody and Chris Claxton’s cousin
Jake Donovan: Cancer
Reba Bristow’s brother-in-law
David Draper: Cancer
Bill and Helen Draper's son
Rayford Dunagan: Tumor in his lung
Friend of Jean Stephens
Jimmy Etheredge: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dennis' brother
Mary Kay Fuller: Cancer
Friend of Reba Bristow
Bill Fullilove: Cancer
Friend of Wayne and Londa Henry
Brenda Gainey’s parents: Poor Health
Eric Gonzales: Oil field accident
Christy Flores' niece's husband
Patsy Guinn: Lung Cancer
Becky Winter’s friend
Lynn Heith: Cancer
P.D. Heith’s daughter
Tricia Henry: Cancer
Nancy Spurgin's friend
Sue Hines: Knee replacement
Nancy Welch’s mother
Cody Jackson: Cancer
Bill and Juanita Briley's grandson
Mark Johnson: Health Problems
Opal Johnson's son
Trustin Lafever: Cancer patient
Friend of Cindy Yater
Ann Moore: Reoccurrence of cancer
Babs Moore Morgan's niece
Johnny Moore: Physical Difficulties
Wendal North: Heart Problems
Shirley’s husband
Kenneth Orr: Heart Problems
Joyce Orr’s husband
Winnie Peters: Daughter has cancer
Ernest Welch’s sister
Charlotte Reynolds: Out of coma & doing better
Paul Sledge’s sister
Maria Rivera: Torn tendon in her ankle
Don River’s wife
Traci Ryan: Breast Cancer
Employee of Sherri Key
Frank Salazar: Lung Cancer
Rocky Salizar: Paralysis
Shirley Spence: Health Issues
Howard Smith’s daughter
Cynthia Thacker: Health issues
Reta Clayton’s aunt
Joann Turner: Health problems (Crohns)
Pam Walker’s mother
Teresa Welch: MS, Phillip’s sister-in-law
Jan Tom Whatley: Cancer, son of Deedra Whatley
Requested by Dr. Don McGonagill
Royce Wilcox: Cancer
Diana Wingfield: Aggressive cancer
Friend of Becky Winters
Babe Womack: Health Issues
Clovie Shannon’s mother
Maria Zavalla: Cancer
Friend of Wanda Roman
The President, government officials, and military and their families
Military
John Graham: Injured in Afghanistan
Sue Powell's nephew
Lt. Cory Holmes: Serving in Iraq
Grandson of Dr. Charles & Shirley Warren
Col. Steve Hughes: Army, Alaska
Jimmy Montgomery’s nephew
Stephen Jones: Air Force, Misawa, Japan
Wayne & Nancy’s son
Alan Martin: Civil Service communications
Germany, Vaughn & Helen’s son
Todd Patton: Marines, Iraq
Beverly Munsell’s nephew
Jesse Remely: Serving in Afghanistan
Dr. Russell Patrick's family's grandson
Spc. Stephan Scott: Army, Kuwait
Arlys Scott’s grandson
General Eddy Spurgin: Active Duty
Evangelists & Missionaries
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Mercer: (Susie Dean),
Missionaries in Kenya.
All our missionaries around the state,
nation and world
Nursing Homes and Retirement Center
Marcy House
Martha Saunders Bobbie Thomas
Nadine Hodnett
Parkview Nursing Home
Tippy Anderson
Odessa Boothe Velma Campbell
Mildred Collum Dorothy Henderson
Ernestine Winterrowd
Park Place Retirement & Nursing Home
Harold Bentley Wendell and Irma Mayo
