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Mid-South Sabbatarians: News, Event and Directory. On the web at www.sabbatarians.net.

For sale

Think On These Things, a professionally produced CD and audio cassette with 16 inspirational songs by Barri Armitage includes songs focusing on Spring Holy Days: "Oh, Lord, You Have Searched Me," "Healed by His Stripes," "Bought With A Price," "Song of Moses," and songs adapted from Psalms 113 and 116. Send check or M.O. to: Barri Armitage, 13904 N. Gate Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20906. Prices (including S & H): $16/CD; $12/cassette; $8/song sheet set; $10/CD or cassette with piano only. International orders, add $1. Maryland residents add sales tax of .68/CD, .50/cassette, .30/song sheet set, and .40/"piano only" CD or cassette. For shipping discounts on orders of 2 or more, or for those who cannot afford full price, contact Barri at the above address or email: . Any profits will go toward producing her next CD, Comfort You My People. For details about the performers and to hear song samples, visit www.dovesongs.com.

Announcement

Usury is forbidden in Scripture (Isa. 24: 2, 3: Lev. 25: 36). Even at 1% interest, borrowing money is still a form of Usury (see Neh. 5: 11). Joining Debt Payment Club can get you out of debt in the fastest possible way, without bankruptcy. (Note: this club does not preach religion.). To join, go to: http://www.wehelppayyourdebts.com/lance/ (Or send SASE to: DPC, Dept. 6998, P.O. Box 4556 Valley Village, CA 91607.)

Visitors welcome. Mountain View, Arkansas Church of God Fellowship Group meets Sabbath afternoons in Seniors building. For information, call Wayne Holmes at 1-866-821-9380.

Journal writer Bill Stough is seeking a volunteer to help him transcribe taped interviews, usually one per month. May be typed on a computer and E-mailed back to him or mailed on a disk. To help out, contact Bill by phone at (636) 583-4383; Email . Or write Tower Electronics, 208 S. Church St., Union, MO 63084, U.S.A.

The "Olive Branches" web site (www.olivebranches.net) is collecting information for its "Year 2002 Feast of Tabernacles" site listing page. E-mail your information to: or mail to: Olive Branches, PO Box 1293, Fairview, TN 37062.

COG mother, seven mostly small children, diagnosed with cervical cancer, needs prayers for healing and any financial assistance. Contact Wanda Coyle, POB 411, Petersburg, VA 23804.

Prayer requests

Davis, Diana, suffering complications from knee replacement surgery.

Fidanza, Maggie, heart problems.

Prince, Sharon, Newton, N.C., pancreatic cancer.

Williams, Cathy, 4237 Washington St., Downers Grove, IL 60515, suffering with injuries to knees due to severe car accident.

Boles, Mike, c/o Jean Boles, 1342 SW 8th St., Cooper, TX 75432, cancer of the throat and complications. Cards and prayers appreciated.

Carey, Vic, Tyler, TX, recovering from surgery on arm. Wounds are deep, infected, nerve damage involved.

Trent, Ken, 55, 19714 Misty Pines Ct., Humble, TX 77346, advanced lung cancer and brain tumors. Currently undergoing chemotherapy. Appreciates cards.

Baker, Joy, Springfield, MO, broken hip, undergoing rehabilitation.

Bowker, Elaine, 124 Nelson Lane, Anahuac, TX 77514, terminal lymph node cancer, radiation started.

Caruana, Carmela (mother of Dora Stagno of Malta), anemia.

Chikar, Carole, cancer, chemotherapy.

Cruze, Tracy, 14 E. 1st St. No. 103, Chisholm, MN 55719, knee surgery recovery.

Curbo, Pam, 7758 Davidson Rd., Olive Branch, MS 38654, Strep 2 infection in brain.

Devine, Bob, Derby, England, kidney pain, possible carcinoma.

Faith, Shelby, PO Box 183, High Ridge, MO 63049, back pain, tooth problems, diabetes.

Hauffler, Jeff, #794577, 2400 Wallace Pack Rd., Navasota, TX 77869, Sabbath-work problems, awaiting judgment on legal problems.

Hugus, Bob, Indiana (formerly of Phoenix, AZ), needs prayers.

Hugus, Helen, Indiana (formerly of Phoenix, AZ), back surgery recovery.

Hurley, Anna (Steensen), Room 232W, Healthsouth Rehab Hospital of Mechanicsburg, 175 Lancaster Blvd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, heart attack, congestive heart failure.

Jacques, Alexander "Zander," blood marrow donor found, but may not withstand surgery.

Jones, "Granny," McAlester, OK, hospitalized with brain clot.

King, Sandy, 4521 Sunrise Dr., Chandler, TX 75758, pneumonia, heart attack.

Miller, William (Booty), 2153 Jericho Rd., Maryville, TN 37803, recovering from hip replacement surgery.

Moore, Andrea, K., Ghana, West Africa, severe diarrhea.

Morris, Bud, 61, Ocala, FL, was recovering from lung cancer surgery, now rehospitalized due to breathing difficulties.

Narber, June, arm and shoulder sprained.

Nicolay, David, cancer surgery.

Novenche, Michael, 4, Astrocytoma, tumor growing, pressure on brain.

Novins, Brenda, 7001 W. Bancroft, Toledo, Ohio 43615, stomach ulcers, other problems.

Phillips, Thea, Vancouver, BC, Canada, breast cancer surgery recovery.

Reyes, Tyler, 9 months, heart and stomach not positioned properly, respiratory tract infection, lung infection, lungs underdeveloped.

Savannah, Joyce E., 1717 S. 281st Place No. 57, Federal Way, WA 98003, secondary candida infection, toxemia, dysentery.

Shaefer, Paula, Theodore, AL, colon cancer surgery recovery.

Sweetman, Noel, 33, Cessnock, NSW Australia, needs kidney transplant, currently on dialysis.

White, Pat, 759 N. Forest Ave., Springfield, MO 65801, broken ribs and punctured lung due to fall.

Obituaries

Julius Dayton Milholland of Springfield, Mo., died Feb. 17 due to leukemia and associated complications. He is survived by his wife, Linda, sons Steven and his wife Elena, Lonnie and his wife Yvette, and daughter Denise and her husband Mark Jones, all of Springfield; brother Fred and wife Betty Milholland of Bedford, Texas; brother Jerry Milholland of Aurora, Ill.; brother Charles and his wife Rita Milholland of Bearden, Ark.; brother Melvin and wife Shirley Milholland of Fayetteville, Ark.; and sisters and brothers-in-law Peggy and Charles Wells of Monroe, La., and Barbara and Mike Mudge of Belle Chasse, La. Also surviving are 5 grandchildren, Nicholas and Ashton Jones, and Kelsey, Hunter, and Colton Milholland, all of Springfield. Funeral services were held at Greenlawn Funeral Home, South on Feb. 20 with Pastor Kenneth Register officiating.

Treasure Schneider, 6 years old, died Feb. 14, 2002. Funeral services were held on Feb. 19 in Bismarck, N.D.

Ronald Dean Wallen, 56, died Feb. 8, 2002, in Valdosta, Ga. Mr. Wallen was born July 1, 1945, in Canyon, Texas. He was a minister, Worldwide Church of God. He is preceded in death by his parents, Claud Wallen and Alta Scheu, a brother, Ed Wallen, and a sister, Phyllis Veale. He is survived by a loving family: his wife, Rosemary Wallen; two children, Ginger Sorg of Monroe, Ga., and Brandon Wallen of Jackson; five brothers, Dwayne Wallen of Seattle, Wash., Bob Wallen of Aptos, Calif., Don Wallen of Phoenix, Ariz., Tony Wallen of Buford, Ga., and Chris Scheu; sister, Pamela Diechert of Sliverado, Calif.; several nieces and nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.

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