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Archive for December, 2019
The Money Tree Story – Christmas Wish 2019
Let me tell you the story of these three photos and how God works all things to His glory… In the first pic is the Money Tree that Labelle Performing Arts put together to help a family in need… On Saturday morning I got a text from Jeannie (head of Labelle) that they were looking for a family… At exactly the same time I got a Christmas wish from Joseph the manager of Good Morning Mattress Store on Davis Hwy… The wish went like this:
There was recently a customer that came in here and needed help with a mattress set, well while talking to her I was informed that she is having a really hard time finding a place to live. Her name is Ida, she is 65 years old and recently was put on cancer preventative medicine and goes back to the dr on January 6th. She went through remission but last week her doctors told her it came back. She has spinal problems is why she came into my store. She is on disability and doesn’t get much from her disability payments. Her organs are shutting down, she has no food, and is short $250 to pay her rent and will have nowhere to live if not paid before Christmas Eve. Please help…
So Labelle decided that is where their Money Tree should go… Monday morning they dropped it off and we called Ms. Ida to let her know someone had nominated her for a Christmas Wish and we were going to help with her rent. What we found out is that she has been admitted to Sacred Heart for a heart attack and was under going stress tests etc. So, Candy and I grabbed Santa Paws and went over to visit her and bring her some cash… Before we left we counted the Cash… I called Jeannie and asked how much she though they were donating… she said she wanted to be sure to cover the rent so she put a $100 on the tree and thought it might have been about $400 bucks… When we got to Sacred Heart we got to visit Ms. Ida… and told her we had enough for her rent… In fact we had about $670 (Surprise Labelle… you raised a lot of cash on your tree)… Ms. Ida broke into tears and we were blessed to be the vessel for the blessing… But that is not where the story ends.
Ms. Ida looked at us and said “can you help Joseph?” We looked at her blankly, this caught me off guard. Without hesitation Ms. Ida grabbed her phone and called the person that put the wish in for her and said “how much did you tell me you need to keep from being evicted?” He told her and she hung up with out a word. She proceeded to pull $290 out of the cash we had delivered and asked us to take it back to Joseph saying “I got more than I needed, please go help him too.”
So we went over to see Joseph and as we relayed the story… We asked what made him put the Christmas Wish in and he said it was all could think of to do. He said Ms. Ida had called him to tell him how much she appreciated it… That’s when we got to tell him we were in the room when she called him about his needs and sent us back with the $290 he needed.
Candy hugged him for a full 2 minutes and today we are reminded that God moves people to help each other and in the end provides.
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing. (Ps. 145:15-16)
Merry Christmas!
Manna Hat 2019 – Winner is…
The 2019 Manna Hat is a beautiful Resistol – George Strait 7 3/8ths
Congrats to Kevin from Navarre… Thank you for the winning bid of $1300 for Manna Food Pantries
Manna Food Pantries began serving the hungry on January 3, 1983, then known as Manna Food Bank. Since then Manna have served over half a million people in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida, from Century to Navarre. Manna has given out over 9,000 tons of food to hungry families in our communities. In the last year alone, Manna has served about 23,000 individuals in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.Manna Food Pantries is a private, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to alleviating hunger in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties of Northwest Florida. Manna is nonsectarian, community focused, volunteer supported and committed to the philosophy, “waste not, want not.” Manna believes that every person has a right to live free from hunger and that every person is to be treated with respect and dignity.
This year the need is particularly great. Please know that 100% of the proceeds this auction raises will go to Manna Food Pantries of Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties so that those in need in Pensacola, Pace, Milton and the surrounding areas can continue to be taken care of.
Thank you to Pensacola Boot Store for generously providing the 2019 Manna Hat.
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Artist
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Date/Location
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Location on the Hat
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Raelynn
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January 11 – Pensacola Bay Center
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Left Rear Bill |
| Granger Smith | January 11 – Pensacola Bay Center | Front Bill |
| Kane Brown | January 11 – Pensacola Bay Center | Left Bill |
| Carlton Anderson | January 17 – Vinyl | Rear Bill |
| Aaron Watson | January 17 – Vinyl | Rear Bill |
| Old Dominion | March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center | Right Side Stack |
| Mitchell Tenpenny | March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center | Right Side Bill |
| Jordan Davis | March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center | Right Side Bill |
| Chris Lane | March 8 – Sandshaker, Pensacola Beach | Left Front Bill |
| Jameson Rogers | March 9 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Rear Bill |
| Lanco | March 9 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Left Side Bill |
| Luke Combs | March 9 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Front Bill |
| Zac Brown | March 10 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Left Dimple |
| Parmalee | March 15 – Flounders, Pensacola Beach | Front Stack |
| Michael Ray | March 24 – Spring Jam – Navarre Beach | Rear Stack |
| Jimmie Allen | March 24 – Spring Jam – Navarre Beach | Left Bill |
| Everette | March 24 – Spring Jam – Navarre Beach | Right Bill |
| Chloe Channell | March 24 – Spring Jam – Navarre Beach | Right Dimple |
| Kenny Chesney | April 27 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Front Right Stack |
| David Lee Murphy | April 27 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Front Left Stack |
| Chase Rice | May 3 – The Gulf, Okaloosa Island | Rear Bill |
| Rodney Atkins | May 10 – Flounders, Pensacola Beach | Right Bill |
| Russell Dickerson | May 25 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Rear Left Stack |
| Dustin Lynch | May 25 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Left Side Stack |
| Thomas Rhett | May 25 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Left Side Stack |
| Dierks Bentley | June 15 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Top Dimple |
| Jon Pardi | June 15 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Rear Bill |
| Tenille Towns | June 15 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Rear Right Stack |
| Rascal Flatts | July 5 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Front Bill |
| Luke Bryan | July 20 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Top Dimple |
| Jon Langston | July 20 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Front Bill |
| Cole Swindell | July 20 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Front Bill |
| Little Big Town | August 17 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Bottom Rear Bill |
| Midland | August 17 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Botton Front Bill |
| Chris Lane | August 22 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Left Front Bill |
| Riley Green | August 22 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Rear Stack |
| Brad Paisley | August 22 – The Wharf, Orange Beach | Rear Stack |
| Scotty McCreery | November 17 – Miracle on Palafox | Bottom Right Side |
| Ryan Hurd | November 17 – Miracle on Palafox | Bottom Right Side |
| Riley Green | November 17 – Miracle on Palafox | Bottom Right Side |
NAS Pensacola Shooting – December 6, 2019
NAS PENSACOLA, Fla. – Officials at Naval Air Station Pensacola report that an active shooter incident occurred this morning on the base. Four people are confirmed dead, including the shooter. The incident took place this morning at Building 633.
The base is still in lockdown as first responders secure the scene. Base security and the Navy Criminal Investigative Service are currently investigating. The names of the victims will not be released until the next of kin have been notified.
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Baptist Hospital continues to care for the patients from NAS Pensacola. We received eight patients. Baptist Hospital services have not been interrupted. All services are fully operational. If you have an appointment on our campus, it is not affected by this event.
While we never expect something like this to happen in our community, our Baptist Health Care teams train continuously to respond, rendering exceptional care. All of our responding departments, particularly the emergency department, went into immediate action to care for these individuals, exercising great urgency, compassion and medical expertise.
We thank our partners at NAS Pensacola, Escambia County emergency management services and law enforcement for their tremendous coordinated response. We also thank the medical community and government agencieslocal, state and nationalwho reached out to offer support. In addition, we are grateful to members of our community who reached out to offer assistance and prayers. Please note that we do have an adequate supply of blood; however, we always encourage blood donations be given to One Blood.
We extend our love and prayers to our NAS Pensacola family. We are here to support you today and beyond.
We dont anticipate providing any more updates today. We will continue to honor NAS Pensacola’s request to refer any patient related questions to them. For media questions, please call or text 850.791.5254. For updates on the situation, please visit NAS Pensacola Facebook page.