Nana looking super cute in a shirt I designed! Get your own here:

Doc & Nana

Darlene McCarty with her granddaughter (left) and daughter, shortly before her death this month.

9-27-20, Edward builds his new grocery and gasoline station on highway 16 going to Heber Springs The Barger’s made good money on the Bud Piggott farm.  Mr. Piggott took Jimmy, Roy, and Carl to the buyers’ market with him in Benton Harbor on certain occasions.  It was educational to watch the process used in selling the farm products to wholesale buyers.  They enjoyed watching the auctioneers sell the strawberries.  The auctioneer went so fast that they never knew who was bidding or who ended up paying the most for Mr. Piggott’s load of strawberries.  Before returning to the farm, Mr. Piggott would go by the Dairy Queen and buy milk shakes for everyone.  He enjoyed doing these things with the boys.  It was like he looked upon the Barger boys as sons he never had.  Mr. Piggott and his wife rewarded their workers every Friday afternoon with a cake and ice cream social.  The ice cream and cake tasted so good after working in the hot sun all day.  The summer on the Piggott farm passed quickly.  On August 15, the Barger’s said their goodbyes to the Piggott family and headed home to Arkansas.  Mamie did not want her children to miss anymore school than necessary.  After returning home, Willie went to Grants Pass, Oregon, to live with Harvey and Darlene.  He found a job working at the sawmill where Harvey and Chester worked.  Willie turned down his scholarship to play basketball at Lyon’s College in Batesville, Arkansas, a decision he questioned many times.  Like most young men during this time, he was more interested in making money to buy his first automobile than going to college.  He figured if he had a car, he could attract about any girl he wanted.  When school broke for its annual break in the middle of September, Mamie and the children loaded the GMC and went to Leachville, to pick cotton.  It was a good year for cotton and the Barger’s made good money.  After returning home from Leachville they were able to pay off the GMC and the mortgage on the farms.  They had done well financially.  Edward was able to buy two more cows and some hogs.  He ordered one hundred baby chickens from Roade Island.  They were called Roade Island Reds.  These chickens were good layers as well as good chickens to eat.  They grew big.  On January 20, 1956, Edward purchased one acre of land from Arnold McCarty on Highway 16.   The one acre was about twelve miles north of Heber Springs.  Edward decided to retire from being a farmer and try his hand in the grocery business.  After purchasing the property on Highway 16, Edward and Mamie started construction on their store and home.  They got help from Harvey and Willie who had moved back to Arkansas from Oregon.  In the afternoons Jimmy, Roy, and Carl pitched in and helped on the house.   On May 1 they completed the house and moved in.  Mamie and the kids lived in the house only two weeks before leaving for their annual trip to Benton Harbor. To get the funds to build the house and store, Edward mortgage the old Ike Carr and Frank Murphree farms.  Mamie said, “Here we go again.”  She got so tired paying off mortgages and trucks.  Although she hated going to Benton Harbor, she knew it was necessary.  This time she was excited about her new home on highway 16.  Highway 16 was a well-traveled highway.  It was blacktopped, not like the small dirt roads leading to where they had lived in the Post Oak community.  The new home offered a new experience for the Barger family.  They were able to enjoy watching automobile traffic go up and down the road as well as meet and visit with new people when they stopped to purchase groceries from their store.  Mamie liked this much better than the isolation she felt at her home in Post Oak.  Mamie enjoyed being around people.  She was a people person and loved to talk.  She could talk to anyone about any subject.  She was a person who never met a stranger.

I’m actually dying right now. I am literally screaming. Russell Hodgkinson and Darlene McCarty like my post on Twitter. I’m freaking out.

Network Update 12/21/17

Greetings from Superintendent Terry Bailey

I wish you and your family a wonderful Merry Christmas celebrating the Advent of Christ. Unless there is an unexpected emergency on Christmas Day, disconnect your phone and text messaging. Sign off Facebook for the day. Spend quality and uninterrupted time with your family and close loved ones.  Look at the throwback Christmas card from Brother Jackson below.

See you next year, in 2018!

Pastor Terry G. Bailey

As a reminder, the TN Ministry Network office will be closed for the Christmas and New Years holiday. Our offices are closed from Friday, December 22, 2017 - January 1, 2018. Have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

CREDENTIAL RENEWALS

Pastor Rick Seaton was the winner of our Credential Renewal drawing. He will receive His and Hers Apple watches. Congratulations Pastor Rick!

If you have not renewed yet, please renew by December 31. You can renew online here.

As a reminder, there is a renewal fee of $10.00 due to the TN Ministry Network.

How Your Husband Needs You

Whether you're a wife who's been married for six months or 60 years, you can learn about your husband's needs and grow in your role as his wife. Look beyond your marital expectations and pause to find joy in how challenging, wonderful and delightful the marriage journey really is! Read more here...

My Healthy Church Presents ... 2018 MEGA Sports Camp - Team Spirit

MEGA Sports Camp sports ministry outreach gets preschool and elementary kids out of their chairs and into the Word of God. Bible teachings interwoven with sports training make an unforgettable, life-changing outreach event. More info available online.

Free Allen Organ Available

If you are interested contact Pastor Bob Brooks at Dancyville Assembly of God. (901) 383-9200

Intercessory Prayer Needs

Special prayer for retired Pastor, Don Tennison, who is in rehab.

Vada Allen, Scott & Amiee Arnold (new baby), Gene Burgess, Lola Burns, Ron Bush, Virginia Chapman, Don Churchwell, Loni Dobbins, Lynn Drumwright, Gaylon & Mary Echols, Gary Ferrell, Pastor Noble Gammon, Winnie Grimes, Tracy Hagerman, Julie Headley, Bud & Sue Hudspeth, Jerry Jochem, Christi Jones, Kathy Kelly, Wanda Kramer, Frank & Sue Livesay, Darlene McCarty, Pixie Moore, Shannon Morgan, Janett Ogg, Wesley Payne, Gail Poore, Tony & Sheri Ray, Margaret Ridley, Rebecca Sample, Monica Sanders, Wayne Simmons, Shirley Smith, Don Tennison, Mike Tullos, Doak Turner, Mike Vandergriff, Larry & Carol Vine, and Jimmy Williams.

@NanaAnuk: The always amazing, ever changing @coolhandlube

#ZNation #Season5 #NanaAnuk #ZCast

Darlene McCarty, the actress who plays Kaya’s Nana on Z Nation just tweeted that shooting for season five starts in May. Time to keep my eyes open for Z Nation news!

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Network Update 12/14/17

Greetings from Superintendent Terry Bailey

The Advent of Christ totally changed the lives of Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds in the field. The angel had prophesied, “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21NKJV).

Lives are still being changed as we celebrate Christmas in 2017. Last weekend, at the Christmas production at United Church in Lawrenceburg, over 20 people accepted Christ. Pastor David Morgan reported that the production ran four times with an overall attendance of 1300. First Assembly in Milan had Ebenezer Experience last weekend, and Pastor Rick Waycaster reported that 25 people were saved. It is all about changed lives. Many of our churches are having various Christmas celebrations. Whatever you are doing, give people the opportunity for salvation and rededication decisions.

Love and appreciate you much,

Pastor Terry G. Bailey

Here are promos for this weekend at Union City First Assembly (Pastor Tommy Hall) and Trinity Algood (Pastor Mike Campbell).

CREDENTIAL RENEWALS

Don't forget it's credential renewal season. The TN Ministry Network Deadline is December 15th. Renew online here.

As a reminder, there is a renewal fee of $10.00 due to the TN Ministry Network.

Sex, Power, and Abuse

In recent months, there has been an absolute explosion of allegations of sexual harassment and improper sexual conduct in the government, in media, and entertainment industries. What are we to make of all this? Two seasoned professional Christian counselors weigh in about what is happening in society at large, and what Christian leaders need to know to promote godly and ethical standards of conduct. Listen here...

Loving Well Requires Finishing Well

This past year was marked by some amazing moments along with some reflective ones. These are the kind of moments that shake you to the core. It’s all about life and the relationships we form along the way. That’s what shapes us and makes us who we ultimately become. Read more...

Ten Critical Trends for Churches in 2018

Cultural Christianity is all but dead. The “Nones,” those without any religious preference, are increasing. Many of the communities are no longer friendly to local churches; some have become adversarial. Look at these ten major trends carefully. See how God would have your church respond. Read here...

Free Allen Organ Available

If you are interested contact Pastor Bob Brooks at Dancyville Assembly of God. (901) 417-1045

Intercessory Prayer Needs

Steve Allen was promoted to heaven last week. Please remember Vada in your prayers.

Darlene McCarty, Cordova Cathedral of Praise, had foot surgery this week.

Scott & Amiee Arnold (new baby), Gene Burgess, Lola Burns, Ron Bush (tests), Cooper Byrd, Virginia Chapman, Don Churchwell, Loni Dobbins, Lynn Drumwright, Gaylon & Mary Echols, Gary Ferrell, Pastor Noble Gammon, Winnie Grimes, Tracy Hagerman, Julie Headley, Bud & Sue Hudspeth, Jerry Jochem, Christi Jones, Kathy Kelly, Wanda Kramer, Chuck Lester, Frank & Sue Livesay, Pixie Moore, Shannon Morgan, Janett Ogg, Wesley Payne, Gail Poore, Tony & Sheri Ray, Margaret Ridley, Rebecca Sample, Monica Sanders, Wayne Simmons, Shirley Smith, Mike Tullos, Doak Turner, Mike Vandergriff, Larry & Carol Vine, and Jimmy Williams.

Z Nation star Darlene McCarty in Spokane

From Darlene McCarty’s Twitter - Team Nana!