Raymond News

R by Kara Culp WOW! What a game Monday evening. In an exciting, nail biting, sweaty palms kind of win – my Indiana University Hoosiers are the official 2025 College Football Champions and I am over the moon! Before their recent turnaround, Indiana held the record for most losses in major college football history – around 700 losses entering the 2025 season. After this thrilling, undefeated season I finally understand why people enjoy watching football so much! While some may say that quarterback Fernando Mendoza’s electrifying airborne touchdown was the highlight of the game, my favorite part was when the camera cut to his parents after Fernando’s big play. I admired the way his father never stood up to cheer and was always seated next to his mother, Elsa, who has long suffered from multiple sclerosis. The Mendoza’s cheered on their Heisman Winner together, sitting side by side, and their look of shock and awe was some light on a very spepriceless. cial ministry happening This was clearly right here in Raymond. a team effort and the Did you know a Disaster synergy under the leadResponse Ministry that ership of Curt Cignetti is serves the entire truly movie-worthy! As Southeast sits in your my mother said, it’s like backyard? Judd Moss the Hoosiers basketball was kind enough to movie, but with football. share the history and I will be the first in line some photos of this very at Malco Theatre when it special mission for this premieres. Go Hoosiers! week’s . Before my The Sheds of Column Hope Ministry is housed turns into Kara’s College in the Emmanuel Center Corner, I’d like to “shed” BY CAROLYN CLEMENT cjclements@bellsout or ?The Ella Bess known realtor in the Austin Library has new area and previously lived upgrades! New, fully in Crystal Springs. He is functioning computers survived by his children, that run faster than ever Rev. Carey Stockett and and new software to uti- daughter Alice Clement lize. The Library now has and wife, Carol. He was a scanning service that predecessed by his wife, is free, quick and easy to Betty Stockett. Mr. use. Stockett passed away at Cory Tyler, St. Catherine’s Village in Branch Manager, also Madison and will be invites everyone to stop missed. by for a free cup of hot Pleased to report cocoa to keep you warm, that Edwina Shelby is as temperatures drop, feeling better. Thanks to and look over the selection of new books, or Availabl browse around and look at a magazine or news- T HE M AGNO paper. Come and check out the book selection as new books are ordered every month. You can even make a suggestion on books to order! Cory is a fantastic branch manager. He not only keeps the library operational but also brings worthwhile and interesting programs. We appreciate having Cory a part of the Terry community. There will be more $2 library news next week! It is with regret to e-mail inform you of the death nancymgazet of Richard Carrington or call 60 Stockett on Jan. 3.Mr Stockett was a well LM Building hope in Raymond. - (also known as the old when the catastrophic P g Post Office) which is a tornado hit Rolling Fork s . secondary building of in early 2023 - how do m r the Raymond you protect your belong- i t Presbyterian Church on ings from looters? The t e South Oak Street. What PCA started building M r are “sheds of hope”? and deploying 8’x8’ t s During the aftermath of portable buildings to t o Katrina, men of the homes and families t d Presbyterian Church of across the country as a r y America (PCA) noticed a way of meeting a crucial A s problem. When your need. a house is destroyed by a Now, what does h f natural disaster, where that have to do with w d do you put your belong- Raymond? 1 r ings? Or, as we learned At Raymond t B LU TS R th.net A 5 *H C e Paula for the loving care 110 P d she gives her Mother. s Thank you to *V S , First Baptist Church, d Terry for all the prayers C t and cards. Special s thanks to Mr. Davis, , Deacon, for the hospital *L L . visit. It is so uplifting to t receive the cards and S , S n know you are rememe bered in prayer. Thank you! *W YATT W t s D OWN o *O C le Now at G & M ADDIS 104 W If you m know so w address. S 22.00 Nancy at week 01-783-2441 MA-PA S In our first six months of operation, we have hosted over 50 men from 11 churches across 2 states, and we are anticipating a steady stream of men to continue visiting Raymond. These are not just sheds; these are “sheds of hope.” Each shed provides an opportunity for us to connect the local church to a local family in need and share the gospel. Every six months, we follow up with that family to ensure that hope isn’t extinguished. Above all, the sheds are a way to introduce people to Jesus. Right in the backyard of Raymond, hope is being built up and shipped out. If you’d like a tour (or want to help out), feel free to stop by Pastor Zach Byrd’s office located next door to the church on Port Gibson Street. What a touching ministry and gap that is filled by the godly men of Raymond, the Raymond Presbyterian Church, and the Sheds of Hope crew. Thank you, Judd, for showing what our church is doing in the community and around Presbyterian Church, we the country! serve as the only cliI pray that by the mate-controlled facility time I write next week’s in the country where column; we will not be these sheds are built. recovering from a disasMen come from across ter of our own in Central the Southeast, across Mississippi as a signifithe state, and across cant ice storm is expecttown to build sheds into ed to impact our area. ready-to-assemble kits. Make sure you stay A team of 6-8 adults can warm, stay home, and assemble a kit in 8 stay safe! hours in Raymond which then requires only Be kind and suf1.5 hours of assembly fer well. time on the disaster site. , MS AYMOND G O , OUNTY AZETTE FFICE P G S . P S , H 18 C , MS LINTON AF OBACCO ISCOUNT V PRINGRIDGE ILLAGE W A G , ATERS RT ALLERY C B , MS OLTON M L H , C AURIN ARDWARE W. M S . LMA-PA move please let us we can change your So you don’t miss a k of the Gazette. LMA-PA