Greetings to all of you. This is an update on Brother Mark Banks, Area IV Director. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bro Banks is in good spirits. He is in a rehabilitation center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His movement and speech is coming along with the therapy that he\u2019s receiving in the rehab center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are asking for continual prayers, encouragement, and uplifting thoughts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thank you for all the cards, emails, prayers, and well wishes sent to Bro Banks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mark Banks<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1861 Arkansas St<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanking you in advance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU, MY PEACE I GIVE TO YOU\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sister JoAnn Farve <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Area IV Co-Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PHP & FLT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Greetings to all of you. This is an update on Brother Mark Banks, Area IV Director. Bro Banks is in good spirits. He is in a rehabilitation center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His movement and speech is coming along with the therapy that he\u2019s receiving in the rehab center. We are asking for continual prayers, encouragement, and uplifting thoughts. Thank you for all the cards, emails, prayers, and well wishes sent to Bro Banks. Mark Banks 1861 Arkansas St Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 Thanking you in advance \u201cPEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU, MY PEACE I GIVE TO YOU\u201d Sister JoAnn Farve Area IV Co-Director PHP & FLT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8rHzu-1wK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2540,"url":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/2019\/05\/15\/la-lodge-guoof-aids-in-clean-up\/","url_meta":{"origin":5874,"position":0},"title":"LA Lodge, GUOOF aids in Clean Up","author":"Sis. 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