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pounds, little better, [and] has a [hand] spanof nine inches across.”

“He [Jesus] is suffering all there is tosuffer. There is no suffering left apart fromHim. His emaciated, poured out, little, wormy spirit is down in the bottom of that thing[hell]. And the Devil thinks he’s got Himdestroyed.”

“The Word of the living God went downinto the pit of destruction and charged thespirit of Jesus with resurrection power!Suddenly his twisted, death-wracked spiritbegan to fill out and came back to life. Hebegan to look like something the devil hadnever seen before.”

“He [Jesus] was literally being rebornbefore the devil’s very eyes. He began to flexHis spiritual muscles . . . Jesus was bornagain –the firstborn from the dead the Wordcalls him–and He whipped the devil in hisown back yard.”

“Heaven has a north and a south and aneast and a west. Consequently, it must be aplanet.”

“You don’t think earth was first, do you?Huh? Well, you don’t think that God mademan in His image, and then made earth insome other image? There is not anythingunder this whole sun that’s new. Are youhearing what I am saying? This is all a copy.It’s a copy of home. It’s a copy of the MotherPlanet. Where God lives. He made a little one just like His and put us on it.”

“God’s reason for creating Adam was Hisdesire to reproduce Himself. I mean areproduction of Himself, and in the Garden of Eden He did just that. He was not a little likeGod. He was not almost like God. He was not subordinate to God even. . . . Adam is asmuch like God as you could get, just the same as Jesus . . . Adam, in the Garden of Eden was God manifested in the flesh.”

“Adam was made in the image of God. He was as much female as he was male. He wasexactly like God. Then God separated himand removed the female part. Woman means‘man with the womb.’ Eve had as muchauthority as Adam did as long as they stayedtogether.”

Benny Hinn:“Adam was a super-being when God

created him. I don’t know whether you knowthis, but he was the first superman that reallyever lived. First of all, the Scriptures declareclearly that he had dominion over the fowls of the air, the fish of the sea–which means heused to fly. Of course, how can he havedominion over the birds and not be able to dowhat they do? The word ‘dominion’ in theHebrew clearly declares that if you havedominion over a subject, that you doeverything that subject does. In other words,that subject, if it does something you cannotdo, you don’t have dominion over it. I’llprove it further. Adam not only flew, he flewto space He was–with one thought he wouldbe on the moon.”

While I was in Costa Rica, MissionaryGene Ray Ward showed me a book,Christianity in Crisis by Hank

Hanegraaff. Although it was published in1997, I was still able to purchase a copyonline. This book deals with the so called“Faith” ministers, those preachers that say ifyou have enough faith then you won’t be sick and you will get rich. Such people as Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, FrederickK.C. Price, Robert Tilton, John Avanzini,Marilyn Hickey, David Cho, Charles Capps,Jerry Savelle, Morris Cerullo and PaulCrouch.

Much of what these people preach is true. However, some of what they preach isdownright weird. I thought I would give yousome quotes from this well documentedbook.

Kenneth Copeland:“[God is] not some creature that stands 28

feet tall, and He’s got hands, you know, asbig as basketballs. That’s not the kind ofcreature He is. . . . A being that is veryuncanny the way He’s very much like youand me. A being that stands somewherearound 6’-2", 6’-3", that weighs somewherein the neighborhood of a couple of hundred

“Had the Holy Spirit not been with Jesus,He would have sinned. That’s right, it was the Holy Spirit that was the power that kept Himpure. He was not only sent from heaven, butHe was called the Son of Man–and as suchHe was capable of sinning. . . . Without theHoly Ghost, Jesus would never have made it.. . .Can you imagine Christ headed for thegrave, knowing He would remain thereforever, if the Holy Ghost would change Hismind about raising Him from the dead.”

“Never, ever, ever, go to the Lord andsay, ‘If it be thy will . . .’ Don’t allow suchfaith-destroying words to be spoken fromyour mouth. When you pray, ‘If it be yourwill, Lord,’ faith will be destroyed. Doubtwill billow up and flood your being. Be onguard against words like this which will robyou of your faith and drag you down indespair.”

“Man, I feel revelation knowledge already coming on me here. . . .See, God the Father is a person, God the Son is a person, God theHoly Ghost is a person. But each one of themis a triune being by Himself–there’s nine ofthem.”

“He promises to heal all–every one, any,any whatsoever, everything–all our diseases!That means not even a headache, sinusproblem, not even a toothache–nothing! Nosickness should come your way.”

“He [the Holy Spirit] says, ‘God’soriginal plan is that the woman was to bringforth children out of her side.’. . . Adam gavebirth to his wife out of his side. It was sin that turned the thing around. . . . And it was sinthat transformed her flesh and her body.When God took the woman out of man, Heclosed up his rib. But she was createdidentically as him. In other words, she wascreated with an opening in her side, andchildren were supposed to be born. And I getthat from the very fact that you’ll never seebirth spiritually, except from the side.”

Frederick K.C. Price:“The whole point is I’m trying to get you

to see–to get you out of this malaise ofthinking that Jesus and the disciples werepoor and then relating that to you–thinkingthat you, as a child of God, have to followJesus. The Bible says that He has left us anexample that we should follow His steps.That’s the reason why I drive a Rolls Royce.I’m following Jesus’ steps.”

“Do you think that the punishment for our sin was to die on a cross? If that were thecase, the two thieves could have paid yourprice. No, the punishment was to go into hellitself and to serve time in hell separated fromGod. . . .Satan and all the demons of hellthought that they had Him bound and theythrew a net over Jesus and they dragged Himdown to the very pit of hell itself to serve oursentence.”

“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of theLaw, that the blessing ofAbraham might comeupon us. . . .How didGod bless Abraham?With cattle, gold,manservants, maidservants, camels, andasses. Abraham was blessed materially.”

“When you have developed your faith tosuch an extent that you can stand on thepromises of God, then you won’t needmedicine. That’s the reason I don’t takemedicine.”

“If you have to say, ‘If it be Thy will,’ or‘Thy will be done’–if you have to say thatthen you’re calling God a fool.”

Robert Tilton:“If you have a problem, any kind of need,

housing, transportation, situation in amarriage, you can release the creative–see,this all works by faith–the creative force ofGod into existence.”

“Being poor is a sin.”“Those prayer request forms have ink on

them and all kinds of chemicals. I laid on topof those prayer requests so much that thechemicals actually got into my bloodstreamand began to swell my capillaries. . . . It gotinto my immune system and I had two smallstrokes in my brain that brought about somenumbness in my body.”

John Avanzini:“Jesus had a nice house, a big house–big

enough to have company stay the night withHim at the house.”

“Jesus was handling big money becausethat treasurer He had was a thief. Now youcan’t tell me that a ministry with a treasurerthat’s a thief can operate on a few pennies. Ittook big money to operate that ministrybecause Judas was stealing out of that bag.”

“John 19 tells us that Jesus wore designerclothes. Well, what else you gonna call it?Designer clothes–that’s blasphemy. No, that’s what we call them today. I mean, you don’tget the stuff He wore off the rack. It wasn’t aone-size-fits-all deal. No, this was customstuff. It was the kind of a garment that kingsand rich merchants wore. Kings and richmerchants wore that garment.”

“You don’t think these Apostles didn’twalk around with money? I mean, they hadmoney. I just thank God that I saw this andgave up the denominational line and got onGod’s line before I starved me and all myfamily to death. Go to Acts 24. I mean, youdon’t think there wasn’t money in this Paul’slife? . . . Paul had the kind of money thatpeople, that government officials, would,would block up justice to try to get a bribeout of old Paul.”

I’ve run out of space, but I think you getthe idea.

"FAITH" MINISTERS

Raymond McAlisterPresident

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From the hymns to the Sunday Schoollessons, revival meetings and workshops, theissue of surrender is a reoccurring theme. Asa matter of a fact, it is an integral part of theterminology and definition of the ministry.We often hear of people "surrendering to theministry."

It is equally true that many people have atainted view of surrender. From pureobservation and personal experience I can say without a doubt that many believers viewsurrendering to God's will as a contract thatcomes attached with fringe benefits both inand out of this world. The psyche and spiritof our generation has perpetuated the lie thatdoing the right thing, or doing something ofspiritual significance caries a great reward,often expressed in materialistic terms. It is no secret that we live in a highly materialisticsociety. Unfortunately, the effects ofmaterialism have bled over in the Christianculture over the years to the point that there is a visible shift from Christ-centered worship to Self-centered ministry. The Walmart orDisney business model may work great whenit comes to the world of commerce, but in thechurch environment it can have devastatingconsequences both to the function and natureof the spiritual activity that takes place.

So, what is surrender? What does itinvolve, and what are the consequences of itin an individual's life? I believe that today'steaching and preaching should address andanswer these questions clearly and concisely.I will give a brief working definition anddiscuss surrender in the context of ministryand education.

Surrender is relinquishing your right to aself-appointed agenda and submitting to theagenda of someone of greater importance. When a person surrendered their life to God,they recognized (either privately or publicly)that they had resigned from their pursuits andembraced whatever desire or objective Godhad placed in front of them. The ApostlePaul gives his experience of surrender as:"...What things were gain to me, those Icounted loss for Christ." (Phil. 3:7b) andagain: "...Forgeting those things which arebehind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before." (Phil. 3:13b). Both thepurpose and scope of surrender are viewed asa constant "reaching" or "pursuing."

The Academic Arena

Piro VarfiAcademic Dean

The TruthAbout

Surrender

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It is interesting to note that Paul's account of his life as a surrendered Christian involvesboth suffering and learning. After hisconversion he spends time with severaldisciples and alone in Arabia and during hisministry he suffers great persecution,dissapointment and even betrayal.

I can safely conclude that the surrenderedlife involves first and foremost a life-longcommitment to God's will and agenda forone's life. Accepting this fact makes thechanges that are ahead more palatable.

It also involves a commitment to learning. God wants to prepare us for whatever task He has for us and this preparation involveschange and learning.

It is especially critical for those thatsurrender to the ministry of the Gospel tounderstand the need for change and the needfor learning. How short-sighted is the youngpreacher that thinks he can recite thedoctrinal statement in the back of the SundaySchool Quarterly and that is all he needs to be able to disciple and teach others! Brethren,do not make that mistake! The commitmentyou have made to the ministry demands acommitment to learning both in a structuredschool environment, and also the learning that comes from life situations.

The surrendered life is marked bystruggles and the surrendered person ismarked by scars. Don't let this discourageyou! Leaders are sledom selected from theranks of the unscared. It seems that Godwants those that will act as the light of theworld and the salt of the earth to know thedepths of their suffering and at the same timeunderstand the inexhaustable supply of God'sgrace.

If you have surrendered to God's will foryour life, be prepared for profound changesand puzzling crisis. It is all part of the process of preparing you, shaping you, qualifiyingyou for the challenge and the prize.

God is the Master Designer; we may notunderstand the process or fully see thebenefits, but when we step back and view thedesign, it all makes sense. One day we willsee it all! Then, every step, every challenge,every ounce of pain and dissapointment willmake sense. For now, we can just rely on thefact that the Designer is faithful and what hehas planned is the very best. I pray that asyou struggle with these issues you will rest inthe faithfulness and grace of God. If you area minister, I hope that your commitment isfueled by a desire to please God and you willembrace the trials looking for the appearing of our Lord. He brings His reward with Him!

Surrender is a life-longcommitment to the will of God

This article on “The Way” is part of aseries on five marks in the lives of Christiansthat will cause the honest inquirer to bedrawn to their witness. We have noted so farthat “The Way,” as presented by Christ inJohn 14:6, speaks of a worldview that isexclusive and distinct from every otherworldview. In fact, Jesus speaks of only twopossible worldviews: the one that leads to life and the one that leads to death. The lastarticle noted also that the Hebrew and Greekwords used in the Old Testament and NewTestament for way were used in an exclusivecontext. Finally, it was noted that those whocharge Christianity with exclusive,narrow-minded claims are themselves making exclusive, narrow-minded claims when theyreject Christ as “The Way.” Continuing thistheme, the exclusive worldview ofChristianity differs from all other worldviews (the way of death) in several crucial ways.

“The Way” Contrasts With “the way” of Grief and Death

The Old Testament clearly warns that theway that man may choose apart from God’sway ultimately leads to pain and grief alongthe way (Prov. 14:13). It is said by Solomonto be a way that “seemeth right unto a man”(Prov. 14:12a). The way of death to fallenman may look reasonable and right. It iswarned against by contrast: “The way of theLORD is strength to the upright: butdestruction shall be to workers of iniquity”(Prov. 10:29). God warns that the temporalpleasure of other ways carries a heavy price:“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten insecret is pleasant. But he knoweth not thatthe dead are there; and that her guests are inthe depths of hell” (Prov. 9:17-18). Solomon observes that “The way of the wicked [is] asdarkness: they know not at what theystumble” (Prov. 4:19). Man, declaresSolomon, is not even able to comprehendwhat causes him to fall, much less avoid thechasm. For example, the drug addict is oftenblind to the drug that is killing him.

Communication and Counseling Concepts

GEORGE GARNER

CriticalThinkingA Biblical Defense

Against SecularHumanism and

Religious Pluralism

The Marking andMaking of Mentors

Part 7 - DEFENSE OF “THE WAY”

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“The Way” Contrasts with Man’sDisastrously Addictive Way

Further, Old Testament Scripture sadlyasserts that the way of man imprisons one in a lifestyle out of which it is hard to break.Proverbs 13:15 declares, “Goodunderstanding giveth favor: but the way oftransgressors [is] hard.” Hard (Hebrew +(!)means “perennial, ever-flowing . . .permanent . . . steady flow, permanence.”The way that is contrary to God’s way is notsomething that one can do for a while until he or she “gets it out of their system.” Thetransgressing becomes permanent or habitual. The person becomes the transgression. Theabuser of alcohol becomes an alcoholic. The

eye of the pornographer becomes addicted,never having enough. As Solomon notes,“Hell and destruction are never full; so theeyes of man are never satisfied” (Prov.27:20). The person who refuses to reason(consider the logic and evidence) loses hisGod-given ability to reason. This destructiveaddiction contrasts sharply with Christ’spromise, “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (John 8:36)

“The Way” is Devised by God, Not Man

Jeremiah confesses, “O LORD, I knowthat the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps” (Jer.10:23). Jeremiah here asserts that man mayplan. He may think that his plan can providereal meaning and ultimately a satisfyingpurpose, meaning, and value. He mayrationalize that he has power to bring trulysatisfying plans to fruition. However, Godsays through Jeremiah that He is stillultimately in control. Scripture thus claimsthat the contrary way eventually brings pain,grief and sorrow, a heavy burden,destruction, deceit, guilt, blindness, lack oftrue direction and eventual death andseparation for eternity from God. Only theway devised by God brings abundant life and eternal joy. As we will see in the later articles on “Tactics in Defending the Faith,” anobjective moral law can reasonably be shown to exist, and the existence of a moral lawsuggests a moral law giver.

Our next article will continue todemonstrate the dramatic and criticallydifferent life-choices between “The Way” ofChrist and “the way” that rejects Christ.

The way that is contrary to God’s

way is not something that one can do

for a while until he or she “gets it out

of their system.”

How dare anyone ask that question! A bit personal, I thought, and somewhatembarrassing to this shy teenager many yearsago. It only meant one thing. Self-appointeeswanted to introduce me to someone and spiceup my life. No thanks. Iknew how to pluck pedalsfrom daisies while repeating,“He loves me, He loves menot”and was not ready toshare the outcome withinquiring adults. It was a funthing to do with young girlsof my generation and manyflowers were destroyed in the process. We could alwaysmake it come out the way we wanted and no one was hurt in the process.

My answer would be different today. I am all grown up and enjoy talking about the loveof my life when asked, as many have. Exceptfor health issues, all is well in our fifty yearmarriage. We are blessed! I have other lovesand each affects me differently. Love forchildren, grandchildren, extended family,friends, co-workers and yes agreat-grandchild. Add love for God, country,home and neighbors and the list goes on.

Defining love is almost impossible.

Someone has said love is demonstration, notinclination. Slogans designed to get ourattention in the love department have beenaround forever. Merchants would have usbelieve spending money in their particularstore is the best way to show our love. Someof us have scarcely packed our Christmasstockings and we are faced with heart month.Cupid is hanging in almost every storereminding us to show our love. Yes, it is hard to love without giving but love manifestsitself in many ways.

Love is giving and forgiving, sharing,honoring and comforting one another. Lovedemands respect, sacrifice, commitment,

care-giving along withlaughter, tears, andsleepless nights. Love willgrow when properlynourished. Definitions andcliches fail to adequatelyexplain love and leaves mewondering how I can love a grandchild, orgreat-grandchild monthsbefore seeing her for thefirst time. D and A maybe?

I choose to believe God brought it about. “And we have known and believed the

love that God hath to us. God is love; and hethat dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, andGod in him.” 1 John 4:16

God gave us love and loved us before weknew him. “We love him because he firstloved us.” 1 John 4:19.

The beginning of a new year is a goodtime to take inventory of our love life andcompare the marks of love found in 1Corinthians 13.

Bits 'N Pieces

Lois Crittenden

HOW ISYOUR LOVE

LIFE?

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Love is giving and

forgiving, sharing,

honoring and

comforting one

another.

It is time for nominations to besubmitted for the 2009 National Women’sAuxiliary Mission Goal. A National Mission Goal shall be chosen at the annual session of the National Women’s Auxiliary for theupcoming Calendar Year. Deadline forsubmitting nominations is April 1, 2008.Please keep in mind these guidelines as youprayerfully submit information andnominations.

1. The nomination must be for amission of a church fellowshipping with theAmerican Baptist Association.

2. The sponsoring church mustauthorize the nomination and a member ofthat church’s Auxiliary must present thenomination in the meeting.

3. The nomination must be forland, property and/or equipment.

Please submit information about theintended mission to be nominated for the

NATIONAL WOMEN’S AUXILIARY MISSION GOAL

2009 Mission Goal to the Publicity Director Mary Candler; PO Box 796; Wellston, OK 74881 or email the information tomary@nwaweb.org.. When nominating amission for the National Goal, a summaryof the work, along with pictures and otherinformation is to be sent to the PublicityDirector by April 1. Information about themission is to be displayed in the meetingarea at the session where the nomination ismade. New guidelines were adopted at lastyear’s national meeting. As a result, if nomission goal nominations are received byApril 1 then the ladies at the nationalmeeting will choose either to (1) continuethe previous goal, or (2) to add the fundscontributed to the next mission goal chosen.

Questions can be sent to Mrs. MaryCandler, mary@nwaweb.org.

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Barbaraand I justreturned fromCosta Ricawhere we hadbeen invitedby MissionaryGene RayWard to comefor the annualopening of theCosta RicaMissionaryBaptistSeminary.

Pastors, missionaries and preachers camefrom all over Costa Rica and from Nicaragua.

I was privileged to speak infive churches (with missionariesWalter R. Goulding, CristianBenavides, Jamie Pardo andJimmy Cabrera) as well asspeaking twice a day during theconference. Barbara also sangwhile we were there. The seminary holds regular classes in Guadalupe(a suburb of San Jose) as well asholding classes in Southern CostaRica and up in Nicaragua. All ofthe missionaries we came incontact with are doing well and the work in general is growing. Wewere impressed.

GeneRay Wardand hisson, KentWard, were gracioushosts, asthey havebeen toscores ofpreachersover theyears.GeneRay’s wife, Barbara, was in Oklahomaundergoing a series of medical tests.Remember her in your prayers

As well as visiting several mission points,

Missionary Gene Ray Wardand me at Missionary

Baptist Temple inGuadalupe

Student Body — Kent Ward (on right) is the Administrator

Costa Ricawe were taken to a volcano, the rain forest andthe beautiful gardens at Hotel Bougainvillaea.However, the real attraction in Costa Rica isthe people. We have never witnessed suchsweet, loving people. The normal greeting is ahug and a kiss on the cheek.

Walter Goulding has a daily radiobroadcast and, although I do not understandSpanish, his broadcast is professional.

The traffic during rush hour isunbelievable. One day it took us almost twohours to go around 10 miles. To make matters worse, small motorcycles and scooters drivebetween and around the cars.

I was surprised to see almost every fast foodrestaurant in the United States also in Costa Rica.Of course Barbara had to shop at WalMart.

The price of everything we saw, including real estate, was on par with the States. Theonly thing less than the States are the wages,which are much less than half. We reallycould not figure out how the people surviveon such low income. All of the people werewell dressed and very clean and many drivenice automobiles.

We also met a couple, John and KathyWard (no relation to Gene Ray), who movedto Costa Rica and dedicated their lives to dophysical work on the church buildings. Theirministry (Hand-to-Hand Ministry) willreceive funds for projects but not for personal support. They have made a real difference inthe churches of Costa Rica!

If you ever have the opportunity to go toCosta Rica, by all means go!

Faculty of the Costa Rica Missionary Baptist Seminary

Barbara with a couple of thesweet Costa Rican ladies

THE DEAN'S DELIBERATIONS

Gary RedfieldDean of Students

(continued from last issue)

In this fifth and last part of the “In Searchof the scriptures” series, we will finish ourdiscussion of canonization.

In the last issue, I mentioned having abook titled, The Book of Jasher, which isreferenced in the Old Testament.Another book I have in my personal library,and like The Book of Jasher, also not included in the Biblical Canon, is a translation of TheBook of Enoch the Prophet, written during the first or second century. This book is not onlymentioned in the Bible, but Enoch 1:9 isfound reproduced in Jude 14 and 15. Thiscould be problematical because one of thetests for the authenticity of Old Testament books was to have a reference and/or quotation from them in another acceptedBiblical book.

Jude 14 clearly states that Enoch‘prophesied.’ If Enoch prophesied, then hemust have been a prophet, a fact that wouldfurther warrant its inclusion in the canon ofthe New Testament. Well, that might be trueif it was actually written by the prophetEnoch, but it was not. In fact, the book ofEnoch, as earlier stated, was written duringthe first or second century. That is a little latein the time continuum for it to have beenpenned by “the seventh from Adam.”

Some Biblical reference books state thatthe combination of Jude 14 and 15 is a directquotation from Enoch 1:9. I do not have thebook in its original language, and the Englishtranslation I have is not word-for-word thesame as in the King James version so I cannot confirm it to be a direct quotation, but it is very close. Also, considering the time ofwriting, I can not personally confirm whoquoted who.

Still, The Book of Enoch the Prophet was not included in the Bible. I remind you thatthe gospel writers quoted from the title placed on the cross by Pontius Pilot but that did notmake the title itself inspired Scripture. In likemanor, quoting or paraphrasing from TheBook of Enoch the Prophet did not make thebook itself inspired Scripture. However, while these books were not inspired Scripture, itshould be clear that they were and arepotentially useful books valued by theinspired Biblical writers.

While we are on the subject of Old

Testament quotations, Jesus Himselfreferenced twenty-four Old Testament books.The New Testament, in its entirety, references thirty-four books of the OldTestament. That leaves only five books of theOld Testament that are not quoted in the NewTestament. They are Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther,Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon.However, each of these books was part of alarger ‘collection’ of Old Testament booksreferred to in terms like the ‘history’ or‘poetic’ collections. Other books in each ofthese ‘collections’ were quoted in the NewTestament, which, in a way, validates eachcollection as a whole. In several places in theBible, Jesus referred to the books of the Lawand the Prophets in the collective sense.

Of significant note, none of theapocryphal books are quoted in the NewTestament. Some Catholic scholars have saidcertain passages in the New Testament makereference to the apocrypha. For mepersonally, the references are a bit too vagueto see the connection.

The New Testament was completedduring the last half of the first century. Whencompared to the years it took to complete theOld Testament, that is a very short period oftime. This time factor partially accounts forthe scarcity of references in one NewTestament book to another. There is,however, a significant reference in the second epistle of Peter. 2 Peter chapter 3, verses 15and 16 read as follows: “15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation;even as our beloved brother Paul alsoaccording to the wisdom given unto him hathwritten unto you; 16 As also in all hisepistles, speaking in them of these things; inwhich are some things hard to be understood,which they that are unlearned and unstablewrest, as they do also the other scriptures,unto their own destruction.”

When the Apostle Peter wrote theunlearned and unstable wrest all of Paul’sepistles as they do also the other scriptures,he has clearly indicated that all of Paul’sepistles are, in fact, Scripture!

Let me finish this series by pointing outthat, unlike the Old Testament with currentdisagreement on the inclusion of apocryphalbooks, all major religions claiming to beChristian accept the New Testament Canon’stwenty-seven books as authentic. Even theNew World translation of the Bible,published by the Watchtower, contains thesame twenty-seven books, albeit with contentchanges. The discussion presented in thisarticle series notwithstanding, the single mostimportant factor to remember is God’spromise to preserve His Word, not just inpart, or some books, but all of it!

In Searchof the

ScripturesPart 5

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In the middle ofwinter our Springsemester started asscheduled on January7th. We are thankfulthat all except onestudent returned, withthe addition of threenew students and tworeturning from prioryears. We alsowelcomed some newexternal studies

students. Dr. McAlister presided over theorientation session and discussed theaccreditation progress.

We were privileged to have missionaryDr. Hugo Mallozzi, who directs medicalprojects around the world under theMacedonian Missionary Service banner. Asspeaker in our chapel service he also had theopportunity to visit with Hugo Jr., who is afreshman at EBC. We also heard from Baptist Camp manager, Steve Dobson, who is aninstructor at EBC. My pastor, RobertAligood, presented a wonderful messageusing rope tricks that left everyone puzzledabout the tricks, but with the object lessonburned in their memory. Missionary DannyYoung presented the new work in Spring Hilland challenged the students to think big.Pastor Daryl Jones thrilled us with music,

song and sermon. He has been active inleading and encouraging students to sing, forwhich we are very grateful. Student TerryStevens delivered an excellent sermon whichconfirms our expectation of him. Student Erik Lutgert demonstrated that he has acquiredgreat proficiency in the pulpit.

February was a busy chapel month,starting with the Mattingly family, followedby student Roy Heinny's outstandingpresentation and Danny Jones, missionary toThailand, closing out the week. What a lovely family Danny has: wife Rachel and daughters Tiffany and Tara, who turned four on March2nd. The second week was no less exciting.Instructor/Pastor Jimmy Harris deliveredanother of his thought-provoking sermons.Student Daniel Garcon, a native of Haiti,presented his burden for Haiti with requestfor prayer for that country.

Former instructor/Pastor CharlieThornton, students Cole Dodd, DamienAustin, Charles Williams, Terry Stevens, andJames Berrien delivered powerful sermons inour chapel services. Dennis Doughman, from Baptist Mid-Missions started out last weekwith a wonderful drama depicting the life ofmissionary Hudson Taylor. February 27thwas the school's annual picnic. All, exceptclass president Jerry Riggs, who cooked theentire time, had a great picnic.

Emmaus Baptist College Administrative Report

Jimmy WilliamsAdministrativeVice-President

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2008CHURCH GROWTH CONFERENCE

Theme: Pastoral Leadership"Everything Rises or Falls on Leadership"

SPEAKERS:

Bill Kuykendall, Henderson, TexasDavid Price, Auburndale, FloridaBrent Summerhill, Cabot, Arkansas

Monday evening and all day Tuesday

September 15 - 16

announces the

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From Florida andAround the World

Pastor NeededThe First Missionary Baptist Church

of Bakersfield, California, is seeking a full time pastor. The church will pay a fulltime salary and offer a benefit package.We are independent and affiliate with thechurches of the ABA. Bakersfield islocated in Southern California, 100 milesnorth of Los Angeles. If interested,contact Dale Gibson at (661) 871-2819.

Church OrganizationWestside Missionary Baptist Mission

would like to invite you to celebrate withus as we organize into a stand alone NewTestament Church. On April 26 at 3:00p.m. we will hold our organizationalservices at 603 Airport Ave., Van Wert,Ohio. Everyone is welcome. For moreinformation contact Pastor Tom Peltier at(419) 238-3125 or emailPELTIERTL@MYFAM.COM.

Pastor NeededTo our sister churches,

Our church is seeking anundershepherd; a God called minister ofthe Word, sound in doctrine and faith. Weare a conservative Missionary BaptistChurch and hold fast to the faith, doctrines and ordinances as taught by our Lord andSavior, Jesus Christ. Please contact us ifyou feel God leading you to us. Furtherinformation about us is available on theinternet at www.RBMBC.org.

In Christ’s Love,The Pulpit CommitteeFirst Missionary Baptist ChurchRiverbank, California

2008 JAMAICA YOUTHCAMP

Dear Brothers and Sisters In Christ,

The 2008 Jamaica YouthCamp is planned for July 21-25. Lastyear’s camp was cancelled due to nothaving available campgrounds. However,this year the campground is alreadyreserved, so we are looking forward to ablessed 2008 Camp.

My wife, Frances Merle, and I areplanning to make this Mission Triptogether. The estimated cost for both of uswill be about $2,000. This includesair-fare of $979, car rental, camp fees, andlesson materials for the classes. I will beworking as the Educational Director,teaching, and preaching as needed.

We need the help of theLord’s churches with thisexpense. Will you give a Love Offering to help us with thisministry to the youth andchurches of Jamaica?

Please send all offerings to AntiochMissionary Baptist Church designated forJamaica Mission Trip (see address below). Each offering will be acknowledged and areport of the trip will be sent. We have$761.69 from last year to be used for thetrip this year.

Thank you for your loving andprayerful consideration of this request.Please pray for the 2008 Jamaica YouthCamp that souls will be saved and liveschanged for His glory.

Yours In Christ,Richard Arnheiter304 Greenview StreetJesup, Georgia 31545Phone (912) 588-0291 Cell (912) 256-3096

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church730 South Macon Street

Jesup, GA 31545

OrdinationClint Ellis, a graduate ofEmmaus Baptist College, has accepted the call as pastor ofthe Central Baptist Church in Lithia, Florida. He will beordained by the Christina

Park Baptist Church, 445 West Highway540-A in Lakeland on April 5th at 2 p.m.Ordained pastors and deacons are invitedto sit on the presbytery.

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Berryhill Road Baptist Church ordained SteveVickers to the Gospel Ministry on Saturday, March 15,2008 at 10:30 a.m..

Berryhill Road Baptist Church was organized in1994 under the leadership of Tommy Lambert and islocated on 4075 Berryhill Rd, Pace, Florida.

Brother Vickers has served as pastor since January6, 2008.

A delicious lunch was served after the ordinationservice that was well attended from pastors in the area. Pastor Steve Vickers

New Pastor Ordained

National Women'sAuxiliary Jubilee

Jubilee is a time of celebration and rejoicing! In Bibletimes, the year of Jubilee was celebrated every 50 years. It was a time when slaves were freed, debts were forgiven and God’sgrace was celebrated. Jubilee was a time of tremendous joyand a celebration of the 50th year.

This year the National Women’s Auxiliary will celebrate its 50th Anniversary with a grand celebration. This celebrationwill take place at the annual meeting on June 17, 2008.“Passing the Torch” will be the theme as we look back overthe past 50 years. Mrs. Lois Crittenden, NWA historian,reports that this jubilee celebration will be filled withmemories of the past and encouragement for the future as thetorch is passed to the next generation to carry into the next 50years. Please pray that this meeting will glorify the Lord andencourage our women’s auxiliaries to continue to serve in away that honors Him.

A very attractive 50th Anniversary DVD will be availablefor purchase a day or two after the national meeting. The priceof this DVD is $10. If you would like to pre-order your DVDthen send your name, address and a check or money order toMrs. Lois Crittenden, NWA Historian; 3236 34th Avenue N.;St. Petersburg, FL 33713. Make checks payable to NWAHistory and Archives. Pre-order now to avoid the long lines atthe national meeting in June!

Phil. 1:3: “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.”

I came to this school in 2002 not knowing what to do in theLord’s work. Now, I understand clearly that I’m called to teach, and I’m preparingmyself for a teaching position.

With the opportunity given to write this article, I’d like to thank many people whohave made an investment in my college education.

As for our teachers first of all, thank you for your preparation and instruction over the years. From Tim Thompson’s “Defense of the Faith” class to Charlie Thornton’s “Oldand New Testament Survey” classes to Dr. Sam Maxwell’s “Theology II” class, I’vebeen wondrously blessed to learn from many gifted people. As Dr. Rick Adams wouldsay, “I am not worthy to touch the hem of their garments.”

Thank you as well to the administration and trustees for their leadership and underappreciated, and often overlooked, efforts.

Next, many thanks to the students who have been at the school since I’ve been here.Our times together in classes, chapel services, at lunch, and more have meant a great deal to me. From Charlie Hazelwood’s modesty to Michael Basey’s support to Deryl Jones’humor, I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as a member of our student body.

Another group of people who have had a big part in my education has been thecollection of churches that support our school. You have assisted in keeping our collegegoing strong through your contributions (in money, resources, and especially prayers).Your gifts have been so rich and vast, and our Lord will continue to bless you above andbeyond what you could expect in return.

For others not mentioned so far (such as chapel speakers), thank you also for theseeds you’ve sown into the ministry I have.

Thanks most of all to God for sustaining me through the years and allowing me thehigh privilege of having a part in His work.

In my time at the school, I have accumulated a plethora of memories that I’ll cherishfor the rest of my life.

May God bless you with His finest.

From a Student's Point of View

Imprints From Emmausby Student Roy Heiney

To Your Health by Chris Gallups, R.N., M.Ed.

If you need to besure you are gettingyour potassium:

Good fruit sourcesinclude bananas, kiwi,cantaloupe, apricots,pomegranate, andtomatoes, including

tomato products. Vegetables containinggood potassium include dried beans thathave been cooked, potatoes with the peel and spinach.

We all need fiber; some good fruitsources are berries, apples, bananas,oranges, pears and of course prunes.These are a very good source of fiberwhich assists in moving the food through the digestive tract.

Some of the vegetable sources arepeas, potatoes with the peel, dried beansthat have been cooked, lentils, spinachand winter squash.

We are all very interested inantioxidants so once again, looking atfruits: berries, (particularly, blueberries,cranberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries), out of season, frozen areas good as fresh; apples with the peel butbe sure that you cleanse well, cherriesand black plums are also good. Forvegetables, it is artichokes, spinach, redcabbage, red and white potatoes with thepeels, sweet potatoes and broccoli. Ofcourse beans are a good bet, small redbeans, red kidney beans, pinto beans andblack beans.

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InvitesYou to the

2008 Graduation ExercisesFriday Evening, May 2nd at 7

Commencement Speaker

BILLY RIGSBYPastor, Eastern Avenue Baptist Church in St. Cloud, Florida

To be held at

Oakwood Baptist Church540 South Oakwood Avenue � Brandon, Florida

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M i s s i o n N e w sAfrica

Kenya

Since our last report Kenya andsurrounding areas have beenbombarded with violence due toelections (which were unfair withrigging on both sides) held in lateDecember. Protests turned violentand hundreds have died. We havehad to move our base to Botswanaas our work in Kenya has suffered. Two of our buildings weredestroyed, others damaged and our house barely survived a burning,thanks to the intervention ofneighbors. Thanks to all for yourpart in God’s work here, many ofthose who have died, heard thegospel and were able to prepare foreternity.

AsiaIndia

Souls are still being saved in India.We are hoping to expand our efforts this year. Investigating Orissa,Bihar and W Bengal with acombined population of 180 millionplus. Please pray for India missions and if you can, help us diminish ourbuilding debt of $2,000.

We are considering starting a newwork in Kannur, one of our first yearstudents is from the area and isthinking about returning upongraduation. Please be in pray about this possibility. Jophin Joy began awork in Cochin after graduating, onthe last Sunday of ‘07 the first threenew converts were baptized. 12are faithfully attending services.

Temple Meek KeralaSponsoring Church

St. Cloud Miss. Baptist ChurchPO Box 702012St Cloud FL 34770

God answered our prayers in anoutreach effort with responses fromseveral people. Mrs. Yamagishiattended Sunday worship for thefirst time and announced that shewants to believe in Jesus, she lacksassurance. Please pray for moreJapanese people to seek/trustChrist this year.

Japan

Shin Kamoda TokyoSponsoring Church

Calvary Baptist Church410 N. Marshall St.Henderson TX 75662

The Lord continues to add to Hischurch in UlaanBaatar with sevenwaiting to be baptized. We areexcited as we move forward into2008 with new workers on the fieldand clear direction. God hasopened a door for us to translate the KJV into Mongolian, it is a dauntingtask, we ask you to please be inprayer regarding this endeavor. Ifyou would like to offer yourhelp/expertise please email us atwww.mongolianteam.org.

Dennis Carrell UlaanbaatarSponsoring Church

Landmark Miss. Baptist Church391 Arthur RoadMartinez CA 94553

Mongolia

Our furlough is over, we had a greattime and great sendoff. Thanks toall who allowed us to share ourvision and all that God is doing inSEA. We are praying that Godwould send others to Thailand tohelp teach the nationals how toplant their own churches. We arehaving a good time reacquaintingourselves here, thanks for yourprayers and partnering with us.

Thailand

What an exciting month! One teenwho has been saved decided tocome forward for baptism andanother teen made a decision toreceive Christ as her personalSavior. Just as the angels inheaven rejoice, we also arerejoicing in God’s goodness inseeking and drawing souls toHimself.

Rodney Burdette Udon ThaniSponsoring Church

Lighthouse Baptist Church21 E. Frederick St.Walkersville MD 21793

Tim Sims Udon ThaniSponsoring Church

Lighthouse Baptist Church21 E Frederick StWalkersville MD 21793

LMBI classes began again inKaunas, Lithuania in January withstudents enrolled from fivechurches and four cities. During the month of March Jesse and I will beteaching in the Missionary Seminarhosted by Faith in Little Rock . These seminars serve as sessionsfor MTM training. Brother Ed Brown and I are scheduled to be in ChiangMai, Thailand end of March,beginning of April, for Bible Instituteconsultation.

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Rusty Teer Udon ThaniSponsoring Church

Nevills Chapel M. Baptist Ch.113 CR 1320M. Pleasant TX 75445

Europe

Westside Miss. Bapt. Inst. Andhra Pradesh

Sponsoring Church Westside Miss. Baptist Church222 Elaine Dr.Auburndale FL 33823

Lithuania & Latvia

Joe Morell Kaunas & RigaSponsoring Church

Flatwoods Baptist Church.2709 E MainMountain View AR 72560

Every week we are in a new villagehanding out invitations/tracts andare well received. God is blessingand we have seen one saved, onebaptized and many new faces. Please pray for Sawn, she recentlygave her life to Christ and her fatherwill not allow her to return forbaptism. Many thanks to all whohave been praying/helping, may the Lord bless you for all you do in Hisname.

Joel Cobbs NaivashaSponsoring Church

First Baptist ChurchPO Box 448Arp TX 75750

Romania

Dave Manary BucharestSponsoring Church

First Miss. Baptist Church925 Chippewa St.Buchanan MI 49107

Moving to Pucoiasa! The Lord hasshown us that this is the way inwhich to go. I will be assuming therole of pastor for a strugglingchurch. I will send details in nextmonths report including all theinformation regarding the city,surrounding churches etc. We’vefound a nice little apartment in thecity of Targoviste, just outside ofPucoiasa and will be moving inMarch.

Steve Rutherford BucharestSponsoring Church

Lone oak BC3505 Lone Oak RdPlant City, FL 33567

We were blessed while home forfurlough. Our schedule was full forthe entire six months and were wellreceived while giving reports toover 60 churches. Our goal is toinform churches and individuals ofour great need for additional funds. Monthly support is down drastically and we cannot cut back any furtherthan we already have. Also, ourbuilding fund need is $50,000

Last year was a greatchallenge/victory for us as the workin San Ignacio was organized andBrother Sheldon was ordained tothe gospel ministry. The church isdoing well thus far. The newmission in Belmopan is beingblessed, five professions of faithhave been made. Services areseeing an average attendance oftwelve to fifteen.

installed, along with a soundsystem, the interior has beenpainted and our baptistry isundergoing a structural stress test.

We were invited to a dedicationservice in Nuevo Leon, Mexico bythe Marshall Drive BC. While there, we met three pastors with whom we may work, please be in prayerabout this. We are in our secondsemester of Leadership School and are now learning how to maintainrelationships that matter. This is agreat help to pastors, resulting inthe churches seeing a positivedifference. New Address: 4821West US Business Hwy 83,McAllen, TX 78501.

Central AmericaBelize

Adalin Tulcey BelmopanSponsoring Church

West Somerset Baptist Church736 W Hwy 80Somerset KY 42503

Mexico

Phil Gavila GuadalajaraSponsoring Church

Unity Miss. Baptist ChurchPO Box 548Judson TX 75660

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Juan Gonzalez ReynosaSponsoring Church

30th Ave. Baptist ChurchPO Box 60066St Petersburg FL 33784

Jim Black BucharestSponsoring Church:

Living Word MBCPO Box 1723Lewiston ID 83501

We arrived home the end ofDecember and are getting settledin. We had a wonderful timestateside and are appreciative of allchurches who extended invitationsto us to present the work inRomania. We continue to have wellattended services, signing thelessons, preaching to the deaf andthe Bible Institute is back insession. ***Please help uscomplete our camp facility(on-going for 6 yrs.), estimated cost is $13,700. Send offerings to Faithin Cabot, AR., PO Box 487, zip is72023. Ear mark gifts: RomanianYouth Camp.

Several souls have been savedand we are rejoicing. God is sofaithful to refresh His weary people. Elia’s mother has been diagnosedwith a brain tumor and Elia iscurrently suffering fromback-bending arthritis. Please pray with us as we claim God’s graceand Romans 8:28. Our building isprogressing, windows have been

North AmericaR.O. Hawthorne ArizonaSponsoring Church

Gautier Baptist ChurchPO Box 377Gautier MS 39553

Plans for VBS this summer arewell underway. Sessions areprojected in several locations,some established works and other new sites. A first for us is anexclusive senior citizen sessiondesigned to reach the traditionalNavajo. There is still time toschedule your team for a summermission trip. Contact:navprchr@juno .com for more info.

David Goulding Hollywood FLSponsoring Church

Village Green MBC4707 SW 127th StMiami, FL 33175

Our attendance is improving,reaching into the thirties and ourAdult Sunday School class islearning about the ordinances ofthe local church. We have seen a lot of growth, however, severalneed scriptural baptism. Sinceour last report, sixteen souls have come to Christ.

Bobby Bear Greensboro GASponsoring Church

Holly Springs MBCPO Box 357Star City AR 71667

God is continuing to bless atCalvary Baptist Mission. Attendance is up, we had oneprofession made by a youngwoman in her twenties who hasbeen attending and we arecontinuing to pay off our buildingnote of $110,000. We are looking

forward to organizing andbecoming a self-supported work.

Mark Thornton St. Mary's GASponsoring Church

Hillcrest BC6069 Woodstock RdAcworth, GA 30102

We continue to have first-timevisitors and due to our new vanministry our SS attendance hasjumped to 40. Our eveningservices are increasing, withWednesday evenings seeingaround 70 present. Our buildingfund is down to $140,000, thanksto all who’ve helped us reduce ourdebt.

John McGath Minooka ILSponsoring Church

Calvary Baptist Church1123 SR 26Milford OH 45150

Minooka continues to grow, ourofferings have been good and wehave received $1,700.00 towardsour land fund. Churches andindividuals from Arkansas, Floridaand Mississippi are responsible forthis gracious outpouring of support. Interested in holding VBS inMinooka this summer? Contact usat minooka.baptist@sbcglobal.net.

Terry Huckabee St. Jacob ILSponsoring Church

First BCPO Box 8Sullivan MO 63080

Greetings from St. Jacob! God isblessing with new faces/familiesand we continue to spread theGood News in our community. Ifyou would like us to come andpresent our work to your church,we can be reach at 618/644-5286. Please prayerfully considersupporting God’s work in Illinois.

Steve Maxie Greenwood INSponsoring Church

Pleasant Valley MBC2645 White Dr.Batesville AR 72501

We begin this report by giving God glory that we were not in ourbuilding when the ceiling collapsed in December, there were nofatalities and for the fact that wehave a place to meet in whilerepairs are being made. Thanks to the many who have sent financialhelp. Attendance is steady, please keep us in prayer.

Jim Philamlee Starkville MSSponsoring Church

Sharon BC402 shenandoha DrBenton, AR 72015

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Jim Gage IbaqueSponsoring Church

Westwood Miss. Baptist Ch.3210 Avenue G NWWinter Haven, FL 33880

Colombia

Ted Barker Sponsoring Church

Bethel Miss. Bapt. Ch.6178 Old Bagdad HwyMilton, FL 32583

Paraguay

South America

Landol Swinney ChristchurchSponsoring Church

Shiloh MBCPO Box 576Russellville, AR 72811

Gary Max DunedinSponsoring Church

Landmark MBC391 Arthur RdMartinez, CA 94553

New Zealand

Danny White TannaSponsoring Church

Calvary MBCPO Box 128Hamburg, AR 71646

David Bennett TannaSponsoring Church

Northside Miss. BCPO Box 803Berryville AR 72616

Vanuatu

Oceania

Over 75 were saved viewing the“Jesus Film” during the last twomonths. Several other showingsare scheduled in three locations. Our mission in Argentina, led byAlfonso Recalde will hold their firstever VBS, they hope to minister toapproximately 40 children. Please continue to pray for my father’scomfort, the works in Paraguayand souls to be saved. Funds are needed to purchase a

submersible pump and materialsto build a concrete water tank for a village on Tanna and also, helpwould be appreciated for travelexpenses to send three men fromCalvary to Vanuatu in May. Weestimate $9,000 for travel and$4,000 for the water project.***Funds are needed to purchasethree drums of gas and two drums of diesel for the tractor and Bronco - Diesel cost per drum is $834.24 / Gas is $548.59.

Deputation is finished! Thanks toall who invited us to share ourburden concerning Christchurch. We are still unsure of the totalamount our relocation will cost,however, we know that God willmeet our needs as He alwayscompletes what He initiates. Ourmonthly support is down, any helpwith this would be greatlyappreciated.

flourishing spiritually. What ablessing to report the salvation of six in our teenage ministry. We aregearing up for another great yearand are excited to see what God will do. Our emphasis will be on familyand strengthening the home.

The work here continues tospiritually mature, Bible studies arebeing held, the youth are meeting on a regular basis and we are soappreciative of the men who havecome and helped with the repair ofbuildings and equipment. If you areinterested in being part of a medicalteam, set for June/July, pleasecontact us at wrainh2o@cox.net.

Many thanks to each of you whopray for and support us with yourfinances. Betty and I were able tobe in Deltonia for their noteburning service and also atCalvary in Orlando forhomecoming. God is so good tosupply our needs at the right time.

Matt Donnell Rushville, NESponsoring Church

Mt. Pleasant MBC179 Ray King RdJudsonia AR 72081

We had a great Christmas vacation in Arkansas with family and friends. During our stay, I was blessed topreach and update several of oursupporting churches. Thanks to all who opened their doors andcontinued support of our ministry.

Jerry Baker Gallup, NMSponsoring Church

Landmark MBCPO Box 27464Prescott Valley AZ 86312

Twin Lakes will host her 2nd

annual VBS Seminar in the monthof April and nine VBS sessions ineight different Navajo communities have already committed for thisyear. We also have the NavajoNation Fair outreach project inSeptember as well as 2008Christmas Shoebox Project.

Rod Shaull Clyde, OHSponsoring Church

Landmark MBC391 Arthur RdMartinez CA 94553

We are still having visitors in ourservices and the young Christiansare continuing to grow at a steadypace. We are waiting for warmweather so we can start workingdoor to door again and also, arecontinuing to look to start abuilding shortly. Please remember us in prayer and God bless.

Larry Jones McAlester, OKSponsoring Church

Mission Home MBCPO Box 1318Wewoka OK 74884

McAlester Mission is organizedand I have been called as pastor, I will stay in McAlester for theforeseeable future. It isunderstandable that some of oursupporters will discontinue theirofferings, however, we hope thatyou will pick up support foranother well-deserving missionary in Oklahoma.

Walt Emry Walla Walla, WASponsoring Church

First BCPO Box 8Sullivan MO 63080

We have been having a number of first-time visitors and are prayingthat they will see their need forsalvation, baptism andmembership. Our averageattendance has been up the lastfew months and our Youth Groupall-nighter was a success. Pleasepray about our building project, Satan has his way of slowingdown the process. We hope thateverything will go smoothly as webegin to plan. Due to a severewindstorm our vehicle has beendamaged to the tune of $2100. Ifyou can help with this need wewould be grateful.

Upon my return to New Zealand, Ifound the church healthy and

LAMB continues to put first yearvideo classes on the internet andhas had a tremendous response. During the last three weeks therehave been 9,000 hits on the webpage. Pray with us and seriouslyconsider helping LAMB. We are inthe process of acquiring a cuttingedge platform that will allow us tocommunicate with our students anywhere in the world. We need yourfinancial help to acquire thistechnology, to employ personnelwho can then utilize it.

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January 3rd

materials for DavaoCity, Philippines were packed andready for shipment. We plan toship another container it BrotherKnight in early September. Thenext container goes to Kenya forBrother James Taylor and EddieWilliams, sometime in June. Brother Ernie Lawson hascontacted us about shipping asteeple to Japan. Please be sureto designate all offerings, toensure they get to the right places. Need: finances for our warehousedebt of $38,000.

Joel Meredith WWLMS

Sponsoring Church:Calvary MBCPO Box 128Hamburg, AR 71646

January found us in Romaniaputting the printing press intooperation. February was VBSworkshops in the Philippines,leaflets were printed into theTagalog language. April and Maywill find us in Thailand and Burma. In spite of recent political turmoil we hope to distribute 10,000 bookletsabout salvation. Nairobi, Kenya isproposed sometime during theyear, we hope to see the 1st Swahilibook printed and published.

Bill Johnson I.C.P.Sponsoring Church:

Calvary BCPO Box 557Hamburg, AR 71646

Providers ofLiterature

I had the honor of leading acommissioning service at NewHope in Tuscaloosa, Alabama forChase and Kelli Reynolds. TheReynolds are preparing to go toIndonesia as Bible Translators. They are, possibly the first ever inour work. If you can help us withour travel funds, please sendofferings to Faith earmarked:Rayburn Travel. We appreciate alllabors of love and prayers.

Lynn Raburn M.T.M.Sponsoring Church

Faith BC109 Tanglewood DrNorth Little Rock, AR 72118

The last week of March and firstweek of April Brother Joe Morell and I are scheduled to be in Thailand atthe invitation of Brent Rosendahl for a Bible School Consulting andministry trip at the missionary’srequest. Please be in prayer aboutthis visit.

Ed Brown M.T.M.Sponsoring Church

First MBC406 Main StAuburndale, FL 33823

Missionaries

Toby Cribbs Lighthouse Ministries

Sponsoring Church Berean Miss. Baptist ChurchPO Box 634Ducktown TN 37326

Prison Ministries

MinistriesBuilders

I have been doing some deputationwork, it’s been good to be able tothank the different churches fortheir support. We were able toenjoy Westwood’s MissionsConference, which challenged andencouraged us in our walk with theLord. Our upcoming plans includemore deputation in Alabama,Tennessee and Kentucky. Then we are heading to Georgia, Romaniaand the Ukraine.

Educators

Marilyn Bennett H.O.M.ESponsoring Church

Northside MBCPO Box 803Berryville, AR 72616

Steve Rutherford graduated lastJune from Bucharest Academy, hisparents have served in Romania for several years. Steve’s mother,Tanya says, “I want to thank all whocontribute to H.O.M.E., our oldestson graduated this year because ofthe help we’ve received over theyears as a direct result of yourgiving. We couldn’t have done itwithout you.”

Bobby Beach Sponsoring Church

Westwood Miss. Baptist Ch.3210 Ave G NWWinter Haven, FL 33880

Greetings from Tennessee. Westill need a missionary to comeand help with the ministry, ifinterested call (423) 496-2558. Studies were sent into three newjails and prisons for the first time, if you are able to donate finances for the cost of text books and printingit would be greatly appreciated, we are asking for $110 an inmate. Need: additional monthly support.

Ed and Pat Brown will be going toCampbelltown, Australia, where Edhas been called as interim pastor ofthe Sherwood Hills Baptist Church.He served as interim pastor of this

same church back in 1980-1981 so they know the church, the culture and love the people. They have committed to a six month term thistime, from April to November.

The church has made a commitment to provide them with aplace to live and a vehicle to drive while they are there. Their pastor,David Price, has asked his supporting churches to continue theirprayer and financial support during this time. Not only will they haveexpenses in Australia, the expenses of their home in Florida willcontinue.The Browns ask that you pray for Sherwood Hills Baptist Church asthey seek the man God has selected as their pastor.

Ed & Pat Brown

The Browns toAustralia

Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl,

One was an optimistic soul;But the other took the gloomy view,“I shall drown,” he cried, “and so

will you.”So with a last despairing cry,He closed his eyes and said,

“Good-bye.”But the other frog, with a merry grinSaid, “I can’t get out, but I won’t give

in!I’ll swim around till my strength is

spent.For having tried, I’ll die content.”Bravely he swam until it would seemHis struggles began to churn the

cream.On the top of the butter at last he

stoppedAnd out of the bowl he happily

hopped.What is the moral? It’s easily

found.If you can’t get out – keep

swimming around!

OPTIMISM

Enjoy Israel and Petra in the Spring!

Calvary

Petra

Plans are almost final for a March 2009 trip to Israel and Petra! Don't miss this opportunityto walk where Jesus walked! Seats areavailable for 50 people on this trip of alifetime. For more information or to reserveyour spot, contact us at:

Ed Button(352) 793-8677

Eric Sutton(941) 276-2514

Join us and experience thejoys of:

The Mediterranean CoastCaesareaMegiddoMt. CarmelGalileeCapernaumDanMt of BeatitudesCaesarea PhilippiBoat ride on Sea of GalileeDead SeaJerusalemMt of OlivesCalvaryTombTemple MountPetraPlus many, many more sites!

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A TRIP NOT TO BE MISSED!

March 30th - April 11th, 2009

13 DAYS IN ISRAEL & EGYPT

Tour Host Pastor T.G. Myers

Co-Host and LecturerDr. R.H. Adams

Contact Information

Dr. T.G. Myers13126 Lincoln Road, Riverview, FL 33578

(813) 677-8660 g tscmyers@juno.com

Dr. R.H. Adams6520 Ellsworth Road, Fort Smith, AR 72903(479) 452-1679 g rhadams1@yahoo.com

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Secretary-Treasurer of Missions Dr. Randy Cloud

American Baptist AssociationP.O. Box 1050

Texarkana, TX 75504-1050

Monthly Mission ReportJanuary 2008

Monthly Mission ReportFebruary 2008

Thou therefore, my son, be strong inthe grace that is in Christ Jesus.

(2 Timothy 2:1)

As our trials increase, we need togrow stronger in that which is good;our faith stronger, our resolutionstronger, our love to God and Christstronger.

This is opposed to being strong inour own strength. We are not strongenough on our own to be able tohandle the situations that we face in

life. Currently, as students, we are in a time where we needto allow the Lord to be our strength as we prepare for ourmid-terms here at the school. We need to depend on God tohelp us recall what we have studied throughout thesemester. So, just as Paul was encouraging Timothy, allowme to encourage you to not depend on your strength, butrather allow Christ to provide the strength that you need as He has promised us in His word.

The Spring semester is going great. Everyone isexcited and anxious about the finals which areapproaching. All of our students are involved in full time or part time ministry in their respective churches. Pray for usas we serve the Lord and prepare for what's ahead.

May God Bless!Jerry Riggs, Student Body President

STUDENT BODY REPORT

Jerry RiggsStudent Body

President

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BEGINNING BAL. . . 692,145.46RECEIPTS:Interstate Salaries . . 155,741.04For. & Nat. Salaries . . 133,448.96 Designated . . . . . . 211,568.24Undesignated . . . . . 30,624.75

TOTAL RECEIVED . 531,382.99BAL. FOR SALARIES 1,223,528.45

DISBURSEMENTS:Interstate Salaries . . . 97,397.56Foreign Salaries . . . . 16,382.00National Salaries. . . . 33,988.00Designated . . . . . . 211,568.24Salaries & Expenses of Sec. -Treas. Office

Office Salaries 10,881.03 Sec-Treas Travel 641.52General Office 4,838.82Auto Expense 688.24Fall News BSSC 2,441.61Oct.Postage/BSSC 475.28 19,966.50

TOTAL DISBURS 379,302.30BAL CARRIED FWD 844,226.15TOTAL SURP NOV 152,080.69

BEGINNING BAL. . . 844,901.38RECEIPTS:Interstate Salaries . . . 48,576.03For. & Nat. Salaries . . 39,466.20 Designated. . . . . . . 45,462.83Undesignated . . . . . 47,421.34

TOTAL RECEIVED. . 180,926.22BAL. FOR SALARIES 1,065,827.60

DISBURSEMENTS:Interstate Salaries . . . 94,675.37Foreign Salaries . . . . 16,382.00National Salaries . . . . 31,563.00Designated. . . . . . . 45,462.83Salaries & Expenses of Sec. -Treas. Office

Office Salaries 11,386.07 Sec-Treas Travel 1,654.65General Office 4,186.60Auto Expense 313.25Winter News/Post 646.29BSSC Printing 2,282.19

. . . . . . . . . . . 20,469.05 TOTAL DISBURS. . . 208,552.25BAL CARRIED FWD 857,275.35TOTAL DEFICIT FEB . 27,626.03

In 1904 William Borden graduatedfrom high school. As heir to the BordenDairy estate, he was already amillionaire. His father sent him, alongwith a servant, on a trip around theworld. As he left for his ship, his fathergave him a new Bible and the boy readit during his travels across Asia, Africa,and the Middle East. William’s heart was grabbed by whathe saw of the teeming millions without Christ and withouthope. He wrote his father that he intended to serve Christon the mission field. As he thought of the danger andsacrifice ahead of him, he wrote in the back of his Bible“No Reserves.”

When William returned to the States he enrolled inYale to prepare for the ministry. Graduating with honors,he entered Princeton Seminary, turning down manyimpressive offers and the opportunity to replace his fatherin a few years. As he entered seminary he wrote two morewords in his well-worn Bible: “No Retreats.”

William finished seminary three years later and wasaccepted as a missionary to China. Saying his goodbyes tofamily and friends, he sailed for the Orient, stopping inEgypt for further preparation. While in Egypt he becameill and died a month later—dead at 25 years of age.

When William’s father sorted through his son’spersonal belongings, he thumbed through his well-usedBible and found two more words his son had written on hisdeath bed: “No Regrets.” No reserves, no retreats, and noregrets! What a way to live and die!

Copyright 2003, Don Boys. Used by permission

No Reserves, NoRetreats, No Regrets

William Borden1887 - 1913

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Bay Lake, Groveland . . . . . . . 300.00Bell, Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00Bethel, Welbourne . . . . . . . . . 30.00Beulah, Lithia . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00Calvary, Orlando. . . . . . . . . . 540.00Calvary, Osteen . . . . . . . . . . 150.00Capital Heights,Tallahassee . . . . 225.00Central, Arcadia . . . . . . . . . . 300.00Central, Lithia . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00Christina Park, Lakeland. . . . . . 264.52Cleveland Heights, Lakeland . . . 155.00East Somerset, KY . . . . . . . . 300.00Eastern Avenue, St. Cloud . . . . 200.00 Eastside, Mulberry . . . . . . . . . 310.00Emmanuel, Kissimmee . . . . . . 300.00First, East Bay . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00 First, IRC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00First, Port Salerno . . . . . . . . . 200.00First, Progress Village . . . . . . 250.00First, White City . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00First Miss., Auburndale . . . . . . 700.00First Miss., Eustis . . . . . . . . . 147.46First Miss., Ft. Myers . . . . . . . . 70.00First Miss., Kenansville . . . . . . 300.00First Miss., Pace . . . . . . . . . . 97.00First Miss., Thonotosassa . . . . . 200.00Forrest Avenue, Apopka . . . . . . 100.00Fort Cooper, Inverness . . . . . . 200.00Fouraker Road, Jacksonville . . . 150.00Galatian, Orlando . . . . . . . . . 200.00Gant Lake, Webster . . . . . . . . 375.00Glenwood, Jacksonville . . . . . . 100.00Grace, Lake Wales . . . . . . . . . 50.00Highland MBC, Gainesville . . . . 147.29Lakeview, Corinth, Miss.. . . . . . 195.00Landmark, Bushnell . . . . . . . . 200.00Landmark, Madison . . . . . . . . 200.00Landmark, Orlando . . . . . . . . 250.00Leesburg Baptist, Leesburg . . . . 100.00Lighthouse, Largo . . . . . . . . . . 75.00Lockwood, Orlando . . . . . . . . 300.00Lone Oak, Plant City. . . . . . . . 825.00New Home, Wetumpka, Ala.. . . . 200.00New Hope, Lacoochee . . . . . . . 47.50Northside, Ocala . . . . . . . . . . 220.00Oakwood, Brandon . . . . . . . . 300.00Okeechobee, Okeechobee . . . . 200.00Parkway, Hollywood . . . . . . . . 150.00Pine Grove, Christmas. . . . . . . 600.00Pinehaven, Pensacola . . . . . . . 230.00Pleasant Grove, Oxford . . . . . . . 25.00Pleasant Way, Nalor, Ga. . . . . . 200.00Sixtieth Street, Pinellas Park . . . 200.00Temple, Statesboro, Ga. . . . . . . 75.00Thirtieth Ave., St. Petersburg . . . 300.00Towne East, Tallahassee . . . . . 235.00 Tuscanooga, Groveland . . . . . . 200.00Unity Faith, Naples . . . . . . . . 300.00Wayside, Tifton, Ga. . . . . . . . . 50.00Welcome, Lithia . . . . . . . . . . 200.00Westwood, Winter Haven . . . . . 500.00Willow Oak, Mulberry . . . . . . . 200.00

Bradley, Danny & Phylis . . . . . . 30.00Cone, Bootsie . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00Garner, Jan . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00Kirkland, Mrs. Ray . . . . . . . . . 250.00McNeal, Mary V. . . . . . . . . . . 50.00Watson, Pearl . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00Wingate, Ann . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00

Bay Lake,Groveland . . . . . . . . 40.00Berean, Ducktown, Tenn. . . . . . . 20.00Beulah, Lithia . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.00Capital Heights, Tallahassee . . . . 30.00Central, Arcadia . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00Delores Lamons . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00Eastside, Mulberry . . . . . . . . . 30.00First, Port Salerno. . . . . . . . . . 20.00First, Silver Springs . . . . . . . . . 45.00First Miss., Auburndale . . . . . . . 70.00First Miss.,Thonotosassa . . . . . . 80.00Gant Lake, Webster. . . . . . . . . 75.00Glenwood, Jacksonville . . . . . . . 20.00Grace, Lake Wales . . . . . . . . . 50.00Grace, Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00Innes, Harold . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00Landmark, Pensacola . . . . . . . 100.00Leesburg Baptist, Leesburg . . . . 100.00Missouri Avenue, Clearwater . . . . 60.00New Home West, Wetumpka . . . . 40.00Northside, Ocala . . . . . . . . . . 60.00Oakwood, Brandon . . . . . . . . 150.00Okeechobee, Okeechobee . . . . . 60.00Pleasant Grove, Oxford . . . . . . 25.00Thirtieth Ave., St. Petersburg . . . . 90.00Tuscanooga, Groveland . . . . . . 100.00Watson, Pearl C. . . . . . . . . . . 25.50Wayside, Tifton, Ga. . . . . . . . . 50.00

Churches Individuals

Baptist Anchor

Bay Lake, Groveland . . . . . . . . 70.00First Miss., Eustis . . . . . . . . . . 30.00Gant Lake, Webster. . . . . . . . . 30.00Grace, Miami . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00Highland MBC, Gainesville . . . . . 50.00Lighthouse, Largo . . . . . . . . . . 25.00Okeechobee, Okeechobee . . . . . 40.00Stoutz, Jim & Gaynell . . . . . . . 400.00Thirtieth Ave., St. Pete . . . . . . . 50.00Watson, Pearl . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.50

Pantry Donations

First Miss., KenansvilleEastside, MulberryLeesburg Baptist, Leesburg

Pantry Offerings

Alimni Assoc. . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00Central, Lithia . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00 First Miss., Auburndale. . . . . . 1,300.00 Eastside, Mulberry . . . . . . . . . 639.00Westwood, Winter Haven . . . . . 500.00

Special Offerings

Florida Baptist Youth Camp, Groveland, Florida

I greet you again in Jesus precious name. God is so good to us. I wish to extend mycondolences to the Garner family. Dr. AlbertGarner has gone to be with the Lord. He wasmy teacher in College. He was also one of the Trustees and early supporters of the Camp. We will miss him.

Summer camps are finished. We had 141professions of faith. Praise God! Septemberis here and now we begin concentrating on

retreats and activities for the fall and winter. Also now is the time for us to begin working on several projects.

PROJECTSWe plan to make several improvements to the camp this season.

Among these are:Refurbish the complete pool surface (cost is estimated

$8,000 – $10,000)Sun covering for sides of pool for people to sit Install ceramic tile in bathrooms in admin building and

bathrooms in shower roomsInstall new privacy wall outside shower roomsComplete laundry room and finish roof on bathrooms Percolation pond work as required by DEPRepair of bunks in dorms and installation of guard rails on

all top bunksCompletion of mobile home set up (A/C and water

installation and tie down)Repair of donated camper Renovation of softball backstop and acquisition of new

sports equipmentRepair of Concession StandRepair of plumbing in dorms and installation of water

filters on all dorms

THE MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING WORK WILL BEGINSOON ON THE EXCAVATION OF THE GROUNDS TOREMOVE TREES AND BEGIN PREPARATION FORCONSTRUCTION

NEEDSSome of our pressing needs are listed below:A late model pick up truck to use for securing materials

for the campA computer for the campMoney for concrete for the footer and slab

THANKSI would like to thank the following churches and people:

Mr. Ronnie AdamsBeulah Baptist and Pastor DuncanCalvary Baptist and Pastor SteeleGant Lake Baptist and Pastor ButtonBro. Alvin Thomas- First Baptist Silver SpringsTown East Baptist and Pastor Odie WittMrs. Lois Valley and Pastor

God Bless each of you Churches, Pastors and individuals whohave made it possible for us to have camp this year.

Yours in Christ,

G. Steven Dobson, Manager

G. Steve DobsonCamp Manager

January - February Report

Bay Lake, Groveland . . . . . 200.00Bay Lake, Groveland BTC . . 150.00Beulah, Lithia . . . . . . . . . 100.00Calvary, Orlando . . . . . . . 500.00 Calvary, Orlan. Spring Offer 2,500.00Campbell City, Campbell City . 150.00Capital Heights,Tallahassee . 100.00Central, Arcadia . . . . . . . . 200.00Central, Lithia. . . . . . . . . 546.57District Ladies Aux . . . . . . 247.80East Central Youth Rally . . . . 76.50Eastside, Mulberry . . . . . . . 85.00Emmanuel, Kissimmee . . . . 100.00First Coast, Jacksonville . . . 190.00First, Auburndale . . . . . . . 200.00First, Eustis . . . . . . . . . . 147.46First, Kenansville . . . . . . . 200.00First, Thonotosassa . . . . . . 300.00First, White City . . . . . . . . 75.00 Forrest Avenue, Apopka . . . . 50.00Ft. Cooper, Inverness . . . . . 120.00Gant Lake, Webster . . . . . . 400.00Gant Lake, Webster - Lad Aux . 80.00Glenwood, Jacksonville . . . . 50.00 Grace, Lake Wales . . . . . . . 50.00Hunter Park, Jacksonville . . . 55.00Landmark, Bushnell . . . . . . 200.00Landmark, Groveland . . . . . 50.00Landmark, Madison . . . . . . 400.00Landmark, Madison - gym . . 400.00Landmark, Orlando . . . . . . 150.00Leesburg Baptist, Leesburg. . 100.00Lockwood, Orlando . . . . . 200.00Lone Oak, Plant City . . . . . 440.00Mascotte, Mascotte . . . . . . 986.53Mascotte, Mascotte . . . . . 1,000.00New Hope, Lacoochee . . . . . 92.50Northside, Ocala . . . . . . . 165.00NW Central FL Bapt. Youth . . 248.37Oakwood, Brandon . . . . . . 75.00Okeechobee, Okeechobee . . 74.36Olena Baptist Chirch . . . . . 200.00Parkway, Hollywood . . . . . 100.00Pleasant Grove, Oxford . . . . 287.00Sixtieth St., Pinellas Park . . . 100.00St. Cloud, St. Cloud . . . . . . 300.00Thirtieth Ave., St Petersburg . 255.00Tuscanooga, Groveland . . . 200.00Welcome, Lithia . . . . . . . 400.00Westwood, Winter Haven . . . 100.00

TOTAL: . . . . . . . . . . $13,367.09

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Florida State Baptist Association ReportEdwin Button, Secretary-Treasurer

The amounts reported below are only the monies sent through the Florida State Secretary-Treasurer of Missions and do not necessarily reflect the total missions giving of the church.

Missions Offerings for January & February 2008

Bay Lake, GrovelandABA Travel . . . . . . . . 20.00C. Bromley . . . . . . . 100.00S. Bourland. . . . . . . . 100.00FL. Mission Develop . . 200.00W.R. Goulding. . . . . . 100.00Interstate . . . . . . . . 340.00B. Johnson . . . . . . . 100.00D. Jones. . . . . . . . . 100.00M. Kite . . . . . . . . . . 100.00E. Lawson . . . . . . . . 100.00Macedonian Miss. Serv . 100.00L. Malonzo. . . . . . . . 100.00Mattingly Family . . . . . 100.00T. Meek . . . . . . . . . 100.00J. Meredith . . . . . . . 100.00L. Rayburn . . . . . . . 100.00S. Rutherford . . . . . . 100.00K. Sibley. . . . . . . . . 200.00State. . . . . . . . . . . 100.00State Ladies Aux . . . . . 30.00J. Taylor . . . . . . . . . 100.00G.R. Ward . . . . . . . . 100.00H. Williams . . . . . . . 100.00

Bethel, PensacolaState . . . . . . . . . . 136.17

Calvary, OrlandoD. Goulding . . . . . . . 400.00

Calvary, OsteenABA Disaster Relief . . . 50.00Emmaus Bapt. College . 100.00P. Armstrong . . . . . . 240.00J. Barker. . . . . . . . . 80.00T. Barker . . . . . . . . . 60.00C. Fernandez . . . . . . 150.00G. McCarver . . . . . . . 80.00V. McNully . . . . . . . . 30.00J. Philamlee. . . . . . . 200.00S. Rutherford . . . . . . . 80.00State . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00D. Young . . . . . . . . 150.00

Capital Heights, TallahasseeAnchor . . . . . . . . . . 20.00P. Armstrong . . . . . . 100.00J. Barker. . . . . . . . . 100.00J. Cobbs. . . . . . . . . 100.00T. Cribbs . . . . . . . . 100.00Emmaus Bapt. College . 150.00Landmark Bldg. Fund . . 100.00T. Miss . . . . . . . . . 100.00Mongolian Missions . . . 100.00Navajo Missions. . . . . 100.00S. Rutherford . . . . . . 100.00Texarkana Orphanage . 100.00D. White . . . . . . . . . 100.00Youth Camp . . . . . . . 100.00

Central, LithiaM. Kite . . . . . . . . . 296.57Youth Camp . . . . . . 296.57

Emmanuel, KissimmeeEmmaus Bapt. College . 200.00Youth Camp . . . . . . 100.00

Evergreen, LoughmanM. Kite . . . . . . . . . 320.00

First Missionary, AuburndaleForeign . . . . . . . . . . 70.00I. Imseeh . . . . . . . . 200.00Interstate . . . . . . . . . 60.00L. Malonzo. . . . . . . . 100.00Philippines. . . . . . . . 300.00G. Ramos Jr. . . . . . . 200.00State. . . . . . . . . . . 140.00

First MBC, KenansvilleState. . . . . . . . . . . 200.00

First Baptist, Silver SpringsAnchor . . . . . . . . . . 30.00FL Missions Develop . . 200.00Juan Gonzalez. . . . . . 150.00Interstate . . . . . . . . 100.00G. McCarver. . . . . . . 100.00L. Rayburn. . . . . . . . 100.00State . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00W. FL. Baptist Inst . . . . 50.00

First Baptist, Yeehaw

State....................................60.00

Grace, Lake WalesYouth Camp . . . . . . . 50.00

Gant Lake, WebsterABA Travel . . . . . . . . 70.00Anchor . . . . . . . . 50.00R. Bondoc . . . . . . . . 200.00Emmaus Bapt. College . 250.00FL. Mission Develop . . 250.00R. Ledford . . . . . . . 490.00National Undesignated 200.00J. Smith . . . . . . . . . . 50.00State. . . . . . . . . . . 100.00D. White . . . . . . . . . 300.00E. Williams . . . . . . . 100.00D. Young . . . . . . . . 200.00Youth Camp . . . . . . . 200.00

Highland, GainesvilleD. Goulding . . . . . . . 157.29

Lakeside, PahokeeM. Kite . . . . . . . . . 293.52

Landmark, MadisonD. Goulding . . 100.00

Landmark- Ladies, MadisonD. Goulding . . . . . 100.00

Landmark, Pensacola D. Goulding . 100.00

Okeechobe, OkeechobeeD. Goulding . . 188.08

Parkway, HollywoodJ. Barker. . . . . . . . . 100.00T. Cribbs . . . . . . . . 100.00Emmaus Baptist College 100.00State. . . . . . . . . . . 100.00Youth Camp . . . . . . . 100.00

Pleasant Grove, MiltonState. . . . . . . . . 70.00

Thirtieth Ave., St. Pete.D. Goulding . . . . . . . . 90.00State . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00

Tuscanooga, GrovelandState. . . . . . . . . 50.00

Welcome, LithiaPhilippines. . . . . . . . 200.00Youth Camp . . . . . . . 400.00

Westwood, Winter HavenC. Angulo . . . . . . 50.00

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