The East Hill Baptist Church VBS mission offering last year was designated for Haiti for distribution through our Haitian pastors. It was needed, and the situation remains desperate, even more so now that the hurricane season is upon us.

Our Florida Baptist Convention reports that conversions in Haiti since 1/12/10 are 135,146. Almost 50,000 of those conversions were a part of churches in the areas of Jacmel, Cayes, and Jeremie. One hundred-thirty-five churches of the Haitian Baptist Confraternite (Convention/Fellowship) have been planted. To God by the glory!

   As an Association, we are committed to long term support for our Haitian brothers and sisters and are just now organizing a water well location and restoration project through our Association Haiti Group, in concert with Joseph Gaston (presently in Haiti), Director, Haitian Church Development Department, Florida  Baptist Convention. Members of the Association Haitian Group include the following: George Smith, Chris Smith, Dan Sowell, Tom Albanese, Lewis Pollard, Doyle Bell and Jim Lehman. We have had and shall have input from Scott Bonnell (Hope for Haiti) and Thomasville Road Baptist Church, who has done a great deal of work with Living Hope Missions in Haiti under the leadership of Steve Vaughan (Minister of Missions) where one of our group’s particpants, Tom Albanese, is a member. Six members of our Haiti Group have served in Haiti

 

   During this month, our eyes are also upon our beautiful coastal waters, and our hearts with our coastal churches and their peoples’ incomes from the seafood industry. They are our people and we’ll need to stand with them should the oil spill continue to worsen. Already, it has strongly affected some of our churches’ people. We will keep you informed. Continue to pray.

   This year, the East Hill Baptist Church VBS mission offering will be toward the impact of the oil spill in Franklin County, after contact with Mark Mercer, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Carrabelle about their current and anticipated needs. I hope that you and your church might also consider directing your VBS mission offerings toward our people in need in Franklin County due to the oil spill.

 

   One other item for prayer: the Southern Baptist Convention convenes in Orlando, June 15-16. This year’s convention will be unique! Pray.

 

CHURCH PLANTING NEWS

The Well has temporarily moved their location for the summer. They are meeting at Thomasville Road Baptist Church on Sunday nights at 5:30pm for worship services in the Worship Center.

 

New Church Plant Needs

   A newly planted church in our Association, Love Fellowship Center Church, Pastor, Leo Davis, has a few needs that churches of our Association might be able to meet. Thank you.

Below is the list of their needs:

•          Keyboard

•          Amplifier

•          Compact Disk Player

•          Overhead Projector & Screen

•          Drums

•          Speaker Stands

•          Main Speakers and Cords

•          Microphones

•          Microphone Stands

•          Mixing board

•          Microphone Cords

•          Monitors and Cords

   Please contact Pastor Leo Davis if you can help. 850-270-6807/904-234-7846

ldavis@lovefellowshipcc.com

 

Sunday School Conference

Saturday morning, July 24

10:00 - 11:30 am

Location: East Hill Baptist Church

912 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee

No cost. All teachers and workers invited.

Workshops for:

  Children's Bible Study

  Youth

  Single Adults

  Adults I: Effective Teaching Skills

  Adults II: Beyond Teaching - Expanding Your Sunday School Ministry

 

Project Big Bend Update

Please pray for Project Big Bend. This is our local mission project for middle and high school students and adult chaperones.  During the week of July 12-16 they will do light renovations on homes selected by the City of Tallahassee. Each evening will include worship and small groups. We have 11 churches involved with over 120 participants.

 

FSU Baptist Collegiate Ministries

Please pray for our summer missionaries:

Southeast Asia

Christa Bosenberg, Jessica Roman, Kayla Burnett, Beth Pramschufer, Melinda Deacon, Nick Martin, Daniel Davis

Germany

Undivided (Music ensemble) - Amy Brown, Kayla Ealum, Kaitlyn Toms, Bill Dixon – Director

Panama

Matt Gowens

 

Annual Furniture Drive for BCM International Ministry

Have any furniture that you need to get rid of?  Friends of Internationals has an annual furniture drive every August where we give away new and used furniture to incoming international students at Florida State University.  We are trying to get a head start on finding furniture in the Tallahassee area.  Around 100 students receive furniture from us every year.  We would be glad to come by and pick it up.  We have had televisions, beds, couches, recliners, bicycles, chests, bookshelves, desks, carpets, silverware, cups, plates, and all kitchen supplies donated in years past.  We would gladly accept any type of donation.

If you would like to donate, please contact Matthew Gille at (850) 222-4444.

 

ASSOCIATION CALENDAR

June

7-11      Camp WorldLight, Blue Springs

14-18    Camp WorldLight, Blue Springs

15-16    Southern Baptist Convention, Orlando

20         Father’s Day

21-25    Camp World Light, Blue Springs

July

4          Independence Day

5          Association Office Closed

5-9        Kids Missions Adventure Camp, Blue Springs

11         World Hunger Awareness Offering

12-16    Project Big Bend (Association)

12-17    Missions Adventure Camp, Blue Springs

24        Sunday School Conference, 10:00 - 11:30 am (Association)