Last night we met a pastor who works with over 100 children who look for food on the city dump. I was talking with Don Gunther our leader from the Florida Baptist Children's Home and they are planning to bring 5 groups this year to help with this dump ministry. Two of these groups are filled but he is still needing people to fill the other groups. You can find information on the Florida Baptist Children's Home website, fbchomes.org. This is something that individuals can do.

Preston and I are thankful for your prayers and we will be praying for you.

The “Day of Prayer for Haiti,” set for Sunday, Feb. 14, seeks to ask for God’s mercy and strength as the Haitians heal from the Jan. 12 catastrophic earthquake that affected 3.5 million people and killed more than 200,000 men, women and children.

“By lifting our voices in intercession for the people of Haiti, we can petition God’s intervention in this desperate time of trial and tribulation,” Sullivan said.

“Through prayer we can have a life-changing impact upon the helpless, homeless and hopeless people of Haiti. We must pray for their physical and spiritual well-being in the days to come.”

Sullivan has traveled to Haiti more than a dozen times, overseeing the work of Florida Baptists in their 15-year partnership with Haitian Baptists. As a result of that partnership, nearly 900 new churches have been planted.

“I never go to Haiti that my life is not changed,” Sullivan said.

“I believe they are some of the sweetest people on the face of this earth. They have so little in the eyes of the world. Those who have found the grace of Jesus Christ are filled with a simple joy reminiscent of the early New Testament Christians,” he said.

“We can change their plight through prayer.”

Craig Culbreth, director of Florida’s Partnership Missions Department, has traveled to Haiti twice since the Jan. 12 quake. He believes prayer will be one of Southern Baptists’ greatest tools as they respond to the disaster.

“While not everyone can travel to Haiti, we can all pray.”

Culbreth suggested several guidelines of prayer:

“Pray for the Haitian people in Haiti as they struggle with the fear that the earthquake has brought to them and pray for those who struggle and grieve for the loss of relatives, friends, homes and jobs.

“Pray for their daily needs of food, water and shelter. Pray that the Great Physician will heal their suffering.”

“Pray for peace to overcome the fear that keeps them from returning inside their homes.”


“Pray that Haiti will become a spiritual harvest field where the Gospel will be received so lives will be changed. Not just for one day but forever.”

Culbreth also asked Southern Baptists to pray that God will help Southern Baptist disaster responders overcome obstacles as they meet urgent needs. Pray for the challenge of access into Port-au-Prince by air and sea, transportation within the country and facilities to house relief workers.

On Sarturday, February 13, 2010 we will have a 24 hour day of prayer for Pastor Frank and Preston trip to Haiti and the people of Haiti. If you would like to join our 24 hour day of prayer, please contact Flora Zimmerely.

Changing a life in Haiti is possible for every Florida Baptist by filling a “Bucket of Hope” for a Haitian family still suffering from the devastating effects of the Jan. 12 earthquake.

“These ‘Buckets of Hope’ are just one way Florida Baptists can fulfill the mandate of Jesus Christ to feed the hungry in the name of Jesus,” said John Sullivan, executive director-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention. “As we are reminded in Matthew 25:45, Jesus tells us, “Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these, yet did it to me.” (KJV)

For as little as $30, Florida Baptists can purchase a solid color plastic five-gallon bucket from their local Walmart or on the internet and pack it with rice, cooking oil, black beans, flour, sugar, spaghetti noodles and peanut butter. Once the food supplies are used, Haitian families will find multiple everyday uses for the bucket.

In addition Baptists are requested to include a $10 cash contribution, placed in an envelope and attached to the lid of the bucket, to offset the cost of transporting the relief buckets to Haiti.

Florida Baptists, who will be working with their fellow Southern Baptists on this project, will be asked to take their “Buckets of Hope” to a centralized location in their association, where they will be picked up by Florida disaster relief teams and transported to a Hialeah warehouse.

Before it is shipped to Haiti, each bucket will be labeled with a gospel message in French Creole.

Florida Baptist disaster relief director Fritz Wilson said the project is similar to “Gifts of Love” project in 2003 when Southern Baptists packed and sent 70-pound boxes to Iraqi refugees. More than 46,000 families received those boxes.

Uniform sizes of the containers—such as the buckets—facilitate shipping in cargo containers, Wilson explained.

Uniform contents are also critical, said Wilson, for packing and to ensure “that every Haitian family gets what we tell them is in the box.” Each bucket will be identified as a gift of Christian love and support from Southern Baptist churches in America.

“Buckets of Hope” must be completed and delivered to local Baptist association collection points by March 15. Royal Palm Baptist Association at 5481 Briarcliff Road, Fort Myers, Florida or the Florida Baptist Children Home in Fort Myers.

INSTRUCTIONS

The Bucket:
Purchase a plain 5-gallon solid color plastic bucket—new and unused—and tight-fitting lid from Walmart (UPC #09826250640) or Ace Hardware (Ace #17714) or at this website www.usplastic.com. (The bucket is model #3826 and the lid is model #2287. The price of the bucket is $3.80 a bucket, lids $1.36, plus shipping. Churches may get a discount if purchasing in quantity.)

The Food Items:
Purchase these commercially pre-packaged food items (may be generic or store brand items) Please do not substitute any item listed and do not add anything additional inside the bucket.

2 – 5-pound bags long grain enriched rice
1 – 48-ounce plastic bottle cooking oil
2 – 2-pound bags dry black beans (can substitute with red beans)
1 – 5-pound bag of all-purpose flour (not self-rising)
1 – 20-ounce cylinder container of granulated white sugar (coffee service size)
2 – 1-pound boxes spaghetti noodles
1 – 2-pound 8-ounce (40 oz) plastic jar smooth peanut butter
1 – white kitchen trash-can size plastic bag
(wrap bottle of cooking oil)

Packing Instructions:

1. As you pack the bucket, pray for the Haitian family that will receive the food.
2. Lay bucket on its side.
3. Place rice packages in bucket. Lay bags side-by-side and flat running in the direction of top to bottom of bucket. Gently compress the bags (without breaking them) as flat as possible to create room for other items.
4. Place bottle of oil inside a clean, unused trash bag and wrap the excess portion of the bag tightly around the bottle. (This is a precaution to protect the foodstuffs should there be leakage or a break in the bottle during transport.)
5. Lay the bottle of oil on top of the rice bags. ay the wrapped oil container so that the bottom of the bottle is at the bottom of the bucket and is approximately in the center of the bucket.
6. Place the peanut butter jar on one side of the oil.
7. Place the cylinder of sugar on top of the wrapped oil bottle.
8. Place boxes of spaghetti noodles on the other side of the oil bottle.
9. While holding the sugar and peanut butter containers in place, stand bucket upright .
10. Place one bag of black beans down along the inside of the bucket next to the peanut butter.
11. Place bag of flour on its side on top of the peanut butter, gently packing down the flour bag to clear the rim of the bucket.
12. Place second bag of black beans next to the flour on top of the peanut butter.
13. Close lid on the bucket and make sure it is securely closed.
14. Place $10 cash (bills only) into a business size (#10) or smaller envelope. Seal the envelope. Securely tape the envelope to the lid of the bucket.
15. Take the filled “Bucket of Hope” to your area collection center before March 15, 2010.

Personal evangelism has always defined Southern Baptists. This main focus constantly challenges us to build bridges of relationships with the lost to reach out to them with the good news of Jesus Christ. It is a great privilege to share the gospel with unbelievers and to accept a personal responsibility for those around us who have never made a commitment to follow Jesus Christ. Soul-Winning Commitment Day challenge you to keep evangelism the main thing by personally committing to prayer for and to share Christ with those around you.

This Sunday, October 4th in our Morning Worship Service, we will be observing Soul-Winning Commitment Day in our church. Each person will be given on that day a 3-1-6 Prayer Card. We are asking believers in Jesus Christ to make a commitment to do one or all of the following:

• Share Christ with one person for 30 days
• Invite one person to church each day in October
• Give away ________ number of gospel tracts
• Take a witness training class.

Let this year's Soul-Winning Commitment Day be a catalyst to propel our church to reach out to our circles of influence with good news of the gospel!

A quote by Sam Ewing, " Hard work spotlights the character of people; some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."

Have you ever noticed what many people talk about after church on Sunday? "That was a decent sermon," or "I sure didn't like that one song," or "I wonder why Mrs. Johnson wore that same dress again," or better, "I really felt like I was worshiping today."

If God reviewed a Sunday service at our local church, he would probably write something like this:
The nursery was led by Vanita, with Al and Jenny serving as one of the couples that helped with the babies. The ushering was led by Bobby, with Roy and Harry; leading the crews for the first two services. The greeters were organized by Merleen, and every door had someone there with a smile. The middle school was taught by Preston and Lonnie. The parking was directed by Bob, with seven volunteers pitching in. And on and on.

I hope you get the point. God knows how vital every role is, and he notices what everyone is doing. It was the same when Nehemiah and the people of Judah built the wall in Jerusalem.

What will you be doing this Sunday to help build the church?

Mission Backpack is an effort to collect backpacks and other school supplies throughout Florida for children in the care of the Florida Baptist Children’s Homes and for disadvantaged and orphaned children in targeted locations in the developing world. The backpacks will be distributed to children in Florida and in targeted locations in the developing world including Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Russia, and Romania.

Mission Backpack is a partnership between the Florida Baptist Children’s Homes, Orphan Outreach and Moody Radio. The goal is to collect 5,000 backpacks and various quantities of school supplies. We need every size and type of backpack including messenger style bags and tote bags.

The more organizations that participate in helping to promote and collect backpacks the more backpacks we will be able to provide to abused, neglected, and orphaned children.

We will also need men to help pull wires and cable for the phones, computers and video feed sometime in the evening over the next two weeks. Conduit is there, we just need to pull approximately 12,000 feet of wiring through. This must be done before the ceiling gets completed. If you would like to help with this project, please contact Joby Sherrod or Pastor Frank.

The nurse is hanging in, so you might want to remember him in your prayers as well.

On Tuesday when we where at the hospital and Cathy was in surgery and I was in the surgical waiting room. Around 4pm they moved us to another waiting room to wait for news on Cathy. Around 5pm the doctor came and told me that Cathy did well with the surgery and that she was going to the recovery room. After another hour the recovery nurse came out and told us that Cathy was doing good and she sitting up eating chip ice. The nurse told me that she need an x-ray and then they would take her to her room. She said she would come back for us and take us to Cathy's room, well after two more hours I get an call from another nurse asking were we where. They sent a nurse to come find us and bring us up to Cathy's room where she had been waiting for over an hour. I was told by the nurse that I was lost and now I had been found. I thought to my self that I was not lost but had been misplaced. I didn't even know that I had to be found I thought I was in the place I was suppose to be.

For the last two weeks I've been preaching a series of sermons from Luke 15 dealing with being lost and found. The shepherd had a lost sheep and women had a lost coin. When you have something that is lost it feels great when you have found it. In our world today we have people who are lost spiritually and we have a savior name Jesus who wants to find them. There is great rejoicing in heaven when just one person is found and finds that loving Savior. I believe there are people who are lost in our world and they don't even know that they are lost. Today I was lost in the hospital and didn't even know it but it was great when I got back to Cathy's room.

Do you want to be found by a loving Savior who wants to welcome you into a special family, then look for Jesus.

Our group was responsible for preparing breakfast each morning, so at 6AM we were up putting out breakfast, making coffee and putting out the stuff to make sandwiches for lunch. Each day we had to make our sandwiches for lunch so we could take them with us to our work site. Our VBS group left for Arabi to get ready for VBS by 7:30am. Our VBS crew had a good first day and did a little sight seeing later that day, like going to the Chalmette National Monument where the battle of New Orleans was fought.

The construction part of our group left at 8:00am after morning devotions. That Monday morning they had to go to an orientation with St. Bernard Project to learn about the building program in St. Bernard parish before they went to their first work-site. When our construction crew got to their first home they found out they were installing insulation. The temperature that day was around 95 degrees with a heat index which made it feel 103 degrees. Our construction crew was able to insulate the entire home in one day. It was a long day for the construction crew and the first thing they wanted to do when they got back was to take showers and get that insulation off their bodies.

I ask that you pray for each of our young people that are graduating from High School. As these graduates, change from one stage of life to another this can be an confusing time, exciting time and even a lonely time. I hope each graduates know that they have a home here at First Baptist Church of Labelle. We are only a phone call, email or text message away. Remember that we have a active College and Career Group here at First Baptist and we are concerned about you. Our College & Career group meets each Sunday Morning at 9:45am at Parsonage 2 and on Wednesday nights at 8:15pm for Bible Study and fellowship in the social hall.

Congratulations!

Why do we procrastinate?

1. Poor time Management - Procrastination means not manging time wisely. You may be uncertain of your priorities, goals and objectives. You may also be overwhelmed with the task.
2. Difficulty concentrating - When you sit at your desk you find yourself daydreaming, staring into space, looking at pictures of your friends, instead of doing the task. Your environment is distracting and noisy. You keep running back and forth for equipment such as pencils, paper, dictionary, etc. Your desk is cluttered and unorganized. All these examples that you have just read promote time wasting and frustration.
3. Fear and Anxiety - You may be o overwhelmed with the task and afraid of getting a failing grade. As a result, you spend a great deal time of worrying, rather than completing them.
4. Negative Beliefs such as; "I cannot succeed in anything" and "I lack the necessary skills to perform the task".
5. Fear of Failure -

How to Overcome Procrastination! (This is where I need to practice what I preach)

1. Recognize self-defeating problems such as: fear and anxiety, difficulty concentrating, poor time management, indecisiveness and perfectionism.
2. Identify our goals, strengths and weaknesses, values and priorities.
3. Compare your actions with the values you have been taught and by the things God has for us.
4. Discipline ourselves to use time wisely: Set priorities.
5. Take things in smaller portions and work on them to you complete them. Reward yourself after you complete a task.
6. Motivate yourself. Dwell on success, not a failure.
7. Set realistic goals.
8. Modify your environment: Eliminate or minimize noise / distractions. Focus on the task at hand.

God wants us to have abundant life and we need to focus on him and see that he is able to deliver us from all situations.

There are times in our life that God wants us to step in faith and allow change to take place. We analyze over it and know it is needed we are even afraid but we are scared. There needs to be a time we let go and let God take charge and let the changes begin. You might be surprise and enjoy the new opportunities.

Yesterday I preached at Las Americas Baptist Church. It was my third or fourth time to preach there. I feel like this is my second church home. Preston shared in a new believers class on Sunday. Sunday night I spoke in another Baptist church.

Panama City, Panama has a population of one million people. It is very important that we train new Pastors and church leaders so that they can reach their city for Christ. I'm glad to be apart of Luther Rice University and First Baptist Church of Labelle in training these people.

As you know, Preston and I will be leaving Sunday afternoon to go to Panama on a Mission Trip. We will be teaching local pastors and leaders in Panama. I ask for your prayers as we travel and keep our families in prayer as we are gone. If you need some assistance while we are gone, please call one of the deacons, Wayne Simmons, Bobby Holland, Frank Dana, Lonnie Howard or Ron Zimmerly. You can find their telephone numbers in the bulletin.

Next week, they should begin putting up the block to the new building. Feel free to come by and look at the new building as the blocks go up.

Have a good week!

The teaching of the national Pastors of Panama is being done through Luther Rice University in Georgia and the Panama Baptist Convention. This will be my fourth trip to Panama using the materials for Bible Training Centre for Pastor by Dennis J. Mock.

On Sunday, February 15, 2009 I will be preaching in one of the churches in Panama and Preston will be working with one of the youth groups. We do need some financial help for this trip. If you would like to give to this cause, please mark your envelope Panama 2009.

Please keep this trip in your prayers.

Our 2008 Budget was $426,543. Our offerings for 2008 was $389,023. With us starting on our new building and current financial conditions, we felt that we needed to cut our budget. So the committee presented to the church a budget for 2009 of $398,459, with a weekly requirement of $7,663. Each member is asked to give and support the work of the church. As the body of Christ we need to work together to support his work in his kingdom.

Last year members where asked to pledge to the Building Fund. We are still asking people to give to our Buidling Fund on a regular bases.

Last year when we did this outdoor service, many expressed that it was one of our best services. Come casual tomorrow and enjoy the beautiful day.

Last night was our first night of Judgement House. We had cold temperatures, but a great crowd. Cold for Florida! We had seven professions of faith and two re-dedications.

Tonight we are having great crowds and cold weather (according to Florida standards). We have had several decisions tonight.

Please be in prayer for Judgement House. Pray for the workers, the staff, and the people who are going through it. We have one more night of Judgement House from 4 to 8pm. on Sunday afternoon.

One of the great things about this ministry is that this training is helping to instruct new leaders in the church, and is working to help the Panama Baptist Convention to start new churches. Several new churches have been started since this ministry has begun.

Each teacher that goes down to teach pays his own way. I have been fortunate the First Baptist Church of Labelle has paid my expenses. This year I could use some help with expenses for my trip. If you would like to help with this ministry, please send your gift to First Baptist Church Labelle, PO Box 369 Labelle, FL. 33975. Please mark your gift Panama Ministry.

This year I plan to take Preston along with me so he can learn from this experience. Please pray for us February 9-16th.

Thanks

As you know we will be doing Judgement House on January 16 - 18. Mrs. Stella Luckey is leading us in this ministry this year. We need people to help and if you would like to be involved, please contact Mrs. Stella. On a personal note I will need about 20 individuals to help with the invitation time during Judgement House. If you are willing to help with that please contact me.

As you look around our church, construction is about to begin on our new 8,800 square foot education building. This will be an exciting time for our church as we build towards our future. I as you to continue to pray for our building program and the God will give us the people we need to suppor this endeavor. It will be sad to see the old building go down but exciting to see the new building come up out of the ground to give us needed space to work with our preschoolers, children and youth.

Our Children and Adult choirs did a great job in presenting the musicals last month. Please let them know how much you enjoyed them. Our choirs are getting ready for the New Year and this would be a perfect time for some of you who have been thinking about joining the choir to join. If you are interested in singing in the adult choir please talk with Mrs. Cathy Deerey. And if you are interested in signing up your child with the Children's Choir please speak with Mrs. Debbie White.

As we start this New Year I hope you will see the importance of being involved in God's work. We would love to have you involved here at First Baptist Church. If you are no sure what to do and would like to be involved, please talk to me and I will help you find a place for service.

Information about the bond program may be picked up at the church office. Bonds are being offered from six months to twenty-five years at 6.00% to 7.75% interest. As of last week, $784,250 in bonds has been sold. This leaves us with $915,750 in bonds to sell.

If you know of someone who is interested in buying bonds, please give them Keith Glore's name and telephone number and they can discuss buying bonds over the telephone. We need your help in spreading the word about our Bond Program.

I hope you can come tonight and be part of this special service in our community. I hope you and your family will have a Happy Thanksgiving.

The Lord has truly blessed us in Venezuela. The city of Caracas has a population of 5 million people and only 2% of that population is Christian. We have been working with a group of missionaries in Venezuela that have been a true blessings. They are some of the most committed individuals I have worked with.

Dr. Long presented to them the Bible Training Centre for Pastors Program. They were very interested in this program. They told us that they have been praying for such a program and thought they would have to design it themselves. This program is design for national pastors who need Biblical education but not able to go to college or seminary.

Please pray for Caracas, Venezuela as they will be having elections this Sunday. Let's pray that there will be no violence from this election.

Daniel was in exile in Babylon as a result of his nation's utter defeat by the Babylonians. He was trying to understand what was happening to him and his country. So we find that Daniel went to God in prayer and God immediately dispatched an angel to revealed that God has sent this angel at the beginning of his supplication. God didn't wait for Daniel to finish his prayer. God loved Daniel greatly and when Daniel was in need, God was quick to respond in love to him.

God wants to answer the prayers of those whose hearts are completely His. 2 Chronicles 16:9 (NKJV) "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”

We need to be reminded that God can accurately orient you to the events of your day. Media, public opinion, and political leaders cannot tell you the truth of your circumstances, only God can. God loves us and will speak to us in His time. His answer may come immediately as it did in Daniel's case, or it may be delayed, but it will come. At times it seems as though everything is crumbling around you, and you wonder why you do not see God's activity, take comfort in knowing that you are loved in heaven. If you are genuinely seeking God's answers, you can go to your Father confidently with your questions.

If you would like to read Dr. Henry Blackaby's devotions each day you can go to www.namb.net and click Blackaby devotions.

In the coming days I want you to pray for the construction of our new building. Pray for the safety of the workers and for decisions that will need to be made. We will have Bond information meetings soon where members and friends of First Baptist Church can learn about purchasing bonds to finance our building. There will be a designated Sunday that you can meet with a representative from Commonwealth to discuss the bonds you want to purchase and sign up for them.

These are exciting days here at First Baptist and every day we need to depend upon the Lord. Let's stay faithful.

We now begin a new chapter in the life of First Baptist Church. Tomorrow we will break ground on our new education building that will have over 8,800 square feet for us to use in the future. As we break ground tomorrow we also dedicate ourselves to be faithful to God and to pay for this new building as soon as possible. Tomorrow, as we break ground, we pray for all the people who will work on this building and for their safety.

Today's activities reminded me of a church family that works together. Together we were able to get so much done in a short period of time. I want to thank all you who helped today, because you were a blessing to me.

We ask each member and friend to fill out a leadership survey and turn it in by Sunday, August 10th. If you don't have a survey to can get one in foyer of the church sanctuary or go to our church web site at www.fbclabelle.org and fill out the survey on line. I hope you understand that we need each member and friend of First Baptist Church.

Please be in prayer for our Nominating Committee as they fill the leadership positions of the church.

This year we served at Emanuel Missionary Church in Mandeville, Jamaica. This church has lost its last two pastors to cancer and is presently searching for another Pastor. We had 173 children enrolled in VBS at this church and this is the most they ever had. We average 169 children each day. At the end of the week we had 63 of those children accept Jesus Christ as there Lord and Savior.

Different members of our team preach at the night services that we had for the teenagers of this church. I preached Sunday night, Paul Martin preached Monday night, Preston Long, Jr., preached Tuesday night, Jeremy Peery preached Wednesday night and Patrick Mylmount preached Thursday night. Each night our mission team sang praise and worship songs under the leadership of Larry Luckey.

The Lord worked in each member of our team and the Lord gave us a blessed week.

Brian and Pearl work at a Christian school where International Students come to be taught. For most of these students they are there for two years. In those two years the teachers at this school have a opportunities to share Christ with these students. Many of these students have accepted Christ.

Please be in prayer for Brian and Pearl as they will be flying back soon to start a new school year.

If you would like to hear their presentation click here to download.

Everyone is invited to come to this special service this Sunday, June 29th at 11 A.M. After the service our College and Career Class will be providing lunch for the Teen Challenge group. I am grateful for the College and Career class and their willingness to prepare this meal.

Hope to see you this Sunday.

I ask of you that you will be praying for us as we leave for Jamaica on July 11th. We will be serving at Emmanuel Missionary Church in Mandeville, Jamaica. This church has recently lost their pastor to cancer and is in need of encouragement. We will be conducting VBS in the morning and having services each night. Please be in prayer for these services.

We are still in need of $4,000 to complete our trip. I believe God has someone who has been waiting and now is the time for them to give. This is all in God's hands. Amen!

The children gave $219.55 for missions through their offerings each morning. This money will go to help our missionaries in North America and across the world. I ask that you say a special prayer for our missionaries.

We would like to thank all the people who helped in VBS, who donated items for VBS and prayed for us this week.

Our dates for VBS in 2009 are June 15- 19th! Hope to see you there!

Preston will officially begin work on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Preston has already been on the job working to get prepared for youth camp and other things. Please be in prayer for Preston and his family as he begins his work as Youth Director.

I hope each of us would look how we can help and support our youth ministry here at our church.

I do appreciate your prayers for me while I traveled to China. The day that I left for China I was very sick. The 13 hour flight over to China was trying and at times I wonder if I was going to make it. I knew that my church family was praying for me and I felt the Lord's presence as I went to this new frontier.

There was 57 people from the United States that went to China. We represented many of the states on this great country. None of us had met each other before so we had great time meeting new friends. Most of the group was younger than myself but it was good to see some of the energy and excitement that came from this group.

Yesterday, as I got back in Labelle I enjoy seeing some of you about town and I knew I was back home. As I look out at the people of Labelle, I'm grateful God has called me to serve him here in Labelle. I know this is my place of service but opportunities like going to China, help me broaden my vision and challenge me in ways that benefit my ministry. I just want to thank you for allowing me to go to China and your prayers for me and my family while I was away.

Thanks

Preston knows many of our youth and has a relationship with them. On Sunday, June 1st, in our evening service we have called for a special business meeting to vote on Preston as our New Full-Time Youth Director. If the church approves his placement as Youth Director, he will begin Monday, June 2, 2008. Please be in prayer as we take this important step in the life of First Baptist Church.