Houston Herald
June 2018
A publication of
 Houston Baptist Association
40 churches in Crisp, Dooly and Worth Counties working to reach our world for Christ.
From your Missionary
This is the month that I have been looking forward to since the beginning of the year. June kicks off with great opportunities to reach people with the Gospel. I have been praying for our churches that are having Vacation Bible Schools and I look forward to hearing from each church about the souls that were born into the Kingdom and how Christians were encouraged to live out their faith!

I am also excited because we start our Summer camps this month. Our girls camp begins on June 18th and I know that Jenni Taylor has a great camp planned for the girls who will be attending this year. The boys camp is the week following and it begins on June 25th. This year we will be focusing on how with God all things are possible. Please encourage the parents in your church to send their children to our camps. The information and applications for our camps can be found on our website at: www.houstonbaptist.org. We will also have our youth camp and day camp in July and this month will be a good time to sign up youth (6-12 grade) and children ages 5-7 to attend the camps in July.

I want to encourage you to pray for our Southern Baptist Convention that will be held June 12-13 in Dallas, TX. There are a lot of matters that we are dealing with which includes electing a new President and I ask you to pray for those who gather at the convention to make decisions that will and advance the Kingdom of God and glorify Him. I will be attending the convention and I look forward to seeing what God is going to do this year. I will also be attending the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational leaders that will be on Sunday and Monday before the SBC meeting begins. There are some great changes coming that will enhance our associations throughout our convention and I look forward to sharing them with you when I return.

I trust that you will be praying for all of the events that will be going on this month and that we will see many people come to know the Lord! I really believe the Lord is coming soon and there will be are a multitude of people that will spend eternity separated from a loving God if we don’t do everything possible to reach them. May God help us to be faithful to fulfill the Great Commission and the Acts 1:8 mandate!

Bro. Gary

Meet our summer missionaries
We are delighted to welcome our summer missionaries for 2018, Kelly Childers and Autumn Lumley. They will be helping with camps and VBS in our churches as well as serving on the mission teams for the Townsend and Pittsburgh mission trips.

Kelly Childers is from Cordele and a church member at Hatley Baptist Church. Kelly recently graduated from Valdosta State University.

Autumn Lumley is a Sophmore at Brewton Parker College and a member of the Voices of Truth Choir.

Please be in prayer for these girls as they serve our churches and for the mission trips that they will be a part of this summer.
Pictured above: Jasmine McNulty, Shawn McNulty, Kelly McNulty, Ariel McNulty, Belle McNulty & Tiger McNulty.
McNulty Family
Please pray for The McNulty Family. They will be traveling to Romania and Serbia June 14-22 to share the gospel through eye glass clinics, VBS, hospital visitations and by going out into in the community to minister to gypsies, widows and orphans. Your prayers during this time will be greatly appreciated.
Piano in need of a good home.  
There is a piano in the fellowship hall at the HBC in need of a new home and maybe a little tuning. This piano is free, but would need to be picked up.
Church
News


Byromville Church will have VBS June 18-22 from 5:45 pm-9:00 pm
 
Cordele First Church will have VBS for preschool Ages 3-5 years old June 25-29-9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Ebenezer Church will have VBS June 8 from 6:00 pm-8:30 pm, June 9 from 9:00 am- 1:30 pm follwed by a pool party at the home of Sandra McKinney and Jume 10 from 2:00 pm- 6:00 pm with a program at 6:00 pm and a meal to follow.

Lakeblachshear Church will have VBS begining June 8 from 5 pm-8 pm, June 9 from 10 am-2 pm and June 10 from 11 am-2 pm with a cookout to follow.

N orthern Heights will be having VBS June 3-8 from 6:00 pm-9:00 pm for ages Nursery-Adult.

Penia Church will have VBS June 24-28

Riverview Churc h will have a VBS kickoff June 10 at 2 pm for fun and registration. VBS will follow Monday through Friday from 6 pm to 8 pm.

Smyrna Church will have VBS "GAME ON!" Gearing up for Life's BIG Game!! June 17-22, 6:00-9:00 p.m

Vienna First Church will be having VBS "SHIPWRECKED" July 9-13, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Wenona Church will have VBS June 10-14 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Please pray for

■Asssociational Missionary Gary Leutzinger
■Church planters Drew and Shannon Cunningham, Santa Cruz Area, California
■Church planters Adam and Ashley Sewell, Pittsburgh Area, Pennsylvania
■Buford Calhoun
■Mary Linda and Warren Hall
■Janet and John Pate
■Merle Sheffield; Lauralyn & Troy Drew
■Pregnancy Care Center–Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox
■Lost and unchurched people
■Revival in HBA churches
■Unity in our churches and unity among our churches
■Churches without pastors: Bakerfield, Cordele First, Dooling, Lakeshore, Penia, and Omar Heights
■TV ministries of Cordele First, and Pinecrest churches 
■Summer Camps
■Summer Mission Trips
■All the events and activities mentioned in this newsletter


Church positions available

Ebenezer Church is seeking a full time worship leader.Contact Bubba Smith at smithscouting@yahoo.com.

Smyrna Church is seeking a part-time minister of music. Contact Linda White at 229-268-6792.

Northside Baptist Church, Sylvester is seeking a full-time minister of music. Contact Gay at 229-776-6253
Opportunities coming up

Houston Baptist Association events are printed in bold. HBC is an abbreviation for Houston Baptist Center.

Tuesdays Men’s Prayer
Breakfast 8am, HBC

June 18-21 Girls Camp

June 25-28 Boys Camp


Father's Day
  
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Birthdays and Anniversaries
June 03 Kelly McNulty
June 10 Jay Shingler
June 10 Linda and J.E. Harris
June 17 Jill and Ronnie Duncan
June 21 Charlotte Carpenter
June 24 Virginia and John Evans
June 26 James Spires
June 26 Charles Cobb Jr.
June 28 J.T. Smith
June 28 Larry Thompsom
BLOOD DRIVES
Cordele Community Clubhouse

108 15th Avenue
Cordele, GA 31015
06/12/2018 
01:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Winshape Camps for Communities in Cordele
June 11-15, 2018. Monday - Thursday is 8:00am-5:00pm, and Friday is 8:00am-Noon. The camp is $214 and will be hosted at FBC Cordele (137 Kelly Road). Children must be in 1st-9th grades to register. Volunteers are welcomed from all churches. All adult volunteers will undergo background screening. Students that have completed 10th grade and up can also volunteer. Register to volunteer at   winshapecamps.org/volunteer  or contact FBC Cordele for more information.
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The Associational WMU Director’s Equipping Event is for Associational WMU Directors and one other team member.
 Join us for a time of equipping as we:
– Learn Strategies for leading churches with WMU and connecting with churches that do not,
– Review your role and set your new church year in motion,
– Share ideas to engage churches in missions involvement,
– Connect with other directors and hear what is working where they are serving!
Cost: $20 per person
AUGUST 17-18, 2018
 Location:
Turning Point at Mabel White Baptist Church
1415 Bass Road
Macon, GA 31210
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