2018-19 NBS Ministry Focus
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One of the fundamental values at NBS is for students to learn spiritual truth and Christian character. Annually, NBS selects one of its values and places focus on that value in various ways throughout the year. This school year's 'value statement' is:
Our bodies and souls are God's gifts to us. We will live our lives in a manner that pleases Him.
You can read NBS' Vision, Mission and Values at www.friendsofnazareth.org Pray for the teachers and leaders as they seek to model these values and transfer them through love and teaching to the students.
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Matching $100,000 for Renovations
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When life and property are at risk, action is a non-negotiable. The reasons for current risks at NBS can be explained...age, excessive use, preventative maintenance delays - due to lack of financial resources - and out-of-the ordinary 2018 flooding that compromised the facilities of NBS. Explanations are empty without action. BUT, doing nothing is not an option! Especially when some of these defects threaten the safety of the children, the staff and the structures. Thank you in advance for helping make NBS a place of physical, emotional and spiritual safety.
FON has received a $100,000 gift for matching. All donations toward RENOVATING NBS and received on or before December
31, 2018 will be matched. A copy of the detailed RENOVATE initiative is available at
www.friendsofnazareth.org. The estimated costs for taking care of immediate threats and needs is about $475,000. Your gifts will help ensure that the school's facility is safe and that some long overdue renovations are performed.
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We're Not About Trips!
I'm typing these words while returning from my ninth 'journey' to the Holy Land and what a journey it has been! Every time we travel it seems like it just gets better and better. I have to ask myself why. The places and sites are all the same. We always enjoy great food and cuisine. The tour companies and guides are amazing. See, it's becoming more and more clear that
this is about 'people' not 'places'.
I'm reminded of the nine pastors that FON invited to preach and minister in seventeen churches of Galilee and the encouragement they were to the local pastors and vice versa. I'm reminded of gospel conversations with Carin while in line at the City of David. Then there was a moment to share our hope to Jamie in Jericho. Every team member had their moments to preach, teach, share, or give. Preaching, singing, giving, and worship; each of these objectives were present during our Spiritual Enrichment Journey.
Perhaps my favorite moment came at Nazareth Baptist School chapel when a teacher named Fadi shared with the students the story of Jesus and Nicodemus. Fadi clearly shared the gospel message to a room full of eager children. My was I blessed!
You see, dear friends and supporters, that is what Nazareth Baptist School and Friends of Nazareth are all about.
TEACHING is critical and very important but
REACHING boys and girls, families, a community, and a nation with the gospel is our most important task. Every student at NBS takes Bible class and attends chapel regardless of their religious background. This makes NBS unique in a land where religion is at a saturation point; and, the Gospel is at near drought conditions. FON brings showers of the Good News!
Your prayers, support, involvement, and gifts make FON's ministry possible. From the bottom of my heart, I say to you on behalf of the students...Shucran (thank you)!
I'll be in many churches, mission conferences, and state conventions in the coming weeks, if you are in the area where FON is speaking or set up please drop by and say hello.
Dr Roger D. Mardis, President
Friends of Nazareth
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Entering its seventh year, #Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration.
#Giving Tuesday occurs on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in the USA. #Giving Tuesday kicks off the charitable season. We invite you to include Friends of Nazareth in your #Giving Tuesday gifts. Each gift received at the Giving Tuesday button at www.friendsofnazareth.org donate button will be matched as part of FON's Renovate initiative. Thus, for every dollar that you donate, this dollar will be doubled.
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Photo Journal: October - November
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Mothers of NBS students meet regularly to pray for their children, the students-at-large, the school's faculty and administrators and other school needs.
Will you join this team of faithful prayer warriors by praying on a regular basis for NBS? God hears every prayer. Pray according to His
leading.
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Left, Donna Chisam, Center, Dr. Douglas Wilson, and right, Dr. Roger Mardis.
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Left: Donna Chisam and Roger Mardis met on Friday, November 2, 2018 with Dr. Douglas Wilson, Dean, Office for Global Engagement and Professor of Intercultural Studies, for the University of Mobile (UM), Mobile, AL. UM has stellar programs in medical science, music and global studies.
Above: This photo shows one of the many laboratories in the state of the art medical science program. This is a laboratory where students can conduct a simulated operation using the most up-to-date equipment and simulation tools.
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Nazareth Baptist School, Nazareth Evangelical College and Nazareth Trust in partnership with the Willowcreek Association sponsored the Global Leadership Summit in Nazareth. Jeff Moes, Lead Pastor of Sunnybrook Church, Sioux City, Iowa is the USA Coordinator for the GLS. His church supports the effort financially and with human resources. The presenter in the photo is Dr. Fahed Hakim, Nazareth Hospital medical doctor.
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Weekly, during this season of the year, parents and teachers meet and bake wonderful traditional sweets and appetizers for the annual bazaar. This bazaar is a collaborative effort between NBS and Local Baptist Church, which meets at NBS. The proceeds will be used to fund a mission team of students and parents to Greece where they will help refugee families and needy families.
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NBS 9th Grade students participated in a Young Leadership Program. This program is by the Notre Dam school in Mi'ilya and a local Christian organization.
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Visit Friends of Nazareth on Facebook for renovation and ministry updates.
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Support Friends of Nazareth
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Friends of Nazareth (FON), A Nazareth Educational Ministries Association (NEMA) Corporation, is a n0n-profit corporation. It is operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the corresponding section of any future Federal tax code.
FON reserves the right to withhold up to 5% of designated donations for administration.
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Stock Donations
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Please contact the NEMA-FON broker for assistance.
John Dupuis
Wells Fargo Investments
201 N. Court Street
Florence, AL 35630
256.764.1000
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Consider setting up a fundraiser on Facebook to benefit Nazareth Educational Ministries Association (Friends of Nazareth). Simply search donations on Facebook. Click on Facebook Shortcuts, Fundraisers. Create your post. Invite friends to participate and post on your homepage.
Facebook does not take a fee for charitable gifts. Therefore, all of the donated funds come directly to NEMA-FON.
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Friends of Nazareth
3482 Keith Bridge Road, #215
Cumming, GA 30041
470.297.5913
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