Greetings from

Florida and the Caribbean Islands

September 27, 2023

Here's a quick look midweek to strengthen your faith and connect with your CBF family.

Puerto Rico Beach

Prayer taken from Feasting on the Word Year A

Remembering Judith Baillou, our Sister in Christ from Freeport, Grand Bahama

Judith Baillou, 64, loving wife to Rev Pedyson Baillou, mother of two daughters and one son, friend, and so much more is now in her eternal home. Judith died Monday, September 25, 2023. It is with great assurance knowing that Christ has prepared the way and a place for Judith, as she placed her faith in him.

Soft spoken, kindhearted, generous and gentle, Judith reflected Jesus through her words and actions. Please keep the Baillou family covered in prayer.

Congratulations Ebenezer!

Martha Creel and Janice Courson,

two significant pillars of Ebenezer!

Encourager Church News

CBF Global Missions and CBF FL and Caribbean Islands had a wonderful day at FBC St Petersburg. Two Encourager Church Covenants were signed with field personnel Rick Burnette and Missy Ward Angalla along with their work through Cultivate Abundance and Amani Sasa. We were grateful to have Ellen Holley Burnette and Fancis Angalla pesent as well. Francis sang during worshop and did a beautiful job. Thanks to Aimee Alldredge Hobbs and Ben Winder for their leadership leading the way.

Read the latest Fellowship magazine here

Empowering New CBF Clergy to Thrive in Ministry

The CBF Fellows program assists Baptist clergy who are in their "First-call" in making a healthy transition from seminary to congregational ministry. Applications are being received now through October 16. Follow this link to learn more and apply online.

Click Here

Join us for

Session 3

Tuesday, October 10 at 7 EST

Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82214803944

Meeting ID: 822 1480 3944

Meredith Stone, Executive Director, BWIM

to lead our

FL and Caribbean Island Class!

Meredith will be leading our VIRTUAL class

BSK Leadership Visited Florida

... and we had a blast!

Over 3 days, 5 cities and 1,038 miles, David Cassady, BSK President, Abby Sizemore, BSK Admissions Director and me met with 27 friends - some old, some new! We had deep and engaging conversations about theological education and the great need that exists both here in Florida and the Caribbean Islands. Nine friends from the Bahamas joined us in Miami.

As Abby Sizemore shared, "We (BSK) invite both students and churches to come to us with educational needs, rather than us (BSK) approaching churches with our programs and education." BSK is truly perfecting home-grown ministry through in-place learning. To learn more, click the green tab, below.

Learn More Here about BSK

First Stop, Versailles Restaurant, Miami. We learned and listened to our denominational leaders, pastors, friends and partners from Abaco and Nassau, Rev/Dr Ryan Reed from Christ Journey and Chaplain Asdrubal Forte.

Versailles Restaurant conversations continue...

Next up, First Baptist Church of St Petersburg and friends from Ebenezer, Circle of Friends and Bayshore Baptist.

In Gainesville, we met with First Baptist Gainesville family, Park View Baptist family, and Pat Rayos, pastor and teacher at International Learning Center.

At First Watch in Jacksonville, we met with two BJs :) B J Meyer, Associate Pastor, Central Baptist in Daytona Beach and B J Hutto, Senior Pastor at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church/ HAB.

Pathlight -

a weekly CBF curriculum

for children

Learn More Here

Registration Opens Next Week!

Have you heard?

Passport is going to

Puerto Rico

Next Summer!

Passport's philosophy of identifying where to host camp, especially outside of the continental U.S. is pretty specific. Go where we are welcomed and invited. The family of God is so BIG and we have so much to learn from fellow Christians around the globe. That is why were are excited to share the great news that we are headed to Puerto Rico in 2024.

Thanks to those who helped make introductions along the way. CBF Florida/ Caribbean Islands Ruben Ortiz and American Baptists in Puerto Rico

For more information