Sand and Pearls DON’T WEEP FOR ME Maxine Spyres Hixon has a collection of poetry, Sand and Pearls, just off the press. The book is filled with doctrinally sound I arrived in heaven recently; verse that is sure to uplift and inspire. It speaks of overcoming faith through Angels brought me here. adversity, God’s love and His all-sufficient Having a grand reunion grace. It offers a ray of hope and a beacon of light unto a troubled world. With friends and loved ones dear. Maxine’s beautiful voice singing praises unto the Lord can be heard on her husband's Faith of our Fathers radio Broadcast. Carl My earthly life is over, W. Hixon, a minister of over 60 years, has had the broadcast for 48 years. I’ve run my final race. Her poems have been published in the I’ve had the joy of seeing Christ local Conway newspaper for many years, in Missionary Baptist church publications, and My savior face to face. in various Anthologies. Maxine went home to be with the Lord on December 2, 2006. You may order a copy of Sand and I’ve walked on streets of purest gold; Pearls for only $10.00 which includes shipping and handling, at a substantial I’ve seen beauties rich and rare. reduction off the list price of $22.00. Send Earth with all its splendor remittance to: Tena M. Hixon; 222 Sunny Gap Road; Conway, AR 72032. In no way can compare. Let Maxine’s poetry, so full of wisdom, speak to your heart and soul. I know now what Paul meant When he said to die is gain. Volume LXIII Number 6 For here there is no sorrow, November 2008 heartache, fear or pain. The Baptist Anchor is a bi-monthly publication of I’m living in a mansion now That the Lord prepared for me. Christ bought it with His precious blood When He died on Calvary. (Formerly Florida Baptist College) 706 Dew Bloom Road Don’t weep for me, Brandon, FL 33511 For I am truly blessed. Phone (813) 684-1389 Thanks to Christ who died for me Fax (813) 684-1388 I have eternal rest. E-mail [email protected] Editor: Pastor Ted D. Barker, D.D. Raymond McAlister Apopka, Florida Assistant Editor: Written February 4, 1994 Piro Varfi Subscription Rate: We were asked to re-run this poem of Ted $4.00 per year Barker that ran in the November 2005 issue. We $6.00 for two years are happy to do so. Dr. Barker went home to be with the Lord in July of 2008 and is now Opinions expressed by the authors do experiencing in heaven what he wrote about on not necessarily represent those of the earth in 1994. We trust that his poem will bring Anchor or Emmaus Baptist College. comfort to hundreds of hearts. It is worth clipping and saving. WWW.BaptistAnchor.org

2 The Anointed Cherub The instructors here at Emmaus Baptist what a cherub looked College all sign our doctrinal statement. In like because God the section that deals with Satan being a commanded Moses to fallen angel, Dr. Michael Seals, our proficient make two golden language instructor, marked out the word cherubim and place them Raymond McAlister angel and had written cherub above it before on the ends of the Mercy President he signed it. When I approached him later and Seat that was the lid of asked why he had done this, he replied that the Ark of the Covenant that was placed in the Bible never calls Satan an “angel” but a the Holy of Holies of the Tabernacle. The “cherub.” I just hate it when people make me wings of the cherubim touched in the middle think. Just when you think you have and were said to “cover” the Mercy Seat something all figured out, someone has to (Exodus 25:19-20). The Hebrew word come along and mess it all up. translated cover used here in Exodus is the When I did a little research on the subject, same root word that is used in Ezekiel 28:14 sure enough, the only time it comes close to that says of Satan, “Thou art the anointed calling Satan an angel is in 2 Corinthians cherub that covereth . . .” 11:14. It says, “. . .Satan himself is The tabernacle served as an example or transformed into an angel of light.” That does shadow or model of things in heaven not say that Satan is an angel but that he (Hebrews 8:5). The Holy of Holies is a sometimes appears to be one. However, he is picture of heaven and the Mercy Seat is a clearly called a cherub. picture of the very throne of God. From this Just what is a cherub anyway? Most we can easily deduce that there are two commentaries will say that cherubim and cherubim in heaven, one on each side of God, seraphim are different orders of angels. Dr. covering Him with their wings. I think it is Seals disagrees. He believes that angels are safe to say that Satan, before his fall, was one thing, cherubim (plural of cherub) are anointed to fill one of those positions. another and seraphim are another. The more I Imagine being selected to serve right next to study the subject the more I am inclined to God. No wonder he was lifted up with pride. agree with him. While we are on the subject of Satan, let The word angel means “messenger” or me point out a few things about him. First, he “one that is sent.” That is, they go and do is not some ugly hideous creature with horns, whatever God sends them to do. It could be to cloven hooves and a tail. He is described as deliver a message, as the angel Gabriel did, or being beautiful in Ezekiel 28:12. it could be to destroy, as the angel did in 1 Second, Satan was thrown out of heaven. Chronicles 21. Angels do not seem to have Jesus said, “I beheld Satan as lightning fall physical bodies but in the Bible they from heaven (Luke 10:18). Because of his sometime appeared in the form of men. The pride and his desire to set himself up as God’s pre-incarnate Jesus was called an angel when equal, he was cast out of heaven and became he appeared to people. These appearances of God’s enemy. Jesus in the Old Testament are called Third, Satan has angels (Matthew 25:41 “theophanys.” Michael is called the archangel and Revelation 12:9). We assume that these (not “an” archangel) in Jude verse 9. angels are what we call demons that Jesus Archangel means the head or chief angel and as encountered during his ministry. They knew far as I can tell, there is only one chief angel. Jesus and knew Who He was. These angels Cherub or cherubim is used 91 times in do Satan’s bidding as God's angels do His. the Old Testament. The exact meaning of the Fourth, Satan is not in hell and is not the word is uncertain. In Ezekiel 28:14 it is said king or ruler of hell. We have heard the of Satan, “Thou art the anointed cherub that expression, “all the demons of hell.” Well, covereth; and I have set thee so . . .” What there are not any demons in hell either. If does it mean that God has set Satan as the Satan and his demons were in hell they would “anointed cherub that covereth”? In the Old not be bothering us so much. The Lake of Testament men were anointed to set them in Fire will be their final home (Matthew 25:41) their office. (Anoint just means to pour oil on but they are not there yet. someone.) For example, Aaron was anointed Fifth, Satan is the god of this world (2 by Moses to make him the high priest. David Corinthians 4:4). The authority and glory of was anointed by Samuel to make him king. the world belong to Satan and he can give it The term Christ means “the anointed one” to whomsoever he wills (Luke 4:5-6). It is and signifies that Jesus had been set in his obvious that Satan is a very powerful being, office as Redeemer. even being able to take the Word out of a lost So, God, by anointing Satan, placed him person’s heart (Luke 8:12). in some special position. The question is, Sixth, Satan’s job is to hinder people from what position? There is a strong clue in the being saved. But, if they are saved his job is statement, “anointed cherub that covereth.” to keep them from serving the Lord (1 Peter The Jews must have had some idea of 5:8). He is good at what he does.

3 The Academic Arena

on-line, e-commerce, web, Google, Facebook, MPG (miles per gallon), mp3, iPod, iPhone, iSolation; hope, redemption, can, can't, resolve, terror, fundamental, religious, moral, constitution, humanity, love, hate, prejudice, judgment, justice, privilege, Words! truce, cease-fire, reload, roadmap, hot-spot, warming, cooling, environment, activism, etc. Words effect our daily lives. But it is not Piro Varfi so much the words we hear, but the words we Academic Dean believe, and ultimately, the words we speak ”My brethren, be not many masters, to ourselves. That is why Paul counsels a knowing that we shall receive the greater congregation entrenched in spiritual warfare condemnation. For in many things we to be: “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and offend all. If any man offend not in word, hymns and spiritual songs, singing and the same is a perfect man, and able also to making melody in your heart to the Lord” bridle the whole body” (James 3:1-2). (Ephesians 5:19). What words have you spoken to yourself There is power in words! The right word today? Are you informing your intellect, your can heal a broken heart, launch a revolution, emotions from the Word of God, or are you demolish perception and create reality. The informing them from the words of the world? Bible tells us that when God set out to create, Whatever you speak to yourself, you will, He spoke. Words are powerful because they inevitably, speak to others. The Bible says: represent ideas; ideas which have an impact “Let no corrupt communication proceed out on reality. Consider the words of Moses: “Let of your mouth, but that which is good to the my people go!”; Jesus: “I am the way, the use of edifying, that it may minister grace truth, and the life!”; Paul: “For me to live is unto the hearers” (Ephesians 4:29). Christ, and to die is gain!” These were not Some folk, seeking to prove their just words, but ideas that still shape our lives mastery, confuse this verse to talk about today. Whole kingdoms and civilizations criticism and cynicism. Someone said in view have been impacted by those words. of the recent election, that if this was a nation So James warns us about the words we of preachers, they would burn half of their use by confessing that we all offend in colleagues at the steak. We present great something, but they that offend in word carry a greater responsibility. A proof of this perhaps is the fact that although we can, to a “A word fitly spoken is like apples degree, handle betrayal by peers and others, we often are scarred deeply when we're of gold in pictures of silver.” betrayed by our teachers (or authority figures). The betrayal of a teacher, a parent, or a mentor has far reaching consequences in speeches, and use great words, but all our the psyche and lifestyle of an individual. speeches, pamphlets, books, theses and Many times I have been confronted by dissertations will turn to dust. Every word believers that still carry the scars of that idly spoken will pass through the furnace of betrayal, specifically caused by their pastors. God's judgment — Heaven and Earth shall It seems that in the search for mastery, some pass away! have become desensitized to the effects of May I encourage you to weigh your words their words, and consequently actions. carefully? Speak that which helps others On the other hand, we all have been learn, overcome, understand, grow; not that inspired by great speeches or simple words, which promotes Self at the expense of others. profoundly spoken. The writer of Proverbs For us ministers — how great the says: “A word fitly spoken is like apples of responsibility of communicating the timeless gold in pictures of silver” (Proverbs 25:11). truth of God with words; mere words, and yet Many are the literary figures used in the powerful words. Someone out there is Bible to describe the delight, relief, and joy listening to what you are saying. Someone is caused by the right word — equally profound basing their decisions, values and life on the the misery, destruction, despair caused by the words you speak. Be mindful of that as you wrong word. stand before people or as you interact with the Although we live in a generation that world around you. Your words have a constantly seeks to diffuse the dynamic of profound effect on others and you must not words and settle for isolated interpretations of take that responsibility lightly or casually. communication, it is obvious that words are May words be like cool waters to the shaping our generation as well. Words like: intellectual/spiritual desert of our times. May global, recession, anti-, pro-, blue, red, black, others grow in the grace of our Lord because white; words like: life, death, war, peace, of something we've said! 4 Communication and Counseling Concepts

the great commandment in the law? Jesus said Critical unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and Thinking with all thy mind” (Matt. 22:36-3 7). The Greek word for mind is *4"<@\": “the faculty A Biblical Defense of thinking, comprehending, and reasoning, Against Secular understanding, intelligence.”1 Humanism , Paul’s ministry supports the place of Religious Pluralism reason concerning “The Way.” His call for the Roman Christians to present themselves GEORGE GARNER and Post-Modernism as living sacrifices is based on the THE MARKING AND MAKING premise:“which is your reasonable service” (Romans 12:1 b). The word reasonable here OF MENTORS means, “carefully thought through, focusing Part 9: A Defense of “The Way” on the cognitive aspect.”2 Paul’s apologetic (The Role of Logic) witness incorporates reason with Scripture. Concerning his approach to apologetics, Acts 17:2-3 notes, “And Paul, as his manner was, “The Way” that Christ declares in John went in unto them, and three sabbath days 14:6, which is a first step in fulfilling Paul’s reasoned [emphasis mine, literally “talked goal “that I might know Him” (Philippians through”] with them out of the scriptures, 3:10), is supported not only by Scripture and Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs natural law, but also by human reasoning. have suffered, and risen again from the dead; Scripture is replete with examples of Christ and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, and of those who believed in him challenging is Christ.” In verse three, “Must needs” the world through the means of logic and demonstrates Paul’s application of what in reasoning. logic is called “necessary inference.” Later, Just What is Logic? Paul is called to present his case for Christianity before Felix, Roman procurator Logic is a science that deals with the rules (governor) of Judea (A.D. 52—60):3 “And as and tests of sound thinking and proof by he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, reasoning. As briefly noted in our last article, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and “God is not subject to logic; rather our answered, Go thy way for this time; when I statements about God are subservient to have a convenient season, I will call for thee” logic. . . God is a rational Being, God is subject (Acts 24:25). Note, Paul reasons about to his own rational nature. Insofar as logic several issues: righteousness (moral law), manifests reason, it flows from the very temperance (restraint of one’s emotions), and nature of God, and God is subject to his own 1 judgment to come (the concept of personal nature.” Geisler illustrates this by pointing responsibility and accountability). Later in out that God cannot lie nor contradict this study we will notice that Paul sees that Himself, for such would be contrary to His even human suffering is a matter that can be nature. Our study of logic will focus on reasonably considered, Rom. 8:18. magnifying its place in defending the claims of Scripture. Scripture Demands that We We Apply Logic to Christian Apply Logic in Evangelism Issues Daily The Apostle Peter presents perhaps the most succinct imperative for reasoning in I am reminded of an experience as a apologetics and evangelism, “But sanctify the youth pastor. One Sunday I heard some of the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always kids complaining, “There are just so many to give an answer to every man that asketh things a Christian cannot do!” I asked them to you a reason of the hope that is in you with list all of those things. When we together meekness and fear” (1 Peter 3:15). The words looked at their list, all agreed that it really answer and reason are rooted in the Greek was not very long, and the youth concluded, word 8óyoH (logos), from which we get the through inductive reasoning, that everything word logic and which is defined as, “a God asked them to avoid was because it, in communication whereby the mind finds the long run, would hurt them and others they 4 expression. . . computation, reckoning.” loved. They saw that every way that is Our next article will look at the biblical contrary to God’s way is in reality just application of some common laws of logic. another rut in the one-way road to pain and death. The roadmap, the purpose for life, the 1‘Arndt, “*4"<@\‘,” in A Greek-English Lexicon of meaning of life, and the value system taught the New Testament and Other Early Christian by Christ just make common sense—it is just Literature, 234. plain out logical and reasonable! 2lbid., “8@(46`H,” 598. iGeisler, “Logic,” in Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Biblical Christianity Encourages Apologetics, 427. Logic 3Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids: Baker Book Jesus calls one to use not only his heart House, 1988), 788. and soul, but also his mind, “Master, which is 4Arndt, “8`(@H,” 598, 600. 5 Bits 'N Pieces

place of fellowship that is centered around the WORTH Word of God. As a pastor for over forty years, I have found that gaining a better THEIR understanding of the Bible has always been WEIGHT set as the first objective of every auxiliary in the churches I have pastored. IN GOLD These auxiliaries also adopted different things as part of their ministry and outreach Lois Crittenden for their Lord and His church. The auxiliary at Central Baptist Church in Bedford, Texas, Many pastors have learned to depend on had several groups of four or so ladies who the ladies of their churches when would prepare and deliver food to those who implementing a new program, entertaining were coming home from the hospital. They guests, visiting and caring for the sick, would do this for two or three days to help providing a feast for several hundred people, these people in their time of recovery. Then or cleaning and caring for the sanctuary. The they would all help, when there was a funeral, list goes on. When these ladies meet for to provide food for the grieving family. They bible study, prayer and fellowship under the name of Ladies Auxiliary, or any one of “The Ladies Auxiliary is . . . a place many names, they are an asset to their Pastor of fellowship that is centered around and church. Some auxiliaries have strayed or were not organized with the right motive, the Word of God.” thereby causing great harm and sometimes sponsored an Angel Tree at Christmas with discord within the church. Let it not be said of the names, ages, sizes, etc., of needy children your auxiliary. Proverbs 31 gives us a good in the church and community so people could barometer for assessing the value of a lady. select a name and buy a Christmas present for “Her price is far above rubies.” them. The auxiliary at First Landmark Here is one pastor’s opinion of Ladies Missionary Baptist in Clarksville, Arkansas, Auxiliaries. led out in a landscaping project to make the church property more beautiful. We men only Looking at the Ladies see boards and brick and are completely satisfied; yet, women want to see grass, Auxiliary from a flowers, shrubs and trees around the Lord’s house. The auxiliary at County Line Pastor's Prospective Missionary Baptist Church, England, Arkansas, provided gifts for the residents at By R.W. Keesee the local nursing home. Every person received a nice little gift along with a tract As a pastor of one of about God’s marvelous grace. They also gave the Lord’s churches, do the pastor a once a year offering to buy books you feel it is profitable or for his library, which I found to be a great beneficial to the church blessing. The auxiliary at Grace Baptist you pastor to have a group Church in Milford, Ohio, collected items for in the church called the missionary Ernest Lawson. When he first “ladies auxiliary”? I know some pastors could went to Japan, there were many items they care less as to whether or not their church has could not find in Japan. The auxiliary sent a ladies auxiliary. Just what could a ladies box after box of little things that made their auxiliary be to your church anyway? I would life better since they were so far away from like to share some of the experiences I have home. The Lawsons wrote to tell how excited had with ladies auxiliaries in churches I have they became each time they received these pastored that make me strongly believe they items, many of which they could have done are beneficial. No, it is not at all like Andy without, yet they felt such joy that people Griffith says, when he is heard saying that he back home were thinking and caring for them. has learned to “never, never, mess with the I have found that if you are looking for a ladies auxiliary.” The women who have made group in the church that really loves and cares up the ladies groups where I have been pastor about people, then turn to the ladies auxiliary. have always been women of superb integrity They love their Lord, their church, their and have been Christian women who exhibited pastor and the membership of their church. strong and commendable spirituality. They are the ones who will be there in time of Just what are some of the positive things need. They are always looking for ways to ladies auxiliaries do that a pastor would be make their local church better and to help proud to tell about? Well, let me share just a reach out to the people in their local few of these things. First of all, the ladies community as well as help supply the needs auxiliary is an organization for women, a of missionaries around the world.

6 Abigail by Chris Gallups, R.N., M.Ed. Director of External Studies Emmaus Baptist College

wenty members of the Macedonian TMedical Team boarded Southwest Airlines for the Philippine Islands on October 16, 2008, and more specifically to the city of San Fernando. The team represented people from Kentucky, Washington, Florida, Texas, Mexico and Japan. The Philippine Army even I have to tell you about sent over a medical team to help. The medical mission is Abigail and her aimed at responding to the physical and spiritual needs of the strabismus. Her little poorest of poor in different parts of the world. eyes are so crossed that It is always interesting to work with old friends and meet she has to hold her head new ones. Beneficiaries of the services were so happy for the really crooked on one generosity and the benevolence of the Macedonian and the side or the other in order Army team working together to extend both physical and to see. We were told it spiritual assistance to the people there. would take $2,000 to Brother Abner Tuazon, the local pastor and missionary have these eyes based in Angeles City, said this varied group from different corrected. We, the team countries want to share their means to help meet the needs in of nurses, felt that there developing countries. During the five days that the team are surely 2,000 people worked, there were 1,500 patients seen and the gospel was who will be reading this presented to each of the people. The evangelistic people from paper that would give $1 the different missions will follow up with each person,who to the Abigail eye fund at heard the word. “ We plant, Apollos waters, and God gives Macedonian to help this the increase.” little girl see. Thank you in The team was made up of registered nurses, nurses who advance for all that you are ARNPs, licensed practical nurses, dentists, medical do. You may send your assistants, general practitioners, general surgeons, internists dollars to: and gynecologists. Abigail Eye Fund On every trip, it seems that God always puts together a Macedonian Miss. Serv. diverse team dedicated to getting the job done without caring PO Box 68 who gets the credit. The real people of Macedonian are the Polk City, FL 33868 thousands of volunteers and financial supporters, without which Macedonian could not exist. CAMPUS LIFE

Paul reminded in a stern, yet loving way that the one who truly studies never arrives to the place of being “ashamed”! Why? Because Study! he/she has proven himself/herself to be a workman and has met the approval of his/her God! The workman that Paul speaks of is one who has learned the imperativeness of Kerry Beaty “rightly dividing the Word of truth”. As we Dean of Students stand before the hearers of God’s Word, it is critical that we have a firm grip on TRUTH! 2 Timothy 2:15 – “Study to shew thyself Several of the students at EBC have been approved unto God, a workman that needeth given opportunities to fill pulpits, speak at not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word youth meetings and/or to teach lessons of truth.” recently – and we are so thankful for the confidence that our churches/pastors have The Apostle Paul placed a heavy placed in our student body! emphasis on the man of God to “study”. Please continue to pray for Emmaus’ Nothing in the course of ministry is as administration, her instructors and students as important as the amount of time that God’s we apply ourselves to be more fit for the man spends with God and His Word. service of our Lord. Your love, loyalty and care for each of us is truly a blessing from C.S. Lewis declared: “If all the world God. were Christian it might not matter if all Pray for these students: the world were uneducated. But a T.J. Blankenship as he serves at Midway cultural life will exist outside the Church Baptist Church, Groveland whether it exists inside the Church or not. Cole Dodd as he has interviewed for a To be ignorant and simple now – not to Youth Directors position at the First Baptist be able to meet the enemies on their own Church in Riverview. ground – would be to throw down our Jason & Amanda Walker – Youth at weapons, and blatantly betray our Eastside BC, Mulberry uneducated brethren who have no defense Ryan & Dorothea Smith – Youth at but us against intellectual attacks of the Oakwood Baptist Church, Brandon heathen.” Lewis continued, “Good Gatewood & Sherylyn Bridges – Bus philosophy must exist, if for no other Ministry – FBC of East Bay reason, because bad philosophy needs to Terry Stevens – Bus Ministry – FBC be answered. The cool intellect must work East Bay not only against cool intellect on the Vicky Rayburg – Ladies Class – FBC other side, but against muddy heathen East Bay mysticisms which deny intellect Damien Austin – Music – Willow Oak altogether. Most of all, perhaps, we need Baptist Church, Mulberry intimate knowledge of the past. The Roy Heiney – Adult SS Class – Oakwood learned life is then, for some, a duty.” Baptist Church, Brandon

Church Calendar We would like to include a the churches must participate. Since calendar for the Florida churches as a the Anchor is a bi-monthly regular feature in the Anchor. publication, we will need information Churches could advertise meetings, that is three or four months in the revivals, homecomings, etc. Special future. meetings like associational meetings, You may email your information FMD meetings, etc., would also be to: included. That would give the [email protected] churches the opportunity to know Fax: (813) 684-1388 what is going on in other churches in or mail: Florida, which should bond the Baptist Anchor churches closer together. PO Box 2758 In order for this to be successful Brandon, FL 33509

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In my epistle to the Austin spent the summer working at Florida churches in the Baptist Youth Camp and preached in chapel “Anchor” for July and as our first student speaker. Student Jesse September I asked for Taylor presented a slide presentation and Oct. 19th to be spoke of his missionary trip with “Olympic designated for a special Bible Project” to China. Our other student offering to help speakers were: Jason Walker, Travis Burgner Emmaus Baptist and newly appointed pastor T.J.Blakinship. College. Dr. McAlister Faculty speakers were: Pastor Jim Harris, Jimmy Williams and I published a letter Pastor Eric Sutton, Pastor Kerry Beaty, Pastor Administrative of explanation on page Tim Thompson, Pastor Arthur Mott, Pastor Vice-President 7 of the September Sam Maxwell and Dr. Michael Seals. Our issue. We would like to other speakers were: Pastor Charlie Thornton, report an overwhelming response — but my Pastor Thomas Steele, Pastor Billy Rigsby integrity forces me to admit we were under and Pastor Thomas Burrus. whelmed. We are thankful for those who sent We enjoyed a field trip to Florida Baptist donations — and we have been advised some Youth Camp on Oct 7th for the Southeastern money is still being collected for our Bible Conference. On Oct 14th Pastor Ed necessities. Totals will be published in our Button moderated a prayer session at the next issue. college on the day designated as “a day of My July and August were spent in fasting and prayer,” which was very whirlwind fashion in the Panhandle with impressive and motivating to all in hospitals, doctors, funeral and travel — but attendance. Bro Austin requested, received the college didn’t miss a beat, which indicates and moderated an “improvisational something about my importance. Bro. Daniel preaching” of faculty on Oct 15th which Moosbruger conducted a workshop for our everyone enjoyed. faculty on August 21st to rave reviews. Dr My appeal for washer and dryer failed, so McAlister and Dean Piro Varfi conducted we had to buy them. Later, we received a orientation and spoke in chapel to close out dryer so we have it on standby. We still need the month. A sad note for us was the two refrigerators for the dormitories. I still resignation due to deteriorating health of have not found any we could afford. Need for Bro.Gary Redfield as Dean of Students and equipment repairs have been minimal, which Instructor. His service and intellect will be is fortunate as Bro.Bridges has been in the missed. hospital with a heart condition. Currently September excitement was generated by only one water cooler is broken, so we are our annual “Church Growth Conference” and thankful for all that do work. We had an the acceptance by Pastor Kerry Beaty of Lone excellent workday to end the month, and Oak Missionary Baptist Church of the Dean much needed yard work was completed. of Students position. Conference speaker In His Service, Pastor Bill Kuykendall also gave a very informative and motivational sermon to James D. Williams students in chapel. Class President Damien Administrative V.P.

Building Progresses in Madison

Missionary Robert Ledford III reports on the progress of the new building in Madison. The contractors say the building should be completed by year's end. The members remain faithful to all worship services, the fellowship is strong and the young people are very active in their service to the Lord. The cost of the building is $600,000 which does not include furnishings or necessary outside items such as retention pond, septic system, driveways, etc. Heartfelt thanks are sent to the Florida State Ladies Auxiliary for choosing Landmark's building fund as the State goal.

9 From Florida and Around the World

The Lowes to Belize Jonathan Lowe, a former student of Emmaus Baptist College, and his wife Megan, are seriously considering doing mission work in the country of Belize. They would be working with Nicky and Beverly Barnett as a team in Southern Belize. The Lowes will need $3,000 to make their survey trip of the country. At present Jon is Youth Director at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Noblesville, Indiana, where his father, Mark Lowe, is pastor. If you should feel led to help the Lowes with their survey trip, you may send your offerings to: Jon and Megan Lowe Bethel Missionary Baptist Church 11824 State Road 32 East Noblesville, IN 46060

Church Seeking Pastor Glenwood Missionary Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida, is currently seeking a pastor. Please contact Ron Huey at home (904) 781-4592 or by cell (904) 610-4281 if you know of a prospective pastor available and interested.

Missionary Seeks New Sponsoring Church

David Goulding is a missionary to Hispanics in the Miami area and is sponsored by the Village Green Baptist Church where Tommy Waggoner is pastor. He was temporarily serving as director of the church’s school which gave him access to many Hispanic families. However, he and his pastor agreed that his duties as missionary take priority, so he has resigned as school director in order to better focus on his mission work. Several changes that have happened in Village Green in recent months have made Bro. Goulding and his pastor feel it would be in the missionary’s best interest to seek a new sponsoring Missionary church. Any church that is interested may contact Pastor Tommy David Goulding Waggoner at (305) 220-0990.

The Millers to Australia

Chris Miller has accepted the call to become pastor of the Hinterland Baptist Church in Gold Coast, Australia, replacing Missionary John White. The Millers spent almost four months in the Gold Coast working with the church. Hinterland has committed to provide housing and transportation, so they are on deputation to raise the needed support. Their sponsoring church is East Somerset Baptist Church of Somerset, Kentucky, where Darvie Fenison is pastor. www.goldcoast4christ.com

10 Sidney D. Bronson 1925 - 2008

Sidney Bronson, a beloved pastor in the state of Florida, passed away Sunday, October 26th. He was born in Kissimmee November 28, 1925 and was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. He served in the Army during WWII. He retired from Tupperware. He pastored the Lake Washington Baptist Church in Melbourn and Enterprise Baptist Church in Dade City. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; a son, Sidney, Jr.; four daughters, Carolyn Dianne Bouldin, Elaine Coonce, Karen Johnson and Sandradee Lankford, ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Markey Kite 1922 - 2008

Markey Kite was a faithful missionary from 1960 until he was forced to retire because of health reasons in 2007. Markey was born in Plant City, Florida, in 1922. He served in the U.S. Army Merchant Marines during World War II. He was saved in 1946 at the age of 23 at the Main Street Baptist Church in Lakeland, surrendered to preach in 1947 and about a year later felt the call to the mission field. He pastored five churches in Florida before going on the mission field in Peru in 1960. He was forced to leave Peru because of his health. In 1963 he went as a missionary to the Virgin Islands and worked there about two years. He then attempted to enter the Bahamas as a missionary but was denied entrance. He returned to Florida where he pastored for three years. In 1971 he attended the Spanish language school in Costa Rica and entered Mexico as a missionary in 1972 where he worked for 35 years. He married Addie Sheffield in 1939 and they had three children, Betty, Vivian and Edward. He was living with his son, Edward, in Tennessee when he passed away on November 8th at the age of 86. He told this humorous story, “After we were married I thought I would buy her a dress. I didn’t know sizes and Addie was twenty-three, so I asked for a size twenty-three. The lady said all she had was an eighteen. I happily carried it home and soon found out that Addie wore a size 12!”

11 PICKUP NEEDED The college was given a beautiful custom van a couple of years ago by a very generous family. It has been used some but not enough to justify the license and insurance expense. What the college could use is a pick-up. So, we are in the mood to trade the van for a pickup of equal value. If you are interested, please call Dr. Jimmy Williams at (813) 684-1389.

This is a 1995 GMC Vandura 2500 customized by the Explorer Van Company of Warsaw, Indiana, and has 61,000 miles on it. It is powered by a 350 ci V-8 and gets 14 mpg. The seats are leather and the rear seat lets down to make a bed. There are two TVs and two VCRs. The air conditioner and radio will require some attention. The ladder is missing from the rear door and there are a couple of small dents where the ladder came off. The van seems to be in sound mechanical condition and has been driven to Arkansas and Kentucky as well as locally. This would make some couple or family a great vehicle to travel in.

M i s s i o n N e w s Africa Asia Botswana India

Joel Cobbs Botswana Temple Meek Kerala Sponsoring Church Sponsoring Church Arp First BC St. Cloud Miss. Baptist Church Dennis Carrell Ulaanbaatar PO Box 448 PO Box 702012 Sponsoring Church Arp, TX 75750-0448 St Cloud FL 34770 Ldmk MBC 391 Arthur Rd Out of 1,926 souls saved, 3/4 of We can now stay in India until the Martinez, CA 94553 these have been baptized and have end of February ‘09. Four students united with a local N.T. church. We graduated in Aug., two of them are Our building in Ulaanbaatar is received a much needed vehicle, looking for places to start new finished and dedication was held special thanks to all who contributed works, one will continue classes the first Sunday in October. A new to this request. Travel for my and the last desires to start an work has begun in Chingeltei, God mother’s sickness/funeral has evangelistic ministry. Our plans are has provided another much- placed a serious drain on our to return home around March ‘09 needed translator, nine were resources, any help would be for deputation and to secure baptized/added to the church and appreciated! We are planning a long-term visas. property was purchased in Choir city-wide evangelistic concert in Westside Miss. Bapt. Inst. for Bro. Agi / services. Jan., pray that hearts will respond to Eddie Wright Andhra Pradesh the Gospel. Sponsoring Church Westside Miss. Baptist Church 222 Elaine Dr. Philippines Kenya Auburndale FL 33823 Persecution in India has increased Wayne Stringer PMD Eddie Williams Lodwar Sponsoring Church Sponsoring Church lately in many places. I am planning White Rock MBC New Hope BC on visiting the Bible School in 12545 Hwy 7 W 361 Bear Creek Rd Kerala around March, with a desire Center, TX 75935 Tusaloosa AL 35405 to expand our work. Orissa is one of the places we hope to evangelize, In just over four years, three We’ve had several seminars at the however, at the moment it is a beautiful church buildings have Bible Institute, students have hot-bed for Christian persecution. been constructed. Thanks to the passed their tests and only have churches/individuals who have one seminar left to complete basic allowed themselves to be levels and graduate. All areas here Japan channels, sharing in the vision of have seen souls saved and many providing ABA churches in the baptisms. We hope to occupy our Ernest Lawson Ushiku CIty Philippines with decent buildings. building in November. Any financial Sponsoring Church Ballots will soon be in the mail for help given towards three new church Magnolia Springs BC the purpose of choosing the fourth buildings will be appreciated. 6058 Theodore Dawes Rd project. We are pleased to Theodore AL 36582 announce Calvary MBC in Angeles Ernie Hopper Nairobi Eternal Life Baptist Mission is City as PMD’s co-sponsor! Sponsoring Church planning a three-day evangelistic Westwood BC 3210 Avenue G NW meeting, the Abiko BC has called Thailand Winter Haven, FL 33880 for the ordination of two of our graduates and another graduate is Danny Jones Udon Thani A pastor of one of our churches in getting married! Please pray for Sponsoring Church Uganda supports himself by driving each of these events and the Westwood MBC a motorcycle taxi. On one of his people involved. Update: knee 3210 Avenue G NW trips to Butumwa he won his replacement surgery is over and I Winter Haven, FL 33880 th passenger to Christ, and as a result am in the 4 week of therapy. After months of traveling we are several others have been saved. Shin Kamoda Tokyo finally back in Thailand! The Thirty were baptized in May and the churches in Udon and Khon Kaen Butumwa Baptist Church was Sponsoring Church Calvary Baptist Church are doing good; we will be traveling started! 410 N. Marshall St. to Chiang Mai next month. We are Henderson TX 75662 Chuck Fernandez Deputation working on the office in Udon and Sponsoring Church will be moving the ICP translation Ft. Cooper BC Two church camps were ministry and English classes there. 4222 S Florida Ave successfully held, everyone Inverness, FL 34450 received a blessing. A few expressed a desire for baptism and Rusty Teer Udon Thani Please pray for us as we prepare to one made a profession of faith in Sponsoring Church Nevills Chapel BC transition to the field by the end of Christ. Believers are faithful in 113 CO RD 3210 January. God has protected and attendance at regular services, Mt PLeasant TX 75455 provided for us all the while, please pray for additional supplying much needed support. committed members. I have been working with the local Several have been saved; what a government to teach English comfort to see the power and conversation to villagers as a bridge presence of the Holy Spirit. Mongolia into their communities. We are

14 teaching mostly children, due to After five years of working in Our plan in Belize is to evangelize, rice harvesting. In the next few Romania’s capitol city of Bucharest, plant churches, develop disciples months we’ll return to follow up with we are relocating to Brasov, a city of and partner with other mission the students and add government about 300,000 in Romania’s ministries. We need more of you to workers to the program. Transylvania region. We will be help us get there and get busy with working closely with missionary the work. There is great opportunity Jerry Chandler in the areas of the to share the Truth, as many people Rodney Burdette Udon Thani camp ministry and Bible Institute. remain unevangelized and without Sponsoring Church Brother Rutherford will resume churches. Lighthouse BC leadership of the work in Bucharest. 21 E Frederick St Walkersville, MD 21702 Responses have been great Ukraine Mexico during our deputation, we have visited familiar churches and new David Bostick Zhytomyr ones. In spite of high gas prices our Sponsoring Church Phil Gavila Guadalajara Westwood MBC Sponsoring Church ventures have been fruitful with 3210 Avenue G NW Unity MBC God supplying our every need. Winter Haven FL 33880 PO Box 548 Many have asked the question, Judson TX 75660 “What is your greatest need on the During the month of August we held field?” To pay off our Missions a Gospel concert and a youth rally Our goal is for 12 churches to vehicle at $12,700. in Ulyanivka. Both were well commit $100 monthly support. We attended, please pray that we can have two churches that have taken Europe continue to minister to the people in us on, that leaves 10 to go. this village. There is no church December 7th is our homecoming whatsoever, only a cross where anniversary. Brother Felipe Ruiz, Lithuania & Latvia people gather at certain times of pastor of Good Shepherd MBC, and the year. Our desire is to tell them his whole congregation are coming Joe Morell Kaunas & Riga of the Christ of the cross. to fellowship with us during this Sponsoring Church special time. Flatwoods Baptist Church. 2709 E Main Mountain View AR 72560 Scotland Dan Piper Deputation Juan Gonzalez Reynosa The LMBI in Kaunas opened for her Sponsoring Church Sponsoring Church th Columbus BC 30th Ave. Baptist Church 12 year of studies on September 4821 N. Hwy 31 PO Box 60066 12. Twenty students gathered at Columbus IN 47201 St Petersburg FL 33784 Christ’s Mission Baptist Church. Students in Riga, Latvia, will The last few months have been continue their LMBI studies through “doozies” with my grandmother Our sponsoring church asked us to DVD presentation. Helsinki is passing away and then waiting out promote the Latin American seeing its 4th year of LMBI classes, the hurricane in Houston. Four trees st Mission fund which was previously the 1 module was scheduled for went through the dorm we were managed by Brother Kite. This fund October. The Lithuanian faculty staying in and two more smashed nd is used to continue the work in team speak Russian as a 2 through our camper (home). The Mexico. We have several students language and will teach classes in ins. co. gave us 40% less than enrolled in first and second level Russian. These classes will be anticipated. Many thanks to all who studies of Leadership School. We video-taped for future DVD have been so kind and generous to are planning to return to presentations in Russian speaking us during our trials, God is working. Tamaulipas in December, this time countries/churches. to plaster walls, install windows, a door and a few ceiling fans. Any Central America financial assistance towards this Romania project will be appreciated. Dave Manaray Pucioasa Sponsoring Church First MBC Belize 925 Chippewa St Buchanan MI 49107 Adalin Tulcey Belmopan North America Sponsoring Church We were able to bring eight teens to West Somerset Baptist Church R.O. Hawthorne Houck ,Ariz. bible camp this year. Camp was a 736 W Hwy 80 Sponsoring Church Somerset KY 42503 Gautier BC great way to fellowship with the PO Box 377 surrounding churches. One young man was saved right before camp, We continue weekly outreach. In one young lady was saved at camp our monthly Bible school we are First American Baptist Ministries and two left camp under conviction. completing both the Old and New and Tse Si Ani MBC have Pray for these two brothers to come Testament Surveys. Visitation has experienced an interesting and to Christ. Praise Report: Florin was begun in the community of Las productive summer through various saved! Needs: Finances for a Flores. outreach efforts. We celebrate what keyboard and land. God has allowed the workers to Nicky Barnett Santa Cruz accomplish in 2008. We were Jim Black Bucharest blessed with three Bible Schools Sponsoring Church Sponsoring Church Living Word MBC El Dorado MBC despite the economy, and 707 Preston Ave PO Box 1027 attendance was normal with a daily Lewiston ID 83501 El Dorado AR 71731 average of eighty-three. 15

Bobby Bear Greensboro GA Sponsoring Church Holly Springs MBC PO Box 357 Star City AR 71667 in growth and the work at the Our attendance remains steady, we Terry Huckabee St. Jacob Ill. Sponsoring Church Mississippi State University is continue to have first-time/repeat First BC coming along. Homecoming and visitors and eleven were saved at PO Box 8 revival were a blessing, attendance church camp. We attended a Sullivan MO 63080 was good. missions conference at First Baptist in Sullivan, Missouri, Doug Thanks to our sponsoring church Glen McCarver Becker Minn. Wiersema was the speaker. and others who helped, our building Sponsoring Church: *Please continue to pray for my debt is paid in full! We had a three Forrest Avenue MBC parents, my mother has lung day revival, Illinois State Assoc. PO Box 119 cancer and dad has congestive Mtg. and a Faith Promise Apopka FL 32704 heart failure. conference during September. October saw the Central States Summer saw several backyard Association meeting, much Bible clubs at our place. The fellowship has been enjoyed. children came and enjoyed Oceania Please keep our son, Joey, in participating, we are already prayer - he is 22 and has been making plans for next summer. New Zealand diagnosed w/ colon cancer. We’ve had one family join and the daughter came forward for baptism. Gary Max Dunedin Bobby Bear Greensboro Ga. Sponsoring Church Sponsoring Church Ldmk MBC Holly Springs MBC 391 Arthur Rd PO Box 357 Jerry Baker Gallup, N.M. Martinez CA 94553 Star City AR 71667 Sponsoring Church: Ldmk MBC Many thanks to all for your God continues to bless Calvary PO Box 27464 Prescott Valley AZ 86312 out-pouring of love. I am doing well, Mission, we saw two saved in the recovering, and am back on my feet month of August and two others are again. All of our medical bill s have interested in baptism. We visited The Gospel message was shared, as 6,900 salvation bracelets were been paid in full, Five young people five churches in Arkansas in have made professions of faith and September. We held revival distributed at the Navajo nation Fair. 200 Bibles were given out and six have been baptized in our new services and a fall festival in the work in Auckland! Our God is good! month of October with our live our summer ministry was crowned Nativity program set for December. with at least 40 Navajo coming to Christ! We prayed and God Landol Swinney Christchurch answered. Roy & Darlene Walls will Sponsoring Church David Goulding Hollywood Fla. serve F/T at Twin Lakes. Needs: Shiloh MBC Sponsoring Church PO Box 576 Vilalge Green MBC Finances for their personal support, 4707 SW 127th Ave moving expenses and mobile home Russellville, AR 72811 Miami FL 33175 renovations. God’s timing is perfect! I am excited about working with Summer was busy with an Rod Shaul Clyde, Ohio missionary Carl Bromley and his eleven-week camp and VBS. Six Sponsoring Church family in Christchurch. We have a received Christ. As we begin a new Ldmk MBC few needs to mention as we school year, please pray as the 391 Arthur Rd Martinez Ca 94553 embark on this new journey, first we economy has affected our need to rent a house and we need enrollment in a direct way. Spanish more monthly support. Any help services are continuing, however, The work in Clyde is doing well, we continue to have visitors and pray will be appreciated, thanks to all the attendance had dropped. Need: churches/individuals who have new sponsoring church. that some will make decisions for Christ. It is encouraging to see our helped with prayer/offerings during young Christians, not only grasping relocation. Jim Bennett Henderson, Nev. Sponsoring Church God’s Truth, but also putting it into First MBC practice. Need: offerings towards Vanuatu PO Box 4 church plant. Sherill AR 72152 David Bennett Tana Norman Pierce Rapid City, SD Sponsoring Church Sponsoring Church Praise the Lord, we have our Highland Park MBC Northside MBC certificate of occupancy! It is 3939 Redwood Ln PO Box 803 wonderful to have all the Pueblo CO 81005 Berryville, AR 72616 inspections behind us. We had our first revival, which resulted in three The Lord’s blessings continue. We are planning a trip to Anuia to additions. There were many Visitors keep attending and one organize the 2nd work here. God is visitors, attendance averaged in the lady was saved. Please continue blessing and the people are forties. Need: pay off mortgage. praying for us and for the provision growing spiritually. Translation of of a new sponsoring church. Bible lessons into village languages Jim Philamlee Starkville,Miss. Thanks to all for the sympathy has been a plus. Special thanks to Sponsoring Church Jerry & Susan Smith for their Sharon BC extended to us in the passing of my 402 Shenandoha Dr wife’s father, Walter Baker. endeavors, making DVD’s of the Benton, AR 72015 work available.

18 new families have moved to our Walt Emry Walla Walla, Wash. Danny White Tana Sponsoring Church: Sponsoring Church city and we have reached them, at First BC Calvary BC least, with the printed page. Our PO Box 8 Hamburg AR members continue to show interest Sullivan MO 63080 Co-Sponsor: Hinterland BC, Australia

16 We’ve held our first Wednesday Prison Ministries Funds are still needed towards evening Bible Study at Imanaka! shipping crates to the Philippines. If Learning more of God’s word on a you can help, please send checks regular basis is exciting. Janice has Toby Cribbs Lighthouse Ministries marked ICP crate shipping to WWL had to return to Australia due to an Sponsoring Church in Hamburg, Arkansas. We have illness. She has Ulcerative Colitis. Berean Miss. Baptist Church set up a fund to purchase a vehicle Angelene is with my parents on the PO Box 634 for distributing these materials Gold Coast. Keep us in prayer. Ducktown TN 37326 more effectively, once there. We’ve received $4,000 towards the Each month we are enrolling new students for Bible Studies and are $10,000 goal. Interested in South America seeing inmates grow in the Lord. contributing? Mark funds: However, we are still in need of transportation/ Philippines. Paraguay $1,000 more monthly support. Costs are up and offerings haven’t Disaster Relief Ted Barker Border States increased. Postage, office supplies Sponsoring Church: and help with our service contract Marvin Jackson Bethel BC are a few financial needs we have - Sponsoring Church PO Box 4084 monthly. Please prayerfully Oakwood Baptist Church Milton FL 32572 consider supporting Lighthouse 540 South Oakwood Ave. Ministries. Brandon, FL 33511 In September some Brazilian Marvin Jackson, director of the ABA friends and I presented a Christian Disaster Relief Ministry, has moved drama, in Portuguese, in the open Missionaries to Mt. Vernon, Georgia. His cell air in a new area. This was our first phone remains the same, (813) time in this particular town, which is Ed Brown M.T.M. Sponsoring Church 689-0544, but his new home phone eighty percent Brazalian. Several First Miss. Baptist Church number is (912) 583-2610. received Christ that Saturday 406 Main Street Everything remains the same evening! Need: workers/finances. Auburndale, FL 33823 except the Operations Center will be in a more central location that is Our time working with Sherwood out of the path of the hurricanes. Hills BC in Australia was blessed of Columbia & the Lord, six were added and the Equador church has called Don Stewart as pastor. We ask for continued MISSIONARY Gilberto Pinzon Bogota support and prayers as we proceed Sponsoring Church with MTM, mission projects/ If you would like to see First BC PO Box 398 conferences and pulpit supply as you report included in the Port Salerno FL 34992 the Lord opens doors. Baptist Anchor, please add us to your mailing list or Five made professions at Peniel Providers of email us your report before Baptist Mission. We had a Mission Literature the 1st of the month. Rally with attendance in the sixties, good preaching, fellowship and offerings. Bosa Baptist Mission had Joel Meredith WWLMS DISCLAIMER revival services, one professed Sponsoring Church: Christ - thanks to Beams in Calvary BC Opinions expressed in the Gulfport, Miss. for sending Bibles to PO Box 128 Mission Reports pages are hand out to new believers. Hamburg, AR 71646 provided strictly for reporting purposes and do Educators The last few months have been not necessarily reflect the busy. Work at the warehouse, position of the Baptist Marilyn Bennett H.O.M.E. preaching and traveling have been Anchor, editors or of Sponsoring Church: encouraging, witnessing commitments to Faith Promises, Emmaus Baptist College. Northside MBC seeing rededications and PO Box 803 salvations. If you have new or used Reports have been edited Berryville, AR 72616 Bibles or hymnals to send and at times reworded overseas, please send them to us because of space God has opened doors in many at 300 Byrd Industrial Dr., countries that have previously been Hamburg, AR., 71646. We no constraints. The editors try off limits to the Gospel. The longer collect used SS, BTC and to retain the essential requests from missionary families, VBS materials. message of the report as as of Sept., exceeds the funds we they edit. If you feel our have available. The greatest need highlights do not represent of the HOME ministry is for more Bill Johnson I..C.P. financial support. Would you your report, please contact consider taking up a special Sponsoring Church: us and we will do our best offering to enable us to support five Calvary BC to correct the problem. missionary families in need? Goal: PO Box 557 $15,000. Hamburg, AR 71646

17 Spurgeon on Baptist History

We believe that the Baptists are the original Christians. We did not commence our existence at the Reformation; we were Reformers before Luther or Calvin were born. We never came from the Church of Rome, for we were never in it, but we have an unbroken line up to the apostles themselves. We have always existed from the very days of Christ, and our principles, sometimes veiled and forgotten, like a river which may travel underground for a little season, have always had honest and holy adherents. Persecuted alike by Romanists and Protestants of almost every sect, yet there has never existed a government holding Baptist principles which persecuted others; nor, I believe, any body of Baptists ever held it to be right to put the consciences of others under the control of man. We have ever been ready to suffer, as our martyrologies will prove, but we are not ready to accept any help from the state, to prostitute the purity of the bride of Christ to any alliance with the government, and we will never make the church, although the queen, the despot over the consciences of men. Subjects Covered 1. The Bible 2. God How to Order 3. Salvation 1. Order online at: 4. Prayer www.BasicBibleCourse.org 5. Security of the Believer 2. Order by email: 6. Heaven and Hell [email protected] 7. Baptism 3. Order by mail to: 8. The Church Basic Bible Course 9. Pastors and Deacons Macedonian Correspondence School 10. The Lord’s Supper PO Box 68 11. Rewards and Chastisement Polk City, FL 33868 12. Missions 4. Order by phone: 13. God’s Plan for Giving (863) 984-4060

These books may be ordered individually for free or in bulk on a "love offering" basis. Visit the Basic Bible Course online at www.BasicBibleCourse.org STUDENT BODY REPORT Secretary-Treasurer of Missions Dr. Randy Cloud American Baptist Association I’m currently reading a book by P.O. Box 1050 Max Lucado called A Love Worth Texarkana, TX 75504-1050 Giving. In the book, Mr. Lucado brings us through 1 Corinthians 13:4 Monthly Mission Report in a very deliberate and step by step Sept. 2008 process of explanation. At the same BEGINNING BAL. ..692,314.32 time as I’m reading this book, I’m RECEIPTS: awaiting the finale of our political Interstate Salaries ...58,952.24 Damien Austin process, November 4th, the final For. & Nat. Salaries ..49,340.78 Student Body Designated...... 45,667.14 President showdown between the Democrats Undesignated .....40,508.35 and the Republicans, the liberals and the conservatives, the past and the future. The deadline TOTAL RECEIVED . 194,468.51 for my article is November 1st but I am writing on BAL. FOR SALARIES..886,782.83 November 3rd, the day before the election of the next DISBURSEMENTS: President of the United States and I have, on that same Interstate Salaries ...96,902.61 day, come to the chapter in the book on hope. “When Foreign Salaries ....17,184.00 You’re Low on Hope,” Mr. Lucado titles the chapter. National Salaries....39,448.00 The economy is disastrous. Even though gas prices Designated...... 45,667.14 Salaries & Expenses of Sec. - have come down a bit, we are all still wondering who Treas. Office pocketed all our money over the past year. The housing Office Salaries 10,685.26 market is at an all time low and banks are threatening Sec-Treas Travel 657.54 General Office 3,031.39 foreclosures and yet the government we pay our taxes to Auto Expense 1,679.47 seems to be stepping over the little guy to save the big BSSC -Materials 2,868.60 business that got us into the trouble in the first place. This Postage 712.99 is not the case, of course, big business did not get us into 19,635.25 TOTAL DISBURS 218,837.00 trouble, we got ourselves into trouble. We gave BAL CARRIED FWD 667,945.83 ourselves over to the big businesses. TOTAL DEFICIT SEPT ..24,368.49 In short, our country seems to be in a state of hopelessness, but Max Lucado offers us a ray of hope in Monthly Mission Report times of trouble. He presents the story of Noah and the Oct. 2008 ark. All Noah sees when he looks out of the ark is water. BEGINNING BAL. ..667,945.83 The rain has stopped, he opens the hatch, and before him RECEIPTS: in every direction that he looks, for as far as he can see, is Interstate Salaries ...57,628.84 water. There is no end in sight. There is no land in sight. For. & Nat. Salaries ..45,974.03 Designated...... 47,976.11 He could not tell the future. By his faith in an end to Undesignated .....45,211.60 God’s wrath, he sent the dove out a second time and the dove returned with a sign of hope, an olive branch. Noah TOTAL RECEIVED..196,790.58 held hope in his hand. He had been looking for hope and BAL. FOR SALARIES..864,736.41 he found it even in the smallest of signs. DISBURSEMENTS: When we are in desperate situations we often lose Interstate Salaries ...96,659.64 hope. We cannot see brighter days, our desperation Foreign Salaries ....17,184.00 surrounds us and we often become blinded from the National Salaries....39,448.00 seemingly small signs of hope because we give up and Designated...... 47,976.11 Salaries & Expenses of Sec. - stop looking for what hope God can reveal to us. Jesus Treas. Office gave the greatest hope, salvation and forgiveness of our Office Salaries 10,930.70 sin. In any circumstance we find ourselves, that hope can Sec-Treas Travel 454.48 General Office 4,771.73 save us from our floodwaters. “The truth will set you Auto Expense 1,145.89 free,” The Holy Spirit indwells us, “He which has begun BSSC Printing 871.76 a good work in you shall perform it until the day of Jesus Postage-News 3,724.07 Christ.” We have hope in promises fulfilled, to guide us Daily Post Aug/Sept 821.24 . to the fulfillment of promises. The King, the Lord Jesus ...... 22,719.87 Christ, is still on the throne, and He has given us hope in TOTAL DISBURS. ..223,987.62 our future with Him. We may not know what the BAL CARRIED FWD 640,748.79 president will do, but we know for certain what the King TOTAL DEFICIT OCT. 27,197.04 has already done.

20 Emmaus Baptist College Report Sept. - Oct. 2008

Churches Welcome, Lithia ...... 200.00 Westwood, Winter Haven .....300.00 Bay Lake, Groveland ...... 300.00 Willow Oak, Mulberry ...... 200.00 Bell, Bell ...... 200.00 Beulah, Lithia ...... 100.00 Individuals Calvary, Osteen ...... 100.00 Calvary, Orlando...... 540.00 Brown, Richard & Jean ...... 200.00 Capital Heights,Tallahassee....150.00 Garner, Jan ...... 200.00 Central, Lithia ...... 100.00 Kirkland, Mrs. Ray ...... 100.00 Chosen, Bell Glade ...... 50.00 Ledbetter Julia ...... 25.00 Christina Park, Lakeland...... 129.30 McNeal, Mary V...... 50.00 Cleveland Heights, Lakeland ...225.00 East Somerset, KY ...... 200.00 Baptist Anchor Eastern Avenue, St. Cloud ....200.00 Eastside, Mulberry...... 310.00 Bay Lake,Groveland ...... 40.00 Emmanuel, Kissimmee ...... 200.00 Berean, Ducktown, Tenn...... 20.00 First, East Bay ...... 250.00 Beulah, Lithia ...... 24.00 First, IRC...... 150.00 Capital Heights, Tallahassee ....20.00 First, Port Salerno ...... 200.00 Central, Arcadia...... 75.00 First, Progress Village ...... 250.00 Eastside, Mulberry ...... 30.00 First, White City ...... 50.00 First, Silver Springs ...... 30.00 First Miss., Auburndale ...... 700.00 First, Port Salerno...... 20.00 First, Crystal Springs ...... 118.00 First Miss., Auburndale ...... 70.00 First Miss., Eustis ...... 227.00 First Miss.,Thonotosassa ...... 80.00 First Miss., Ft. Myers ...... 70.00 Gant Lake, Webster...... 50.00 First Miss., Kenansville ...... 300.00 Glenwood, Jacksonville ...... 20.00 First Miss., Pace ...... 207.00 Grace, Miami ...... 20.00 First Miss., Thonotosassa .....200.00 Hamilton, L.W. "Bill" ...... 5.00 Forrest Avenue, Apopka...... 100.00 Jackson, Albert & Ella ...... 6.00 Fort Cooper, Inverness ...... 200.00 Landmark, Pensacola ...... 100.00 Galatian, Orlando ...... 200.00 Missouri Avenue, Clearwater ....40.00 Gant Lake, Webster ...... 250.00 New Home West, Wetumpka ....60.00 Glenwood, Jacksonville ...... 100.00 Northside, Ocala ...... 30.00 Good News, Grand Cayman....375.00 Okeechobee, Okeechobee .....60.00 Grace, Lake Wales ...... 50.00 Pleasant Grove, Oxford ...... 50.00 Highland MBC, Gainesville .....84.78 Streeter, Rev. & Mrs. Darrell .....6.00 Lakeview, Corinth, Miss...... 130.00 Thirtieth Ave., St. Petersburg ....45.00 Landmark, Bushnell ...... 200.00 Wayside, Tifton, Ga...... 100.00 Landmark, Madison ...... 200.00 Whitney, Leesburg...... 100.00 Landmark, Orlando ...... 100.00 Leesburg Baptist, Leesburg ....100.00 Lockwood, Orlando ...... 300.00 Pantry Offerings Lone Oak, Plant City...... 600.00 New Home, Wetumpka, Ala.....200.00 Bay Lake, Groveland ...... 70.00 New Hope, Lacoochee ...... 67.25 First Miss., Eustis ...... 30.00 Northside, Ocala...... 110.00 Grace,Miami ...... 100.00 Oakwood, Brandon ...... 200.00 Highland, Gainesville ...... 50.00 Okeechobee, Okeechobee ....200.00 Landmark, Madison ...... 100.00 Parkway, Hollywood ...... 100.00 Okeechobee, Okeechobee .....40.00 Pine Grove, Christmas...... 400.00 Pearman, Mr. & Mrs...... 60.00 Pinehaven, Pensacola...... 200.00 Pleasant Way, Nalor, Ga...... 200.00 Pantry Donations Sarasota Korean, Sarasota ....600.00 Sixtieth Street, Pinellas Park ...200.00 Eastside, Mulberry Riverview Heights, Wauchula ...150.00 Emmanuel, Kissimmee Temple, Statesboro, Ga...... 75.00 First, Auburndale Thirtieth Ave., St. Petersburg ...150.00 First, IRC Towne East, Tallahassee .....240.00 First, Kenansville Tuscanooga, Groveland ...... 200.00 McAlister, Ray & Barbara Wayside, Tifton, Ga...... 100.00 Simmons, Keith

21 Florida Baptist Youth Camp, Groveland, Florida

Sept. - Oct. 2008 Report

Once again I send greetings from the RECEIPTS Camp to you. It is my prayer that this report Bay Lake, Groveland .....200.00 finds you well and happy. God has given us Bay Lake, Groveland BTC ..100.00 two more months of blessings. We are Beulah, Lithia ...... 100.00 certainly thankful for his goodness to us. Calvary, Orlando ...... 500.00 We praise Him for His greatness. Campbell City, Campbell City . 104.00 G. Steve Dobson Capital Heights,Tallahassee . 150.00 Camp Manager We have had several Church retreats, Central, Arcadia ...... 200.00 the Youth Preparedness Retreat, the Central, Lithia...... 321.75 Outdoor Club monthly retreats and the District Ladies Aux ...... 356.00 South Eastern Bible Conference, held the first Monday and Eastside, Mulberry ...... 170.00 Tuesday in October. Emmanuel, Kissimmee ....100.00 First Coast, Jacksonville ...255.00 We are in the process of applying for permits for the First of IRC, Titusville .....150.00 multi-purpose building. These permits include the St John’s First, Auburndale ...... 200.00 District Water Management, the Department of Environmental First, Bell ...... 200.00 Protection Agency and the City of Mascotte. Since we have been First, Crystal Springs ...... 50.00 incorporated in the city of Mascotte, the building permits will be First, East Bay ...... 500.00 issued by the City. We hope to know something on our first First, Eustis ...... 227.00 permit by the end of November. When this first one is completed First, Kenansville ...... 200.00 we will be able to pursue the other permits. It is my desire that we First, Kenansville-Bldg Fund . 500.00 will be able to use the building by summer. It may not be First, Thonotosassa ...... 300.00 finished, but hopefully it will be useable by then. First, White City ...... 25.00 Forrest Avenue, Apopka ... 100.00 I wish to thank the following churches and individuals: Ft. Cooper, Inverness .....120.00 Gant Lake, Webster...... 200.00 Tuscanooga Baptist ,Groveland Glenwood, Jacksonville .... 50.00 Pine Grove Baptist, Christmas Grace, Lake Wales ...... 50.00 Landmark Baptist, Mascotte Landmark, Bushnell ...... 200.00 Leesburg Baptist, Leesburg Landmark, Groveland .....50.00 Bay Lake Baptist, Groveland Landmark, Madison ...... 200.00 Bell Baptist, and Pastor Paul Watson, Bell Landmark, Madison-Gym ...200.00 Bro. Alvin Thomas, Ocklawaha Landmark, Orlando ...... 100.00 Leesburg Baptist, Leesburg..100.00 We pray you will have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Pray for Lockwood, Orlando .....300.00 my Cheryl and me, the Camp needs and for our youth in our Lone Oak, Plant City .....480.00 country and in our churches. Mascotte, Mascotte ...... 485.45 N.W. Central FL Bapt YF ...128.83 Yours in Christ, New Hope, Lacoochee .....67.25 Northside, Ocala ...... 55.00 G. Steven Dobson, Oakwood, Brandon ...... 50.00 Manager Okeechobee, Okeechobee.. 182.73 Olena Baptist Chirch .....200.00 Parkway, Hollywood .....100.00 Pine Grove, Christmas ....100.00 Pleasant Grove, Oxford ....646.00 Riverview Heights, Wauchula. 150.00 Sixtieth St., Pinellas Park....50.00 St. Cloud, St. Cloud ...... 200.00 Thirtieth Ave., St Petersburg ..75.00 Tuscanooga, Groveland ...200.00 Welcome, Lithia ...... 400.00 Westwood, Winter Haven ...100.00

TOTAL: ...... $10,249.01

22 Florida State Baptist Association Report Edwin Button, Secretary-Treasurer The amounts reported below are only the monies sent through the Florida State Secretary- Treasurer of Missions and do not necessarily reflect the total missions giving of the church. Missions Offerings for Sept. & Oct. 2008

Bay Lake, Groveland S. Rutherford ...... 100.00 D. Young ...... 200.00 ABA Travel ...... 10.00 K. Sibley...... 100.00 Youth Camp ...... 200.00 C. Bromley ...... 50.00 Texarkana Orphanage . 100.00 ABA Travel ...... 200.00 S. Bourland...... 50.00 D. White ...... 100.00 GL Mission ...... 700.00 FL. Mission Develop ..200.00 D. Young ...... 100.00 State...... 253.00 W.R. Goulding...... 50.00 Youth Camp ...... 150.00 Interstate ...... 170.00 Highland, Gainesville B. Johnson ...... 50.00 Central, Lithia D. Goulding ...... 84.78 D. Jones ...... 50.00 J. Gonzalez ...... 321.74 J. Gonzalez ...... 50.00 Youth Camp ...... 321.75 Pahokee E. Lawson ...... 50.00 Lakeside, J. Gonzalez ...... 97.38 Macedonian Miss. Serv..50.00 Emmanuel, Kissimmee Mattingly Family .....50.00 Emmaus Bapt. College . 200.00 T. Meek ...... 50.00 Landmark, Madison Youth Camp ...... 100.00 J. Meredith ...... 50.00 D. Goulding ...... 100.00 L. Rayburn ...... 50.00 S. Rutherford ...... 50.00 Evergreen, Loughman Landmark- Ladies, Madison K. Sibley...... 100.00 J. Gonzalez ...... 160.00 D. Goulding ...... 100.00 State ...... 50.00 State Ladies Aux .....15.00 Faith, Sebring Landmark, Pensacola J. Taylor ...... 50.00 I. Imseeh ...... 80.00 D. Goulding ...... 100.00 G.R. Ward ...... 50.00 H. Williams ...... 50.00 Auburndale First Missionary, Okeechobe, Okeechobee Foreign ...... 70.00 D. Goulding ...... 219.13 Bethel, Pensacola I. Imseeh ...... 200.00 State ...... 115.52 Interstate ...... 60.00 L. Malonzo...... 100.00 O'Leno, O'Leno Youth Camp ...... 100.00 Calvary, Orlando Philippines...... 300.00 D. Goulding ...... 400.00 G. Ramos Jr...... 200.00 State...... 140.00 Parkway, Hollywood J. Barker...... 100.00 Osteen Calvary, T. Cribbs ...... 100.00 ABA Disaster Relief ...50.00 First MBC, Kenansville Emmaus Baptist College 100.00 Emmaus Bapt. College . 100.00 State...... 200.00 State...... 100.00 P. Armstrong ...... 240.00 Youth Camp ...... 100.00 J. Barker...... 80.00 First Baptist, Silver Springs T. Barker ...... 60.00 Anchor ...... 30.00 C. Fernandez ...... 75.00 FL Missions Develop ..200.00 Pleasant Grove, Milton G. McCarver ...... 80.00 Juan Gonzalez...... 150.00 State...... 70.00 V. McNully ...... 30.00 Interstate ...... 100.00 J. Philamlee...... 200.00 G. McCarver...... 100.00 Thirtieth Ave., St. Pete. S. Rutherford ...... 80.00 L. Rayburn...... 100.00 D. Goulding ...... 160.00 State ...... 20.00 State ...... 20.00 State ...... 75.00 D. Young ...... 75.00 W. FL. Baptist Inst ....50.00 Tuscanooga, Groveland Capital Heights, Tallahassee Grace, Lake Wales State...... 50.00 Anchor ...... 20.00 Youth Camp ...... 50.00 R. Quito ...... 100.00 Welcome, Lithia P. Armstrong ...... 100.00 Gant Lake, Webster Philippines...... 200.00 J. Barker...... 100.00 Anchor ...... 50.00 Youth Camp ...... 400.00 J. Cobbs...... 100.00 R. Bondoc ...... 200.00 T. Cribbs ...... 100.00 Emmaus Bapt. College . 250.00 Emmaus Bapt. College . 150.00 FL. Mission Develop ..250.00 Westwood, Winter Haven M. Graham ...... 100.00 R. Ledford ...... 490.00 C. Angulo ...... 100.00 Landmark Bldg. Fund ..100.00 National Undesignated 200.00 T. Miss ...... 100.00 J. Smith ...... 50.00 Mongolian Missions ...100.00 D. White ...... 300.00 E. Williams ...... 100.00

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