July 2010 Blessings

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A p u b l i c a t i o n o f B y r o m v i l l e B a p t i s t C h u r c h

InsideJesus knew I needed a.. p. 2Newborns. . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2July 4 picnic. . . . . . . . . p. 2th

Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 3Monthly info. . . . . . . . . . p. 4News from afar. . . . . . . . p. 5Blood drive. . . . . . . . . . . p. 5The Last Roundup . . . . . p. 5Pics from VBS. . . . . . . . p. 6

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Our pastor had four wisdom teeth cut out this week sowe’re borrowing a post from one of our internationalmissionaries’ blog.

Jesus knew I needed a giraffe

“…my God will supply all your needs according toHis riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19

I admit it. The past few weeks have been rough. I’vebeen tired. I’ve been frustrated. And, to be quitehonest, I haven’t liked living here very much. Thingshere that are completely common have been wearingon me. My heart is hurting. I have been so painedover the way things are here, over the difficulties andstruggles of life that really don’t have to be. I’ve feltan utter helplessness for life here, for the sweet peopleI know who work all day, just to keep food in theirbowls, a roof over their heads, and their children inschool. And I have been reminded, more than everbefore, that the only hope for this country is Jesus.

When my four-year-old friend came to my house thisweek he brought me a present. It was a carving of agiraffe. I was thrilled, stunned, and completelyhumbled. I thanked him over and over again beforeI started crying. “Did you know that giraffes are myfavorite animal?” He looked at me, grinned, andnodded. “You told me!”

Jesus knew that I’ve been struggling. He knew thatI’ve been heartsick. He knew that I’ve been grievingover the way life is here. And he knew that I neededto be loved on by my sweet, pint-sized friend. Ineeded to know that, no matter what, I’ve made atleast a small impact on a small person here. He knewwhat I needed. And He made sure I got it—in justthe right way, at just the right time. I have toremember to trust Him. And I have to believe that Heloves my friends here more than I ever could.

Editors Note: Pray for God to encourage themissionaries when they are discouraged. Pray forHim to comfort them when they are feeling helpless. Pray that He will use them in a mighty way to impacttheir neighborhoods for Christ.

(names, locations and original blog link omitted dueto security issues)

Please add to your prayer list

UDeacon Nominating Committee–members to beannounced.

URegular Nominating Committee–members to beannounced.

And please continue to pray for the director ofmissions (aka associational missionary) search forHouston Baptist Association. Search committeemembers are Craig Bussee, Carroll Camp, VernetteLewis, Brenda Lockerman and Ray Sullivan.

Welcome to the worldKloe West

Kloe Elizabeth West was born June 27 at CrawfordLong Hospital in Atlanta. She weighed 5 lb. 4 oz. andwas 17 inches long. She will be welcomed home byall the other K. Wests–sisters Kylee and Kate andbrother Kaleb. Congratulations parents Katrina and Kyle and grandmother Mary Ellen Wilkes.

Menu is fried chicken, green beans, macaroni andcheese, pimento cheese sandwiches and homemadecakes.

WeeklySchedule

SUNDAYSunday School. . . . . . . . 10AMWorship. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11AMWorship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6PM

W EDNESDAYSupper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6PMPrayer Meeting. . . . . . . . . 7PMMission Friends. . . . . . . . 7PMGirls in Action. . . . . . . . . . 7PMChildren in Action. . . . . . . 7PMYouth Group. . . . . . . . . . . 7PM

12:30pm

Church Picnic

in Saliba Hall

No evening services

National Ice CreamDay

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

7-1 Kyle Jones

7-3 Angela Jimes

7-4 Dean W oodruff

7-6 W illiam Preston

Kelly W est

Kyle W est

7-7 Suzy Grantham

7-9 Gennette Edwards

7-10 Judy Brinson

7-10 Andy Thompson

7-13 Tracey Gregory

7-16 Sally Averill

7-16 Ron Everidge

Sean Payne

7-17 Patricia Rigdon

7-19 Ambrose Lockerman

7-20 Jeanne Musselwhite

7-21 Era Mae Youngblood

7-24 Tori Lamberth

Beau W est

7-25 April Trimback

7-26 Autunm Trimback

7-28 Massey Evans

7-29 John Joles

7-29 Cheri Overton

7-30 Jimmy Edwards

8-1 Keagan Cavanah

Brooke Thompson

Sherry W ilkes

8-2 Sue Thompson

8-3 Julie Humphries

Kim Knaggs

Jesse Raper

Please pray for these folks on

their birthday.

National Lasagna Day

NationalCheesecake Day

Independence

Day

10:00am W omen

on Mission

2:30pm Birthday

Party at Pinehill

6:00pm GAs

Spend-The-Nite

Party

6:00pm WhiteBible Ceremony forCaroline Collins

The Last Roundup(Time TBA)

12:00pm–5:00pm

Blood Drive,

Saliba Hall

National PostalWorkers Day

Dog Days begin

National FriedChicken Day

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Schedule of Volunteers for JulyPlease remember it is up to you to arrange coverage if you are unable to serve on your scheduled day.

Date Flowers Nursery for

Sunday School

Nursery for

Morning Worship

Deacon of the

Week

Ushers

July 4 Debra

Walling-Preston

Mary Kathryn

Blankenship

Brenda Lockerman Mark Smith Mark Smith

Quint Smith

July 11 Open Suzy Grantham Robin Peavy Floyd Tucker Monta Averill

William Preston

July 18 Jean Latimer Michelle Kitchens Vicki Lamberth Jimmy Lockerman Mark Peavy

Arthur Roney

July 25 Open Sharon Thompson Patricia Kent Arthur Roney Bob Latimer

Kyle West

June Sunday School Stats

Senior Adults 10FBIC 11CIA 5VOC 7Young Adults 10Older Youth 46 , 7 & 8 Graders 0th th th

3 , 4 , & 5 Graders 3rd th th

1 & 2 Graders 5st nd

Older Preschoolers 4Younger Preschoolers 8Nursery 1General Officers 3TOTAL 69

Martha HillA. G. Rhodes Health & Rehab900 Wylie Road SEMarietta, GA 30667

Tony WilkesPeach Belt Rehab801 Elberta RoadWarner Robins, GA 31093

Misty/Chris Chappell (Chris is at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta)

820 River RoadCordele, GA 31015

Financial $ummary

May receiptsGeneral offerings $ 8,599.37GA Baptist Children’s Home Offering 20.00Mailbox Club Offering 110.00Memorials 200.00TOTAL 8,929.37

May disbursementsGeneral expenses 9,569.92Pastorium back porch 2,348.99New stove for kitchen 1,800.00AAEO 100.00Local missions and benevolence 435.69Cooperative Pr o g r a m 959.40Houston Baptist Association 369.00TOTAL $15,583.00

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Monthly feature

News from afar

Editor’s note: Over 25 years ago, Arlane and GearyHowell lived in Byromville and were members ofBBC. Arlane along with Angie Lockerman Burtonbegan our Children’s Church. Suzy Granthamtracked them down on Facebook and received thefollowing email from them.

We have wonderful memories of you all. We lastvisited Byromville about ten years ago on Mother'sDay Sunday. We have six children. Sonny (30) andRaynee (27) are the two you may remember. Wemoved to Mississippi and had Harry (23), John (20),Polley (17), and Samuel (15).

Raynee is an auditor for the Defense Department. Sheand her husband Andrew are parents of ourgranddaughter Nadia Margaret. They live inLouisville, Kentucky. Sonny, a high school biologyteacher and cross country coach, lives in Clinton, MSwith his wife Lindsey, and they are expecting twinboys in the early fall.

We have lived near Tuscaloosa, AL and now live inTullahoma, TN. I stayed at home with my childrenfor over 20 years and then three years ago re-enteredthe workforce as an RN. We homeschooled all thechildren which worked out well for our family.

So many people were so kind to us and impacted ourlives in a special way during our younger years livingin your community. Your daddy [Lewis Burnam]fixed our broken pipes for the cost of the parts thefirst winter we lived in that big old house. Thanks forthe e-mail and the opportunity to share.

Jill and Rhonda will kisscow at The Last RoundupVBS Director Jill Brannen and her assistant RhondaYoungblood will have to kiss a cow because the boysout gave the girls at this year’s Vacation BibleSchool. The boys gave $242.41 while the girlscontributed $148.46. If the girls had given the most,our pastor Andy Blankenship would be facing thesame fate as Jill and Rhonda.

The offerings will go to the West Virginia missiontrip in July and an upcoming trip to Moldova toconduct a youth camp.

Details about The Last Roundup on July 25 will beforthcoming.

Scenes fromVBS 2010

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onwebsite.

Average nightlyattendance

was 110.

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