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Page 2 Our pastor had four wisdom teeth cut out this week so we re borrowing a post from one of our international missionaries blog. Jesus knew I needed a giraffe my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 I admit it. The past few weeks have been rough. I ve been tired. I ve been frustrated. And, to be quite honest, I haven t liked living here very much. Things here that are completely common have been wearing on me. My heart is hurting. I have been so pained over the way things are here, over the difficulties and struggles of life that really don t have to be. I ve felt an utter helplessness for life here, for the sweet people I know who work all day, just to keep food in their bowls, a roof over their heads, and their children in school. And I have been reminded, more than ever before, that the only hope for this country is Jesus. When my four-year-old friend came to my house this week he brought me a present. It was a carving of a giraffe. I was thrilled, stunned, and completely humbled. I thanked him over and over again before I started crying. Did you know that giraffes are my favorite animal? He looked at me, grinned, and nodded. You told me! Jesus knew that I ve been struggling. He knew that I ve been heartsick. He knew that I ve been grieving over the way life is here. And he knew that I needed to be loved on by my sweet, pint-sized friend. I needed to know that, no matter what, I ve made at least a small impact on a small person here. He knew what I needed. And He made sure I got it in just the right way, at just the right time. I have to remember to trust Him. And I have to believe that He loves my friends here more than I ever could. Editors Note: Pray for God to encourage the missionaries when they are discouraged. Pray for Him to comfort them when they are feeling helpless. Pray that He will use them in a mighty way to impact their neighborhoods for Christ. (names, locations and original blog link omitted due to security issues) Please add to your prayer list Deacon Nominating Committee members to be announced. Regular Nominating Committee members to be announced. And please continue to pray for the director of missions (aka associational missionary) search for Houston Baptist Association. Search committee members are Craig Bussee, Carroll Camp, Vernette Lewis, Brenda Lockerman and Ray Sullivan. Welcome to the world Kloe West Kloe Elizabeth West was born June 27 at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta. She weighed 5 lb. 4 oz. and was 17 inches long. She will be welcomed home by all the other K. Wests sisters Kylee and Kate and brother Kaleb. Congratulations parents Katrina and Kyle and grandmother Mary Ellen Wilkes. Menu is fried chicken, green beans, macaroni and cheese, pimento cheese sandwiches and homemade cakes.
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 National Postal Workers Day Dog Days begin 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Independence Day 12:30pm Church Picnic in Saliba Hall No evening services 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 6:00pm White Bible Ceremony for Caroline Collins 12:00pm 5:00pm Blood Drive, Saliba Hall National Fried Chicken Day 6:00pm GAs Spend-The-Nite Party 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 National Ice Cream Day 10:00am W omen on Mission 2:30pm Birthday Party at Pinehill 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 The Last Roundup (Time TBA) National Lasagna Day National Cheesecake Day 7-1 Kyle Jones 7-3 Angela Jim es 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 Thom pson 7-13 Tracey Gregory 7-16 Sally Averill 7-16 Ron Everidge Sean Payne 7-17 Patricia Rigdon 7-19 Am brose Lockerm an 7-20 Jeanne Musselwhite 7-21 Era Mae Youngblood 7-24 Tori Lam berth Beau W est 7-25 April Trim back 7-26 Autunm Trim back 7-28 Massey Evans 7-29 John Joles 7-29 Cheri Overton 7-30 Jim m y Edwards 8-1 Keagan Cavanah Brooke Thom pson Sherry W ilkes 8-2 Sue Thom pson 8-3 Julie Hum phries Kim Knaggs Jesse Raper Please pray for these folks on their birthday. Weekly Schedule SUNDAY Sunday School........ 10AM Worship............. 11AM Worship.............. 6PM W EDNESDAY Supper............... Prayer Meeting......... Mission Friends........ Girls in Action.......... Children in Action....... Youth Group........... 6PM
Page 4 Schedule of Volunteers for July Please remember it is up to you to arrange coverage if you are unable to serve on your scheduled day. Date Flowers July 11 Debra Walling-Preston Open Nursery for Sunday School Mary Kathryn Blankenship Suzy Grantham Robin Peavy July 18 Jean Latimer Michelle Kitchens Vicki Lamberth July 25 Open Sharon Thompson Patricia Kent July 4 Nursery for Morning Worship Brenda Lockerman June Sunday School Stats Senior Adults FBIC CIA VOC Young Adults Older Youth 6th, 7th & 8th Graders 3rd, 4th, & 5th Graders 1st & 2nd Graders Older Preschoolers Younger Preschoolers Nursery General Officers TOTAL Deacon of the Week Mark Smith Ushers Mark Smith Quint Smith Floyd Tucker Monta Averill William Preston Jimmy Lockerman Mark Peavy Arthur Roney Arthur Roney Bob Latimer Kyle West Financial $ummary 10 11 5 7 10 4 0 3 5 4 8 1 3 69 Martha Hill A. G. Rhodes Health & Rehab 900 Wylie Road SE Marietta, GA 30667 Tony Wilkes Peach Belt Rehab 801 Elberta Road Warner Robins, GA 31093 Misty/Chris Chappell (Chris is at St. Joseph s H ospital in Atlanta) 820 River Road Cordele, GA 31015 May receipts General offerings GA Baptist Children s Home Offering Mailbox Club Offering Memorials TOTAL $ 8,599.37 20.00 110.00 200.00 8,929.37 May disbursements General expenses Pastorium back porch New stove for kitchen AAEO Local missions and benevolence Cooperative Program Houston Baptist Association TOTAL 9,569.92 2,348.99 1,800.00 100.00 435.69 959.40 369.00 $15,583.00
Page 5 Monthly feature News from afar Editor s note: Over 25 years ago, Arlane and Geary Howell lived in Byromville and were members of BBC. Arlane along with Angie Lockerman Burton began our Children s Church. Suzy Grantham tracked them down on Facebook and received the following email from them. We have wonderful memories of you all. We last visited Byromville about ten years ago on Mother's Day Sunday. We have six children. Sonny (30) and Raynee (27) are the two you may remember. We moved to Mississippi and had Harry (23), John (20), Polley (17), and Samuel (15). Raynee is an auditor for the Defense Department. She and her husband Andrew are parents of our granddaughter Nadia Margaret. They live in Louisville, Kentucky. Sonny, a high school biology teacher and cross country coach, lives in Clinton, MS with his wife Lindsey, and they are expecting twin boys in the early fall. We have lived near Tuscaloosa, AL and now live in Tullahoma, TN. I stayed at home with my children for over 20 years and then three years ago re-entered the workforce as an RN. We homeschooled all the children which worked out well for our family. So many people were so kind to us and impacted our lives in a special way during our younger years living in your community. Your daddy [Lewis Burnam] fixed our broken pipes for the cost of the parts the first winter we lived in that big old house. Thanks for the e-mail and the opportunity to share. Jill and Rhonda will kiss cow at The Last Roundup VBS Director Jill Brannen and her assistant Rhonda Youngblood will have to kiss a cow because the boys out gave the girls at this year s Vacation Bible School. The boys gave $242.41 while the girls contributed $148.46. If the girls had given the most, our pastor Andy Blankenship would be facing the same fate as Jill and Rhonda. The offerings will go to the West Virginia mission trip in July and an upcoming trip to Moldova to conduct a youth camp. Details about The Last Roundup on July 25 will be forthcoming.
Page 6 Scenes from VBS 2010 More pictures on website. Average nightly attendance was 110. Blessings is published m onthly by Byrom ville Baptist Church. Send news item s and/or com m ents to Editor Brenda Lockerm an at POB 217, Byrom ville, GA 31007, em ail to brendalockerm an@ windstream.net or call 478-433-2791. Byromville Baptist Church 713 Patterson Street ` POB 126 Byromville, GA 31007 www.byromvillebaptistchurch.com 478-433-2505 Pastor: Andy Blankenship N O N PR O FIT O R G ANIZATIO N PO STAG E PAID PERM IT N O. 2 BYR O M VILLE GA 31007 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED