JOURNAL OF THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF MISSISSIPPIMay 15, 2014 VOL. 68 NO. 10www.bmaofmississippi.com

New Camp Director Named

Jason Prewitt Family

The trustees of the Daniel SpringsEncampment, Gary, are thrilled to an-nounce Jason Prewitt of Waxahachie,Texas, as the “Camp Director in Wait-ing.” Prewitt has servedFarley Street, Waxahachieas student pastor since2004. Through the years,he has taken groups ofyouth to church camp, andheaded up several volun-teer groups to travel to Garyand help in repair work ofsome of the facilities.

“I have truly come to lovethe camp, not only becauseof what she’s meant to mebut for the way the ministry of the camphas touched so many lives,” Prewitt said.“And the vision of past and current lead-ership of the camp has brought it towhere it is today.”

Having acquired experience in con-struction, Prewitt comes to the campuniquely qualified, having worked inmaintenance at Lovejoy ISD, and inworking with his Dad and brother, hepicked up some experience in layingcarpet, hardwood floors, and welding andis known around Farley Street as havingthe ability to “fix things.”

Jason and his wife, Jessica, have threesons; Jacob, 9; Jonas, 7; and Judson, 2.Jessica holds a bachelor’s degree in socialwork from Stephen F. Austin State Uni-

versity in Nacogdoches, andhas served in the Texas Bap-tist Home for Children for10 years and as Foster CareDirector since 2009. She hasa heart for families, whichdrives her to help and leadothers.James Speer has served as

director since 1980, andserved the national associa-tion in the camp ministryfor almost 35 years. Through

the years, many upgrades have beenmade to the facilities including enclosingand air-conditioning the tabernacle andcafeteria as well as most cabins. Through-out Speer’s ministry, several lodge typebuildings have been erected.

Speer will retire from the camp minis-try effective December 31, 2014 at whichtime Prewitt will assume the role ofCamp Director. Speer plans to remain inthe Carthage area where he and his wifeBarbara are faithful members of FirstBaptist Church.

-from Baptist Progress reports

Volunteers desperately needed in LouisvilleEditor’s Note:Editor’s Note:Editor’s Note:Editor’s Note:Editor’s Note: We received the follow-ing request for help in cleaning up fromthe destruction of the recent tornado inWinston County.

The volunteer pool is drying up inWinston County following the April 28tornado, but plenty of opportunities tohelp the community remain.

Volunteers who already have specificwork plans are asked to come to theLouisville Coliseum across from the highschool to sign in so their hours arecredited to the county. Those withoutspecific plans can receive directions tovictims in need by working throughorganizations based at the coliseum.

Tony McNeil, a program managerwith Samaritan’s Purse, said local vol-unteers typically become scarce as com-munities recover from a disaster and asmedia outlets turn their attention toother subjects.

McNeil arrived in Louisville the dayafter the tornado, and teams began as-sisting victims on April 30.

“Whether we have eight or 800 volun-teers, we can put volunteers to work,” he

said. “We have projects for a wide varietyof abilities. In other words, we can putanyone to work.”

Samaritan’s Purse does have limits orstipulations for youth volunteers. Con-sult their website or come to the Coli-seum for details. Samaritan’s Purse hasaddressed about half of the 200 workorders received in the first two weeksafter the storm. They provide supervi-sors and equipment for volunteers. Chari-table organizations cannot volunteer oncommercial or rental property.

Other organizations also will assist incoordinating volunteers throughout therecovery. Call the Emergency Opera-tions Center for additional informationat 405-403-3193.

Winston County Emergency Manage-ment

Buddy King, DirectorEmergency Operations CenterEOC location: (Old Brickyard)750 North Church Avenue, Louisville.EOC cell phone number: 405-403-3193Open: 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Highlights of Annual Meetingby the Editorby the Editorby the Editorby the Editorby the Editor

The BMA of America held its 2014meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas,April28-30. We reported a few facts in theMay 1st issue and now we would like toshare more highlights.

The meeting was harmonious withthis editor not recalling any challengesor questions to the many reports andactions presented by the departments.

At the recommendation of the Coordi-nating Council and the approval of themessenger body, the LifeWord Founda-tion has become the BMAA Foundationwith each department being able to par-ticipate. This was approved by a changeto the State of Principles of Cooperation.

The Foundation is now a separate stand-ing committee. Each participating de-partment is allowed to recommend onetrustee of the Foundation which totals 9members. Bro. Charles Attebery waselected as interim director.

DiscipleGuide changes have been madedue to the increased cost of operation.The messengers approved the final moveof this work from the Texarkana prop-erty to the LifeWord building in Conway.The Texarkana property will be placedup for sale. This is part of the integrationprocess that was begun a few years ago.The Missions Department also has movedoffices to Conway and the Little Rockproperty is pending sale.

2014-15 Officers - (left to right) Clerks Jerome Cooper, GregMedenwald, James Ray Raines; 2nd VP Jeff Swart; 1st VP PaulWhite and President Jason Aultman.

DiscipleGuide isrevamping the litera-ture ministry andbeginning with theFall series of Com-pass will begin re-publishing works byDr. E. HaroldHenderson. ScottAttebery emphasizedthe great treasurethat was availablefrom Dr. Henderson’swriting. Other prod-ucts are being offeredonline and for down-load. Churches will see these availablewhen they order their literature.

LifeWord plans to strengthen broad-casts around the world and to continue tobe helping the Missions Department withmedia ministries as churches are planted.LifeWord continues to help churchesaround the world with outreach through

media.BMA Seminary continues to educate

workers, pastors, and missionaries. Goodreports were given concerning accredita-tion and the ability for complete master’sdegrees to be earned online. President

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Dr. Charlie Holmes stressed thatthe Seminary stresses andteaches Christ-centered preach-ing, Christ-centered worship andChrist-centered discipleship.The Seminary honored gradu-ate Dr. Joel Slayton with the2014 Kellar Award. Slaytonchairs the Bible Department atCentral Baptist College inConway.

Ron Chesser, director of Min-isters Resource Services, re-ported that the average growthfor BMA retirement funds forthe past 11 years has been 8.03percent. All BMA churches anddepartments are urged to enrolltheir employees in this program.

The Missions department

added a number of new mission-aries and endorsed others. Rec-ommendations approved by themessengers are listed in a sepa-rate block. Church planting anddiscipleship was stressed by Di-

rector Dr. JohnDavid Smith.

Eight newchurches wereadded to the As-sociation. Theyare ClintonB a p t i s tC h u r c h ,Clinton, Arkan-sas; PineyWoods BaptistC h u r c h ,Northport, Ala-bama; Corner-

stone Baptist Church, Jackson-ville, Texas; New Heart BaptistChurch, Hattiesburg, Missis-sippi; Center of Life/Centro deVida, Brenham, Texas; CenterOf Life/Centro deVida,Somerville, Texas; IglesiaBautista Sin Paredes De Sali-nas, Salinas, Puerto Rico; andIglesia Bautista el Mesias inJuana Diaz, Puerto Rico.

The messengers approved theCommittee on Arrangementsrecommendation for the 2017meeting to be held at the Arling-ton Convention Center, Arling-ton, Texas with the SheratonArlington as the primary hotel.The meeting dates in 2017 willbe May 1-3.

Messengers from 8 new churches welcomed into BMA

Seminary President Charlie Holmes (left) presenting2014 Kellar Award to Dr. Joel Slayton.

2014 BMAA Highlights from Front Pagefrom Front Pagefrom Front Pagefrom Front Pagefrom Front Page

Shattered Illusions - Missionary Seeks Prayer in Troubled Timeby Jeff Franksby Jeff Franksby Jeff Franksby Jeff Franksby Jeff Franks

BMA MissionaryBMA MissionaryBMA MissionaryBMA MissionaryBMA Missionaryto Ukraineto Ukraineto Ukraineto Ukraineto Ukraine

I will admit we were caughtup in a dream of sorts. Here wewere, living in a peacefulUkraine where churches hadthe freedom to preach the gospelpublicly and train their leadersin seminaries. Though the Bap-tist churches were relatively few,their pastors and leaders couldcontinue to pray and work to-ward their visions of multiplica-tion. I really didn’t see it com-ing, that in November of 2013our idyll of a peaceful futurehere would shatter.

Throughout the winterMaidan square in central Kyivbecame both a protest site and abattleground. The Yanukovichadministration sent in riot po-lice and introduced draconianlaws which restricted thepublic’s freedom of movementand speech. The citizens pushedback, reinforcing their numberof protesters. Nationalist, rightwing elements, though percent-age wise were few, took full ad-vantage and led a more violentresistance. As missionaries,Coleen and I were shocked to

hear that we were now requiredto register as “foreign agents”and display those words on ourofficial documents. Our illusionof a peaceful Ukraine had beenshattered, but things didn’t stopthere.

After the change of power inKyiv in February 2014, Russiacraftily engineered a takeover ofCrimea in March. Then Rus-sian armed forces amassed onUkraine’s eastern border. Eerilyreminiscent of the seizure ofCrimea, armed men in un-marked uniforms began to takeover government buildings inthe eastern Ukrainian provincesof Kharkiv, Luhansk, andDonetsk.

Throughout April and Maywe have witnessed the largelyfeeble attempts of the new Ukrai-nian government to wrest backcontrol militarily. Civilians whoare brave enough (or in somecases paid) to go on the streettake videos of these clashes andpost them on Twitter andYouTube. They are hard towatch because of the civilians’extensive cursing, shaming andname-calling of the Ukrainiansoldiers, the most common of

which is “fashisty,” meaningfascists.

Yesterday, on Sunday, May13, the pro-Russian separatistsheld an illegal referendum inthe Donetsk province, seekingto call themselves independentand autonomous from Ukraine’sKyiv-based government. Thiswas also a repeat of the Crimeanscenario, and we fear a similaroutcome eventually in Ukraine’seastern provinces.

It is not clear whetherUkraine will be able to defendits territorial integrity, but even

if that is the case, many changeswill take place in governmentand society because of the deepdivisions between Ukrainiancitizens. At some level the newgovernment will need to accountfor them. Moreover, the newgovernment will have to dealwith Russia’s long-range plansand strategies from this pointforward. Much has been writ-ten about Putin’s Eurasian gameplan, but I will summarize thecurrent Ukrainian conflict withone phrase: Russia cannot toler-ate a pro-Western Ukraine.

The crisis in Ukraine meansdifferent things to differentpeople. For some it is East vs.West, the reinstatement of thecold war between Russia andthe USA. Some say it is therevival of the old USSR. Forthose who live in the conflictedregions who have bought intoRussia’s propaganda it means achoice between civilization withstrong executive power and rea-sonable salaries (Russia) or be-ing under the boot heels of anoppressive neo-Nazi junta, asRussia characterizes Ukraine’sinterim government. For those

who know better it means anopportunity to build a new na-tion state on transparency andrule-of-law.

But for Christians this crisismeans a call to prayer, to greaterdependency on God, to greaterunity among believers, and tostanding for the truth of thegospel. We must remember thateven if the worst possible out-come should occur, nothing inthis conflict could change theGod-given mission of even asingle local church! Our march-ing orders come from the LordJesus Christ who has all powerin heaven and on earth! There-fore, our dream remains for thesuccess of the Ukrainianchurches, only now unfetteredby our former rosy illusions!

Coleen and I are praying toknow God’s will during thesetroubled times. We ask you tojoin us in praying for peace forour Ukrainian friends, not theidealistic kind, but the kind thatinvolves compromise, under-standing, and a willingness tolisten to one another. Thankyou for your prayers!

Jeff and Coleen FranksBMA Missionaries to Ukraine

Recommendations from MissionaryAdvisory Committee Approved at

the 2014 BMA of America Meeting1. We recommend the election of Jamshed Hadyat as North Americanchurch planter in the greater Chicagoland area at a $2,000 a monthstipend.2. We recommend the election of Trevor Dodson as an associatemissionary to work with Ali Chambers in Memphis, TN., at a stipendof $2,000 a month.3. We recommend the election of B.J. Sanders as internationalmissionary to Papau New Guinea.4. We recommend that we endorse Anders Lee as North Americanchurch planter to DeSoto County, MS.5. We recommend a change of roles for Buddy Johnson to becomeTraining Coordinator for International Missions.6. We recommend that Buddy Johnson move to a regularly fundedmissionary salary and that he will be allowed to use 40% of thefinances he raises for the trips he takes.7. We recommend that national Michel Poirer be allowed to makemore frequent trips to Haiti to help with the new church plants and todo more fundraising for Haiti. 8. We recommend the election of Justin Burdick as an Associate NorthAmerican Church Planter to work with Anders Lee in Southaven, MS.at a stipend of $1,000 a month9. We recommend that the Missions Office become part of an LLCinitiated for shared ownership of the Conway campus and forclassifying shared employees.10. We recommend a change of fields for international missionary FilKakilala from Hawaii to the Philippines.11. We recommend a change of status for Prashant Prakash fromNational missionary to American missionary Status12. We recommend a status change for Sarah Hebert Hamilton fromthe Philippines to Missionary Care.

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Serving Christ With a Biblical World View In A Christian Atmosphere

Danny Pitts - Interim President4229 Highway 15 North, Laurel, Mississippi 39440, (601) 426-6346

SoutheasternBaptist College

Danny Pitts

2014 Southeastern College Graduates

Pictured above are the 2014graduates of Southeastern Col-lege. Graduation exercises wereheld Thursday evening, May 15.Twelve students received de-grees. Bro. James Sprayberry ,pastor of First Bapitst Church, baySprings, (in photo at right) broughtthe commencement address.

North MississippiSenior Adult Conference

by Bobby Loweby Bobby Loweby Bobby Loweby Bobby Loweby Bobby LoweEditor’s Note:Editor’s Note:Editor’s Note:Editor’s Note:Editor’s Note: Not being able to attend the North MississippiSenior Adult Conference I asked Bobby Lowe for the followingreport. Bobby is a member of FBC Shady Grove and an avidmusician. He and Bob Saxton were at the meeting helping toprovide some of the music. We appreciate his insight to this year’sconference.

Bob Saxton has served many times when a guitarist has beenneeded around the BMA and in churches of many denominations.He also participates regularly in nursing homes with music andother ministry efforts. Because we frequently play together, Bro.Bryson Haden asked us to join the band at the South MississippiSenior Adult Conference at Big Creek. After that, we managed toget ourselves invited to the Northern conference at East FultonBaptist Church May 13th. What a blessing awaited us there !

The meeting opened with a prayer and welcome from Bro.Kenneth Flynt, followed by a rousing eye-opener hymn led By Bro.Bryson Hayden and we picked up more momentum as Bro. RogerAkers implored us to never consider “spiritual” retirement andchallenged us to double our efforts as much work for the Lord stillawaits us.

Some nice door prizes were given out and Bro. John Adams,director of Moral Action for the BMA of Mississippi and America,gave us an update on his recent efforts. He earnestly requestedprayer as he undertakes a virtual “laundry list” of meetings soonon subjects central to our beliefs. Bro. Laird worded this prayer andthen we sang until we were winded.

Dr. Gary O’Neal brought us a message from I Samuel thatquickly showed us a prior time when God’s will was accomplishedin spite of seemingly hopeless conditions and circumstances,because Hanna and Eli prayed faithfully. This example serves toassure us that we must never give up.

Several offered testimony, the most memorable of which wasgiven by a feisty lady who, if I understood correctly, was ninety-five!A lunch was served that will not soon be forgotten while five or sixdie-hard vocalists drifted back to the choir and began singing.

The awarding of more door prizes brought us to the “Gaither”Style Homecoming portion of the meeting and the microphoneswere moved about as many vocalists soloed on selected portions ofsongs considered as favorites. During this time, and at otherappropriate moments, The Bryson Quartet and other soloistsoffered songs we all enjoyed.

It was a very enjoyable day for the senior citizens in NorthMississippi.(P.S. If you or your church is in need of someone to tune your piano,I recommend Bob Saxton. He is an accomplished musician. Formore information contact Bobby Lowe at 601-580-9553.).

13. We recommend the approval of the 2014 budget.14. We recommend that the salary of Ashraf Sara be the same insteadof reducing his salary after three years, but this salary would beexamined annually.15. We recommend the pilot church planting program in Colorado.16. We recommend a change in the BMAA Principles of Cooperation(Coordinating Council, 2005), Article VII, D. to say “Department ofMissions: Annually, this association shall elect an Executive Directorof Missions, who may recommend Directors of Operations to beapproved by the Advisory Committee and the Association or Mission-ary Committee, who will work together in the promotion of missionsand in the distribution, according to the will of the churches, of all fundssubmitted to them.”17. We recommend the housing allowance for all directors be set at$24,000.00 for the year 2014.18. We recommend that Dr. John David Smith stand as a nominee forthe position of Executive Director of Missions.19. Recommend Sean Richards to Papu New Guinea.20. Recommend we accept the resignation of Wade Allen.

Missionary Advisory Committeefrom page 2

Filmmaker: Movie critics 'bullying' traditional valuesOneNewsNow.com OneNewsNow.com OneNewsNow.com OneNewsNow.com OneNewsNow.com - The co-director of a family-friendly com-edy that hit theaters last week-end says critics of the film are"bullying" the way of life it por-trays, calling the movie "sexist"and "insulting."

Directed by brothers Jon andAndrew Erwin, Moms' NightOut celebrates motherhood in atrue-to-life family comedy thatvalues the role of parenting –and audiences across the nationare enjoying the independentfaith-based hit, which ranked#7 among all movies in theaterslast week.

But liberal movie critics havelabeled the PG-rated movie "anti-feminist," "borderline danger-ous," "offensive," and "insult-ing" – and reviewer BrianOrndorf condemns the movie as"ugly sexism in what's trying tobe a harmless feature ...."

In an interview Thursday onAmerican Family Radio, JonErwin said some of the reviewsreflect contempt towards theChristian faith.

"At no point in the movie dowe condone or preach that ev-eryone should be a stay-at-homemom, but one of them is por-trayed in the movie – and forsome reason, that has just in-censed a lot of these critics," hetold radio host Sandy Rios.

"... I think it just shows thatour way of life is being bullied,and to me that's what's alarm-ing, especially working in Hol-lywood and sitting in rooms withconservatives in Hollywood –some of them in tears – talkingabout how they've lost their job,how they've been made fun ofbecause of their conservativebeliefs."

Erwin pointed out that exit

polls find 82 percent of moviego-ers (the average is 60 percent)say they would recommend themovie, but critics only give thefilm a 16-percent rating.

"We are taking a lot of firefrom the industry that we workin because we're makingprogress – and we can have ourvoice back as conservatives," saidthe moviemaker. "... Film is ademocracy, and your movieticket is your vote. So I want tochallenge everybody: let's gosupport our way of life."

Moms' Night Out, which cost$5 million to produce, hasgrossed $4.9 million in its firstweek on the big screen. It openedin 1,044 theaters and averaged$4,129 over the weekend – thethird-highest screen averageamong the top ten for the week-end.

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Pastor Offers ThanksTo my dear Brothers and Sisters of the BMA,

On April 25th I had open heart sur-gery at Forest General Hospital inHattiesburg. I thank my God in heaventhat everything went well and I am nowrecovering at our home in Mt. Olive.I want to thank everyone who prayed forus. Word has come from far and wide ofso many across the BMA who haveprayed for us. I fully believe with all myheart that God has heard your prayerson my behalf. I thank God for the phonecalls, cards, visits, and love offerings,these things remind us that while wemay not be rich in the things of thisworld, we are rich in the things thatmatter.

We are so blessed to be a part of thiswonderful association. I thank God formy preacher brethren the day of mysurgery. Several were able to come earlyand have prayer with me and my familybefore surgery. My wife mentioned thatmany others came during my surgeryto be with her and my family to praywith them and encourage them.

I just thank my God in heaven thatHe has called me into the ministry andplaced me in the midst of such a wonder-ful group of brethren. I feel so unworthyto be a part of this great work. I loveeach of you in the Lord.

Yours in Christ,Dewitt Bain

New Church Plant Has Personal TiesA group led by Bro. Anders Lee has begun a new church

plant in North Mississippi. This editor is connected to thisgroup through our daughter Kelly’s family. She was aclassmate of Bro. Lee at Southeastern Baptist College andshe, her husband Glen and our two granddaughters,Kiersten and Julia, are members of Central Desoto. Bro. Leewas endorsed by the National Missions office. He is a self-support church planter, but has an assistant, Justin Burdick,who receives a small monthly stipend from the Missionsoffice.

My wife and I worshiped with this group on our way to thenational meeting. Pictured here are the Lee and Burdickfamilies. This group is steadily growing and we pray themgreat success.

Mission News from Ghana, West Africaby Dale & Celia Broomby Dale & Celia Broomby Dale & Celia Broomby Dale & Celia Broomby Dale & Celia Broom

BMA Missionaries To AfricaBMA Missionaries To AfricaBMA Missionaries To AfricaBMA Missionaries To AfricaBMA Missionaries To AfricaIt has been a while since the last

newsletter and we apologize for that.Things have been quite busy withschool, drilling wells, along with Celiagoing back to the states for a couple ofweeks due to the death of her stepfather.

We are now halfway through theschool year and feel that we have madegreat progress this year. We have madesome modifications on the building andalso moving forward with classes andthe process of accreditation for the de-gree program.

We were in Dodowa last month drill-ing wells at a school there as well as oneof our churches. The drilling there wasvery hard and it was a rocky area. Thewells are not yet producing water, butwe are working toward obtaining theequipment to go back in and drill deeperthrough the rock in order to get waterfor them. Please be in prayer for thisproject. We would like to thank TheDove Church for funding this project.Without your help, it would not havebeen possible.

The aquaponic projects are going well.

We now have 3 tanks and are planningto start on the 4th one very soon. We arealso going to build another tank at theschool to separate the newly hatchedfish from the larger fish to keep themfrom being eaten. We are very excitedabout the progress of this project.

We now have two new low power FMradio stations, one is in Kenyasi and theother in Offinso. It is always exciting tosee more opportunities to reach thepeople of Ghana with God’s Word!

We are also in the process of workingon the building for the Women’s Fellow-ship project. As of now, we are install-ing windows and making preparationsto purchase equipment and materialsfor the training of making bread. Thisproject is to train women with skills tohelp make a living for their families.They will also be trained to sew, makesoap, and other skills.

We would like to thank you for yourprayers and support as we continue towork in Ghana. God has blessed us somuch! There is still much work to doand we need your prayers. It is ourprayer that God will richly bless you all.

Radio antennea broadcastingthe Gospel to surrounding areas

The water ministry is vitalto the people of Ghana.

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Listing of names does notindicate endorsement.

This column is forinformation purposes only.

AVAILABLEFOR SERVICE

Glen ShoemakeGlen Shoemake is available for

pastoral work. He most recentlypastored New Bethany BaptistChurch near Ellisville, Mississippi,for 13 years. He may be reachedat the following numbers - home601-765-0828 and cell 601-517-4181.

Arkansas ChurchSeeks Pastor

South Main Missionary BaptistChurch in Malvern, Arkansas, isseeking a pastor. Those led maycontact Gene Clements at 501-844-5822 or email resume togclements@sbcglobal.net. Re-sumes may also be sent to thechurch at 2027 South Main Street,Malvern, AR 72104.

North MississippiChurch Seeks Pastor

Greenwood Baptist Church,1400 Greenwood Church Road,Fulton, Mississippi 38843 is ac-tively seeking a full time pastor.Those led may send resumes tothe church address or contactThomas Brown at 662-862-9375.

Church seeking pastorRocky Branch Missionary Bap-

tist Church in Sumrall, Missis-sippi, is seeking a full-time pas-tor. For more information pleasecontact Donald Williamson at 601-736-5571.

Church StaffOpenings

First Magnoliacalls pastor

First Baptist Church of Mag-nolia, Arkansas is pleased toannounce Brent Summerhill asher new senior pastor.

Originally from Fort Smith,Arkansas, Bro. Summerhill ismarried to the former CindyHart of Sherwood, Arkansas.Their children, Lauren andHayden are students at the Uni-versity of Arkansas inFayetteville, Arkansas. FirstB a p t i s tChurch isgrate fulfor theprayers,and sup-port of herc h u r c hstaff andfor the 27months ofdedicated work of the searchcommittee. Appreciation is alsoexpressed to Bro. Danny Bul-lock who served as interim pas-tor for 6 months. Bro. Brentleaves Faith Baptist Church ofCabot, Arkansas after 23 yearsof service. He will assume hisduties at First Baptist ChurchSunday, June 8, 2014.

Summerhill

Family ArkMinistriesTravis Plumlee

Little Things Mean A LotAfter our children were born

and I watched my wife go throughthe pains of childbirth, I decidedthat giving birth was a big dealfor her. It was at that time Idecided I would always honorher on our kid’s birthdays. Ev-ery year since they were born,while they have a birthdayparty, off out of sight in ourbedroom little things were givento my wife from me. I called theevent, “Happy Birthing Day”. Isent her flowers, a small giftand a card which I wrote thingslike, “Thanks for being the bestmom for our kids. You do a

great job and are a blessing to allof us from God. Happy BirthingDay.” I still continue this prac-tice today. How does this makeher feel? Appreciated? Encour-aged? Sure. No matter how old

we get, we still need encour-aged.

We work hard to encourageand praise our children whenthey are little. This should notever stop. All people need en-couragement, praise, thanksand consideration. IThessalonians 5:11. Ephesians4:29. As the world gets moredisconnected and people seem tobe too busy to show kindness toone another, it is of increasingimportance that we do littlethings of encouragement to ourfamily and friends. Little thingsmean a lot. We have heard thisall our lives. And there is somuch truth in this statement.It’s little things that can makeor break a marriage. Littlethings that kids say to their

parents, or vice versa, can re-ally make us feelgood or terrible de-pending upon thecontent of the con-versation. Doinglittle things forsomeone else inyour family is likeputting oil in themotor. It just helpsthings runsmoother andkeeps the engine

going.There are major things that I

discuss in these articles that arenecessary for healthy, holy rela-

tionships like trust,communication,unconditional loveand forgiveness.But in this ar-ticle I want to tellyou that it doesn’thave to be big,grand gesturesall the time. Thesmall day to dayacts of thought-fulness and kind-

ness can really help or hurt arelationship. One thoughtfulact every couple of days overseveral years can really add upto be a blessing to the receiver.The opposite of that is little digsor ignoring and being uncaringcan also make a huge negativeimpact on a relationship over aseveral year period.

I was blessed over the yearsby watching my dad do littlethoughtful things for my mom.Things like filling her car upwith gas, scraping the frost off of

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Mississippi WMAPresident - Jessica Hayden

3208 Hwy 29 NorthSoso, MS 39480662-251-0455

Email: blhaden@gmail.com

Corresponding SecretaryMrs. Shirlene Smith

730 Hwy 533, Laurel, MS 39443601-729-5638

State GMA PromoterBecky Farmer

464 Churchwell RoadHattiesburg, MS 39401

601-596-1005becky@southforrest.org

Mississippi GMAsState Youth Auxiliary Director

Beth Caldwell166 Twin Creek Rd,Lucedale, MS 39452

601-947-6011

GMA Retreat 2014 2014-2015 officers: left to right, front row: Lakelan Flynt (Corresponding Secretary), Tori Clark (Pianist),Haley Smith (Song Leader), back row: Kayley Phillips (Jr. Miss GMA, Marissa Francis (Secretary), AddyRoche (Historian), Kimberly Mitchell (President), Clara Williams (2VP), and Brianna Bond (1VP)

by Beth Caldwellby Beth Caldwellby Beth Caldwellby Beth Caldwellby Beth CaldwellDir. of Youth AuxiliariesDir. of Youth AuxiliariesDir. of Youth AuxiliariesDir. of Youth AuxiliariesDir. of Youth Auxiliaries

The State GMA met on March14 & 15, 2014. Again the StateGalileans met with us at CampGaraywa in Clinton. We wel-comed 1st Baptist Mantachie’sGMAs. This was their first timeto attend GMA Retreat.

The Retreat theme was “InGod We Trust,” Psalms 118:8and decorations throughout thecampground and meeting roomexemplified a patriotic theme.Dr. John Adams, our Moral Ac-

tion Director for the State andNational BMA, was the RetreatPastor. The United States flagwas presented and Macey Jonesof Hopewell, Laurel, sang “TheStar Spangled Banner.”

Dr. Adams presented an in-spiring message emphasizingtrusting God, patriotism, andhonoring the flag with a descrip-tion and meaning of each part ofthe U.S. flag.

“God Bless the USA” was sungduring the Queens Coronation,directed by Mrs. Jean Knight.

Mrs. Becky Farmer, our StateGMA Promoter, led in the Pre-sentation Service. Olivia Fairleysang “This is America.” KayleyPhillips was named Junior MissGMA and represented the North-east District. Kayley is a mem-ber of Bethel Church, Fulton.Clara Williams representing theTen Mile District was namedMiss GMA. Clara is a memberof Paramount Church,Perkinston.

President Tygh Roche led thebusiness meeting. The follow-ing were elected officers for 2014-2015: President KimberlyMitchell, 1VP Brianna Bond,2VP Clara Williams, SecretaryMarissa Francis, Correspond-ing Secretary Lakelan Flynt,Song Leader Hayley Smith, Pia-nist Tori Clark, and HistorianAddy Roche. We chose DayStarBaptist Mission (40%), UkraineLadies Ministry (40%), and Gen-

eral Fund (20%) as our Project.Our Retreat next year will be

March 20-21, 2015 at CampGaraywa. Our Retreat Pastorwill be Bro. Justin Rhodes. Markyour calendars and plan to at-tend. The theme will be “As WeGo,” Matthew 28:19-20 and 2Corinthians 5:20.

Dr. Adams closed the meet-ing and challenged us to prayeveryday for America.

Hobolochitto WMAHobolochitto WMAHobolochitto WMAHobolochitto WMAHobolochitto WMAThe Hobolochitto District

WMA met at Mt. Carmel Bap-tist Church on April 26, 2014.After the meeting was called toorder by President Jean Dunnan opening prayer was given byAnn Hunt. The Mt. Carmel chil-dren sang the song “Jesus LovesMe” and the GMA PresidentKimberly Mitchell gave a reporton the GMA work and sang asong entitled “Farther Along.”

The sermon was given by Bro.Cedric Lumkin taken from Mat-thew 27:3-6 and I Peter 1:18-19about “The Blood of JesusChrist”. The next meeting placewill be at Westlawn BaptistChurch on July 26, 2014.Benville Baptist Church wasawarded the attendance ban-ner. The closing prayer and bless-ing on the food was given by Bro.Willie Tebo. A wonderful mealwas enjoyed by all.

Debbie Lott, Reporter

Northeast Mississippi WMA Ladies RetreatThe Northeast Mississippi WMA met at Bethel Baptist Church

on Saturday, May 3, for their 2014 Ladies Retreat. Around sixtyladies gathered for a day of fellow-ship and renewal. After a congre-gational song and welcome, thespeaker took over the service.

Our speaker this year was Mrs.Sabrina Ganaway. Mrs. Ganawaygrew up in the Dorsey, Missis-sippi, area and was a member ofBethel Baptist for many years.She is now a member of FirstBaptist Church in Tupelo, andhas been a nurse with NorthMississippi Medical Center forthirty-seven years. Mrs.Ganaway spoke about “Reasonsand Seasons”, and talked abouthow we all have reasons not toserve and seasons of life that wego through. Mrs. Ganaway is alsoa gifted singer and sang several specials during the service.

After the morning session, the ladies enjoyed a delicious lunchand some wonderful door prizes provided by each NortheastDistrict WMA group were given out. The ladies then returned tothe sanctuary for the afternoon session where Mrs. Ganawayconcluded her talk with ideas of how to be of service in any seasonof life. Mrs. Ganaway was an amazing speaker and the entire daywas a great blessing to all who attended. Thank you to Mrs. GloriaJarrell, Bethel WMA, Mrs. Teresa Green for providing the food,Mrs. Sabrina Ganaway, and all who helped make this retreatpossible. It was a very special day!

Sabrina Ganaway

Reading Takes You On a Lifetime Trip

Attention WMA LadiesOur Facebook page is Na-

tional WMA . (Not to confuse itwith National Women's Auxil-iary - American Baptist Asso-ciation.)

On it you will find updatesand postings about our currentproject, newsworthy postingsfrom other ladies and prayerrequests. You can send itemsfor this to the Facebook pageand the administrators will postit.

by Charlotte Johnsonby Charlotte Johnsonby Charlotte Johnsonby Charlotte Johnsonby Charlotte JohnsonNational 3rd Vice Pres.National 3rd Vice Pres.National 3rd Vice Pres.National 3rd Vice Pres.National 3rd Vice Pres.My responsibility as Third

Vice President is to promote lit-erature and daily reading of yourBible. While spending 25 yearsin public school systems as aReading Specialist, I realizedthat if a child could read thenhe/she could accomplish any-thing in life. Reading takes youplaces you might never get tovisit in real life. In the pastyears, the use of the television

and the internet has increasedand this situation has causedmany people to change theirlikes and the way that theyenjoy their free time. Because oftelevision and the internet, manypeople spend less time reading.As people read, they can im-prove their knowledge and ex-pand their experiences.

As Christians we should al-ways make time to read themost important book, the Bible.We have some good Christianbooks available from Christianauthors from our local BMAwork. Most of you may not un-derstand what our missionariesexperience on the mission field,but we have available “Peopleare People” by Jackie BlackerbyRicks which shares amissionary’s daily life. This bookis a biography of our medical

missionaries Dr. John andShirley Ladd who have servedon mission fields in Nicaraguaand Mexico since 1965. As youread this book, you will realizethat you don’t have to be apreacher to be a missionary.Examples of things that themissionary family experienceare given throughout this bookand special recipes from Shirley’skitchen are also included.

You may purchase this bookfrom Mrs. Ricks at 612 FM 49,Mineola, Texas, 75773. You mayalso call her at 903-569-5548 ortext her at 903-245-5715. Heremail address isjdbricks@att.net. The price forthe book is $10.00 including tax.Shipping will be $5.00.

I recommend that you readthis book because it will helpyou understand how you canshare in the ministry of mis-sionaries as they serve on mis-sion fields for the BMAA.

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7May 15, 2014 • Mississippi Baptist

Baptist Missionary Associationof Mississippi

Department of Missions and Revolving Loan FundState Missionaries and Wives

601.428.8616 www.bmams.org

Bob & Edie Burch Kenneth & CarolePollock

Bobby & LesaElliott

Danny &Brenda Bartlett

Sidney & BeckyFarmer

Ray & JoAnnBoone

Kelby & JessieJohnson

Phillip & DawnBurns

Estuardo &Yasmine Marroquin

Elvis & WendyGarcia

Ed & PatriciaDuVall

Larry GeraldsonDirector

MISSISSIPPI BAPTISTCHILDREN'S HOME

118 LOWE ROAD, LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI 39443 - (601) 426-3928SIDNEY DAVIS - DIRECTOR SIDNEY DAVIS

Congratulations GraduatesCongratulations GraduatesCongratulations GraduatesCongratulations GraduatesCongratulations GraduatesUp until now years of preparation and educa-

tion have brought this year’s graduates to animportant point in their lives. Where will they gofrom here? The child of God especially under-stands the importance of serving others. One’seducation helps prepare them to contribute to theworld the Lord has called them to serve. Up untilthis point they for the most part have been served,now it is time to return the service. Graduates,may God bless your service to Him and may Heuse you to better enrich the lives of those aroundyou. Proverbs 3:5,6.

We will be having a sixth grade girl and akindergarten boy participating in graduatingexercises at North JonesElementary this year.Congratulations Jessieand Michael on yourachievements at NJEand God bless you onyour future years inschool.

Busy TimeBusy TimeBusy TimeBusy TimeBusy TimeAt this time of the

year a lot of spring clean-ing, gardening, and out-door activity usually takes place on a daily basis.It is good to observe God’s creation as it grows to

remind us that the Godwe serve is faithful. Heis faithful to supply allour needs according toHis riches in glory,Philippians 4:19, forwhich we are gratefuland thankful.

After a long, wet,cold, winter the boysand girls are enjoyingbeing able to spendmore time in the greatoutdoors whether it bework or play. As thetime for school to be out for the summer I’m surethere will be a great deal more of outdoor activityon the agenda.

Remember in PrayerRemember in PrayerRemember in PrayerRemember in PrayerRemember in Prayer– Focus Verse– Focus Verse– Focus Verse– Focus Verse– Focus VerseContinue to remem-

ber the girls and boysand the ministry of theHome in your prayers.“Train up a child in theway he should go: andwhen he is old, he willnot depart from it. Prov-erbs 22:6.

“Now when they had passedthrough Amphipolis andApollonia, they came toThessalonica, where was a syna-gogue of the Jews: And Paul, ashis manner was, went in untothem, and three sabbath daysreasoned with them out of thescriptures, Opening and alleg-ing, that Christ must needs havesuffered, and risen again fromthe dead; and that this Jesus,whom I preach unto you, isChrist. And some of them be-lieved, and consorted with Pauland Silas;…” Acts 17:1-4a

The activity of a missionaryinvolves a regular and routine

encounter with unbelievers withthe intent of sharing the gospeland the hope that some willbelieve and consort (join in orcome together in a commoncause) with him. Missionariesare not asked to go out andmarket the gospel or the churchbut to meet people and engagethem with the gospel from theWord of God, “… faith cometh byhearing, and hearing by the wordof God.” Rom 10:17.

This requires the missionaryto be conscientious. To be con-scientious one must obey hisconscience. One might describeconscience as that inherent

awareness of right and wrongdivinely sown into the fabric ofour nature. In Roman 2:15 wediscover that even the unbe-liever has a conscience, “Whichshew the work of the law writ-ten in their hearts, their con-science also bearing witness, andtheir thoughts the mean whileaccusing or else excusing oneanother;…” Even after we cometo Christ by faith, the Spirit ofGod will use the tool of our con-science to faithfully strike thecords of warning when we ven-ture away from right and sup-ply us with peace when we navi-gate an honorable course along

God’s providential path. In Ro-mans 9:1, Paul said, “I say thetruth in Christ, I lie not, myconscience also bearing me wit-ness in the Holy Ghost…”

When one regularly obeys hisconscience we say that he isconscientious. The passage re-fers to Paul’s “manner” (verbmeaning; custom or habit), “…ashis manner was…”. Paul was aman of conscience and lived as aconscientious man. In Acts 23:1the scripture says, “And Paul,earnestly beholding the council,said, Men and brethren, I havelived in all good conscience be-fore God until this day.” In Acts24:16 Paul says, “And herein doI exercise myself, to have al-ways a conscience void of offencetoward God, and toward men.”

No doubt the missionary fer-vor of the Apostle Paul was mo-tivated by love: i.e. his love forthe Lord and hislove for lostpeople. But in asmuch as it wasmotivated bylove, it wasdriven by his con-science, which isevident when weread what hewrote to Timothyin 1 Tim 1:5,“Now the end ofthecommandmentis charity out ofa pure heart, andof a good con-science, and offaith un-feigned:…”

I pray for ourmiss ionar ieswho I know aremen of con-science, that theywill always bemen who are con-scientious. I prayfor our pastorswhom I know aremen of con-science, that theywill always be

men who are conscientious. Ipray of our people that they willbe people with a conscience to-ward God and that their “man-ner” (custom) will always be toconscientiously live out theirfaith in honor to Jesus Christ.

Thank You – ToThank You – ToThank You – ToThank You – ToThank You – ToFirst Baptist Shady GroveFirst Baptist Shady GroveFirst Baptist Shady GroveFirst Baptist Shady GroveFirst Baptist Shady Grove

First Baptist Church of ShadyGrove was the site of our 56thAnnual Missions and Evange-lism Conference. The people ofFirst Baptist did a wonderful jobhosting this event. We had agreat conference and God blessedus with great fellowship andpreaching. We are so thankfulfor this church and the spirit ofhospitality they extended to us.Great job FB Shady Grove!

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Thank You – To the Disas-Thank You – To the Disas-Thank You – To the Disas-Thank You – To the Disas-Thank You – To the Disas-ter Relief Teamter Relief Teamter Relief Teamter Relief Teamter Relief Team

I want to express my appre-ciation to the disaster relief teamfrom Midway First Baptist inSumrall for all their hard workassisting people in theMantachie, Mississippi, areawho were hit by the tornado.This team spent a week on theground removing debris. Wereally appreciate their labor oflove and sacrifice of time to helpthose in need.

Thank You – To the BigThank You – To the BigThank You – To the BigThank You – To the BigThank You – To the BigCreek District BrotherhoodCreek District BrotherhoodCreek District BrotherhoodCreek District BrotherhoodCreek District Brotherhood

Each year the Big Creek Dis-trict Brotherhood conducts afundraiser to help raise fundsfor the project which they haveadopted. This year they chose tohelp Bro. Phillip Burns, Statemissionary to Sumrall. I want

to thank all the men who help inthis event. We really appreciateyour support.

Mid-Year MeetingMid-Year MeetingMid-Year MeetingMid-Year MeetingMid-Year MeetingI want to encourage you to

attend the Mid-Year meeting ofthe BMA of Mississippi on 19-20May. The Missions and Revolv-ing Loan Fund report should besometime in the morning of the20th. We are excited about whatGod is doing in our work andlook forward to sharing withyou.

Special EmphasisSpecial EmphasisSpecial EmphasisSpecial EmphasisSpecial Emphasisfor Missions Continuesfor Missions Continuesfor Missions Continuesfor Missions Continuesfor Missions Continues

Our Special Emphasis forMissions is ongoing and willcontinue through May. Pleaseprayerfully support this SpecialEmphasis by praying for yourState missionaries and finan-

cially supporting them througha special offering.

Revolving Loan FundRevolving Loan FundRevolving Loan FundRevolving Loan FundRevolving Loan Fund(as of May 13, 2014 and since

August 1st, 2013)Gross assets are now at

$18,235,572.00, an increase of$771,652.00 since August 1st.Net assets are now at$3,083,991.00, an increase of$134,571.00 since August 1st.We have 9 new loans totaling$1,097,172.00 since August 1st.Our current loan rate is 4.25%.If your church is in need of aloan to expand or build newfacilities, we encourage you togive us a call.

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Again, we want to utilize themodern technology that is avail-able without it being costly.We the WMA of the BMAA wantto serve you.

Thanks,Janet Widger, President

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WMA 2014 ResolutionsWHEREAS, we live in a society that is moving further and further

away from the concepts of God and His Word, we shall resolve to:1. Be more committed to our own personal study of God’s Word,

spending time in prayer and preparing ourselves to be better fit forHis service.

2. Be available and willing to work and serve in each of our ownlocal churches and strive to help make a difference in ourcommunities.

3. Be faithful and supportive in our State Associational work.4. Join together nationally, with urgency as we realize the soon

return of our Savior, to help the Baptist Missionary Association ofAmerica keep the Great Commission and carry the Gospel to theworld.

Resolutions CommitteeJodi Rhea - OklahomaDebbie Clark - Oklahoma

2014-15 WMA Officers

2014-15 Brotherhood Officers

Notice from the Missions WarehouseBMA Missions has asked that items (literature, clothes, etc.) not be

taken to the Missions Warehouse in Little Rock until after their moveto Conway is complete. As soon as they are settled, they will notify youthrough the Mississippi Baptist as to when and where those things canbe delivered.

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The East Central Associationheld its May meeting with CanaanBaptist Church. Pastor JasonHoward welcomed the association.Bro. Phillip Reynolds brought theevening message. Reports wereheard from Bro. Danny Pitts, South-eastern Baptist College; Bro. PaulLee, Prisoners Bible Crusade; Bro.Sidney Davis, Children’s Home;and Bro. Jerry Overstreet, SeniorAdult Commission.

We enjoyed a time of food andfellowship after the meeting.

Henry Lott, Reporter

Harmony ReportHarmony ReportHarmony ReportHarmony ReportHarmony ReportTthe Harmony Association met

Friday, May 9, at Parkview Bap-tist in Baldwyn. We enjoyed adelicious meal served by the hostchurch before the meeting. Theevening message was brought byBro. Larry Tramel entitled “Trad-ing What is Right with AnythingGoes”. There were 8 churches rep-resented with 39 present. Nextmonths meeting will be held atProvidence in Amory, with thechurch to be in charge of the pro-gram. Reports were given by Bro.Bobby Elliott of Freedom Church,also Bro. Mark Jones representingthe Brotherhood and Galileans.

Mike Smith, ModeratorTony Marolt, Reporter

Church News

her car windshield in the morn-ing, letting her walk ahead ofhim into places, etc. These littlethings showed a little boy whatit means to be in love and careabout somebody besides your-self. I followed in his footsteps aschildren always do and do thesethings for my wife today. Ididn’t know this at the time, butGod had me in that family sothat I could observe this behav-ior because He was going to callme to a ministry where I couldteach others about such thingsdecades into the future. I didn’trealize this when I was a littleboy, but God did. God is good! Ialways feel compelled to add aline in here at this time sayingthat we did not have a perfect

can always strive for content-ment and be in a state of grow-ing better. The room for im-provement is the biggest roomin my house.

I asked women at a marriageretreat what was somethingtheir husbands could do to showthey loved them and they rattledoff one answer after another.Most of them were little thingslike ‘help me in the kitchen’,‘make supper’, ‘pick up theirclothes’ and ‘help me with thekids’. The men said little thingslike ‘give me 30 minutes alonesome times to just be by myselfand think’, or ‘making littlenotes and sticking them in alunch box’. Little things meana lot.

Let’s try and start making aconscious effort to do acts ofkindness towards one another.Ephesians 4:32. Have a party

someday when your child hasbeen having a rough time. Buya sheet cake at the store. Put upsome silly decorations and makethem feel special one day. Makea CD and put it in your spouse’scar and stick a note on therethat says, “just for you”. A roseon a pillow at night. For me itwould be a doughnut on thepillow at night. Ha! Just dolittle things to show you careand you are thinking aboutthem. This was a charactertrait of Jesus - Thoughtfulness.It is contagious, and other fam-ily members and friends willstart doing it also. But don’t doit because you seek praise back.Your motivation is to do it out oflove. Because you love Jesusand He has commanded us tolove one another. Do some littlesomething today for someone.Little things mean a lot

family. Some people won’t takeheed to the message becausethey think, “O, he thinks hisfamily is perfect”. No, I don’t atall. There are no perfect fami-lies. But I won’t apologize be-cause I loved my mom and dadand was happy as a child grow-ing up in a home where Jesusreigned.

This is part of my ministry.If you have a healthy home life,then build upon it and make itbetter by doing little things. Ifyou were raised in an abusivehome or are living in a dysfunc-tional family today, then it isnever too late to allow God to useyou as a change agent to betteryour home life. None of us willstill have a perfect home, but we

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Pledge ruling: 'God' isn't a dirty wordA Massachusetts court has ruled that a "heckler's veto" will not be

tolerated in public schools when it comes to the Pledge of Allegiance.Dianna Verm, an attorney with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty,

tells OneNewsNow that the American Humanist Association, an atheistadvocacy group, filed suit demanding a change in the Pledge in thestate's schools.

[T]hey disagreed with the words of the Pledge – specifically the words'under God' – and the court upheld the Pledge of Allegiance with aresounding victory for religious liberty," the attorney explains.

In fact, the vote was unanimous. But Verm rushes to add the schoolpolicy isn't a burden on anyone. "The Pledge treats everyone the sameway," she says. "Anyone can say it and anyone can choose not to say itif they don't want to – and they don't have to give a reason."

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