Volume 37 Issue 10 October2018

Dear Church Family, Another great day with the body of Christ on Sunday (September 23rd) as we celebrated with the Lord’s Supper and the baptisms of Roxy West and Joe Snare! As you view the pictures thank God for all He is doing in building His family for His glory and our good. Pastor John

God is Good!

Baptisms Connor Altizer (7/29/18 Areanna Stillman (7/29/18) Lane Briggs (9/9/18) Levi Briggs (9/9/18) Catelyn McPherson (9/9/18)

New Family Members by Letter

Marjorie Stallsmith Alan Wisely Cindy Wisely Jonathan Wisely

Baptisms Claire Blake (9/9/18) Kinsley Wilson (9/9/18) Hunter Wheeler (9/9/18) Joe Snare (9/23/18) Roxey West (9/23/18)

In September we saw 10 people follow the Lord in Baptism. Four others joined Petsworth by transfer of letter. To celebrate, we had two Celebration Sundays. This page depicts September 23rd. We also celebrated Summer 2018 Community Impact Day, celebrated in song and were served the Lord’s Supper by our Deacons

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GOD SHOWED UP..PASTOR MILTON HARDING SHOWED UP….MICHAEL O’BRIEN SHOWED UP…….GOD’S PEOPLE SHOWED UP

BROTHERS AND SISTERS JOINED THE FAMILY

AND FOLLOWED THE LORD IN BAPTISM

New Family Members

THE FAMILY PRAYED FOR LIZ & HEALING

WE HEARD THE WORD!

PRAISED THE LORD!

What an evening!

Our AWANA Ministry Team kicked off the new year Wednesday, September 5th with 67 children and 20 workers.

As we move into the month of October, we are grateful and humbled by what the Lord is doing. We count it a privilege to share God’s Word with children and are blessed as they learn scripture. We are still supporting Operation Christmas Child. These kids are ex-cited about being on mission for Jesus and sharing the gospel around the world.

Our October themes: Oct. 3rd—“Toy Story Night” - bring a small toy Oct 10th—”Awana Colors Night” - bring coloring books or crayons Oct. 17th—”Birthday Night” - bring OCC’s biggest need (TBA) Oct 24th—”Piggy Bank Night” - bring loose change to send OCC shoeboxes Please keep the children in prayer. EVERY CHILD, EVERYWHERE, Jim Munson, Commander

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Our Senior Saints led by Irving Robertson and Ruth Sapp hosted two other congregations Thursday, Sep-tember 6th – New Mount Zion Baptist Church and Bethel Baptist Church (all three pastors present as well) – for a time of fellowship, food, encouragement and a word from the Scriptures. I am grateful to the Lord for placing this upon Ir-ving’s heart and the willingness of our saints to gath-er with these other precious saints. Also grateful for the great word that Irving brought from Philippians 3 and 1 Corinthians 13. We look forward to more gatherings of this type in the future as we display our unity and bond in Christ. A movement of looking beyond the things that separate us to the greater thing that unite us – the power and person of Christ – has begun in our county with the purpose of others seeing the how good God is and how He can bring down any wall or barrier that we think might separate us (Ephesians 2:12-18). Pastor John

Doing what they do best…..bringing hope and

encouragement to seniors at the Walter Reed

Convalescent Home.

PETSWORTH PRE-SCHOOL

This year our pre-school has thirteen 3 year

olds and seven 4 year olds. We are off to a

great start! More details to come.

Deacon Ordination Service

Sunday, October 7th at 5:00 PM

Church-wide gathering to affirm and ordain our new deacons. Do not miss this time of fellowship, worship and

encouragement.!

Financial Insights

The first step toward Financial Security By Philip Page

Twenty years ago I hosted a financial training seminar with Crown Ministries. The instructor was a middle-class blue-collar worker who had experienced job loss – twice. He did not have very much in savings, so when he lost his job the first time, he had to sell his toys to keep from bankruptcy. Emo-tionally, selling his car and boat was very difficult for him. But when he became employed again, he went right back and replaced them. Then when he was laid off the second time, and experienced the trauma all over, he figured there had to be a better way to live. He learned about managing mon-ey God’s way. He now lives debt free. We go into debt for several reasons. We buy toys (cars, boats, homes, vacations) we cannot afford, and in our culture, this is normal. We fail to save for rainy days (job loss; car repairs; home repairs, i.e. roofs, AC, plumbing, appli-

ances, etc.). We fail to save for future spending (cars, clothes, vacations, retirement). Scripture teaches us to save for the future.

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV) 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;

consider its ways and be wise! 7 It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, 8 yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.

We know that when we borrow, we become a slave to money (Prov. 22:7). But when we save, we rule over money, and use it to care for our families and advance the work of the kingdom. So, our first steps toward freeing ourselves from slavery are to build a basic $1,000 emergency fund and to stop borrowing money. The emergency fund is critical in changing our spending habits. With a small emergency fund to cover immediate emergencies, no longer must we borrow to pay for the emergen-cies. We pay cash. Then we replenish the fund, thus beginning to break the habit of borrowing. The $1,000 emergency fund cannot sit in our checking account. We may easily spend it. Instead, put it in a small savings account. Rest knowing the money is there if we need it, and will not be frivo-lously spent. Now we cut our spending, so we do not go deeper into debt.

From Terry & Debbie Nester NESTERS 4 UGANDA

“Greetings from Uganda! Debbie and I are ask-

ing for your prayers as “we are making many

life-changing decisions” about our future plans

and ministry.

In October of 2017, I was sitting in a church

service in the U.S. and the pastor was preaching

from the book of Numbers. He talked about the

fact that numbers are important to God-even

the number one-meaning you as an individual

are important to Him. He went on to say that

God calls us all into service and ministry but the

number one ministry begins with our own fami-

ly. As I sat in the church service, I really felt God

impress upon me that I was coming back to the

U.S. in 2018.

As we were planning to return to Uganda on

January 13, 2018, Debbie fell on black ice and

broke her femur on the 9th, which forced us to

remain in the US until the end of May.”

**The letter is quite long so I am going to hit

the highlights:

*Terry was able to return to Uganda, strategize

with the White’s and the head of Macedonian

Call. The outcome:

The White family will be moving into the

Nester’s house and the East African Outreach

office will remain at the current location.

In September the Nester’s are going to say their

goodbyes, sort and pack and leave Uganda

around November 15th. As the Nester’s have

served in Uganda over 14 years the transition

will not be an easy one. But, they feel it’s God’s

timing.

When returning back to the states, Rainbow

Forest Baptist Church will allow the Nester’s

stay in their missionary house during their tran-

sition period. They are seeking the Lord’s guid-

ance to see what He has next for them. They

hope to remain a part of Macedonian Call and

help facilitate the ministry from the states as

well as plan and organize teams for Uganda.

HOW YOU CAN PRAY FOR & HELP THE NESTERS

Pray that God allows them to serve in a minis-

try within the Roanoke Valley so they can be

close to family

Please continue your monthly support to

Macedonian Call and the Nesters4Uganda as

they make the transition back to the states.

The vision and the ministry has not changed,

they will still be involved in providing theo-

logical training to village pastors & leaders

throughout East Africa.

Per S. Ross Kegan, President, MCI:

The move back to the US is not without cost.

They must raise funds for:

a shipping container

The Retreat Center (helps missionaries transi-

tion)

plane tickets

government-mandated severance pay for a

few staff members

many other items

There have been financial impacts to the Nesters

from Debbie’s broken femur and the unexpected

travel home to preach the funeral of Terry’s

brother-in-law recently.

They need your continued monthly support until

God has opened a door here and sacrificial giv-

ing to cover some of these relocation expenses

(estimated $20,000).

UGANDA MISSION TRIP

It’s not too late to go. Meeting on October

1st at 6:30PM in the conference room. See

Ashley Gough in person or email her at:

ashleygough93@gmail.com.

Brian & Jerilyn White will share at Seaford

Baptist on November 3rd from 2:30-5:30PM

a glimpse into life in Uganda.

November 2

6:30-8:30 PM

Operation Christmas

Child Packing Party—

November 3rd @ 2PM

AHHHHHH......... only a month until the Petsworth Baptist Operation Christmas Child packing party!!!!!!!! Yes Petsworth we are almost there. One month and we will be having our annual packing party on November 3rd. What a blessing you have already been. We are doing great, just running way behind on washcloths, soap, color-ing books and toothbrushes. And as always don’t forget the $9.00 shipping cost. Praying for a wonderful year and reaching our goal of 600 shoe-boxes. Thank you Petsworth!

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Salut! This means “hello” in French speaking Haiti. While the French dialect that the Haitians

speak is not the same French you would hear in France or Canada, It has many similarities.

“Salut”is one of the them! You can use the greeting in any of the three countries and it will likely

elicit a friendly response,.

While all three countries are unique and beautiful in their own ways, we have a team of individuals

from our congregation traveling to Haiti in only a few months time. Many of you already know this;

however, we can never remind ourselves enough of the need for prayer, support and encourage-

ment—for our mission team, the Haitian People and the St. Louis family.

Another exciting opportunity that you can be a part of is the East African Outreach Taste and See

Celebration that is happening at Seaford Baptist Church on Saturday, November 3rd from 2:30-

5:30PM. This event is being hosted by Brian and Jerilyn White, missionaries living in Uganda, Af-

rica. There will be Uganda snacks to taste, hand crafted gifts to purchase and, of course, fellowship

with our beloved missionaries. Please come out on this Saturday and join us as we celebrate what

the Lord is doing in East Africa.

Today I will close with a few words from a man whose heart, like the White’s, was for the people of

Africa. Though he lived over a century ago, his words are still filled with truth and relevance. Let

us read these words and cultivate the same Christ exciting passion in our own lives. “God send me

anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burdens on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart

except the tie that binds my heart to Yours.” - David Livingston

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Hollow-’lujah’ in the Courthouse! Wednesday

October 31st 5:30-8:00 PM

We will be giving out cof-fee, candy and church in-formation with opportuni-ties to share and pray. Please bring candy and place in the designated box near the front entrance.

If you have never been in-volved in this ministry, please come out. You will be blessed!

Set-up time is 4PM near NN Popcorn.

Petsworth Baptist Church

2471 Hickory Fork Road

Gloucester, Virginia 23061

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September Nursery/Preschool Missionary

8:30 AM SERVICE 11:00 AM SERVICE

7 14 21 28

Nursery/1: Tammy Smith, Dale Oliver, Jeanette Whitcomb

Nursery/1: Travis & Jennifer Haurand, Tracy Pouchot, Tammy Smith, Sara Bressin, Judy Miller

2’s/3’s/4’s: Craig Smith

2’s/3’s/4’s: Craig Smith, Lindsay Johnston

Nursery/1: Tammy Smith, Helen Vann, Jeanette Whitcomb

Nursery/1: Irving & Edna Robertson, Laurie Naff, Audra Johnston, Tammy Smith, Trish Aldridge

2’s,/3’s/4’s: Craig Smith 2’s,/3’s/4’s: Heather & Paul Whitson

Nursery/1: Todd & Julie Blake, Tammy & Craig Smith

Nursery/1: Ashley Anderson, Robin Gibson, Raven Carlton, Laurie Naff, Jennifer Wright, Rachel Curry

2’s,/3’s/4’s: John & Debbi Myers

2’s,/3’s/4’s: Dan Pouchot, Sue Symonds

Nursery/1: Tammy Smith,, Jeanette Whitcomb

Nursery/1: Trish Aldridge, Callie Harrington, Andrea South, Laurie Naff, Judy Miller, Cheryl Teagle

2’s,/3’s/4’s: Craig Smith,

2’s,/3’s/4’s: Craig Smith, Bill & Frances Johnson

CHILDREN’S CHURCH 11 AM 7 Jay & Brandi Munson 14 Brian & Nicole McPherson 21 Jim & Lisa Munson 28 Artie Henderson & Kristin Zasimowich

Sunday 8:30 AM Worship 9:45 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Worship

Wednesday 6:00 PM Youth Bible Study 6:15 PM AWANA 6:30 PM Men, & Women Bible

DEACON OF THE WEEK

Please see your weekly bulletin

James Waters Chairman of Deacons Kyle Johnston Director, Weekday Preschool Faye Gibson Women’s Ministry Director Jim Munson AWANA Commander Ruth Sapp S.A.M. Ministry

John Pouchot, Pastor 757.788.6254

pastorjohn@petsworthchurch.org

Jeremiah Verdin Associate pastor of Families,

Youth & Children 804.445.3676

Jeremiahverdingmail.com

Pat Eastwood, Church Coordinator Pat.eastwood@petsworthchurch.org

Dana Sorrell, Secretary Dana.sorrell@petsworthchurch.org

Church Office: 804.693.3024 Fax: 804.694.0964

Web: www.petsworthchurch.org

Tammy & Craig Smith Children’s Coordinators

804.693.2151 Please contact Tammy

Smith if you need to make

changes:

804.693.2152

SPECIAL NEEDS 7 Evans 14 Kinky Sawyer 21 Jennifer Wright 28 Evans

GREETERS 7 Debbie M, Melissa Kaye, Brandi 14 Lisa, Meena, Jim 21 Sara, Carla, Debbie S. 28 Sam, Jean, Todd