News from Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association

Mid-Valley Southern Baptist Association News and Notes December 13, 2007 Prayer Request Please be in prayer for former pastor, Pete Carline, as he is critically ill and for his family as they minister to him. Please be in prayer for Pastor John Stafford's (FSB Kerman) daughter, Anna, and her family who are staff members of YWAM in Colorado where the shootings took place earlier this week. The young man and woman who died in the shooting were very close friends and co-workers. Also there is another young man who is still in critical condition---pray for the doctors as they treat him and his healing. Pray for healing of all concerned. Don Wilson, father-in-law of Pastor Chuck Antaramian, FSB Sanger, is scheduled for hip replacement surgery on Monday, Dec. 17. Pray for Lisa as she travels to Canton, Ohio to be with her parents. Juvenile Hall/Boot Camp Parties Last week the Juvenile Hall and Boot Camp Christmas parties were held. Once again the parties were a huge success. 29 churches participated with 230 volunteers, 354 youth at JH and 164 cadets at BC, 107 staff/guards, 251 professions of faith and 83 rededications. Many thanks to all who volunteered and put in so many hours of preparation. A special "Thank You" to Ron & Carol Climer for their endless love for the young people at JH and BC. Also for 34 years at JH and 10 years at BC of mobilizing the Mid-Valley churches to host the Christmas parties. Church News... Pastor Osvaldo Reyes of First Baptist Mendota and Primera Iglesia Bautista Mendota reports they had two baptisms in October, two professions of faith and one re-dedication in November. Sunday services are now bi-lingual. Pray for Pastor Bob Dickson of Sierra Baptist Church Ahwahnee (bi-vocational)as he starts a new business of designing, installing, maintaining & repairing church sound systems. Also as chief engineer for KDUV Christian radio station in Visalia. Primera Iglesia Hanford celebrated their 59th anniversary on October 21st with a celebration service attended by 40 people. In November Primera Iglesia hosted a Kids Day as an outreach event. Approximately 100 children in the community enjoyed a bounce house, face painting, games, and food. January 2008 begins the 50th year for Trinity Southern Baptist Church Fresno. Sierra Heights Baptist Church is looking for an Administrative Assistant. Applicants need: General office skills with experience using Microsoft Office, Power Church and Publisher as well as other software. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent and 3-5 years of general office experience. For more information please contact Ruby Hill at 559-435-2333 or fax 559-447-1203. Mid-Valley Photos -- we have posted pictures of ministries and events around the Mid-Valley here. Also, Mark Curts provided pictures of the MV youth camps at Camp Sugar Pine inthe early 70's. See any familiar faces? Lottie Moon Christmas Offering The National Goal for 2007 if $165 million Purpose of Lottie Moon Offering: to mobilize 5,100 missionaries to reach 6,500 unreached people groups (3.6 billion people) with the transforming message of Jesus Christ. Results in 2006: 23,500 new churches worldwide, 475,000 baptisms, 591,000 new believers being discipled. Upcoming events, classes, retreats... December 27-29, 2007 - Tsunami Student Conference in Long Beach, CA. You may register for Tsunami Student Conference and for housing here. Don't forget to check Cyber Tsunami blog for additional information. 3-D Sunday School Leader Training Workshop - January 19, 2008. This workshop will help equip church leaders toward an effective Bible teaching ministry through Sunday School. Hosted by Bethel Southern Baptist Church Madera. This workshop will be led by Tom Belew, CSBC Sunday School Specialist. On Target - February 18-19, 2008, Sheraton Park Hotel, Anaheim. Look here for more information. Lunchtime Leadership Series for Church leaders. The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church. Reggie McNeal, Director of Leadership Development for South Carolina Baptist Convention (DVD & discussion). Location: Crosspoint Church, 2518 N. Cedar Avenue Time: 11:30 am - 1:15 pm Bring a lunch, no pre-registration required. Session #1, January 17, 2008 Session #2, January 31, 2008 Session #3, February 14, 2008 Session #4, February 28, 2008 Session #5, March 13, 2008 Session #6, March 27, 2008 Leadership TNT (Training Now for Tomoprrow). The California WMU/Women's Ministries state team is sponsoring this Western regional training event in an effort to provide current and quality ideas for missions involvement specific to the West. For more information on this event coming March 14-15, 2008, please contact Cathy Glover at cglover@csbc.com or call 229-9533 ext. 255. PK Retreat -- April 25-27, 2008. The purpose of this retreat for PK's is to allow teens to build a statewide PK peer group, experience a worship service together, and to help PK's deal with the special privileges and problems of being a PK. For more information please contact Daryl Watts at dwatts@csbc.com or 259-9533 ext. 261. Mid-Valley Children's Summer Camp Mid-Valley Children's Summer Camp is moving! In 2008 Children's Camp will be held at Quaker Meadow Christian Camp. This camp is located in the Sequoia National Forest approximately 45 miles east of Porterville, nestled among majestic sequoia and fir trees. For more information on Quaker Meadow look here. Also look at our Mid-Valley camp website. 2008 Children's Camp will be the week of July 7-11.

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