Weekly Update 6/29/06

Good afternoon,

Prayer Requests

Pastor Danny Guillen of Primera Iglesia Bautista, Hanford -- Danny has liver cancer and is waiting for a liver transplant.

Bill Shackleford, former pastor of FSBC Selma -- Bill recently fell and has other health problems. If you would like to send a card you may send it to: 4249 E. Heaton Ave, Apt B, Fresno 93727.

Tom Kelly, former director of the Black Church Extension. He recently fell off a ladder and injured his knees and back. He already has had both knees and his back operated on so the doctors are very concerned.

Valton Prince -- he is now in a hospice care center fighting cancer of the esophagus. Pray for Valton and his family.

Alan McWhorter -- pray for Alan and his family.

Alan Greaves -- continued prayer for Alan and his family.

Harry Williams -- pray that he regains his strength after heart surgery.

Melody -- Ron & Carol Climer's niece -- she had been fighting an infection.

You're Invited
The family of Jack and Ruth Duke would like to invite Mid-Valley pastors to a 50th wedding anniversary for Jack and Ruth. Date/time/location: August 4, 2006, 7:00 pm at Trinity So. Baptist Church. No gifts please.

Migrant Ministries "Feeding Those Who Feed Us" is looking for medical and dental personnel who would be willing to help with Migrant Ministries
the week of July 31 - August 5. Please contact Frank Sanchez at 233-3623 or email pastorfranksanchez@sbcglobal.net

Seminary Extension Classes for 2006-2007
Dynamics of Teaching: Sept. 12-Nov. 7, 2006
Survey of Missions: Nov. 14, 2006 - Jan 16, 2007
Baptist History: Jan. 23 - March 20, 2007
Book of Acts: March 27 - May 22, 2007
Please call Rita at the MV office 297-5550 to register. Class fees are due on the first day of class.

Ministry Opportunity
Part-time praise and worship leader for a new Filipino congregation that will meet on Fridays at Woodward Park Baptist Church. Contact Pastor David Mortiz at david_mortiz@yahoo.com. They are planning to launch this fellowship on Friday July 21.

Needed
New Life Sunday School class would like to borrow Ray Vander Laan's "That the World May Know" or "In the Steps of the Rabbi" videos and the accompanying discussion questions. Contact Nancy at 266-2513

Upcoming Events

July 21-22, 2006 Minister's Marriage Conference at Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA. The program includes Richard & Lisa Blackaby speaking on the theme of "The Face of Grace in Marriage and Ministry". The cost is $200/couple which includes three meals with the room. Scholarship money is available on a first come, first serve basis. Contact Peter Celum or his assistant Leslie at 229-9533 ext. 212 or email llee@csbc.com

September 12 - Nov. 7, 2006 1st Qtr class for Seminary Extension -- Dynamics of Teaching: a study of the principles and methods of the teaching ministry of the church. 7-9 pm at Sierra Heights Baptist Church, 6835 Fresno St.

September 21-23, 2006 Disaster Relief Training at First So. Baptist Church, Coalinga. Certification classes in Mass Feeding, Clean-Up and Recovery, Chainsaw Training, Chaplaincy, Communication, and Temporary Emergency Child Care. Don Hargis of CSBC will lead this event. Contact Pastor Terry Glover at 935-5675.

October 27-28, 2006 Peacemaker Training Level 1 & 2. Hosted by MVSBA at Copper Springs Church, Clovis. Led by Peter Celum. Pastors and lay leaders will learn about developing a culture of peace within your church. They will be able to equip people to strengthen relationship and resolve conflicts through biblical principles. To register call Rita at the Mid-Valley office 297-5550. Time and cost TBA.

Baptist Temple's New Store

Come visit the new Baptist Temple, Fellowship of Joy store on CafePress!

We would be happy for you to support our work by purchasing our products. There will be more coming!

If you would like to have your own store, keep reading: This is really easy to set up and is just a sample of the kinds of products that can be customized and marketed for you or your church/nonprofit.

If you'd like to set up your own store, follow this link: You can set up your own store here. From here, you can use ready-made products, develop your own, place your logo on just about anything, self-publish, and make your own audio products.

CafePress handles the order fulfillment, billing, and shipping and sends you a check.

If I can help you or your church or organization with any of your online fund raising needs, let me know. Some of the best programs include magazine fund raisers and bookstores.

- Tom

Weekly Update 6/22/06

Good afternoon,

Prayer Requests:
Alan McWhorter

Alan Greaves

Harry Williams -- Surgery went very well and Harry is recuperating nicely. Joyce reports that the breathing tube was removed, Harry was eating, and sleepy well. Please keep Harry in your prayers as his body regains strength.

Melody -- Ron & Carol Climer's niece -- Melody is fighting a possible kidney infection. Carol has been at the hospital with Melody. There is concern since Melody has a shunt in her brain.

Migrant Ministries "Feeding Those Who Feed Us" is looking for medical and dental personnel who would be willing to help with Migrant Ministries
the week of July 31 - August 5. Please contact Frank Sanchez at 233-3623 or email pastorfranksanchez@sbcglobal.net

Ordination Service
George Sanchez of Life Rock Church in Parlier and Osvaldo Reyes of FBC Mendota will be ordained this coming Sunday, June 25, 5:00 pm at Annadale Baptist Church in Selma.

Ministry Opportunity
Part-time praise and worship leader for a new Filipino congregation that will meet on Fridays at Woodward Park Baptist Church. Contact Pastor David Mortiz at david_mortiz@yahoo.com.

Needed
New Life Sunday School class would like to borrow Ray Vander Laan's "That the World May Know" or "In the Steps of the Rabbi" videos and the accompanying discussion questions. Contact Nancy at 266-2513

Upcoming Events
July 21-22, 2006 Minister's Marriage Conference at Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA. The program includes Richard & Lisa Blackaby speaking on the theme of "The Face of Grace in Marriage and Ministry". The cost is $200/couple which includes three meals with the room. Scholarship money is available on a first come, first serve basis. Contact Peter Celum or his assistant Leslie at 229-9533 ext. 212 or email llee@csbc.com

September 21-23, 2006 Disaster Relief Training at First So. Baptist Church, Coalinga. Certification classes in Mass Feeding, Clean-Up and Recovery, Chainsaw Training, Chaplaincy, Communication, and Temporary Emergency Child Care. Don Hargis of CSBC will lead this event. Contact Pastor Terry Glover at 935-5675.

October 27-28, 2006 Peacemaker Training Level 1 & 2. Hosted by MVSBA at Copper Springs Church, Clovis. Led by Peter Celum. Pastors and lay leaders will learn about developing a culture of peace within your church. They will be able to equip people to strengthen relationship and resolve conflicts through biblical principles. To register call Rita at the Mid-Valley office 297-5550. Time and cost TBA.

Weekly Update 6/01/06

Good afternoon,

Needed: Pastor David Zamora of Set Free Ministries needs a good mechanic to fix his van -- it has been out of commission of a month now. They have been told it needs a new motor. Do you know someone who would take a look at it and possibly fix free of charge or for less than a garage would charge? Contact David or Shari at 277-3992. Also pray for Pastor David as he has a broken arm caused from a motorcycle accident.
Prayer request: Charles Travis, Music Pastor at Sierra Heights, has accepted a new position at a church in Maryland. Their home in Fresno is now for sale and they are praying for a quick sale.

Reminders:
June 4, 4:00pm, FSB Sanger is hosting a free showing of the film "The Passion of the Christ".

June 4, 6:00pm, FSB Reedley is hosting the singing group "Promise" from Cal Baptist University.

June 4, 10:50 am service, Lifeway Baptist is hosting the Cross Road Quartet.

Tonight: World Changers Host Church meeting, 6:30 pm, MV office, 1363 Fifth St, Clovis.

Equip Bible Institute -- Summer Session begins Tuesday, June 6, 6pm at Grace Community Church Madera. The class will consist of seven 4 hour sessions (6-10pm). Old Testament Survey with Mr. Mike Linn as instructor. Cost: $125 plus $15 for book. Call 674-1172 to register. This is a ministry of So Calif Bible College and Seminary, and the Calif So Baptist Convention. Go to www.shadowmountain.org for more information of EBI.

Please turn in all Children's Camp registrations!

Have a good day,
Rita West, Ministry Assistant, MVSBA

Weekly Update 5/25/06

Good afternoon,

Prayer Requests

Harry Williams -- Correction: as of last Friday, May 19, a date for surgery had not been scheduled. Please continue to pray for Harry as he awaits a surgery date, for the doctors treating him, and for his family.

Allen Greaves, son of Richard and Helen Greaves -- I did get word that Allen is home -- what an answer to prayer! The pneumonia has cleared up. Please keep his team of caregivers in your prayers: wife Lorraine, mom Helen, and a lady from their church. Also his two children.

Alan McWhorter, son of Monty and Bev McWhorter -- Please pray for Alan as he continues chemo treatments. Also, pray for his employment situation -- his employer fired him last week which means his medical coverage is terminated. Pray for Monty and Bev as they travel to Santa Paula to be with Alan and his family as often as possible.

Congratulations!
to Pastor David and Shari Zamora of Set Free Ministries on the arrival of their grandson, Ryland Wesson. Ryland was born May 13 to Chalet and Serafino Wesson.


REMINDERS......

Tonight, May 25, 6:30 pm Mission Advocate Training: How to Develop a Church Mission Strategy. Kingdom focused churches are those that are committed to leading their members through a process of intentional, integrated, comprehensive and year round learning, praying, giving, and going. Terry Maldonado will provide training on equipping, encouraging, and expecting members to get personally involved in the Great Commission. Your church doesn't have a designated mission advocate? Send the person(s) who is most passionate about missions. The meeting will be casual and informative. You don't need to prepare anything in advance --- just come, meet other mission leaders, get some great ideas. Meet at Mid-Valley office, 1363 Fifth Street, Clovis. 6:30 pm.

World Changers Host Church Meeting, Thursday, June 1, 6:30 pm. World Changers is coming back to Clovis the week of July 15-22, 2006. They will be rehabilitating the homes of 20 Clovis residents as a demonstration of the love of Jesus. The purpose of WC is to utilize missions in order to change lives of the community, the participants and the local church for Christ. We are in need of:
Host Churches -- to provide meals to a work crew on Sunday and lunch each day of the week (meeting Thursday June 1)
Construction Crew Chiefs and Supervisors, Runners, First Aid Volunteers
Your PRAYERS
If your church hosted a work crew last year you already know what a blessing it can be .... please help us again by hosting a work crew. The meeting for Host Churches will be Thursday, June 1, 6:30 pm at the MV office. Please RSVP to Rita at 297-5550 if you are planning to host a work crew and attend the meeting. If you have any questions regarding World Changers please contact Terry Maldonado at 297-2600 or Rich Johnstone at 297-5550.

Children's Camp Registration -- Children's Camp is just three weeks away! June19-23. Registrations are due today! Please call Rita if you have registrations or questions 297-5550.

You're Invited
FSB Sanger is hosting a free showing of the film "The Passion of the Christ" on Sunday, June 4, 4:00 pm. The church address: 1116 "O" St, Sanger.

FSB Reedley is hosting the singing group "Promise" from Cal Baptist University on Sunday, June 4, 6:00 pm. The church is located at 729 E. Manning Avenue, Reedley.

Lifeway Baptist Church is hosting the Cross Road Quartet on Sunday, June 4, 10:50 am service. "Come hear a gospel song!" Church address: 2515 W. Shaw, Fresno.

Opportunities to help with VBS:
Copper Springs Church Clovis, is looking for VBS helpers......high school age and up. Their VBS is planned the week of June12-16, 9am-Noon. Contact Amber at 299-6814 if you would be willing to help.

Do you know a college age student who would be willing to help with VBS? Oakview Baptist Church in Auberry is looking for just such a person. They are planning to hold their VBS the week of August 6-11 in the evenings. They are asking for help with the Youth VBS (jr & sr high school age students). The volunteers would be working alongside the adult leaders. Preferably two college age students would like to come to Auberry for the week -- housing will be provided. It must be either two guys or two girls as they will live in a small cabin together for the week. If you know of someone who might be interested in helping with Oakview's VBS please have them contact Sandy Moore at 855-5062.

Misc:
An older gentleman at Lifeway Baptist is moving into a Senior Living Center. He has several items for sale -- the proceeds could help provide handrails at the church:
Commercial Mita copier, DC 1860 with stand $350
Upright freezer with lock $75
2 fireproof filing cabinets--lateral $25 each
Contact Rhoda or Pastor Darrell at 228-1614.

Portable room partitions, excellent condition. Contact Frank Sanchez at 233-3623

Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend!!!
Rita West, Ministry Assistant, MVSBA