DBA UPDATE Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â August 11th 2016
Mission Right Start is a mission opportunity offered from our DBA Missions Team designed for our community to show children and their families the LOVE of JESUS! We will give away backpacks and school supplies to children who are in need. Our goal is to help kids get this school year started in the “RIGHT†direction. Please be in prayer as we minister at FBC Lyoins beginning at 11 a.m. this Saturday, August 13th and please join us as we minister together.
Please be in prayer for our Getting Men Engaged in Discipleship Conference with Keith Boggs on August 20th, at Cedar Crossing Baptist Church. Cost is $10. Breakfast will be served at 7:30, and the session will begin at 8:00 a.m. RSVP must be received by August 15th, (912) 583‑2713 or dbassoc@windstream.net.
Alamo Baptist and Sardis Baptist are hosting the Beth Moore Simulcast: Living Proof on September 17 from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at Alamo Baptist Church. Please see the attached for important registration information and schedule.
Now is the perfect time to organize your church to pack Backpacks for Appalachia! School supplies will be in the stores. August is a perfect month to pack backpacks for the children of Appalachia who depend on our help.
An online resource for backpacks is www.bagsinbulk.com. You can get great 17†backpacks for $3.40 each when you order a case of 24.
Utilize the online registration portal (http://missiongeorgia.org/backpacks-for-appalachia-registration) so you can register your church’s participation in this exciting project. The statewide goal is 50,000 backpacks! Can’t wait to see what the churches in our association do this year! Plan big!
You may deliver backpacks November 7–8, from 8 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 5 PM to: First Baptist Church of Lyons 144 South Washington Street, Lyons, Georgia 30436,  912–526-8136
On September 17th, 2016 East Gordon Baptist Church is having a program called MOMS. The program is geared to empower ladies that are Mothers and ladies that may be serving as a Mother whether it be by raising grandchildren or someone else’s children. The goal is to help ladies become stronger spiritually but there will also be a rep from MRMC talking about women’s health issues. Janice Graham will lead the spiritual awareness session and Valerie Pittman from Meadows will discuss health issues. The program will begin at 9 a.m. and last until about 11 a.m. For more information, call Kathy at 526‑6779.
Please be in prayer for this week’s Churches of the Week:
Spring Hill Baptist Church (pastor Niles Dixon)
South Thompson Baptist (pastor BL Horne)
Tarrytown Baptist (currently without a pastor)
Trinity Baptist (pastor Chris Vinson)
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
The Christian life is not about finding safety and comfort; it’s about finding yourself in a dangerous place of vulnerable compassion. ‑Ed Stetzer
Blessed to serve,
Robby