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Annie Armstrong /

Prayer Day 1

Family & OC 2-6

Women’s Ministry 7-

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Music Ministry 12-

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Men’s / SOLOS 14

GriefShare 15

Media Library 16

New Members 17-

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Birthdays and

Anniversaries 20

AWANA / Student 21

Just The FACTS 22

MARCH 2020

Issue 297

March is Annie Armstrong’s Easter Offering For North American

Missions Month

Our Church Goal: $15,000 Prayerfully consider your gifts to Annie!

MARCH 8th

Set your clocks forward

Saturday night, March 7th

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BWM Events in March!

MAR 1 FIRST SUNDAY FOOD DONATIONS

Food donations are given to Owensville Baptist Church on Highway 5. Folks living in our vicinity need help in providing enough food for their families. Many of those needing assistance are grandparents taking care of their grandchildren. Give with a generous heart!

MAR 5 FIRST THURSDAY PRAYER TIME

All ladies (this means You!) are invited to join us on the first Thursday of each month for our one-hour prayer time. Each month brings new ladies with a heart to pray for our country, state, village, church, and each other. No one is asked to pray aloud. Contact Darlene Phillips at 501-922-2844 if you have questions or need additional information. We hope to see you March 5th from 10am-11am in the Welcome Bible Class room.

MAR 6 & 7:

Balboa Women’s Ministry Mission Statement: “Equipping women to know, love, and serve Christ”

Don’t miss out

on this great

opportunity!

Please sign up today!

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MAR 12 GIRLS, GAMES & GOODIES

Ladies are invited to Girls, Games, & Goodies on March 12th in the "Big Room" of the Outreach Center. This is a wonderful opportunity to invite a friend or neighbor to come and join the fun and introduce them to Balboa Baptist Church. Bring your Brown Bag lunch and a nonperishable food item for Harvey's Chapel. We will have coffee, tea, and great morning snacks for you to enjoy. The “Big Room” opens at 9am and games are finished by 2pm. Contact Kathy Foust at 501-922-3208 to sign up or for more information. MAR 26 THREADS OF HOPE

Ladies are invited to Threads of HOPE from 9am-3pm on March 26th in Room 115 (Fellowship Hall). The Crocheting/Knitting group and Fidget Mats group meet at the same time and place as Threads of Hope. Please join us to find out how easy it is to be a blessing to someone and receive a blessing yourself!

Threads of HOPE will continue making pillowcases for Hospice patients in homes and inpatient facilities. The pillowcases are easy to make and provide comfort to Hospice patients and a lasting blessing for their families. If you have not made a “Burrito” pillowcase, please join us. There are several steps involved in making the pillowcases, and helpers are needed, in addition to those who sew.

April Catlett, crochet and knitting instructor, will continue teaching how to make lap robes. Lap robes are easy to make and needed by those in Memory Care facilities, patients in cancer treatment, and those in Hospice care. The group will also continue making slipper socks. If you do not know how to crochet or knit, April would love to teach you.

Kits for making Fidget Mats for women will be available for you to take home, complete, and return at the April meeting.

If you sew, please bring your sewing machine, notions for sewing cotton, and neutral-colored thread. All fabric will be cut, pinned, and ready for sewing. If you do not sew or do not want to sew, your help is needed with pinning, assembling fabric for sewing, pressing fabric, assembling project kits, and signing notes of encouragement to be included with the finished project. If you crochet or knit and have crochet hooks or circular knitting needles you would like to use, please bring them. If not, yarn and needles will be provided.

Coffee, coffee cake, and a delicious lunch will be provided for you in appreciation for volunteering to Help Other People Everywhere. To have a correct count for lunch, please call or text Sue Griggs at 501-984-1401.

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April Catlett holding slipper sock, Sunday Quisenberry, Carolyn Alexander, Elaine Rypkema, and Linda Esola with chemo port pillows made at the January meeting of Threads of HOPE

BWM MISSION PROJECT- HOSPICE BLESSING BASKETS

The BWM first Mission Project for 2020 is Hospice Blessing Baskets for families of patients in the Hospice Inpatient unit at CHI St. Vincent in Hot Springs. The baskets will include:

Large print word search booklets Inspirational booklet Candy Cookies Snack (like Bugles) Toothpaste and brush Hand Sanitizer Lip Balm Bar of soap Shampoo and conditioner Body Cream Fuzzy socks NT Bible Squeezable ball to help reduce stress Pillowcase, made by Threads of Hope Pocket tissue and holder, made by Threads of Hope Pen and pad Comb Bookmark, made by BBC member Sandi Matthews Card with scripture verse Card holder, made by BBC member Linda Rivera

The cost of the filled basket is $20.00. All items in the baskets will be purchased except for those hand-made items. If you are interested in sponsoring a Blessing Basket, please make your check out to “Balboa Baptist Church” with memo Hospice Blessing Basket or cash. Envelopes are avail- able in baskets which are located on the long table outside of the sanctuary before the entrance to the OC. In addition, monetary donations will be accepted at Girls, Games, and Goodies on Thursday, March 12th.

Please contact Elaine Rypkema at 501-922-5780 if you have questions or need additional information.

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Elaine Rypkema holding a Hospice Blessing Basket

HIGHLIGHTS OF FEBRUARY ACTIVITIES

NEW MEMBER LUNCHEON

The New Member-Returning Visitor Luncheons are held throughout the year and provide a wonderful opportunity for new members and returning visitors to learn more about Balboa Women’s Ministry and the many opportunities to serve at Balboa. Alice Weith hosted a luncheon at her home for three new members on Monday, February 10th. New members attending were Kathy Miramontes, Melissa Kirk, and Jo Ann Sypert. The luncheon was a wonderful time of fellowship and provided a relaxed atmosphere to ask questions and share information.

Front row: Kathy Miramontes and Melissa Kirk

Back row: Billie Sue Wright, Jo Ann Sypert, and Alice Weith.

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BWM VALENTINE CARDS PROJECT

The Valentine Card project was an opportunity to bless widowed, divorced, and single BBC members and nonmembers (who attend BBC) with hand-made Valentine’s Day Cards.

Valentine Cards made by BMW and BBC members Kathy Foust and Tara Clearman making Valentine Cards

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Easter Services at Balboa March 22 through April 12. We will again celebrate Easter for 4 weeks this year. Included in these 4 services will be

Easter songs that relate to the last week and passion of our Lord Jesus. The messages will

also correspond to this theme. These services begin on March 22. They continue on March

29, April 5 and culminate on April 12 (Easter Sunday). We hope you will invite people to

come to all these services and especially friends and family who need to be saved.

Choir, Orchestra, Bells and Praise Teams are open for membership. We encourage all musicians to consider joining with us in Choir, the Praise Team, Orchestra, or Handbells.

Jubilation Jazz Is Coming March 29 at 4 pm in the Outreach Center. These are brass, woodwind and percussion ministers and players from churches all over Arkansas. They are

very good and will present lots of well-known gospel tunes in a Jazzy way. Come and be blessed.

April 9: Maundy Thursday Service at 6 pm. We will commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples before His crucifixion. Come and join us.

May 31: An exciting Youth Choir from Ashdown is coming to be with us in the morning services.

This will be a real treat for us.

July 26: Our Sunday School Picnic in the OC, featuring David Ragan. David sings baritone / lead with the New South Quartet in Branson at the Grand Palace Music Hall. This will

be an exciting picnic celebration.

August 30: We will host Scot Cameron again in Concert in the Sanctuary. Scot was here early

last year and just amazed us with his fine voice and talent. He will present a variety of music in addition to

Gospel tunes and will include some famous Broadway tunes as well.

We hope to see you here each Sunday to share our Lord’s praise and grace.

Serving joyfully with you,

Pastor Jim, Minister of Music

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4:00 pm in the OC

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Men’s Bible Study & Fellowship

All men are invited to join us as we continue

our Fellowship & Bible Study of the Book of

Acts, led by Mark Graham.

Contact Dave Finton, Men’s Director, at 318-461-0647.

S.O.L.O.S. (Singles Onward Loving Other Souls)

If you are single, come be a part of Balboa SOLOS. Contact Karen Laib 922-

1137 or Candace Williams 915-0096. You don’t have to be a member of our

church to be a part of this group .

APR 23: Deacon’s SOLOS Banquet

SEP 8-10: Branson Trip

Grief Ministry ~ “Friendly Hearts” meets at Balboa Baptist Church on the LAST Monday of every month at 1:30pm. Contact Sammye Rottluff (501-922-0918) or

Bess Moore (501-625-2015) for more information.

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It hurts to lose someone. Find help at GriefShare.

GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone. Our GriefShare begins on Tuesday, March 31, from 9:30am – 11:30am. This first session is for a course overview and a time to get acquainted. This is followed by 13 weeks of sessions, ending on June 30th. If interested, contact Glenda Arey or Donna Marshall to register (sample form shown below). Deadline for registration is March 15th.

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As we close out the month of February, the library committee is hopeful that you found a few books to

read during the winter months. If you have read a book that you enjoyed and hope others would enjoy, we

would like to hear from you. We are always looking for good books to buy and the books in our own library

to recommend to others.

Darlene Phillips has read many books in our library, both fiction and non-fiction. Below is a review of one

of the books that she and others found interesting and informative.

“The novel Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, is not for those wanting to read a lighthearted and

happy-go-lucky book. The novel is based on the actual scandal that took place in the 1950’s and 60’s at the

Tennessee Children’s Home Society. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss, is the eldest daughter of five who live a happy

existence with their poor, but loving parents on a river shanty boat. Left alone when their dad must take

their mother to a hospital, corrupt police abduct them and deliver them to the Memphis-based so-called

home for ‘orphans’ (i.e. stolen children). Led to believe it will just be for a short stay until their parents can

get them, Rill soon realizes that isn’t the case.

The horrors all the abducted children at this house face is beyond belief. It is run by a cruel, money-hungry

woman named Georgia Tann whose famous, powerful and wealthy clientele will pay thousands of dollars for

beautiful young children to adopt. They believe the children have been orphaned and are thrilled with giving

them a home. Government officials choose to look the other way since they are compensated by Ms. Tann.

The story intertwines with a present-day tale about the attorney daughter of a US Senator. By a chance

encounter she learns some confusing news about her grandmother. Weaving the story of the past with the

present-day investigation that ensues leaves the reader unaware how they relate until almost the very end.

After reading this novel, I was struck by the resilience of the children as they lived with such longing for

their parents, yet knowing if they spoke about their past the repercussions were horrendous. This book will

stay on your mind long after it is finished. For me, knowing it was about a REAL occurrence, made it even

more difficult to continue reading, yet the writer skillfully compels the reader to know the ending.”

Darlene Phillips

Carolyn Linam Librarian 922-8896

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CARLA KROUT

Carla, also known as Corkie, was born in Lamesa, TX and still considers

herself a Texan, even though the family soon moved to Ojai, CA, where she

grew up and graduated high school. She married her high school sweetheart

and they had 2 sons, Ken, who still lives in Ojai, and Jeff, who we are blessed

to have here at Balboa Baptist Church to play keyboard for the Contemporary

service.

Carla worked as a secretary, and in the medical field. She has three

grandchildren; 2 in CA and 1 in TX.

Carla accepted Christ as Savior when she was twenty-one years old while

she listened to a recorded message of Billy Graham. When he gave the invitation, she readily accepted

and shared her good news with friends and family. She soon joined a local church and was baptized.

Her hobbies include quilting, golfing and reading. McGraw, her Yorkie Silkie mix terrier, is her friend

and companion.

Carla moved here in February 2019 from Ventura, CA to be with her son, Jeff. She visited several

churches and watched Balboa videos at home. She was drawn to Pastor Denny’s kind face and Biblical

messages. She was pleased to find friendly, caring people when she visited Balboa and soon joined. We

welcome Carla into our church family.

STEVE WEATHERS

Steve was born in Baltimore, Maryland, where he attended Mars Hill

Baptist Church. After he graduated high school, he was with the Army for 3

years. When he returned home he joined the Baltimore County Police

Department and was with them for 22 years. He left Maryland for 3 years to

work in Florida doing Crime Scene Investigation, came back, got a job with

the Maryland State Police, again doing Crime Scene Investigation, and then

later on became a finger-print examiner. During this time his first wife died

of complications from diabetes.

Three and a half years ago, on a golf trip to Myrtle Beach, Dana came into

his life. They were married and lived there for about a year before moving to HSV to be closer to his

sisters. He bought his mother’s house in the Coronado Golf Community after she passed and went to

work for the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. They’ve been here since July 2018 and love the diversity of

the Village. Steve even met someone living here whom he had worked with in Maryland.

He joined Balboa Baptist Church the first Sunday in January. Dana, having been unable to go to

church with him at first due to a work conflict, is now able to attend. When you see Steve going to the

Contemporary service, or working with the SMT Team, please welcome this great addition to our Church

Family.

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TOM & JAN WOOD

Tom and Jan were born in the same hospital 11 days apart in Olean,

NY where they grew up and married when they were 18 years old.

They have 2 daughters, 2 grands and 1 great-grand.

Tom worked in the Christmas Industry for different companies. This

nomadic couple has lived in 9 states and 25 cities/towns and 2 other

countries with 44 moves during their marriage. Wow! They owned a

temporary-employment business for 6 years. During his younger years,

Tom found time to play in a rock band in his spare time.

When they were 32 years old they visited a Presbyterian Church in Livonia, MI. Two days later Pastor

Wally Hostetter visited them and led them to Christ.

Tom’s interest is in audio visual and he is already on the church team. He is also interested in graphic

design. Jan likes to cook, bake and read in her spare time. She is a Chairperson in the HSV Republican

Women’s Club.

Jan & Tom moved to the Village on April 27, 2018. They were drawn to Balboa’s Contemporary

Service and when they visited and heard the beautiful music and heard the Spirit-filled message, they felt

right at home. Welcome Tom and Jan into our fellowship and when you meet this wonderful couple, ask

Jan to bake you a cake!

New Members in February:

Gary & Susan Caruthers Mark & Susan West Jerry & Ileene Story Clyde Crittenden

22 Acceso Circle 4 Encantado Circle 3 Linares Ln. 67 Mano Way

972-623-7073/7077 501-318-7095/7096 573-855-9400/4899 817-578-1205

Lee & Teri Parnell Steve & Lucinda Akins Cliff & Barbara Cooper 156 Maderas Drive 67 Mano Way 15 Serenar Way

L: 501-781-5030 972-603-8179 501-912-5554

T: 281-728-4354

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DWAYNE & LYNDA SHIPMAN

Lynda was born in Corning, NY. Her parents then moved to

Rochester, NY where she grew up and graduated from high school.

Her grandmother introduced her to a Baptist church. Her favorite

subjects were math and science. While attending Northeaster

University in Boston, she decided a business degree was more to her

liking. One of her favorite hobbies growing up was skiing.

From Boston, she moved to San Diego, CA and then to

Maryland, where she worked for Enterprise Rental Company. She

moved back to CA and lived there for 16 years and then moved to Fort Worth, TX. She enjoyed

being a stay-at-home mom for 16 years. In 2007 she started work for Weatherford Campus as a

student financial aid advisor. After returning to church Lynda decided to walk the aisle in 2012,

giving her life a new direction.

Dwayne was born and raised in Corning, AR. He enjoyed football and hunting. He joined the AF

right after high school and retired after 22 years, having served in Europe, the Middle East and the

United States. After retiring at Cannon AFB, NM, Dwayne moved to Ft. Worth, TX where Lockheed

Martin used his experience as a bomb loader to modify aircraft.

Lynda and Dwayne met in 2012. They began a search for a church to attend together and found

Stonewater Church, Weatherford Campus. Dwayne prayed to receive Christ as his Lord and Savior

January 27, 2017 at a men’s retreat. They were baptized together on March 26, 2017.

While on a 2014 Valentines’s Day vacation trip to Hot Springs, they stopped in the Village. They

loved it and immediately bought a townhouse. After vacationing each year, they were able to retire

and had a new home built last year so they can enjoy the Village full-time. In November 2019 they

received a Welcome-to-the-Village package that indicated Balboa Baptist Church had a

Contemporary service. They decided to attend Balboa Baptist that week; and they have been

attending ever since. Together they have 4 children and 4 grandchildren. And they feel very blessed

to be members of Balboa Baptist Church.

And we are happy to have them in our midst!

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Carolyn Linam 1

Richard Boysen 3

Jim Eager 4

Susie McCall 4

Gay Bonner 5

Kay Gardenhire 5

Larry Downing 6

Frankie Foley 6

Ed Stern 7

Terry Madden 8

Larry Curtis 9

Roy Henderson 10

Greg Bloxom 13

Michael Williams 13

Mick Lewis 13

Tawana Lewis 15

Janet Radmanesh 15

Sara Stern 16

Michelle Watson 16

Richard Green 18

Wanda Bonner 19

Ann Huffman 19

Karen Lashlee 19

Sandi Matthews 20

Betty Barnhardt 21

Bobby Bell 21

Jimmie Hicks 22

Linda Hale 22

Diane McGhee 23

Ben Carpenter 24

Danny Robinson 24

Carol Freeman 25

Mitzi Hunter 26

Jason Smith 26

Paula Mercer 27

Barb Seale 28

Diana Emery 28

Sam Havens 29

Sandra Oden 29

Glenda Arey 30

Roger Driggers 30

Greg & Bertie Bloxom 1

Frank & Judy Massingill 1

Jerrel & Patsy Cotton 3

Jim & Anne Hope 3

Tom & Linda Laginja 4

Don & Darlene Spradling 4

Allen & Betty Barnhardt 7

Michael & Susie McCall 8

Gary & Susan Caruthers 10

Larry & Vanessa Downing 12

Richard & Gwen Lederfine 12

Gerald & Kathy Norman 12

Skip & Rosanne George 14

Randy & JoAn Sypert 16

Mick & Dot Lewis 17

Mark & Susan West 17

Denny & Billie Sue Wright 18

Bob & Marcie Bearden 22

Ricky & Debbie Dorris 22

Bobby & Ginger Bell 23

Jim & June Russell 26

Glen & Ellen Barr 27

Tray & April Catlett 27

Wanda Jones & Frank Monaco 27

Al & Lisa Morris 28

Ron & Jimmie Hicks 30

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FAMILY MINISTRY Let the Little Children Come to Jesus!

AWANA Clubs

During the school year,

our AWANA Clubs meet

on Wednesdays at 5:30pm

CUBBIES is for children ages 3 & 4.

SPARKS are kindergarten thru Grade 2 and

T&T (Truth & Training) are Grades 3-6.

Spring Break Mar 23-27, No Activities Mar 25

ACTIVITIES

During the school year

our Balboa STUDENTS (Grades 7-12) meet every

Wednesday from 5:30—7:30pm,

and start with a light meal.

Bring a friend and join us for food, fun and great fellowship!

Spring Break Mar 23-27, No Activities Mar 25

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JUST THE FACTS

If you are moving, or have an email or phone number change,

Please contact the Church Office at 501-922-0155, so that we may update our records accordingly.

Balboa Baptist Church Mission Statement:

Engaging People to Find and Follow Jesus

DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES IS THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH

You may e-mail your articles to

Alice at alicepbalboa@gmail.com or

Debbie at debbiebalboabaptist@gmail.com

CHURCH OFFICE: (501) 922-0155

Church Office Hours: 8am - 4pm

Intercessory Prayer Line: 24 hours-a-day:

(501) 915-9GOD (9463)

Fax Line: (501) 915-0463

Website: www.BalboaBaptist.Church

Facebook: www.facebook.com/balboabaptist

You can watch each 9AM Sunday Sermon on our

Website. Check it out… located under the

“MEDIA” tab.