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News From Churches

Volume 46 March 2016 Number 5

Faith will have an Easter fellowship and cookout on Sunday afternoon March 13th.

FreedomWay I would like to thank the Executive Board and the churches of LRRBA for the donation of $1,000.00 for special needs. We are in constant need in this mission of reaching needy people. We now have our own website: www.freedomwayministries.com.

Lifeline On March 19th the ladies will be taking a trip to the Biblical Museum in Collierville, TN and will be attending the Women of Joy Conference in Branson April 8th -10th. On March 26 we will hold our Easter Celebration Egg Hunt and Cookout form 2-4 p.m.

Lone Star The Lone Star youth group will be working the Passion Play in Eureka Springs March 18-19. We will have our Easter service and meal March 27 at 11 a.m.

McJester had four additions by baptism since January. The Ladies and Men’s Bible Studies are studying "Unanswered" with good attendance in both classes.

Southside will be observing Good Friday with a special service at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 25. Doug Inzer, of Westside Baptist will be bringing the message. Also there will be observance of the Lord's Supper.

Sugarloaf will host their annual Easter Egg-stravaganza at the Kees Farm on March 26 at 11 a.m. On Sunday, March 27, they will have a sunrise service on the church parking lot at 6 a.m., and will present their Easter Cantata that evening at 6 p.m.

Tumbling Shoals hosted their annual Wild Game supper on March 3 with over 250 in attendance. Two members of TSBC have returned from a mission trip to Kenya to train and equip local pastors. Over 100 local pastors attended these meetings! TSBC will celebrate her 27th anniversary on Sunday, March 20.

Westside Greers Ferry Ministerial Alliance is hosting an Easter sunrise service at Lacy's Marina in Higden at 7 a.m. Rev. Sherman Morrison of Post Oak Baptist Church will preach. Sunday, March 20, Christian comedian Dennis Swanberg will be ministering to us at 10:45 am and 6 pm. At 4 p.m. he will be leading a MENS ONLY event based on his book “The Man Code.”

Woodrow The Youth Group will be going to Porto Alegra, Brazil, March 18 and staying with the Michael Ring Family. We’ve had 3 baptisms and several new members recently.

6:00 Fellowship Supper

6:30 Executive Board Meeting

7:00 Stand & Sing

Prayer & Welcome: Larry Thomas

Roll Call/Announcements

Special Music

Message: Randy Garrett,

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief

Associational Meeting

March 21

LRRBA Association Office

1325 Heber Springs Rd., S, Heber Springs

Randy Garrett serves as the Arkansas Baptist State Convention Disaster Relief Director. As a life-long resident of the Little Rock area, Randy and his wife,

Charlotte, have raised four children who are now raising his ten grandchildren. Hurricane Katrina introduced Randy to Disaster Relief when he and some church buddies jumped in a truck with chainsaws to help in Louisiana. Much training, experience, and years later, Randy took the leadership of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention Disaster Relief.

A business graduate of the University of Arkansas, Randy retired from Southwestern Bell (now AT&T) after 28 years. An avid hunter, outdoorsman, and Razorback fan, Randy’s mission is to bring volunteers together to serve people in need while sharing the Gospel.

Our Emphasis for the March Meeting will

be Disaster Relief. The LRRBA Disaster

Relief Team (identified by their yellow

shirts) will be providing the meal and

helping with serving, parking, etc...

Due to limited parking, please do your

best to carpool, or come together in

your church van. Parking attendants will

direct you to the parking area behind

the building.

Financial Report - February 2016

“I am the rose of Sharon, and the Lily of the valleys.” Song of Solomon 2:1

Have you noticed the bright yellow lilies this year? I think their proper name is daffodils. It seems their color is almost florescent. I don’t think I have ever seen them so bright. It seems like they are coming out late this year. The roses and the lilies remind us of the beauty of the Savior. Jesus spoke of the lilies in one of his sermons and said, “Solomon in all his glory is not arrayed like one of these.” The lilies are a sign that spring is just around the corner. Spring, the budding of the trees, the grass coming back to life, the birds singing all remind me of the Savior. Remember, in Him was Life and the Life was the Light of men. Heaven will be a beautiful time of spring. The tree of life budding and blooming and the leaves for the healing of the nations. Happiness, joy, and peace, and signs of life all around. I guess you can tell that I love this time of year. Paul Harvey tells a story of the lilies in a church parking lot. He said beside the flower beds in four inches of black-top pavement the Easter lilies burst through the pavement. This showed Paul Harvey that the pavement could not hold them back when God decided to bring them forth. It’s the same way with Jesus in the tomb. When it was His time to come forth, nothing could hold Him back. “He arose, He arose, Halleluiah Christ arose.” Have a happy Easter, Bro. Larry

Missionary’s Message

Faith Baptist in Quitman is planning a mission trip to

Open Door Church in Lee, Mass. May 21-28 to help

with construction on their new property. Please call

Bro. Fred Oaks at 501 589-2265 if you would like to

be part of this mission trip.

Gifts from Churches: Expenditures:

Brownsville $220.00 AR Faith & Ethics Council $150.00

Concord $158.99 Collegiate Ministries-UCA/HS $200.00

Faith $195.00 Kansas Missions $100.00

First, Heber Springs $4,090.00 Local Missions $1,000.00

Grace $202.56 Open Door Church $1,000.00

Harris Chapel $68.00 Friends For Life $400.00

Heber Springs Baptist $708.78 Wind City Church $1,000.00

Higginson $259.45 Transfer to FreedomWay $600.00

Lifeline $400.00 Electric, Propane, Water $481.79

Lone Star $1,217.70 Telephone/Internet $155.42

McJester $320.61 Copier Maintenance $27.29

Mt. Top Cowboy $2,706.75 Office Supplies/Postage/Software $956.31

Mt. Zion $73.00 Pastor/Staff Fellowships $27.37

New Beginning $100.00 Speaker Honorariums $287.48

New Bethel $140.96 Missionary Travel $49.68

Palestine $343.63 Missionary's Salary $2,884.64

Pines $175.00 Housing Allowance $1,731.12

Pleasant Ridge $50.00 Annuity/Life Insurance $348.69

Pleasant Valley $340.40 Medical Insurance $732.61

Post Oak $50.00 Ministry Asst. Salary $1,760.76

Quitman $943.20 Ministry Asst. Annuity $292.50

South Side $807.15 Less: Taxes payable ($246.68)

Sugarloaf $1,001.13 Total EXPENDITURES $13,938.98

Tumbling Shoals $0.00

West Side $1,381.44 Previous Balance $49,267.19

Woodrow $410.18 plus: TOTAL RECEIPTS $17,438.93

Total Church Gifts $16,363.93 less: TOTAL EXPENDITURES ($13,938.98)

OPERATING ACCT BALANCE $52,767.14

Other Income:

ABSC - FreedomWay $800.00

Miscellaneous $275.00

Total Other Income $1,075.00

TOTAL RECEIPTS $17,438.93

First Security Bank CD $26,758.25 Disaster Relief Acct Balance $8,755.71

First State Bank CD $8,275.67 Savings Acct Balance $11,059.21

The Woodrow Youth Group is selling cookbooks for

$20 to help fund their

mission trip to

Brazil. These are hard

bound books with a book

holder and over 500

recipes from the church

and their families. For

more information on ordering cookbooks, please

contact: Gina Carlton 501-206-7321 or Lori Long at

501-206-5559.

MISSION OPPORTUNITIESMISSION OPPORTUNITIES

Pray For D-NOW Weekend

The Youth Groups of five area churches will

converge on the Mountain Top Cowboy Church

Arena the weekend of March 11-12 for Disciple

Now Weekend. They will camp out at the arena

and will be working on service projects on

Saturday for families associated with The CALL.

Be in prayer for these students and leaders.

Thank You. . . to the LRRBA Disaster Relief Volunteers, led by Don and

Sue Feemster, who served hamburgers at the Delta Block

Party and Dental/Medical Clinic at Stuttgart on March 5.

The free event was sponsored by area Southern Baptist

Churches and the AR Baptist State Convention. In addition

to free dental/medical care, the block party featured

inflatables, games, music, and free food.