Houston Baptist Association

A word from our Associational Missionary...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We are beginning a brand new year and it is always exciting as we anticipate what may happen in 2009.  The year 2008 was certainly eventful for our nation, our association, and for me personally.  The Nation has gone through the worst economic times in recent history and it does not seem to be ending anytime soon.  We have a new president of whom we are obligated by the Word of God to pray for and to offer support.  We have seen a tremendous turn from Godly values to worldly desires and these are just a few things.  In the Association, we saw the restarting of New Harvest Church, we have had record giving and we have been able to expand the ministries in our area.  I began last year on a tremendous mission trip to Moldova along with 25 others and we saw God work in miraculous ways.  I went through the toughest trial of my life with my sickness and surgery and I saw God at work as He allowed me to recover and I feel great.

What will 2009 offer for us?  We don’t know and we don’t need to know.  We need to remember that God is on His throne and He IS in charge of the world.  We know that He still loves us with an everlasting love and that He will never leave us or forsake us.  We know that in His perfect timing He is coming again to take His church with Him and we who know Him and we will be with Him forever.  I guess that His truth is all we need to know.

May God Bless You and may Jesus be the Lord of your life.


Ray



Merry Christmas
“but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 3:13-14


HOUSTON EDUCATION FOR YOU

PART I OF THE NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY:
Starting January 19th this course will be offered from 6:30
to 8:30 P.M. each Monday night.  
The instructor is Reverend Rodney Bradford.
This is an ACE credit course with 3 hours of credit awarded. 
The cost will be $157.98 (includes your books).  
You can either pre-register or register the first night of class
For further information, call the Association Office.



Associational Missions Celebration

January 20, 2009
Supper begins at 6:30 p.m. with program to follow. Featured program 
guests will be Betty and Hu Addleton, retired missionaries to Pakistan. Several local churches will share their recent mission activities including the Congo mission trip. Everyone is invited and a nursery will be provided. More information here.

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congrats
WELCOME to Rev and Mrs. Carroll Camp at First Baptist Church, Warwick.

To those with birthdays and anniversaries this month.

fyi
Once again our Food Pantry is full and we thank y’all for your contributions!

Please contact the Association for details on how to reserve the camp for family reunions, church groups, and other church events.

Update bookmarks/favorites new website name: houstonbaptistassoc.com and email addresses can be found on the Contact page.

Churches, if you have a website that is not listed on the Churches page, email the link to have your website link to appear with your church information.



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Rev. Ray Burnette
Director of Missions

Houston Baptist Association
2116 Hwy 41 North
Cordele, GA 31015-9685
Phone: 1.229.273.4127
Fax: 1.229.273.0626



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