Director’s Corner
The church is to be the lighthouse for our community. High on a
rocky point at the mouth of the harbor stands a lighthouse. Its
whitewashed walls can be seen for miles up and down the coast. Its
towering figure guides fishing boats and pleasure crafts as they
thread their way into port. But the lighthouse does not render its
greatest service in the daytime and sunshine. When darkness falls
or storms arise, those who man the lighthouse must go to work.
The great light sweeps the horizon for ships in need of refuge. The
darker the night and the wilder the seas, the greater is the need for
the light to keep ships from crashing on the rocks. In our world
today, both moral and spiritual darkness have descended on us,
but the church should not back up in fear. It is the church that
needs to shine the brightest in a dark world. The church stands as
a monument to truth when righteousness prevails, but our purpose
is realized best when darkness befalls us. Matthew 5:14 tells us
what Jesus expects of us. “Ye are the light of the world.” I believe
He expects us to be the light for several reasons. First, we have as
Christians the true light. There are so many ways to make artificial light. Just when it is needed most it doesn’t work. The power
source has given out. Jesus Christ is the only true power source.
He is faithful and dependable. A second reason is the world needs
the true light. The church is the only one to meet the spiritual
darkness of the world. If the church doesn’t step up and give light
for the lost then no one else is going to do it. Let’s pray that God
will use us to bring light to the lonely and lost. Let’s pray that
their eyes may be open to the true light, unity.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Bro. Lowell
Navajo County Fair
Birthdays & Anniversaries
On Sept. 10-14 we had the Navajo County Fair in Holbrook, AZ. We had a great
time with a booth on the midway to pass cowboy Bibles and share the gospel of
Jesus Christ. We passed out over 900 Bibles and 1 lady accepted Jesus Christ as
her savior. Praise the Lord! On more soul in heaven. We followed our booth
ministry with an 8:00 a.m. Cowboy service on Sunday morning with over 90 in
attendance and 7 professions of faith. Again, Praise the Lord!
October
We gave away a beautiful roping saddle at the end of our service
and a young girl, Courtney DeSpain, won the saddles for her new horse.
I want to thank all who helped with prayers, donations, worked in the booth
and came to the cowboy service. It’s a joy to serve the Lord with people who see
the precious opportunity to share Jesus with the lost world.
Pastor Jim Minnick
First Baptist Church—Holbrook
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6
15
Debbie Juriga
Margie Schendel
Esther Butterworth
17 Mark McCraw
21 Coy Brewer
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15
13
26
Mike Lyons
Ted Pate
Peggy Warren
Eleanor Brewer
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November
16
Matt & Elaine Gaston
December
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Backpack for Kids
Children’s Camp 2014
DPBA Children’s Camp was held June 1-7, 2014 at Burton Camp. The camp
theme was “Running the Good Race,” from Corinthians 9:24. One hundred
campers from 1st to 6th grade gathered together to leaned that the moment you
have asked Jesus into your heart God and to forgive your sins, you are at the
starting line of the “Good Race.” The race is not a sprint but a marathon that
will run for the rest of their life through good and bad times
Camp featured DPBA Camp Olympics. The olympic games were directed by
Dana Mead (Burton) and Team Jesus. Campers were divided into teams representing countries with twelve olympic events. It was a fun filled afternoon with
the games, learning about Jesus, and running the good race. Every team member was awarded a gold medal at the closing ceremonies.
Charlie Kiem, camp pastor and chalk talk artist, spoke to the campers twice
daily in Burton Church. His talks were about the good race. His love for Jesus
and for the campers shined through his talks and his art. Thirteen campers accepted Jesus as saviour and others committed their loves to mission work.
Sanders Elementary is starting a Backpack for Kids program. We will do this
weekly on Fridays for student referrals by staff: We are in the need of donations of food to include items like :
Boxes of raisins
Oatmeal packets
Tuna cans
Spam
Noodles
Granola bars
Rice
Beans
Small water bottles
Juice containers
Please note this is not an all inclusive list but just some items our committee
was thinking about.
Resort Ministry
Here it is the close of yet another summer of Resort Ministries. It was a successful summer but not without a few rough spots.
Place of service
Greer
Juniper Ridge
K-Bar
Edward Oravecz, Patty Small’s Dad (DPBA Treasurer)
Carol Gaston, Pastor Matt Gaston’s Mother
BJ Wyatt, Desert View BC, Winslow, former Deacon
Offering
$7,609.55
6,018.50
852.00
Attend
Bible Study
Visits
Other
614
45
1,178
185
21
266
216
96
66
42
Venture In
9,968.10
1,785
518
91
264
Waltner's
3,091.50
587
129
161
897
4,353
873
339
1,419
Totals
$27,532.65
As you can see attendance and offerings are down, but we have covered all
our expenses. Praise the Lord!
Eleanor Ferry (Gardei), Director of Resort Ministry
Please donate items that are small for the backpacks.
We will be having a committee meeting on Monday, 29 Sept. at 4 p.m. Daylight Savings Time at Sanders Elementary Federal Programs Office. At this
time, we will be purchasing backpacks but need donations of food
For more information, please call Pastor Mark McCraw at 928-551-3986 . I
can also be reached at Sanders Elementary at 928-688-3850 or ext 3817. I
would be happy to pick up the items.
Snowflake, AZ 85937
Permit No. 2
New Challenge Seminar
North Cluster Prayer Group
Zona Youth Camp
North Cluster Prayer Group
Administration Team Meeting
VBS Jumpstart
Resort Ministry Meeting
Hispanic Men’s Retreat
DPBA Annual Meeting, Holbrook
Evangelism & Discipleship for Hispanic Women
US Paid Postage
October
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9
6-11
10
16
18
23
24-26
26
31
“A glimpse of who we are together”
Non Profit Organization
Calendar of Events
Desert Pines Window
Desert Pines Baptist Association exists to assist churches in fulfilling their God-given purpose.
Oct.—Dec. 2014
Vol. 11, No. 10-12
Looking at Revitalization
November
1-2
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13
14
13
20
27-28
Evangelism & Discipleship for Hispanic Women
Veteran’s Day, DPBA Office is Closed
Convention Council Meeting
ASBC Annual Meeting
North Cluster Prayer Group
DPBA Administration Team Meeting
Thanksgiving Holiday, DPBA office is Closed
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6
11
18
24-31
Pastor’s and Wife’s Christmas Dinner
Hispanic Pastors’ Luncheon
North Cluster Prayer Group
Administration Team Meeting
Christmas Holiday & New Years’ Eve.
DPBA Office is Closed
December
Desert Pines Baptist Association
63rd Annual Meeting
October 26, 2014, 4:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Holbrook, Arizona
Resort Minister
Return Service Requested.
Snowflake AZ. 85937
Desert Pines Baptist Association
1016 S. Main Street, Snowflake, AZ 85937
P. O. Box 297, Snowflake, AZ 85937
Phone: (928) 536-7200 Fa.
x: (928) 536-7280
E-mail: [email protected]
P.O. Box 297
I had the opportunity to Ordain Bro. Ed Berger into the Gospel
ministry on Sunday evening, August 10, 2014. This is an historic
event because it is the first time DPBA has ordained one of our resort pastors. It was well attended and Bro Bill Hutchinson, Waltner’s R V Park, brought the charge to the chapel and Lowell Warren brought the charge to the candidate. We enjoyed our time with
our Greer Chapel family and they did an out standing job providing
for us. We appreciate the work that Ed and Lee are doing there in
Greer. Eleanor and Jodi were there representing our R V Resort
ministry. Thanks everyone for the work you did. Interim Director,
Lowell Warren
Desert Pines Baptist Association
Ordained
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the
Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered
and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for
flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my
Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee,
That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my
church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against
it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall
be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on
earth shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged he his
disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus
the Christ.
Matthew 16:16-20