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Summer 2012
A weekend of fun and Bible study for the Nada Mission children and adults led by FBC Richmond, Ky.
Providence Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, continues to expose the Owlsey County High School teens to special activities as well as to challenge them about their future educational options. This year they toured the Lexington Airport and museum, the local CBS-TV station, and the Somerset waterpark. The GORGEous Gals participated in the first ever Nada Heritage Mtn. Festival in June, along with Central BC Bearden, Knoxville, Tn. who came to help. 2
Steve and Annette at Karen Worship at Agape Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX.
The last few weeks of summer have focused on assisting our new and returning college students through orientation, registration and financial aid headaches to the first day of school. With seven students starting college (including two Hope Academy graduates) and eight returning, this is so exciting. They truly are the future, and helping smooth their transition and providing encouragement along the way helps them see this time as more exciting than scary. We are planning to launch a grandmas and grandpas program for our college students, also, to provide periodic encouragement. Anyone interested can email us for more details:
Steve bringing greetings from Louisville Karen to the Karen congregation at Agape Baptist Church in Fort Worth. 3
steve.annette @yahoo.com
Midway Kids
Highland Youth
Calvary Youth
Extreme Builds is a shining beacon of Gods grace in McCreary County. However, another of the after-effects of Extreme Build has been coming to terms with the extreme poverty that exists in our commonwealth. McCreary County is one of nine Kentucky counties with a poverty rate over 31%, which ranks among the highest in our nation. The median household income of McCreary County is $24,691. In terms of dollars and cents, the seven homes the KBF has built represent a drop in the bucket of Kentucky poverty - albeit a drop with quite a splash. Reflecting on this sober reality left me a bit dejected. Luckily, I began working in earnest on the KBF Asset Map at around this time. Rather than starting from needs, one begins asset mapping by first discovering what gifts and strengths are present in the community. This was Blairs job last summer; my job has been to take this information and put it into a presentable format. In the process, I have realized that the collective reach of KBF congregations extends far beyond what our limited resources might suggest. Though a particular KBF event or congregational ministry represents only a drop in the bucket, these drops combined form a mighty river of love that can erode even the mightiest of obstacles (like poverty). I am excited that the KBF will be able to make this resource available soon, so that you might also see what I have seen this summer.
A Plea from
By Jarrod Lopez, Summer Intern Here am I. Send me. This phrase from Isaiah echoes the sentiment of many young people who endeavor to serve God and others through summer missions. Organizations like CBFs Student.Go and Passport send college and seminary students to destinations ranging from youth camps on college campuses to inner city neighborhoods and African villages. These summer missionaries - brimming with idealism and enthusiasm depart their schools on annual journeys to change the world by bringing Gods justice to the oppressed and peace to the victimized. This is the part of the story we know and love in our Baptist churches: responsive decisions that produce faithful actions and powerful testimonies. However, we often neglect the endings of these summer stories. What happens when faithful students come down from their respective mountaintops and back to the mundane world of campus life? How do they process their successes and failures and move forward? CBF had these questions in mind when they created their annual SELAHvie retreat. Now in its third year, this four-day event in August offers participants a chance to pause for reflection and renewal before returning to life as normal in the fall. Through worship, workshops, and group discussions participants are given one final, intentional opportunity to listen for Gods voice as they share life and reflect on their summers together. I was fortunate to be able to attend this years SELAHvie as part of my KBF summer internship. In addition to meeting many amazing student ministers - several from Kentucky - I left feeling supported. Empathetic CBF staff members asked us about our summers and really listened to our answers. They did not patronize us for our exuberance; nor did they tune out negative commentary in search of a testimony that could be used for marketing purposes. They respected our stories for what they were, not what they hoped they might be. I challenge each of you to take a cue from the CBF and do the same as you encounter student ministers this fall. We humbly ask that in your ministries to us you treat us not just as a future generation in need of guidance, but as a significant part of Gods present ministry to the world through Christs church.
calendar
September 10-12: CBF Together For Hope Council Meeting, Lake Providence, LA September 26-29: Christian Community Development Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN October 5-14: Fellowship Without Borders, KBF/EEAM Partnership Trip, Morocco October 18-19: KBF Current (Young Baptist Leaders) Retreat with Rachel Held Evans, Georgetown Baptist Church October 25-26: Kentucky Council of Churches Assembly 2012, Morehead January 2-5: Academy of Preachers Festival of Preaching, Atlanta, GA 10-11: Georgetown College Pastors Conference January 25-26: Wakeful Parenting, FBC Frankfort February 25-27: CBF ChurchWorks! Conference, Ft. Worth, TX March 2: Coordinating Council Meeting, Midway Baptist Church April 26-27: KBF Spring Gathering, Third Baptist, Owensboro June 9-15: Extreme Build 8, McCreary County June 8-14: PassportMissions2, Broadway Baptist, Louisville June 16-21: PassportMissions2, Broadway Baptist, Louisville June 27-29: CBF General Assembly, Greensboro, NC August 16-17: KBF Coordinating Council Meeting, Louisville
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Sam Brown looks at photos from Extreme Build with his kids, enjoying their new home.
Maryanne Brown is overwhelmed by pictures and memories of KBF volunteers who helped to build her home.
The Browns home in McCreary County represents the seventh Extreme Build house constructed by KBF. Save the date: EXTREME BUILD 8! June 9-15, 2013, McCreary County, KY