The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 2002

F1·tJ111 01,r Hearts To Yours Dave and Pat Warren State Representative Merry Christmas! The l t1rd \\til ing,\\ c \\ arrcns \\ ill ... c,pcr1L'ncc a fan1tly reunion this l ' hr,~tn1.1s 111 Oen, er. ( ' olorado. The ·hildrcn t)ll this side of the Ii . siss ippi .... u~gc~tcd \\call do the tra, clling thi · -- ... , c.1r .111d go to Den\ er to be ,, i th our . ... -.on . l)a\ id . and hi: la111ily . Da\ id then arr:1nged lt)r us to pend three day. in the 111t.1untnins together arter hrist1na . ... \\ c \\ ill be 11\ ing fron1 rour difrercnt - ... ai rpo11: . \\ith plan · to rendezvou · at l)n, id and \lichclle' · hon1e b) hri : tn1a: E\ e. Ed and Janice,, ill 11)' fron1 Day ton. Ohio. te, e and beryl fron1 Grand Rapid. . 1 ichigan. Mark and Dar ·,c fron1 lndiannpoli , Indiana. and Pat and l fron1 c~olu,nbu . ot to n1enti on the anticipation of' ha, ing our kid together. \\ e look lor\\ ard to ha, ing our ti, e grandchildren together - · ix ! car-old • ) cine:> , four- 1 ear old lee, and our three little one-year old grand on . \ 1 atthe,, ·. Benj a111 in. and W i11 ia111 . \\ 'e thank the Lord for our fan1ily: ~ach pcr,·on n1ake a unique cont ri bution to the group . in1ilarl). \\ e are thankful fo r\ OU. OUr broader fan1ilv. and \\'e \Vant ., ~ 1 ou to kno,, it. Each pa tor and each church are pecial to u and,, care glad to be connected to 1 ou . The O RBC i an e\lended 1:1n1i1 1 of people\\ ho arc "bound b\ the \\'ord and to each other.,. ~ \\ e hope) ou ,, i 11 enjo 1 the fa,ni ly en1pha i ~ in thi i ue - noting lhe ··ra,nil> ·· picture taken at the O RBC c·t)nl~ renc~. (lf 1 ou ,,ant to ec n1orc or the. e pictur~~- check out th i~ \\ eb. ite: h1111: U\<!r\ .hln rke11.e<. lu c r e110. ) And o \\ e av. ·' \1cm Chri t1na ··· - fro1n our - ., heart and fan, ily to 1 our · ! Buses & Vans For Sale 15-84 passenger vehicles available Buy quality for less at :,,f'Jt,'3,:f Transportat ion 1,/1,;"t:iiJ Equip . Sal es Corp. 6401 Seaman Rd . Oregon. OH 43618 41 9-836·2835 Toll-free nationwide 1-800-227-3572 ·· s,g church discounts" ask for Bud Graham Max and Phyllis Tucker Church Planting Coordinator Church Planters "You can do n1orc than pray after you ha, c I ra 1 cd, but you cannot do n1orc than pray unt il you have prayed." John Bunyan We arc ·haring\\ ilh you the prayer requc ·t ro r the coining year rron1 the hea rts or our church planter . e," Community Baptist, Avon Brian & hl1ro11 Gc1rcli11er Pl ea e pray for C\\ Co1n111uni ty Bapti t hurch a ~·e con tinue to grow and de, clop. Pray ror ne\\' be liever to grO\\' piritual ly trong. Pray for continued pi ritual harve tin the Avon area. Pray for ,, i do1n regardi ng hort ten11 fac ility rental and long term land to be purcha ed. outhQ,ve t, trongsville Dc111 & Reheccc1Sin1111011s e,, , om,nuni ty Bapti t of trong vi ll e tarted \,\ ith ix 11onth of culti vat ion (22,000 touche ). o,v, ,ve are in the middle of ix rnonth of cu ltivation and planting (1nonthly outreach ervice ). In March, vve vv ill begin \Vcekly ervice . Pray for God to cornpl ete our pa Lo ral tea,n. for co1n 111unity-,v ide impact, for \\ eekly crvice to tart ,ve il and for di ciple hip of young be lie er . Day pring Bapti t, Co lumbus Ec11-/ & 1\,fc1ri/1 ·,1 Shc,ffer. Bc11·bc1rc1 Tc,rlor .. . . - To glor ify God o there i no exp lanat ion for Day pring but God. For bol dne to peak and 111i ni ter, open door of opportunity, and God to ~ave tho c v ho hea r. To break 75 in \\ or hi p attendance. To be godly and faithful o that God could cnt ru tu \\ith Hi little one ·. In terna ti ona l Comn1uni ty Bapti t, Lor a in John & lf'i/lie ,t/c,e il''illic11n.s . Robert & .Jc111et IVh ill)' Will you plea e pray for the tean1 at In ternational Con1n1unity Bapti t Church . Ri ght nO\\ John i crv ing a the tca ,n leader, and Bob and Jan Whitty are er\ ing a uppo11 n1en1ber . We are in need ofa Hi panic couple to be a part ofthi tea ,n. Pray that God \\i ll co,nplete the team. orthcast 0111n1unit. Bapti~t, w 1\lbany .Jo/Jn c~ Mic/1e/le AfnrJ:c111 /)(/\ '/(/ c\'. f?O.\ l'=e f / .S~/C\ '(' /1\011 We arc a1.,k1ng (jocl ror grO\\'th both ~ri ri tual ly and phyc;ical ly. . piri tuall y: c;harc the gospel \vi lh I 00 people thi ~yea r, gro\vlh of new bclie\cr~: phy~ica ll y: 250,000 lo build on 5 acres of land that\\ c purcha cd in O\ c,nbcr ' 02~ prai ~c : provi ·ion or land. 8 sa l ati on dec is ion . IO bapti<;1ns, 17 ne\\, n1c1nber in '02 . G race Bapti t hurch, Ge neva Ros·s & Shir/er De f 'e/ice Pray ror the peopl e of Grace Bapti t Church, ou r pre ent church . They are a 1nal I but a ery capabl e group of people ,vho are gi fted ,vi th ,nany leader hip capab ilitie . They ~i ll be ccking another 1ni ionary to con1e and mini Lcr to them until they are led of the Lord to bccorne e lf- upporti ng. O\V in c lo ing, j u t let you r Church Planti ng Coord inator place before you one more important praye r request for the coin ing yea r~ that God wi11 ra i e up coup le to heed Lhe call and become church planter wi th a i ion to ta1 ound , en ible cri ptural churche in the l-ieart land of America. The Lord \\' i 11 not u e u unti I He ha made u ready. Then \Ve thank Hin1 for kno\ving \,\ hat He i doing. • •••••••••••••••••••• • • • Please note: We have just • • received word from Ross & • • • • Shirley DeFelice that they will be • • retiring on December 31 , 2002 . • • • • Our prayers are with you, Ross & • • Shirl ey. Congratulations for 28 • • • • years of fa ithful service to the • • Lord as Church Planters. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • How To Reach Us... State Representative David & Pat Warren 360 College Hill Drive Cedarville OH 45314 937-766-5913 warrenoarbc@juno.com Church Planting Coordinator Max & Phyllis Tucker 9163 Steamboat Way Wes t Chester, OH 45069 513-942-1295 pltucker5@juno.com