June Recap

 

• More Heroes - A Truck Driver, A Brazilian Pioneer Missionary, & A Persecuted Pastor - June's edition of Headlines continued with our 'Heroes' theme by pointing to two excellent articles and one video.
   
  
• Congratulations to Winter Haven on its Centennial Anniversary (by Stephen Simpson) - Stephen wrote about how Winter Haven has changed over the years. 
     
• D-Day Veterans: My Heroes (by Jonita Barram) - Jonita wrote about visiting Normandy and the impact it had on her. 
        
• 30 Hours on the Amazon River (by Peter Brock) - Pastor Brock shared some pictures and memories from his recent trip to Peru and Chile.  There is a picture of an interesting 'translator.'
   
• VBS 2011 - Gold Rush - See the pictures from our Vacation Bible School.
   
• Cher Ami - WW1 Hero (by Lee Dusing) - Lee wrote about a feathered, yet heroic, hero.
     
• Nicki Simpson - My Wife and My Hero (by Stephen Simpson) - Stephen wrote that the life of his wife "shouts loudly that the unborn child is to be treasured and preserved at all costs."
      
• Pioneer Missionaries: My Heroes (by Jonita Barram) - Jonita wrote about Pioneer Missionaries - men and women who "blazed the trails of Regular Baptist overseas church planting."
   
• Not Your Typical Hero (by Lou Gentry) - Lou wrote the following about his hero, Lena O'Neil,  "If the Lord had not sent Lena my way, I don’t know how my life would have turned out".
    
• My Internship with Speaker John Boehner (by Emily Nance) - Emily recently returned from a Washington DC internship with Speaker of the House John Boehner.  She wrote about her experiences.
     
• Is Our Church a Safe Place for Hurting People? - Stephen linked to a recent workshop given by Nancy Guthrie where she shared Six Characteristics that Make a Church a Safe Place for Sad People.
   
• What I Learned from John Piper (by Matthew DelValle) - Matthew wrote about being introduced to the ministry of John Piper and the impact that Piper has had on his life.
      
• You're Never Too Old (by Jonita Barram) - Jonita wrote a heartwarming story about her father, who at the age of 80, decided to go on a short-term mission trip to Santiago, Chile, so that he could fill a need at a Christian school.  "You’re never too old to do what God burdens your heart to do."
     
• Meet the Balsleys (by Jonita Barram) - Jonita sat down with Pastor & Mrs. Allen Balsley, a retired Pastor and members of our church.