UPDATE

Today was a big big day for the First Mt Moriah building fund! We raised over $15,000!!!! A LOT of money was raised! Thanks to all the folks that helped out. I have never seen such a committed group of workers! We'll announce a rough total in the morning... I'll give a little hint... think five digits!
To God be the glory!

Keeping Up

OK. Things have really been busy lately and I haven't had time to post. I just wanted to remind everyone about the huge auction and yard sale tomorrow. Our capital fund raising committee has done a fantastic job planning this event! Lots and lots of cool stuff for the yard sale that starts at 8 AM. There will also be a silent auction starting at the same time. Flowers, cakes, golf packages, arts, crafts, antiques and collectibles all will be sold to the highest bidder. Then the live auction will take place at 12:00. Items featured in the live auction include: 2000 GMC Conversion Van, 1972 VW Super Beetle Convertible, 12 Foot Jon Boat with trailer, 10 foot tower deer blind, radial arm saw, electric wood planer, chain saw, and... myself and the deacons will auctioned off to work three hours one Saturday. There will be Krispy Kremes and coffee early and hotdog plates for lunch. It should be a great day. Our people are getting excited about the new building. We know that it will enable us to do even more for God's Kingdom!

Please pray for the Kentucky Mission Team. We will be heading to Kentucky on Sunday. We have lots of work to do and lots of relationships to build. Please pray that we will be a witness where ever we are during the course of this trip and that some will come to know the Lord. That's our # 1 priority and that is hwy we go. Make plans to be at church Sunday as we pray over this team and commission them to the task the Lord has called them to. More later...

Preacher Bryant

VBS 2009 A Huge Success!

Our first VBS of 2009 is officially over. We had a lot of fun at commencement tonight and at the Boomerang Bash that followed. We averaged 152 for the week and by week's end the youth class had grown to 30 kids. Thanks again to everyone for all of your hard work. You can check out the highlight video here. Now we will begin preparing for VBS at Martin Baptist Church in Martin, KY. This will be our fourth year sharing with the great folks at Martin Baptist. All Aboard!

VBS Night #3

We had another incredible night of VBS tonight! Our high attendance so far is 157. The youth class has grown to 25 kids. It is so exciting to see so many new faces in this group. I was driving the van to take some of them home tonight and we passed by a bad automobile accident on the bypass. Immediately one young girl quieted the others down and began to pray. "Lord, if the person in that wreck knows Jesus then we know that they'll be fine no matter what happens. But if not, Lord I pray that you would heal their injuries and that they would come to know your son Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. In Jesus name we pray, Amen." Counting three nights of VBS this week, this girl has been to our church four times. Evidently she knows what's really important in life. Tomorrow night we will be sharing the ABC's of salvation with these kids, PRAY that the Holy Spirit will speak to hearts and draw some of these kids to Christ. All we can do is share. We have faith that He will do the rest.

VBS 2009 Night #1

We had an incredible first night of Vacation Bible School tonight! We registered 147 in attendance! Five years ago our church was down to a one day Bible School with very few children. It is amazing what God can do when we get serious about His Kingdom Priorities. Two years ago we decided to reintroduce a 7th to 9th grade youth class. The first night we had four or five kids and the class grew to about 10 by the end of the week. Tonight we had 22 young people in that class. They were excited about VBS and their teachers had a blast working with them. I can't begin to thank every one enough for all the hard work that will go into this week. Just remember that this is our Jerusalem. It is the front line in our mission strategy. Acts 1:8 says, " But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Pray that God will add to His Kingdom this week, as we seek to lay up some treasure in heaven!

Keeping Up

We had a great little vacation this week. It was a good time of rest to get ready for a busy summer. Remember, VBS starts tomorrow night! There will be folks, including me, at the church all day decorating rooms and preparing to teach, make crafts, play, and feed the children who come this year.

There are several folks we need to be praying for this weekend. Brian Leedy & Kayla Rice will be getting married at 3:00 today. Little Warner Wright is still in NICU at Self. He just needs to breathe a little better on his own. Pray specifically for his breathing. Kinsley Parkman had an accident this week and cracked a vertebrae in her back and got a concussion. She spent a night in the hospital but is home now. They called hospice in for Keith Salters grandmother. Just not much more they could do for her. They also called in hospice for Samantha Polatty's mother in Abbeville. As you can imagine, this is a very difficult and painful time for both of these families. See you guys Sunday!

VBS 2009 Its closer than you think!

One of the most exciting times of year around First Mount Moriah is Vacation Bible School time! Last year we enrolled over one hundred children, and this year we are hoping that number will increase once again! Some of our folks had so much fun that they actually ended up teaching in three different Bible schools: First Mt Moriah, Martin Baptist Church in Kentucky, and Winona Baptist in Donalds. Occasionally I hear about a church that just can't find anyone to work in VBS. Last year I heard of several other churches that cut VBS from thier budget. That absolutely breaks my heart. Who knows how many children would never hear the good news of Jesus if not for Bible School? I beleive that VBS is one of the most effective outreach tools at our dispossal. I know that our first contact with the several of the young people I baptized Sunday came through VBS. Lately God has been adding families to our church yearly through the ministry of VBS. So I want to take an opportunity to encourage all of our helpers and to thank you guys in advance. It will be worth it!