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Dixie Jackson 1
Prayer March 2
OC & Family 3-4
Women’s Ministry 5-9
Shoebox Ministry 10
Men’s Ministry 11
Media Library 12
New Members 13-
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Birthdays and
Anniversaries 15
Just The FACTS 16
SEPTEMBER 2020
Issue 303
Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Week of Prayer September 6-13
The Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Offering and
Week of Prayer each September is intended to high-light and encourage our state and beyond. Arkansas Baptist churches are the partners, prayer warriors,
and volunteers behind new church works, community missions like the Acts 1:8 One Day Mission Trip,
collegiate ministries, and Disaster Relief.
OUR CHURCH GOAL: $9,000
Do what you
CAN,
with what you
HAVE,
with a heart
DEVOTED
to Jesus.
LABOR DAY
HOLIDAY
SEPTEMBER 7
OFFICE & OC
CLOSED
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BWM Events in September!
SEP 3 FIRST THURSDAY PRAYER TIME
ALL LADIES are invited to the First Thursday Prayer Time on September 3rd from
10am-11am in the Seekers classroom. Social distancing is observed and masks are
required. Temps will be taken as you arrive. As our national elections are only two
months away, we urgently need to pray for God's direction and intervention for our
country. No one is asked to pray aloud and all requests are kept in strict confidence
among attendees. Please text Darlene Phillips at 501-922-7345 or email at hsvdar-
[email protected] for additional info. You will be blessed by joining other Balboa
ladies in praying for our own and others' needs.
OPPORTUNITY TO BLESS A CHILD
Balboa Women’s Ministry Mission Statement: “Equipping women to know, love, and serve Christ”
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SEP 14 FALL BIBLE STUDY
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL MISSION PROJECT
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HOSPICE BLESSING BASKET MISSION PROJECT UPDATE
Thank you for contributing to the Hospice Blessing Basket mission project. We were able to reach
those outside the church to make them aware of God’s love in action through this project. We
were able to send 20 blessing baskets to Arkansas Hospice for distribution to patients. Please find
a note received from Arkansas Hospice below:
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THANK YOU TO RETIRING BWM TEAM MEMBERS
The following ladies are retiring from the BWM Team this year: Debbie Clark, Vanessa Downing, Sue Griggs, Karen Laib, Pat Lipe, Stephanie Noblett, Linda Rymer, Betty Vaughn, and Alice Weith. We want to express our appreciation for their dedicated service through the Balboa Women’s Ministry. Having a servant heart does not merely mean doing or offering a service, out of duty or obedience to God. Having a true servant heart means we humble ourselves in true humility and love and serve others — with joy. These ladies demonstrated this through their BWM service. They will be missed!
WELCOME TO NEW BWM TEAM MEMBERS
The following ladies are joining the BWM Team this year: Stephanie Graham, Melissa Kirk, Barbara Miller, and Susan West. We welcome these ladies to the team!
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Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes
It’s time to start shopping and filling shoeboxes for
Samaritan’s Purse “Operation Christmas Child”!!
HOW IMPORTANT ARE THESE SIMPLE SHOE-
BOXES?
Franklin Graham recently stated: “As the coronavirus continues to spread and cause untold
suffering, CHILDREN NEED GREAT JOY now more than ever. MOST OF ALL, THEY NEED THE
HOPE FOUND ONLY IN THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. Every gift-filled shoebox is a tangible
expression of God’s love. As children come to faith in Jesus, they tell their friends and family
about Christ. As a result, families and communities are transformed, and new churches are
planted. We want boys and girls around the world to know that God loves them and has not
forgotten them during this time of fear and uncertainty.”
We at Balboa are a little behind in beginning our shoebox emphasis this year, but we don’t
want the coronavirus to keep hundreds of children and their families from receiving all of the
fun things included in a shoebox, and most importantly, we don’t want them to miss the
GOSPEL MESSAGE that is included.
Shoeboxes will be available at the church soon, but you can start shopping now for school
supplies, hygiene items, and small toys to fill your shoeboxes. Remember, if you don’t feel
comfortable getting out and shopping, you can make a donation to the Samaritan’s Purse
shoebox account at the church and someone will shop and fill a shoebox for you.
The filled shoeboxes will be collected on Sunday, November 22, or you can bring them by the
church during the week of November 16-22. Thank you, in advance, for blessing children
around the world with a shoebox filled with HOPE and GOD’S LOVE!
Balboa Baptist Church Missions Committee
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Men’s Bible Study & Fellowship
Join Us SEPTEMBER 28 at 8:00am as we
resume our study from the book of Acts
led by Mark Graham.
All men are invited to this weekly Men’s
activity in the OC Pathfinders Classroom.
Every Monday starting at 8 am
Contact Dave Finton, Men’s Director, at 318-461-0647.
Men’s Golf at Glenwood Country Club
September 21st @ 9:00 a.m.
4-Man Scramble, Shotgun Start
Cost: $45
Includes green fee, cart fee, range balls,
and hamburger lunch
Contact Allen Barnhardt (501-231-7061) for more information
Call the church office to sign-up 501-922-0155
Deadline is Sunday, September 13
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We enter September praying for teachers and children as they begin the school year. Let’s
remember all the people making decisions in our state and federal government and Balboa
Baptist Church, as we continue to struggle with the issues of the coronavirus.
We continue to be busy in the library and have added books this month. We were given a
set of books in a series called “Quilts of Love”. DO NOT think you need to be a quilter to
enjoy these books. Each has a quilt pattern theme, but they are Christian fiction with stories
of relationships, mysteries, etc. Each book has its own stand-alone story and each book is
written by a different author. They do not need to be read in any particular order to be
enjoyed. Because there are more than twenty of these books and we wanted to make them
easily identifiable, we have placed them on the right hand wall of the library near the DVD’s.
Other new books can be found on top of the children’s bookcase as you enter the library.
We are always grateful for gifts to the library. Due to shelf space, we ask that the books be
published the year 2000 or later. We accept books by Christian authors that assist us in our
Christian growth and understanding as well as Christian fiction and DVD’s.
Thank you for continuing to use the wipes and hand sanitizers that are provided and for
wearing a mask if you are not alone in the library. I do not know when or how but things are
going to get better and we will return to a “new” normal—whatever that turns out to be.
If you have not used the church library, I invite you to find us down the hall from the
members picture wall and across from the prayer room. The library is open any time that the
church is open. There is a sign for check out/in procedures when you find books that you
would like to read.
Dottie Craft is our new librarian and we look forward to the new ideas that she will bring to
our library and the work that continues. I do enjoy working in the library and hope to
continue to see you there.
Carolyn Linam
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BRUCE & ROXIE WRIGHT
Bruce is a true Arkansan. He was born in Warren,
AR and grew up in Rye, AR where he was saved at
13 years of age. After graduating from high school,
he worked for The Potlatch Corporation until 1991.
Meanwhile, Roxie, a preacher’s daughter, moved to
Warren. There she graduated from high school and
went on to college to get a M.S. in Library Science.
In 2001, while Roxie was working at Kroger, she and Bruce met and married. In 2014 they
left Warren for Bella Vista. While they lived in Bella Vista, Roxie was the director of the
public library and Bruce was an over-the-road truck driver. They were closer to their grand-
children, but it seems they were not close enough so they moved to the Village in 2019.
Once they were here, Roxie was the caregiver for her mom, Wilma Bynum, who is now in
Belvedere. Bruce was working for the POA and Roxie began working 3 days a week at
Cornerstone Capital Management in Hot Springs, and 4 days a week at Brookshire. Roxie is
also involved with our Music Ministry. You may have seen her singing with the ensemble
when one of our services was on Facebook.
Bruce and Roxie have lots of interests. Between them they have 3 children and 6 grand-
children. When time allows, they like to travel, go to estate sales, and spend time with those
grandchildren. On Sunday morning you will find them in the Disciples Sunday School class
taught by John and Barbara Miller. Look them up and you will enjoy them. I did and had a
great visit with them.
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KENNETH & DONNA LANDERS
Kenneth Landers was born in El Dorado, AR
and attended school in Smackover. When he
was 12 years old he attended Beach Springs
Baptist Church Camp and was saved while he
was there. Donna Landers also was born in El
Dorado, AR and lived in Smackover. She also
was saved at age 12 when she attended the Hot
Springs Assembly of God Church Camp.
Kenneth and Donna both continued to live in
Smackover and attended different churches there. In 1987, Donna and her two children
returned to Smackover after living in New Jersey. Donna and her two children returned to the
church that Donna grew up attending and Kenneth was attending that church teaching a
Sunday School Class. Different church activities put them together and soon a romance
blossomed. In March of 1989, they got engaged and on June 16, 1989 they got married.
Kenneth brought a son with him to the marriage and Donna brought a son and a daughter to
the marriage. In March 1992 they had a daughter together.
They began attending Cornerstone Church in Smackover and attended that church for 20
years. While attending Cornerstone Church, Kenneth was an Elder for the church, Donna
taught a Sunday School Class and sang and they both played in the church orchestra. Kenneth
played the trumpet and Donna played the flute. Kenneth currently works for Petrin, Brown
and Root where he is the South Arkansas Safety Manager. Donna has worked for Murphy Oil
and Murphy USA for a total of 23 years. She officially retired on Friday, August 21, 2020. In
September 2018, they sold their home in El Dorado, AR and moved into their current home in
the Village. Their first time to attend BBC was at the Christmas service that year and ultimate-
ly joined BBC on May 5, 2019. They are part of His Mighty Workers Sunday School Class.
Their family now consists of 2 sons, 2 daughters, 3 granddaughters and a new grandson that
is only 3 1/2 months old. They also have two fur babies. Kenneth enjoys golfing, hunting,
fishing and he also participates in competition silhouette shooting. Donna enjoys antiquing,
going to estate sales and reading.
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Jerry Cannaday 1
Judy Howard 1
Koleen Lesiak 1
Hugh Bonner 2
Gary Carpenter 3
Ann Henderson 5
Tommy Kincaid 5
Janet Wood 5
MacKenzie Burns 6
Sylvia Day 6
Patti Franklin 8
Harry Wooten 8
Shirley Downs 9
Pat James 9
Phil Mask 9
Dee Sapp 9
Gaylon Clark 12
Ron Cooper 13
Ann Ewert 14
Al Morris 14
Darin Watson 14
Dennis Langston 15
Fred Waites 15
Ira Young 15
Arthur Oden 16
Deb Reifschneider 16
Kay Shields 16
Carole Awalt 17
Don Bethard 17
Jan De Boer 17
Jeannine Clark 18
Mike Freeman 18
Ron Hicks 19
Yvonne Blevins 20
Paul Day 21
Harry Partlow 21
Preston Smith 21
Bruce Wright 21
Linda Atkins 22
Ron Jansen 22
Laura Stanton 22
Kim Davis 23
Shirley Wisdom 24
Geany Young 24
Beverly Cornett 25
Harrol Gatling 25
Toni Harris 25
Judy Reed 25
Debbie Shannon 25
Barbara Miller 26
Nancy Wooten 26
Polly Brown 27
Spencer Burton 27
Mark West 27
Rodger Cameron 28
David Theriot 28
Denny Wright 28
Judith Lowe 29
Carroll Mercer 29
John Harris 30
Richard & Linda Green 1
Darin & Michelle Watson 4
Bill & Betty Fitzgerald 6
Michael & Betty Williams 9
Liz & Zachary Buchanan 9
Ed & Sara Stern 11
Wayne & Therese Dixon 11
Wes & Jane Duehr 13
Magdy & Denise Hussein 15
Burl & Kathy Hudson 15
George & Margie Cash 16
Helen & Larry Cox 19
Ted & Marge Gortsema 21
Mike & Deedra Stofer 23
Dianne & Bruce Douglas 25
Jeff & Cassie Carden 30
Dennis & Glenda Ford 30
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JUST THE FACTS
If you are moving, or have an email or phone number change,
Please contact the Church Office at 501-922-0155, so that we may update our records accordingly.
Balboa Baptist Church Mission Statement:
Engaging People to Find and Follow Jesus
DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES IS THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH
You may e-mail your articles to
Alice at [email protected] or
Debbie at [email protected]
CHURCH OFFICE: (501) 922-0155
Church Office Hours: 8am - 4pm
Intercessory Prayer Line: 24 hours-a-day:
(501) 915-9GOD (9463)
Fax Line: (501) 915-0463
Website: www.BalboaBaptist.Church
Facebook: www.facebook.com/balboabaptist
You can now watch our Sunday Services and
Wednesday night Prayer Services on our Facebook
page or at Http://www.balboa.live