Faithful Men's Meeting

This week has been our Faithful Men's meeting at the Temple Baptist Church. We have had guest speaker Robert Bakss from Australia here with us and he has been such a blessing and encouragement! The meeting started off with the Faithful Men's Banquet on Saturday night, the 12th and that was just for the men and boys 6th grade and up.

Here is some pictures of a display they had set up of an actual 1611 KJ Bible!

Here at the table is the author John Phillips. They had a short time before the banquet for him to sign books. Ski knew this ahead of time and gathered up books from the house that we already had that he had written and he was able to get Mr. Phillips to autograph them! The first picture is of Mr. Bakss getting a book signed.

This is Caleb with Bob Bevington, a precious, godly preacher from the area. He usually preaches at our Spring Bible Conference.

This is Robert Bakss with Caleb and Austin. We are making a book for the boys room which is done in camoflauge, but the theme is being in the Army of the Lord. The book is a camo photo album with pictures of the boys with different preachers that come through their paths, the preachers fav verse and where he is serving the Lord. We call it the boys "Book of Faith". I am hoping it will be something they will always treasure as they grow older!

This is Caleb and Austin with Jeff O'derry. He came with Bro. Bakss from Australia.

He is currently on deputation to become a missionary, with his family, to the country of Madagascar. www.theoderrys.com

Here is Austin wearing Bro. Jeff's Australian hat. As you can see, Bro. Jeff is a really big guy. The boys kept telling me he is Bro. Bakss bodyguard. I'm not sure how true that is. On Monday night, Ski and Caleb sang in the men's choir, and it just so happened that Bro. Jeff sat on the end of our pew and was right beside Austin. Austin's eyes got huge like saucers, but they are "buds" now. During the invitation, Austin asked me if I would go pray with him, but that would have left Bethany in the pew with no adult supervision (enough said, right?), so I leaned over and said "Why don't you ask Bro. Jeff if he would go pray with you?" to which Austin did ask and Bro. Jeff gladly obliged! I am very thankful for Austin's boldness and I am praying the Lord will be able to use that for his glory as Austin gets older. Last night, we were sitting on the pew behind Bro. Jeff and on the other side, but Bro. Jeff was sitting by himself with a pew full of ladies whose husbands were singing in the choir. So, during handshaking time, Austin went over to him and said "Can I sit with you?" to which Bro. Jeff said "Yeah, if there is room, mate"!

This is Caleb, Austin and Ski with Bro. T.J. Tilley. Bro. Tilley is the man responsible for starting the church in England where Ski was saved at (under a different pastor at that time) and also where we met many years ago! I owe this man a very big thank you for listening to the call of God on his life and going to England and starting Faith Baptist Church!

Bethany snagged Pastor after the service last night for him to sign her new Bible she got for Christmas. Thank you Pastor for taking time out for our children!
2 Timothy 2:2
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.