We are less than four weeks away from Bedford's CenterFest 2003! Have all the arrangements been made for your church to join us for this extraordinary day of fun, fellowship, and ministry? Just imagine, on the last Saturday of September over 15,000 people will descend upon Centertown from all over the region! Our residents get to shine and show off their very best to the interested visitors.
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Interested in participating on a Mission Trip to France September 20-29? During the day the team will prayer walk and distribute gospel material in mailboxes. At night the team will participate in evangelistic services at Le Chesnay Baptist Church in the suburb of Versailles (southwest of Paris). Approximate cost per person of $1,600 includes airfare, hotel, meals, travel in country, and insurance. If interested, contact Kathy L. Smith, 540-297-9283, as soon as possible. Additional participation is dependent on airline seats available and a valid passport. Those signed on are: Daisy Ferguson, Allison Carver, Eve Goode, Kathy Smith (Palestine), and Kathy Wheeler (Mineral Springs).

If you could help support the team financially, send your contribution to the Strawberry Association Office and mark it "France Mission Trip." Your financial and prayer support is greatly appreciated.

Bibleman has unfinished business in the Southwest Virginia area and will be coming to the Roanoke Civic Center on Saturday, September 6, 2003, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We will utilize our counselors, ushers, security, and a host of other volunteers. The Festival Children's Committee, who is anxious and ready to go, will be leading in the planning of this exciting event.

Please be praying and planning to bring as many children as possible to the Roanoke Civic Center, Saturday, September 6. We encourage you to implement Operation Andy through your church. Ask children to pray and invite their friends that do not know Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior. Our work is not finished. Let's rock our area for Jesus! n

...ESL?
We are in need of more ESL teachers. If the Lord has been speaking to you about becoming part of this important ministry opportunity, please give us a call. We want to help you prepare and get started. You may contact either Winnie Agee at 540-586-3555 or the Association office at 540-586-8345. If you prefer, e-mail Winnie at wla840@aol.com or the SBA at sba@sbava.org.

In early August, Mentow Baptist Church sponsored the first annual Youth Fest at the Huddleston Ruritan Center. Even though the forecast called for rain and the skies threatened us the entire day, we didn't get chased indoors until the last hour or so of the program. Despite the rain, we had representation from 7 churches and approximately 100 people attending.
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Under the Lordship of Christ, to equip, support, and involve our family of churches in meeting the spiritual and physical needs of a changing community and world.

Bedford, affiliated with the SBC and CBF, is seeking a part-time Minister to Youth and Children. Send résumés to the church at 1516 Oakwood St., Bedford, VA 24523.

Diamond Hill held a memorial service on May 26 in which they honored all veterans present and remembered those who are no longer with us. In memory of all veterans, the church took a love offering of $1,035 which was donated to the D-Day Memorial Fund. The veterans of Diamond Hill did a great job putting the program together!
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CANCELLED: Men's Ministry Training at Bedford Baptist on Saturday, September 6.

Introduction to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and Introduction to American Red Cross Disaster Relief Unit Training (Shower)

Cost is $10 per person. To register or receive more information, contact Cave Spring Church or the SBCV office at 888.234.7716.

This training is one part of the October 10-11 SBCV

October 15 Bruce & Dodie Barrett (Suck Spring)

We express our sympathy to the family, friends, and students of Mary Ann Johnson, one of our ESL teachers, who went to be with the Lord on August 16.

...Prayer?
We are always looking for brethren interested in supporting our ministries through prayer. If you would like to become one of our Internet prayer warriors, simply send your name to us at sba@sbava.org.sba@sbava.org.
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