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A Church Sharing ONE Love With Everybody, “Jesus Christ”

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Dustin VorhisDustin VorhisDustin VorhisDustin Vorhis--------PastorPastorPastorPastor Tom VorhisTom VorhisTom VorhisTom Vorhis--------PastorPastorPastorPastor

DEACONS:DEACONS:DEACONS:DEACONS:

Alvie Sandlin 45Alvie Sandlin 45Alvie Sandlin 45Alvie Sandlin 456666----4459 4459 4459 4459 Fred Norris 687Fred Norris 687Fred Norris 687Fred Norris 687----1075107510751075

Chad Vorhis 557Chad Vorhis 557Chad Vorhis 557Chad Vorhis 557----0234 0234 0234 0234

SERVICE TIMESSERVICE TIMESSERVICE TIMESSERVICE TIMES Sunday School 10:00AMSunday School 10:00AMSunday School 10:00AMSunday School 10:00AM Sunday Service 11:00AMSunday Service 11:00AMSunday Service 11:00AMSunday Service 11:00AM

Evening WorEvening WorEvening WorEvening Worship ship ship ship 6:00PM6:00PM6:00PM6:00PM

Wednesday Night Wednesday Night Wednesday Night Wednesday Night 7:00PM7:00PM7:00PM7:00PM

OUR MINISTRIES:OUR MINISTRIES:OUR MINISTRIES:OUR MINISTRIES: As a church motivated by a

desire to impact the world with the good news about Jesus

Christ, our ministries are many, and multiplying. There is truly something here for everyone.

From the youngest to the oldest we are striving to provide

opportunities for growth and service. If you are interested in

more specific information concerning programs offered,

or opportunities available, contact the church office.

OUR MEMBERS:OUR MEMBERS:OUR MEMBERS:OUR MEMBERS: At Farmersville First Baptist

Church Membership Means Membership Means Membership Means Membership Means Something, Something, Something, Something, as such, all of our

members are expected to intentionally seek opportunities to use their God given gifts and talents for His glory, towards

the growth of His kingdom, and for the good of this local body of

believers. Members are expected to normally attend

regularly scheduled services, to strive toward spiritual growth

and maturity, to give financially as they are able, and to exhibit

Christian conduct and character both inside and outside of the

church. If you are interested in becoming a member of

Farmersville First Baptist Church, please schedule a time to meet with one of the pastors

to discuss the matter more fully.

Keep ALL our kids and grandchildren in your prayers as they start

BACK TO SCHOOL... Dear Heavenly Father, watch over all our

kids as they start the 2012-13 school year. Open their eyes, ears and hearts to be

obedient to the job that they have before them, which is to learn. Help them to be true witnesses and flickering Christian lights for you! Keep them safe, healthy

and happy as they go on their way throughout each day. Be with all our

teachers as they prepare for the awesome job of teaching that they have before

them. Give them the strength, support, patience and wisdom that they need to

perform their jobs!

OUR MISSION:OUR MISSION:OUR MISSION:OUR MISSION: To Seek the Lost

To Strengthen the Saved To Worship the Savior

OUR MESSAGE:OUR MESSAGE:OUR MESSAGE:OUR MESSAGE: “For God so loved the world that he gave His only

begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

John 3:16John 3:16John 3:16John 3:16

AUGUST 2012

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FOOD PANTRY SCHEDULE

The Food Pantry is opened for business on August 14th and

August 28th this month.

Be in prayer for those who need it and for those who share their

love for others by serving others and working at the Food Pantry. See Cheryl Mikesell if you would like to be a part of this ministry or would like to

donate towards it. NEWSLETTER INFORMATION

The newsletter comes out every month now here at Farmersville

First Baptist Church and we want to fill it with all the good news and

information going on at our church. It does not happen without all of you. If you are a ministry leader,

your news is important to the rest of us. Keep us informed about what you are doing and what you have planned in the future. Update us

when your projects are finished so we can hear about the goals you

reached and the people you helped. Give us dates and times of plans you have in the future so that

we can get the word out. All information should be given to

Cheri Thacker at lease one week to ten days prior to the first of the month. The easiest way is

through email to hearts31nflwers@aol.com

Those of you that want to receive the newsletter, you can do so in

several different ways: *make sure Cheri has your email address and it

will be sent directly to your email address each month, *let Cheri

know that you would like a printed copy each month, *or find extra copies on the information table each month. Please see Cheri

Thacker if you have new ideas or any questions about the

newsletter.

FAMILY WORSHIP

Family Worship will be held on August 19th during the

11:00am service.

Pass the word and come worship God with our whole

church family. See Stephanie Vorhis for more

information.

TUESDAY NIGHT ADULT BIBLE STUDY

6:30 PM every Tuesday in FFBC fellowship hall. Everyone Welcome!

Please bring your Bible, note

paper, pen or pencil. Be willing to share your

thoughts, opinions, questions throughout this study so that

we may all learn together. MOST OF ALL: Be willing to learn, understand, apply, and

do the “Word.” Your Bible Study Leader:

Alvie Sandlin

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:21

Dear Church Family...

Thank you so much for all the prayers, cards, calls, food and encouraging words for my family and I. Special

thanks to Alvie, Dustin and Tom for the anointing, it gave

me much comfort. We appreciate the ongoing

encouragement you all have given us as it makes difficult

times easier. Please continue your prayers for our

family.

Love In Him...

Chris, Tammy and Christine Kaylor

Are you sitting on the fence and don’t know where you belong?? There are so many ways that you can help here at F.F.B.C. Maybe

you are an excellent cook and love hospitality? Maybe you love kids and would like to do something in that area? Maybe you love to sing,

love computer work or have another talent that no one knows

about?? Don’t be afraid to plug in. We ALWAYS need help!

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YOUNG ADULT HAPPENINGS...

Canoeing - Row, row, row your boat....Come canoeing with us down the Little Miami River on Saturday,

August 18th.

Cost: $29 per canoe (plus $5 for an upgrade to fiberglass, highly recommended. Money collected

beforehand by Elise or at Morgan’s

Date: Saturday, August 18th at 11am

Location: Morgan’s Outdoor Adventures at Ft. Ancient

5701 St Rt 350 Orgonia, Ohio 45054

(9513)932-7658

Details: *plan on about 1 1/2-3 hours on water

*pack a lunch and plan to make a pit stop at the campgrounds

*canoes have 2 bench seats and will hold 3 adults or 2

adults and 3 kids

*children age 3 and up and dogs on leashes are permitted in canoes and kayaks

*Tubing - Someone asked about this. Morgan's DOES

offer tubing. However, they told me that the tubes travel a lot slower that canoes and kayaks, and you won't be able

to keep up with the rest of the group. If you're still interested feel free to call Morgan's for more details

* Chad said he highly recommends the fiberglass canoes because they glide much easier through shallow waters.

On a fun note, we ARE allowed to bring squirt guns, frisbees, balls, etc, so we may develop a group game to

play along the way!

If you are planning to attend, please sign up in the church foyer or email me by Wednesday, August 15th. I will

need to know how many canoes or kayaks you will need so that Morgan's is ready for us when we arrive. In order

to get our tax exempt qualification and discount as a church, we will be making 1 payment to Morgan's for

everybody when we arrive on August 18th. Feel free to pay me ahead of time for your canoes/kayaks or turn in your money the day of the event, whichever is easier for

you!

See Elise McElwain for more details.

"Be still, and know that I am God" Psalms 46:10

NURSERY NEWSNURSERY NEWSNURSERY NEWSNURSERY NEWS Babies, babies everywhere!!!

There are so many new babies here at FFBC...make sure to congratulate all of these parents on their new additions:

Kevin and Holly McElwainKevin and Holly McElwainKevin and Holly McElwainKevin and Holly McElwain and baby boy Gavinand baby boy Gavinand baby boy Gavinand baby boy Gavin

Zach and Jenna RolesZach and Jenna RolesZach and Jenna RolesZach and Jenna Roles and baby girl Alainaand baby girl Alainaand baby girl Alainaand baby girl Alaina

Brad and AngiBrad and AngiBrad and AngiBrad and Angie Abnere Abnere Abnere Abner and baby boy Averyand baby boy Averyand baby boy Averyand baby boy Avery

...as well as more babies coming this year!!

Pray for the following moms to be: Jess DonaldsonJess DonaldsonJess DonaldsonJess Donaldson SerenaSerenaSerenaSerena Earich Earich Earich Earich Jackie GarrettJackie GarrettJackie GarrettJackie Garrett

Heather KeatingHeather KeatingHeather KeatingHeather Keating Elise McElwainElise McElwainElise McElwainElise McElwain Shelby RehmertShelby RehmertShelby RehmertShelby Rehmert

Stephanie VorhisStephanie VorhisStephanie VorhisStephanie Vorhis

NURSERY HELP NEEDED!!NURSERY HELP NEEDED!!NURSERY HELP NEEDED!!NURSERY HELP NEEDED!!

With so many new babies here or on the way, toddlers wobbling around and twos leading the way…we need to make sure our Nursery is ready and able to care for

all of their needs. Parents feel free to share any concerns you may find with

the Nursery. If you are a church member and feel you could lend a hand in our Nursery during

the morning worship service, evening service or on Wednesdays, please see

Stephanie Vorhis ASAP. I am looking for people willing to commit to only one

service per month. In addition to needing faithful workers, we also need to do our best to make the nursery a welcoming, safe, clean place for parents to feel comfortable leaving

their little ones. Please try to avoid…walking through the nursery as a hallway (less shoes equal less dirt on the carpet) and letting your older children

(over the age of 3) plan in or on the items in the nursery. It WE all try harder to

keep the nursery a Safe Babies Only Zone it is a much easier task to accomplish.

Thank you in advance for your help with this matter!

God Bless YoGod Bless YoGod Bless YoGod Bless You! Stephanie Vorhisu! Stephanie Vorhisu! Stephanie Vorhisu! Stephanie Vorhis

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 1-Lavon Butler

3-Andrea Marlow 5-Ray Samborsky 7-Robert Creech 6-Ashley Bishop 8-Evan Fulcher

9-Daelon Wackerman 10-Allie Fulcher 13-Ron Bailey

13-Abbey Earich 12-Jeff Greene

16-Destiny Franklin 16-Christopher Perry

18-Linda Vorhis 23-John Payne

26-Darrel Weinel 28-Marie Combs

28-Jaron DeVelbiss 29-Jane Brackney

29-Emily West 29-Jane Bowers

30-Kelsey Creech

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF YOU!!

If your August birthday is not listed, please make sure you add it to the

birthday sign up roster on the information table or see Cheri Thacker. I know we have new

people and also some not so new ones that have never let us know their birthdays. So jot it down so we will have record of it. Please

list all of the family birthdays, including those little ones! Don’t

be left out---let us know!

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Be generous:Be generous:Be generous:Be generous: With your timeWith your timeWith your timeWith your time With your loveWith your loveWith your loveWith your love With your life!With your life!With your life!With your life!

"I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me." Philippians 4:13

Recipe of the Month by Dianna Deaton

Sauerkraut Salad 2 cups sauerkraut,

drained

(get the kind in the

refrigerated section, it is

way better for you than

canned!)

1 cup thinly sliced carrots

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped onions

1 cup chopped red pepper

¾ cup sugar

½ cup oil

MIX sauerkraut, carrots,

celery, onions and

peppers in large bowl; set

aside. Beat sugar and oil

with wire whisk until

well blended. Pour over

sauerkraut mixture; mix

lightly. Cover.

REFRIGERATE several

If you have a recipe that you If you have a recipe that you If you have a recipe that you If you have a recipe that you would like to share...please get it would like to share...please get it would like to share...please get it would like to share...please get it to me so it can be the next recipe to me so it can be the next recipe to me so it can be the next recipe to me so it can be the next recipe

of the month!!of the month!!of the month!!of the month!!

CHURCH DIRECTORY:

Several have asked about when the new Church Directories are

coming?? We are in the process of proofing right now and they will be available very soon. Thank you to everyone who took the time to come out

and make it a successful project.

THANK YOU!

DAILY PRAYERS:DAILY PRAYERS:DAILY PRAYERS:DAILY PRAYERS:

Please keep the following church family in your daily prayers as

they battle their illnesses:

Bill BishopBill BishopBill BishopBill Bishop TammyTammyTammyTammy Kaylor Kaylor Kaylor Kaylor

Paul TibbsPaul TibbsPaul TibbsPaul Tibbs Jeff RehmertJeff RehmertJeff RehmertJeff Rehmert Louise HargisLouise HargisLouise HargisLouise Hargis Helen MiracleHelen MiracleHelen MiracleHelen Miracle

We love you all and are praying We love you all and are praying We love you all and are praying We love you all and are praying

you through!you through!you through!you through!

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BOOK BAGS OF LOVE

I wish to send out a great BIG thank you to all the people who donated items to support the annual Book Bags of

Love Ministry here at our church. It was overwhelming to see all the children show their love during VBS by filling up our SKY barrels. Because of your love and support we will be able to help several children. Several completely filled book bags have already gone out to children right here in our area that could not afford their school supplies and several filled pencil boxes also went out to some that

already had book bags but needed some of the collected supplies. At the present time, we are STILL in need of

actual book bags. We have lots of school supplies, but not enough book bags to fill them with. If each family would go and purchase at least one or maybe two...we would have this need met immediately. Pray about what God would have you to do for this worthwhile ministry. Let's all help

our children start out the school year completely prepared.

Keep this ministry in your prayers as we continue to serve children that are in need of our help. There is a collection bin near the information table to take your collections for

the children that are in need. The following is a list of needed supplies:

*Book Bags

*Two Pocket Folders *Pencils

*Black and Red Pens *Highlighters

*Scissors *Crayons

*Colored Pencils *Washable Markers--8 colors

*1* School Binders *Kleenex

*Paper Towels *Rulers

*Pencil Boxes and Bags *Wide Ruled Notebook Paper

*Wide Ruled Spiral Notebooks

We will continue to collect these items all through the 2011-12 year. We have been told by teachers right here in our

own church that their is a need all year long.

Keep all of our children and grandchildren in your daily prayers as they face the many challenges that they go

through in school. You are all appreciated and I know God will bless our many efforts to help these children.

--Helen Miracle

"Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." Proverbs 16:24

W.IN.G.S. (Women In God’s Service)

Our next meeting will be on Monday,

August 13th at 6:00PM.

ALL ladies are invited and encouraged to come join us.

Delores Brooks is providing dinner.

Ladies if you are feeling like you wish you knew people better or want to get more involvedGthen come on out and give a

W.IN.G.S. meeting a chance. I can sincerely say that there is no place I would rather be once a month, then fellowshipping with this wonderful group of Christian sisters. We

laugh, we cry, we lift each other up, we plan and we pray for each other and our church. We have gained some new faces and are

thrilled about the input they give. Come join us. We’d love to make you part of our sister circle. Also, our girls meet at the same time under the guidance of Melissa

Wells and Stephanie Payne. They also feel the sisterhood and work on mission projects.

See Cheri Thacker for information on these monthly meetings.

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"Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality." Romans 12:13

WOW! So hard to believe that the 2012 SKY VBS is over but oh what a week we had learning that

Everything IS Possible with God--TRUST GOD!!!" With the help of Pat, Orville, Scout, Apollo and

Rockette we learned that No Matter Who You Are, No Matter How You Feel, No Matter What People Do, No Matter What Happens---TRUST GOD!! THANK

YOU GOD! We had an average attendance all week long of 204, collected 2 full barrels of school supplies

to be used in our Book Bags of Love Ministry and collected approximately $697.51 (that’s a lot of

mosquito nets) in the offering. We had several that we have heard accepted Jesus as their personal

Savior due to this amazing week at VBS! Like I said---oh what a week! Makes all that hard work---so worth

it! All during the year, it seems like all the different age groups are busy doing their own things, but during VBS week...it is amazing to see the whole church comes together as a whole...including our

amazing youth.

The VBS week could not of happened without ALL of YOU!

First of all....a great BIG thank you to Miss Linda Vorhis (our VBS Director) that does an awesome

job each and every year! I heard from many parents during the week that FFBC's VBS is the BEST one around! Thank you also to Miss Stephanie Vorhis who also does an amazing job with all our little ones in the preschool department. You are both

an inspiration to all of us!

Thank you to our:

Stage and Set Crew: Paul Tibbs, Bob Creech, Tom and Linda Vorhis and Del and Cheri Thacker

Music and Song Leaders:

Linda Vorhis and Jeff Green

Sound and media guys:

Steve Woodard, Earl Parks and Scott Kastner

Registration gals: Stephanie Vorhis, Chris Rehmert and her whole crew

Attendance: Sharon Weinel

Bible Adventure Crew: Chad Vorhis, Joe Phillips and Heather Blanton, Missy Himan and Stephanie Vorhis

Counters: Clyde and Earl Parks, Bob Weinel , Lynn Caudill and Del Thacker

Movie and Missions and Chadder Theatre Crew: Marcey Hutchison, Allison Fulcher and Kelsey Creech

Craft Ladies: Barb Shrout and girls, Shari Meyers, Dianna Deaton, Kendra Creech and Marilyn Gibbs and girls

Snack Chicks: Pam Fister and her group--Brenda, Sharon, Ada, Cheryl, Eleanor and Helen

Game Crew (who braved the heat all week): Betsy and Randall Knaus, Michelle Woodard, Dan Wackerman and all the amazing youth that helped all week

Candy Man: Darrel Weinel and Flash: Mark Hutchison

and lastly but surely not least......

2012 SKY VBS

Wrap Up

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"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1

--Cont from page 6

OUR AMAZING CREW LEADERS:

Purple Crew: Melissa and Terry Wells, Sydney Green, Abby Woodard, Courtney Daniels, and Sierra Marlow

Orange Group: Tina and Keith Hayes, Amber Cummins and Shelby Payne

White Group: Fred Norris, Nancy Peters, Mackenzie Fister, Quinn Hutchison, Kim Martin and Darla Edds

Yellow Group: Jeff and Alicia Green, Elise McElwain, Linda Beeler and Becky Sandlin

Red Group: Brad and Angie Abner, Liz Everhart, Caitlyn Stout and Alex Doolin

Blue Group: Shirley Denning, Jed and Serena Earich and Dawn Holcomb

Green Group: Mike Fister, Delores Brooks, Kelli Blanton, Erin Haydon and Jeff Green

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU!

Thank you also to ALL those amazing cooks out there who sent in yummy treats for all the VBS workers

each night. We also appreciate all those who donated food items for the VBS week. You are so

appreciated!! We also want to give a BIG shout out to Pam Fister and her VBS Closing Picnic Crew. The heat did not keep this awesome group from serving

250+ outside on our field and parking lot.

Keep all of those children and families that passed

through our doors in your prayers! Seeds were planted! Maybe we will be blessed enough to

keep on seeing the REWARDS of those seeds in the weeks and months ahead. Not to soon to pray

towards next years VBS...

REST UP....WE WILL NEED YOU ALL BACK

AGAIN NEXT YEAR!!

VBS 2013

If God Seems Far Away…Ask

Yourself---Who Moved?

ASKASKASKASK--------AAAAsk, SSSSeek, KKKKnock---He is ALWAYS He is ALWAYS He is ALWAYS He is ALWAYS

there!there!there!there!

GIRLS IN ACTION... NEEDS A LEADER!!GIRLS IN ACTION... NEEDS A LEADER!!GIRLS IN ACTION... NEEDS A LEADER!!GIRLS IN ACTION... NEEDS A LEADER!!

In recent months we lost our Girls In Action Leaders! Melissa Wells and Stephanie Payne have stepped

down and we are now looking for someone that feels led by God to maybe take that place.

In the years past, Girls in Action always met at the

same time that W.IN.G.S. did and was a place for girls age 5 on up to meet to have “girl time” and at the

same time be on mission to serve the Lord.

If you have a passion to work with the young girls and would like to devote a couple hours each month

to keeping Girls In Action alive, please let Cheri Thacker know.

"As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead." James 2:26

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"Then he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace." Luke 8:48

REFINED BY THE MASTERREFINED BY THE MASTERREFINED BY THE MASTERREFINED BY THE MASTER

There was a group of women in a Bible Study on the book of Malachi. As they were studying

chapter three, they came across verse three, which says: "He will sit as a refiner and

purifier of silver. "This verse puzzled the women and they wondered what this

statement meant about the character and nature of God.

One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. That week,

this woman called up a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work.

She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in

refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames

were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.

The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot then she thought again about

the verse, that "He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver." She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not

only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be

destroyed. The woman was silent for a moment. Then

she asked the silversmith, how do you know when the silver is fully refined? He smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy - when I

see my image in it."

If today you are feeling the heat oIf today you are feeling the heat oIf today you are feeling the heat oIf today you are feeling the heat of the fire, f the fire, f the fire, f the fire, remember that God has His eye on you and remember that God has His eye on you and remember that God has His eye on you and remember that God has His eye on you and

will keep watching you until He sees His will keep watching you until He sees His will keep watching you until He sees His will keep watching you until He sees His

image in youimage in youimage in youimage in you!

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT:

Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it

necessary, is it true, does it improve on the

silence?