Kristen Bowen: I am doing well. Lately

the Lord has been teaching me so much about His grace and faithfulness! I praise Him for that!

Brian Jones (seminary student at Southeastern Baptist Theological

Seminary): Please continue to pray for Ashley and I as we continue classes and draw closer to her graduation. Pray that the Lord will show us direction for our next stage of life and where he

would have us serve. Also pray that in these last few weeks of winter and cold, that we would remain healthy and fight off colds and viruses from the kids that Ashley and I work with at our jobs. It's hard to stay healthy most times. We are praying for our GA church family and miss you all! We are so thankful to have a church family that holds the rope and faithfully lifts us up in prayer!

M&H: The year of the Sheep is upon us. We

just got back from our conference in T and are back in the swing of things in our city. The new year celebration has been in full force with constant fireworks and firecrackers. For students, the holiday is basically from early January to late February. Most of our friends will return home in the next week. This means our work will be busy very soon. As always, we covet your pr@yers, and daily realize our need for the Father’s grace to lead and empower the work here. Requests: •Teaching: H begins teaching again on Sunday. We are asking the Father to give us a relationship with one family through the school. We haven’t made any solid relationships thus far at her English school. •English Corners: We will have a couple of English corners to kick off the new semester and re-connect with old friends. Ask the Father for many to come, and for an open door to share. •Seeker Study: We will replace our English corners of last Fall with a seeker study. Many of our friends are interested in coming. It will be an eight week study. We would love for the Father to open a door for a second one. Ask that many would come to know the father through these studies. •Contacts: We have a long list of contacts that we have met through English Corners and Christmas parties. We want to meet with them individually to share the Truth. •Language: Ask that we would continue to progress. Our personal goal is to be able, by the end of the year, to share the Truth in the language.

Troy Poe (answered the call to

vocational ministry): Thank you for all the

prayers and encouragements! Please continue to pray for school. Also continue to pray for the internship I will be doing this summer in California. I have received word from there that they are preparing for VBS already. I will be teaching an age group, so pray I will be able to minister and serve effectively with this group. As for now pray I will stay focused on kingdom things and have my priorities in check. Thank you once again.

Bryan & Brittany Kelly (seminary couple at Boyce School/Southern Baptist Theological Seminary): Thank y'all for the prayers.

Can't wait to hear about the South Africa trip and what God is doing there. We are praying for the weather down in GA. We are supposed to get some more snow tonight too. Pray for safe travels to and from work because there is a lot of ice still on the roads. Pray also for school as we are heading toward midterms in a couple of weeks. We are praying for you all too.

Emily Payne: Thank you for you prayers! I am praising God that the

Africa team made it home safely, and with all their luggage! I know it was a close one. It has been good to be able to share experiences with my parents. I'm so thankful they got to go! Pray for Disciple Now coming up next weekend! I am excited to be able to lead a group. I pray that the Holy Spirit would move in our time together. Thank you for praying with me Grove Level! Love you all!

Julie Parham: I am extremely

excited for the upcoming events at GLBC and I am praying for all of the changes! I have the privilege of being a part of Disciple Now and I will be leading a group. Please pray that my heart will be ready to pour into these young teens lives. Please continue to pray I will be bold in my faith and share the Gospel with some of my lost friends that desperately need Christ. Since I've been home I've been looking at different mission opportunities for the future. Please pray I will listen to the Lord and seek his desires and not my own. Thank you for all of your prayers! Can't wait to see what God is going to do with our church!

Mark & Gynnette Yoho (Fourth Watch

Ministry): I cannot thank

GLBC enough for the prayer coverage while we were in New Orleans for the Mardi Gras outreach. I am on the road home today and physically exhausted from the overreach. I have great things to share with you

and I need a little time to get some statistics and my thoughts cleared. Please look for an update next week. GOD is awesome and so is Grove Level. Thanks for your prayers and support.

Birthdays: Teresa Thomas 3/1; Phillip Kight 3/2;

Kellie Crowe 3/11

Julie & Michelle Parham 1812 Glenbrook Place

Dalton, GA 30720-7103 Emily Payne

1913 Beaverdale Road NE Dalton, GA 30721-7244

Troy Poe 556 Harvest Way

Dalton, GA 30721-2460 Thomas & Paige Queen & Family

Suite H17, P/Bag X9118 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 3200

M&H (mailing address) 504 Cherees Way

Dalton, GA 30720-4349 BJabc (mailing address)

4551 Old Dalton Rd NE Rome, GA 30165-8914

Mark & Gynnette Yoho 840 Mountain Loop Rd NW

Sugar Valley, GA 30746

Kristen Bowen 7801 N. Tigerville Road, Box 2282 Tigerville, SC 29688 Chandler Coker (mailing address) 142 Woody Pond Way Dalton, GA 30721-7387 David & Kellie Crowe & Family 417 Craig Run Road Waynesburg, PA 15370-2729 Brian Jones 704 Ridgetop Way Wake Forest, NC 27587 Chad Keeter 825 Gaines School Rd. Apt 219 Athens, GA 30605 Bryan & Brittany Kelly 315 Crescent Court Louisville Ky 40206

BJabc: Groups - We met w/ a

new group of followers in the “7th Neighborhood” adjacent to the Mkt. this past Sunday. We were encouraged and look forward to the L0rd of the Harvest raising up more workers for the harvest that awaits. Ask that the group would be obedient to teach others. Ask that our next meeting this Sunday, March 1 would be encouraging and empowering. Continue to ask that our Wednesday group would be faithful to teach their families

and to proclaim truth to those they work with and among in the Mkt. House Visits - We had a very encouraging time in “7th Neighborhood” this past Tuesday. Continue to ask for POP that will open their family, friends, and neighbors up to us and that we would proclaim truth boldly and clearly. Ask that as we sow broadly that it would fall on good soil and would yield a hundredfold. Language - Ask for continual growth in comprehension and in our ability to speak. Ask that we would speak accurately, fluently, and clearly. Family - Continue to ask that we find strength and refreshment from the Father, that we work and rest wisely, that we parent well, and that we steward our responsibility as workers of the harvest faithfully. Follow us on Twitter @BJabcRickman for “On Time” P requests, but please do not retweet any of our secure requests.

Michelle Parham (answered the call to vocational ministry): I am excited to

share that I will be spending 7 weeks, this summer, at a special needs camp called Camp Hawkins! Please pray that I will not wait to show people Christ's love until those 7 weeks! Also please pray that God would be preparing my heart for this special time, I know this is exactly where God wants me to be! Spring Break is next week so please pray that I will use that time wisely! Lastly please pray that my first priority would be Christ and that I would lean on Him to show me how to best use the rest of my time! I love you all so much and am thankful for all the prayers!

Thomas, Paige, Elizabeth & Jacob Queen (our missionaries in

South Africa): Teaching

& Mentoring - Thomas leads our young adult Bible study in Sweetwaters. We have 4-5 attending and we are studying the Trinity. Our interns attend with us so it is quite the crowd. He also enjoys teaching the Bible study at the Indian church in Northdale

weekly. The school is improving steadily with the addition of the Australian teacher. Kids even have homework daily supervised by a retired local teacher. As you can see, he has his hands full! House Visits - We went out in two teams to see patients on February 18. Ginger Talley, on my team had the privilege of leading Dumsani to the Lord. Other patients were very encouraged. Continue to pray house visits start back in a consistent and intentional manner,

to spread the Word of God throughout Sweetwaters. GLBC Team - God used the Grove Level mission team in many ways. They did a great job of presenting the Gospel to the Tabitha kids during VBS. They helped train our grade 2 & 3 Zulu teachers to be more effective teachers. They ran reading groups. The men repaired the Hope Centre bathroom & fences, and erected 2 soccer goals so recess is a little World Cup South Africa now! Thanks for all you did and for the encouragement you gave our family! Intern update - God had blessed us again with incredible interns. These 6 girls love the Lord and our Tabitha kids. They never complain and are a joy to Thomas and I. They teach preschool, assist in the school, run our reading groups, monitor homework time, lead a devotional group, and take evening call. They always do it with a smile on their face. We love you all!

David, Kellie Crowe & Family (church planters w/ Greene Community Church in Waynesburg, PA): We are looking forward

to GLBC coming and ministering with us. GCC sure could use some encouragement and enthusiasm as we move into spring time. We seem to have the winter blues.

Chandler Coker (accepted with Life Action to travel with a team and serve in children’s ministry): Hi from

cold Clinton, MS. This week we have been in a One Cry conference and it has been great. I am so encouraged today because we got to meet with Bill Elliff for our team meeting. It was awesome to hear his heart. And this week was a success in Base Camp. We have seen kids attentive to know what God has for them. I can't thank you

enough for the prayers. They have given me a boost of morale to know that my home church is praying for me. Thank you all so much.

Chad Keeter (Navigators Ministry, Staff ): I'm in the

middle of a two day intensive course surveying the Old Testament with other Nav Staff from our region. Please pray for it to go well and that I would be engaged and attentive to what God would show me through this. Thanks so much for praying for the Bible discussion in Gehrig's dorm! Eight guys came last night (five of whom were non believers!), and we had a good discussion. Please pray for God to move in these guys hearts and that they would continue to come to the group. Thanks so much for your prayers, I love you guys!

Grove Level Baptist Church • Dr. Charlie G. Bridges, Senior Pastor • 2802 Cleveland Highway, Dalton, GA 30721 • 706.259.8519 • www.grovelevel.org

February 25, 2015