Wow what a week!!!  We had 4 decision made for the Lord.  That makes 12 for the last two weeks.  God is working.  Continue to pray that the Lord will continue this revival of souls. 

 We had an average of 83 kids. High attendance was Thursday with 94 kids.  We would like to thank all the teachers, helpers, counselors, and especially Anissa and Missy.  What a GREAT week!!!!!!!

• Bible school is going wonderful.  Monday night we had 80 kids and Wednesday night we had 86 kids.  Here are a few pictures from Monday and Tuesday.

Ladies I had a great time at convention.  Receive a wonderful leather bag full of goodies (free books, magazines, etc.) and heard great speakers.  The highlight was Tudesday afternoon at the ministries wives conference.  Gary Chapman was our guest speaker.  I didn’t realize how funny he was.  At the end of his presentation he asked us to bow in prayer and clasp our hands together.  A photograher for the Baptist Press was seated at my table and took my picture.  It was in the June 17 Western Reader.   

Photo by Jonathan Blair
Leah Tipton, whose husband is pastor of Spring Bayou Baptist Church in Kevil, Ky., bows in prayer as Gary Chapman, author of “The Five Love Languages,” leads a prayer at the end of his challenge “to love your husband with the attitude of Christ” at the 2008 Ministers’ Wives’Luncheon June 10 at the Indiana Convention Center. Chapman, keynote speaker taught on how to “love a leader” at the meeting which took place on the first day of the two-day June 10-11 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis.

Each month Shannon and I (Leah) like to give the Bayou Girls a word or phrase to think about.  For the month of June your word is ‘pray’.  Pray for your neighbor, co-worker, unsaved friend, etc.  If you look at the church prayer list and the list on this blog they are long and we continue to add.  We have seen the power of prayer and some have experienced it.  So PRAY

Thanks to everyone who helped replenish our cards. We had a great time making them. And remember if you know of someone who needs a cards (Thinking of you-Get well-etc) contact Candy Lawrence.

June is a very busy month in the life of our church and individual families. We have vacations and extra activities crowding our schedules. We need to remember God doesn’t take a vacation. Sundays and Wednesdays we will be having services and God is always available for prayer time. Thank you God for not taking vacations, were would we be if HE did?

In August our church has organized a mission trip to Lynch KY. Bro. Lonnie Riley is the overseer of this mission field. He has informed us that they are out/running very low on can goods. They have even had to shut down their pantry due to this. So until the trip we will be collecting can for this ministry. Please only can goods. You can place you items in the foyer.

Great News!!!!!!!!! Lisa Whelchel is coming to Paducah. She will be at Southland August 1-2. Cost for the 2 day conference is $20 before June 1 and $25 at the door. She is best known for her charactor ‘Blair Warner’ in the ‘Facts of Life’. She now authors books and homeschools her 3 children. She also is the founder of MomTimes ministries and speaks at parenting and women’s conferences across the US.