Association Missionary Thoughts During the month of January, I had the op-portunity to fill the pulpit for a couple of our Savannah Baptist Pastors that became ill. I either received a call or text either on Satur-day night or early Sunday morning asking if I could fill in. Of course, my answer was “Yes”. I love to preach and it is always an

honor to fill in at one of our Savannah Baptist Associa-tion Churches. It reminds me of the scripture that tells us to “Preach the Word; be instant in season, out of season” (2 Tim. 4: 2). We all should be ready to share the Word of God. We are called to do so and an honor to share His Word. We should all be ready at a moment’s notice to proclaim the precious Word of God. I hope when the call or text comes, we will be ready. Do remember that February 14th is Valentine’s Day. It is the special day of the year when the most flowers and chocolates are purchased. It is a day to tell and show someone how much they mean to you. (Men: don’t for-get.) Also on Thursday, February 21st at Immanuel Baptist Church will be our WMU Banquet. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a wonderful meal and then we will be blessed to hear from Rebecca Hampton from the Cowboy Church in Jerusalem. I would like to encourage all of our Savannah Baptist Association Churches to attend. You can purchase your tickets from Janet Bell at the Association office. Work is still proceeding at the Savannah Baptist As-sembly. Please pray that we will be able to complete all the construction projects by spring. We truly would like to be ready for the summer season. We have been having great turnouts for our Monday Minister’s Meetings. Each Monday we have a great time of fellowship and prayer. I want to encourage each pas-tor to try to attend. I believe you will be blessed. Thank you all for allowing us to serve you. Janet, Con-nie and I are truly blessed and honored to serve the Lord Jesus Christ by serving His churches. Serving Him Together, Buddy Wasson Association Missionary revwasson@gmail.com

Assembly News My wife Amber and I stepped out onto our porch late on one night recently to look at the moon and wind down from a long day when we were greeted with a pleasant sound… laughter, conversation, and guitar

music being played and sung around a campfire. If I had to sum up what that sound was, I’d describe it as the sound of Assembly guests engaged in fellowship! In that one moment, I heard believers who had pulled away from the busyness of their day-to-day to retreat, to worship the Lord, encour-age one another, grow closer to God and closer to each other. Yes, your Savannah Baptist Assembly is up and running again – praise the Lord! We’ve already been able to welcome several great groups in the first month of 2019 and reservations are coming in for the rest of the year (the only group missing is yours – ha!). In the meantime, we’re continuing to work to make improvements on the property, including continued work on our new bathhouses that accompany the four new cabins. We currently have space for up to 55 overnight guests at a time and these new cabins/bathhouses will provide space for another 32 guests. We are so grateful for your continued prayer and support as God is shaping this powerful ministry to be your first choice for rest, recrea-tion, reflection, and renewal for years to come. Here are six opportunities for you to help further the ministry of the Assembly:

Allow me to come and share with your church the purpose and possibilities for ministry.

Add the ongoing ministry of the Assembly to your church’s prayer list.

Prayerfully consider financially supporting us over and above your associational giving with a dedicated one-time or monthly offering to the Assembly.

Plan a site visit to check out what’s new since the last time you visited.

Schedule a workday for your church or group to come and help make the most of this resource.

Reserve the Assembly for an upcoming camp, conference, re-treat, picnic, camping trip, or other gathering.

Regardless of how you choose to engage, remember that the Assem-bly is a prime Kingdom resource that God has entrusted to us as Sa-vannah Baptists. I look forward to welcoming you here soon so I can again hear the “sounds of fellowship” echoing through the trees!

Rev. Tommy Duke, Director www.sbassembly.org Savannah Baptist Assembly assembly@sbassociation.org 912-772-3368

Tony’s Tidbits

Spring semester 2019 is underway. The weekly Lunge (coed Bible Study) attendance has topped 50 students. New students con-

tinue to be a part of our weekly lunch program. Thank you churches for your faithfulness in bringing lunches each week. Our first ever Progressive dinner was a great suc-cess. Small groups have started back with a few additional groups added. Students are being challenged in the word. Students are also being challenged to evangelize. 10 dozen doughnuts were passed out one morning as an outreach to the campus. Similar monthly outreach events have been set. Weekly times have been set for students to go out in pairs to share the Gospel with their fellow students. We have definitely increased our focus on people with the goal of people coming to know the Lord and drawing closer to Him. -There are a couple of high school events being planned to take place during Spring to high schoolers in their transition to college. Keep your eyes and ears open for more details. -A ministry board has been added to assist churches with finding students to assist with areas of need within our local churches. If you have a need then be sure and contact tbranham.bcm@gabaptist.org or 678-378-5001 to find out more. -It’s time to start signing up to assist with World Changers coming the week of June 17-22. Keep praying with us for God to do a mighty work. Let us know how we can partner with you in the Gospel of Christ.

Rev. Tony Branham, Director Baptist Collegiate Ministries www.armstrongbcm.org. tbran-ham.bcm@gabaptist.org

E V E N T S

Savannah Baptist Center

Total Services Provided January 2018-December 2018

Bible Study, Sewing, and Music … 1109

Food Pantry … 591 Oasis Laundry, Showers, Day Lockers … 9747

Clothes Closet … 2068 Total services ……… 13,515

Volunteer Information and Opportunities

Please join us to learn about God’s work at the Savan-nah Baptist Center and opportunities to serve. Our quar-terly Auxiliary/Volunteer meeting is scheduled for Thurs-day, February 7th at 10:00am. If you cannot attend, please send a representative from your church. An overview of the ministries and mission team information is also available. Please email Olivia@savbaptistcenter.org for a copy of this infor-mation.

2018 Total Volunteer Hours………………………..7104

We are blessed to have your support as our work continues into the new year.

THANK YOU!

Mrs. Stephanie Carr Director, SBC stephanie@savbaptistcenter.org www.savbaptistcenter.org

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To our Pastors and Spouses

SEAFARER MINISTRY The Christmas season is a sentimental one for sea-farers as well as us landlubbers. The great majority are lonely at this time, having signed contracts for 4, 6, 8 months aboard ship until returning home for a break that allows them to catch up and renew rela-

tionships. I gave away some 130 ditty bags this season thanks to you who provided so many nice items for seafarers. Most everyone enjoys receiving a gift: the surprise, the affir-mation of being loved, and not forgotten while away from home. Inside each bag of useful personal care items is also a tract telling of the birth of Jesus, the Savior, and a 2019 wallet calendar with the basics of the gospel. I want to give a big shout-out to the GAs/RAs in Higher Ground BC led by Jane Sinopoli for their diligence in preparing some 25 ditty bags this November plus a donation to reach seafarers with a gift and the joyful news of Jesus. And to Larry Carver’s SS class in FBC Rincon, who assembled 50 ditty bags for seafarers in December as their special gift to Jesus at Christmas. All have been given and received with joy and thankfulness. Praise to Jesus. Rev. Everett Tumblin Director evandjoy@comcast.net

Mrs. Kristen Tillman 2/4

Mrs. Jennifer Vanderburg 2/4

Rev. Andy Vaught 2/7

Rev. Jason Rowe 2/12

Mrs. Vickie Pamplona 2/13

Rev. Johnny Bowen 2/15

Mrs. Ginger Laughner 2/19

Mrs. Audrey Reynolds 2/22

Feb. 7: Baptist Center Volunteer meeting-10:00 am

Feb. 11-17: Focus on WMU Week

Feb. 14: Happy Valentine’s Day!

Feb. 18: Baptist Center Trustee meeting-1:30 pm

Feb. 21: WMU Banquet at Immanuel-6:30 pm

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!

PLEASE notify the Association office by email (info@sbassociation.org) or phone

(912-232-1033) of any changes to email, phone, website or staff. We like to keep our records up-to-date and we don’t want you to miss out on important infor-

mation. Thank you!

World Changers Update: It is time to start getting ready for World Changers 2019 coming the week of June 17-

22. We will need churches to assist with lunches. We will need a few ministry sites. We could use a few people to as-sist with a variety of other activities throughout the week. There are a couple of great opportunities for local youth groups to make an impact throughout the week. So, if you want to be involved it is time to let Tony know by calling him at 678-378-5001 or emailing tbranham.bcm@gabaptist.org. The first ones to contact will be assured of an opportunity to serve.

Savannah Baptist Association Staff

Rev. Buddy Wasson Associational Missionary Rev. Tommy Duke, Director, Baptist Assembly Mrs. Connie Martin, Financial Secretary Mrs. Stephanie Carr, Director, Baptist Center Mrs. Janet Bell, Administrative Assistant Rev. Everett Tumblin, Director, Seafarer’s Ministry

Mr. Stephen Bell, Treasurer Rev. Tony Branham, Baptist Collegiate Ministries

Savannah Baptist Association 704 Wheaton Street Savannah, GA 31401

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Phone: 912-232-1033 E-mail: info@sbassociation.org

Web: www.sbassociation.org

Savannah Baptist Association Vol. No. 50, Issue No. 2

February 2019

The Baptist VisionThe Baptist VisionThe Baptist Vision

Associational 90 Day Calendar February 2019 Feb. 7: Baptist Center Volunteer meeting-10:00 am Feb. 11-17: Focus on WMU Week Feb. 14: Happy Valentine’s Day! Feb. 18: Baptist Center Trustee Meeting-1:30 pm Feb. 21: WMU Banquet at Immanuel-6:30 pm March 2019 Mar. 3-10: Week of Prayer for North American Missions & Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Mar. 5: Admin Team meeting-10:00 am Mar. 9: GA Mother/Daughter Banquet at Woodlawn-6:30 pm Mar. 17: Executive Committee meeting at Isle of Hope-6:45 pm Mar. 18: Baptist Center Trustee meeting-1:30 pm Mar. 21: Assembly Committee meeting-6:30 pm Mar. 30: Associational VBS Clinic April 2019 Apr. 11: Load truck for Children’s Home Paper Drive Apr. 12: Savannah Day at Baxley Children’s Home Apr. 14: Palm Sunday Apr. 15: Baptist Center Trustee meeting-1:30 pm Apr. 19: Good Friday (Office closed) Apr. 21: Easter Sunday Apr. 27: GA Baptist Women’s Spring Event

We are on Facebook and Twitter! You can visit us at Savannah Baptist Association. If you cannot find us, email connie@sbassociation.org with your Facebook name or you can follow us on twitter: @SavAssociation . We will give you a “friend invite”. You can also send us pictures and announcements from your church and we will try to put them on our Facebook or Twitter page. We would love to see pictures of VBS, musicals, ordinations, etc.

Ministers Meetings Mondays at 11:00 am

Please RSVP

Feb. 4: Time of Prayer Restaurant: Firehouse Subs

1935 E. Victory Dr.

Feb. 11: Time of Prayer Restaurant: Barnes Restaurant

5320 Waters Avenue

Feb. 18: Time of Prayer Restaurant: Carey Hilliard’s

3316 Skidaway Road

Feb. 25: Time of Prayer Restaurant: Sisters of the New South

2605 Skidaway Road

All events are located on the Associational web site: www.sbassociation.org Page 4 Page 1

All articles are due by the 25th of the month. Please mark your calendars.

Thank you!