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March 16, 2023

Last week, we mistakenly put the date of March 18th as the date of this training. We were in error! The actual date is Saturday, March 25th! So that gives you an extra week to decide to participate. So, call or text either Dave (575-607-5495) or Elaine (575-714-7788) to let them know that you are coming.
 
An exciting development!

In a meeting with Ed Greene this past Tuesday, he shared with our DOM and some of our Tri-Area pastors that New Mexico Baptist Disaster Relief is making a "tweak" to its approach to ministry. In the past, their focus has been on helping with disasters when called to help by the SBC. The result has often meant needing to deploy for weeks at a time in other states. On occasion, of course, they have been deployed to help with clean up efforts and other work in connection with large disasters here in New Mexico, as well. But Ed says that has resulted in those who can participate being older, retired folks who can afford to be gone from home for weeks at a time.

To change this and allow more people to help, they are going to now consider help with smaller projects submitted by local churches and associations in New Mexico. Projects that might require a crew to work for one or maybe two days. This will allow folks who cannot afford to be away for weeks at a time to also participate. But they need to go through the two hour training that New Mexico Disaster Relief offers. Once they are trained, their name is added to a list of folks who receive notification of upcoming projects needing volunteers. If they can help, they respond accordingly. If they cannot, then they wait for the next notification.
 
Sign up for the training!

The Baptist Convention of New Mexico will provide training for all persons interested in becoming part of the New Mexico Baptist Disaster Relief ministry. The training will be hosted by Central Baptist in Clovis on Saturday, March 25th, from 9 a.m. to noon.

If you have questions, please call Ed Greene at 505-553-6086.

First Baptist Church in Portales is organizing a mission trip to Latvia in September. The group will leave on Sunday, September 10th and return on Wednesday, September 20th. Mike and Bev Howard are the mission trip leaders. The group will be serving with IMB missionary Audrey Whitfield, who is from New Mexico.
 
Right now, there are five individuals who have signed up to go on this trip. FBC is praying to be able to send a team of twelve people. Concerning this trip, the IMB says that it will involve doing literature distribution and evangelism in the city of Riga.

The Latvian culture is a northern Slavic culture. The Latvians are considered contemplative and quiet. Latvians take time to build relationships with newcomers, but once a relationship is established they are fast friends. The Russian speakers are a minority in Latvia making up about 40% of the total population. The Russian speakers are also from a Slavic background, also take time to build trust, and also tend to be more quiet and distanced from newcomers. Americans coming to serve amongst Slavic peoples should be mindful of these cultural tendencies.

People tend to dress more business casual. T-shirts and shorts are great for outdoor activities, but during meetings and other indoor activities dress is expected to be business casual. Personal hygiene is also important to Latvian culture.

Participants are encouraged to pack clothes that can be worn for warm outdoor activities and also for indoor and cooler evening activities. The wind in Riga can be quite strong as the city is situated near the Baltic Sea, so bring a windbreaker or raincoat to be prepared for unpredictable rainy weather and windy conditions.

This trip will involve extensive walking, so if you have a difficulty with a lot of walking or climbing stairs, this assignment is probably not for you. If you have dietary restrictions they will need to know in advance to be sure to accommodate you.

If you are interested in being part of the team for this mission trip, call Mike or Bev Howard at 575-562-9819 or email them at  bjhowa71@gmail.com.
Some time ago, we shared about Paul and Carey Kiekel taking 215 dresses provided by Dress A Girl New Mexico to a church in Manilla in the Philippines, through connections made by our state WMU Director, Melissa Lamb. Well, as you can tell by the picture below, they successfully met with a representative of Natividad Bible Baptist Church in Manilla at the airport and delivered the dresses.
The church will use some of the dresses as part of their ministry to villages around Manilla. Dresses were also sent to Cagayan Valley Northern Philippines for the indigenous families that live in the mountain area. Below is a picture of some of the dresses given to girls at the church's main campus in Manilla and in the Cagayan Valley.
 





 
 

The ministry wants everyone to know that however they are a part, they are contributing to God working miracles. One such miracle of provision took place a week ago on Wednesday. 
 

On the previous Tuesday, at the Hispanic Pastor's Fellowship, one of the pastors who was going on a trip to Chihuahua, Mexico, the following Friday, asked Dress A Girl Ambassador, Donna McFadden, about dresses to take with him. At the time, she had to tell him that she only had 2 dresses. Well, guess what? God came through like He always does.

Donna has a group that meets at her home every Wednesday and some of them brought in dresses and shorts. She was able to pack 28 dresses and 25 pairs of shorts for the pastor to take with him in the suitcase pictured above.



Central Baptist Church and Great Big Family Productions present the "Songs & Stories Tour" featuring Dove Award winning band Sidewalk Prophets.

This night is truly one of the most intimate concerts Sidewalk Prophets has assembled. Watch the band tour as a trio, with each member playing multiple instruments throughout the night, and lead singer Dave Frey shares powerful & inspiring stories from life, and the road. The set includes the band's popular radio hits, deep album cuts, and brand new never performed music.

Ticketing options include an early entry devotional with the band and the fan-favorite VIP Pre-show Party which gives you a unique up-close experience with the band.

4:15PM VIP Pre-Show Party
5:30PM Early Entry/Devotional
6:15PM General Admission Doors Open

To purchase tickets, click HERE.
 
Sandia Baptist Church in Clovis is working hard on collecting items for their backpack give-a-way to Sandia Elementary School in July. Help us check more stuff off their list!

Listed below are the number of items that Sandia is seeking to collect to fill 400 backpacks for Sandia Elementary school. We will update the list as items are donated by individuals, partners, or churches. Partners and churches will be listed by name, while individual donations will simply say "individual". Items that are checked and in bold have been donated. You may donate a specific item or simply make a contribution that the church can use to purchase what they need.

If you think you want to donate, contact Dezra Turvaville at 575-760-3986.

Backpack no wheels (small pre-K & K) - 87 - BCNM
Backpack no wheels (med 1 & 2 grade) - 124 - BCNM
Backpack no wheels (3, 4, 5 grade) - 186 - BCNM
Binders 1 inch - 87 - FBC Moriarty
Binders 1 1/2 inch - 124
Bottle of glue - 434
Coffee Filters pkg - 25 pkgs - Parkland
Composition Notebook - 372
Composition Notebook (Primary) - 25
Colored Pencils (12 pack) - 372 pkgs
Crayon (24 count box) - 620 boxes - FBC Elida
Dividers - 62 pkgs
Dry Erase Markers (box of 4 assorted) - 273 boxes = 1092 markers
Dry Erase Markers (box of 4 Black) - 62 boxes = 248 markers - Parkland
Extra Set of Clothing (preschool boy) - 13 (pants, shirt, socks, underwear)
Extra Set of Clothing (preschool girl) - 13 (pants, shirt, socks, underwear)
Folder (with pockets and brads) - 1364
Gallon size Ziplock bags - 25 boxes - Sandia
Glue Sticks - 1586
Highlighters 4 packs - 155 pkgs = 620 highlighters
Highlighters 4 pack Yellow - 62 pkgs = 248 highlighters
Index Cards (3 x 5) pkg - 248 pkgs
Markers (Washable) pkg - 434 pkgs
Nap Pad 1 inch - 87
Notebook Paper Wide pkg - 434 pkgs
Pencils pkg - 434 pkgs = 5208 pencils - Calvary Portales
Pencil Pouch - 124
Pens Blue - 620
Pens Green - 620
Pens Red - 744
Pink Erasers - 55
Pull-ups pkg - 25 pkgs - Sandia
Scissors 5 inch round tip - 124 - Individual
Scissors 5 inch sharp tip - 248
Spiral Wide Ruled - 1116
Supply Box Plastic - 372
Ruler 12 inch - 248 - FBC Moriarty
Water Bottles (reusable) 8-12 oz - 154 - Sandia
Water Bottles (reusable) 12-24 oz - 248 - Sandia
Wet Wipes pkg - 25 pkgs - Sandia
 
The theme for this year's Young Lives Ablaze is GLOW!
 
The Tri-Area Young Lives Ablaze is set for Saturday, April 22nd, at Parkland Baptist Church in Clovis, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The association will provide the lunch (pizza) and every kid will get a free t-shirt. Groups need to register by Thursday, April 20th.

The speaker for this year's event will be Pastor Larry Evans (below left) from FBC Cloudcroft and Joe and Kerry Vivian (below right), who have been featured the past several years. The Vivians will be doing special object lessons like they have done in the past.
 
          
 
Cody Bilbrey from FBC Elida will lead worship, Amanda Kenyon from Forrest Community Church will lead Bible Study, and T.J. Cathey from FBC Elida, who also does recreation at Kids Mission Camp at Inlow each year, will be leading our recreation on that Saturday. Wayne Boydston, pastor of Parkland Baptist Church in Clovis will lead the decision time for the event.

Young Lives Ablaze is designed for kids 3rd grade through 6th to reach the unsaved and excite the saved to share their faith. Click HERE to register your church group for this fun-filled, faith-building event!

Submit a resume by sending it to the following mailing address:

First Baptist Church
Senior Pastor Position
321 E Center Street
Tucumcari, New Mexico  88401
 
First Baptist Church
Senior Pastor Position
102 W. Wisconsin
PO Box 335
Melrose, New Mexico  88124

Highland Baptist Church
Senior Pastor Position
2201 N. Main St.
Clovis, NM  88101

Iglesia Bautista Belen
Senior Pastor Position
820 N. Reid
PO Box 2046
Clovis, New Mexico  88102

This past Sunday, Dave and Donna joined in worship with the folks at Forrest Heights in Clovis. They were warmly welcomed by the congregation and enjoyed attending both the Sunday school hour and the worship service. Pastor Garlan Hughes (pictured above) brought a great message.

This week, Dave participated in the monthly fellowship for Portales area ministers at El Rancho restaurant on Tuesday at noon. Ed Greene, the director for the New Mexico Baptist Disaster Relief, was their guest. On Thursday morning, Dave joined with other DOMs in New Mexico in a Zoom meeting with BCNM staff.

The rest of Dave's week was spent visiting pastors and ministry leaders one on one, working on the development of a new Tri-Area workshop on Discipleship and Leader Development, and the newsletter. He also spent time updating the association website, doing sermon preparation for speaking this coming Sunday at Immanuel, Tucumcari, and preparation to speak to the senior adult group at Calvary, Portales on Tuesday.
Click HERE to check out the Good Books section of our website. We also have a Spanish version called Buenos Libros which you can check out by clicking HERE.
 The book of the week this week is The Power of Positive Praying, by John Bisagno. and is recommended by Dave McFadden, Tri-Area DOM. It is listed in the Good Books section of the Tri-Area website in the category of Theology, under the subcategory of Prayer.
 

 

Jesus was our model and teacher in prayer. By His life and His lips our Lord's constant fellowship with the Father pointed to the necessity of ours. But Jesus didn’t pray merely as an example to us. For thirty-three years, He lived as a man, tempted in all points like as are we. He prayed because He had to pray. He prayed because He must.
 
If the Son of God prioritized prayer, how more must we? And His prayers were answered as will be ours, if like Him we pray in His Will, in His Word and in Faith. For that’s the power of positive praying.

Click HERE if you want to purchase this book from Amazon.com. Other book sellers may have it available, too. 

University Baptist Church Portales is hiring childcare workers to care for children birth through 3 years old (mostly on Sundays).

Call 575-356-4501 or email thebros@yucca.net to obtain an application or ask questions.

Forrest Heights Baptist Church Clovis is needing volunteers to help with their Children's Sunday school program.

Call 575-791-3612 if you have interest or want to learn more.

Emmanuel Baptist Church Portales is needing to fill a worship leader position, and a youth leader position.

Call 806-240-2445 if you have interest or want to learn more. 

For February, 2023
 
Please make any checks payable to the Tri-Area Baptist Association and mail them to 1100 W. Mañana Blvd, Clovis, New Mexico 88101.

Join our text team which allows you to receive requests for prayer. The purpose is to pass along prayer needs submitted by our churches. Requests are sent to you via text message.

You can join our Prayer Team by simply texting your name and the message, “I want to join the prayer team,” to 575-607-5495. Our DOM will then send you an invitation to join the team.

Have an event coming up at your church? Email us at: tri.area.baptist.association@gmail.com or
send us a text message at 575-714-7788.
 
March 2023 -
20th - Ft. Sumner Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon
25th - Disaster Relief Training - Central Clovis
31st - Tri-Area DNOW

April 2023 -
1st - Tri-Area DNOW
3rd - Tri-Area Executive Board meeting
4th - Portales Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon
11th - La Puerta Advisory Team meeting
12th - Clovis Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon
17th - Ft. Sumner Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon
22nd - Tri-Area Young Lives Ablaze

May 2023 - 
2nd - Portales Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon
6th - Church Financial Workshop with Gerald Farley
10th - Clovis Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon
15th - Ft. Sumner Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon

June 2023 - 
1-4 - Ute Lake Camp Meeting
5-9 - BCNM StuCamp 1.0 Sivells
6-9 - Hispanic Family Camp Inlow
6th - Portales Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon
14th - Clovis Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon
12-16 - BCNM Kids Camp Inlow
12-16 - BCNM StuCamp 2.0 Sivells
13-14 SBC Annual Meeting New Orleans LA
19-23 - Indian Family Camp Inlow
19-23 - BCNM Kids Camp Sivells
19th - Ft. Sumner Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon
26-30 - BCNM StuCamp 3.0 Inlow

July 2023 - 
4th - Portales Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon
12th - Clovis Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon
10-14 - Worship4Life Camp Inlow
17th - Ft. Sumner Area Ministers Fellowship at Noon
17-21 - Children's Music Camp Inlow
24-28 - Children's Mission Camp Inlow

Got a question about any of the above events? Call Dave at 575-607-5495.

New or updated requests appear in bold type.

Pray for the success of the CPR initiative between Sandia Baptist in Clovis, Tri-Area, and the BCNM.

Pray for Foundations of Faith Dairy Ministry.

Pray for our pastorless churches: Iglesia Bautista Belen in Clovis, FBC Melrose, Highland Clovis, and FBC Tucumcari.

Pray for our church plant in Portales, Iglesia Bautista Cristo es la Puerta.


Pray for the Christian Challenge ministry at Eastern.

Pray for the New Mexico Baptist Children's Home and their search for a new President/Executive Director. 

Pray for all our pastors and other ministerial staff and leaders.

Sign up to receive a monthly prayer list from International Mission Board missionaries who have ties to New Mexico. You can do so by simply emailing Karen Pilgreen and requesting to be added to her email list. You may do so by clicking HERE.
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