Thank you Lord!

     We just celebrated America's day of Thanksgiving this past week.  However, as God's

children,  we have so much to be thankful for every day.

     We are so happy to be able to report that Brother Clayton Shook and Sister Jean are much

improved.  They have been able to attend church services three straight Sundays, and this past

Sunday they sang a special, entitled "What A Day That Will Be," to which Brother Shook

wrote two additional verses. He will also be preaching very soon. They thank everyone for the

prayers that have been lifted up on their behalf.

"Merry Christmas" and a "Happy New Year!"

From Everyone at Oxford Baptist Institute!

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH

201 Filmore Avenue

New Orleans, LA  70124

 WE NEED YOUR HELP!

          We here at Bethel want to thank each and every person and church that has supported this work, or is currently supporting this work with financial assistance, physical labor, and most importantly, with prayers.  We have come a long way on the rebuilding of our church facility, but there is still a lot to be done before we can get the permit to occupy it.  We know that everybody is struggling in the current economy and funds are tight, but we also know that God didn't bring us this far tohave us stop now.  It's been over five years and it becomes discouraging sometimes because we have not been able to complete this building.

           We have compiled a list of things that the Fire Marshall said had to be done before he would give the approval.  Then we have the rest of the things to do to finish the building.  Some we have bids on, some we do not.  They are:

 Handicap Ramp     $12,000.00

Piano Repair      $5,000.00

Painting Exterior     $15,000.00

Dirt Fill      $3,500.00

Sod   

Sidewalk/Driveway     $12,000.00

Church Sign      $7,500.00

Brick Step-down on porch      $1,200.00 (added by the State Fire Marshall)

Construction Loan       $60,000.00

Rear Staircase      $2,000.00

Organ (our cannot be repaired)     

Porch Entrance (Columns)

Vents on Cinder Blocks    

Finish on Cinder Blocks

Window Sill Upstairs

Computer Network

Attic - Fireproof Flooring

Shelving for Bathrooms

Non-Skid coating for outside stairs

Base Boards on 2nd floor

Hardware on Doors on 2nd floor

Doors to enclose A/C units on 2nd floor

Moving the Thermostat to the Fellowship Hall

Inside Screens on upstairs windows

Inside Screens on stairway windows

Gutters

Non-Skid Tiles for Porch

LABOR FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE

          It has been reported in the daily newspaper that the Lakeview community is one of the neighborhoods that is coming back strong, because of the young couples buying and moving in.  That means to us more people to tell about Jesus and seeing more souls saved.  With your prayers, financial help, and labor we will see this church become the lighthouse for Jesus that it was in the past.
          We are asking once again for your support.  We are unable to complete this project without the help of God's people.  Please pray about this work and the financial needs.  We KNOW that God is in it.
           If you have questions, please feel free to email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call me at 985-981-1144.  I will be happy to speak with you about the work here and I encourage you to visit if you are ever in this area.

Send contributions to:

                        Bethel Missionary Baptist Church

                        C/O Eld Wayne Adams, Pastor

                        1030 Helios Ave.

                        Metairie, LA  70005

In His Service until He calls us home,

Bro. Wayne Adams

The following article by Brother Ray O. Brooks appeared in THE BAPTIST MONITOR (October 2011 Issue). 

RIGHTS VS. FREEDOMS IN HUMAN REPRODUCTION

By Ray O. Brooks

After spending much ink in chastising Govenor Perry and the Texas Legislature, editorial writer John Foster concluded by setting forth this statement.  "A good question for the govenor to answer is whether he believes women have the intelligence to determine their own reproductive rights."

Our Creator God set all the rules for the propagation of the human race.  All reproductive rights are contained within the bounds of marriage between a man and a woman and every conception within these bounds is holy before God and deserving of a live birth, to be loved and nurtured to maturity.  While many claim to have freedom of choice, no woman, no man, no doctor, no government hs the right to determine any other end to any fertilized human egg which is in fact a human being in the embryonic stage.

God created man as an intelligent being with the ability not only to receive instructional information, but also to give serious thought to that which has been received and make reasoned decisions.  Each person has the freedom to make his own decision even when he makes the wrong decision.  To illustrate, I say, "You exercise your freedom to drive past a school bus unloading children and you will soon discover you did not have the right to do this."  Why?  Because there is a law.

Woman, men, doctors, legislators, judges, and lab technicians have the freedom to do as they wish with all the ins and the outs of the human reproductive process, but time will soon reveal they had no right to go against the laws set forth in God's Word.  The law requiring a doctor to perform a sonogram before an abortion is an attempt to prevent the killing of a human being.  God will have the last say, and what He will say to all who have participated in the destruction of human life will not be a pleasant thing to hear.

50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Dear Friends,

Unity Missionary Baptist Church of DeWitt, AR, will honor Brother Thom Stapleton as he celebrates his 50th Anniversary in Pastoral Ministry.  Join us on November 5, 2011, in the church's activity building, for fellowship beginning at 11:00 a.m.  A meal will be served at 12:00 noon. Open House and fellowship will continue after the meal.

We extend an invitation to everyone to come celebrate this monumental occasion.  If you will be here for the meal, please help us plan: RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or ATTN: Becki Cullipher, P.O. Box 51, DeWitt, AR 72042.

We hope to see you here, but if you are unable to attend, please send cards with your memories and thanks to this Faithful Servant of the Lord, Brother Thom, and his gracious wife, Aline.  Send cards to the address listed above and they will be presented to Brother Thom at the celebration.

Sincerely,

Becki Cullipher, Secretary

"His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou has been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord" (Matthew 25;21).