Volume 4

Mrs. Sunshine Report Volume 3

My what a great few days!! I wish you could have all been in Tavares to hear Cinderella Agoubi share her testimony and hear how God has used her to witness to kings of countries. I was humbled as I listened to how she trusted God, ignored nay-sayers and security to reach them. My neighbors don’t have armed guards around them, yet I am hesitant to go tell them about Christ. The store clerk, waitress or receptionist are easily accessible, yet I barely say ‘hi’ much less hand them a tract. I also wish you could have been at the meeting in Miami. How wonderful to hear from two ladies who have allowed God to work through adversity and use them to touch so many lives. Again I was ashamed at the number of times I have complained and argued with God about little things that I thought were too much for me to handle. Yet I have my son to hug and the arms to hug him with and the legs to carry me to him. Forgive me God for being so selfish and petty. Use me to reach out to others and love them to you.

Thanks for listening in,

Pam Jeffers

Meet… Cynzia Hardy

I grew up in Michigan attending a small church where my dad worked with the teens. I received Christ as my Savior at the age of 16 and moved to Florida when I was 19. Dale and I met while he was attending Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville and we were married three months later. When Dale finished school we moved to Gainesville where we met Pastor Bill and Charlotte Bales. We worked with them to establish a church there. We then moved to Arkansas, then to Port Charlotte to work with the Bales again. We have been serving in Lake Mary for three years. I am currently working at a bank. We have three children. Gretchen is an 8th grade teacher at Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Laurel Anne is a 3rd grade teacher at Metro Christian Academy in Madison, TN and Zachary is in his first year at Trinity and very involved in several different music venues. My favorite verse is Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me.”

I would like to give you a “purse”onal invitation to attend the meeting in April. We are going to get to know each other a little more “purse”onally.

Psalm 139:23 “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts”

Psalm 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me”

The meeting in Tavares offered us some wonderful money saving tips using coupons. You can check out www.truecouponing.com to learn more and get printable coupons from coupons.com, redplum.com and smartsource.com.

Megan Jennings, youth pastor’s wife at Sonshine Baptist in Port Charlotte, has found another great way to save time and money in the kitchen. She has written a review of E-Mealz. You can read it below.

I personally have found readyseteat.com to be very helpful in finding new recipes. They use common ingredients and give you a variety of choices. You put in your zip code and it will give you the stores in your area that have the needed items on sale.

So, try something new this week!!!

It's 4:30pm, What's For Dinner?

Have you ever had your kids or husband ask you the infamous question, "what's for dinner?" and you stared back at them with a puzzled look? You have no clue what is even in the fridge or how long it’s been there. Then there is the cost of food. A little over a year and a half ago I was reviewing our expenses from a previous month and was floored by the amount that was spent on dinning out and groceries. I also knew that I hadn't done a very good job at planning meals even though my grocery receipts stated otherwise. Meal planning has been an area I have struggled with since we first were married almost 5 years ago. It wasn't that I didn't want to cook, I just had a hard time planning things that sounded good. I tried cutting coupons for a while and saved all sorts of money on various products, but at the end of the day what am I going to cook with 10 bottles of ketchup and 6 boxes of mac and cheese? Once my daughter came, I felt extremely overwhelmed with trying to raise my family, be a ministry helpmate, work part time, and plan meals. My husband saw me overwhelmed and encouraged me to just do whatever I needed to do to make things work. I dropped the coupon clipping (except for diapers and wipes) and just planned whatever I could. This is when I stumbled upon E-Mealz on Facebook. I visited the website and after some research my husband agreed to take 3 months and $15.00 to try and see if it could work for us. I signed up, and the ease of meal planning and shopping became a burden lifted off my shoulders. Not only that, but it has allowed us to save money on dinning out because we are doing it less. We are actually eating the food we purchased at the store for our meals. E-Mealz is a weekly meal planning subscription that will help you save time and money. The cost is just $1.50 per week, purchased in 3 month plans. There are a variety of meal plans to choose from: "meal plans for 2" for those of us with smaller families and for those who are empty nesters, or "family plans" for families of 4-6. They base their plans on in sale items from stores like Publix, Kroger, Wal-Mart, and ALDI. They also make plans that are for point systems, vegetarian, low carb, low fat, and even gluten free diets. You choose the store and/or meal plan and they give you the plan with a complete aisle by aisle grocery list. Your grocery bill based on the plans typically run around $40-50/week for the couples' plans and $60-80/week for the family plans. I have used E-Mealz for over 6 months and I know it has saved me time and money, not to mention the stress of planning. There is also a program to help you earn money as you promote E-Mealz to your friends and family. One of the other benefits is that it gives me new recipes that I might not have otherwise tried. Everything is very simple to make and typically uses ingredients that you have actually heard of and probably already have at home. Give E-Mealz a try and see for yourself how much time and money you can save.

Next Meeting - Lighthouse Baptist - Lake Mary

Lighthouse Baptist Church

Pastor Dale, Mrs. Hardy and the lighthouse "family" extend you a friendly invitation to attend our April 11th FBBF Meeting.  We will have a day filled with preaching, BBQ and Fellowship!  There will also be a few special surprises.  Please dress comfortably as we will be eating outside under our pavilion.  We will serve an old fashioned Florida BBQ starting at noon.

Our theme for the day... "Reaching the next generation of servants"


Our schedule for the day...


10:00 a.m.  - Officer's Meeting 
11:00 a.m. - First Speaker - Joel Johns
12:00 Noon - "Old Fashioned" Florida BBQ Lunch (Bring a big appetite)
1:00 p.m. - Second Speaker - Russell Johnson
1:00 p.m. - Ladies Activity
Final Speaker - Bill Bales


There will also be a few special surprises.  We look forward to hosting you.  Come and enjoy a day planned with you in mind, we want to be an encouragement to you and your ministry.

Directions
6815 Markham Rd.
Sanford, FL 32771

407-829-4400

March 14th - IBB Miami

 FBBF @ IBB

17701 NW 57th Avenue - Miami, Florida 33055

MIAMI:

The Rules are different here.

Several years ago, that was the pitch for South Florida tourism, and for many, that probably holds true.  However, the rules for hosting pastors are the same everywhere:  Good food, challenging preaching and real fellowship - the verb.

WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU

God has blessed us with a great group of people that will do their very best to serve you in any way they can. If there is anything you need, please call me at (786) 525-6468.

IF YOU NEED A HOTEL

If you wish to stay in the area, I would highly recommend PRICELINE.COM

Under “Name Your Own Price” put in Miramar, FL (#8).  In the past few weeks we have been able to get a

3 star hotel for a bid of only $65.

If you will make the drive, we will strive to make it worth it!

We invite ALL MISSIONARIES to set up display areas at this meeting.

Program Highlights

10:00  - Officer's Meeting

11:00  - Women - Sharon Smith; 

            -  Men - Brian Burkholder * Church Planting Candidate.       

 Cuban Meal

1:00 - Jeff & Burnadette Todd

2:00 - Jim Smith

Musical Guest: Wings of Morning & Other Surprises

Driving Directions

BRIAN & VICKIE BURKHOLDER

Hollywood Community Church

 (Formerly First Baptist Church

 of West Hollywood)

   JEFF & BERNADETTE TODD

   Mission of Hope

   International Missionary

   & Inspirational Speaker

 JIM & SHARON SMITH

Thirty year missionaries in Ecuador

Presently serving at BBFI Missions Service Center

Next Meeting - February 14th - Jax Metro Church

Schedule:
10:00 a.m. - Officer's Meeting
11:00 a.m. - First Speaker - Pastor Kevin Hale - East Pointe Church Jacksonville
11:45 a.m. - Second Speaker - Pastor Frank Cerisi - University Baptist Church - Jacksonville
12:30 p.m. - Lunch & Business Meeting
1:30 p.m. - Testimonies and dismissal

Special Note: Since this meeting is held on Valentines Day, here is a great opportunity for you preachers to gain some "love points" with your spouse!
     One Ocean Resort is a gorgeous new 5 star hotel on the ocean in Atlantic Beach.  Just two miles from the church.  Jax Metro Church used to meet in this building, and they are offering some great rates for either Sunday night (Feb 13th) or Monday night (Feb. 14th).

Remember guys,  this is a 5 star ocean front, so don't be stingy.  Rates are $179 for an ocean view without a balcony, and $199 for an ocean front with a balcony.  There is also a $25 charge for all of your room goodies, coffee etc. during your stay, and $15 parking if you park at the hotel.  There is generally lots of public parking close to the building.  I am very familiar with this hotel, and there is nothing like it in the entire Jacksonville area.  Your wife will LOVE it!

Blessings!
Dan Pride, Lead Pastor


Directions to the meeting:

Held at the Majestic Room
1315 North 2nd Ave.
Jacksonville FL 32250

Mrs. Sunshine Report - Volume 1 - January 2011

Ladies, As we begin a new year in our homes and churches, I thought it would be nice to try to stay more connected through our own little newsletter. If you would like to announce or share something with the other ladies in the fellowship, you can email it toMrsFLSunshine@juno.com. We would like to hear ideas for ladies groups, Bible studies you have used, banquet ideas, mission’s conference themes, etc. Some of you ladies have “been there, done that” and you are a fountain of knowledge. Some are “new” to the ministry and may have questions or new ideas to share. I know with many of us having jobs and/or children at home it is not always convenient to attend the monthly fellowship meetings. I pray you will try to come as often as possible, but also hope this newsletter will draw us closer in spirit.

May God bless you and your ministry in 2011. Pam Jeffers

Meet… Pam Jeffers I was born into a pastor’s home so the ministry was not a foreign concept to me, but I never pictured myself as the “pastor’s wife”. I attended Baptist Bible College (class of ‘79) where I met Dan, a youth major. Why did I not “know” that the youth ministry usually leads to the pastorate?!? God has led us around Florida - from Largo, to Orlando, to Lakeland and now to St. Petersburg. Each ministry has taught us something and we are still learning. God blessed us with 3 children who are saved, active in church and seeking God’s will for their lives. Our two grandchildren, Haleigh (4) and Logan (1) are a joy to have near and spoil.

(We would like to profile a pastor’s wife each month, so send your information & picture)

I Timothy 1:12 “And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry”

Check out www.juliabettencourt.com for some helps to a more creative ladies ministry.

Prayer Requests Bill and Charlotte Bales in Mexico January 14 - 27. Connor Carlson was in hospital with pneumonia. John & Sharon Richardson’s daughter, Becky, will have surgery for breast cancer on January 21st or 28th. Joyce Taylor with the passing of her husband, Bill. ****email your requests to MrsFLSunshine@juno.com****

The February Meeting is in Jacksonville on Valentine’s Day. It would be great if you and your husband could spend the day at the meeting with friends and the evening together. So check out the area hotels and plan a date.

For God so loVed the world that He gAve His onLy begotten Son, that whosoEver believeth iN Him shall noT perIsh, but have everlastiNg lifE. Won’t you be Mine? -God-

Next Meeting - January 10th Winter Haven

Pastor Mark and Denise Hodges and the WHBC family extend an invitation for our January FBBF Meeting:

"We welcome you again to Central Florida for the first FBBF meeting of hte year.  It is good that we have the opportunity to get away for a day to enjoy good preaching, good fellowship, and good food...we need all of the above!!!  We will meet in our new Activity Center, located to the right as you pull onto our property."


Schedule:
10:15 Officer's Meeting
11:00 First Speaker

Speakers for the Day:
Evangelist Tom Wagoner - Lead pastor of Central Baptist, Dunn NC  Tom is being used greatly of God in churches all across America as he shares his burden on "Revival."  He will be preaching revival sermons on Sunday.  If you would like to come early, please come and attend our 5:00 p.m on Sunday and hear Tom preach a challenging and powerful sermon.  If you come early, I would recommend Hampton Inn or Holiday Inn on Cypress Gardens Blvd.  I know that your time is important, so we have done our best to provide speakers who will be an encouragement and challenge to you.

Dr. Tom Messer - Senior Pastor of Trinity Baptist Jacksonville, Florida.  he is also the chancellor of Trinity Baptist College.  His leadership has impacted many pastors and leaders in the independent Baptist movement.

Dr. Charles Pettit - President of Piedmont Baptist College.  After serving as a missionary for several years, he became president of a Bible College which was in decline, but now is a vibrant and growing ministry of training young people for ministry.

Directions:

Winter Haven Baptist
1500 Dundee Road
Winter Haven, FL  33884

PH. 863-294-6478