The Northeaster PO Box 516

Yulee, FL 32041-0516

Telephone: (904) 225-5941 E-mail: nefba@bellsouth.net

Fax: (904) 225-9625 Website: www.nefba.org

Dr. David Drake, Director of Missions

Volume 64 Issue 23 March/April 2018

I certainly hope each of you had a Merry Christmas and are planning a safe Happy New

Year 2018. The old year is history and the new year is uncertainty! Even though the New

Year 2018 is uncertainty it is also opportunity. An opportunity to walk closer with Jesus and

to share Jesus with all we come into contact. Any day this year we may hear the Trumpet and see

Jesus face to face! Halleluiah!

Our last Newsletter went out November 1 and we highlighted the below conference. On November 5,

2017 at 11:30am (CT) Devon Kelly who had an issue with his Mother in Law began firing outside The First Baptist

Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas he entered the church killing 25 and wounding many others gathered for wor-

ship. Please take Church safety seriously! Devon knew the church and the church knew him, he attended their fall

festival just 5 days earlier on October 31.

Church Safety and Security

March 13, 2018

I’m told there is a higher probability of a shooter being at church than in a school. Do you have a plan in place?

Do you have a team of people trained to handle an incident, be it shooter, unruly person, medical emergency?

First, let me deal with some definitions. A Security team is made of off duty Law Enforcement or certified Secu-

rity personnel. You can have ordinary folks or a mixture of the two but then they are a Safety team. Enough about

definitions!

On Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from 6-8pm at Yulee Baptist Church we will host a training for Security / Safety

teams. The training will be led by an expert in the field of security ­ Stacy Ettel. After a brief training session, he will

take our group through Yulee Baptist Church doing an evaluation of areas of vulnerability. He will then be available

to come to your church at a separate date for $150, The Florida Baptist Convention will also contribute $150 to-

ward his service. There is no charge for the March 13 Association training, and we’ll throw in a Chick fil A super.

Please RSVP us nefba.bellsouth.net and let us know how many are coming. Of course, Pastor I would only bring peo-

ple that you hand pick to come to this training.

Thanks for allowing me the pleasure of service as your missionary!

David Drake

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GIFTS FROM OUR CHURCHES

January-February

FB Callahan

45090 Green Avenue

Callahan, FL 32011

Ph: 904.879.2172

Please call the church office with approximate number that will be attending from your church.

ASSOCIATION SENIOR ADULT LUNCHEON

May 17

10:30 am

We have had to make a few changes to our 2018 calendar. Please update yours.

*Due to the great turnout from our churches we have moved the Annual Celebration on Oct 7th to FB Callahan so we will have plenty of space.

*Our June administrative committee mtg., has been moved to May 10th @ 9:30am.

*Our June executive committee mtg., has been moved to May 24th @ 10:30 am.

CHURCH RECEIPTS FOR 2018

Church February YTD

Abundant Harvest 85.92 $207.41

Amelia 3,437.41 $3,437.41

Blackrock $4,849.24

Boulougne First 500.00 $1,000.00

Brandy Branch 843.10 $1,871.25

Callahan First 1,833.34 $3,666.68

Cedar Bay $557.61

Dunns Creek 459.64 $1,354.08

Duval Station 295.78 $1,161.29

Eastport 50.00 $100.00

Ephesus 465.00 $1,029.00

Fernandina First $4,964.00

Five Points 391.97 $826.52

Gardenview $100.00

Gray Gables First $500.00

Great Harvest 35.00 $76.00

Grover Road 25.98 $69.27

Harper Chapel $0.00

Hedges $0.00

Hilliard First 100.00 $200.00

Hollyford 129.05 $472.15

LaTierra Prometida $0.00

Legacy 181.26 $399.76

Live Oak 675.00 $1,350.00

Love of Christ MB $0.00

Mercy Hill 750.00 $1,500.00

North 14th Street 25.00 $25.00

North Hilliard $0.00

Oasis $0.00

Oceanway FB $0.00

Pecan Park 183.00 $1,603.00

Providence 30.00 $30.00

River Road 390.00 $780.00

Set Free 491.55 $855.70

Springhill 451.43 $1,379.41

Thomas Creek 50.00 $50.00

Three Rivers 200.00 $400.00

Unity 539.87 $539.87

Yulee $494.14

TOTAL $12,619.30 $35,848.79

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And how we are working towards it...

MARCH 1 Terry Thrift, interim youth pastor, Amelia

3 Wanda Turner, ministry assistant, River Road

7 David Drake, DOM, Northeast Florida Baptist

Lou Jarrett, ministry assistant, Hollyford

9 Angie Smith, ministry assistant, Callahan

10 George Lowe, pastor, Great Harvest Missionary

22 Richard Wells, music minister, Blackrock

23 Merida Voyles, ministry assistant, Blackrock

29 Bill Dillyhon, student pastor, Blackrock

APRIL

5 Mandy Keith, ministry assistant, Gardenview

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Safety/Security Team

Training coming March

13, 2018 from 6-8 pm at

Yulee Baptist Church Be sure to call our office with how many you

will have attending.

The Northeast Florida

Baptist Association would

like to welcome

David Sears

Senior Pastor to

Hedges Baptist Church

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MARCH

1 Administrative Committee Mtg., 9:30 am @ NEFBA Office

11 Daylight Saving Time Begins

13 Security/Safety Team Conf. 6-8 pm, @ Yulee Baptist Church

8 Executive Committee Mtg., 10:30 am @ NEFBA Office

APRIL

10 Training for 110c volunteers with the dental unit, 6:30 pm @ NEFBA Office

17 Appointments for Mobile Dental Unit, 8:30 am @ NEFBA Office

23-27 Mobile Dental Unit @ NEFBA Office

Please remember to pray for our church that is in need of a pastor.

Springhill

*Our senior adult luncheon was held at FB Fernan-dina with 206 senior in attendance. Trophies went home with FB Fernandina for the most in attend-ance and to Springhill for the biggest increase. *Our ministry assistant, Laurie and 4 other mobile dental volunteers attended a mobile dental train-ing. *Laurie also attended a communicators network workshop through the Florida Baptist Convention. *Dr. Drake spoke at the Christian Men’s Associa-tion. *Dr Drake & Laurie attended the Sharper confer-ence @ North Jax Baptist.

MOBILE DENTAL UNIT COMING AGAIN APRIL 23-27, 2018

Preparations are under way for this year’s mobile dental unit. Lots of help is needed. If you would like to be blessed by helping us out please give Laurie a call at the office, 904.225.5941 to sign up. We are also out recruiting den-tists to volunteer to work in the unit for 4 hours. If your dentist would be interested let Laurie know and we will contact them. We need volunteers on Tuesday, April 17th to help us fill out the papers for patients when they come in. It’s really easy and we will do a training on April 10th @ 6:30 pm to teach you and to swear you in as a 110C health care worker.

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