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Charity Baptist Mission, Inc. A subsidiary of Brookside Baptist Church
P. O. Box 692 Bristol, TN 37621-0692 Tel. (423) 878-8131 E-mail - cbmission@juno.com
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Please continue to pray for “Teresa
Nixon”, the wife of Mike Nixon (pastor of Brookside Baptist Church). The Oncologist wants to begin an aggressive set of Chemotherapy treatments starting May 15th. They greatly appreciate your prayers.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brother Zach LeFevre and his family have returned to the States for a furlough through January.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brethren, May 09, 2012Life in Bulgaria is both busy and blessed. While we try to take time to stop and muse on all that God is doing, we don't have much time to do so because of all that needs to be done. The harvest truly is plenteous. The Turkish camp meeting I mentioned in my last email was a wonderful time for all. Believers from both Romania and Bulgaria gathered together for three days. It was like a family reunion. The church services were encouraging for all and we've heard of testimonies where the believers took the message back to their own villages and people were saved. Praise the Lord! Last week the family and I went to a holiday feast in a village not far from here. They were celebrating one of their Independence days (they have a few of those) and many were invited. Many of the people sat on blankets on the grass and some of us leaned up against trees as we sang hymns. Then we sat on the ground and ate a feast of lamb (or perhaps goat), rice, tomatoes, hot peppers, and bread. The kids played games. A good time was had by all. Today we contacted the Department of Migration to check on the status of our visas. They informed us that they have not yet received word from Sofia, the capital, and we must continue to wait. They are expected sometime this month. Keep praying. $1,455 is the remainder of what is needed to complete the process. Thank you all for your prayers! Please pray also for the children at the Children's Home in Romania as a sickness is making its way through the group. Thank you all for your faithful prayers for our family and for this ministry. Your prayers are precious. Brother Larry Leach ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bulgarian 2012 food distribution:
Several weeks ago our missionaries finished the flour and oil distribution for 2012. Over 190,000 lbs of flour have been given out to many of our village churches. It has been a harsh winter for them this year which has delayed the distribution process, but the believers are very thankful for what you have given them.
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Click here for information about the - Romania Children's Home Container Project
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Since 1991 the Lord has kept the doors open for Charity Baptist Mission to help feed the poor in Bulgaria and Romania.
As of September 2011 the following are the basic costs for carrying on this work.
• We are
supplying food for 18 churches daily. Monthly it costs about $175 per church.
It's been a long time since we've gotten in this amount for the feeding. Currently, we receive less than $2,000 per month, so many of the missionaries give out of their monthly support to help with this endeavor. Even with their help, we had to cut the feeding down due to lack of funds.
We can't afford to buy beans every month. Sometimes we have to buy fewer potatoes, rice, and/or oil. This month cabbage will be cheap, so we'd like to get each church a couple barrels of cabbage: they pickle it and use it the rest of the winter. If we had the funds, we could also buy more potatoes this month while they're cheap and then store and use them in the coming months.
Romania
• We supply food for 20 feeding centers which
feed 15-20 people at each location.
In addition to the bread we are spending about $2,000 a month for food plus about $500 - $600 a month all together on rents and water for the 16 places that prepare food for children. This includes some food for the National pastors and their families. We also have churches in some very poor villages where not only the children, but all those that come to the church can be fed.
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- Please click on the following link
for - A SUMMARY OF OUR 35 YEARS ON THE MISSION FIELD 1975 - 2010
(An overview of what the Lord has done through Sr. Missionary Ralph Cheatwood, who is over the work in Bulgaria and Romania)
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Camp Meetings at Brookside Baptist Church
Rev. Fred Potter - Founder - Rev. Mike Nixon - Pastor
Services: Monday 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Tuesday - Friday 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
CAMP MEETING DATES
March - Last Monday & week following, July - Last Monday & week following October - Last Monday & week following
For more information call: Tel. 423-878-2771 or 423-878-8131 Tri-State Baptist Children’s Home 1528 Vance Tank Rd. Bristol, TN. 37620
“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” 1 Cor 13:13
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