Hey guys and gals! It has been a fun summer! I can’t believe it’s over. Back to school and all that fun
stuff. We have had a great time with the stew sale & car wash, going to see Toy Story 3, Children’s
Camp, and most of all VBS. We have Revival coming up next week. It starts Sunday night and goes
through Friday night. Starts regular time on Sunday night and 7:00 p.m. the rest of the week. Bob
Wadley has scheduled a church wide trip to float the Buffalo River on Aug. 21st. More details to follow
from him. Come join us this month where we gather to worship and scatter to serve.

Lisa Hopper

Are you ready for Children’s camp? I am! It is July 23-24. We will be leave on Friday and come back Saturday afternoon.

When we go to camp, we will be taking a Holy Land adventure to Egypt. We will learn about Joseph’s journey from prison to palace. It will be at Camp Clark Williamson, just like last year. I will be giving more details with exact times soon.

I had a great time at VBS, and hope you learned a lot at Saddle Ridge Ranch. Let’s continue our summer adventure to Egypt! Hope to see you there!

Lisa Hopper

Here is one our verses we will study at camp.

“for I know the plans I have for you… to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11

Stew Day:  July 10, 2010

Some church traditions are just too good to give up. Making 12 kettles of old-fashioned stew in cast iron pots over an open fire has been a tradition at Unity Baptist for over 25 years.  Almost every year since 1982, we gather early on a hot summer Saturday morning in July to fellowship while peeling potatoes, chopping onions and stirring stew with wooden paddles.  This year Mrs. Lois Rhodes is back to be present to supervise the amount of seasoning that results in pots of MILD,  MEDIUM and Bob’s “So Hot It Will Melt Your Spoon” HOT stew.  Of course, only the finest ingredients are allowed into each pot; no possums, squirrels or other road kill permitted.

This is one Unity tradition just too good to break.  The money always goes to a worthy cause and the fellowship among the members is…..PRICELESS!

Date: 7-10-2010

Cooking start time: 7:00 am

Serving start time: 10:30 am

Cost $ 15 per gallon

Hey guys! It sure has been nice to see the sun shine today. I think most of us have alot to be thankful for. God has protected us from the flood and the tornadoes. I wanted to remind everyone that our trip to Buffalo Park is May 15th. We will need to leave that morning at 7:00 a.m. It takes almost 2 hours to get there. It opens at 9:00 a.m. Also on that day, they are having the 5th Annual White Buffalo Pow-Wow. If we have a group of 15 or more, the cost will be $8.75 per person. All children and youth are paid for by the church. Any families that wish to follow the van, and pay extra costs are welcome to come. Each person will need to bring a sack lunch. We will attempt to arrive back at the church by 5:00 p.m. If you have internet please check out Buffalo Park’s website www.tupelobuffalopark.com. They are having some contests. One contest is print out and color some of the animals. Each monthly winner will receive a free t-shirt. Tshirts are sold in the gift shop. Another contest is name the new baby monkey. You can email them your suggestions.
Please sign up so we can get a accurate count of who is going. The sheet is on the offering table with a medical release form that you must have your parent/guardian sign.

Our trip to Buffalo Park also includes:
Petting zoo & exotic animals
Picnic/Playground area
Trolley or Bus Tour (whichever is available)
Feed for the animals is $1.00 per bag
Gift Shop/Snack Bar (personal money is needed for this)

Our 4th Sunday this month is Homecoming week for Unity. This is a big yearly event, some people refer to this as decoration. Our workday to prepare for this was rained out on May 1st. It will be rescheduled.

If anyone wishes to go on the Tupelo trip and does not have transportation, please give me a call. Hope to see you all there!!!!
Thanks,

Lisa Hopper

On March 5, 2010, twenty Youth and six Adults headed to Nashville for YEC 2010. After checking into our hotel, we preceded on to the conference. We were able to get good seats on the floor. The band Unhindered was awesome. Joe Castillo the Sandstory Artist did a sandstory on the Passion of Christ that left the whole place spellbound. Tommy Woodward and Eddie James of The Skit Guys did a skit on Adam and Eve. Later they spoke at the main session on Friday night using Mark 10, (The Rich Young Ruler), as the Biblical text. Tommy and Eddie each took a part in the text. They presented a pre-recorded modern day skit on the subject.

After the conference we went to CiCi’s Pizza to eat the buffet then we went to our hotel for a prayer, praise, and share time.

Saturday we went to the 9:30 am conference. We were able to get good seats on the floor. The band Unhindered woke us up praising the Lord. Joe Castillo the SandStory Artist amazed us with a sandstory of The Prodigal Son. The Skit Guys did a skit on “Zacchaeus, a wee little man.” Ed Newton was the main speaker. He referred to the story of Peter and John healing the man at the temple.

At the end of the conference, the group of 55 students and adults that are going to Naples, Italy, in June were asked to come up front to be commissioned as summer missionaries. Savannah Warren from our group was part of that group and will receive a portion of the missions offering that was taken up Sat. morning at YEC.

After the conference had ended, we went to “Micky Dees” for lunch. After lunch we went to Opry Mills to window shop before heading back down I-40 for home.

All the youth and adult counselors were challenged to “let your light shine” to all the world and to be REAL Christians. It was an awesome experience to be a part of the 9,782 who attended YEC 2010 and to witness 314 spiritual decisions—some for salvation, some for full-time Christian ministry and others for a renewed walk with the Lord.