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First Baptist begins revival services
Sept. 11-14 with Rev. Bill Stafford
The First Baptist Church of
Perry, Georgia announces revival
services on September 11-14.
The Rev. Bill Stafford will be
preaching. He is President of
International Congress on Revival
and has been in full time
evangelism since 1970.
Stafford preaches in Bible
conferences, state evangelism
conferences, pastors’ conferences,
and receives invitations from over
200 churches each year for revivals.
With the desire to be used of God to
touch this world for the cause of the
Lord Jesus Christ, Stafford
continues to preach at every
opportunity.
He is author of Adventures in
Giving, published by Tyndale
House and is one of America’s
most respected preachers.
He has invitations to hold
conferences in Australia, Greece and
Russia. Through the International
Congress on Revival, he has
preached in South Africa,
Perry Free Will Baptist plans
homecoming Sunday, Sept. 11 ;
The Perry Free Will Baptist
Church will have their annual
Homecoming September 11
beginnnning at 10:30 a.m.
The Rev. Gerald Brown, from
Cordele, will be the guest
speaker. A fellowship meal will
be served at the noon hour.
There will be Gospel singing
at 1:30, festuring the Laymen
Quaartet from Kathleen.
Following the singing, at 3
Bacon attends base training
for leaders; tested in nature
Woodbadge is a term used to
describe an adult scouting training
program. There are two types of
Woodbadge courses: Cubs and Boy
Scouting. Each has specific course
outlines used to train adult leaders
to become better leaders of Cub
Scouts and Boy Scouts.
Annie Bacon says that she was
fortunate to attend Southeast 573 at
Gerald I. Lawhom Canoe Base,
Flint River Council.
In Scouting, members are put
into a group or patrol of six or
eight. They become more than just
patrol members— they become
friends for life. Patrols have names
of animals found in the woods and
plains. Annie’s patrol was named
the Exalted Eager Beavers of Troop
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All uniforms were stripped of
any recognition and OA flaps so all
58 of the group were at the same
level.
The training included
citizenship, leadership, ethics and
action, along with outdoor skills of
ropes and knots, rope making, fire
building, lashings, camp set up,
outdoor cooking and camp tools. It
was an enhancement for the average
camper, and sometimes a struggle
for the new one.
The patrols learned each other’s
weaknesses and strong traits so as
to make their patrol the best.
The entire course can be
completed in a week, or three long
weekends, including an overnight
hike which tests the skills as a
patrol.
The overnight trip was very
rewarding in many ways. The meal
planned was chicken and rice,
beans, bread and cookies for dessert.
The fun thing was cooking the
chicken by heating a large rock and
forcing it into the cleaned and
seasoned cavity of the chicken.
The chicken was quickly
wrapped in aluminum foil,
newspaper, more aluminum foil,
put inside Annie’s sleeping bag and
into the backpack.
Her patrol started on the trial at
1 p.m. At 6 p.m., they made their
campsite in a dried swamp and
decided to see if the chicken was
cooked, since there was a good bit
of skepticism that the idea would
work.
When the aluminum foil was
opened, the chicken was not only
done, but was still very hot and the
meat fell off the bones.
The fat was used to season the
beans, and the meat was cut into
the instant rice with cream of
mushroom soup. That was a feast
in the woods.
Since the chicken was such a
success, the biggest skeptic has
used it at Philmont Scout Masters
training. (You have to make sure
the rock, or several small stones,
are very, very hot.)
Working as a team was very
important to accomplish the many
tasks assigned to each member by
the senior patrol leader. It seemed
the only free time was after 11 p.m.
Zimbabwe and Eastern and Western
Europe.
The International Congress on
Revival brings pastors and their
wives from neighboring countries
together to be challennged with the
message of revival.
Through International Congress,
the expenses of the pastors and their
wives are paid to come and be
revived and then sent back to the
fields to serve.
Stafford is a husband, father,
grandfather, preacher, author and
President of ICR. He and his wife,
Sue, juggle many responsibilities
from their home in Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
Dr. Stafford will be preaching in
both morning services on
September 11, and then each night,
Sunday through Wednesday, at 7:00
p.m. in the worship center of the
church.
First Baptist Church is in the
midst of a Fall Round Up. They
invite everyone to come and
p.m., a dedication service will be
held to dedicate the new
fellowship ball and class room
building.
The Rev. Charles McNeese,
pastor, and congregation invite
you to any or all of these
services.
The church is located about
one-half mile from Perry out the
Marshallville Road.
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Annie Bacon
and before 6 a.m. That is why
working as a team became the most
important aspect of being a patrol.
Annie was fortunate to have the
talent of expert outdoorsmen: a
veterinarian, a computer technician,
a camp ranger, a college student, a
forest ranger, a manager of a retail
store and Annie, the only female in
the patrol.
As a volunteer adult leader with
the Boy Scouts, Annie has enjoyed
more than five years of leadership
to Scouts and almost ten years to
Cubs.
She said, “Scouting is probably
the best program for our youth. It
has the potential to teach skills that
will make them better citizens,
athletes and leaders. They will be
able to handle emergencies of all
sorts and survival of any
conditions. They become
independent and strong-willed to do
their duty to God and Country, to
do their best to help other people at
all times and to keep themselves
physically fit, mentally awake and
morally straight.”
Scouting is world wide and has
various degrees, from Tiger Cub to
the Eagle Scout, Explorers for girls
and boys, and Adventure for the
older boys.
Woodbadge teaches adult leaders
so that they can go back and teach
their Troops all the new and
improved skills to help the patrol
be their best.
To earn the Woodbadge beads
takes what is called a ticket.
Persons can make the tickets as
easy as he/she wants, or as hard as
they want, and they have two years
to complete it
It took almost two years for
Annie to complete her ticket
because it was a little more
complex than it had to be.
Part of her ticket was to teach
the skills of knot-tying, outdoor
cooking (box cooking is her
favorite), training the patrol leader
and the assistant patrol leader how
the patrol can become better by
utilizing the ability of the group.
She increased the merit badges
offered at camp by adding finger
printing and metal work.
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experience the warmth of an old
fashioned revival and hear the
unapologetic preaching of God’s
Word to a world that desperately
needs to hear God’s Word preached
with authority.
Preschool care will be provided
at the church and special music will
be under the leadership of First
Baptist’s Associate Pastor/Music &
Singles, Larry Wood.
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John, wife Michelle and
son Jonathon Loudermilk
Church of God
names pastor
The Perry Church of God,
located at 1929 Marshallville
Road., has received a new pastor.
The Reverend John M. Loudermilk,
11, wife, Michelle, and son,
Johnathan, moved to Perry from
Fitzgerald.
Pastor Loudermilk served
formerly as Associate Passtor and
Youth Minister at the Church of
God in Fitzgerald.
Rev. and Mrs. Loudermilk have
served in many capacities in the
fields of minlitry, and said they
"look forward to many fruitful years
here in Perry."
Mrs. Loudermilk graduated
valedictorian of her class, and has
received many awards for her
academic accomplishments. The
Rev. Loudermilk has furthered his
education through the External
Studies Program at Lee College, a
Church of God school.
The Loudermilk family is
delighted to be associated with the
Perry Church of God and the city of
Perry.
Abandoned kittens
need 'good home 1
By PAULINE LEWIS
Staff Writer
Three tiny 2-day old babies have
been abandoned by their mother and
need a home and someone to care
for them immediately. The mama
gave birth to them behind the wall
panelling in the snack room of
Chapman & Associates.
Their cries alerted the employees
in the area, and their concern
brought a fireman to the babies’
rescue. They have been placed on a
soft bed in a box and the box placed
where the mother can see and hear
them, if she is so inclined.
However, so far, she has failed to
show up, and a search is on for a
home for the babies.
If you can take care of these
cuddly babies, call Vanessa
Whitney at Chapman & Associates,
(912) 987-4994. She’s trying
desperately to find a good home for
them.
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First Annual 'Steps for Life 1
Walkathon planned Sept. 17
The Pregnancy Care Center of
Perry will sponsor the first
annual "Steps for Life"
Walkathon 1994 on Saturday,
Sept. 17.
The fundraiser/celebration
event is designed to help raise
funds for work at the center and
to raise community awareness
about the programs offered by
the Center.
The Pregnancy Care Center is
located at 1104 Meeting Street
in Perry and is a Christian-based,
not-for-profit corporation
organized to offer those women
facing a crisis pregnancy
information about their
pregnancy and tangible support
during this time in their lives.
Free pregnancy tests,
literature about pregnancy and
accurate information about
alternatives is available.
As a not-for-profit
corporation, the center is funded
solely by contributions from
interested churches, individuals
and organizations; and all
donations are completely tax
deductible.
The walkathon, as mentioned,
is a fund-raising event in which
proceeds will go for the
operation of the center.
This type of work requires
additional funds for literature,
equipment and programs
designed to meet the needs of
those in crisis situations, and to
develop educational programs for
community or church groups,
including post-abortion
counselling programs,
abstinence-based sex education
and development of a resource
library on pro-life issues.
The center is staffed by one
full- time employee, Mrs. Cindy
Collier, the Executive Director,
and a group of volunteers
dedicated to sharing the love of
Christ by word and deed with
those in need.
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Orchestra members perform one of several
than 1,500 people attended the annual show
PraiSing draws 1,500 to musical, 'God With Us'
By Pauline Lewis
Society Editor
The annual PraiSing, held the last Sunday in
August each year, was held this year in The New South
Arena, Georgia National Fairground and Agricenter on
August 28. The singers and musicians presented the
musical, God With Us.
Approximately 1,500 people were in the
congregation; the choir was composed of 150 plus
singers; the orchestra had 30 members; and 14 local
churches participated.
Hamp Klcklighter, formerly of Perry and
Hawkinsville, and now of Montgomery, returned to
Perry to play violin for this performance
Food for the orchestra was furnished by Perry United
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The celebration begins at
8:30 a.m. at Rozar Park in
Perry, with walker registration.
There will be face painting for
kids of all ages, clowns and
balloons. Prizes will be awarded
for pledge amounts collected.
The walk will begin at 10
a.m., a two-mile excursion
through Perry to the Pregnancy
Center, where other prizes and
refreshments will be available.
Each walker is to gather
pledges, record them on pledge
forms, and bring them to the
registration table the morning of
the walk.
. Pledge forms, available at tlie
Center, the Seeds of Truta
Bookstore and area churches,
have sections for name and
address of the pledger, and the
amount of their pledge.
Center workers cordially
invite the public to come join
the celebration of life. Families
are invited for a fun outing and
at the same time help those who
are in need.
For more information call the
Center at (912) 988-8199.
pieces of music at the PraiSing. More
this year. (Photo by Pauline Lewis)
Methodist Church. Singers brought their own snacks.
All ate between the rehearsal and the performance.
Larry Wood, Associate Minister, Music and Singles
at First Baptist Church, was producer; Chris Murrell,
Music Director at Perry United Methodist Church, was
rehearsal director.
The PraiSing was begun in the late ‘7o’s and has
grown every year. Performances were originally held
in the First Baptist Church where capacity crowds
attended, spilling out of the church and onto the
grounds. Individual church participation has also
grown.
PraiSing is a community effort, sponsored by the
Perry Ministerial Association.
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