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July 4
Regathering 1
Reopening Info 2
OC & Family 3-6
Women’s Ministry 7-8
Media Library 9
New Members 10-
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Birthdays and
Anniversaries 14
Just The FACTS 15
JULY 2020
Issue 301
CHURCH REGATHERING
At long last, our church is
regathering for worship and other activities at our campus. We are so looking
forward to seeing everyone again! Please see the schedule on page 2 so you can
plan and mark your calendars.
We will be following social-distancing rules, and hand sanitizers will be available. Masks are
strongly recommended but not required; if you want to wear a mask and do not have one, we
will have some available at the door.
Do what you
CAN,
with what you
HAVE,
with a heart
DEVOTED
to Jesus.
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FAMILY MINISTRY AND OUTREACH CENTER Denise Hussein, FM & OC Director
We are so excited to announce VBS is on! Big Difference It’s at your House.
That’s right! We bring VBS to you, your kids and your friends.
It’s all online & we supply everything you need.
This summer, July 21 - 23, we’ll be using a quarantine-friendly VBS called BOLT.
It's going to be SO MUCH FUN!
After our earlier VBS meetings this year with Becky Harvey & Tara Clearman (VBS
Directors), we had selected Group’s Rocky Railway. We were very excited about doing it this summer and
Becky had already envisioned the tracks & trains throughout our church. This VBS lends itself to being onsite
at BBC. So we are saving the Rocky Railway curriculum for next year. During this outbreak we researched for
other possibilities of providing the children a safe way for a VBS experience. We looked at many options but
the best one seems to be BOLT and economical. It’s a 3 day VBS, Tues – Thurs. The families are going to play
games, do origami, eat snacks, and learn what it means to listen to, focus on, and follow Jesus. If you want
to get a better idea of what BOLT is, you can watch the Day 2 sample video here. (But don’t let your kiddos
see it just yet - we want to save the fun for later.) There’s something else we’re really excited about - this
could also be an amazing outreach opportunity. If families feel com-
fortable gathering with more people, they can invite as many neigh-
bors, friends, and family to their house for BOLT as they would like.
It’s such an easy and fun way to share the good news of Jesus with
our community. We also plan on doing an outdoor gathering for
Friday afternoon, possibly at the beach. The VBS staff has been con-
tacted and we’ll all get together to assign different tasks soon.
We still mail weekly lesson packets to the children. We continue to
get good feedback from the kids. The Students and their leaders
have had the weekly ZOOM meetings. Based on the Re-Gathering
schedule we will assume onsite Kids Family Ministry starting August 12th. We continue to review Family Min-
istry programs, looking for ways to improve what we bring to the kid for our Sunday School Bible Study clas-
ses and mid-week programs.
The Outreach Center will reopen July 12th. It will be limited to the following scheduled activities:
Get Fit M-W-F (8:30 - 9:30 AM) T-Thu (8 - 9 AM)
Pickleball with scheduled appointments only M - F (10 - 3 PM no drop ins)
Open Walking M- F (3 - 4 PM)
We will be taking temperatures when you arrive and
encourage safe distancing. Masks required when not
involved in activity.
The new hours are 8 - 4 PM (M-F) no Saturdays. There’ s
much work to do so we can keep this a safe environment
but we are so glad we will be seeing all our friends at the
OC soon.
We thank God for His blessings and His protection.
Denise
Look who wandered into the Littles Room.
Will you help us name this new visitor?
Send us your suggestions for our friendly alligator.
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Hello PRAYING LADIES,
It is with great JOY and THANKS to God that we can meet in person for
PRAYER TIME on THURSDAY, JULY 9 at 10 am in our regular place
(Welcome classroom).
Custodians will properly distance the chairs and if more room is needed
they will be ready to open Seekers room. Please invite someone God
puts on your heart to attend with you. If you can’t attend but have
praises or prayer requests you want shared, please email to me by
July 7, if possible. I’m soooooo looking forward to seeing each of you!
May God continue to bless and keep you and your family safe and
healthy.
Darlene Phillips
BWM Team
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We haven’t spent much time working in the library during the past three months and I was
thinking that there isn’t much to report. However, Sherry reminded me that we need to let you
know we are still here and open for business. We are thankful for the books in our library and that
we are able to make them available to you. We have not purchased any new books since this time
of virus concern, but a few people have donated books that are new on the shelf. We are thankful
for these donations and how they enrich our library inventory.
Three new fiction books are Where Angels Go, The Trouble With Angels, and The Shop On
Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber.
Non-fiction books that have been recently donated are:
Before and After by Judy Christie and Lisa Wingate, a follow up of orphans from the Tennessee
orphanage written about in Before We Were Yours;
More To Your Story, regarding Christian Life, by Max Lucado;
How People Grow by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. This book includes what the Bible
reveals about personal growth;
Weaving by Evelyn Hinds. A book and DVD dramatic presentation about the journey of Corrie ten
Boom;
The Joy of Marriage God’s Way by Beverly LaHaye. A book about Christian living and the spiritual
relationships of married couples;
The Power of Praying Together by Stormie Omartian and Jack Hayford. This book is written as a
help to understanding the power of prayer in public worship and prayer meetings. This is a subject
that Pastor Denny has been leading us in on Wednesday nights for quite some time;
The Woman Within by Vonette Zachary Bright is a book about the power and joy of a woman’s life
in Christ.
These books can be found on the top of the Children’s bookcase for the time being. We try to
make easy access for new books during the first few weeks for your convenience in finding them..
Again, we thank our pastors and staff for their leadership during this time of separation and
preparing for return to corporate worship. We definitely miss each being together and pray for
healthy solutions to the present situation. Thank you for your consideration of others in the use of
mask and hand sanitation.
Carolyn Linam Librarian 501-922-8896
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LIZ BUCHANAN
This sweet, bubbly young woman is a Texan with a
capital “T”. Tyler, Texas is her hometown, but she
completed HS in Marshall. She attended Tarleton
University in Stephenville, studying Animal Science, but
left there and moved to Texarkana, TX to attend Texarkana
College. There, she attained an Associate’s Degree in
General Science, with certification in Cosmetology!! She
met her husband, Zackary, while attending Tarleton; she
was his resident assistant for the dorm in which she lived
(shhhh don’t tell!!!!). After Zackary moved back to
Texarkana, he became very ill and was in ICU for a month
but, thankfully, he had complete recovery. Approximately
six months after his illness, they became engaged and were married in September 2015.
September has been a commemorative month for the Buchanans! They began dating
September 9th, 2013; were married September 7th, 2015; Baby Emma was born September
8th, 2017, and they moved to the Village September, 2019.
Liz and Zack have a very active life: Liz is a banker at the Grand Ave. branch of U.S. Bank
and works on Saturday as a cosmetologist at Eastgate Salon near the East gate. Zackary is
District Manager for the Family Dollar stores. Liz attends and sings for our Contemporary
Sunday Service. They live in walking distance to the church so when Liz visited and was so
beautifully received, there was no question of where their church home would be.
For fun, they like walking the trails; they plan to kayak on Lake Balboa this summer. They
just enjoy God’s creation and are thankful to live here.
Please make a point to meet Liz. You will enjoy her exuberance!
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LINDSEY SAVALL
Lindsey was born in Hot Springs and grew
up in Jessieville. She attended Jessieville
School from preschool through the 12th grade.
She then attended Harding University where
she received her Bachelor of Science in
Nursing. Currently, Lindsey is a Registered
Nurse at CHI in Hot Springs where she is
dedicated to and loves her work on the
pediatric/medical-surgical floor.
Lindsey’s hobbies include hunting, fishing, camping, spending time with friends and family,
playing with her two dogs, Snoopy and Charlie, and watching Netflix. She enjoys Mexican
food, Chick-Fil-A, a Sonic sweet tea, and a good chocolate chip cookie.
When Teylor Arndt became the Associate Worship Pastor, Lindsey began to visit Balboa
with him. She loved the friendly atmosphere of our Church and actually began to enjoy
coming to church. She is so thankful that everyone has been so nice and welcoming to her and
she loves her new church family. She and Teylor are now engaged to be married and we look
forward to knowing her better and sharing her life in the future.
We welcome this lovely young lady into our church family.
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FRANK & JUDY MASSINGILL
Frank and Judy moved their membership to Balboa
Baptist Church in July of 2019 and both of them are
now singing in the choir.. Aren’t we blessed? They
came to us from Second Baptist in Conway, AR.
When they retired, they decided to move to the
Village, as Judy’s parents, Bob and Jean Schooler,
were living here. Bob and Jean now live at Good
Sam’s.
Judy was born in Norman, OK. Her dad’s work for an oil company allowed the family to
live in many interesting places such as Wyoming, Utah (where she was saved at age 8),
Indonesia, Singapore, and finally Snyder, TX where she graduated from high school. Judy
worked for 35 years in banking...working her way up to Branch Manager at Conway
Centennial Bank. For 18 years she was Co-Director of the Centennial Bank travel club,
traveling to many foreign places including China, Australia, South America, and Europe. She
is now a group travel coordinator of her own company, “Get Away with Judy”, in HSV.
Frank was born in Long Beach, CA as his dad was on an aircraft carrier with the Navy.
Soon after, he and his mom moved to Arkansas until his dad got out of the Navy. The family
moved to Pecos and then Van Horn, TX where he was saved at the age of 12. At the age of 14
the family moved back to Morrilton where they remained until Frank graduated. During his
high school years he found his love for music and played the trumpet in the band. He also
discovered he could play by ear when he took up the keyboard. Frank worked as a purchasing
manager and buyer during his working career. After retirement from that career he went to
massage therapy school and now works for Sei Bella Spa in Little Rock three days a week as a
licensed Massage Therapist. When he finds time, he enjoys going to the gun range, reloading
ammo, woodworking in his shop, as well as his latest hobby of flying a drone. Together,
Frank and Judy have four children and seven grandchildren, all of whom live either in or
around Conway. This couple stays busy and enjoys life in Hot Springs Village.
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LEE & TERI PARNELL
Lee and Teri Parnell moved to the Village
from Houston, TX area in November 2015.
Born in Shreveport, Teri grew up in Blanchard,
moving to Monroe when she was 17. From her
late 20’s she lived in several places in the U.S.
Lee grew up in east Texas in the Lufkin area.
After graduating from Texas A&M he lived in
several places including a 5 year stint in Saudi
Arabia (1977-1982). Prior to their retirement
here, Teri and Lee lived in Houston for 15 years
where Teri worked as a quality manager for an
engineering company that designed and built offshore oil rigs, and Lee was a Project Manager
and engineer for a construction company managing the construction of large industrial,
commercial and educational facilities.
Together, Teri and Lee have 4 children and 3 grandchildren. He enjoys playing golf,
boating and fishing. She enjoys working in the yard, going to arts & crafts fairs, playing
Bunco, and Hand and Foot. They both love traveling whenever they can.
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Loring Tharpe 2
Anna Riley 3
Nancy Eller 4
Kimberly Franklin 4
Carolyn Hill 5
Bill Linam 5
Kelli Moore 5
Susan West 5
Roxie Wright 5
Tray Catlett 6
Jim Russell 6
Ray Keune 8
Richard Lederfine 8
Donna Marshall 8
Jo Schlecht 8
Dick Stanton 9
Clifford Cooper 10
Carolyn Davis 10
Montana Carden 11
Davis Stephens 11
Nancy Merkle 12
Butch Gephart 14
Pat Stewart 14
Lindsey Savall 15
Grace Harper 16
Kim Harrell 16
Terry Labs 16
Susan Meyers 16
David Merkle 17
Mark Meyers 18
Jody Moore 18
Carol Gephart 20
Dave Eimer 21
Jeff Krout 21
Eddy Berk 22
Mike Hunter 23
Tom Styers 23
Pat Srum 25
Denise Hussein 26
Kenneth Landers 26
Donna Burton 27
Joanie Johnson 27
Paulette Nantze 27
Wes Duehr 28
Callie Wilkins 29
Sandy Chapman 30
Skip George 30
Linda Rymer 30
Rick Tyler 30
Betty Johnson 31
Janis & Richard Roberts 2
Lee & Teri Parnell 3
Grace & Donald Wiesen 3
Denis & Susan Gee 5
Victor & Candy Williams 7
Larry & Yvonne Blevins 13
Dave & Cathy Fleming 13
Debbie & Mark Varley 13
John & Nancy Ross 14
Terry & Tammy Madden 19
Charles & Tawana Lewis 20
Phil & Kay Morrow 20
Jerry & Peggy Kelley 21
Wayne & Linda Atkins 22
Gary & Ann Ewert 23
Linda & John Woodward 24
Kevin & Yolanda Bright 25
Larry & Diane McGhee 25
David & Anna Riley 26
Butch & Carol Gephart 27
Mike & Mary Sanders 28
Bill & Peggy Adams 29
Roger & Maggie Driggers 29
Carl & Jo Schlecht 30
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JUST THE FACTS
If you are moving, or have an email or phone number change,
Please contact the Church Office at 501-922-0155, so that we may update our records accordingly.
Balboa Baptist Church Mission Statement:
Engaging People to Find and Follow Jesus
DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES IS THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH
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Alice at [email protected] or
Debbie at [email protected]
CHURCH OFFICE: (501) 922-0155
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(501) 915-9GOD (9463)
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