WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN

Songs from my teen years are stuck in my head. That is interesting because a lot of other things once there have vanished into thin air! One of those musical memories retained is a song by the Carpenters, "We've Only Just Begun." It was about a wedding and launching into a lifetime of love. I am hijacking the title for this post that has nothing to do with marriage.

It is about mission and ministry! We have embarked on a new phase of our work as an Association, and can say, "The Haywood Baptist Mission Center," is now open for business! There is still some renovation remaining before we are fully functional, but we are back in our offices, the Pastors' Conference has resumed meeting here, and we have hosted our first group!

Last weekend, the Student Ministry of First Baptist Church, Lenore City, Tennessee used our kitchen and the fellowship hall while they were on a retreat at Lake Junaluska. You will see some pictures of that crowd here.

And we've only just begun!

Yours in His Service,

Dennis Thurman, Mission Strategist