First Baptist Church of Ojai, California

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To Dave Conahey and his leadership of the Adult Discovery class at 9:30 on Sunday mornings.  Dave currently leads a series by Philip Yancey entitled "The Bible Jesus Read."  Thank you, Dave.

Bravo!

To Cyndi Hassien for her leadership in organizing the Country Barbecue.  You did a wonderful job.

To Steve Hassien for being the grill master.  It was a hot job that made a lot of people very happy. 

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To Lynn Mullins for cranking out a delightfully twangy song about "going to Jesus".  Good stuff.

To Zac and Jess Cannon for taking off with the leadership of Jr. and Sr. High Ministry.  Thursday was awesome.  And it is just the beginning.

To the crew that prepared an incredible meal for the Shelter on Saturday night.  What a blessing to those guests.

To Cindy Hassien and the Evangelism Team for hosting the Kids' Movie night last Friday.  Keep the creative ideas coming. 

To Troy Lawson for mowing the church ball field to look like Dodger Stadium.  What a fun place to be!

To Virginia, Bill, and Margaret for the work on the landscaping and roses.  It matters. 

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To Javai and Brittany for a fantastic presentation from their Uganda mission.

To Zac for producing a professional video of that Uganda mission.

To Anna, Hannah, and Meg for an amazing piano trio.

To the Finance Committee and Deacon Board for their hard work on the 2008 budget.

To the Nominating Committee for their hard work in preparing the 2008 slate of officers.

To the many people who contributed to the set-up and tear-down for Sunday's lunch.

To the Food Share workers who gave out nearly 120 boxes of food last Saturday.

To the Kidmo! staff who served with excellence during this past session.

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To Mary Smith and Christy Zaucha for hosting last evenings "Generations" gatherings.  30 people gathered in the two homes for inter-generational fellowship.  It was a great time of sharing.

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To Virginia and Cyndi for spearheading the birthday lunch for Elisabeth.

To the Worship Team for leading us in an incredible time with God at Sunday's celebration service.

To everyone who fasted and prayed during the month of September.  God has done great things.

To Javai and the Kidmo! staff for continued excellence in children's ministry.

To all the ladies participating in the Women's Bible Study.  Your testimonies are so encouraging. 

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To Javai, Richard, Jillian, Javai, Christy, Cyndi, and Jon for leading the past session of "Kidmo!"  Way to step up and blaze a new trail.

To Kevin, Eric, Brittany, and Javai for committing to lead the next session of "Kidmo!"

To Bryce, Andrea, and Sam for working audio/visual tech with excellence.

To Zac for producing another great baptism video.

To Zachary for courageously sharing his testimony and being baptized.

To Janine for serving faithfully in the office during Mary's absence. 

To Cyndi for a planning a remarkable evening of fellowship at the barbecue.

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To Cyndi Hassien for planning this Sunday's barbecue.

To Bill Hill and Troy Lawson for getting the ball field ready to play for Sunday.

To the ushers and counters and Finance Committee who handle the finances at First Baptist with care and integrity.

To those who were a part of last Sunday's Catalyst Prayer gathering.  God does not disappoint.

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To Janine for being a great help in the office during Mary's absence.

To Troy and Arlene for spearheading the yard sale.

To all who played a part in the sale.  The profits are at least $4500.  A portion will be used as seed money for our new children's ministry.

To Bill and Virginia for their help in preparing for Sunday's baptism.

To Christy, Jon, and Jana for so eloquently sharing gifts of encouragement with Tammy on Sunday during her baptism. 

To Zac for producing a beautiful baptism testimony video.

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To Jon for facilitating the class based upon Andy Stanley's series "The Best Question Ever?" 

To Maruja for the beautiful flowers on Sunday morning.

To Janine for helping in the office during Mary's surgery.