Rome Baptist Temple

Please keep the Locklear family in your prayers with the homegoing of Sis. Marilyn’s mother. Here is the prayer letter they sent out this morning with the details:

August 20, 2011

Dear Supporting Churches, Friends and Family,
God has sure been good to us. Marilyn’s Mother went to Heaven this morning at 3:30, August 20th. She was not sick but died of old age 96 to be exact. She had a good, long life and we are all thankful to the Lord for leaving her with us all those years. She went easy. It is sad to Mrs. Mack but on a good note, today is Daniel Forsyth’s 12th birthday also. He is our grandson.
We have had a rough night realizing before going to bed that she was not expected to make it through the night. And knowing we were going to have to find tickets to go home was another disturbing situation. Delta had four flights coming to Jamaica daily and now only have two and even their employees are on standby trying to get off the island. We were offered flights home for 1900.00 to 3000.00 U.S. and one of them wanted to take us to Dallas, Texas and back to Atlanta. We tried all the airlines and ended up with Mrs. Mack a ticket on Delta on Wednesday, August 24th and returning August 28th on Sunday. It was very expensive. I will not be going with her so please remember her when you pray as well as the rest of the family. It looks like the funeral will have to be delayed until next Thursday.
Needless to say, we have painted all week on the children’s home again. Ken Ryan has completely finished the primer and painting of the home. We call it the WHITE HOUSE and it is beautiful. Mrs. Mack and I have completely finished the down stairs, ready for tile floors. I think we will go to Montego Bay today and pick out the tile. Yesterday we started the primer upstairs. Mrs. Mack painted so much that her left arm swelled twice the size of her right arm. The home has all the windows and outside doors installed on the first floor and the doors are locked.
This week we have hosted for the first time a Youth Camp for our own youth. We have had 20 staying here around the clock. The only thing hard is they like to stay up until around 2:00 A.M. It hasn’t bothered Ken and myself but Mrs. Mack has had very little sleep. Pastor Josh Wesley came on Thursday evening to do their devotion for them and they have all worked during the day to help here at the church on the wall and the children’s home and have done a good job. They have hand washed their clothes each morning and hung them on the line. They have furnished all their own food and done their own cooking. Tomorrow is Youth Sunday and then they go home. Last night all the guys came up and held hands with us and prayed for us and then all the girls did the same. Today they are going swimming and cook chicken out on the open fire grill.
I must close for now. Remember to pray for us this week. We sure do love all of you, Pastor Mack & Mrs. Mack
“We live simply so others might simply live.”

We will be having homecoming at Rome Baptist Temple Sunday August 7, 2011. The Jordan family will be singing and dinner after church. Church will begin at 10:30 and after dinner we will have more singing with groups from our church, the Jordan Family and Greater Hope. Everyone is welcome to join us this Sunday morning.

Please join us to celebrate 50 years of marriage for Bro. Bill and Ms. Myra. It will also be 25 years they have been at Rome Baptist Temple. No presents, only your presence please.

Time:
Saturday, June 11 · 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Location:
Rome Baptist Temple
3003 New Calhoun Hwy.
Rome, Georgia

It was good to have the Shumaker Family with us one last time before they head back to Burkina Faso. This is a post from Bro. Keith’s website and I think is is a wonderful post that needs to be shared:

I am amazed that the God of Heaven loves to work through people like me. What an honor it is to serve Him.

This week I have been preparing my thoughts, plans and strategies about going back to Burkina Faso. I have been excited for months about it. Just like a child in a candy store. But a little over a week ago, I began to get scared. I am not scared of Africa. I have lived there eight years now. I am not scared that God won’t start a work. God has already blessed us with a great work and with great people. The thing that began to shake me up was the greatest hindrance to the ministry in Burkina Faso. To much surprise the greatest hindrance to the Gospel isn’t the devil, the Muslims, but I believe it is me. I know that God can move me aside and put somebody better in my place, but I believe that God has called me to start a movement that will spread throughout Burkina Faso and the world.

Here are some thoughts on what I am talking about:

* I am scared that I will go over there and go through the motions.
* I will preach luke-warm sermons to a luke-warm people.
* I will be lazy and only work about half speed.
* I will get my eyes on numbers and not on building men.
* I will worry about pleasing men more than God.
* I will lack vision and that will result in the Burkinabes lacking vision also.
* I will work in my own power instead of the power of God.

It would really be easy for me to go through the motions. Just doing that would produce a little. The problem with that is that the little won’t impact a country nor even a city. It won’t impact millions or even thousands maybe just a few hundred. There is so much to do. God wants to do a lot. I believe that it is His will to start a great movement that will impact thousands and even millions.

Can one man do that? No, no, no!!! I am limited but He isn’t. We need others to be involved. Would you be willing to be involved?

You might ask, “How can I be involved?” Here are some ways:

1. By prayers.
2. Communicate with us. By e-mail, vonage, etc.
3. Take a trip over to come see us. You are invited at any time.
4. Give. The Africans are working hard to do their part. They give of their time and of their means. We need monthly support and one time offerings. I will highlight some of the current projects in the next blog.
5. Come work with us on the field as church planters.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
(Rom 10:9-18)

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