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Tyrone News Thanks again to all the churches of the Georgia Baptist Association who took part in the Christmas In August mission project. It went over so well. The people who came from the Meansville Children's Home campus to attend the recent get-together at the Mission Center could not take all the useful school supplies and household items, etc., back to the campus in one trip. So on Friday, August 31, Lauree Shelton and Sherrie McAvoy carried the rest which was a van load to Meansville, a 2 1/2 hour trip one way. This was a first chance, and a wonderful experience for both. They were carried out to lunch and shown all over the campus where different family ministries take place. They had a safe trip, one to remember. Phillips Mill Baptist Church was happy to have former member, Louise (Mrs. Carl) Mathis and her children, Harold and Kathryn of the Atlanta area, and Carl's niece, Ginny Broome of Carter's Grove, among visitors at Phillips Mill on a recent Sunday morning. I'm sure they got to see many new faces, as so many have passed away or become unable to attend church. It's so good that they still have fond memories of Phillips Mill where they were very faithful when living in the area. Ginny, Harold and Kathryn, and grandchildren of the late Al and Sally Edwards Mathis of Phillips Mill; Ginny's mother, Grace M. Beazley, is the only child still living and Louise is the only in-law. Charles and Lyndia Sherrer of Loganville visited his first cousins, Morrison and Priscilla Maxwell, on Labor Day afternoon. They had enjoyed taking in some of the Labor Day celebration held in Crawfordville. Both Charles and Priscilla enjoy taking The Advocate Democrat and Charles enjoys The News-Reporter. A n umber of our relatives have lived in Taliaferro County over the years. Everyone is invited to attend a miscellaneous bridal shower honoring Andie Moody, bride-elect of Marc Bridges, on Saturday afternoon, September 15, at Phillips Mill Baptist Church from 2-4 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The shower will be given by Amanda McAvoy, Amy Thomas, Sherrie McAvoy, and ladies of the church. Please feel welcome. Churches of the Georgia Baptist Association, don't forget the Senior Adult Rally coming up on Monday, September 24, at the Lincolnton Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Rev. and Mrs. Jerry Wilson will be the guests for the rally. They will present music and comedy. A light meal will follow. Everyone planning to attend is asked to call the Georgia Baptist Mission Center at 706-678-7381 by Wednesday, September 19. We appreciate Pat Bobo of Tignall Baptist Church being the senior adult director for our Association. She cooks and serves with a smile, and so do her helpers. Churches of the Georgia Baptist Association will be observing the Season of Prayer for State Missions September 12-16. The theme for this year is "Sow, Reap, Rejoice -- Together." A state missions DVD is available to be checked out at the Mission Center. One of the highlights of the DVD is PenfieldChristian Home. John 4:35b tells us, "Listen to what I'm telling you; open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest." A big thank you to all of you who remembered Morrison and Priscilla Maxwell on their 52nd wedding anniversary and on her birthday. We received many pretty and sweet cards, notes, and phone calls, besides several cakes and flowers, and a Bible book marker. One of the highlights that began the week before was a phone call from one of our former pastors at Phillips Mill, Rev. Stan Sullivan. He had recently returned from his fourth trip to China since he left Phillips Mill in 1992 after spending 6 1/2 years with us. Of course one of the first questions I asked him was if he still plays the piano. Yes, was his answer, and he said that's how the church, Sparrow Swamp Baptist Church in Timmonsville, S.C., paid for the trip to China. They had him to do a piano concert on Sunday night, December 31, and they had CDs made and sold them. He wants to send us one. I asked him to bring us up to date on his family when he mailed it. It was so touching how the Lord has used him and his wife Donna, a nurse, who is the director of women's services for Carolina Hospital System in Florence S.C. Stan has had the opportunity to preach the gospel on three different continents. Among the many mission trips he and Donna, along with another couple from the church, was a trip to Brazil where they worked with their friend, Rita Roberts, who was a missionary there. Rita was invited to Phillips Mill to speak the year the Sullivans left. It is so amazing how a mission-minded church has become missions in action over the years and they were a part. Last, but not least, their daughter Allison will be 27 in October. She graduated third in her class of 400 from South Florence High School in 1998. She graduated cum laude from Furman University with a political science degree in 2001, and graduated from the University of South Carolina Law School in 2005 and passed her bar exam that same year. She is now an attorney with a law firmin Columbia, S.C. The annual Franklin family reunion will be held at County Line Baptist Church between Rayle and Philomath on Saturday, October 6. Please notice that this year's reunion changes from meeting on the first Sunday to the first Saturday. Letters are being mailed out to faithful attendees, but anyone interested in attending please feel welcome. You might like to catch up on the younger generation and share fond memories. The reunion will take place outside around the granite tables that an ancestor, James Benjamin "Jim" Franklin, helped to put into place at the church. He also helped build the church building. A collection will be taken up for a donation to the church cemetery fund. Jim and Elvie Seymour Franklin and many other relatives are buried in the County Line Baptist Church cemetery. The contributions will be designated in memory and in honor of the Franklin family. This will be a covered dish meal, so fixsome of your favorite food, etc. Also, don't forget to bring a folding chair for all your family. And if you would like to play in the "World Series" softball game in the field near the woods and tables, bring your baseball bats, balls, bases, and gloves. For more information please contact Janice Armour Browning at Winterville. Her home phone is 706-742-7022. I received this information for the paper and a special family invitation which brought a big smile and many fond memories to Priscilla Maxwell. A big thank you, Janice. She enjoys getting The News-Reporter.
Remember. God loves you.
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