Summer is rushing by and the 2008-2009 School Year is soon to begin. Registration will begin Tuesday, August 12, 8:00 a.m. Most of our returning students have already registered together with a few first time students. At this time it appears our enrollment will remain about the same as last year – about forty daytime students. We continue to pray for God to call more men to preach His Word and to impress upon them the importance of developing their talents by enrolling in a proven Bible school. . . .

    The 83rd Messenger Assembly of the American Baptist Association met in the INB Performing Arts Center in the beautiful city of Spokane, WA. The Enrollment and Finance Committee reported that a total of 640 churches preregistered and 150 registered at the meeting with a total of 631 messengers registered. The crowd was estimated to be around 1200 during the evening services. Over $80,000.00 was received for the minute fund and expenses of meeting.
    The host church, Valley Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, and their pastor Bryan Sellers, held their Sunday services at the Doubletree Hotel and provided lunch in the Grand Ballroom for 150 people. The reception on Monday night was hosted by the Missionary Baptist Seminary in Little Rock, providing a great way to fellowship with friends. The Missionary Share Time was well attended with missionaries giving a brief report. More than 500 attended this event. . . .

    Mr. Webster defines freedom as the absence of constraint in choice or action. It also means liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another. Simply put, freedom means that I am free; free to believe what I want to believe; free to say what I want to say; free to live where I want to live; free to do what I want to do. How would you spell what all of this really means? I spell it: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.