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This is me...and Pastor George Sanders.

I wanted to share my wonderful Baptism experience!

Sunday July 24th 2004

This experience reminds me of this song:

Here I Am, Send Me --Keith Green

Oh lord, there's just so much to be done.
Oh lord, so many souls to be won,
Oh lord, this world is falling apart,
Dying for love from a broken heart.
Here am i, send me, though there's really not that much I can do.
What I have seems so small, but I want to give it all to you.
Oh lord, you said the harvest was great,
But lord, looks like the workers are late.
It's getting hard to understand,
How they ignore your great command.
Here am i, send me, though you said the ones who labor are few,
Still my heart hears the call, and I wanna give it all to you.
Oh, to reach the ones nobody does,
Give up my pride and even work in the mud,
I wanna be like those who spilled their blood,
And gave it like water to you.
Oh lord, there's just so much to be done.
Oh lord, so many souls to be won,
It seem this world is falling apart,
Lord won't you send me?
Oh lord, there's just so much to be done.
Oh lord, so many souls to be won,
Oh lord, this world is falling apart,
Crying for love from a broken heart.
Here am i, send me, though there's really not that much I can do.
What I have seems so small, but I want to give it all to you.
Here am i, send me,
Though you said the ones you've chosen are few,
Still my heart hears you call,
And I wanna give it all to you.

Dear Friend, If you are reading this blog--I ask you this question: Do you know Jesus? If you don't have a personal relationship with Jesus--Contact me dmast@atlanticbb.net -- I will pray with and for you and I will share how you can be saved and know that you will meet Jesus in Heaven! If you would like Pocket Gospels to share the Word with others--please let me know, I will mail them to you! We are all to work for Jesus everday! Go out, Share the Love of Jesus! He died for you........So go work for him!

It is time to share! We need to go out!

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Dear Friends--

In America today, about 180 million lost people remain outside the reach of the local church. These are not strangers in some distant land but rather familiar faces we see regularly: family members, good friends, neighbors, co-workers, and extended family. 'His desire is that not one of these dear children should be lost.' (Matt.18:14)

(I found this information at The Jesus Plan website: http://www.thejesusplan.com/ )

We need to wake up and share the word. Break out of your comfort zone and reach out to the hurting, the sick, the hungry, the weak, and anyone who needs the Peace that God offers. Let me remind you that life is short--We are responsible for this generation of souls -- many are sold out to the world--We need to be busy witnessing and praying for all! We need to go out into our community and share our talents, share our time, share our love and compassion--Do it all in the name of the Lord. I hope that the lyrics from Keith Green's song "Asleep in the Light," may open your eyes and motivate you to do something today for the Lord.

May God Bless Your Day--Don Mast.

Asleep in The Light by Keith Green

Do you see, do you see
All the people sinking down
Don't you care, don't you care
Are you gonna let them drown
How can you be do numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
Oh bless me lore, bless me lord
You know it's all I ever hear
No one aches, no one hurts
No one even sheds one tear
But he cries, he weeps, he bleeds
And he cares for you needs
And you just lay back
And keep soaking it in
Oh can't you see it's such a sin
'cause he brings people to you door
And you turn them away
As you smile and say
God bless you, be at peace
And all heaven just weeps
'cause jesus came to you door
You've left him out on the streets
Open up open up
And give yourself away
You see the need, you hear the cries
So how can you delay
God's calling and you're the one
But like jonah you run
He's told you to speak
But you keep holding it in
Of can't you see it's such a sin
The world is sleeping in the dark
That the church just can't fight
'cause it's asleep in the light
How can you be so dead
When you've been so well fed
Jesus rose from the grave
And you, you can't even get out of bed
Oh, jesus rose from the dead
Come on get out of your bed
How can you be so numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
You close your eyes
And pretend the job's done
Don't close your eyes
Don't pretend the jobs done
Come away, come away, come away with me my love
Come away, come away, come away with me my love

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Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28, NLT).

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BUDDY MULLINS COMES TO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CHURCHES AND WILL CLOSE THE KEYSTONE COUNTRY FESTIVAL WITH A CONCERT ON SUNDAY!

The Conemaugh Valley Baptist Association http://www.byhisgrace.cc/cvba/ has invited Buddy Mullins to perform at many churches beginning Saturday, September 10th, and he will close the keystone Country Festival at the Blair County Convention Center with a concert on Sunday evening (Sept 11th 2005!). Learn more about the Keystone Country Festival at: http://www.amcvb.com/functions.php?viewIndividualBio=1&NewsIDnumber=57

Church concert addresses/dates/times are below--More to come when available! We are accepting a love offering during each concert.

Grace Baptist in Somerset, 390B West Main St, Somerset, Ph: 443-0691 and Altoona First Southern Baptist Church, 903 North Fourth Street, Altoona Ph:944-3822

Buddy Mullins Biography : Clear to the Soul

Not often do we encounter people who cause us to feel as if we know them I mean, really know them from the very first time we meet. Many times it's easier for us to keep people at arm's length, buffeted by the safe and comfortable distance. We can be polite, even hospitable, but it can be risky to venture beyond that with just anyone.

So when a person shows a sincere interest in our lives and a willingness to honestly share his, you can't help but be drawn in. It's this kind of transparency that has come to consume Buddy Mullins' life. It doesn't allow for the convenient compartmentalizing of friends, activities, or behaviors. Rather the absence of disguise causes his life to have a rare consistency one where his spiritual journey is his life, and his life is his ministry; they're all one in the same.

Many of us spend our entire lives trying to achieve this unique blending, and Buddy confesses it didn't come easily to him either. “Ministry used to be a catchphrase to me,” Buddy admits candidly. “It was a performance, what I did on stage. But now I've come to learn that ministry is all about relationships first with Christ, and then with others.”

Though he didn't know it then, the learning curve for this lesson began at the age of 8 when Buddy hit the road with his family. His dad was a traveling evangelist and the rest of the family joined him on the road to sing gospel music. “Even then music was a powerful motivation in my life,” Buddy says, quick to concede that at that age he enjoyed the attention he received from being a talented youngster.

As he matured, so did his voice and his ability to perform. He was invited by Bill Gaither to join the Gaither Vocal Band in 1993 and traveled with them for two years. During the same time, Buddy continued to pursue a personal dream, one that had been in his heart for a long time he was working with his own band called Sunday Drive. The group, comprised of six men who were like brothers, achieved great things as they toured with Mark Lowry, Clay Crosse, and Jaci Velasquez.

Buddy's climb up the ladder of success was going well according to his plans. But perhaps that was precisely the problem. In 1999, Buddy felt God strongly urging him to give it all up. He didn't understand why, but his decision was confirmed when all six members of Sunday Drive expressed they felt the same leading from God. Now, not knowing what was next and not having his band mates to rely on, Buddy found himself feeling lost and disheartened.

Working in a way only God can, He used that same time to make things crystal clear for Buddy.

“After some really difficult and painful months,” Buddy conveys, “I realized that a lot of my relationship with Christ had been more of a staged performance than a real relationship. Oh, I'd been saved, but I hadn't been growing. I really think God was showing His jealous side, removing all the distractions from my life so my focus could be renewed.”

It's from that time of turmoil and searching that Buddy was able to write a lot of the lyrics he sings today. As evident in songs like, “Hold On Today,” “Child of the Father,” and “Comfort Me,” Buddy deals with issues like starting over, healing, and restoration in his music. These are themes many people can relate to, and ones Buddy wants to use to connect people, reminding them that God is worth believing and trusting in. “He's worth the trials you've been through,” Buddy says with conviction.

It's this kind of authenticity, stripping away all the distractions and facades we hide behind that is so evident in the life and ministry of Buddy Mullins. “That's what God has called me to,” Buddy says. “God has called me to be a voice to the Church a voice that says let's trust God, and trust in a way that seems outrageous to the world.”

Now, that's a message that cuts clear to any soul.

Learn more about Buddy Mullins by clicking on www.buddymullins.com
Learn more about the Conemaugh Valley Baptist Association by clicking on http://www.byhisgrace.cc/cvba/