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I don’t know about you, but it seems at times I’m down more than I’m up. Yet, this shouldn’t be! If Jesus taught us anything about His plan and purpose for our lives, it was that we can overcome any obstacle before us if we follow His example and walk in His Spirit with strength, focus, and faith!

This spring, students stepped out of their comfort zones and onto the beach and God moved in ways that exceeded every expectation. There is something unique about watching a student - someone who has been quiet, hesitant, unsure of the words to say - take a breath, approach a stranger, and share the Gospel for the very first time. That is what happened at Beach Reach this year. Not once. Not twice. But across an entire week of ministry, over and over again, as our students stepped into their...

I first met Brother Bill in the early spring of 2002. I had traveled down to SVBA from Columbus to introduce myself as a new state convention missionary (SCBO). From the first moment we met I liked brother Bill. His smile, mustache, kind demeanor, and of course his signature cowboy hat, were staples I came to enjoy until his passing this week. I so enjoyed my visits to the SVBA office where I most often would find Bill in his office, sitting at his chair and doing the Godly servant ministry...