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FIRST-PERSON: Pray for our military this summer
By Sara Horn, bpnews.net
SPRING HILL, Tenn. (BP) | In 2003, I was given the opportunity to travel to the Middle East twice to report for Baptist Press about the faith of sailors and soldiers that I came into contact with. It was a life-changing experience, putting me on a new course I could never have designed for myself.
Ill. Baptists invited to nominate members to boards and committees

SPRINGFIELD | Summer has just begun, but fall is around the corner as is the Illinois Baptist State Association Annual Meeting November 11-12. Therefore, the state Association’s Nominating Committee and the Committee on Committees are looking for nominations of Illinois Baptists to serve as members of the three boards and seven standing committees.  Both committees will meet on August 28 in Springfield to consider names of those willing to serve and who meet the constitutional requirements.

Shooing and swatting flies
By Nate Adams, Executive Director, IBSA

I was working in the yard recently when I felt a sudden, stinging sensation on the back of my leg. I whirled around, expecting to find a hornet or bee, but instead I found a fairly average-looking fly biting into me.  Instinctively I raised my hand, but then hesitated with an unusually contemplative question: Should I shoo or should I swat?

Nearly 700 accept Christ through IL VBS in 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) |  As Illinois Baptist churches begin holding Vacation Bible School 2009, LifeWay reports VBS 2008 in Illinois churches resulted in 684 people accepted Christ as their savior.  Also according to LifeWay, 213 Illinois Baptist churches and missions reported holding VBS with 25,828 students enrolled.