God is at work in North America, in Virginia, and in our community. He is at work in the
hearts of those who know him and those who have yet to know him through a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ. Because God is at work, we are undertaking an ambitious
endeavor, in cooperation with thousands of other Southern Baptist churches called GPS.

GPS, to us, stands for God's Plan for Sharing a national evangelism initiative that will equip men, women and children to witness and reach every person in North America by 2020. It was
conceived by leaders in the SBC to address the question, "What would it take to see the Great
Commission fulfilled in our lifetime?" This cooperative effort is being led by the SBC's North
American Mission Board (NAMB).

The GPS project gets underway with its first major outreach, "Across North America." Leading up to Easter 2010, there will be a concerted, nation-wide campaign, themed "Find It Here." Another phrase you'll hear often is "Every Believer Sharing, Every Person Hearing by 2020." This journey is guided by a process with four biblical markers:
Praying - every church praying for lost people.
Engaging - every believer sharing as a trained witness.
Sowing - every lost person receiving a witness.
Harvesting - every church harvesting and celebrating every salvation result.

This process is five weeks in duration with a five week follow-up plan. The goal is to share Christ through prayer-walking and gospel distribution, give an invitation from our church for an evangelistic Easter worship service on Sunday, April 4, 2010, and it concludes with five weeks of follow-up so we can connect with those who responded to our invitation.

We have a time-line in place. From March 1- 19 is the "Equipping and Engaging" marker
when we will be praying and making preparations. On March 20 we will have teams prayer-
walking (or prayer-driving) around our community. On March 23-27 is the "Sowing" marker
when we hope to have 25 (or more) two-person teams hand-delivering door hangers to 1000
homes in our community that will contain the plan of salvation and an invitation to our church
for the special Easter Sunday service. Fifteen of these teams will come from the deacons,
Missions Council, and Church Council. The other 10 teams need to come from the missions
groups, the youth, the music program, and the church at-large. In addition, we will have 184
commercials about our church on 13 Comcast cable networks and many 90 second commercials on Culpeper's Channel 16 during the two weeks before Easter. April 11 through May 2 is our follow-up or "Harvest" period.

In order to get our own lives and our community prepared we have a Prayer Guide available in
the church foyer. Please begin praying now for our church, our leadership, and our community as we seek to tell them about the good news of Jesus Christ. Pray with insight. Pray with
intentionality. Pray with the heart of an intercessor. Pray with information. Pray with inspiration.
Pray for the impossible and expect God to answer!

We hope you will join us on Wednesday, March 10th at 6 p.m. for a wonderful fellowship and a
delicious dinner featuring: Breaded Chicken Breast, Macaroni & Cheese, Green Beans, Rolls and Pound Cake with Cool Whip & Fruit.

You are invited to the home of Joe and Renee Gilyard on Saturday, March 13th at 2 p.m. for the Culpeper version of "The Amazing Race."

Your team will hunt down clues around town in an attempt to solve Renee's Riddle. The first team to solve the riddle will be crowned "super sleuths" and be "richly" rewarded. But, don't lose hope if you're not first because everyone is invited back to the Gilyard's for fellowship and spaghetti!

A sign-up sheet is posted in the vestibule, so please let us know how many will be attending and what side dish you'll be bringing. (Children are welcome and child care will be at our house during the race.)

Please call Renee at 540-222-9741 with questions. We look forward to seeing you there! I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7

SHARE GOD'S TRANSFORMING POWER
Maybe you have experienced a tornado, hurricane or an earthquake. Maybe you made it to safety but the fear of what might have been was powerful enough to make a change in the way you live your life. Whether the experience is natural or man-made, God still holds more power than any force on earth. His love can transform a sinful life, or heal an injured man. This is a message that we need to spread to all lost souls.

The Southern Baptist North American Missionaries, working with local churches are boldly
spreading His message of salvation among those who have never heard or responded to the gospel before. They are making a difference in all who will listen - one life at a time. What will your commitment be in sharing the Kingdom of God? Will you commit to pray daily for the missionaries and help with the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering? Will you proudly share the word of God in your community? Will you help us meet our goal of $3,000?

Pray - for God to send more workers to start new churches - for college students who want to share Christ with their peers - for qualified chaplains to commit to hiking the trails and sharing Christ - for the homeless men, women and children who need to hear the gospel. Pray for anyone who needs their lives transformed by knowing the Holy Spirit.

Blessings, Karen Ruble

Saddle Ridge Ranch is the 2010 Vacation Bible School destination where participants will be roundin' up questions and drivin' home answers.

The Bible study focus will be on questions real kids ask like:

"Who am I?
Does God care about me?
What is God's plan for me?
How can I be like Jesus?
What do I do now?"

This year the Scripture is from James 1:5 "Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him." (HCSB)

We are so excited this year and can't wait for you and your children to join us at the ranch! We are going to have so much fun learning about God and the many things He has in store for us. Please join us during the week of July 12- 16, 2010! Teachers & volunteers - plan to attend the April 24th workshop! We'll meet at the church at 8 a.m. Look for a sign-up sheet for this workshop - and we thank you in advance for your help.

On January 23, some of our AWANA leaders went through "Basic Training" from the local AWANA Missionary. Thanks to Dale Long, Chris & Holly Antony, Eva Payne, Autumn Hernandez, Charlotte Mills, Leanne Phillips, Iva Lam and Beverly Kosteka for giving up their Saturday. We appreciate your commitment to this important ministry.

March 7th is Super Hero/Princess Night at AWANA. That should be fun! We are seeing lots of new faces at AWANA - our cup is overflowing! Thanks to our young people for inviting their friends.

24/7 is still studying in preparation for the South Dakota Mission Trip. 24/7 parents ask about their progress - we need to make reservations and purchase plane tickets. If students haven't done their prep work, they don't qualify. We need commitment from students and parents to make this trip successful.

HELP! Based on Rent-A-Teen, which students have done rent-a-teen work, some students will pay $75 while others will pay $350 to go on the trip. Here's how it works:

(1) Students sign up for rent-a- teen projects and get credits for their work hours
(2) Donors contribute to the rent-a-teen budget line
(3) The total budget line gets divided by total rent-a-teen credits to determine value of a credit (4) The credits are turned into cash toward the $350 balance due from each student.

We could always use a couple new listeners. What a privilege to hear a young person recite their lessons to you. We also need some additional regular class workers, if you hear a call from God to invest in little ones. Please contact me if you have questions or are interested in helping.

Brittany Jenkins, our children’s intern last summer, is going on a missions trip to France & North Africa in May-June 2010. On November 29th she will give us an overview of the trip. Brittany is appreciative of the help she’s receiving from churches and others. If you wish to
contribute you may send a check to Amissville Baptist Church. Thank you.

JUST A REMINDER
Newsletter articles for the April newsletter are due by March 15th at 9:00 a.m.