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KENTUCKY 
BAPTIST
FELLOWSHIP
Equipping & Empowering.Cultivating Partnerships.Engaging in Missions.
Kentucky Baptist Fellowship225 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy., Suite 205Louisville KY 40222-4929Phone: 502-426-1931Fax: 502-426-1612Office email: office@kybf.orgWebsite: www.kybf.org
Coordinating Council Officers:
Moderator: Robert Davis, LouisvilleModerator-Elect: Linda Caldwell, MiddlesboroPast Moderator: Alice Mull, ElizabethtownSecretary: Kristen Terry Nethery, CorbinTreasurer: Susanne Jenkens, Louisville
Term Expiring in 2009:
Bill McCann,Madisonville; Stanley Crabb, Hopkinsville; JimDobbins, Elizabethtown; Lisa Wood, Frankfort;Frank Hatfield, Shepherdsville; Ottis Cave,Stanford; John Owen, Winchester; Pat Ramey,Williamsburg; and Don Mantooth, Morehead.
Term Expiring in 2010:
Larry Haltom, Hender-son; Robert Davis, Louisville; Susanne Jenkens,Louisville; Margaret Barlow, Louisville; KittyBaird, Danville; Jeremy Shoulta, Louisville;Nancy Fields, Covington; Patsey Jacobs, Lexing-ton; and Iraline Craig, Midway.
Term Expiring in 2011:
Bob Coons, Owens-boro; Charlotte Benningfield, Owensboro; JaneBrake, Frankfort; Renee Purtlebaugh, Louisville;Don Rogers, Louisville; Amanda Phelps Taylor,Morgantown; James Browning, Pikeville; DonMcFadden, Winchester; and Kristen Terry Neth-ery, Corbin.
Term Expiring in 2012:
Dwight Lovan, Ow-ensboro; Clarice Johnson, Owensboro; LauraAlbovias, Louisville; Naomi Colliver, George-town; Susan Reed, Louisville; David Wells, Shep-herdsville; Tim Doremus, Mt. Washington; DavidHoneycutt, Williamsburg; and Mary Edinger,Middlesboro.
CBF Coordinating Council:
Barry Birdwhistell,Elizabethtown; Jeremy Colliver, Georgetown; andLynn Smith, Covington.
Coordinator:
John Lepper jlepper@kybf.org
Associate Coordinator for Missions:
Joshua Speight josh@kybf.org
Administrative Assistant:
Kathleen Cornetet office@kybf.org
Address Service Requested
Non-Profit OrganizationU.S. Postage PaidLouisville, KentuckyPermit # 976
 Extreme
 Build 
2008
July 13-19
www.mountainhopeky.org
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Year End Financial Report(May 2007- April 2008)
General Fund Needs $329,022General Fund Receipts $311,492Missions Receipts $88,061(includes KBF Missions, Extreme Build,Global Missions Partnership—Morocco)Figures given above are subject to finalaudit by our CPA.
 
 We are a fellowship of 
churches
and
individuals
who sharea commitment to the Great Commission of 
 Jesus Christ 
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KBF News
KBF News is a newsletter of Kentucky Baptist Fellowship.
 July 2008
Building Hope up in Nada
By Josh Speight, Associate Coordinator for Missions:The ongoing efforts through the Mountain Hope initiative in Nada continueto inspire hope among not only the people of the community but amongthose who come seeking partnership with Nada and other Christian commu-nities. The Kentucky Baptist Fellowship, through the local guidance of PaulaSettle (Together For Hope - CBF), and the efforts of First Baptist ChurchWinchester and Dr. John Owen (Pastor) continue to build up hope in Nada.The combined efforts of many churches throughout the summer will helpcomplete a project for the Helton family that is too big for any one church toaccomplish on its own.Recently (May 11-18th), Blacksburg Baptist Church (Blacksburg, Virginia)and Dublin Baptist Church (Dublin, Virginia) spent the week in Nada constructing a bathroom/shower/bedroom buildingfor the Helton family; this building provides indoor facilities the family has never had while in Nada. Due to structural is-sues with the Helton’s home, the new construction needed to be unattached for possible future construction. The two Vir-ginia churches began a partnership with the Heltons which will be continued as FBC Madisonville (Kentucky), LexingtonAvenue (Danville, Kentucky), and FBC Kannapolis (North Carolina) come later in the summer to carry on the work andassist the Heltons, building up hope as they build this addition to their home. Clark Lentz, a member from BlacksburgBaptist Church, shared these words about his experience:
 I was amazed at the work our team was able to accomplish with God’s help this past week! The framing and  roof are complete, the siding is complete except for the top piece of siding on three walls, and except for the top triangle of siding on the wall toward the house. The roof over the stoop needs to be framed up and bolted to thestructure before this wall can be covered with siding. The entry door is in place with lock and deadbolt....Please share photos with us as the work progresses. We are looking forward to seeing the finished product!
Truly this is one story of how we as Christians come together through an initiative like Mountain Hope to build up hope inthe lives of others.
Spring Gatheringplans challenging
Planning the Spring Gathering this year was quite a challenge--evenmore than usual. Each year the moderator-elect is charged withgathering a planning team to plan the program for the annual meet-ing. It’s quite a job to reserve space, develop a theme for the meetingand then enlist the right people to inform and inspire participants.
Spring Gathering plans challenging
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Nada . . . One Year Later 
By Emilee CauseyOne short year ago I began workingin Nada as the Mission CoordinatorIntern, assisting teams who came todo construction and activities with thecommunity. During the course of lastsummer I began to be more involvedwith the teens and tweens who live inNada, which evolved into working inNada part-time as the Youth Coordinator during the school year.Now, another summer is here and we are in the midst of newmission teams and construction, but something is different; it isa little easier. The obstacles of last summer, preventing trust andcohesiveness among the Nada youth, are now more manageable.We have been able to pinpoint some asset building needs over thepast year. Most of all, for all ages, those of us who work in Nadaare helping to build on the existing bonds of community whichprovide love, support and encouragement for one another.The planning for summer 2008 began almost as soon as summer2007 ended. Plans were made to hold a conference in Nada forall the Mountain Hope teams (Owsley County, McCreary Countyand Nada volunteers) concerning asset building and communitydevelopment. We were fortunate to have Jeremy Lewis, CBFGlobal Missions Manager for Together for Hope, to speak tothe volunteers about building on the skills already within thecommunity to create action while teaching new life skills. Asa result of this meeting, many new developments are occurring.A unique development this summer has to do with the scale of construction projects; some of the mission teams themselves areworking together on larger projects to be completed over thecourse of the summer. Also, a stronger emphasis is placed on themission groups encouraging the community to participate in theconstruction projects, to make the project more personal to thecommunity. And, in accordance with the asset building mindset,the mission teams teach skills topics to the youth, in addition toconstruction projects and activities with the community.These skill topics range from money management/banking tothe importance of insurance to job application/interviews/workbehavior to renting an apartment. The goal is to encourage andteach them the capabilities needed to take care of themselves asyoung adults; being a part of the world, and not just in it, requiresknowledge of how to handle responsibility (two of the teenag-ers are even working as assistants). One of the most importantaspects of these topics is to learn life skills in such a way theyare able to pass the knowledge along to someone else, therebybecoming advocates for each other.My hope is to help empower the community to recognize anddevelop capacity, both personally and as a community. Sustain-able, effective differences are not made in one summer. It takestime to build hope that lasts. With each slow step, each engagingconversation, God is present, working both in the community andin the volunteers to make a positive impact for all.
Meet Our 2008 McCrearyCounty Summer Intern
Hi, I’m Dora Gosnell, a 19 year old,single female. I was born in Somerset,Kentucky, but I have lived in McCrea-ry County all my life. I am the young-est of three children; I have two oldersisters, Sunshine Ellen and Angel. Myoldest sister, Sunshine Ellen is marriedand has 4 sons. Our middle sister, An-gel is married with one daughter andone son. I enjoy spending time withmy niece and nephews as often as pos-sible. We all really enjoy spending time outdoors, something wehave all acquired from my father; over the years he has definitelyturned us all into avid fishermen, or least we like to think so.I am currently a junior at The University of the Cumberlandswhere I am double majoring in Elementary Education andMathematics; I chose these majors due to my love for childrenand because math has always been an easy subject for me. I liveon campus at the University, which has been an experience all initself. I do work-study as a way to lower my tuition. I work in asecond grade classroom in Williamsburg, Kentucky, which hasproven to be one of the most rewarding experiences in my lifethus far.I was looking for a summer job to help pay my school insurancewhen a family friend, Sister Nancy Sutton, told me about theinternship with McCreary County Community Housing Develop-ment Corporation (McCHDO) and Kentucky Baptist Fellowship.Sister Nancy is a wonderful woman who has definitely made adifference in my family’s lives. She contacted me about the joband explained to me all the wonderful things both McCHDO andKBF have been doing in McCreary County. After discussing itwith her, we both agreed it would be a great experience.Through this internship I see a chance to give back to the com-munity. I have seen many lives affected by these programs, andwhen I had the chance to be part of this experience, there wasno question in my mind about taking the internship. My primaryfocus in this internship is one of the great programs that first at-tracted me to this job: Extreme Build. This is a great event heldannually in McCreary County to help provide housing for needyfamilies. One family is chosen and in one week, thanks to KBF,McCHDO, and all the volunteers from all across Kentucky, ahouse is built for this family in hopes it will improve the qualityof life for them.I feel this position as the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship SummerIntern for McCreary County serves as an important communica-tion tool between McCHDO and KBF. I hope I can help the bondbetween McCHDO and KBF to continue to grow so their worktogether will continue to thrive.
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