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October 2014
Volume 42, No. 7
Evangeline Baptist Association
3000 W. Pinhook
PO Box 81244
Lafayette, LA 70598-1244
Phone: 337.237.6956
Fax: 337.237.4319
Website: www.ebalaf.com
Bert Langley
Director of Missions
James Craft & Nathan Rush
Moderators
Elizabeth Langley
Office Administrator
Melaney Dudley
Administrative Assistant
Mary Langford
Counselor
Entre-Nous
Evangeline & Gulf Coast Baptist Associations
PO Box 81244
Lafayette, LA 70598-1244
337.237.6956 * Fax: 337.237.4319
www.ebalaf.com
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
1 - Suzzane (Mrs. Charles) Brunt; FBC Carencro
5 - Ruth (Mrs. Alonso) Guido; Jehovah-Jireh
6 - Melissa (Mrs. Rodney) Chitwood; The Bridge Fellowship
9 - Luther Burney; FBC Lafayette
Frank Pellissier - FBC Amelia
11 - Andy Tribe, The Bayou, Youngsville
15 - Fred Davis, The Open Door
17 - Paula (Mrs. Mike) Walker, The Bayou
19 - Marsha (Mrs. Charles) Gilder; Bayou Vista
21 - Tracy King; Westside, New Iberia
Martha (Mrs. Gary) Funderburk; The Bayou
23 - Darren Carpenter; Belle River
Rosalie (Mrs. Robert) Richardson, Retired
31 - Dennis Clark, FBC Lafayette
Please join us Monday, October 20
at 6:45 PM at First Baptist, Youngsville
for the 75th EBA Annual Meeting.
Louisiana Baptists Annual Meeting
November 10-11, 2014
at First Baptist, Lafayette
Please make plans to attend this important meeting of Louisiana
Baptists. This will be a wonderful opportunity to introduce all of
Louisiana to the work in South Louisiana.
We are hoping for 100% participation from EBA churches!
November 9-10
First Baptist Church Lafayette
Fulfill your ministry
2 Timothy 4:5
Schedule:
Sunday 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Monday 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Counselors Corner
Mary Langford, Counselor

Theres a brief speech I give to each
counsel i ng cl i ent at our r st
me e t i n g . I e mp h a s i z e my
commitment to condentiality. I let
them know it is my habit and policy to pray for
everyone I work with. And I say that most people who
come for counseling want a change to take place, but
that making a change is sometimes hard work. We
want a relationship to be di"erent, but we dont want
to be the one to change. We want other folks to stop
their annoying or problematic behaviors. If they would
just do that, everything would be ne. It is one of the
strange quirks of human beings that we resist change,
even if we know it would be a good thing.

We need to take a clue from the world of nature.
Seasons change, as do cloud formations. No two
sunrises or sunsets are alike. Leaves go from green to
golden and drop away. Ah, and think of the
transformation that takes place when the caterpillar
becomes a buttery! And what of the plant which
begins as a seed, and must give up itself in order to
produce a fruit, a ower or a tree.

How many times our Lord used examples from nature
when He was teaching about dying to self, opening
oneself to the changes and growth which God intends
in our lives. He didnt mean us to be chameleons or to
shift with every wind that blows, but I believe He
wants us to know that His work in us will involve
changes from the inside out.

When I work with couples who are at odds, I listen
rst to their list of complaints against each other.
Then often I will ask each one to go home and make a
list of things they themselves could do that might
possibly help the relationship. What I know is that if
even one person behaves di"erently, the other one will
very likely begin to respond in a new way.

God made us to change. He means us to grow
physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. If we
insist on clinging to our old ine"ective habits,
behaviors and reactions, we are cheating ourselves
out of the rich relationships He desires for us. Change
is hard work and sometimes painful, but if we place
ourselves in the hands of the Master Potter, He will
reshape us into what He wants us to be.
DOM Lines
Bert Langley, Director of
Missions
Marilyn vos Savant, columnist,
author, and lecturer, wrote,
Being defeated is often a
temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it
permanent. The Apostle Paul wrote, Let us not
become weary in doing good, for at the proper time
we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. (Galatians
6:9) The di"erence between success and failure is
often measured by a few minutes. If only we had
given it one more try. Thomas A. Edison, the perfect
example of one unwilling to give up, wrote, Our
greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain
way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Pauls encouragement was to continue to do good.
In the second century, an anonymous letter was
written describing the Christians of that day. The
following is an excerpt from that letter:
They love every one, but are persecuted by all.
They are unknown and condemned; they are put to
death and gain life. They are poor and yet make many
rich. They are short of everything and yet have plenty
of all things. They are dishonored and yet gain glory
through dishonor.
Their names are blackened and yet they are
cleared. They are mocked and bless in return. They
are treated outrageously and behave respectfully to
others. When they do good, they are punished as
evildoers; when punished, they rejoice as if being
given new life. They are attacked by Jews as aliens,
and are persecuted by Greeks; yet those who hate
them cannot give any reason for their hostility.
Although it may appear the Christian is losing the
battle, remember, we will reap a harvest (at the
proper time) if we do not give up. During the forty-
two plus years of my ministry, I have seen the harvest
reaped by those who were unwilling to give up. Just
recently I listened to a mom who was told by her
friends to give up on a rebellious son, but she refused
to do so. Today that son is walking with Christ and
caring for his mom. What a blessing to know them
both! Many Christians have lived long enough to see
the harvest because they were unwilling to give up.
Sir Winston Churchill said, Never, never, never, never
give up. This is a great day to DO SOMETHING
good. Dont give up. Lets try one more time. The
harvest is coming!
October Events
Evangeline Association
11 Training Boys to be Men of Integrity
Conference; Baton Rouge; 8 am
11 State WMU Council Meeting; Baptist
Building
14 EBA Ministers Conference; 10:30 am;
FBC Lafayette; PASTOR APPRECIATION
15 National Bosses Day
17-18 Ministers Wives Retreat - TTBC
20 EBA Annual Meeting; 6:45 pm;
FBC Youngsville
Gulf Coast Association
11 Training Boys to be Men of Integrity
Conference; Baton Rouge; 8 am
11 State WMU Council Meeting; Baptist
Building
13 GCA Annual Meeting; 6:45 pm; FBC
Morgan City
15 National Bosses Day
17-18 Ministers Wives Retreat - TTBC
18 GCA Brotherhood Breakfast; 8 am;
October Events, cont.
Louisiana Baptists
7 Senior Adult Praise-Fest; South
10-11 Kreative Artz Festival; Airline Baptist,
Bossier City
11 State WMU Council Meeting; Baptist
Building
14 Louisiana Missionary Parents
Fellowship; Baptist Building
16 National Bosses Day
16 Louisiana Baptist Singing Ministers;
FBC Swartz
17-18 Ministers Wives Retreat; TTBC
17-18 RA Camp-O-Ree; Harris Baptist Camp;
Minden
20-23 January Bible Study Preview
Visit us at www.ebalaf.com
You are invited to a reception honoring
Bert & Deedy Langley
on
Sunday, December 28, 2014
at 4:00 PM
at First Baptist Church, Lafayette, LA
This is an opportunity to thank Bert and Deedy for twenty years
of faithful service to the Lord and to the churches of
Evangeline Baptist Association.