The Associational Advisor

  Pastor -  Piedmont Okefenokee Baptist Association would like to invite you to dinner and conversation on December 10  at Smokehouse 84 in Blackshear, GA at 6:00 PM. Bring your wife for a time of fellowship and a complimentary meal. No RSVP is needed.  If you have any questions, please contact the POBA Office at (912) 285-8161.

  November 16-23 is National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child. There are two dropoff locations in the POBA.  Offerman Baptist Church (7225 E Hwy 84, Offerman) November 16-18: Contact Macy Woodcock at (912) 286-2238 Second Baptist Church (301 Tomberlin Road Waycross) Mon, Nov. 16: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Tue, Nov. 17: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wed, Nov. 18: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Thu, Nov. 19: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Fri, Nov. 20: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sat, Nov. 21: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sun, Nov. 22: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Mon, Nov. 23: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM You can find resources at samaritanspurse.org/occ . 

  And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.  -1 Thessalonians 5:13 Pastors, we are thankful for your faithful service to the churches of the Piedmont-Okefenokee Baptist Association. 

  The POBA 58th Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at Second Baptist Church. Second Baptist Church is located at 301 Tomberlin Road in Waycross.  A meal will be served at 6:30 PM and the meeting will begin at 7:00 PM. Please RSVP by calling the POBA office (912-285-8161) or at mypoba.org/annualmeeting . 

  October 18-25 is the Week of Prayer for Associational Missions. You can find a prayer guide HERE . 

  (Sam Stack) In 1885 a Swedish minister by the name of Carl Boberg, wrote a poem entitled “O Store Gud.” In English the translation is O Mighty God. The original first verse translated to English: When I the world consider Which Thou has made by Thine almighty Word And how the webb of life Thou wisdom guideth And all creation feedeth at Thy board Then doth my soul burst forth in song of praise Oh, great God, Oh, great God! It is said that Boberg’s inspiration for the poem came about after he was caught outdoors during a summer thunderstorm. This hymn has a very interesting history. Several years after he wrote the poem, Boberg was surprised to find it being sung to an old Swedish folk tune. In 1925, the poem was translated into German. In 1927, it was again translated into Russian. H. K. Hine and his wife were missionaries to the Ukraine in the early 1920’s. It was there they learned the Russian version of the song. They began writing a new English version of the song during their...