WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
November 12, 2026
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Operation Christmas Child collection week is next week! According to Wayne Boydstun, collection for this area will be at Parkland Baptist Church. Does your church have your boxes ready?
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Notes from our
Director of Missions
It's hard for me to believe it, but November is HERE. We've survived Summer ministry, we've enjoyed our annual State Convention, and we were blessed by our Annual Meeting. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and with it Christmas and the end of the year. Soon 2026 will be just a memory, but we have so much to be grateful for. I hope you will stop a take a moment to celebrate all the Lord has done in our lives, our churches, and His Kingdom this year.
And when you stop and think, pause to pray. I'm asking EVERYONE, pastors, staff, church members, friends and neighbors to set an alarm for 3:20 pm each day to pause and pray the text of Ephesians 3:20-21 and cry out to the Lord for REVIVAL. 20"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." There is power in cooperative, concentrated, committed PRAYER. Join us every day at 3:20, even if it is for just a moment, to join our hearts together in prayer.
Change of date for Tucumcari Fellowship!
Our monthly Pastors/Wives fellowships are always a blessing to Bonnie and me. We have adjusted the schedules a little bit in November for the Thanksgiving holiday. Please take note of the dates and plan to join us.
The Regularly Scheduled November Fellowships will be the last of the year because we are planning a special come-and-go Christmas fellowship at our home on December 12. We are looking forward to hosting our pastors and their wives in our home to celebrate the Christmas season. I know schedules are busy during the holidays, so the fellowship will be come-and-go. Stay as long as you can and enjoy refreshments and fellowship. I hope all our pastors and staff members and wives will make their calendars in December and join us in our home.
A group from our Associational Disaster Relief unit is working in Bloomfield, New Mexico serving residents who were impacted by disastrous floods that struck that area. Pray for them as they serve. Pray for the lives impacted by the disaster. Pray for the seeds of the Gospel that will be sewn through ministry, compassion and witness throughout that area.
Yesterday I spent several hours clearing leaves out of our yard. It was just the first blanket of leaves and there will be several others. I had to remind myself that when you love the trees, you have to deal with the leaves.
These are difficult, divided days in our society. Perhaps you are struggling with a pile of leaves and are getting tired of raking them. Don't let the mess of leaves distract you from the joy of the trees. Don't let the struggles of ministry deny you the blessing of serving the Kingdom. This little video is a reminder of that truth, told by a wonderful reporter named Steve Hartman using the example of a sweet dog and a pile of leaves. Do yourself a favor and watch it. Here is the LINK.
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Bonnie and I had the joy of worshipping in the early service at Central Baptist in Clovis where I filled in for their interim worship leader, then we visited at First Baptist Floyd. Both Taylor Wood at Central and Rick Wilcher at Floyd shared powerful sermons. We enjoyed meeting the folks and being in both churches. We are grateful to be serving here with you.
Please contact me if I can help you in any way!
Damon
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JEMEZ VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH VAN PROJECT
The minister at Jemez Valley, Daniel Clymer, has access to the Pueblo two days a week. Jemez Valley Baptist Church is able to go on to the reservation to pick up children (around 40, sometimes 50) on Wednesdays, bring them to their church, give them Bible Study and a meal. On Thursdays, Jemez Valley Baptist Church is allowed to go on to the reservation and pick up youth (around 20) and some adults. They bring them to the church for a meal and Bible Study.
The pastor at Jemez Valley has the good favor of the Tribal Chief. The minister, Daniel Clymer, is allowed on the reservation two days a week. Other ministers are only allowed on the reservation 1 day a month.
Jemez Valley Baptist Church needs two vans. They have $15,300 in a Van Fund. Pleasant Hill Baptist Church has voted to send an additional $15,000 to help get the ministry the transportation they need. Other churches and individuals are invited to join in the effort.
For additional information about this project, click HERE.
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JOIN OUR PRAYER TEAM
If you would like to join our Tri-Area Prayer Team, text your first and last name to Elaine at 575-714-7788. She will pass along prayer needs that are submitted by our churches via a text to the team.
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PRAY FOR MISSIONARIES WITH
NEW MEXICO TIES
Would you like to receive monthly updates from IMB missionaries with NM ties? Emily Taigaafi prepares the WMU prayer update newsletter. You can sign up to receive the newsletter by clicking on this LINK.
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Click HERE to check out the Good Books section of our website. We also have a Spanish version called Buenos Libros which you can check out by clicking HERE.
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The "Book" of the Week is God in the Wasteland by David F. Wells. It is listed under the Church Health and Revitalization tab in the Good Books section on our website.
Here is the much-anticipated sequel to David F. Wells' widely praised book No Place for Truth, which garnered multiple "Book of the Year" awards from Christianity Today. Building on the trenchant cultural and religious analyses of evangelical Protestantism set forth in his first volume, Wells argues in God in the Wasteland that the church is now enfeebled because it has lost its sense of God's sovereignty and holiness. God, says Wells, has become weightless. He has lost the power to shape the church's character, outlook, and practice. By looking afresh at the way God's transcendence and immanence have been taken captive by modern appetites, Wells is able to argue for a reform of the evangelical world--a reform without which evangelical faith will be lost--and develop a powerful biblical antidote to the modernity which has invaded the church.
CLICK if you want to purchase from Amazon.com. It may be available through other sources as well.
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Ministerial Staff Searches
Submit a résumé and cover letter by sending it to the following address:
Iglesia Bautista Belen
Senior Pastor Position
820 N. Reid
PO Box 2046
Clovis, New Mexico 88102
Central Baptist Church
Central is seeking their next Worship Pastor and Student Pastor. Learn more about applying for these positions HERE. You can mail application/résumé to:
Central Baptist Church
Worship Pastor Position
Youth Pastor Position
2501 N Norris
Clovis NM 88101
First Hispanic Baptist Church - Tucumcari
Senor Pastor Search - Bi-lingual and Bi-vocational
PO BX 972
Tucumcari, NM 88401
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In addition to the positions shown above, the NM Baptist Children's Home has an opening for an Administrative Assistant. For more information about the position and it's responsibilities and to submit an application, click HERE.
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IMPORTANT DATES
Have an event coming up at your church? Email us at tri.area.baptist.association@gmail.com or
send us a text message at 575-714-7788.
November 2026
12th - Portales Fellowship - 6:00 p.m. - Calvary Baptist Church
14th - Hispanic Fellowship - 11:45 a.m. - Hong Kong Super Buffet
19th - Clovis Fellowship - 6:00 p.m. - Juanito's
23rd- Tucumcari Fellowship - 6:00 p.m. - La Cita
December
12th - Christmas Come and Go Fellowship - pastors, staff, spouses and children - 1-4 p.m. - Pearce home
Got a question about any of the above events? Call Elaine at 575-714-7788.
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PRAY FOR NEEDS
IN OUR ASSOCIATION
New or updated requests appear below in bold type.
Pray for our Disaster Relief teams from New Mexico and other states as they minister in the Four Corners area.
Pray for the potential mission work in Honduras.
Pray for potential Kenya mission trip.
Pray for Ronna Jordan and the ministry to provide water wells in Kenya.
Pray for the potential new ministry between Oklahoma Baptist University and the prison at Santa Rosa.
Pray for Foundations of Faith Dairy Ministry.
Pray for our pastorless churches: Iglesia Bautista Belen in Clovis, First Hispanic Tucumcari, and GracePointe Portales. FBC Portales has called their next pastors but he will not be in place until later in October.
Pray for the Christian Challenge ministry at Eastern.
Pray for all our pastors and other ministerial staff and leaders.
Pray for Joel Castro and his wife, Sara, from Honduras, that they might be able to secure the necessary visas to come to the U.S.
Pray for Carlos Cervantes and his wife, Adrianna, from Mexico, that they might be able to secure the necessary visas to come to the U.S.
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September FINANCIAL REPORT
Beginning September 1 $ 70,564.86
Receipts 12,306.76
Disbursals 10,920.36
Balance September 30 $ 71,951.26
Please make any checks you send payable to:
Tri-Area Baptist Association.
Mail them to 1100 W. Mañana Blvd, Clovis NM 88101
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