January 21, 2012

Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Alabama Baptist Conference of the Deaf,

I am very excited that our 53^rd annual conference is just right around the corner. Our ABCD Executive Board have been meeting and preparing for this conference and the future of the conference. We are excited about what God will have in preparation for this conference. Brother Jim Dermon, from Texas, will be our guest pastor for the weekend. We are still working on getting a workshop leader and will announce it very soon on the website. Our theme is “Helping Others”.  We, as a Christian, are supposed to help each other and lead others that do not know Jesus Christ. I personally do not like the word “duty” because once we accept Jesus Christ; we should love to help others whole heartily. Duty means like a job. Helping others is not a job; it is because we do it from our heart.

I want to say THANK YOU for your trust in me as I have served as President of ABCD for four years. I know my time as the president is up after the weekend of March 2-4, 2012. I have enjoyed every minute of it. You, the members and ABCD Executive Board, have taught me so much on how to become better person and leader. I am very appreciative of each of you for your prayers for the officers and ABCD. God is always good, at ALL the time!

I pray that you will be coming to ABCD and experience wonderful things that will occur during the weekend in March. Remember Jesus LOVES you very much and so does ABCD!

In Christ We Serve,

Chadwick A. Fleming

President of ABCD