COUNTY LIFE
Family making a big leap for faith
By DANI BLACKBURN
When describing themselves, Joey and Jennifer Fluitt use the words “small hometown people” and “steady.”
Not exactly the type you would expect to sell their home and move across the country, but that is exactly what they will be doing as they head to Missouri to begin their life as missionaries.
Joey has lived in Bowie all his life and met wife Jennifer when they were just teenagers. Married 17 years, the couple has three beautiful children: Libby, Judah and Jace. The couple made Bowie their home, where Joey has worked in technology at Legend Bank for 20 years.
The Fluitts are no strangers to local missionary work. When the couple married in 1999, Joey was serving as a youth pastor at First Baptist Montague. He went on to be youth pastor at First Baptist Bellevue and served as interim at First Baptist in Electra before leaving the youth ministry.
They also volunteered for a decade with the Pregnancy Resource Center in Bowie, which Jennifer’s parents helped co-found. Joey gave his time as a member of the board and Jennifer served in various positions, from volunteer to director.
Read the full feature story in the weekend Bowie News.
Pictured: Joey and his wife Jennifer Fluitt, and their children, Libby, Judah and Jace. (Courtesy photo)
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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