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Before Lottie Moon ever saw China’s mission field, she helped its missionaries. On the condition of anonymity, Lottie and her sister Edmonia gave $45 in gold annually to support Martha Foster Crawford who taught at a school in Tengchow. People are still waiting to hear about Jesus in China and around the world. Put Lottie Moon @ Work in your church!

	Draw attention to your campaign using the logo to enhance your fliers and newsletters. The Lottie Moon @ Work logo has graced pages from the Alaska Baptist Messenger to the Baptist State Convention of Michigan’s Baptist Beacon. Get your clip art.
	Magnetize missions. A magnetized card added to one of the Lottie Moon @ Work bulletin inserts helped the missions mindset stick at First Baptist Church, Alexandria, Va. The card listed church missions events throughout the year and could be posted on refrigerators and file cabinets as reminders. The inserts also doubled as place settings during the church’s Missions and Me banquet. Karen Parsons, ministry assistant to Seniors, Medians & Missions, says that roughly half of her church’s $176,000 Lottie Moon offering was given in a single evening during its Parade of Flags service — perhaps not too surprising given the church’s close proximity to our nation’s capitol. Drawing inspiration for its giving campaign from Lottie Moon @ Work, the church also used videos from the site extensively. See Karen's story.
	Rev up your talents! Rebecca Foster from Franklin, Tenn., thought if the Johnson twins in Richmond, Ky., could give to the Lottie Moon offering from what they sold (fudge), so could she. Her missions giving comes from the sale of her homemade Christmas cards. See how Rebecca was also inspired by Lottie Moon @ Work or read her story. Check out the full-scale children's curriculum related to this story.
	Long live the bulletin board! Stacy Ash from Bella Vista Baptist Church, Benton County, Ark., used Lottie Moon @ Work bulletin inserts as the basis for her test tube bulletin board. Bella Vista BC averages close to 500 in attendance and gave nearly $22,000 to the Lottie Moon offering. Stacy was excited to make her church aware of what it takes to do missions. “God can do the same thing with $2 as He can with $100. He’s not bound by that,” she said.
	Jazz it up. Bon Air Baptist Church in Richmond, Va., borrowed the artwork from a Lottie Moon @ Work flier to advertise a Wednesday evening service. Speakers outlined the missionary selection process, where missionaries are trained in Virginia and first-hand experiences of how the Lottie Moon offering helps win the unreached. Do a live chat with field workers who inspire your giving. Crossroads Baptist Church in Leesburg, Va., has been phoning missionaries since December 2006, and they’ve watched their Lottie Moon offerings increase by 500 percent — from $600 to $3,200. Two years later, they upgraded. Their live video chat with Chris and Angie Lynch, International Service Corps missionaries in London, was made possible via the church’s Internet connection with the Lynches who had a camera on their computer. Van Welton, senior minister at Crossroads, who dresses up as different Bible characters and shares their stories, says chatting firsthand with missionaries is a tough act to follow. To communicate with a missionary overseas, go to imb.org/main/lead/ and click on “Connect with missionaries” or call (877) 462-4721. Tell us how you used these resources. You just might find your nifty idea in our Ideas Gallery next!