That all peoples may know Him — Special for newsletter subscribers! Thank you from Angola … Small church with big heart budgets for missions year-round … Virtual missions … Power on our knees … Countdown for pastors and leaders Resources — Your Church on Mission With God flier: Lottie Moon Christmas Offering edition Speaking of missions — Missions by the Book: All peoples will be blessed …  Illustration: Former witch doctor now shares God’s Word Forward to a friend

That all peoples may know Him

Laddu (left) and his family, like thousands of other Sri Lankans who lost everything in the Dec. 26 tsunami, wait in temporary wooden structures until they can rebuild. Southern Baptists are helping rebuild homes with aid funds donated by churches during the last nine months.

Special for newsletter subscribers! Thank you from Angola
After 27 years of civil war in Angola, there is finally peace. The people continue to struggle with poverty, crime and disease. Your gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® and through the Cooperative Program make it possible for missionaries like Scot McHaney to live in Angola, meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the people. Scot has a message for you. Low | Medium | High

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Small church with big heart budgets for missions year-round
Pastor Paul Moore describes his church as a traditional congregation, located in a “blue-collar” city with a population of about 2,500 people. This small church gave $70,957 to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering last year – an average of $611.70 per member. Find out how they did it.

Donisa Page, stateside prayer advocate, tells Girls in Action at Woodridge Baptist Church in Kingwood, Texas, about the Banta Themne people. The Banta Themne team prepared a children’s version of their materials and enlisted more than 200 children as prayer warriors.

Virtual missions
As missionary Lori Funderburk sought to reach the Banta Themne people of Sierra Leone, she faced a major obstacle. War had forced her family out of the country. Undaunted, Lori recruited five “ordinary” American housewives to be members of a “virtual missions” team.

Now that ministry is coming to a close. Find out why.

Power on our knees
More powerful than a tsunami? Yes, we’re talking about prayer. “The power of prayer comes not from the people praying but from our God to whom we pray.”

See how this power has made a difference in Libya, in India, in Mongolia when Southern Baptists have prayed.

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Lori Funderburk’s story and this video illustrate “Taking God at His word,” sermon outline from Randy Sprinkle, former director of the IMB’s International Prayer Strategy Office.

Countdown for pastors and leaders  

• Nov. 14 is the last day to order resources on the Web or by phone (800) 999-3113 with guaranteed delivery by Dec. 1. Be sure you’ve received your Lottie Moon offering envelopes, Week of Prayer brochures and Lottie Moon posters from your state WMU office.
• Meet with your team to finalize preparations.
• Begin promoting the Week of Prayer, Dec. 4-11.
• Display The Commission magazine or leave copies in church foyer or lobby for members to pick up.

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Resources

Your Church on Mission With God flier
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering edition
What your church needs to know about the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering in a nutshell. Use as a bulletin insert or distribute in Sunday School classes.

If you don’t already subscribe to the monthly fliers, order this issue for the offering season. FREE

Speaking of missions

Missions by the Book: All peoples will be blessed
“The Lord had said to Abram, ... ‘All peoples on earth will be blessed through you.’”
—Genesis 12:1, 3, NIV

Illustration: Former witch doctor now shares God’s Word
A well-known witch doctor in Northern Africa had people for miles around coming to her for her services – to be healed from sickness or to be set free from a curse placed upon them. She made a lot of money from her sorcery. One evening she came across a radio program where a storyteller was telling the story about God creating the world. She was interested in hearing more, so she listened to the storyteller each week. When she listened to the story of Noah and the ark, she became acutely aware that she was a sinner just like the people in Noah’s time. She confessed her sin to God, repented and gave her life to God. Now when people come for her services, instead of practicing witchcraft, she tells them the Bible stories and shows them how to find the program on the radio. Many people continue to come to her, and she shares God’s Word with each one of them.

Find more stories like this in thank you notes from your missionaries.

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