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Giving
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| When Southern Baptists passed the plate
for Lottie Moon, First Baptist Church of Grayson, Ky.,
which runs 200 in Sunday School, more than doubled its
previous record giving. |
Southern
Baptists giving with passion to Lottie Moon offering
Churches
of all sizes are reporting how they responded to the challenge
to increase their Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® goal by
33 percent - and the initial reports are good for new missionaries
waiting to be appointed. Read
more.
Register
your church's goal.
Texas
church gives more than $1 million to Lottie Moon
First
Baptist Church of Dallas announced Dec. 28 that members gave
more than $1.16 million through the Lottie Moon Christmas
Offering for International Missions-the largest single congregational
gift ever given to the offering. Read
more.
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Beyond
the Wall
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| Southern Baptist volunteers are headed
to Bam, Iran, shown here before an earthquake devastated
the city and surrounding region. |
Sharing
the God of love with Muslims
Volunteers head to Iran to help earthquake
victims
When
an earthquake killed thousands in Bam, Iran, Southern Baptists
responded quickly, sending a volunteer team of seasoned relief
workers to help meet physical needs.
Read
more.
Contribute
to relief efforts in Iran.
Call
to Prayer --31-day desk calendar
More
than one-sixth of the world's people, or 1.3 billion people,
are Muslims. Use our new stand-up desk calendar to guide you
month after month in praying for them. The calendar's eight
sections feature Muslim people groups by region. Each shows
on a map where those Muslim peoples live, tells a story of
how God is at work among them and leads you through three
days of intercessory prayer for that people group. Read
more.
Sign
up for the Beyond the Wall e-mail prayer service.
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International
Missions Emphasis 2003
India
is No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3
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India has the world's largest Hindu population,
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the world's second largest total population,
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and the world's third-largest Muslim population.
In other
words, India is home to millions who have not heard the name
of Jesus, much less come into a personal relationship with
Him. That's why you'll be seeing a lot about this South Asian
nation and its neighbors this year as we continue using the
theme "That all peoples may know Him." Order
this set of four bookmarks featuring photos from South
Asia to guide you and others in your church as you pray for
yourselves, your church, your denomination and the world.
Countdown
for leaders
. Share
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering progress with your congregation.
. Meet
this month with your IME team to evaluate this year's emphasis
and record suggestions for next year's team.
. Fill
out the evaluation form found in the planning guide.
. Share
your IME experience. Send stories and photos of your IME.
E-mail to ime@imb.org or
mail to International Mission Board, SBC, Publishing Department,
P.O. Box 6767, Richmond VA 23230-0767.
. Enlist
a missionary
speaker for next year.
. Celebrate how God worked in your church
during IME season.
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schedule
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