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That all peoples may know Him

April and Steve Brown are responding to God’s call by going as missionaries to Ostrava, Czech Republic, with their children (from left) Susan, Chloe and Vance.

Steve and April Brown: Called to go

What missionary stereotypes do you have? Bible-beater? Insect eater? Social misfit? Push those thoughts aside and meet Steve and April Brown — trendy 20-something parents with a contagious passion for the lost world. Read more.

Is God calling you to go? Explore the possibilities.

Have you registered yet?

Have you registered your church’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® goal, that is? If you’re still mulling over the goal, try these steps.

• Have each of those involved in making the decision take this interactive quiz. (You also can print copies to take to a meeting.)
• Look on the goal registration reporting page to see what other churches are planning to give per capita. Consider what would be a good per capita goal for your church members. Multiply by the number of resident church members. Was the total a surprise?
• Register your church’s goal?

Countdown for pastors and leaders

• Meet with the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering promotion team.
• Set an offering goal and plan events.
• Stumped for ideas on how to promote the offering? Churches have shared some of their best ideas with us. Review them for ideas to suggest to the team.
• Alert worship leaders to videos, PowerPoints, music suggestions and skits available this year.
• Challenge Sunday School classes to set goals for what their classes will give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.

The International Mission Board’s grueling “40 Days, 40 Nights” field orientation is designed to prepare new missionaries to live, work and serve with different cultures and peoples. (BP photo)

News

Survivor missionary style

Thirty-five missionaries and their children recently completed the International Mission Board’s grueling “40 Days, 40 Nights” intensive field orientation in Kenya. The six-week program drops participants into the African bush for an extended stay that includes a week’s stay in the home of a Kenyan villager. Read more.

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Seeing how their dollars are used

“My husband and I have taken a number of short-term mission trips on the field, and we’ve come to appreciate and understand what an excellent mission organization we have as Southern Baptists. When our son and his family became missionaries, we realized that a personal involvement makes you more aware of the needs. We just received an e-mail from our son the other day saying that there is a new believer in a part of the world where there are consequences for believers who meet. Seeing how our dollars are used on the field motivates us to give even more.” — Lynda G., member, Covenant Baptist Church, Topeka, Kan.

Find out why other Southern Baptists give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.

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