Quote from Forum Archives on December 8, 2003, 8:30 am

Posted by: lifeunlimited <lifeunlimited@...>

Dear Hope4Kyiv Friends and Family:

 

We apologize for sending two extra "special" letters this month, but both are urgently important.

 

However, we believe this letter is of great importance as we all join together in trying to recover the aggressive missions momentum that we have enjoyed through IMB these past few years.

 

Now that the economy is on the rebound and IMB investments are improving, it is urgent that our churches and fellow members join the advance by . . . .

 

    1.  Increasing Cooperative Program giving through annual budget designations, and . . .

 

    2.  Giving abundantly, generously, and enthusiastically to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.

 

So, please, dear friends, take time to click on the following links to learn more about the needs and opportunities.  Notice especially the quotation by our own Strategy Coordinator with whom we work, Sam Taylor.

 

We will send our regular newsletter shortly.

 

In His Bond and For His Kingdom,

 

Bob and Jo Ann

 

 

 

 

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December 5, 2003 Giving—11 top-notch reasons to give to the Lottie Moon offering Church sets ambitious goal for missions offering Quotable: “ doing much more than persevering ” Where would you rather put your bucks? International Missions Emphasis—Quotables for your IME Back to school: Glossary of missions terms Countdown for leaders Still Christmas shopping? Forward to a friend Giving The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering supports missionaries like Troy Lewis, who ministers to those in Zambia dying of AIDS. 11 top-notch reasons to give to the Lottie Moon offering Many things simply wouldn’t happen without Southern Baptists’ generous giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering®. For example, Troy Lewis wouldn’t be able to minister to AIDS patients in Zambia. Read more. Church sets ambitious goal for missions offering John Newland recognizes his church can’t single-handedly send missionaries overseas, but he believes God will bless its step of faith—collecting its largest-ever Lottie Moon offering for international missions. Find out why First Baptist Church, Grayson, Ky., which averages about 200 in attendance each Sunday, has steadily increased its giving to the annual offering. Register your church’s offering goal. Quotable: “ doing much more than persevering ” “Baptists have been in Ukraine for 150 years. They’ve been suppressed, threatened, impoverished and imprisoned. But through it all, they’ve persevered. However, with the collapse of the former Soviet Union and the establishment of an independent Ukrainian state, Baptists in Kiev are now doing much more than persevering—they are aggressively starting new churches. Made possible by your gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, the Kiev Team of the International Mission Board is helping Ukrainian Baptists to plant 25 new churches in Kiev during the next two years.”—Sam Taylor, IMB strategy coordinator in Kiev, Ukraine Read new thank you notes from your missionaries. Where would you rather put your bucks? The highest paid player in the NFL makes $20.6 million a year. Would you be willing to give as much to support missionaries as you might spend to take a family of four to an NFL football game? Read more. top^ International Missions Emphasis 2003 That all peoples may know Him At a mosque in Calcutta, India, IMB president Jerry Rankin talks with a Muslim man following noon prayers. Many people around the world haven’t rejected the gospel, says Rankin. They just have never heard. What Jerry Rankin wants every pastor to know God doesn’t need Southern Baptists, says IMB president Jerry Rankin. But He’s chosen to use us to reach a lost world. Learn more about what God’s doing, where Southern Baptists still fall short and how your church can get involved. Quotables for your IME “Lost people will continue to have no access to the gospel, even though there are workers ready to go to them, because we do not have the money to send them.” —IMB regional leader for Central Asia Looking for quotes like this one to strengthen your sermon, post on a bulletin board, use in PowerPoint announcements or print in your church newsletter? On the International Missions Emphasis Web site—http://ime.imb.org—you’ll find quotes from missionaries, Lottie Moon, missions volunteers, pastors, IMB leaders and more. Quotations address the following topics: •That all peoples may know Him •Funding challenge •Why I give •Your gift made a difference •Lottie Moon herself •China •Prayer Back to school: Glossary of missions terms You thought your glossary days were over when you finished your last college science course, right? Well, the world of missions can seem as complicated as microbiology. If you need a glossary to help you figure it out, you’ve come to the right place. The international missions glossary will help you understand: • House churches • Last Frontier people groups • Chronological Bible storying • And much more! Use the glossary to: • Challenge a Sunday School class • Increase your own missions understanding • Educate your children Countdown for leaders • Present children’s sermon and missions sermon. • Receive Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. • Teach IMB funding basics with More Important Than Ever PowerPoint. Use Funding International Missions chart to illustrate top^ Still Christmas shopping? If you’re still looking for Christmas gifts, we may have the answer for Sunday School teachers, missions leaders, young people and others in your church. Order them a flip-style calendar they can use year after year to learn about China and its people and pray daily that they will come to know Christ. Learn more. top^ Forward this to a friend Do you have friends who also are interested in international missions? Forward this e-letter to them and encourage them to use the box below to get their own subscription. Subscribe here ------- You are currently subscribed to yourimb as: rhammer@imb.org. To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-yourimb-116256X@your.imb.org ------- - A Southern Baptist Convention entity supported by the Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering®. Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is a registered trademark of Woman’s Missionary Union.

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