It was exactly nine months ago today, that an earthquake devastated Haiti. A lot can happen in 9 months. A child can be conceived and born. A student can finish a year of college. A world can respond with helping hands and compassionate hearts to lift Haitians from the rubble.
Much has been accomplished thanks to the generous gifts of American Baptists. But there is still much to be done as winter approaches. Now is the time to promote giving to the World Mission Offering in your church. To help you, we’ve created five new mini-video documentaries on missionaries Nancy & Steve James, Madeline Flores-Lopez, Deliris Carrion-Rosa, Ketly & Vital Pierre and Nzunga Mabudiga & Kihomi Ngwemi. Each of them could not have responded to the needs in Haiti without the loving support and donations from American Baptists likes you.
You can view or download these new mini-videos at www.internationalministries.org Scoll halfway down the page and you’ll see them. Each runs 1:45 to 2 minutes long. Please use them in your church’s worship service, discuss them in Sunday school, pray for the ministries of the missionaries, their partners and the volunteers. If you’d like to learn about videos on missionaries in other parts of the world, call Ron Schlosser weekday mornings at 800 222-3872, ext. 2178.
As you encourage your church to reach its target goal for the World Mission Offering, consider using one of the excellent resources now available online. There’s a brand new Litany/Responsive Reading that can be used as an invocation or a way to help focus people’s attention on worship. It’s also ideal as an interactive prayer of dedication after you’ve received the offering. Available in English and Spanish, this resource is free to download. You’ll find it at
http://www.internationalministries.org/drives/wmo_2010
Be sure to look at all of the WMO resources are available online for downloading. But if you need to order additional copies of things like pew envelopes, offering boxes, a poster or DVD, call 800 4JUDSON.