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COOL SPRING MISSIONS UPDATES AND NEWS |
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This page has updated Missions Opportunities, News from Missions
Projects, and other Missions Information.
Read the February
Missions Emphasis from the IMB and NAMB
Prior Missions fliers from the IMB
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
North American Missions Emphasis
"In word and deed one life, one soul at a time."
North American Missions Emphasis
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Goal: $8,500
Annie Armstrong was a bold missions advocate who engaged Southern
Baptists to wholeheartedly support the work of missions through praying
for missionaries, giving to mission causes and urging believers to share
the Gospel. Our North American Missionaries continue to make an eternal
impact around the country. Please pray for them as they serve in roles
such as college ministry, church planting and even as Appalachian Trail
Servants.
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MISSIONS PROJECTS |
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Haiti Response - How You Can Help
Cool Spring is part of a long-term commitment to assist with the
crisis in Haiti. You can contribute funds by using the green
envelopes found in your monthly envelope packets or at all church
entrances. Please indicate "Haiti" on the front of the envelope. All
funds will be forwarded to the Baptist Relief Efforts. The Cool
Spring Missions Team will make you aware of other opportunities as
they become available.
Give . . . Go . . . Gather
Give:
30 Hour Famine
Our students collected $18,750 during the 30 Hours of Famine. We
collected more than $4,000 in our green mission envelopes, received
60 blankets and two boxes of medications and filled 50 large buckets
with dried food! Thank you Cool Spring family for this loving
expression of compassion for the people of Haiti!
Donate to Baptist Relief Efforts
You can contribute funds by using the green envelopes found in your
monthly envelope packets or at all church entrances. Please indicate
"Haiti" on the front of the envelope. Over $70,000 has been
contributed by Virginia Baptist congregations already!
Take Time to Pray!
Be in prayer for the Haitian residents that they would be healed
physically and spiritually. Also, for the volunteers that are there
now including our Wyatt House resident currently serving on a
medical team.
Go:
Prepare to be a volunteer as teams are created to go to Haiti. Be
sure to acquire or update your passport. There will be a need for
medical, disaster relief, water purification and rebuilding teams.
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MISSIONS
UPDATES |
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Missionary Prayer Updates
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Sydni Gould is serving with Campus Crusade in
Venezuela.
Click Here for her Jan 2010 Newsletter
Click Here for her Fall 2009 Newsletter
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Whit Jackson is serving with Campus Crusade at VA
Tech.
Click Here for his May 2010
Newsletter
Click Here for his March - April 2010
Newsletter
Click Here for his Jan 2010
Newsletter
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Stafford Craymer is serving with Capernaum Young
Life in Salem, VA.
November 2, 2009 update:
Friends and Family,
What a blessing it was to take 5 of our friends with disabilities to
a Young Life fall weekend in Rockbridge, Virginia. Four had been to
camp this past summer, but Sarah, who is completely blind, came for
the first time and had a blast! It was awesome for all of us to see
her clapping during club (check out the short video at the bottom to
see this!), smiling the entire weekend, and riding a fifty foot
swing called the SCREAMER! She repeatedly heard about Jesus and how
He loves her more than she can ever know.
My time in Salem has also provided me with the opportunity to build
relationships with freshman at Roanoke College. The Lord has been
blessing these relationships during dorm visits, while watching
football games, and also during a Bible study that I lead on
Wednesday nights. We are currently studying through the book of
John, and thought provoking discussions have taken place. I am
really excited to see how these guys are maturing and are realizing
that Jesus Christ is the key to living life to the full.
I hope and pray that you realize how important you are in this
ministry. Not only are you blessing me, but you are also playing a
part in blessing high school kids with disabilities, families of
kids with disabilities, mainstream high school kids, college
students, and many more people in the area. I appreciate you more
than you know!
Prayer requests:
- Community/fellowship with guys my age in the Salem area
- More contacts with kids with disabilities and also with parents
and families
- Leaders for Capernaum in the Salem area
Love and wheelchairs,
Stafford
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Shane and Mitzi McBride serving with Hope for
Orphans a Family Life
Ministry.
Click Here for their Newsletter
Click for their blog here
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We are asking you to join us in a special missionary
prayer focus for the month of October. Andrew and Christina Berry
and family are "On God's Adventure" serving Christ in Uganda. Andrew
is the brother of Bryan Berry and Rene Bowman. Pick up a prayer
brochure in the Welcome Center or Parlor or print one from the
website if you'd like to pray for their specific needs throughout
the month.
Check out their blog at:
http://www.berrys-africa.blogspot.com/
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Mission Team News - December 2009
In the past few weeks our Cool Spring family has:
- Packed 459 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child
- Given generously to the Hanover Juvenile Corrections Center
- Taken turkey & fixings to many of our church shut-ins
- Served turkey dinner to 30 Arabic guests predominantly from Essex
Village apartments; who then enjoyed the Adult Christmas Production
Many of our adult Sunday School classes have taken on valuable
projects in the community, reaching out in Jesus' name. The Missions
Team would like to extend a heartfelt "thank you."
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