It’s Christmas Eve morning, and a group of families from Ecclesia Community Church is working its way through a series of parking lots, making visits to local businesses, offices, and restaurants.
As Christmas approaches, Arkansas Baptists around the state are taking the opportunity to share the gospel and God’s love.
After 38 years of uplifting the downtrodden, Datha Ray recently retired from her role as crisis center director for Lauderdale Baptist Association in Marion, Mississippi.
“There are a lot of good quality young people who are being responsive to the gospel and obedient to the Lord’s calling on their lives,” the young adults minister said. “They are embracing the need to share Jesus and be disciples.”
“The need for mass feeding in Israel has declined to the point where our Israeli partners can meet the need on their own with TBM-designed equipment,” said Mickey Lenamon, TBM executive director/CEO.
“As time passed, I began to see God changing the mindset of our people,” Louisiana pastor says. “They began to see debt not as this mountain to climb but as a means through which God revealed Himself. We realized God had this.”
The New Home Baptist Church near Warsaw, Missouri, recently faced a wave of vandalism, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in damages, The Pathway reported.
“I’ve just never been the one that … truly has this big need — and someone comes in and rescues me. That was a true answer to prayer,” homeowner Brandie Lee said of Baptist volunteers.
Illinois AG Kwame Raoul said he will not prosecute operators of pro-life pregnancy resource centers under a new consumer fraud law after a federal judge called the “deceptive practices” law “stupid and very likely unconstitutional.”
Members of Harvest Community Church — Petroleum Valley Campus Petrolia, Pennsylvania, recently ministered to an underserved population.
