Eleven volunteers from nine different churches served alongside five Baptist Convention of New Mexico staff members to prepare church resource packets for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. The packets, which include prayer guides, donation envelopes and posters, will be sent to churches around New Mexico.
Volunteers and BCNM staff prepare the packets each year before mailing them out to churches around New Mexico. Typically, the group consists of five or fewer volunteers. But, this year, Melissa Lamb said, “we wanted to…get more churches involved.” She sent texts to women she knew loved missions. Eleven responded and participated. Around half of those who came are on the New Mexico WMU Executive Board. Others were also involved in missions in some way. The group even included one IMB missionary. Lamb serves as state executive director for New Mexico WMU.
New Mexico WMU participates in mailing out materials for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, and the BCNM’s State Missions Offering. This group of volunteers, Lamb noted, is the largest she has ever seen for all three offerings.
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For more information and resources on the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, visit IMB.org.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Johanna Nelson and originally published by the Baptist New Mexican.
