| Acts 1:8
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Christian Workers Speak |
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| September 1, 2004
Volume 1, Issue 1 Christian Workers Review Quarterly News Letter
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| Acts 1:8
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Christian Workers Speak |
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| Mark and Sharon Cody are Christian Workers previously assigned to Ecuador who spoke at Old Fort in June. Last summer while the Cody’s were home on furlough, they received word from the International Mission Board that they would not be returning to Ecuador. Monetary funds had run out. The money remaining was given to the Last Frontier workers whose need was greater. Due to the lack of giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering the IMB new it was in a crises. Last year the IMB launched a huge promotional effort to boost the Lottie Moon Offering. The fruits of their labor soon were recognized when the total counts for the offering were received. Churches around the country responded | to the
need of these Christian workes. The IMB received a grand
total of$136,204,648. An increase of 18.4 percent over the previous year. Old Fort Baptist Church gave almost 40,000$ of that total to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering last year. Thanks to you at Old Fort and others around the country the Cody’s are once again going to their place of service in Ecuador. Praise the Lord!!!!!! Please continue to up lift the Cody’s in your prayers. They are going back to Ecuador to handle some tough situations. Pray that the people in their area will respond to their presence and the churches will once again be thriving. |
| R.E.A.P.-Peru Team Ignited |
| During the month
of July Eric Lethco, Mark Redwine, Jim Dirks, Eric Shamblin, Josh Weaver
and Taylor Lethco went to Peru on a R.E. A. P. vision trip for Old
Fort Baptist Church.
What does R. E. A. P. stand for? It is the Rapid Entry Advanced Plan. This program allows the church to become a part of the Christian Workers program by adopting an unreached people group. Unreached people groups are towns or cities which have less than 1 percent of it’s population who have been saved. God has given Old Fort Baptist Church an incredible opportunity to join him in his work by sharing our knowledge, our resources and our faith with a needy people. This team of travelers presented their experiences to the church on August 2. The slides and video presentation were breathtaking. The people in this presentation were worn and tattered from their rustic everyday living. The church buildings were beautiful, but locked up and empty. |
The priest had
gone away, never to return. Truly these were a people without a shepherd.
God is calling us to go. The people want us to come. There is much work
to be done. How will you allow God to use you to bring life to the weary
people in the highlands of Peru?
Several Teams will be involved.
If you are interested in any aspect of this project please contact Eric Lethco or any other member of the vision team. |
| On The Home Front |
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The Screven
Association went on a mission trip to Newark New York during July. Bobby
and Mary Ellen Bailey accompanied this trip with others from various churches
in the area. They conducted back yard Bible clubs, sports camps and various
ministry activities with people in the inner city area.
During this summer, some of the Sunday School classes provided lunch for the World Changers who were in Charleston. |
A new ministry to begin, September 11, 2004. This will be a medical/ evangelism/cook-out to an impoverished black community in St. George. No special skills needed. Meet at Old Fort Baptist Church at 9:00am., returning around 2Pm. For more information contact Mark Redwine: 552-7796. |
| Prayer Room |
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Central Asia-Pray
for Christian Workers as they meet with local leaders to discus their purpose
for being in their community.
Ecuador-Pray for Christian Workers as they seek to revive several dying church congregations. Peru-Pray for the R.E.A. P. project as it begins at Old Fort Baptist Church. Pray for God’s leadership in your role for this event. |
Peru- Pray for
Pastor Eric as he prepares to meet with a Peruvian church body in December.
This church is interested in partnering with us in the R. E. A. P. program.
Asia- Pray for the safety of all Christian
Workers ministering in dangerous areas.
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| Up Coming Trips and Events |
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East Asia -
April or May 2005-Prayer walking
And evangelism. Contact Mark Redwine. Peru-Soon-Multiple upcoming trips including
prayer walking, medical clinics, Evangelism, construction and discipleship.
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John’s Island-Hispanic
Outreach-date and time to be announced at a later date.
Remember Monday Night Outreach. Meet at the church at 6:00pm. More people needed. |
| Organization
Women on Mission meet the third Tuesday of every month in room 213 of the worship center at 7:00pm. Next meeting will be September 21,2004. September 1st-The RA’s and GA’s started the year off with an Old Fort Missions Fair. The boys and girls received a first hand look at all the different ways mission work is done. Old Fort Baptist Church will have a booth at the Low Country Fair in October, 2004. If you are interested please contact Carrie Reichart. English as a Second Language begins again in September. If you know of anyone who would like to help with this ministry or you would like to take these classes please contact Carrie Reichart. |
