This comes to us from Mike Procter, Director of Mission/Church Planter with the Alaska Baptist Convention in Anchorage.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
A Very White Christmas Hallelujah!!
Whether or not the ground is actually white outside your house today on Christmas Day, we thought you'd enjoy sharing this unique Christmas celebration with the western Alaskan village of Quinhagak.
Hallelujah! Christ our Saviour is born!!!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Our Christmas Wishes for You!
Our long-time friend Nell Collins shared with us this wonderful narrative written by Jean Bell Mosley and published originally in the "Southeast Missourian" on December 23, 2001. We have received special permission from that newspaper to reprint it here and share it with you!
Enjoy. . . .and have a very Merry Christmas!!
Ben and Sherilyn
"My friend, I wish you good health and peace of mind. May you look upon life with optimism and good cheer, even in a world that insists on fomenting violence, hatred and war. May you have an indestructible faith to survive today's incredible griefs, separations, confusions. And a questioning mind: What is my stake in Peace on Earth? What is my part in helping to fulfill the Promise?
I wish you to have the fragrances of cedar and oranges, nutmeg and cinnamon and bayberry candles. I would that you have lights of some kind in your house after dark -- the varicolored, winking lights of your Christmas tree, or a candle in the window -- so that others can see that you are there and that all is well with you.
May you have some family around, and especially some children with sparkles in their eyes as you tell them the story of Bethlehem's manger. I wish for you some gifts to give and joy in the giving.
May you stand in starlit silence and hear the angels sing. I hope you'll hear bells, church bells chiming their silver notes, street-corner bells, doorbells. You must also hear carols, old and new, and join in the singing.
May you have a fat goose or a turkey and all the goodies, rich memories of Christmases past. And would you mind a little snow? Just a little, falling at tender, blue-shadowed twilight time.
But most of all I wish you some solitude wherein you can let your mind drift back over the centuries to that special night that God became man and lived amongst us for a while. May you go with shepherds or the Wise Men to that little Judean town of Micah's prophecy and in your heart be near to the One who was to say, "My peace I give unto you ... I will not leave my people comfortless ... be of good cheer."
REJOICE! REJOICE! REJOICE!
Enjoy. . . .and have a very Merry Christmas!!
Ben and Sherilyn
"My friend, I wish you good health and peace of mind. May you look upon life with optimism and good cheer, even in a world that insists on fomenting violence, hatred and war. May you have an indestructible faith to survive today's incredible griefs, separations, confusions. And a questioning mind: What is my stake in Peace on Earth? What is my part in helping to fulfill the Promise?
I wish you to have the fragrances of cedar and oranges, nutmeg and cinnamon and bayberry candles. I would that you have lights of some kind in your house after dark -- the varicolored, winking lights of your Christmas tree, or a candle in the window -- so that others can see that you are there and that all is well with you.
May you have some family around, and especially some children with sparkles in their eyes as you tell them the story of Bethlehem's manger. I wish for you some gifts to give and joy in the giving.
May you stand in starlit silence and hear the angels sing. I hope you'll hear bells, church bells chiming their silver notes, street-corner bells, doorbells. You must also hear carols, old and new, and join in the singing.
May you have a fat goose or a turkey and all the goodies, rich memories of Christmases past. And would you mind a little snow? Just a little, falling at tender, blue-shadowed twilight time.
But most of all I wish you some solitude wherein you can let your mind drift back over the centuries to that special night that God became man and lived amongst us for a while. May you go with shepherds or the Wise Men to that little Judean town of Micah's prophecy and in your heart be near to the One who was to say, "My peace I give unto you ... I will not leave my people comfortless ... be of good cheer."
REJOICE! REJOICE! REJOICE!
Texas WMU Is Coming to Boston to Prayerwalk!
We are so excited to have just learned in an e-mail from Sandra Wisdom-Martin, Executive Director/ Treasurer of the Texas WMU, that members of that organization will be coming to greater Boston in the fall of 2011 to prayerwalk! This effort is in response to a request from Church Planter Paul Biswas for "teams to do prayerwalking and help build relationships with Muslims and Hindus". We were privileged to help make this connection with Texas WMU through a contact made at the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting in November in McAllen.
This will provide an opportunity for many of our faithful Texas ladies to take advantage of a dynamic opportunity for real cross-cultural evangelism working among the many Banglas in the greater Boston area.
We understand the group will be led by two of our International Mission Board missionaries who are trained and experienced in working with Hindus and Muslims.
What an exciting connection! Thanks to the Lord for using us to facilitate this opportunity to be engaged in
international missions right here in New England! Please begin pray for this effort---that God will prepare the way for making it possible for many from our state to participate in this event. Ask that He will open the minds and hearts of the many Hindus and Muslims living in the Boston area to be receptive to the gospel.
Thank you for praying!
This will provide an opportunity for many of our faithful Texas ladies to take advantage of a dynamic opportunity for real cross-cultural evangelism working among the many Banglas in the greater Boston area.
We understand the group will be led by two of our International Mission Board missionaries who are trained and experienced in working with Hindus and Muslims.
What an exciting connection! Thanks to the Lord for using us to facilitate this opportunity to be engaged in
international missions right here in New England! Please begin pray for this effort---that God will prepare the way for making it possible for many from our state to participate in this event. Ask that He will open the minds and hearts of the many Hindus and Muslims living in the Boston area to be receptive to the gospel.
Thank you for praying!
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