Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
You and I follow Jesus because God used someone to share the Good News. We have continued and grown as followers of Jesus because God has used others to celebrate with us in victory, encourage us in defeat, and call us forward in faith.
You can help to make the same things happen in the lives of people half a world away! That’s why we are writing to ask you both to pray for and to give to the 2009 World Mission Offering.
Our congregation uses the World Mission Offering to support more than 2,500 short-and long-term missionaries annually, bringing U.S. and Puerto Rico churches together with partners in over 70 countries in cutting-edge ministries that tell the good news of Jesus Christ while meeting human needs.
Our giving to the World Mission Offering helps people
- Come to Christ
- Grow in Christ
- Change their world with Christ
This year International Ministries invites us to look at global mission in these terms:
Be surprised by Walking in Different Shoes
“In your lives you must think and act like Christ Jesus….he gave up his place with God and made himself nothing. He was born as a man and became like a servant.” Philippians 2:5, 7 (New Century Version)
We believe God is able and wants to use us to provide more support to global missions this year than last year. Our 2009 goal is $1,800. Please join us in embracing this challenge. We will be receiving the World Mission Offering during the month of October.
We have received from the Lord. Let us also give and let Him empower our gifts to transform the world.
Yours because of the always-surprising love of Jesus,
Your Mission Board,
Jill Doss, Shirley Mapstone, Sally Lyon,
Ann Morales, and Tom Shephard