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KBC Board Reports / Notes
"For the love of Christ urges us on..." - 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 Dear KBC Members and Friends, We don't have to look very far to see countless people in need of Jesus' love and healing touch. Then we wonder, "How can we reach out and make a difference in so many lives?" It's a difficult challenge to take on as an individual, but as American Baptists working together, we can make a difference by supporting the America for Christ Offering. This year's theme - "With Willing Hands: Connect. Care. Celebrate" - is a powerful reminder that Jesus' public ministry was all about connecting and caring for people in need. Through the work of National Ministries, our New York State and Niagara area ministries, we can participate with our Lord in connecting, caring, and celebrating the power of the Gospel: - as people come to know the saving grace of Jesus Christ;
- as children in poverty are reached through the Penny Project;
- as youth, children, and adults grow in discipleship;
- as communities are changed through Christian centers;
- as we increase church vitality through the Church in Mission trainings; and
- as we help to support and relocate refugees into churches and communities.
The America for Christ Offering strengthens churches by providing support to pastoral counselors and chaplains, designed leadership workshops and conferences, promoting excellent discipleship resources through Judson Press, and providing opportunities for churches, individuals, and youth groups to participate in home mission through Volunteer Ministries.
We are encouraged by this year's them to come alongside people "with willing hands" to connect, care and celebrate. How do we see Jesus at work in our community and country? How can we help Jesus with this important work?
Please use the envelopes, included with the Compass, and at KBC to give your generous support of the America for Christ Offering. Together we can touch and change lives for the cause of Christ. Together we can make a difference. Your Board of Missions
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White Cross Summary Report 2008-2009 Congratulations to all our Kenmore Baptist family and friends who helped to complete the White Cross requests we were given this year. We exceeded our goals and sent more than $500 worth of goods to support our missionaries in this country and around the world! We assembled 28 Health kits, 4 baby kits and 4 school kits for Church World Service to distribute for disaster relief during tsunamis, hurricanes, and emergency evacuations world wide. We also sent donations to Myanmar and Nicaragua, besides 88 pounds of goods to Valley Forge for distribution in the D.R. Congo and Puerto Rico. Thanks to Esther-Elizabeth Circle, who sewed and rolled “miles” of roller bandages for use in Congo hospitals. Congo missionary Katherine Niles told us in person last December how vital those bandages and supplies are on the mission field. In our troubled world, we can help spread peace and Christian love by keeping our missionaries well supplied and working. Thank you KBC for another successful year. Kathy Jordan
White Cross Coordinator
White Cross Work Day
Saturday February 27 - 9:30-11:30am
All KBC women and friends are invited to attend our work day to finish gathering and organizing supplies to be shipped to our missionaries in the US and overseas. We also have some sewing projects to complete and bandages to be rolled for the D.R. Congo hospitals. A light breakfast will be served. Please come for the fellowship and to support our missionaries.
The following items are still needed:
mittens and scarves (can be handmade), patchwork pieces (3 1/2’ by 5 1/2”),2 pkg of colored construction paper, women’s socks, baby gowns, cloth diapers, baby sleepers and sweaters or sweatshirts, receiving blankets, hand towels, wide tooth combs, nail clippers, band-aids, toothbrushes in individual packages. Please leave donations (labeled accordingly) in the office or downstairs in the White Cross closet in the Middler classroom. Thank you for each and every donation. They help make it possible to keep our missionaries in the field, spreading hope and the love of Jesus.
Hamjambo to my KBC family! Habari gani? I don’t anticipate being in Buffalo until Thanks-giving so I wanted to write a quick note to ask for your prayers. In October I will be traveling to Nairobi, Kenya, to volunteer with Volunteer International Community Development Africa (VICDA) for two weeks. There are six of us from my church in Chicago going, staggered through-out September and October, so between us we will cover some 6-8 weeks of work. We will be working with orphans in Kibera, one of the largest slums in Africa, to help with educational, medical, and personal needs, and helping VICDA build an orphanage they just broke ground on. If you think of it over the next several weeks, I would appreciate your prayers with all of us on this trip – for the work we will be doing, the people we will meet, and for safety in our travels. Please pray that we will be filled up with Christ’s love for these people, and able to show it by our words and actions. By request of my employer, I will be doing my best to blog from Nairobi so if you’d like to follow our trip, hopefully I can keep it updated. Go to www.buffaloatheart.wordpress.com and look for posts under the category “Yes I Kenya!” Asante sana, and blessings to everyone back home!
Love,
Tami Hardoby
tami.hardoby@gmail.com
Prayer Shawl Ministry
The Prayer Shawl Ministry will be starting up October 15 (Thursday night) at 7:30pm. We plan on meeting at least twice a month for fellowship and knitting and/or crocheting. We are still planning on working on Prayer Shawl but we have another project in mind: knitted or crocheted baby caps for preemies. The ministry could always use donated yarn for both projects. If you are not able to make it on Thursday nights, you can knit and/or crochet at home, we will get you started with yarn and patterns. Hope to see there. See Donna Ryan for details.
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