The Interactive Book Club (IBC) will be making valentines, then taking them and baked goods to the Veterans Center in Lawrenceville. 

The children of Blue Ridge will have many nice gifts under their tree this Christmas thanks to the ladies on mission.  For two months they were buying and gathering toys and clothes along with many other things for the children.  On December 1st they made the trip to the Copper Basin Crisis Center to deliver their gifts!  The directors of the center were thrilled to see so many wonderful gifts!

Thank you, ladies, for putting love in action!

BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN MISSIONS

September 22-24, a group of 15 people ministered to the marvelous mountain people in Blue Ridge, GA.  This is part of the Appalachia region of our country.  The group worked hard as they put all the clothing items (many bags and boxes) they had taken onto hangers and shelves in the crisis center's clothing room.  One lady made and took 50 crocheted hats that were put aside for Christmas gifts for the children.  

The group also visited in the LifeCare Center in Ducktown, TN.  It was a joy to hear the residents sing the old hymns of the faith.

The ladies are looking forward to gathering items to take back in December for the children to receive as Christmas gifts.

We praise God for the example that these ladies give us in helping others.

These are definitely women on mission with Jesus guided by the Holy Spirit to share God's love with the world!

Founded in 1888, the Woman's Missionary Union is an auxiliary of the Southern Baptist Convention that seeks to equip adults, youth, children and preschoolers with missions education to become radically involved in the mission of God.

WMU seeks to lead individuals to:

• Pray for missions.
• Engage in mission action and witnessing.
• Learn about missions.
• Support missions.
• Develop spiritually toward a missions lifestyle.
• Participate in the work of the church and the denomination

The Acteens' annual SOUPER BOWL Sunday is

February 5, 2012!

Please bring a can of soup with a dollar attached to

 it and place it in the wagons around the church.

All the soup and money will be given to our food pantry.  We are serving more and more people through the food pantry.

 Check I will give to the food pantry and be part of reaching our community with God's love.

The Acteens will stay after church to eat soup and stock the food pantry.  Then they will go to Plantation South to visit with the residents.

Acteens is a mission group for girls 12-17 that meets weekly.  An Acteen is involved in learning about missionaries, past and present, and people groups around the world.  After studying a specific group’s culture and the work that is going on among them, an Acteen is better able to pray for their unique needs.  Acteens also learn the importance of giving back to God what He has entrusted to them whether it is a special talent, their time, or money.  Opportunities are offered for the girls to leave the classroom and go out themselves and share Jesus’ love and salvation.  Being an Acteen means your world is broadened by learning what God is doing around the world and joining Him through praying, giving, and going.

Quest is for Acteens who want to strengthen their personal relationship with Christ with an emphasis on missions.  There is a different Quest for each year through high school.  They include Confidence, Courage, Character, Creativity, Excellence, and Vision.  A girl works on her own to complete a total of 16 different activities in her Quest under the categories of Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength.  God’s Word is a major part of each Quest because that is where a girl can learn how Christ lived and loved which is the example we must follow.  Because the work is mostly individual, Quest only meets once a month.  At the end of the year, a girl presents her Quest notebook and memorization work for review.

What is Girls in Action?
GA is a organization for girls in grades 1–5 that helps girls:
• learn a biblical worldview with an emphasis on missions learning and missional living
• develop leadership skills to serve God and share His love with others
• grow spiritually in their understanding of God and His mission, including how they are a part of God’s plan.

The preschool missions organization of WMU^®.

• For preschoolers, birth through kindergarten.
• Preschoolers become aware of God’s love, and they learn that others need to hear about this good news!
• Preschoolers are involved in learning, praying, giving, and doing missions.
• Preschoolers learn of missions work in North America and throughout the world.
• Each month, preschoolers learn of a missionary in a different place.

 Challengers is a young men’s program similar to Royal Ambassadors. Its purpose is to develop young men into strong Christians who can eventually become lay leaders and be sensitive to the call of Christ for ministry and missions. Challengers is for middle- and high-school boys.