Volume 22 • Issue 5 • September & October 2010

A note from your Director of Missions ⋅ Glenn Davis

Calendar The Selfish Side of Forgiveness

September We all know that the first step toward health and growth in our churches is spiritual health. There
is no strategy or process that is going to overcome hardness of heart toward God or our fellow
6 Office Closed, Labor Day believers.
11 wMu Planning Meeting, Metropolitan, 11am
How often is the real spiritual work of God hindered because we are unwilling to forgive? Has
13 Disaster Relief Meeting, HOKSBA, 11am there been unkindness or worse done toward us, and we are unwilling to forgive?
15 S.S. Team Meeting @ Ryan’s, 12:30
17-
17-18 Wonderful Weekend for Women, WCC
Would you consider forgiveness?

22 “See you at the Pole” Local Schools The Call for Forgiveness
25 KNCSB Baptist Men’s Golf We all know that forgiveness is called for by the Lord. In the Sermon on the Mount, as Jesus was
Tournament, Topeka giving foundational instructions for those who would follow Him, we are told to forgive. We pray,
“Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Then Jesus says, “If you
October forgive men when they sin against you, your Heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not
forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
2 Special Ed, Pumpkin Patch, Cox Farm, 11am
The Reason for Forgiveness
4 HOKSBA Annual Meeting, Olivet BC, 6:30
Even when we know that we are called to forgive, we often struggle to make sense of it. Making
7 Ministry Wives Fellowship, TBA sense of forgiveness requires the realization that deserved forgiveness is just another name for
9 5th Annual HOKSBA Two-
Two-Person Scramble justice. If forgiveness is earned, it cannot be given. You pay what is owed, you can only give
Golf Tournament, Hesston, KS 1pm what is not earned. You pay a salary, you give a gift.
11 Disaster Relief Meeting, HOKSBA, 11am
Making sense of forgiveness also requires us to remember how much we have been forgiven. In
11-
11-12 KNCSB Annual Meeting, Kearney, NE Matthew 18 Jesus speaks in a parable to teach us how we are to deal with those who are indebted
16 Children’s Mission Fair, TBA 1-
1-4pm to us. “Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had mercy on you?” "This
is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."
Matt 18:35.
Weekly Prayer Emphasis for The Selfish Side of Forgiveness

September
We can understand that we are called to forgive. And we can know that we have every reason to
forgive after all that God has done to forgive us. But for many people forgiveness is still slow in
coming.
Sept. 6 IB Nueva Vida•
• Pastor Carlos Carreon
Sept. 13 IC Redencion • Pastor Francisco Aguirre Forgiveness is called for by God. Forgiveness is a reasonable response. And forgiveness is also
Sept. 20 Immanuel Vietnamese • Pastor Binh Nguyen good for us. Hebrews 12:15 says, “See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter
Sept. 27 Wichita Korean • Pastor Sung Kim root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” Failure to forgive infects the one who harbors the
un-forgiveness. Un-forgiveness becomes bitterness, and bitterness eats away at the life and joy of

October
the believer.

I recently talked with a man who owns his own business. He told me of a person who brought their
Oct. 4 Lao Baptist • Pastor Lang Sengviley car in for repairs, asked him to do the repair, and then never bothered to come back to pick up their
Oct. 11 Cambodian • Pastor Sorn Im car. They decided to go out and buy another car, rather than pay the repair bill. In the end, the
Oct. 18 Aviator • Pastor Joe Boyd
business owner loses money. This was not the first time this had occurred.
Oct. 25 Believers • Pastor Tim Ohls
The interesting part of this was that the business owner said, “I just do what I need to do to handle
the matter, and then I forget about it.”

Whether we are in need of personal spiritual renewal, or corporate church health, the giving of
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forgiveness may be the place we must begin.
Anglo church closes, hands keys to Hispanic congregation
Eva Wilson is associate editor of The Baptist Digest, newsjournal of the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists.

John Minor (right) preached the final sermon in his full-time ministry career on Sunday, June 27.
Minor had served at Woodland Baptist Church in north Wichita for 17 years. The service also
marked the end of Woodland's 45-year history. Woodland passed on its building and property to
Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida. The Hispanic congregation had been sharing the Woodland facility
since December 2007. Carlos Carreón (left) is Nueva Vida's pastor. His wife, Vicki, serves at his
side. She served as translator for the bilingual service on June 27.

WICHITA, Kan. (BP)--As the upbeat praise service began, John Minor stood in the back of the
auditorium with Bible in hand and a contented smile on his face.

Minor was waiting to preach the final sermon as pastor of Woodland Baptist Church in north Wich-
ita, Kan. The June 27 service also marked the end of Woodland's 45-year existence as a church.

Although some tears were shed, the service was not a funeral. Instead, Woodland passed the ministry baton to Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida. The Hispanic con-
gregation had been sharing the Woodland facility since December 2007 right after it constituted. Abraham Arevalo, the longtime pastor of Nueva Vida, began
working as the Hispanic church-planter strategist for Heart of Kansas Southern Baptist Association in 2008. As he settled into his new role, Arevalo began
preparing Nueva Vida for a new pastor. The two-year process of finding that pastor ended in January 2010 with the arrival of newlyweds Carlos Carreón and
his wife Vicki. The alumni of Rio Grande Bible Institute in Edinburg, Texas, previously served as summer missionaries in Kansas. Carlos Carreón led the June
27 service in Spanish with his wife at his side translating his words into English. After the music and offering, Minor stepped behind the pulpit, with Vicki
Carreón translating the sermon into Spanish.

The day was producing "mixed emotions," Minor admitted as he began his sermon. There was sadness because Woodland's 45 years of service was coming to
an end. But there was joy knowing the church would live on through the ministry of Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida. "God has placed you in a community to
reach people in a way that Woodland could not," Minor told the Nueva Vida congregation. He cited challenges that Nueva Vida will face. Among them: rais-
ing money to construct a new building -- the Woodland facility is already too small for the Hispanic congregation.

When Minor came to Woodland 17 years ago, "I had great visions that we would grow a big church." But things didn't work out the way he planned, Minor
said. Instead, God sent Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida "to carry on the work. We have the promise that He's going to accomplish what He set out to do." As Mi-
nor closed his sermon, he asked Carlos Carreón to join him on the platform. Minor then presented Carreón with the keys to the church building.

Then Nueva Vida showed a video called "A Legacy of Faithfulness" about Woodland's history. A plaque in honor of Woodland also was presented. It will be
displayed in the entryway of the new multipurpose building that Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida is planning to construct on the property. Although Minor was
retiring from 40 years of bivocational ministry, he intends to keep serving the Lord through supply preaching and disaster relief. He retired from a 31-year
career with Cessna on May 3. "He's just a wonderful, faithful servant," Abraham Arevalo said of Minor.

As Arevalo told of how God is working, he said, "What the Lord is doing at Nueva Vida is amazing, absolutely amazing."

Men’s Conference Is Church Planting part of

The Men's Ministry of Country Acres Baptist Church would like to invite
all men of the HOKSBA churches and their guests to:
FATHER/SON CONFERENCE
FINDING JOY IN CRISIS – God’s Help & Direction for Husbands, Fa-
thers, and Sons
Saturday, October 23 at CABC
5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Brad Russell, author of Proud of Me?
Lessons Learned from a Father of a Special Needs Child
Cost: $10.00
Family cap: $15.00
Children 12 and under: $2.00
Cost includes dinner and book for each family
Please contact Country Acres Baptist Church by October 15 @
316.722.1239 or lborofsky@countryacresbaptist.org.
the Great Commission?
Mark Jackson and Loren Phippen
In the New Testament, new churches sprung up in areas where evangelism and
outreach had been occurring. We have been following this pattern in the Heart
of Kansas Association area. Men and women with an evangelistic zeal have
gone into areas that were in need of additional evangelistic effort. As a result,
we have seen several new churches start in the past two years. Baptisms in
church plants for the church year 2009 accounted for 25% of total association
baptisms and will have a similar percent for 2010. The association worship
numbers for 2009 were increased by 496 because of church plants which
represents 6.5 % of total worship. In 2010 worship numbers for church plants
will increase our association worship by 846.
For us, church planting is an integral part of the Great Commission. Would
you consider making this an even bigger part of our association by helping to
start these new churches? Please call Mark, 316-214-3647, for ideas about
church planting or Loren, 316-706-8406 to discuss outreach.
 Articles by Loren Phippen, Director of Evangelism
Evangelistic Mission Trips
It’s not too early to start praying about going on an evangelistic mission
trip next year. Each year we take a group to an evangelistic event the day
before the Rose Bowl parade. We usually leave on December 30th and
return January 1st. Each year we see many lives changed and people
touched by the Gospel. Also in mid-February, we take a group to New
Orleans to do street evangelism the Friday and Saturday of Mardis Gras.
We hand out over 50,000 tracts each year and share the Gospel with many
people. This is a very important mission field that we need to reach. We
usually leave early Thursday morning and return late Sunday afternoon.
State Fair Outreach
By the time you read this it will be very close to the start of the Kansas
State Fair outreach. The fair is September 10th – 19th. We have rented an
outdoor space and will be doing the horse shoe ministry there every day
from 9a.m. - 7:30p.m. We hand stamp the persons name on horseshoes
and while they wait we share the Gospel with them. We are still looking
for volunteers and funds for this event. Please contact Ellie at the associa-
tion for openings on the schedule. Most importantly we need your prayers
for this outreach. We will have 5,000 horse shoes to give away and plan
on sharing the Good News with each person.
Good Neighbor Centers
Our Good Neighbor Centers are still touching lives in our community
through benevolent ministries. We have seen many of the people coming
to our centers give their lives to Christ. Our GNCs are in need of funds
and food to meet the needs in our community. The needs in Wichita are
continually growing and all of our centers need your assistance. Many laid
off workers in Wichita are running out of unemployment and we have
seen a large increase of new families coming to our centers. At 16 cents
per pound, we can purchase food at the Food Bank which makes our dol-
lars go farther. I would love to come and speak to your church or SS class
on the needs of the GNCs and how we can help.
Horse Shoe Ministry
This year at the River Fest outreach we tried a new ministry. Two
Cowboy Church planters and their wives came from North Carolina to
Wichita to help us with this ministry. They had shipped me 1,000 horse
shoes with John 3:16 stamped on either end. We borrowed 2 anvils and
stands and set up a booth on the front lawn of Metropolitan. People would
give us their name and the two guys from N.C. would had stamp each
person name on it, paint it black and attach a card on it with the plan of
salvation and church information. While the people were waiting for the
horseshoes we took them aside in groups to share the Gospel. Right at 100
people prayed with us to receive Christ and then got their personalized
horseshoe.
Three of our churches who witnessed this ministry asked to be able
to do it for VBS and block parties. I was able to find and purchase anvils,
stamps and hammers so we can continue with this ministry. If anyone is
interested in this ministry please contact Loren at 316-943-3446.
Juvenile Detention Ministry
God continues to bless us in this ministry. We see many lives
changed at JDF and at the Boy’s ranch. Also one of our church members
is ministering at the Spartan Lake Side academy where he is able to touch
lives with the Gospel. I recently got clearance to help at Spartan. The
ranch has allowed me for the last year or so to sign out 2 boys every Sat-
urday morning at 5a.m. and take them fishing. For some of them this has
been their first time fishing or going to the lake. I am able to disciple
them more and build relationships which sometimes continue after they
are out.
Please continue to pray for this ministry and your involvement in it
by donating your time or providing funds for Bibles and other needs. In
particular, we need youth pastors and workers who could give a Friday
night every few months or so to help in JDF. This would give a connec-
tion for them to continue being discipled after they are released. Some of
these kids have never really had someone who loved and cared for them
and they desperately need that.
Over the last several months I have been meeting with a small
group of men who are concerned with the lives of these kids when they
get out of the facilities. Many do not have a good Christian influence and
go back to their old lifestyle. There is a real need for Christian men to
mentor these youth. Donnavan Karber, formally of Youth Horizons and
now of Christian Association of Youth Mentoring, has offered us a real
opportunity to be trained in setting up a mentoring program. The training
will be October 8th and 9th and the cost will be $75 instead of the normal
$200 per person. I will be sending out more information on this. Please
pray as to how God wants to use you in the lives of these youth.
Set Free Ministry
This summer we have had several mission teams work at the Set
Free house. Most of the mudding and taping is done and all rooms except
the lower bathrooms and kitchens have been textured. Just a little more
mudding and taping and we will be able to start installing the cabinets
and then the flooring. It is exciting to see all of the progress. Please con-
tact me or Mark if you are interested in helping finish up this house for
ministry.
As I have mentioned before, an intricate part of the Set Free minis-
try is to have a discipleship “ranch” to take people to after they come in
off the street. They would stay there sixty plus days. The property needs
to be a good distance from town, but close enough for churches to help
with Bible Studies and other volunteer ministries. An ideal location
would have an old farm house and about 5 acres, either donated or have a
reasonable long term lease. Please keep this in prayer and let us know if
you know someone who could help with this.
River Fest
The River Fest will be changing dates and possibly locations for 2011.
The dates are June 3rd – 11th. Our outreach will be start on Thursday eve-
ning June 9th and end Saturday evening June 11th. Please put that on your
calendar and please lift this outreach to our Lord in prayer.
Planning to Teach Job Opening
From the Sunday School Team Immanuel Baptist Church/Christian Life Center is seeking an experienced Kitchen Coordinator/Lead
Cook. For a detailed job description and requirements contact Todd Broussard by phone at 262-3939 or
Regardless of whether you have taught for a by e-mail at tbroussard@ibcwichita.com.
few months or for several decades, preparing the
th
weekly lesson is an act of obedience on the part of
the teacher. If we are not careful, we can approach
5 Annual Fall Two-Person Scramble
our preparation lightly. One result will be a failure
to bring everything to the students whom God has Golf Tournament
placed in our care. While the details of planning
will be as unique as each teacher, it will prove Charley Powell, Tournament Director
beneficial for the teacher to have a plan by which
they approach lesson preparation each week. The Saturday, October 9, 2010 - Hesston Golf Park
following is a simply a sample plan that you may Tee Time: 1:00 PM (check-in 12:00 – 12:30)
find helpful. You are encouraged to consider using
Cost $40.00/person
this plan or modifying it in such a way that you are (includes: golf, cart, range balls, prizes & food afterwards) Flighted by score – approx 8 teams/flight - Following golf
thoroughly prepared for the careful teaching of there will be an awards ceremony & food – No speaker and maybe a few door prizes)
God’s Word. All entries (with payment) must be received in the HOKSBA office by October 1, 2010
Sunday – Day 1 – Read the Scripture refer- Late entries accepted on a case-by-case basis only
ences to be used in the lesson. Allow ample time to Contact Charley Powell at 650-1959 (c), 977-0675 (w) or
also read the context in which these passages were xtremegolfer2@cox.net with any questions
written. If various Bible translations are available,
read the focal Scripture passages in several transla-
tions. Pray for your class and your study of the Player 1 _________________ Player 2 __________________
lesson. Prayer for yourself, your students, and the Church ______________________ Church ________________________
lesson should be a daily priority in your prayer Phone_______________________ Phone _________________________
time.
E-mail ______________________ E-mail _________________________
Monday – Day 2 – Read the student quarterly (personal data will be used for golf tournament contact only)
for the upcoming week’s lesson. You may dis-
cover some thoughts which are emphasized in the I don’t have a partner – please assign one to me.
student materials that are not highlighted in the Note: Per KSHSAA rules, high school golfers are not eligible to win prizes in this tournament.
teacher resources. Make note of questions the stu- Please identify any high school golfers.
dent is asked to consider and any other preparation
which is expected of the learner. Make checks payable to HOKSBA Golf and mail entry form to: HOKSBA
Attn: Golf Tournament, 3474 S. Meridian, Wichita, KS 67217
Tuesday – Day 3 – Scripture study – use Bi-
ble commentaries and other resources available to
you to do a thorough study of the Scripture refer-
ences. Utilize these resources before you begin to
GOLF TOURNAMENT
read your teacher quarterly. HOKSBA will be holding the Fourth Annual Fall Two-Person Scramble Golf Tournament at Hesston
Wednesday – Day 4 – Read the teacher quar- Golf Park on Saturday, October 9, 2010. See registration for more details. You are encouraged to sign
terly for the upcoming lesson. up as a team, but if you can not find a partner, we will try to find one for you. Each team will be
paired with a team from another church. This is a much lower key golf tournament than the Spring
Thursday – Day 5 – Begin planning your
Fellowship Golf Tournament. We will have a lot of fun and fellowship. You may obtain an entry
lesson. Consider if you will recruit a class member
form by downloading it from www.hoksba.org. Many of you will receive an entry form by e-mail as
to assist you with any portion of the lesson and if
well. We hope to see you in Hesston on October 9th!
so, contact these individuals and request their as-
sistance. Consider other resources that you will
need for the lesson and make arrangements to have About the tournament:
these supplies available. • Cost = $40.00/person ($80.00/team) includes: golf, cart, range balls, prizes, and food
Friday, Day 6 – Write out a step by step • Location: Hesston Golf Park, Hesston, KS
teaching plan. While a plan may be provided for • Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010
you in your teaching quarterly – do not feel that
• Time: 1:00 PM shotgun - Check-in: 12:00 - 12:30 (remember - range balls are included)
you have to follow it exactly. Be specific as you
plan – making note of: Scripture passages to be • You can sign up as a team or as an individual. Your partner does not need to be a member of
read and discussed; questions to be asked; individ- a SBC church
ual or small group involvement; etc. Include a time • No prizes at registration
-line with your teaching plan so that all compo- • No program other than recognizing winners and handing out prizes (short)
nents can be included in your allotted class time. • No speaker
Saturday, Day 7 – Review the step by step • We will eat while the results are tallied up
teaching plan. Pay special attention to issues of • Each team will be paired with another team from another church (Fellowship is the goal!)
application. Bible study is essential and yet the • It is open to men and women as well as youth (KSHSAA rules prohibit golf team students
students need to understand how this teaching from receiving prizes)
should shape their attitudes and actions.
• Yes a husband and wife can be a team, two women can be a team.
Sunday, Day 8 – Review your teaching plan, • Each player receives two mulligan's
set-up your room & resources, and pray for God’s
leading as you teach His Word to your students. • Entry deadline of October 1, 2010 is pretty firm
• Late entries will be accepted only on a case-by-case basis.
• Direct questions to Charley Powell at 650-1959 (cell) xtremegolfer2@cox.net
 Heart of Kansas SBA
Church Building Auction Non-Designated Income
CHURCHES Jul 10 Jan - Jul 10
The South Broadway Baptist Church is auctioning off its building on September
25, 2010 at noon. The building is located at 8552 S. Broadway, Haysville, KS. AVIATOR 200.00 1,700.00
Call Wayne Trimmell at 316-721-4460 for more information. BELIEVERS 1,431.79 6,712.09
CALVARY 1,094.27 9,604.47
Celebrate Recovery CEDAR POINTE 390.40 2,730.33
Tom Melton CELEBRATION 0.00 2,427.99
COUNTRY ACRES 1,100.00 7,700.00
Gambling in the State of Kansas and Missouri is becoming and epidemic. If you
CROSSROADS 0.00 49.97
have a loved one caught up in the excitement of gambling, you need to make
sure that their name is taken off all deeds and any money accounts and credit FAITH, ANDOVER 0.00 1,000.00
cards. We are dealing with people who have lost everything due to gambling. FIRST, HAYSVILLE 0.00 4,778.51
The sad thing is is that many church members are becoming absorbed in this
FIRST, MAIZE 0.00 213.00
addiction. Yes, even the so called innocent game of BINGO has become an
addiction. This has become an epidemic among our senior adults. Things start FIRST, MULVANE 904.05 6,960.87
out as innocent fun and a great time of fellowship, but soon becomes an exces- FSBC, HUTCHINSON 379.46 3,144.04
sive need. HARMONY 168.72 521.86

Some of the symptoms to look for: IGLESIA BAUTISTA BUENAS NUEVAS 0.00 49.00
• Becoming increasingly defensive about time and money IGLESIA BAUTISTA GETSEMANI 0.00 640.08
• An increasing lack of money while having the same income and ex- IGLESIA BAUTISTA NUEVA VIDA 94.00 577.00
penses as before IGLESIA CRISTIANA LA REDENCION 100.00 400.00
• Savings and assets mysteriously dwindling IMMANUEL 3,082.55 13,073.03
• Becoming increasingly desperate for money IMMANUEL, NEWTON 502.76 3,541.71
• Unexplained loans or cash advances
INDIAN SOUTHERN 0.00 117.00
• Increase in Credit Card debt
LAO BAPTIST 0.00 300.00
• Valuables easily pawned start disappearing
• Constantly needing to borrow money METRO EAST 1,564.76 13,069.27
METROPOLITAN 521.63 5,920.31
One person in CR testified that their credit card maxed out so they got more MIDWAY 656.19 5,137.93
credit cards. Each time one maxed out they got another one. A different person
NEW LIFE COMMUNITY BAPTIST 0.00 140.00
testified that they had lost their house, furniture and everything worth anything.
Today, God is working in their lives through CR and enabling them to overcome NINNESCAH VALLEY 54.39 227.02
with the grace of Jesus Christ. Jesus still delivers when one comes to Him in OLD TIME GOSPEL 0.00 273.50
humble confession and repentance. OLIVET 1,012.84 5,503.58
PARKVIEW 273.97 1,930.15
wMu News PLANEVIEW 0.00 100.00
PLEASANTVIEW, DERBY 1,137.81 8,562.69
By Ellen Noeller, wMu Director
PRAIRIE TRAIL 63.22 1,205.32
As we start a new wMu year, “Unhindered!” is our theme for 2010-2012. Our
scripture passage is from Hebrews 12:1-11 NIV. Our Watchword is “Therefore, RIVER COMMUNITY 3,533.47 11,784.14
since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off RIVERVIEW 277.44 2,204.26
everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with ROLLING HILLS 340.00 1,174.00
perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author
SHARON 1,415.95 6,408.29
and perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross,
scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. SOUTH CITY 2,544.86 2,544.86
SOUTHSIDE 84.00 567.00
Upcoming wMu meetings:
SOUTHWEST 94.23 738.30
September 11, 2010, wMu Council Meeting at Metropolitan Baptist Church,
Room 307 from 10am-Noon. All wMu Directors and Women Ministry Direc- SOUTHWIND FELLOWSHIP 128.20 1,001.14
tors, please come and help us plan. See you at the meeting. THE MISSION 0.00 56.10
TRINITY 342.13 1,076.36
The Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer is on November 1, 2010 with the
theme “In Step with the Spirit”. This will be held at Sharon Baptist Church in TYLER ROAD 364.53 2,646.30
Wichita, Kansas. Come and join us as we pray and fellowship with other Baptist VICTORY 100.00 350.00
Women across Wichita. Contact Carolyn Loop for more information. Fliers will WICHITA KOREAN 300.00 600.00
be out soon.
WOODLAND 0.00 879.00
Remember our missionaries as you pray. Pray for our mission offerings coming TOTAL 24,257.62 140,340.47
up. We have the Viola Webb State Mission Offering from September 20-26th *Contributions received after the last day of the
and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering from November 28 – December 5th. If
month will be recorded into the following month.
you need help with any of these wMu Activities, we are here to help.

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Men’s Ministry
Bob White
Heart of Kansas men, we have two real opportunities for the fall min-
istry this year. First of all is the Bigger Breakfast September 25th.
Complete information can be found at www.bmen.net/
biggerbreakfast. The information includes “Southern Baptist men in
the United States and Canada will be joining Baptist Men in Europe
and Africa on September 25, 2010 for a “somewhat” simultaneous
men’s breakfast.” It would be great if several of our Heart of Kansas
Churches would register and support this effort to pray for spiritual
renewal.
We still have our 40 day prayer plan available and this Bigger Break-
fast would be an excellent way to start the last quarter of 2010.
On October 15th and 16th our fifth annual Men’s retreat will be held at
Webster Conference Center in Salina. The keynote speaker for the
retreat will be Bob Mills, our KNCSB executive director. This years
theme will be “Band of Brothers.” These meetings have been a
source of encouragement. Plan to be a part of the retreat.
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Homeless Ministry
Deborah Long-Torrens
The 4th of July picnic went great! We were able to serve 200 people
thanks to everyone who helped including Sharon Baptist Church,
wMu, Mike & Cathy Morgan and John McGregor.
If you have any old backpacks that you would like to donate to help
kids who are going back to school, please give me a call. As winter is
around the corner we will soon be needing men’s jeans, coats and
socks.
Also, we have found a building to use for a shelter for single woman/
mothers. We could use your prayers as well as financial support for
this ministry. Please call Deborah at 316-204-9517 with any ques-
tions about this ministry.
Updates to Motivate
Mark Jackson, Church Planter Strategist
One way to motivate mission participation is to share success stories.
We have seen a great surge in participation and interest in missions
and church planting the past two years in the Heart of Kansas. I
would love to take some time at church meetings, small groups, or
Sunday school classes to share these updates and our vision for
reaching Wichita and beyond. Please contact me at 943-3446 or 214
-3647 to discuss this possibility. We have powerpoints and videos to
augment this presentation.