White Cross News Are you up-to-date on your White Cross work? White Cross reports cover the year A nice note from daughter of Minnie Schmicker, who is in Sunrise Assisted Living, Galloway. She noted that one of Minnie’s strongest memories is her work on White Cross, especially rolling bandages and cutting squares. It can change your view on life. Beulah Willard, White Cross Chair You can find more information on the website www.abc-whitecross.org, from your Association White Cross person, or call Beulah at Top 5 churches in giving for 2008: Grace Baptist, Westmont $1,600.01 Memorial Baptist, Yardville 893.26 First Baptist, Red Bank 877.20 First Baptist, Moorestown 646.50 First Baptist, Passaic 446.68 Followed by: Pearl St. BC- Bridgeton, Calvary BC-Ocean View-So. Seaville, Osbornville BC- Brick, Seaview BC- Linwood, Hamilton Square BC, FBC-New Market, FBC- Freehold, Scotch Plains BC, FBC-Pedricktown, Chesterfield BC. Total Love Gift New Jersey $13,861, USA $695,935.00 Special thanks to all the Board members for their service with the luncheon and kudos to Betty Bradley and the members of FBC New Market for hosting the event and serving a scrumptious lunch. We were blessed by words of inspiration from Rev. Mayra Castenada as she encouraged us to follow in the footsteps of Mary. Bonnie Mart was the top winner of the contest. We shared a birthday wish with 90 yr. Elsie Webster. If you want me to speak to your group, call 908-757-2068 or email cnbraun2@gmail.com. Claire Braun, Love Gift Chair Anita Keyser is passionate about all of us developing a stronger prayer life. She writes - "For such a time as this, every American Baptist Woman should be feeling the need of prayer. Our world is engulfed in fear, worry, and stress. Christians have an answer for them: Jesus, with the greatest power on earth-a gift from God thru Jesus-communication thru prayer. The need for now is an offering of earnest, prevailing prayer. I call on all of you to be the "watchman on the wall", to "stand in the gap" and to lead the way thru prayer for God to intercede in our lives.
Let us commit to a period of time to engage in a forgiving, believing, and persistent spirit of pleading with God for our country and leaders. He challenges us in Luke 11:9-10 ‘So I say to you, Ask, and it will given you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and for everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.' We have the opportunity to ask with boldness, undiscouraged perseverance, and with a confident assurance to approach Him thru the approval of Jesus Christ. 1 John 5:14-15 ‘And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.' Anita goes on to ask, " Will you commit, with me, for a period of thirty days, beginning with the day you receive this newsletter, to spend a few minutes each day in prayer for the needs all around us? Please send me the names of a few women in your church willing to make this commitment. See Phil. 4:6-7 ‘Do not worry about anything, but in everything in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving in your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.'" THE FOUR BLESSED LOOKS Look back and Thank God. Look forward and Trust God. Look around and Serve God. Look within and Find God. Without God, our week is : Mournday, Tearsday, Wasteday, Thirstday, Fightday, Shatterday, and Sinday. So allow Him to be with you every day! |
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INTERESTING MINISTRIES & OTHER NEWS Diane Hawthorne tells about a special ministry by Union Baptist Church in Orange. They run a Soup Kitchen and have a Youth Night twice per month, age restrictive. Children in the area get to spend time with church members, playing games and learning how to pray over your food and be thankful for those who stop to listen to them. Diane would like to know about other ministries in inner-city churches and how to bring in the little lambs. First Baptist Cranford/Elizabeth is doing great work with refugees from Myanmar/Burma. They have First Baptist Church of Westfield recently had a women’s weekend retreat at
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