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Texas Baptists have traditionally used the month of September to emphasize Texas Mission work as well as collect the Mary Hill Davis Offering For Texas Missions. Today many churches use an ongoing mission emphasis or collect their World Mission offering at another time, part of which is designated for Texas Missions. The Mary Hill Davis Offering for Texas Missions can be highlighted and celebrated all year round. Regardless of the way your church collects money for your Missions Offerings, September is a good time to share what Texas Baptists are doing and what their needs are.
The WMU of Texas, who promote the Mary Hill Davis Offering For Texas Missions, has already sent packets out to
churches so that preparations can be made for this mission emphasis. The theme for the 2008 emphasis is Firm
Foundation. Traditionally, the suggested week of prayer has been the third week in September of each year. Thus
this year's emphasis would be highlighted September 14-21. However, depending on your church calendar it might
be best to host at another time, i.e. August, end of September or even in October. In order to assist Texas Baptist
churches the Promotional materials are undated so that each church can use the materials at the time that is best for
them.
If you have not received your promotional packet, please let me know so that I can help you get one as soon as
possible. As well, I am prepared to come to your church at any time and share with your congregation, your WMU,
a Sunday School class, Prayer meeting, youth Mission organization, or any other group what Texas Baptists are
doing to reach the lost and dying in our state. There is also curriculum available that can be used to teach
children?s and youth classes.
Whether we want to admit it or not, we do not live in a Christian State any longer. More than half of all Texas
residents are either unchurched or belong to a non-evangelical or non-Christian movement. They do not have the
Firm Foundation of Jesus Christ in their lives or in their faith. We must work now to reclaim Texas for Christ
before it is too late. To that end, more than ever before, we need to support the Mary Hill Davis Offering and focus
on sending mission teams to Texas mission projects.
If I can assist your church in promoting Texas Missions in any way, please let me know as soon as you can so that I can put your church on my calendar.
As always, I look forward to your call.
Your Mission Service Corps Director of Volunteerism
Carl L. Brown Jr.
325-893-2114
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