The Ohio Independent Baptist, May/June 1993

Shepherds' Or. James Misi rian receives keys to new van from Campbe ll 's representative . Shepherds Trades Labels For Van W i tJ1 tJ1e help of hurche and friend a ro,, tJ1c counu-y, Shepherd lion1e and h l recentl y presented Can1pbe11 ~ will1 995,000 Can1pbcll' label - enough to be awarded the top prize of a 15- eat van in tJ1e ampbell ' Label for Edu ation Program . Thi i the econd van Cainpbell ' ha gi ven hepherd in ilie pa t tl1ree year . Many Ohio churche are regularly invol ved in collecting the label . " We oot the word out ilirough a mailing Ii t ::, of fri end and churche aero the country," Pre ident Jame · Mi iriru1 aid. •· on1etime iliey end back boxe f illed w il.11 tJ1em, or a church group vi it a11d bring along a ackful. " hepherd re ident and volunteer worked to prepare t11e 995,000 label needed for the new van. hepherd ' collection o f label placed 10th of the 25,000 ubn1ittcd f rom aero the United tate . hepherd , l ocated in outheastern Wi con in, o ffer "Compa ionate Chri tian Care for the M entally Di - a bled." The Home provide educational in truction, pre- vocational training and re idential facilitie for nearl y 160 men and women, a well a a Bibl e-centered curriculum, personali zed work hops f_or churche ru1d chool , hort tenn re p1te cru-e for adult during ummer month , volun teer program and re idcnt go pel team . Additional in fom1ation about tl1i unique mini try i available by contact– ing hepherd , PO Box 400, Union Grove, WI 53 182. C.0.M.E. Evangelist Woody Hoskins 518 Spicer Street Akron , O H 44311-1832 216-535-3711 A v ailab le fo r rev iv al, 1nissions & youth 1neet ings 6 Women's Page 1993-94 Project To Help New Believers In my devotion recently, I read I Peter 2:2, " A newborn babes, desire me incere milk of the word, that ye may grow tl1ereby." It had pecial i gnificat1ce when I thought about ome o f tJ1e tJling goi ng on around me. I-lave you been around a newborn baby recentl y? Our nursery at church ha been providing me tllat opportunity. Newborn are so precious. They bring uch joy and represent o much poten– tial . Have you noticed (how can you ll..Q1 notice?) tJ1eir ingle-mindedness and de ire when they're hungry? They go after that milk in a frenzy . Can you imagi ne what it would be like try ing to feed them if you had to prepare fonnula one tablespoon at a time? That' s what many of our missionarie are doing. They labor to bring forth new babe in Chri t (John 1:12, 13) but there i no pre-n1i xed fonnula ( imple, basi c Dear Ladies In Deuteronon1y 8:2, God, through Mo e , in tructed the I raelite to " remember all the way whi ch t11e L ord tJ1y God led thee these forty year in tbe wi lderne s. " God knew if they l ooked back at al l of His provi i on , care, and bl e ing , tJ1ey ' d move ahead in faith to the new challenges of the promised land. The same i true for us today. A we look back at all of the provision , care, and ble ing of ilie pa t four year in t11e OWMU mini try, we wil l wit11 great faith a11d renewed eniliu i a m move al1ead to l.11c task before u as we continue to " Join hand and SP AN the world for mi sions" until Jesus comes for us. My heart is full now, and I wi h it were po ible for me to thank each one of you per onall y for the way you have enriched n1 y life and encouraged my heart these past four yeai-s. At this moment o many dear names and face come to my mind, a11d wil.11 Paul I can trul y ay, " I thank my God upon every remembrance of YOU." In 1--Ii love and for His glory, Sue Miller teaching materials) available. Often the material available i s beyond the learn– ers' reading skill s. Missi onaries must each prepare their own l essons to "feed,, the newborns while at the same time trying to bring mor e babies to li fe in Christ, caring for the older children and teens, and establishing an orderly functioning home (church) . Most of the time there are few or no other adults to help. Our new Ohio OWMU project provides a way for us to help. Right here, in Ohio, we have some pre-mixed formula (seven Bible study courses) that needs to be packaged (printed) and mailed. The TIME department of Baptist Mid-Missions ~as been busy preparing a number of basic tudy courses desi gned to feed new– borns . Bob and Ruth Watter on spent two terms in Ghana before coming to the TIME department. They know first– hand just what i needed. With the help of other missi onaries and department writer , iliey have produced materials that will benefit mis ionarie and new believer around the world . Ladies, let us once again join bands for the work (save those quarters) and join hearts in prayer as we have the opportunity to Invest in TIME for E ternity . Servants together with Him, D iane Varner 1993 FALL RETREATS Scioto Hills Retreat September 9-11 Speakers: Cheryl Fawcett and Sue Shipp Theme: "Women Mentoring Women" Host Church: Clintonville Baptis~ Columbus Skyview Retreat September 16-18 Speaker: Shirley DeFelice Theme: "And God Promised" Host Church: Northfield Baptist Salt Fork Retreat November 11-12 Speaker. Elaine Schulte Theme: "In Times Like These" Host Church: Welch Road Baptist, Commercial Point