The Ohio Independent Baptist, Spring 1996

Ohio Women Dear Ladies, I an1 \\ r1lln~ tht " the '- t Ir, t \\l'C h. t) I ,\ pril B, thl' t11nc \ ou read . . It. \\ c ,, ii I ha, c had ()Ur O\\' t l l spring r.lll~ ._1 n<l n1an, of) ou \\ tll h1..l\ c sai d," o that ·" \\ here Bc11c ro nta I nc I $ !" \ nJ. bc~.iusc )OU,\C hccn the re, 1 ou' II .11,\, h.n t)\\ ht)\\ t<) pronounce 1t correctly. l·u1 thcrn1,)rc.. ,n ·c God hear and .u1~,, er. t)Ur pr._1) er . I an1 confident that \ 1.)u·11. ttll he praising H1n1 for "The P1.,tp1.)U lTt ()r Pr~u~c. Pra) er and Exhorta- 11r1n·· ,, c ,hL1rcd toge ther th at day . I .1,t night I ·on1plc tcd the program ltll the pr1ng rall 1 . ,\,htch i · no\.\' a n1cn11.)r) fo r )OU. I divided the morning \CS~1on into three segn1cnt · under the ... tol11.)\\ 1ng . uhutles : "We Prepare Our Hc.1rt:-."· "\\'c Offer Our Prai ·e:· and "\\ c Lift Our E,e ." The afternoon . L',,1t1n \\a · under the head ing. ' 'We Pr.1~. 0 God. trcngthcn our Hand ." Th.n pra) er of ehcn1iah ·: wi 11 be our r1 J) er Jnd our then1e as \Ve work t1Jgcthcr on our 1996-97 OWMU project. ·rh.n pro.1ect ,~ the ·ecurlly ·y ·tern of Faith Co1nn1un1ty Center. a Bapti st Mid– \.11, . ion~ n11n1. Lr) in urban Cl eveland . Nchcn11ah led a Jewi sh rc n1 nant back to Jcru alcn1 Lo rcbui Id the wal I· of that ~1l~ Bccau c of n1uch oppo ·ni on and man, tnal~. ehen11ah cri ed out to God. . ... ~ Lrcn ~Lhen Lhcn our hand: ." God did .... 1u:--L thJt. nnd the wall · were fini shed in an an1a11ngl) . horL length of tin1e. 6 • • • • • • • • B I h Ii L • ii ( • oun ,c I I rH.! ' ·1 1111 11 istry of eucourage1ne111 to leadership of the church H'orldu·ide l.c.1dc1 ,hip ('on-.ul1-i111 n C )12,1n11 l11Pn,il C\1n,ult.111on \crn1n,u, t\.. LO lllCICllLC' \.hUILhC, & llll,,1on,1 ·1 c.1n1 Hu Ill.I Ing ~1 1n1,tr} l)l'\ L'lnprn l'.nl \\ 111 ~, hop, !)('.11. n' f·IJc1 [)c\clop1nLnl ('11, R-.,pon,~ R utc :; _2 Hox 10 I l I\ c I ll I c ~ (. 2 ~ 7-t (, Ph r11.: 70-t <,2- 005 -l l··\X 704 <,2-; Oil".., l 'hat ~an1c prayer is needed for l 1 ro.icct lcvc land as we work together to renovate the hu tl d1ng ,vhcn ll ' s purchased; to give hands-on help wi th the 111 1n1. try of Faith Con1n1unity Center there 1n the heart of Cleveland 's inner c ity : and , to ~ave our quarter · to provide the bui lt-i n security y te rn th at wi ll en ure the safety of the compl eted fac ili tic . And yes, the goal for our project had to be rai ·ed to meet th i. need . But, remember, we ' re asking God to strengthen 0ur hand . So, we pray , he!ievi ng He ' II help u fill tho c 2,000 quarter aver.. I will c lo ·e now. I want to. pe nd time in prayer for God ' bl c ing upon our time together in Bellefontaine (You may be ayi ng, "Thank you, Lord . You did ble ."). I wi ll also pray th at God will strengthen our hands in the coming year to pray for, to work in, and to give to the n1ini<itry of the Fai th Community Center. In Hi · Love, Sue Miller OWMU Officers 1995-96 President: Mrs. Sue Miller 1750 Flinthi ll Drive Columbus OH 43223 614-875-41 28 Vice-President: Mrs . Astrida Kuhns 1478 Oakwood Avenue Akron OH 44301 216-724-5626 Secretary: Mrs. Pat Warren 98 Kyle Drive Cedarville OH 45314 513-766-591 3 Treasurer: Mrs. Ruth Shoe • 8859 State Rt. #47 West DeGraff OH 43318 513-585-6255 Strengthen Our Hands BAPTIST MID-MISSIONS' Project Cleveland Security Sys tem DATES TO REMEMBER OWMU Fall Rally October 29, 1996 Berea Baptist Church 250 West Street Berea, OH 44017 Scioto Hills Retreat September 5-7, 1996 Host Church: First Baptist, Gallipolis Skyview Ranch Retreat September 21-22, 1996 Host Church: Northfield Baptist, Northfield Atwood Lake Retreat November 7-8, 1996 Host Church: Millersburg Baptist, Millersburg