The Ohio Independent Baptist, Summer 1998

Ohio Women D ar Ladies, he ll,\lh l \'Ill' \\ h,ll She l"ould" l .11..h llt11l' I ,cc. ,,11tc \,r hc.1r lhn"c ,,1.,1d, th.ll ,,c h.1,c ·hn'-l' l1 ·'" our 199 '– l)1.) ()\\'\ll ' thcn1c. l 1n1111eJi,1tcl) think. . ··11.1,c l )" ." 1111..·crcl~ J l)ndcrcd. 1t's hutnl ltn~ .1nd 1..·on, 1cung. 1:,.,n"t tt? ~ I .1~t ,, eel... l ,, .1~ pr,, 1 lcgcd tn be ,, ith '-l'' l't ,11 ..She H..1th r>nnc \\'hat he l""'i.,uld" ,, t)tncn . I a ·c1.)n1pL1nic<l our teens lt\Hn l1nn1.1nucl t)n 1hc1r n11~~1ons trip. l>u11n~ the d,1\ ,, c ,, 0 1 "cd .,t halon1 ~ . I ,l"C c---,,n,r ).f: ~t)re 111U~clc~ anu ac hing t"1.'d' crt.11nl, n1.1de ,ne feel I had done · ,, h.tt I \..t,uld.. tn11.)rc th.u1 I thought p1.,,,1blc. ,ll'tu.lll: ~ ') .1roun<l the can,p . But. the teen~ ,1nd I left at 1hc end of the ,, "'C" l 1nd.1 Ch,1nd lcr and the other ,, 1.11ncn l)I\ ~t,1ff .1rc there all the tin1c It)\ 1ngl~ .1nJ \\ illingl) doing ,vhat they (Jn for the ·.1u . c of Chri:t. E.1ch C\Cn1ng ,,c helped the DcFelices Jnd n1en1ber" of Grace Baptisl Church of Gene\ a \\ 1th their \ ' B . It ,vn · a good ,, eek. .•1nd \\ c prai. c God f'or all He had d1.,nc t n and thn.>u 2:h u ·. But the teens and ...... I 'an1c hon1c unda\ after the VBS ~ (l1.)~1ng progran1. h1rle) Defelice and the \\ on1c n of Grace \\ i 11 re rn a1n there .1~. i~t1n2 the men of the conQregation .._ '-' ..... \\ llh follo", -up and di ·c ipl1ng, faithfully dL)Jn~ \\ hat the\ can to reach that ... - c~)t11n1un1t) "' 1th the gospe l of Je. us Chr1 ·t. During the ,,eek. the KJ!ko fan1Ily ,, -1, .1L L) at halon1 Lake Cnn1p. At the ~nJ of the \\ eek Bob. Jane. and daughter Eli('c left to return to Bra7il fo r another 6 OWMU Off icers 1998-99 President Mrs Sue Miller 1750 Fllnthill Dnve Columbus OH 43223 614-875-4128 V1ce-Pres1dent· Mrs Susan Johnson Box 247 Huntsburg OH 44046-0247 4 40-636-5543 Secretary: .~rs Bet1y Dyak 1911 Eldridge Avenue Ar<ron OH 44301 330- ... 24-96'6 Treasurer: • rs Ru r Shoe 8859 State Rt :.47 West DeGraff OH 43318 937-585-6255 tc1 n1 o l tnl'- '-lonar) ~crv1<.:c. Eli,ahcth, l:~thcr .1nd l~vonnc stayed to ~c rvc at Sh.,lnn, l akc an1p. l the end of the sun11ncr. l:, onnc \Vt ll join her parents. l"hc older girl~ ,vtll rc1nain 1n the s tate. t o attend college . ... i\1) heart ached as Jane and the gir ls shared their thoughts and tears with inc a~ they faced thei r first long period of se parati on. At that mon1cnl 1 could hug then, and they could sec 1ny concern. 1~oday . the 111 ile· separate us as they do \\ ith n1any of n1 y 1nissionary frie nd ·. o, "' hat can l. .. and you ...do to encourage and help thc1n? F1r ·t and forcn1os t we can pray . I'n1 rcn1indcd of on1cthing I read in Ed chv.,artL's autobiography, Trophies of Grace. Ed and hi · late wife. Mildred. \Vere accepted by Bap ti ·t Mid-Mi~sion · a · n1i · ·ionaric. to Venezuela in 1940. A the~ began 1naking preparati on a dear friend told then,, "'What you need Ji rst of all is /Jrayer. You need a goodly number of prayer \varri or holding you up bcfore the throne of grace, especiall y when you are out there on the front line~ of the battlefield.'' Ed took the advice and appealed to his "in terces ·ory mi ionar– ies' ' to '·dedicate definite periods of time each day to pray for definite needs." I believe "'She Hath Done What She Could" today inc lude being an " inter– ce -sory n1i ~sionary" for Ed. the Kilko , the Chandler . the DeFe lices, and all the mi · ·ionarics and MK we know. We 1nu ' t not for akc thi high calling and n1ini stry . We must not. I believe it also inc lude taking the tin1e to ·end a letter. card. or E-mail, or n1aki ng a phone call. That per onal con tact i important so we kno\v the "defini te need " during our "defi nite periods of prayer. " In the proces . our mi ss ionaries wi 11 be upl if'ted in the knowledge that ,ve care. Finally. we can give our quarters. Elizabeth Ki Iko told me she was o happy when he heard BMM' Women' Departn1enl Mini try was our 1998-99 OWMU project. She said the department does ..so 1nuch" to help the mi s ionarie It '!) true and our project will serve to enhance the 1n ini try' outreach . "'She Hath Done What She Could ." I a k you the question I ask my ·elf: Have you done today what you could for your m1ss ionarie and MKs? Is God nudgi ng you or whispering a name in y~ur ear r1 !!ht now? '--' I'll c lo·ej ust in ca e you need to ~pend a definite peri od of tin1e in intcrce sory prayer, or write that note, or make that call. or fill that quarter saver. Do what you can. Do it now. In Hts Love. Sue Miller Retreats SkyvlewRetreat Sept.,erriber 1'7 19 Speaker: Rebecca Baker. Cedarville College drama prof Theme: 11 bllver Boxec:,, 11 based on t;he book by Florence L1t;.t,auer Host church: Grace Bapt.,1st. f ro,y Total Cost: $4? (non refundable 'l,1 0 deposit by 9/1 made out, io Grace Bapt,1st Church. $32 balance due at, check 1n) Features: Shopping 1n Amish country. horseback riding. garage sa le. work s hops on "Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts." "Microwave Cooking." "Sewing. Quick Fixes Anyone Can Do." and ''Photo Albums/scrapbooks Atwood Lake Retreat November 12-13 Speaker. Babs Anderson Babs and her husband. Charles. serve with TIME (Baptist M1d- M1ss1ons) They were church planting missionaries 1n France for over 30 years Theme: "By His Light. I Walked Through Darkness" Host Chur ch: First Baptist. Niles Get detailed info at your church Scioto Hills Retreat September 10-12 Speakers: Marcia Ernst. ABWE Missionary to Papua. New Guinea, Jill Billington. Marcia's daughter & ABWE missionary appointee to Quebec. Canada Host Church: Berean Baptist Chur ch, Pickerington. assisted by Believers Bible Church. Lithopolis Total Cost: $50 for cabin. $60 /per son (double) for lodge. $25/night 1f not attending the entire retreat Pre-registration $30 Send to Sue Shadwick. 10460 Grant Lane, Pickerington OH 4314 7 Make checks out to Berean Bapt1'3t. marked "Retreat 11 Nov<theast Ohio WMF Fall M eetiV\9 Sep+embe v- 22 t-1 tA "'tsb tA v-9 Baptist Cht. \v-c h