The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 2000

Dear Ladies ofOWMU read ,vith intere t and total agreement John Greening s article, "What s in a ame? 'in the November 2000 issue of the Baptist Bulletin. If you have not read it, you hould. If you have, you will know it wa an appeal to be proud of our Bapti t heritage... proud enough to u e the name, to be identified a Baptist. One entence in the article really caught n,y attention. It read: "Often I observe that when the name ·Bapti st' is removed. a loyal commitment to the heritage gradua lly dimini hed." I be li eve that is true. That same thing seems to happen when the word "missionary" is dropped from ourWomen' s Fellowships. Before long "a loyal commitment to the heritage gradually dimin i hed. ' Mis ionary letters gradually go unread, the reque t and plea for prayer unheeded. Mi sionary cupboards gradually become a bare a Mother Hubbard 's, the items left, too outdated for her dog. Missionary mailboxes gradua lly contain few if any, notes of encouragement, the ones there u ually from fam ily. Mi sionary vi it to d April 17-0WMU spring M meeting, Emmanuel Baptis Marysville "'"'" r.-/ Sept 20-22--Ladies ~ retreat @ Skyview d Sept 27-29- Ladies lYJ retreat@Scioto Hills d Oct 23-0WMU fall M meeting , Grace Baptist Westerville d Nov 8-9--Ladies lYJ retreat , The Inn at Amish Door1nWilmot d Get more quarter ~ savers for the women . 1 1n my M1ss1onary Fellowship our churche become lower in atten– dance, the lack of interest sadly evident. Missionary fi elds,"white unto harvest," will re11a in empty, potential laborers not eeing the need. Now before you say it, I ' ll say it for you. ''Sue, you' re meddl ing." I gues I am and I admit a John Greening did , that I a1n a bit biased. Wo,nen's Mi s ionary Fellow hips- loca l area and state- are very dear to my heart . But don' t you think they are dear to God 's heart as well ? After a ll , this is the sea on when we celebrate the birth of I-Ii Son the Mi ssionary He sent from heaven to earth , the One who in tum, told u to "go into a ll the world" with Hi Good News. Oh yes yes yes, miss ions and missionaries remain dear to God's heart, and they 11u t rema in dear to our . So let's not drop the name "mi ionary,, from our fe llowship or from our heart . The cost is too dear. The godly heritage, too precious. OWMUOFFICERS President: Mrs. Sue Miller 1750 Flinthi ll Drive Columbus OH 43223 614-875-41 28 Vice-President: Mrs. Susan Johnson Box 247 ln 1-1 is Love, Sue Huntsburg OH 44046-0247 440-636-5543 Secretary: Mrs. Betty Dyak 19 11 Eldridge Avenue Akron OH 44301 330-724-9676 Treasurer: Mrs. Ruth Shoe 8859 State Rt. #47 West OeGratf OH 43318 937-585-6255 The quarters are coming in ...our total is climbing. You are getting EVERYONE involved in th is project. Keep up the good work. Keep gi ving, praying , and remembering Jeremiah 32 :17. A $16,000 S goal is not ~ too difficul t 'P - for our God. Flexible format Solid Bible teaching Character-building theme Strong evangelistic emphasis Creative teacher training helps 1.800.727.4440 ' w.regularbaptistpress.org/vbs Call for your FREE catalog! Available Dec. 2000 llegu laT Ba pti t Pre Bu1ld1ng Lives h~· thr' Book liiiiiiiiiiiiil OWMIJ 2000·200I Project 60, IJIJIJ quarters for Patmos, Sltyvlew & Scloto Hllls Keep Glvin9 &Prayin9l .. Ohio Independent Baptis t is a publicat ion of the O hio A ociation of Regular Bapti t hurche Editor talc R ..cprescntati\'c On, i<l Warren Ma naging Editor Linda Thon1us s i tant l~ditor Pat Warren ·r ec hni cal t\ ss is tancc Register <.,raph 1c~ Randolph, C\\ 'f llrk Plca~c direct all rnn1111cnt~. rorrc~pondcncL', and Ill'\\, ll' hi o Indepe nde nt B,1pti~t P () Ilox 29 \0-i8 Ketll.:nng, ( >11 -i "..i.29 91 7-294 () ''H)' l h e.· () IH 1, puhli...ht•d ,1, l11nt·, p t't \t',11 h), tht· t>hH1 \ ,,,1'-1 ,111,111 ,11 R1.·gul.11 IL1pt 1,1 ( hu11.h1.·, l"'I'"' I ,ht llt 1,1.· I >, t\ ll>II ( H l -t " i I l) '-.uh, 1. 1qHn111, ,l it' \-t (\h IOtl' ll!lll p1.·1 \1.'.II