The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 2001

DearLadies: ast ,,·eek I received a letter from a friend in Ne~·York and an e-ma il ~ from a 1n iss1onary friend in A fn ca. To,vard the end of her letter, the thend in ~ev,, '{ ork wrote, "I fee l I ike thi s letter is piece-mea l - a little here and little there; ...·· The fri end in .Africa began her co1Tc. pon– dence by stating he ,.vas going to ,vrite things not according to their priority or in,ponance. but j ust as they "sp ill ed out of her heart., . I· 111 going to borro\\· thei r thoughts and \\'rite you all a "picce-rncal" let terof thi ngs j u~t as they ··spil l out of n1y heart ." The term ··spi ll out.. is a good one as I consid~r the 1nini!)trv of our Ohi o Won1en' \ J M 1s~ronary L'nion. The retrea ts , the arcil fello\v~h1p 111ccting~. and the fa ll n1eeting in V\' l.!Slcn Ille ha, e flooded my soul to o, erllov.:ing \\'1th blessings. I can1e ho,ne frorn each refreshed in pirit and renew·eJ in n1y con1mitment to Christ and the sprcnd of Hi -., C, o~pcl. The t-el lo\\'Sh1p at each place \.\ a-; ~o "'vcet and so n1uch li ke " that abo\ c·· that l hated to leave. And oh. the jl)y ccnain ly bubbles over and .... pill :-. out of my heart each ti tne I think uf you r giving to the Meda ls for Glory port ion o l' uur 2001 -2002 O\ VMU project. 1\e, er ha<l \.VC ha<l a l ,.vo-part project that \\. oul<l he in e~"cncc. tv.-o six 1n onlh proji..:ct~. I knL·v.· going i n tha t n1o~t of our proJet t n1onl:y 1.:un1e1., in <l ur ing Apri l. l here 1~ u... ually \ er1 litt le in the fund by < h.: tnbi:1. I al'io k ne,, yo u·d gru,vn ai.: CU !-> ton1cd to the q ua11 <: r·.., i.1Vt.: r,. an<l no,, \·V l' • re :..i1.i~ 1ng )OU to lo ll i:ct yuur rnu111.: 1· in j ar.., • r·n, 11' 1t ... ure I fi:arcd n1 ut1ny. hut I ad1111t to ti.:u r1ng a <lrop-t>fr 111 1nlcrt.:!\ l I This Notice I~ To Ja r Your tA~moryl Pray that we reach (no, ma ke that exceedl) our goa l of $4,050 for Romanian Gypsies t,y Aprll mall to! r ranc ir1e Bere!:) 4331 Ellsworth..~--- 5r.ow, OH 1t4224 So. go ah ead. call me what r was, ··o. ye of little faith :' ' and note I said ··was.' ' For you have in creased n1y faith - rea lly increased r11y fai th1 Our Meda ls for Glory total was 54,050. right '? Our final total (ac tuall y God' s total!) ,vas S6,650 ! Go ahead- ay ' 'A n1en!" Let ' . cont inue to bathe in prayer thi s Medal s for Glory outreach, rea liz ing \VC ·re in spiritual wa rfare. but res ting on God 's pron1ises to an~vver in "great and 1nighty .. ways . Th inki ng ahead no"v to the second part ofour OWMU project (helping the Oanas family rc~1ch Ron1an ian gypsic" for l ~hri st) let n1e ren,ind you to keep your jars out during the holidays. May be yo u cou Id even J ccorate then, so they 'd be noti ced bv visitors. \\/ ho kno\\'S, 1navbc Unc le Ha~ry or Aun t Mat ilda \.\.'Otil d '~'an t to share their quarters \.Vhen they stop by to drop off thei r fruitcake! ~ I ' 111 seri ou!-1 110\V. l to lJ you n1v fai th . ~ ha" increased. I ' 111 thinki ng ,vay beyond fnu r houses no\v . So are ~o ,nc or you. ()ne OWMU n1e111ber (v.:ho j ust happen~ to h\ C on Ciypsy Lane- honestly !) j.., prHy1ng ,ve'II provide IO hon1c~! Do I n~e<l to call 'r-"OU bv 111 v "o IJ" na 111e. L) ran: J ~ J you right now th inki ng hov,1 you' re going to decorate that jar'.> With God ' s b.lcs~ ing ~nd he lp. \\,C \\, ill exceed our goal. c·ontac t your area lellu\\'Shtp prc:-. idcnt or l1l ~ ror brochure:\. label ..,. and the nt:\\' pro j~c t \'idco . I guarantee that nncl' y uu ·, c -.. cen It you· 11 gi v1.:. l1nd YL)lJ ' ll gt\ l.: thanki ng the L_oru ro1 all tha t Vllll ha\'L' . ()n~ la ... t thi n}!. hefore I clo, c. WhL' ll .... you !;!Cl your nc\\ 2002 cnlcndar, c1rch: th1 .., Jatc: ,i\ Pl{ II 9. 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