The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 2003

The Purpose of Projects! by Susan Johnson ery year the Ohio Women· . Mi ionary Union pre, ent to the ~ adie · of Ohi o a proj ec t that we a a Uni on. aJl of u together. can parti cipate in for the , preading of the Go:pe l in a \pecifi c part of the worl d. Ou r purpo. e for the project i to be: I . un ited to meet a pecifi c financ ial need. 2. united to dili gentl y eek God on behalf of a pecific group of people. The "JJroject " beco111e our u11 i1ec/ l,ear1- focus}<Jr the )'ear. To paraphrase Nati onal Repre\entati e John Greening. "Together we can do more~· · It ~een1~ th at God delight when Hi s children are united to erve Him. It i~ n1y awe ome honor to share with you how God ha u ed ) our united effort to pro\ ide Fami ly Horne. for orphans in Zambia. Our total giving in doll ars i ... 16.000! ! That mean we we re abl e to provide eight Fan1i Iy Uni ts for orphan~. Our total giving in prayer and partic ipation in that work i mea~ured onl y by God and Vvil l bee\ idenced in etern ity. Rachae l Chan1ber write~. ··11is one lhing to have the vi\ion for the it·ork of Goel before us; it i\ another thing to have the ,nellns ancl energ_r to clo it. God ha.\ linkecl bo1h the , 1 is1<111 ancl the n1ea11s logether i, ·hen /-le led (J i1'MU leat.fer\hiJJ 10 take 011 1hi., J>roject. Whal an l{/]1r111a1io11 1his i.\ to u.,.' i1 1 e are u ,trc1tefu/ lJene_fuctors <~{_)our \/Jirilual enerx1es ant.I ) 'Our 1110/erial henc~/11\ . 1hank ,·ou jfJr _rour /Jt1rtici1>alion 111 1he e[/orl 10 .\al\'age chilclren ', /i, ·e., J'r1r the , au.,e and ,tlor_r of Goll.' I lo, ·e .,·ou ./'or l111k111g ar,n, ii 11h u.\; I lo, ·e rou /Jecau,e God led rou 10 £lo i1; l lo, •e _)'Oll l>ecau,e 2002-2003 OWMU Officers President Susan Johnson 16401 Mayfield Rd , Box 247 Huntsburg, OH 44046 440-636-5543 Vi ce-President Margaret Warren 83 24th Street NW Barberton, OH 44203 330 825 7072 Sec retary Betty Dyak 1911 [ldndge Ave . Akron OH 44301 330 724 9676 Treasurer r ranc1ne Beres 4331 Ellsworth Ad. Stow OH 44224 330-945 9346 vou are 111 v sisters in Jesus Christ, anc/ ro11 . . . act like sisters. " I would like to introduce to you the 2003- 2004 OWMU State project. God ha · led u · to unite fo r the Oj ibway Indian~ of Kenora, Canada. (Many of you already knov1 and lo e Carri e Thon1pson, fron1 Berea. Ohi o and have seen God 's kind v.ro rk in and through her heart and her mu. ic.) The financial need for thi . proj ec t is 9,000. It wi II pro ide a storage shed and sound system for the n1i ·, ion church, Berean Bapti , tin Kenora. It will also prov ide an outboard motor for their mi s ·ion camp, Camp Ben1ahdezwin (Camp New Life). I belie e \Vilh all n1y heart Lhal God ha~ a great harves t of Ojibway soul s there on the reserva ti ons in and around Kenora. The work is slow and tediou. - among people who are lost in deep darknes, . Our job is to un ire and bold ly ·eek God fo r the working of Hi~ piri l in the ir hearts-turning Lhem f ron1 darkne:s to the Light. Je us hri ~t. My heart is e~pec ially burdened to seek God for Ojibway peopl e to con1e to Chri ~t who would be strong innuencers an1ong their own people to lead n1any more to Hin, . People like aul or Tar~u~ and Lydia of Phi Iippi , who in 1 uenccd n1u It itu de~ to sat ation by their changed li\ es. If you arc intcrc\ tcd in a IO-n1inutc projec t video or Kcnora, brochure!'>. jar labcl1., and book ,narks. contac t n1c or your loca l area officer\. You Iad ic"> arc U\.\ c~on1e ! Thank you ror un iting toge ther for ..project~ .. for the ~h ining of the Go,pc l of Jc'i u, Chri ~t. He ha"> been honored b) your heart rc~pon!'lc ! All prai"c to our grea t ( iod ! Fall Retreats Skyview Ranch September 18-20 Speaker: Juanita Purcell Scioto Hills September 25-27 Inn of the Amish Door November 13, 14 Speaker: Racheal Chambers Fall Meeting October 21, 1:30 p.m. Gallipolis, Ohio ~~LI Y • Hl:INLl:N ARCHITECTS & PlANNERS. INC. 336 Sturges Avenue, Mansfield, Ohio 44903 Phone : (419)526-1988 Fax: (419)526-1989 website: felty-heinlen.com ' 1 Fe/~J'-Heinlen Arcbitectsand Planners, )1()11rprofessio11a/ pa1111er in cburcbgrou 1 lh." OARBC Property Insurance Group Plan Participating chu1r:hes have contributed annual dmdends exceeding $13,000 to your State Association Adn11111\tcrcd h\ RLTPP :.\g~nc\ . ~ . ( 'nlu1nhu"o. Ohio 6 14-486-59 I I 1011- rrcc: 1-800-2~ ') -925l PAX : 614-486-2492 JewishJ\wareness f1 inisfries ot Ohio ''Sflrrinl! f he pews tor fheJews" - t J • I for information contact: 811/ McVey 3606 Cedarbrook Rd Cleveland. OH 44118 216-932-5029 - PO Box 21100 Clevel and OH 44 ·121 (440) 684 0220 I h:ivdld id • C1n 1 11,,t • Plloe 1 ,. • F I lt1 • b Clt1 • U til I 7 I