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Women on Mission - October 2019

Receipts for the World Hunger Offering are $1,442.99.  Thank you to all the Oakhill families who gave to this important ministry! We are told by Bread for the World that one in five children in the US are affected by this problem.  Total receipts since 1981 are $50,333.50. 

We have been asked by the Evansville Rescue Mission to collect macaroni and cheese (not cake mix) for their Gobbler Gathering.  We hope to collect at least 750 boxes. Those may be left in the lower level lobby beginning Sunday, October 6th. (Please be sure each box is not outdated.) Deadline is Sunday, November 10th. We have been involved in this ministry since 1996 when we collected 740 cans of green beans (much cheaper then.)

I was pleased and amazed recently to see an article in the Evansville Courier and Press about a Southern Baptist missionary martyr. A quiet Knoxville, Tennessee boy, Bill Wallace became a beloved physician and Baptist missionary serving southern China for 15 years. In December of 1950, Chinese Communist soldiers arrested him. By then, every Baptist Missionary except him and a nurse had left the country. He was accused of being a spy, tortured, and killed. He was buried in China. Thirty-four years later his remains were brought home to Knoxville. A book “Bill Wallace of China” was written about his selfless life.

Women on Mission will meet Monday, October 14th at 6:00 pm at the church.  All our ladies are invited to be with us.

Women on Mission - September 2019

Mark Bennett - East Asian Peoples
- Birthday: June 22

After a journeyman term that started in Taiwan and ended in Japan, Mark Bennett and his wife, Sharon, attended seminary before returning to Japan in 1996. For 18 years, they ministered in many cities and roles and had truly found their calling and home. When an unplanned medical leave threatened to pull them away from the land and people they loved, the Bennetts “continued trusting in the Lord and His ability to bring about all things for good.” By the grace of God, they returned to Japan in 2015.

Since then, Mark has been working with the homeless in Tokyo. “We give them literal bread in one hand and the Bread of life in the other,” Mark said. “This is the most amazing miracle we have been allowed to witness and participate in.” The Bennetts now baptize an average of one man per month.

June is the rainy season in Japan, and Mark asked for prayer for the sidewalk chapel he hosts twice a week for the homeless community. “This time of year is always a challenge because we worship and study the Word outside in (a) park.”

In August, the Bennetts will be heading to the States for a year to serve as missionaries in residence at California Baptist University - and leave their youngest son to start his college career. When they return, they will not only be empty nesters but also be preparing for the 2020 Olympics.

Pray for Mark and his family as they begin this new season. Pray also for healing and transformation for “his guys” - the homeless and former homeless he has been ministering to.                                                      ****************************************************************
World Hunger receipts to date are $1,159.00

Women on Mission will meet Monday, September 9th at 6:00 pm at the home of Jean Hitchcock. All our ladies are invited to be with us.