Women on Mission March 2018
A Focus on North American Missions
By Laura Harper
Who was Annie Armstrong?
Our offering for North American Missions is named for Annie Armstrong, a lay leader in Southern Baptist life in the 1800s. By the age of 31, this single young woman was helping to start a missions organization in her home city of Baltimore. She was soon using her gifts at the state and national levels. At the age of 37, she helped to start WMU and led it strategically to become the global influence it is today. At the age of 55, “Miss Annie” left the organization in capable hands and focused the rest of her life on grassroots works in her city.
How did she find God’s plan for her life? She studied her bible to learn how to share God’s love with others; prayed for missionaries and those they were helping to discover Christ; rallied churches to give more to missions; and did missions, distributing food, clothing, and bibles to those in need. Flowing from her deep prayer life and involvement in her church, she gave of herself - all that God had put into her. She combined her passion for God, her love for people, her gifts for strategy and communication, and, perhaps most of all her determination to serve with every ounce of energy she had. She let God show her one step at a time as she continued to trust in Him.
Week of Prayer for North American Missions - March 4th - 11th
On Wednesday, March 7th a North American Mission study will be presented at noon in the Fellowship Hall following our noon meal. The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering offers our church an opportunity to support the work of over 5, 600 missionaries as they plant churches, reach out to college students and so much more. The theme for the Week of Prayer is “Here and Now” with I John 3:18 as the banner verse: “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and in truth.” Our total 2017 receipts for AAEO were $6,696.42 (this includes spec. offering plus Mission Club receipts).
Women on Mission will meet Monday, March 12th at 6:00 pm at the home of Barb Burns. All our ladies are invited to join.