Women On Mission - March 2023
Week of Prayer for North American Missions
March 5-12, 2023
It is estimated 275 million people in North America are lost. That’s men, women, young adults, and children. Among that population is more than 40 million people living in the United States who were born in another country. That’s about one-fifth of the world’s migrant population—more than any other country. Almost every nation in the world is represented in North America, making it one of the most complex missions fields. And immigrants, even from countries closed to the gospel, continue to come here for a better life. Your generous giving to the annual Annie Armstrong Easter offering makes an eternal impact across North America. You and your church are the fuel that enables thousands of missionaries to be sent, to plant churches, and to serve the needs of people who desperately need a gospel witness. The national goal is $70 million. Oakhill’s goal is $10,000.
Who Is Annie Armstrong?
Annie Armstrong was born in 1850 in Baltimore, Maryland. While her opportunities were limited as a women, she was dedicated to Christ and led a life of service and leadership. She organized women to pray, give, and meet needs. As the first executive director of Woman’s Missionary Union, Annie challenged pastors and churches to action and rallied vital support for missionaries. Her life of missions work included leading the formation of missions organizations for children, raising support for missionaries to Italian and Jewish immigrants, initiating fundraising “brick cards” to build churches in Cuba, gaining support for the first Black female missionaries with the Home Mission Board (now NAMB), and advocating for Native Americans and impoverished mountain people. In 1934, because of her trailblazing and visionary leadership, the offering started in 1895 to support the work of the Home Mission Board was renamed in her honor to encourage more people to follow her sacrificial example. Today, more than $2 billion has been donated by Southern Baptist churches and individuals through this offering.
Women on Mission will meet next on Thursday, March 2nd in the Grace classroom at 1:00 pm.