A Successful Mission Sunday
Success of events can be measured in numbers through attendance and money and in loyalty and enthusiasm of those who participate. It can also be measured in heart and spirit. This year’s Missions Sunday had great participation, attendance and enthusiasm—but even greater heart and spirit.
Our mission partners shared their ministry results through numbers and people or, as some older Baptists used to say, “nickels and noses.” Greater than these was the spirit of our mission partners who are on the front line of sharing the good news of Jesus through word and deed.
Some of our partners visited our Sunday school classes where they shared about their ministry and work. One shining example was the Lilburn Cooperative Ministries director, Jackie Wells Smith. Mrs. Smith presented with great compassion and care details of the ministry to those in need of food, temporary housing and clothing. One listener was so impressed that he gave a check on the spot.
Oliver Dean, young son of Nathan and Carrie, pastors of the Blue Mountain Church in Blairsville, GA, spoke to the youth. Oliver shared what it was like to minister in the mountains with the specific challenges and opportunities experienced there. Our youth were enthralled by his presentation.
Other classes likewise listened with attention to our mission partners who are the hands and feet of Jesus and who are the extension of our willingness to GIVE, GO, SERVE.
Our pictures show Smoke Rise people at the Mission Sunday breakfast meeting and learning about how we do missions through our mission partners.
World Mission Offering
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