MISSION NEWS

FEBRUARY 2009

 

Mark Your Calendar Ladies! We will be having a breakfast at the Hitch’n Post on March 14th at 8:30. Our speaker will be Linda Whitley and her topic will be Dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease. There will also be handouts for you to take with you on this topic. You are welcome to invite a friend. Would you prefer a breakfast buffet or ordering individually?

 

PROJECT DEADLINE FEB 12

Our project for January is collecting items for the Ronald McDonald House in Greenville. Items needed are listed (PLEASE do not contribute anything not on the list):

    Pudding cups                 Fruit cups                 Nabs                Pop-Tarts            Brownie Mix

    Single-serving size cereal boxes                             Postage Stamps             Clorox wipes

    Aluminum Foil                  Single-serving size cookies, chips, etc.

    Gallon-size Ziploc bags            STYROFOAM plates                           canned soup –NO TOMATO

                                                                                                            NO CHICKEN NOODLE

 

The annual Women on Mission Luncheon will be at The Memorial in Greenville, Sat., Feb. 14th at 10 am. The speaker is Renea Henderson as Ima Clutz. Let me know if you wish to attend.

 

WMU Focus week & Heck Jones Offering is Feb 9-15. Ladies Sunday will be Feb. 22. Charity Roberson (Anita & Freddie’s daughter) is our guest speaker for both services. Please let me know as soon as possible if you can assist by being an usher, singing in the choir, introducing speaker, praying, etc.

 

Children’s Day (grades 1-6;boys & girls) will be Feb 28th from 10 am till 2 pm at Washington First.

 

Please remember the suggested donation of $2 per member for the college students’ VALENTINE remembrance. Please give this to Shelby Hughes or Jean Harris, our college committee. Please remember students now and then with a card to let them know you are thinking of them.

 

North American Mission Emphasis and Annie Armstrong Offering is March 1-8.

 

The annual Family Mission Day @ SRBA Resource Center in Greenville will be April 4th.

 

Attached you will find a letter that I received from the Shelter of Love in Cambodia. If you wish to contribute to this children’s’ home please send your donations to the Faith Foundation at the address on the letter.         

 

Be in prayer for missionaries all around the world, also the lost, sick, homebound, jobless, stressed, depressed, etc. Keep our nation; it’s leaders and all world leaders in prayer also.

 

 

Diana                  ASAP    Always Say A Prayer