Missions Reports

Watch for additional team reports from our various missions projects, trips, and partnerships.

Golden Girls of BVBC Ongoing Mission Project.pdf

Nicaragua Mission Trip 2009.pdf

Portugal Library Team (April 24 - May 1, 2010)

This mission team was led by Summer Roberson, and consisted of 3 women from our church and 2 others from other churches in the SBC. They were able to install a new library sofware program in the seminary library. Be looking for a more in-depth team report in the near future.

BGR In-Home Care Kit - Kenya Report & Prayer Request

Dear Friends and Family,

We are writing to ask you to pray for something today. 100-150 In-Home Care kits are being transported from Kenya to Uganda as you read this email. We have the paperwork to receive duty free status at the border, but we have learned over the years that nothing is certain! These In Home Care kits, packed in 5 gallon buckets, are crossing the Kenya/Uganda border either today (Wednesday June 23) or tomorrow (Thursday June 24). Would you please pray that this would go very smoothly and that no duty would be required? Also pray for safety and wisdom for Paul the truck driver (on left in the photo below) as he travels and for him to link up easily with the partners receiving the kits in Uganda. Thank you!

You can also thank God for the organization who is transporting these for us at no-charge.

Blessings!

Mark and Susan

Mark, Susan, Stratton and Rachel Hatfield
Area Director, Sub Saharan Africa
Baptist Global Response
PO Box 708 Village Market
00621 Nairobi
KENYA

LETTER FROM JERRY RANKIN (President of the International Mission Board)

Today we will be announcing the results of the 2009 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Before release to the general public, I wanted to share the information with you and, in addition, express a word of gratitude to you and your church.

The total amount received through the 2009 offering is $148,984,819.41. Thank you to you and your church family for giving to reach a lost world. While this is short of the goal, these gifts express the heart of God's people toward the world.

This amount includes the nearly $4,000,000 that was spontaneously given by churches and State Conventions in special offerings, which is reminiscent of 2 Corinthians 8:1-5. This passion for world missions first surfaced with a spontaneous offering received by the Pastor's Conference attendees in their June, 2009 meeting in Louisville KY, with a host of churches following that leadership in August. What followed from those days can only be described as "the heart of God touching our Southern Baptist people".

Falling short of our $175 M goal has meant a reduction in our overall missionary force by over 500 this year. In addition, we have many more who are called to go and asking if they too can be deployed. We are thankful that through this offering, the operating budget has been met and we will be able to sustain 5,000 missionaries serving on the field.

We are genuinely grateful to your church family and grateful for the grace that the Lord Jesus has given you in these days.
Please accept this humble attempt by us to express our gratitude.

Thank You,

Jerry Rankin
President, IMB
2 Corinthians 9:10-12