ANNIE ARMSTRONG EASTER OFFERING AND WEEK OF PRAYER

 

This past Sunday we distributed the 2023 Prayer Guide for North American Missions. I encourage you to use this prayer guide in your daily quiet time. You will be inspired and your prayers will be greatly appreciated by our missionaries. If you did not get a copy, they will still be available Sunday as you enter the Worship Center. Make sure to pick one up. They do not go out of date and any time is a good time to pray for our missionaries and their Kingdom work.


We will also be collecting a special offering to go to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. We once were asked “Who is this Annie Armstrong and will we ever get her paid off?” One day, when Christ returns, we will not have any more mission offerings. Until then, let’s continue to give generously.

Annie Armstrong was born in 1850 and died in 1938. She provided visionary leadership as she organized women to pray, to give and to meet the needs of those around them. She constantly challenged pastors and churches to action and rallied vital support for missionaries. In 1934, just 4 years before she died, The Southern Baptist Home Mission Board renamed their Home Mission Offering. The new name was The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. She was an inspiration to thousands and she continues to be. Try googling her name and read the inspirational stories and the great accomplishments that came from serving the Lord. You will see why she was chosen. She even helped raise funds that supported Lottie Moon. Lottie Moon is a story we will address in December. Lol

Thank you for doing mission work right here in our community. You are the missionaries for our time and in our places where we live. May we always be aware of our need to be outward focused.

See you Sunday, good Lord willing,

Pastor Tom