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543 Ockley Drive
Shreveport, LA 71106
FI RST BAPTIST CHURCH OF
SHREVEPORT
Our partner, Pastor Eleazar Sie-
benhor, a local Guatemalan mis-
sionary, passed away of cancer,
however, his children carry on
the work of the association of
over 50 churches in the state of
San Marcos in northwest Guate-
Our partner-
ship with Gua-
temala grows
stronger every
year. This year
we are ramping
up our efforts
to build a clinic in partnership
with “When Will We Cry” Min-
istries. A mission trip has been
planned for June 2-9, 2012. We
continue our planning to build a
medical clinic that will be able
to have surgeries for Guatema-
lans in need.
mala. At this time there are no
IMB missionaries in this area.
How can you be involved? First,
pray. Pray for our upcoming trip
and that all needed things will
fall into place. Second, give. As
God has blessed you, give to our
Direct Missions offering. And
third, come and go with us.
There is something everyone can
do, no matter your age or ability.
Contact our missions office at
865-8414 for additional informa-
tion on Guatemala.
Ends of the Earth/ International
Phone: 318-865-8414
Fax: 318-865-8450
E-mail: [email protected]
Giving our Lives Away....
fbcshreveport.org
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FBC WMU– UNHENDERED 2012 WMU Focus Week is February 13– 19, 2012
Group 1 - Trisha Price Mission Action, meets the 1st
Monday of each month at 10AM. Margaret Wells/ Faye
Elder, facilitators.
Group 2 - Cindy Morgan Mission Action group, meets the 1st
Monday of each month at noon. Gwen Thomas, facilitator.
Group 3– Julie Ingouf Night Group, meets the 1st Monday of
each month at 6:30PM. Tommie Seal/Mattie Lou Bible, facilita-
tors.
Group 4– Mary Van Rheene Holmes Mission Action group,
meets once each month. Elizabeth Kessler/Mary Wilson/Susie
Tingle, facilitators.
North American Missions Week
Emphasis/Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
Kick-off, March 4-11, 2012
WMU Luncheon, Monday, March 5th,
10:30AM, Church Parlor, Call to make reservations.
Mission Action- Packing Boxes at NWLA Food Bank, 9:30AM–
12 Noon , February 15 & April 18
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March 2012
Vol. 8 Issue 1
2011 Mission Expenditures Offerings
Lottie Moon Offering and LBF earnings 31,839.59 Global Missions Offering and LBF earnings 10,227.27 Annie Armstrong Offering and LBF earnings 9,534.20 Georgia Barnette Offering and LBF earnings 6,751.28 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Louisiana Offering 2,750.00 Direct Missions Offering and LBF earnings 5,404.81 Direct Missions 1% transfer from budget 17,029.00 Undesignated offerings 9.25/9.5 % per pledge card choices Cooperative Program 50,572.78 Louisiana Baptist causes 9,416.73 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship 36,900.83 CBF Louisiana 3,537.98 Contributions for Food Bank of NW Louisiana, Cooperative Program, Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission, Louisiana Baptist Children's Home, World Hunger Fund, Heifer International and Thanksgiving Buckets 22,507.10 Budgeted mission expenditures Associational Missions 18,000.00 Community Agencies 10,200.00 Baptist Agencies 2,000.00 Benevolence 4,314.00 New Church Starts 9,000.00 Deaf & Chinese Mission support 44,844.00 Highland Outreach Ministry support 13,296.00 Grand Total $308,125.57
This does not include Bible Study Group projects or the Acts 1:8 expenditures
for Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the Utter Most.
now to join us as a
volunteer to help be a
part of this special
time as new homes
are being built. You
can also provide bot-
tled water and Gatorade, individ-
ual wrapped snacks and come
out and serve in the
Hydration trailer.
For more on the
Fuller Center of
NWLA go to:
www. fullercenternwla.org/
This year a one-house build in
April will take place in the Ce-
dar Grove Community, to bring
up the total of 45 new homes
that have been built and dozens
more remodeled through the
Greater Blessings program arm
of the Fuller Center. Make plans
Our local mission (Rescue Mission,
Providence House, Samaritans' Center,
Food Bank of NWLA) partners will con-
tinue in 2012. We financially contribute
on a monthly basis and do special gifts
for projects or needs. If your Bible study
class or small group needs a project, just
contact Ronney Joe and he can partner
you with one of these organizations.
tantly, through all of these and other
activities, showing others how Jesus
can give purpose, peace and meaning to
their lives. Justin Reneau was called to
XMA September of 2010. Justin is
originally from Monroe, LA and cur-
rently resides in Shreveport, LA. We
support Justin with a monthly gift.
Justin Reneau
XMA’s calling is to
combine these two
often suppressed life
needs into an
‘Adventure with a
Purpose’ Most impor-
Jeff & Kathy Slaughter
Since the year 2,000, have served as
Cornerstone International missionaries
in Brussels, Belgium.
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Two-house build in 2012
Jerusalem/ Local
Missionaries we are supporting from Shreveport
Fuller Center of NWLA
Build Weeks
April 2012
M ISSI ON CHIM ES 20 1 2
Thanksgiving Blessing
Samaritan's
Counseling
Center
Go to: theprovidencehouse.com to sign
up for their newsletter which includes
needs and opportunities for service.
Go to: www.foodbanknla.org for infor-
mation and needs.
Go to: www.sbrescuemission.com to
find out needs and opportunities to
serve.
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8
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poorest counties in the U.S.
for 20 years in an effort to
break the cycle of poverty
in these areas and empower
these communities to affect
change. These posts will
chronicle my journey from
my perspective and, as
such, are designed to be a
faithful narrative of life in
this small town and in this community
of faith. First Baptist Church
recently made another dona-
tion for the mission home
beds in Lake Providence. We
annually do a school supply
drive and other mission op-
portunities in this area. You
can reach Stephanie at
[email protected] We plan
on taking a small construction
group over later in the spring.
Lake Providence is
located in one of the
poorest places in the
United States, East
Carroll parish. She
(Stephanie Vance, pic-
tured) has come to
Lake Providence as a full-time mission-
ary with Together for Hope, a program
of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
committed to working with the 20
There we worked with local, national
and international missions initiatives
which included:
• Serving as worship pastor of Brussels
Christian Center/ The Bridge in Paris,
France • Partnering in evangelistic outreaches • Developing worship training pro-
grams • Ministering with EXO, a French-
language worship touring ministry • Serving on staff of Creative Arts
Europe, a Christian arts ministry
We support Jeff & Kathy monthly.
Their stateside home is Shreveport.
Visit their website at
www.chezslaughter.com
Living Waters
Baptist Church in southwest
Shreveport. This is
a mostly African-
American Southern
Baptist church
plant located at
9530 Kingston Road, Shreveport,
formally the Southern Hills Baptist
Church location. The Rev. J. Allen
Johnson, Jr., is Pastor. We contrib-
ute monthly to this church start
along side several other churches in
our association. You can see more
details about this new church at
www.livingwatersbf.com
much need. Last
years mission trip
was a huge success
not only for us but
for Cityview as
well. Our date
for this Mission
is July 20-29,
2012. We will once again be doing a
Children's Camp and remodeling part
Our partnership con-
tinues for 2012 with
Kevin and Pam
Sigsby, Service Corp
missionaries with
NAMB. Kevin and Pam are missionary
in residence at Cityview Baptist Church
also located in Vancouver, Can-
ada ,where a less than 5% population
claim to be Christian. So it is an area of
of the Church.
Contact the mis-
sions office if you
are interested in
helping with this
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Judea/ State
Samaria/ North America
Our 2011 Team
How Does Our Garden Grow?
Our Community garden will
continue with an upcoming work
day. Again public plots will be
available as well as for our own
folks. Last year we had more
requests than we had plots avail-
able and supplied Rescue Mis-
sion and Providence House with
fresh produce, and supplied work
for some homeless individuals.
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8