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1 American Baptist Home Mission Societies ' P.O. Box 851 Valley Forge, PA American Baptist Home Mission Societies SINCE FAX February 2011 To: Pastors Ministers of Mission Support Regional Executive Ministers Greetings in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We are writing today to share information about ----meamerlcan[3apfist SpecTallnteresCl'V1isslonary(SIMrPFCfgram:--Sfartetl'tnT95Lwlfllthe sljpport o-r American Baptist Women, this program: Personalizes American Baptist mission Acquaints congregations with missionaries and their ministries Cultivates prayer and financial support for mission work in the United States and other countries Traditionally, the Special Interest Missionaries program was administered through American Baptist Women's Ministries. However, not every church has an active AB Women's Ministries group. To reach every American Baptist church, the Special Interest Missionaries program was expanded in recent years so that all American Baptist churches will receive information. This was in response to requests from pastors who want their congregations to learn more about American Baptist mission and to build stronger partnerships with our missionaries. Enclosed are the names of American Baptist missionaries serving in the United States and globally, who have been assigned to your region. When possible, your region's missionaries will be available' to speak at region and association meetings or mission events at local churches. For more information about toe missionaries assigned to your region, please call the numbers below QI visit thejqjlowing W~QJ?ites:-'lYWW.al:~hm-?Qr~ng _ Journals and newsletters from our missionaries are available on the Web site. We hope you can share these journals with everyone in your congregation, so your church as a whole can pray for the missionaries, send messages of encouragement and, if you feel led, support them financially. Thank youfor your ongoing support of American Baptist missionaries serving in the United States and globally. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions: Victoria Goff American Baptist Home Mission Societies , ext Chris Marziale International Ministries , ext Enclosures: Special Interest Missionaries lists "How to Support your Special Interest Missionaries" Discipleship. Community. Justice Incorporated as: The American Baptist Home Mission Society III Woman's Amer-ican Baptist Home Mission Society

HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR AMERICAN BAPTIST SPECIAL INTEREST MISSIONARIES American Baptist Home Mission Societies and International Ministries Get everyone involved!

2 HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR AMERICAN BAPTIST SPECIAL INTEREST MISSIONARIES American Baptist Home Mission Societies and International Ministries Get everyone involved! Knowing about the ministries of your Special Interest Missionaries enables pastors, adults, youth and children to get involved. Keep up to date. You can find biographical information and journals or newsletters from your Special Interest Missionaries on the Web: - American Baptist Home Mission Societies missionaries serve in the United States and Puerto Rico. around the world. - International Ministries missionaries serve in countries If you are unable to access the Internet yourself, talk with others in your church (perhaps a young person) about.help in printing out information.publish joumals_anclnewslette[s-irlyoulcbu[cb.lmd region newsletters and church bulletins. You may subscribe to receive journals and newsletters via e-rnail. Visit the above Web sites or call , ext. 2208, for International Ministries or ext. 2449, for American Baptist Home Mission Societies. Read. Learn about the challenges, successes, failures and concerns your missionaries face. Journals and newsletters are excellent sources for sermon ideas, children's stories, devotional topics, Moments for Mission, Bible studies and small group discussions. Write. Every missionary loves to get mail, especially missionary kids! Send an ! Mail a birthday or holiday card. Involve a Sunday school class, youth group or Bible study group in writing a round robin letter, where everyone can include a word of greeting and support. Please understand that missionaries always welcome correspondence, but are not always able to send a personal response. Stress that ALL correspondence should be mailed DIRECTLY to the missionary. For security reasons, please call International Ministries at , ext. 2323, to confirm addresses for International Ministries missionaries. To send mail overseas, check with your U.S. Post Office for current postal rates. --Pray.-P-I"ayer-is-the MOST-important way ycu-cen-support your-special-lnterest-missic:)nafies.-consider-.adding them to your church or region's regular prayer line. Journals and newsletters will tell you about issues they are facing, struggles in their ministries, and situations unique to where they live that impact their work. Global prayer needs are posted weekly on the International Ministries Web site (see above). You may subscribe either online or by calling , ext. 2140, to receive these postings via ernail. Projects. Your Special Interest Missionary may have a mission service project that could use your help or support! For a current list of ideas, request a copy of the American Baptist Mission Service Projects book by calling JUDSON. This resource is free! Sign up! Both American Baptist Home Mission Societies and International Ministries have a variety of resources that relate to the ministries of your Special Interest Missionaries. The IMU "Update" provides information about missionaries and their kids and is available in print or via . Sign up for American Baptist Home Mission Societies' publication, "Mission in America," for the latest information about American Baptist mission in the United States and Puerto Rico. Stay connected by subscribing to American Baptist Home Mission Societies' monthly e-newsletter"home Mission News & Notes"-on the home page at abhms.org. ---

3 Promotion. Keep your Special Interest Missionaries visible! Make a display or bulletin board with a map of where they work. Add photos, letters or journals, news articles about that area; post prayer needs or cards you want folks to sign. Plan a mission dinner or fair featuring the ministry of your Special Interest Missionary. Use decorative items native to the region of the country (Montana, Arizona, Puerto Rico) or to the region of the world (Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo, India) where they work. Add flags or street signs, serve local dishes, play music and learn a song they use in their ministry. It's a great time to show a video and photos, or to work on a special mission project. Your church or region Web site. Post recent information, photos and prayer reminders on your church or region Web site. Add hyperlinks directly to International Ministries profiles and journals. You can also add hyperlinks to American Baptist Home Mission Societies Web page for home mission news and missionary information. Gifts. Doesn't matter if you're a kid or not-everyone likes a birthday gift. Ask your Special Interest Missionaries what they would like to receive. (For those living overseas, check first to see what is allowed through customs and if missionaries have to pay to receive packages.) Financial Support. Include ongoing financial support for your SpecialInterest Missronaries in your church's annual budget. This should be noted on the Monthly Report of Mission Support that is sent to your region office. Please call , ext. 2311, to learn how to provide the ongoing support necessary for each International Ministries missionary. Personal gifts of money. American Baptist Home Mission Societies and International Ministries Missionaries: Personal monetary gifts may be included by your church treasurer with the monthly remittance of other mission funds. The amount should be noted on the Monthly Report of Mission Support that is sent to your region office. Use Miscellaneous Objectives (MO) and put the name of the missionary and location of service in the detail section of the form. These gifts are considered to be over and above your regular mission giving. American Baptist Home Mission Societies Missionaries: You may send personal gift checks directly to American Baptist Home Mission Societies_missionaries. International Ministries Missionaries: Send personal gift checks to International Ministries for deposit into a missionary's personal account. Mark "Personal gift for (name)," and send to Treasurer, International Ministries, P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA Please DO NOT send personal gift checks directly to 1M missionaries who serve in other countries.. Visit! Why nof plan to visit your Special Interest Missionary? Whata great way to get young- ana old interested in mission work! If you alternate national and international visits, your church can learn about the vast scope of American Baptist mission. Invite. Ask the missionary to visit your church or region. Contact the Minister of Mission Support in your region to request one of your Special Interest Missionaries for a mission fair, to meet with your youth group, be a special guest at Vacation Bible Study, do workshops at an annual meeting, etc. You can learn who your Minister of Mission Support is by visiting this Web site: Additional Questions? Please contact: Victoria Goff American Baptist Home Mission Societies , ext Chris Marziale International Ministries , ext. 2207

American Baptist Home Mission Societies American Baptist Home Missionaries 2011 2013 Assignments WEST VIRGINIA Name IP rogram S rthd I ay Add ress HARDING, Mrso Susan 10/16 Cordova Community

4 American Baptist Home Mission Societies American Baptist Home Missionaries Assignments WEST VIRGINIA Name IP rogram S rthd I ay Add ress HARDING, Mrso Susan 10/16 Cordova Community Christian Center Alaska Ministries PO Box 713 Cordova, AK : (907) Nancy Adult sharding@ctcak.net John Adult Web site: LEWIS, Mro- Alvin /25 ~Mr. Alvin Lewis Lisa United Christian Centers Neighborhood Action/Christian Center 110 Sixth Street W Sacramento, CA : (916) , ext. 101 Aaron 07/11/97 alvinlewis@uccenters.org WEAVER, Kim L. 02/19 Weirton Christian Center Neighborhood Action/Christian Center 3012 Elm Street Weirton, WV (304) weirtonchristiancenter@comcast.net Web site:

International Ministries American Baptist International Ministries Missionaries 2011-2013 Assignments WEST VIRGINIA REV.

5 International Ministries American Baptist International Ministries Missionaries Assignments WEST VIRGINIA REV. MADELINE FLORES-LOPEZ APARTADO 754 CANOVANAS PR Asociacion Bautista Vida Eterna - Dominican Republic Iglesia Bautista Misionera Haitiana, Inc - Dominican Republic Iglesias Bautistas de la Republica Dominicana - Dominican Republic 7/11 madelinef11@yahoo.com REV. CHARLES AND MRS. RUTH FOX PO BOX 64 A MUANG CHIANG RAI THAILAND Thailand Baptist Missionary Fellowship Thailand RF: 11/24 CF: 4/15 cekfox2@loxinfo.co.th Rachel Marie Fox 9110/1988 Rebecca Lynn Fox 5/25/1990 Charles "Kenny" Edward Kenneth Fox 11/23/1992 DR. ANITA AND DR. RICHARD GUTIERREZ PO BOX GATEWAY 4321 SOUTH AFRICA Baptist Mission of South Africa South Africa RG: 3/19 AG: 6/24 bethelhealthbuilders@yahoo.com Marc Gabriel Gutierrez 6/29/1994 Paul Emmanuel Gutierrez 12111/1996 * REV. MARIO MORALES 3751 E MEGAN STREET GILBERT AZ Union Bautista Boliviana (UBB) Bolivia 10/5 Mario Joshua Morales - Adult Seth Benjamin Morales 9/3/1992 * MS. DEBRA MULNEIX 518 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE BRIDGEPORT WV Baptist Conventions and Churches of India and Nepal 8/4 DMulneix@aol.com David Christopher Mulneix Adult Drew Curtis Mulneix Adult Dean Craig Mulneix Adult DR. DAVID AND DR. LAURA PARAJON Box 5051 MANAGUA, NICARAGUA Convencion Bautista de Nicaragua LP: 4/27 DP: 3/3 dalparajon@gmail.com Cristina Shannin Parajon 4/26/1996 Scotty Gustavo Parajon 10/18/1998 David Carlos Parajon 11/18/2000 February 2011

International Ministries American Baptist International Ministries Missionaries 2011-2013 Assignments * REV. JOHN AND MRS.

6 International Ministries American Baptist International Ministries Missionaries Assignments * REV. JOHN AND MRS. RHONDA REED (PREFEERED: JD REED) 2410 DIVISION STREET, EXT PARKERSBURG, WV reed2410@verizon.net Baptist Convention - Honduras REV. DR. ADALIA AND REV RAYMOND SCHELLINGER (Preferred: Ray Schellinger) INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES PO BOX 851 VALLEY FORGE, PA Convenci6n Regional Bautista "Dios con Nosotros" United States AS 6/29 RS: 12/2 schellingergutierrez@yahoo.coin Michelle Schellinger-Gutierrez 12/28/1992 Melissa SChellinger-Gutierrez REV. STANLEY SLADE 2 LENAPE CIRCLE ROYERSFORD PA SS 11/16 Global Consultant David Slade Adult, Jonathan Slade Adult MS. KAREN RACHAEl SMITH PO BOX 29 CHIANG MAl 50000, THAILAND 3/17 newlife@pobox.com Thailand Baptist Missionary Fellowship Thailand * REV. DAVID AND MRS. LESLIE TURLEY 1835 ZAKIMI YOMITAN OKINAWA JAPAN Japan Baptist Union (JBU) DT: 12/19 LT: 11/2 dtturley@gmail.com Shinya Turley 8/19/1987 Takeshi Joseph Turley 9/23/1988 Joanna Ai Turley 3/ * Missionary Partnership Team representation February 2011

Rick Barnes and Mercy Gonzalez-Barnes. International Ministries Missionaries to Baja California, Mexico 2310 W. Elm Avenue, El Centro, CA 92243

Rick Barnes and Mercy Gonzalez-Barnes. International Ministries Missionaries to Baja California, Mexico 2310 W. Elm Avenue, El Centro, CA 92243 June 2011 Barnes Border Reflections Commencement Be strong