Sharing the News:
A weekly publication of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida
October 21, 2020
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In This Issue:
Missions in the Age of COVID: Three Ways to Do Missions this Week
Invitations to Pray from around the Fellowship
Happy Birthday, Missy Ward Angalla (CBF field personnel in Uganda), Wes Monfalcone, Ric Ruano, and Terrell Moye (CBF-Endorsed Chaplains)!
Read about and Pray for Missy Ward-Angalla's ministry in Kampala, Uganda
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Three Ways to Do Missions This Week
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Dear ,
I'm curious about something. How are you doing Christian missions in the age of COVID-19? Hungry people are still hungry, after all. If anything, more people are hungry now than before the pandemic. If your church had a food pantry or a feeding ministry, how are you doing that? What has become of your church's community garden, if you had one? What of churches that participated in Family Promise - are you able to open your church to housing the homeless?
CBF Florida's mission partner Touching Miami with Love has had to adapt their ministry with school children and youth. They are supporting their kids virtually and they have had to limit the number of students that are served in a traditional setting. Amani Sasa, our partner in Uganda, has been stretched because of the pressure of feeding so many refugees who lost income when the country went into shutdown. Mission trips to Uganda, disaster response trips to The Bahamas -- these trips have been cancelled and postponed because of travel restrictions.
I'm not sure what you are able to do, but I wanted to offer you three options this week to scratch the Christian itch to love our neighbors. First, our ministry partners are in great need of financial support. The need to be the presence of Christ has been amplified by the virus, and so has the financial pressures being placed on our partners. Your generous gift to CBF Florida's Annual Mission Offering goes directly to our nine mission partners. Discover the amazing work that is happening in Uganda, Togo, Ethiopia, Miami, Immokalee, Cuba, and The Bahamas, and give just by clicking here. Just be sure to click on the "State Missions Offering" button.
Second, for those of you who wanted to go on a mission trip, but your travel plans have been sidelined, Metro Baptist Church and Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries in New York City is offering a virtual Urban Mission Immersion experience. This innovative, virtual mission experience will cover six topics related to urban missions: Homelessness, Youth & Education, Gentrification, Interfaith, Arts & Theater, and Food Justice. This is a great resource for small groups, particularly for anyone who had hoped to get hands-on in 2021.
Third, CBF and CBF Florida are providing limited opportunities to participate in muck out operations in Florida's Panhandle and in the Mississippi Delta region. Also, for anyone wishing to assist, but not travel, CBF is partnering to bring muck-out buckets into the region. Go to CBF's Hurricane Sally info page to register to be part of a team, to learn more about what is happening in the Panhandle, or to sign up to become a part of the muck-out bucket brigade
If you have a mission story that you'd like to share with me and the larger CBF Florida community, please send me an email. I'd love to learn about the creative ways you are being Christ's presence.
Grace and peace,
Ray Johnson
Coordinator, CBF Florida
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As you take time to pray this week, you are invited to remember the following concerns in the CBF family:
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Pray for Leotha Edgecombe. Leotha, the daughter of Pastor Edwin and Alma Pinder, has just been diagnosed with cancer. Edwin Pinder is the pastor of New Emmanuel Baptist Church in McLean's Town, Grand Bahama.
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Pray for Parkview Baptist Church in Gainesville and Emmanuel Community Church (Palm Harbor) as they search for senior pastors.
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Pray for the people along the Gulf Coast who are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Delta. In addition, pray for those who live on the Yucatan Peninsula who have already endured the passing of Delta.
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Pray for CBF Florida's Future Directions Team as their work continues.
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Continue to pray for the churches of East End Grand Bahama and Little Abaco as they continue to rebuild after Hurricane Dorian.
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Pray for Joe Boronat, a former youth pastor for Ray Johnson. Joe has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.
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Happy birthday to all of the following CBF field personnel, chaplains, counselors, church planters, and CBF Florida pastors!
Thursday, October 22
- Keith Cooper, Lubbock, TX (Chaplain)
- Paul Robertson, Sugar Land, TX (Chaplain)
- Missy Ward-Angalla, Uganda (Field Personnel)
Friday, October 23
- John Lassitter, Martindale, TX (Chaplain)
- Carl Price, Lebanon, TN (Chaplain)
- John Ray Roberts, Charleston, SC (Chaplain)
- Michael Weaver, Beaumont, TX (Chaplain)
Saturday, October 24
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Charles Lumpkin, Greensboro, NC (Chaplain)
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Wes Monfalcone, Casselberry, FL (Chaplain)
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Robert Powell, Birmingham, AL (Chaplain)
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Rick Ruano, North Miami Beach, FL (Chaplain)
Sunday, October 25
- Doug Cobb, McGregor, TX (Chaplain)
- Panina Goldston (Staff Decatur)
- Suzie, Thailand (Field Personnel)
Monday, October 26
- Dean Dickens, Emeritus (Field Personnel)
Tuesday, October 27
- Robert Carter, Virginia Beach, VA (Chaplain)
- Kathy Hoppe, Broken Arrow, OK (Chaplain)
- Terrell Moye, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (Chaplain)
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Missy Ward-Angalla
Kampala, Uganda
Missy Ward-Angalla serves in Kampala, Uganda, where she and her husband, Francis, serve as the co-directors of Amani Sasa Ministries.
Missy and the team at Amani Sasa minister among vulnerable and at-risk urban refugees from more than six different countries. Their team seeks to love their refugee neighbors by offering them safety, wholeness and empowerment so that they can live into their God-given purpose. Their services include emergency food, medical and housing services, counseling and in-depth trauma rehabilitation and empowerment programs. This ministry serves more than 400 people annually.
Amani Sasa’s trauma rehabilitation programs include a shelter recovery program for women who have faced abuse and exploitation, a men’s rehabilitation and empowerment program, and a program for young moms coming from abuse and exploitation where they can heal from trauma and learn vocational, parenting and education skills. This program includes a nursery for children 1-3 years. Amani Sasa also has a healing and empowerment program for single moms and widows and a scholarship program for refugee children.
We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
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The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia is relaunching its search for the position of Coordinator of Young Baptist Ministries. The Coordinator of Young Baptist Ministries will be responsible for connecting CBF/GA’s programmatic and networking ministries related to young Baptists to partner congregations and their members. Specifically, half of the position’s responsibilities will be establishing and leading a Cooperative Student Fellowship collegiate ministry in the Macon area, with the goal of connecting other communities and collegiate ministries to the work and support of CBF/GA in the future. The other half of the responsibilities of this position will facilitate work across Children’s and Youth Ministries, providing support to ministers and working with committees to resource congregational efforts. The ideal candidate will possess a deep and abiding love of Jesus Christ; a strong commitment to Christ’s church and a desire to see the Church flourish; embrace the collection of historic Baptist principles that undergirds CBF/GA’s work; and possess excellent networking, communication, leadership, and administrative skills. Applicants must possess a Master of Divinity degree (or equivalent) from an ATS-accredited theological school or seminary, two or more years of experience in a ministry-related field – preferably within the local church, and a willingness to relocate to the Macon area. A more complete job description, including preferred responsibilities can be found by contacting the Search Committee at searchcommittee@cbfga.org. Compensation (salary and benefits) will be competitive, depending on experience. Applications will be accepted until November 1, 2020. Please send resumes and cover letter to searchcommittee@cbfga.org or mail to CBF/GA Search Committee, PO Box 4343, Macon, GA 31208.
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