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Nov 25
Man, time flies when you are . . .busy. Things have been flying by this past month since the ABSC concluded. We always have next year’s budget and we had building relocation on top of that. Plus I had to work a little deer hunt in also.
We have so much to be thankful for. God has so richly blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus. Many of us live in abundance while so much of the world lives in poverty. We will have the privilege of delivering over 1500 meals to needy families Thanksgiving Day from the kitchen of FBC Rogers. I pray that God would help us to understand how we can impact the needy 365 days a year in Jesus Name and for the sake of His Kingdom. We do participate greatly in our IMB World Hunger Offering which gives literally millions of dollars for the purchase of food with little or no overhead or administrative costs because of our missionaries on the field in these impoverished countries. We have been able to be a leader in giving to the Arkansas Baptist Children’s Home over the past several years that provides a home for children in crisis, families in crisis, in multiple residential facilities across Arkansas. We are privileged to participate locally in the Samaritan Community Center by volunteering and giving and we have two staff member (Oliver Martinez and me) serving on the Board of Directors provided meals daily, food pantry, and meals to children at risk through a backpack program. I say all this to say, that there are people who are making a difference in the lives of other people. The body of Christ does make a difference in this world today. You will not hear about it often but it does happen. This is also an encouragement to all of us to make sure we are making a difference because the need is still so great and there needs to be a lot more of us doing more to impact poverty with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Without Jesus Christ, helping the poor is just welfare or a give away; but without helping the poor, the Gospel is just a doctrine on a shelf that does not radically transform. Until next time. . .Happy Thanksgiving Wes