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Newsjournal Of Kansas and Nebraska Southern Baptists

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Workers are sharing Truth with a mullah (local religious leader) in a country that cannot benamed due to security reasons. Pray that God will open his eyes and that he will embracethese teachings. Your prayers and gifts to the Cooperative Program and Lottie Moon Christ-mas Offering for International Missions support workers as they serve in places like this.(Submitted photo)

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International MissionsResources to promote the Lottie Moon Offering may be found on the Inter-

national Mission Board Web site at http://www.imb.org/main/lottie-moon/default.asp

Read inspiring stories from Kansas-Nebraska workers at http://bit.

ly/1KdEzA0. These stories may be downloaded and used as bulletin in-

serts.

Pastors Wife Kathy Boaz DiesKathy Boaz, pastors wife at First Baptist Church, Troy, Kan., died

Tuesday, Nov. 3, at her home after an illness.She was born on July 13, 1944, in Topeka, Kan., to Glenn and

Grace (Howland) Sullivan.She was a housewife who was very active in her church and com-

munity.She married Jerry Boaz on April 27, 1968, in Topeka. Jerry sur-

vives of the home.Kathy was preceded in death by: her parents; her aunt and uncle,

Vivian and Leon Howland, who raised her; a sister, Vivian Brans-com; brothers, Mervin Sullivan and Ray Sullivan.

Additional survivors include: two daughters, Tammy Walker andRebecca Boaz, both of Bonner Springs, Kan.; a son, Chris Boaz (Fe-lieta), of St. Peters, Mo.; ve grandchildren, two great-grandchildren,and one on the way; sisters, Jeannine Bechtold, Glenda Butner, JudyHe and Nellie Brockho; brothers, Donald, Reuben, Walter, Garyand Mike Sullivan; numerous nieces and nephews.

The funeral was held Monday, Nov. 9, at First Baptist, Troy. Burialwas in Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka.

Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church, Troy, or MidlandMinistries.

Harman-Rohde Funeral Home, Troy, was in charge of arrange-ments.

Prayer walking around Webster Conference Center wasone of the activities during Shine 2015. Shine is the KNCSBretreat for teen girls. It was held Nov. 6-7 and featuredChristian recording artist Blanca.

Christmas Greetingsfrom the KNCSB Sta

It is the time of year when we specically focus on our spe-cial oering known as the Lottie Moon Christmas oering for

International Missions. With the challenges of budget facing theInternational Board, I would ask that you and your church prayabout what God would have you do this year in the way of givingto this oering. It is hard to fathom that we will be reducing ourmissionary units by 600-800 people. This world is in crisis and inneed of Christ Jesus. Jesus is the Hope of the world.

Christmas is a time of Peace, Hope, Joy and Love. The Kansas-Nebraska Sta wants to wish you and yours a Merry Christmasand may there be Peace on earth.


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By Ronnie FloydSBC President

SBC President Ronnie Floyd recently asked SouthernBaptists about our commitment to evangelism. Belowis a part of that article. The entire article can be found

at http://bpnews.net/45850/firstperson---what-hap-pened-to-evangelism-in-the-sbc .

What Our Southern Baptist Convention Can DoThe 42 state conventions and 12 national entities of

our Southern Baptist Convention can hold up high thebanner for evangelizing lost people and baptizing newbelievers. Within their assigned roles, they have theinfluence to help our churches by elevating evangelismto unprecedented levels.

We need them to elevate evangelism before our

churches through conferences, conversations, and strat-egies they implement.We need to begin to celebrate, again, pastors and

churches that are reaching and baptizing great numbersof people in proportion to their opportunity afforded tothem. We need to celebrate them in relationship to the

size of their community andwhat has been entrusted tothem by the Lord.What Our Pastors And

Churches Can DoThe real issues of evan-

gelism lie with our pastorsand churches. It is on us,not our Southern Baptiststructure, regardless of howthey could be or should beassisting and helping ourchurches.

Therefore, pastors andchurches, please consider

these things to see morepeople reached for Christ and baptized by your church:nThrough each event or experience you offer as achurch, regardless of the audience, strategically use itfor evangelism.nPreach each message and plan each service with

By Andy AddisKNCSB Convention President

E-mail: [email protected]

Well, here we are nestled snuggly between two of thegreatest holidays ever: Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The most wonderful time of the year!I am a holiday freak, and there is no too much

Christmas for me. Unfortunately, that particular com-ponent of my personality rubs some people wrong.

I have discovered twokinds of holiday naysay-ers that try to steal myChristmas cookies.

First, the Christian-Scrooge hybrids who saythey like Christmas butsnarl when you try to makethe most of the season ear-lier than they like.

I start listening toChristmas music November1: traditional, sacred, sappy.

It doesnt matter to me;Ill segue Rudolph into theHallelujah chorus. Its all

just happy music to me.I even appreciate stores with over commercialized

Christmas decor and sales. Do you want to start hang-ing up the greens in October? Bring it, baby, Im in. Doyou want to start piping in Bing Crosby through themall sound system before Thanksgiving? Cool, any-thing to drown out Katie Perry is a bonus if you askme.

Still, people again and again point, snarl and retort,Its too early!

My response, When is too early for joy my dear

grouchasaurusrex. Merry Christmas to you anyway.The second holiday killjoy is the hyper paranoidwar on Christmas foot soldier. These folks miss outon holiday joy as they second guess everything, con-vinced that every decision is part of a grand designto downgrade Christmas to the same level as GeorgeWashingtons birthday.

The Cross Eyed Life

Andy Addis

I am pretty sure these same folks secretly believe that

Bill OReilly is the real Santa Clause.Hes not. And, there is not really a war on Christmas,

but there IS an ongoing war on Christianity.Unfortunately, the war on Christianity is like volun-

teers at the soup kitchen; most people only pay atten-tion around the holidays.

This years big stressor: the ungodly cups atStarbucks. I must have missed something. DidStarbucks have some Jesus-themed Gospel cups in thepast? Cause if they did, pour me a Grande.

The truth is Starbucks has never been a pro-Jesus

company, and I dont expect them to carry the gospelfor me. If they want to have simple red cups for theholiday season... Im in!

At this point, I sure Ive offended, or at least irri-tated, most of you, but do me the courtesy of letting meexplain.

I am a Christian, and I desperately want the worldto know about Jesus. Even though a retail Christmasmisses the mark and a snowflake doesnt fully conveythe purpose of the manger, I am thrilled that the worldwill pause in this season.

There is only one time of year the culture univer-

sally thinks upon peace, joy, love and a hundred other

Christmasy things. So, I am willing to take it!

My prayer is that somewhere between holiday shop-ping and greeting cards, a lost soul will catch a glimpseof the Savior. And, finally all of the trappings of a cul-tural Christmas just might prepare those hearts to hearthe real message of the season.

Dont forget, there were two miracle births of theChristmas season. Yes, the birth of Jesus of course, butalso the birth of John... the one who prepared the wayof the Lord.

The angellic prophecy concerning this child in Luke1:17 said, And he will go before him in the spirit andpower of Elijahto make ready for the Lord a peopleprepared.

To make ready. A people prepared. Hmmm.Maybe instead of being picky about calendar dates

when its best to decorate or listen to music we couldjust be thankful that the world is playing those songs.

Maybe when the world tries to downgradeChristmas into a simple holiday, we could be thankfulwe have a foot in the door and remember its our job toturn holidays into holy days.

Maybe we should be thankful for every card, song,party, movie and gift. It might just be what prepares

the way for the Lord?

Whatever Happened to Evangelism

Ronnie Floyd

the eventual goal of calling people to follow JesusChrist.nOffer a public invitation weekly. If not a walk

down front invitation, use other ways to call people to

follow Jesus weekly.nHighlight baptisms in your worship servicesweekly.nCreatively offer ways for people to begin to fol-

low Christ; we did this recently and 74 people came toChrist and are being baptized as a result of a uniqueSunday morning emphasis.nAdd outreach events or experiences to your churchcalendar that are solely committed to reaching peoplewith the gospel.nRenew your commitment to develop, equip, and

empower people to share their faith with lost peopleregularly.nCreate a specific strategy to reach your communityor city with the gospel of Jesus Christ.


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y Jon SappKNCSB State Director of Evangelism

E-mail: [email protected]

We are in the midst of another holiday season. I hopeou are enjoying these days of celebrating Gods gracend His love for a lost world. In our home, we are pre-ared for family get-togethers and special meals. Mostf the Christmas shopping is done. I continue workingn my Honey Do List keeping it as short as possible.However, there is an additional item during this

eason that also captures my attention. As the Kansas-Nebraska Director of Evangelism, I am responsible toompile and review the Annual Church Profile (ACP).he ACP summarizes church information reflecting thettendance, baptism and giving for the past year.

I have already started my work with the 2015 report.As of mid-November, half of the Kansas-Nebraska

Southern Baptist churches have reported. I do wanto highly commend the Southeastern Kansas, South

Central and the Central Kansas Associations. All butix of the 94 churches in these three Associations haveompleted their reports. That is 96% of these three

Associations getting their ACP reports completed. Thiss excellent.

With only 50% of our churches reporting, I will be

Gods Plan for Sharingworking with the variousDirectors of Missions andwith pastors for a highercompletion rate. Thegreater number of ourchurches reporting pro-vides a better picture ofwhat is happening acrossthe two states.

Let me explain what Ilook for as these reportsare compiled. I takenote of the total numberbaptized in the past 12months. Last year, or the2014 report, our churches

recorded a decrease of 203 baptisms as compared withthe 2013 report. I believe that number is important towatch. The annual report reflects evangelism and per-sonal obedience.

A second informative number is the number ofchurches that increase their number baptized from theprevious year. In 2014, 130 of the reporting churchesbaptized more than they baptized in 2013. That is an

Its not proper to guilt people intogiving. Manipulation doesnt work forme, and I respect you to not use it onyou. I also am not going to convinceyou that hunger relief is a biblical idea.Or to say that Jesus and his disciplesdid hunger relief ministry. You andI already know. I wont promise youheavens treasures will fall on you ifyou give to relieve hunger.

I simply want to inform you so that

you can pray and seek the Lord abouthow you could be involved in hungerrelief.

For years in KNCSB region wehave had multiple numbers ofchurches, such as Midway Baptistin Wichita, starting hunger reliefministries and maintaining them foryears. Some associations have hadministries to feed the hungry, such asFlinthills association and others also

for years.Here are some activities that theseministries engage in.

1. Many who come for physicalfood also need the Bread of Life tofeed their souls. So far this year, thevolunteers and workers that run theseministries have had 8429 evangelisticencounters.

2. Of these 235 made professions offaith and 20 have been baptized in ourown churches, and God knows how

many others have done so elsewhere.3. It takes an army of volunteers to

feed and minister to the number of peo-ple that frequent our hunger relief min-istries: 350 volunteers from our churchesand sister churches participate.

Hunger Relief and KNCSB4. The ministries we support have

served 5919 hot means; given out 6116lunch bags, and fed 36,000 peoplethrough grocery items.

5. Not only do these ministries feedpeople, but they train volunteers inevangelism, lead in ministries to com-plete GED, job skills, nutrition classesand many other ministries as neededon top of leading several Bible studiesweekly.

I will ask you to do a couple ofthings in response to these facts.

a. Would you seek the Lord as achurch to see if hunger relief is aproblem in your area and what yourinvolvement may be. If the answer isto do something, I want to direct youto this website that has all the infor-mation that you need to get started.http://www.namb.net/hunger-relief/.Also you may contact your director of

missions to see what assistance maybe available to you as you embark onrelieving hunger in your area of minis-try responsibility.

b. Would you also seek the Lord,individually and as a church, to seewhat contribution you can make to theGlobal Relief Fund. You will find allthe information you need on this web-site as well. http://www.namb.net/hunger-relief/

c. If you prefer to give through theKNCSB, please contact Lisa Dabneyfor more information at 785-228-6800.

by Georges BoujaklyKNCSB State Director of Missions

[email protected]

Jon Sapp

EDITORS NOTE: Daniel Woodman is ajournalism student at the University ofMissouri who served as Baptist Press2015 summer intern.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (BP) -- Racism will notend until God returns. I hear it all thetime. It is not an incorrect statement, butit is an incomplete one. Racism will notend until God returns, but we have anobligation to fight racism around every

corner until the trumpets sound.That is why the protests at my uni-

versity have been so monumental; theyshow that humans from diverse back-grounds can come together peacefullyto bring about change. Do I completelyagree with everything the protests havestood for? No. However, I also realizethat racism is still a much larger problemthan we like to admit and that we havean obligation to do something about it.

As Christians, we are called toempathize. I am well aware that manyChristians dont agree with the protestsat the University of Missouri, but thatshould not be grounds to avoid empa-thy. I understand not agreeing with themotives behind a student going on ahunger strike. I do not understand howanyone could demean or joke about astudent willing to starve himself to bringabout change. I understand not agreeingwith Tim Wolfes resignation as the uni-

versitys president. I do not understandhow anyone could not have a brokenheart when black students on campusare the subject of threats of violence.

Satan still roams the earth, and it ismy firm belief that he hates empathy.

Empathy is the bridge that connects

two sides of an issue. As a student oncampus, I can assure you that there isa divided feeling about recent events.However, I am proud of my fellow stu-dents because when terrible, senselessthreats were made to black students, thecampus came together in a moment ofunity to help get through a very roughmoment. That is how empathy works;it breaks down the barriers of fear andallows us to see each other as the cre-

ations of God that we are and it helps ussee beyond our differences in opinion.

I am also convinced that Satan hateswhat is happening right now. Racism isunder attack. Empathy is being gener-ated here on campus and, amidst all thecontroversy, there is still a consensusthat we are all extremely blessed to beattending this college despite its short-comings.

I would ask that you continue to prayfor our campus. There is still a long wayto go. Future administrators will fail tomeet our expectations. It is inevitable.If we place all of our hope in the battleagainst racism on ourselves, we willalways fall short. We must learn to turnto Jesus when our fellow man fails us.He is the only one who can wipe awaythe tears formed from years of oppres-sion, and He is the only one who cantruly see past the color of our skin andjudge us by the nature of our soul.

Please pray for Mizzou, but realizethat the fight against racism doesnt stopwhen you leave our campus.

by Daniel WoodmanReprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of theSouthern Baptist Convention.

Mizzou, a Key Juncture for Empathy

Jon Sapp

encouraging report.The holidays are upon us. Lots of things to get done

and to celebrate. If your church has not completed thisyears Annual Church Profile, have someone take thoseminutes and complete that report.

As the new year gets started, I will be back in touchwith you as to what has been reported for 2015. Enjoyyour holidays and take a moment to thank the Lord forHis work and His faithfulness in leading us as togetherwe want to be obedient in carrying out Gods Plan forSharing.


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Funeral Celebrates Doyle Smiths Life

Long-time KNCSB leader Doyle Smith died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Oct. 20. He and hiswife, Carol, had served at First Southern Baptist Church, Great Bend, Kan., since April1972. During the funeral on Saturday, Oct. 24, Peck Lindsay, retired KNCSB executivedirector, called Smith the most inuential man in our convention. This photo was takenin April 2012 when he and Carol celebrated their 40th anniversary at First Southern, GreatBend. (Below left) Doyle Smith (left) played the leading role in KNCSB acquiring WebsterConference Center, Salina, Kan. Smith watched as Salina jeweler O.K. Webster signed thepapers transferring ownership of the camp to KNCSB in September 1981. Also watching

was Joe Morgan, a Wichita pastor who was KNCSB assistant recording secretary at thetime. (KNCSB fle photos)

Long-time KNCSB leaderDoyle Smith died unexpectedlyon Tuesday, Oct. 20. He wentout for his morning jog and hiswife, Carol, found later him intheir garage.

Smith was a brilliant buthumble man who touchedcountless people as a pastor anda key KNCSB leader.

He and his wife, Carol, hadserved at First Southern BaptistChurch, Great Bend, Kan., sinceApril 1972.

I have been the pastor ofmany churches in one location.Each of them has had theirunique challenges and peopleto meet those challenges. I havenever felt that my call to workhere was nished, Smith wrotein a testimony in April 2012when he and Carol celebratedtheir 40th anniversary at thechurch.

Smith served as KNCSBpresident and vice president.He was the key inuence inKNCSB acquiring Webster Con-ference Center in 1981. Smithserved as president of the WCCboard of directors for the rst 10years of the conference centershistory. He also served on theMidwestern Seminary board.

His latest role in KNCSBwas serving as president of the

Kansas-Nebraska Southern Bap-tist Foundation. He assumedthat position in May 2000.

A capacity crowd aendedSmiths funeral on Saturday,Oct. 24, at First Southern, GreatBend. Peck Lindsay led theservice with the help of Smithssons Brian and Todd. Lindsayis the retired KNCSB executivedirector who now serves as

the KNCSB town-and-countrystrategist.

Lindsay told how Smithquickly became a key inuencein KNCSB soon after arriving inGreat Bend in 1972.

Doyle became the most in-uential person in our conven-tion, Lindsay told the crowd.You cant know the inuenceDoyle has had across our con-vention.

Brian Smith told of his fa-thers great gifts in preaching

it was practical and practica-ble. Doyle Smith believed Godhad called him to show Christto people through teaching theBible and modeling his life asseen in 1 Corinthians 11:1.

Todd Smith, Smiths secondson, said, He lived to the veryend doing exactly what hebelieved in.

Some of the lessons helearned from his father were:

nFind your ministry callingand do it no maer what.

nBe a person of integrity.nI learned from my Dad to

be a learner in life. As just oneexample, Doyle Smith becamea student of nance and invest-ing. And that led to anotherlife lesson: Make compoundinginterest your friend.

nThe value of hard work.

Doyle Smith liked manuallabor for fun. That wasnt verypopular during our teenageyears, Todd Smith said of him-self and his three brothers.

n The Bible is to be trea-sured.

nChurch is your spiritualfamily.

nPut God rst in every-thing.

Smiths testimony from the40th anniversary celebration inApril 2012 seemed to sum uphis life:

I think that my situation isnot unique. God calls all of hisservants to the work that needsto be done. We are to do itwhether we want to or not. We

do it until God tells us we arenished.

Survivors include his wife,Carol; four sons: Brian Smithand his wife Danielle, Lincoln,

Neb.; Todd Smith and his wifeTaasha, Lenexa, Kan.; BarrySmith and his wife Jennifer,San Francisco, Calif.; and LaneSmith also of San Francisco;three sisters: Thelma Hall andher husband Lee, Pea Ridge,Ark.; Pay Ster, Bella Vista,Ark.; and Darlene Smith of

Jenks, Okla.; six grandchildren,Je Smith, Aniston Smith, IsabelSmith, Ellsie Smith, Soa Smithand baby Smith who was due inNovember.

He was preceded in deathby one daughter, Allison LeighSmith.

Memorials may be sent tothe Judea Fund at KNCSB. Thisfund is used for ministry inKansas and Nebraska. Makecontributions out to KNCSB anddesignate them for the Judea

Fund/Doyle Smith Memorial.Send them to KNCSB, 5410 SW7th St., Topeka, KS 66606.

Bryant Funeral Home, GreatBend, handled arrangements.

Thank You for Supporting

The Cooperative Program

The Cooperative Program is Southern Baptists unied giving plan.

Find resources to promote it at http://www.sbc.net/cp/default.asp

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Who was Loie Moon?Loie Moon was a legendary Southern Baptist missionary who served in China for 39 years. She wasappointed as a missionary in 1873 and served until her death on Dec. 24, 1912.

Why was the oering named for Loie Moon?Throughout her career, Loie Moon wrote many leers home, urging Southern Baptists to greater mis-sions involvement and support. One of these leers triggered Southern Baptists rst Christmas oeringfor international missions in 1888 enough to send three new missionaries to China.

What is the Loie Moon Christmas Oering?Southern Baptist churches collect the Loie Moon Christmas Oering for the sole purpose of support-ing international missions. Every penny of the oering goes to the International Mission Boards over-seas budget. The oering provides the largest portion of the IMBs income nearly 60 percent.

This year the Loie Moon Christmas Oering is even more important. The International Mission Boardis experiencing a nancial crisis. Please pray about how much God wants you and your church to giveto the Loie Moon Oering this year.

2015 national goal$175 million

Find resources to promote the oering

KNCSB recently mailed prayer guides and envelopes to Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist churches.Other resources to promote the Loie Moon Oering may be found on the International Mission BoardWeb site at hp://www.imb.org/main/loie-moon/default.asp

Read inspiring stories from Kansas-Nebraska workers at hp://bit.ly/1KdEzA0

These stories may be downloaded and copied to use as bulletin inserts.

Loie Moon Christmas Oeringfor International Missions

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By Priscilla Sapp

Southview Celebrates 60th Anniversary

Southview Baptist Church, Lincoln, Neb., celebrated its 60th anniversary Sunday, Sept.13. It is the oldest Southern Baptist church in Nebraska and has helped start many otherchurches. (Below, left) Southview is also renowned for its annual Easter pageant called

This Day of Resurrection. The pageant will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2016.

As Southview BaptistChurch, Lincoln, Neb., cel-ebrated its 60th anniversary onSunday, Sept. 13, Pastor Aaron

Householder led the crowd inpraying for a new church inOmaha that was holding its rstservice that day.

Lake Cunningham Com-munity Church held its rstservice in the home of PastorRick Posey and his wife, Angie,in the Lake Cunningham Ridgecommunity. They moved toOmaha in October 2014 to start

a new church. Visit the churchWeb site at hp://lakecunning-hamcommunitychurch.weebly.com/

It was only ing that South-view prayed for a new churchstart during its 60th anniversarycelebration. As the oldest South-ern Baptist church in Nebraska,it has helped start many newchurches. Greater Things wasthe anniversary theme.

Southviews 60th anni-versary celebration featuredtwo services with former stamembers in the leading roles.The rst service was an upbeattraditional event with music ledby Shaun Jones and the South-view worship team with JohnGaskin preaching.

Jones is now serving on thesta of Fellowship at Green-

wood in Greenwood, Mo. Itis a campus of Lenexa BaptistChurch, Lenexa, Kan.

Gaskin is pastor of IndianAvenue Baptist Church locatedon the northwest corner ofHaskell Indian Nations Univer-sity in Lawrence, Kan.

Former pastor Bob Graysonpreached in the second service

and Worship Pastor MahewCantrell and the Southviewworship team led the contempo-rary music.

Grayson and his wife, Jane,served at Southview from 1988-1993. Then they served as Inter-national Mission Board workersand retired in 2010. They nowserve a small church in Texas.

Gaskin told of the inuencethat Southview had on his life.His rst contact with churchcame when he was a highschool student living in nearby

Fremont, Neb.He came to Lincoln for abasketball tournament andaended a youth lock-in atSouthview.

Later Gaskin found himselfback at Southview as a lawstudent at the University of Ne-braska. He immediately steppedin when the churchs minister ofmusic left.

Gaskin recalled how Eddy

Hallock, who was Southviewspastor at the time, mentoredhim.

Every year you need to readthe Bible through, Hallock toldhim.

Gaskins aspirations to bea lawyer were cast aside as hefound God calling him into full-time ministry.

After leaving Southview,

Gaskin found himself plaguedby health problems. But thehealth challenges drove him toprayer.

It seemed the more Iprayed, the more I saw God atwork, Gaskin told the crowd.He challenged the church tocontinue its legacy of prayer.

I encourage you to always

be a house of prayer.The second service featured

video testimonies from sev-eral church members. PastorAaron Householder, who hasserved Southview for 10 years,told how God is producing a

kingdom-multiplying eortthrough the church.

Southview also is renownedfor its Easter pageant calledThis Day of Resurrectionwhich will celebrate its 25th an-niversary in 2016.

Dates are:n Wednesday, March 16, at

7 p.mn Friday, March 18, at 7 p.m.n Saturday, March 19, at 3

p.m. and 7 p.m.nSunday, March 20, at 7 p.m.

Parents of Missionaries Gather in Topeka

God asks us to give Him ourall. As we do, He accomplishesmore than we can even ask orthink. This is true of parents ofmissionaries as they give Godtheir children and grandchil-dren!

There is loss as life happensand distance separates the fam-

ily.But the quiet condence

that their children and grand-children are making an eternaldierence in the lives of peoplegives peace and strength.

Every year parents fromacross Nebraska and Kansascome together. They encour-

age each other, hear from theInternational Mission Board andshare stories of what is happen-ing in the lives of their childrenand grandchildren that are farfrom them.

This year we met Aug. 14-15at Western Hills Church, To-peka, Kan.

John and Jenny Brady, vicepresident of global strategy at

the International Mission Board,came and led us on how to besending parents. They sharedwhat God is doing in some ofthe most dicult places aroundthe world.

A panel of missionaries andour IMB Trustee, Sandie Ander-son, shared their experiences

and advice helping us to be bet-ter parents and grandparents.

Paul Eardensohn, an adultMK, led the worship.

We all left with a renewedcommitment to one another, toour children and to the call Godhas on their lives.

A special thank you goes toWestern Hills Church, Wana-maker Road Baptist Church,

Journey Church and to severalindividuals for providing thefood and goodie bags for themeeting. The parents providetheir own housing.

If your church would like toparticipate in this event in 2016,please contact Mari Parker ofKNCSB at [email protected].

Lottie Moon Christmas OfferingThe Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions is the International

Mission Boards largest source of income nearly 60 percent. This year the of-

fering is even more important as the IMB is facing a nancial crisis. Please prayabout what God wants you and your church to give to this offering.

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By Debbie EbleKNCSB Fit 4 Him Consultant

Am That Person

More Than a CardBy Caroline BivensKNCSB Women 4 Him Team

We all love geing them in the mail, those beautifully printed Christmas cardswith a short saying and a fun picture. That is one of my favorite traditions duringthe season.

This year I decided to hand script some special Christmas cards for my friendsand family who have been a huge impact on my spiritual walk with Jesus the pastyear. Its a simple note. But I recognize them for the impact they have on my life andI express to them that I am praying for a joyful holiday season where they can wor-ship and glorify our God without geing caught up in the craziness of the season.

Then I pray for them while scripting their name on the envelope and layering theback with washi tape.

Its important that we take the time to acknowledge the people in our lives thathave helped us grow closer to Jesus. Its encouraging for you to sit and think about

those people and their journey with you. Its also encouraging for them to receive ahandwrien Christmas card full of gratitude and thanksgiving.

Tis the season to make it more than just a card!

A frigophile: a person that has afondness for cold places.

I see winter as a continual adventurefrom the earliest bonres of Septemberand October to the highly anticipatedrst snowfall in December or January.Winter is coming! And winter is cozy,beautiful and brilliant!

Unfortunately, as we age, winterloses its magic. No doubt because alongwith cold and snow, comes ice and the

increased risk of a fall. A fall is a real-lifephysical event that you dont see com-ing. Theres the slip, the trip and you godown! With forceand how hard youland, and in what direction determineswhether bones are broken or fractured,and /or muscles and ligaments arestrained or ruptured. Oh, and of course,the severity of injury will depend onhow fragile you were to begin with.

This is the Fracture Triangle thefall, the force and fragility.

Bone health is important. Bones areour foundation and frame, providingstructural support for muscles, protect-ing vital organs and storing nutrientsrequired for bone density and strength.

The critical years for building bonemass are from childhood to about age30, after which, bones begin to breakdown faster than new bone can beformed. Eating foods rich in calciumand vitamin D are essential. Exercising

regularly will help prevent a fall in therst place and certainly reduce the riskof injury if you do fall.

Be sure to ask your doctor, or trainer

at the gym you aend, to give you somespecic fall prevention exercises gearedtoward retaining balance, posture, stabil-ity and strength.

You can even practice falling athome by slumping onto a bed androlling yourself into a ball, rather thanstiening and using your limbs to breakyour fall.

Therefore let him who thinks he standstake heed that he does not fall. 1 Corinthi-ans 10:12 (NASB)

Is there a Spiritual Fracture Trian-gle? Oh, most denitely yes! Your spiri-

tual bones are even more important. Asyou live life pursuing the heart of Godis it possible you will take a spiritualfall? Will there be an unforeseen thingthat comes your way? A slip, a trip, andyoure down with so much force! Theseare critical frame-building, faith-buildingyears. If you are not a frigophile like me,why not use this winter to prepare yourspiritual frame for the trials and testingthat will surely come your way.

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.Psalm 34:8

Fight spiritual fragility! Eat good foodat the table of the Lord and exercise thefruit of the spirit regularly. Spend timein the family of God using and sharingwhatever He has given you. God is agood, good Father perfect in His trust-worthiness. Sit daily with Him, enrap-tured by His mercy and grace.

Therefore, dear friends, since you know

this in advance, be on your guard, so thatyou are not led away by the error of lawlesspeople and fall from your own stability. 2Peter 3:17 (HCSB)

Steward Your SpaceStewardship is not a topic pastors like to preach on nor members want to

hear! Right after WWW I wrote about stewarding your pain because of what ourspeaker Sophie Hudson said in one of her sessions. I didnt intend to do Part 2 of

a Stewardship theme, but God works in mysterious ways! Last week I was at aconference where Lori McDaniel (IMB) spoke on stewarding your space. Umm,OK, God, what are you trying to teach me?

Through Lori, God was talking about stewarding our personal space. Whetheryou have a personal space of 3 feet or 12 feet, Jesus tells us to live sent to whoeverenters that space.

In John 20:21, Jesus says, As my Father has sent me, even so I am sendingyou. What does it mean to live sent? Anyone who enters our space should:

nSee JesusnKnow the love of JesusnUnderstand the hope in JesusnDesire Jesus for themselvesGuess that would include family and friends, retail clerks, bank employees,

co-workers, team soccer moms, dance moms, wait sta at restaurants, and peoplepassing through your space on the sidewalk, in the mall and at the gym.

Would you join me in seing a goal for 2016 of living sent? Steward your space!

Merry Christmas and Happy 2016! Mari

Family Holiday TraditionsTo be quite honest I really dont care

for games. However, after many years

of exchanging names at Christmas mygrandmother decided we should trymaking it a game. We now have a tradi-tion of opening gifts in unmarked boxesand then stealing those gifts from theone who opened them. How strange isit that thievery has become one of ourfavorite family memories? Some of youmay do this and be just as strange as us!To be clear, the grandkids DO take turnsreading the birth of Jesus from Luke. Sothere is that redemption, right?

This same family will get togethersoon for Christmas, and it dawned onme, why not introduce a new game? Myfamily likes to laugh together so thisshould be a good t for us. Here are theinstructions and a couple of suggestions

to get the ball rolling:Write the name of each candy bar you

will be using on one 5x7 card and thedescription on another. Hang on the

wall or place on a table and spread out asif it were the Memory Game from whenyou were a kid. Take turns turning overtwo cards. When you nd a match youget to keep that candy bar.

Giggles SnickersKlu BuerngerHomerun HierBaby RuthTwinsM&MsFavorite day of the week PaydaySometimes you feel like a nut

Almond JoyTwo female pronouns HersheySun Explosion StarburstDry Cows Milk DudsLeftover Money ZeroRed PlanetMarsHave fun with it!

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Work Progresses on the Dining Hall Expansion: n The outdoor patio, with sub-oor heating, has been poured. n The sidewalks connecting the central sidewalk to the patio & west

entrance have been poured. n The new parking lot east of the Dining Hall is almost complete. n The replace is being constructed now. n The drywalling process has begun.

Volunteers are needed for both indoor and outdoor projects on the Dining Hall.Call Bill Cooke toll free at 1-877-WCC-RESV if you or a small group would like towork for a day or two.

The new sewer system should be done by Thanksgiving Day. Praise the Lord!When funds become available, WCC will begin resurfacing and upgrading the

road system.User Days for 2015 have surpassed the 46,000, well above 2014 totals to date.Sign up for free monthly WCC E-Newsletters by going to http://www.webstercc.

org/wcc/e_newsletter/.

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORTMAY YOU HAVE A BLESSED HOLIDAY SEASON

Thank you for your continued support of this mission facility as wecontinue to reach people for Christ and train believers for the work ofthe ministry! The WCC Staff

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Update

CHUCK LAWLESS

We would like to invite you to attend a conference for Normative churches.This includes churches that have fewer than 150 in attendance. It is designed for

pastors, key leaders and spouses. The conference begins Friday evening, April 22,

and ends Saturday afternoon.

Cost is $50 per adult or $75 per couple. This includes one nights lodging atWebster Conference Center and two meals. We have also blocked motel rooms in

Salina should you prefer those accommodations.

More information will be sent the first of the year. Please mark your calendarnow and plan to attend.

Normative Church ConferenceWebster Conference Center

Salina, Kansas

April 22-23, 2016

For leaders in churches running under 150 in worship

If you have any questions, contact Jana Gifford ([email protected])or call 1/800/984-9092 (Ext. 840).

Theme: Developing Spiritual Leaders

Our guest speaker is Chuck Lawless. He is Vice-President ofGraduate Studies and Ministry Centers at Southeastern

Seminary in Wake Forest, where he also serves asProfessor of Evangelism and Missions.

Chuck is a conference leader and author of several books,including Discipled Warriors,Pung on the Armor,Mentor,andNobodies for Jesus. He has a strong interest in disciple-ship and mentoring. He was pastor of two churches in Ohio.

Chuck and his wife, Pam, have been married for more than

20 years, and live in Wake Forest, NC.

KNCSB Chaplaincy Ministry is conducting a Chaplain Professional De-velopment Training (CPDT) Workshop in February. Two tracks of train-

ing are planned. The CPDT provides current Chaplains with ReFresherTraining. The second track Chaplain Boot Camp offers training ineither English or Spanish for new or prospective Chaplains to serve inDisaster Relief or as Chaplains with remen or police. Both tracks willreceive 6 contact hours upon completion of the weekend. In addition,two sessions will be provided for the Chaplains Spouses. The CPDTis scheduled on February 26-27, 2016, beginning at 6:30pm on Fridaynight. Finally, there is a partial scholarship available if assistancewould be needed.

Date: Friday-Saturday, Feb 26-27Location: Webster Conference Center, Salina, KS

Costs: Room & Meals/Breaks: Couples $75.00 if motel room avail-able; Dorm Room: $40.00; Meals/Breaks Only $20.00 (Participants will

provide their own Friday night meal & scholarship is available.)Schedule: Training will be conducted with 2 sessions Friday night, 2

sessions Saturday morning and 2 sessions Saturday afternoon.Certication: Certicates for 6 Contact Hours for CEU and the Appro-

priate Certicate for KNCSB Chaplain Endorsement will be issued.Contact Jana Gifford ([email protected] or 785-228-6840) for more information.

International Projects Planned in 2016Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptists are invited to participate in two interna-tional evangelism projects in 2016.

Scott Mayse is an enlistment coordinator for International Commission whichcooperates with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board.

Mayse will be leading two international teams in 2016. The rst team will serveApril 1-10 in Lima, Peru. The second team will serve Sept. 29-Oct. 10 in Asun -cion, Paraguay. Team members will work with local churches in sharing thegospel.

For more information, contact Mayse at [email protected]. Visit the Interna-tional Commission Website at http://ic-world.org/

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