During one of the eyeglass clinics held this year at the International Welcome Center, a lady who seemed very excited, approached me and asked me two questions: “Where did all these people who are doing the clinic come from and what encourages them to do this?” I responded, “These people come from different Baptist Churches [...]
Years in the making, November saw the Grand Opening of two Restoration House (R|H) dreams. The much-anticipated Home for Minor Victims of human trafficking, now called the Mabee House, had its grand opening on November 6th. The home, operated in partnership with the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, will house up to seven girls, usually between [...]
First, greetings to all of you, my brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus. It is a privilege to be able to write this note of thanks and gratitude for all that you have done, continue to do, and will do moving forward, in support of our faith-based mission to heal and restore women and girl [...]
Travis Hamm, UMKC and Rockhurst The school year has begun on colleges in Kansas City, and that means we are busy connecting with new students. I often share with others that there is a real need for ministries to college students on college campuses. My interactions with three students this past week only reinforced this [...]
It’s always amazing to watch the Lord work. The Credentials Committee had that privilege recently when they met to interview two churches desiring membership into the Association. We watched the Lord bring people together that ordinarily would never have met. Pastor Anthony Mondaine from Restoration Life Church met with the committee and brought his wife, [...]
The fall Semi-Annual Meeting met for the 38th Year of the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association. The meeting was held at Abundant Life Baptist Church in Lee’s Summit. Dr. Rodney Hammer interviewed Pastor Luis Sanchez from Primera Iglesia Bautista de Independence, asking how he was called to the ministry and got into church planting as [...]
About a year ago Norfleet Baptist Church received a call from a young mother from a nearby neighborhood... She was looking for a place that could host her youngest daughter’s first birthday party. It was going to be a grand party since the little girl was a testament to the power of prayer. There was [...]
Conrad Au is the Community Development Pastor who was raised in Coquitlam since he was 8 years old. He dreamed of a career in broadcasting, but God had other ideas. He now strives to bring Christian love to those who do not yet know Jesus, while supporting himself through employment with the Government of Canada. [...]
Associate Director, Gregg Boll, recently explained some changes that BR-KC will make to further encourage and equip our pastors. Through conversations with our churches and pastors and because of recent opportunities which have presented themselves, BR-KC will be reshaping our ministry to churches and pastors this fall. In the past we have offered a quarterly [...]
Hello Friends, I am pleased to announce that next month is Restoration House's Face Off Against Trafficking Campaign in partnership with the KC Mavericks! The dates are December 7, 8, 21, and 31. There will be more details to come later, but I wanted to get this custom link for selling tickets and t-shirts into [...]
