Dear Partners in Missions,
Don’t go through 2016 without being encouraged, blessed and challenged to grow!
You hopefully have or will receive shortly an invitation to our Restoration House 2nd Annual Gala Fundraiser. Please don’t feel pressured. We just want you to know about it if you are inclined to participate, or want your church to buy a table where you and other church members can participate and enjoy together. Perhaps none of the above and that’s fine too. We’re excited about what God is doing to help victims of human trafficking. You can see more about what’s been going on at Restoration House in our December newsletter reviewing the last year of ministry.
Pastor/Staff/Spouse Appreciation Banquet
Get filled up, blessed up and revved up! This will be a wonderful evening of fellowship, good food, and laughter together. This year it is FREE, with FREE CHILDCARE, FREE BANQUET, FREE RESOURCES, AND FREE ENTERTAINMENT! We love and appreciate our ministers and their spouses! Thank you to Moyer & Moyer Insurance for their sponsorship of this event.
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa refugee ministry and Bible School are percolating as well! The second container of books for Eritrean Refugee children was delivered earlier this month. Our next semi annual mission trip to Northern Ethiopia is January 4-15, 2016. Please keep the team of six BR-KC’ers in prayer!
You won’t want to miss our annual Horn of Africa Fundraiser with entertainment, dinner, fresh from the field reports from Horn of Africa Missions, and info about how you and your church can participate. It’ll be a blast!
Vancouver Retreat
In February another BR-KC Team will provide and present a retreat for Vancouver, Canada church planters, pastors and their families. It’s a three day retreat with something for each age group, childcare for little ones, in a neat setting on a working ranch with Christian conference facilities .
Vote to Purchase Office Property!
On December 18th, in a Special Called Business Meeting, the Executive Board of BR-KC unanimously voted to purchase a new office property for the Association at 806 Main Street, Greenwood, MO. It is anticipated that owning this small office property will result in a minimum of $15,000 savings in operating expenses per year. The funds to purchase the new office are being borrowed from our Vision 2020 Grant Fund and the savings will be returned annually to the Vision 2020 fund until paid back. We’ll send more information later about moving dates, etc.
Article by Dr. Rodney Hammer. This article was originally published in the January 2016 edition of our Missions & Ministry Newsletter.
Dear Dr Hammer, I was thrilled with the One Cry event held at FBC Raytown in Nov, 2014 and was anticipating that this urgent call would occur monthly at the least. Many groups are praying sporatically and even consistently for Revival but the idea of Repentance is scarce and we ARE desperate. No need to reply. Thank you.