World Missions Conference

My favorite time of year has arrived! It is Fall and I love the cool weather and the clean crisp air. Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday, is coming up soon. I think it is my favorite because nobody is expecting a gift from me. While these things add to my personal enjoyment of the season, they are not what I look forward to the most. The event that I anticipate most is our church's World Missions Conference which is coming up this Friday-Sunday. The WMC provides us with some exciting opportunities. It provides time for us to praise God for what He has done around the world the past year through the members of First Baptist Church. We are presented with all the mission opportunities for the coming year. And, we have the privilege of reuniting with missionary friends from around the world along with the chance to get acquainted with some new missionaries.

There is one more opportunity the World Missions Conference presents. It gives parents a springboard to speak to their children about the biblical basis of missions. With just a little effort, this could be the event where their understanding and concern for world missions begins. Parents can plant the seeds of missions support into their children's hearts by helping them understand that when it comes to our personal involvement, going and giving are not optional activities. What a great teaching opportunity the WMC presents for us to possibly raise up the next generation of missions minded Christians at FBC!

As a reminder, children K-5th are invited to spend time with some of our guest missionaries this Saturday from 11:00 am till 2:00pm. Parents are invited to stay and participate as well. Everyone will meet in the G-Force area to eat pizza and hear about what is going on in each missionary's part of the world. If you would like to attend this event please call the church office to sign-up!

I am also very excited to know that the church will be providing more opportunities in the future for families to go on mission together. The Georgia Family Trip has been amazingly successful and the testimonies from the families that have gone have been no less than inspiring. The Family Ministry Staff is praying about offering even more challenging opportunities where family members can fulfill the Great Commission while serving side-by-side. I fully expect there to be a growing number of family mission trips in years to come.

I hope that each First Baptist family will take full advantage of this coming weekend and all the great opportunities it provides.

David

P.S. If you have never attended a Friday night worship service during previous World Missions Conferences, you have missed some of the most amazing worship times in the life of our church. Let me urge you to come and take part this year. You will be glad you did!