543 Ockley Drive

Shreveport, LA 71106

FI RST BAPTIST CHURCH OF

SHREVEPORT

Our partner, Pastor Eleazar Sie-

benhor, a local Guatemalan mis-

sionary, passed away of cancer,

however, his children carry on

the work of the association of

over 50 churches in the state of

San Marcos in northwest Guate-

Our partner-

ship with Gua-

temala grows

stronger every

year. This year

we are ramping

up our efforts

to build a clinic in partnership

with “When Will We Cry” Min-

istries. A mission trip has been

planned for June 2-9, 2012. We

continue our planning to build a

medical clinic that will be able

to have surgeries for Guatema-

lans in need.

mala. At this time there are no

IMB missionaries in this area.

How can you be involved? First,

pray. Pray for our upcoming trip

and that all needed things will

fall into place. Second, give. As

God has blessed you, give to our

Direct Missions offering. And

third, come and go with us.

There is something everyone can

do, no matter your age or ability.

Contact our missions office at

865-8414 for additional informa-

tion on Guatemala.

Ends of the Earth/ International

Phone: 318-865-8414

Fax: 318-865-8450

E-mail: Ronneyjoe@fbcshreveport.org

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FBC WMU– UNHENDERED 2012 WMU Focus Week is February 13– 19, 2012

Group 1 - Trisha Price Mission Action, meets the 1st

Monday of each month at 10AM. Margaret Wells/ Faye

Elder, facilitators.

Group 2 - Cindy Morgan Mission Action group, meets the 1st

Monday of each month at noon. Gwen Thomas, facilitator.

Group 3– Julie Ingouf Night Group, meets the 1st Monday of

each month at 6:30PM. Tommie Seal/Mattie Lou Bible, facilita-

tors.

Group 4– Mary Van Rheene Holmes Mission Action group,

meets once each month. Elizabeth Kessler/Mary Wilson/Susie

Tingle, facilitators.

North American Missions Week

Emphasis/Annie Armstrong Easter Offering

Kick-off, March 4-11, 2012

WMU Luncheon, Monday, March 5th,

10:30AM, Church Parlor, Call to make reservations.

Mission Action- Packing Boxes at NWLA Food Bank, 9:30AM–

12 Noon , February 15 & April 18

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Vol. 8 Issue 1

2011 Mission Expenditures Offerings

Lottie Moon Offering and LBF earnings 31,839.59 Global Missions Offering and LBF earnings 10,227.27 Annie Armstrong Offering and LBF earnings 9,534.20 Georgia Barnette Offering and LBF earnings 6,751.28 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Louisiana Offering 2,750.00 Direct Missions Offering and LBF earnings 5,404.81 Direct Missions 1% transfer from budget 17,029.00 Undesignated offerings 9.25/9.5 % per pledge card choices Cooperative Program 50,572.78 Louisiana Baptist causes 9,416.73 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship 36,900.83 CBF Louisiana 3,537.98 Contributions for Food Bank of NW Louisiana, Cooperative Program, Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission, Louisiana Baptist Children's Home, World Hunger Fund, Heifer International and Thanksgiving Buckets 22,507.10 Budgeted mission expenditures Associational Missions 18,000.00 Community Agencies 10,200.00 Baptist Agencies 2,000.00 Benevolence 4,314.00 New Church Starts 9,000.00 Deaf & Chinese Mission support 44,844.00 Highland Outreach Ministry support 13,296.00 Grand Total $308,125.57

This does not include Bible Study Group projects or the Acts 1:8 expenditures

for Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the Utter Most.

now to join us as a

volunteer to help be a

part of this special

time as new homes

are being built. You

can also provide bot-

tled water and Gatorade, individ-

ual wrapped snacks and come

out and serve in the

Hydration trailer.

For more on the

Fuller Center of

NWLA go to:

www. fullercenternwla.org/

This year a one-house build in

April will take place in the Ce-

dar Grove Community, to bring

up the total of 45 new homes

that have been built and dozens

more remodeled through the

Greater Blessings program arm

of the Fuller Center. Make plans

Our local mission (Rescue Mission,

Providence House, Samaritans' Center,

Food Bank of NWLA) partners will con-

tinue in 2012. We financially contribute

on a monthly basis and do special gifts

for projects or needs. If your Bible study

class or small group needs a project, just

contact Ronney Joe and he can partner

you with one of these organizations.

tantly, through all of these and other

activities, showing others how Jesus

can give purpose, peace and meaning to

their lives. Justin Reneau was called to

XMA September of 2010. Justin is

originally from Monroe, LA and cur-

rently resides in Shreveport, LA. We

support Justin with a monthly gift.

Justin Reneau

[jreneau@xmaonline.com]

XMA’s calling is to

combine these two

often suppressed life

needs into an

‘Adventure with a

Purpose’ Most impor-

Jeff & Kathy Slaughter

Since the year 2,000, have served as

Cornerstone International missionaries

in Brussels, Belgium.

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Two-house build in 2012

Jerusalem/ Local

Missionaries we are supporting from Shreveport

Fuller Center of NWLA

Build Weeks

April 2012

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Thanksgiving Blessing

Samaritan's

Counseling

Center

Go to: theprovidencehouse.com to sign

up for their newsletter which includes

needs and opportunities for service.

Go to: www.foodbanknla.org for infor-

mation and needs.

Go to: www.sbrescuemission.com to

find out needs and opportunities to

serve.

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

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poorest counties in the U.S.

for 20 years in an effort to

break the cycle of poverty

in these areas and empower

these communities to affect

change. These posts will

chronicle my journey from

my perspective and, as

such, are designed to be a

faithful narrative of life in

this small town and in this community

of faith. First Baptist Church

recently made another dona-

tion for the mission home

beds in Lake Providence. We

annually do a school supply

drive and other mission op-

portunities in this area. You

can reach Stephanie at

sthepny@gmail.com We plan

on taking a small construction

group over later in the spring.

Lake Providence is

located in one of the

poorest places in the

United States, East

Carroll parish. She

(Stephanie Vance, pic-

tured) has come to

Lake Providence as a full-time mission-

ary with Together for Hope, a program

of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

committed to working with the 20

There we worked with local, national

and international missions initiatives

which included:

• Serving as worship pastor of Brussels

Christian Center/ The Bridge in Paris,

France • Partnering in evangelistic outreaches • Developing worship training pro-

grams • Ministering with EXO, a French-

language worship touring ministry • Serving on staff of Creative Arts

Europe, a Christian arts ministry

We support Jeff & Kathy monthly.

Their stateside home is Shreveport.

Visit their website at

www.chezslaughter.com

Living Waters

Baptist Church in southwest

Shreveport. This is

a mostly African-

American Southern

Baptist church

plant located at

9530 Kingston Road, Shreveport,

formally the Southern Hills Baptist

Church location. The Rev. J. Allen

Johnson, Jr., is Pastor. We contrib-

ute monthly to this church start

along side several other churches in

our association. You can see more

details about this new church at

www.livingwatersbf.com

much need. Last

years mission trip

was a huge success

not only for us but

for Cityview as

well. Our date

for this Mission

is July 20-29,

2012. We will once again be doing a

Children's Camp and remodeling part

Our partnership con-

tinues for 2012 with

Kevin and Pam

Sigsby, Service Corp

missionaries with

NAMB. Kevin and Pam are missionary

in residence at Cityview Baptist Church

also located in Vancouver, Can-

ada ,where a less than 5% population

claim to be Christian. So it is an area of

of the Church.

Contact the mis-

sions office if you

are interested in

helping with this

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Judea/ State

Samaria/ North America

Our 2011 Team

How Does Our Garden Grow?

Our Community garden will

continue with an upcoming work

day. Again public plots will be

available as well as for our own

folks. Last year we had more

requests than we had plots avail-

able and supplied Rescue Mis-

sion and Providence House with

fresh produce, and supplied work

for some homeless individuals.

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8