Columbia Baptist

Fall Emphasis: Spend Yourself

25,000 people die each day from hunger and related causes
   (UN World Food Programme)
1 child dies every 5 seconds from hunger and related causes
   (UN World Food Programme)

Bread of Life Informational Meeting
October 26, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, Room 229

Looking for ways to Spend Yourself on world hunger? Learn more about the Bread of Life Ministry (which planned the Fall Emphasis) and how you could become involved. Join us October 26, 12:30 - 1:30, Room 229. RSVP to Cindy Fisher, , or call 703-273-4254.

Fall Emphasis Events:

	All Congregation Spend Yourself Prayer Service On October 3rd members of Columbia's language congregations and multi-sites met to pray for persons struggling with hunger around the world.  Columbia's youth began a 24-hour fast for world hunger at this time and all were challenged to give ourselves as an offering to God, committed to spend ourselves in behalf of the hungry.
	Youth Fast Fifteen youth committed to a 24-hour fast to raise funds for world hunger.  Many of them attended a day long experience where they learned about the difficulties people have in our community and around the world in providing enough food for their families.
	Children's Missions Food Drive The Children's Missions Team held a Food Drive on September 28th.  Over 400 bags of groceries for Columbia's Food Pantry were donated...that's over 7,600 lbs of food!  Thank you, Columbia, for caring about our community families who need us to help them.

Fall Emphasis Publications:

• Fall Emphasis Devotional Guide
• Catalyst August 2008

Hurricane Ike Relief Donation

Columbia Missions donated $5,000 to Hurricane Ike Relief. This gift to the Virginia Baptist Disaster Relief ministry helps support two feeding units capable of providing 15,000 meals per day, two shower units, one 50KW generator, four crisis care chaplains, and field leadership for the relief effort in Liberty, Texas. If you would like to donate, please note Hurricane Ike on your check or envelope. For more information, contact Jim Monahan, .

World Friends: English as a Second Language Ministry

Registration for the World Friends Fall 2008-2009 Session will be held September 11. Classes begin on September 17th and meet from 9:30am - 11:30am. There is no cost for the class, but students are expected to purchase the instruction book. Childcare is provided. For more information, contact Tom Moore at  or 703-527-6623.

World Friends Publications:

• World Friends Brochure
• World Friends Student Brochure

Monterey Woodcutting Mission Trip

Each fall Columbians partner with Highland Baptist Church in Monterey, VA in cutting logs, splitting wood and delivering it to community residents who need wood to heat their homes and cook with during the winter months. Thirty-five Columbians ministered alongside this church on October 3-5.  For more information about future trips, please contact Clarence Dukes at 703-764-0918.

 

 

Food Pantry