2009 VBS at First Baptist Church of Provo

Vacation Bible School kick off Sunday July 19th and ended Thursday July 23rd. We have kids and adults of all ages. Amazing how God work through his people.

A BIG thank you to Leigha for all of her effort. Because of her we have no worry and enjoy this event even more. And everyone that contribute their time or money. All of you are wonderful.

And of course the Texas Team. Without them none of this would be possible.

Here a video of this amazing team doing the works of our Lord beside VBS they were passing out flyers, water bottles, surveys and many more.

And here’s VBS at Provo First Baptist Church.

Disaster Relief Update – Friday, December 19, 2008

“Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel, meaning God with us.” (Isaiah 7:14)

This Christmas season as we celebrate the greatest gift ever given we also celebrate the thousands of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers who gave their time, energy and talents to hundreds of thousands of people who suffered the devastating effects of fire, ice, wind and rain this year. For many caught up in the grief of their losses our Disaster Relied volunteers were a visible reminder that God is “with us” in times of trial.

As this year draws to a close winter storms are pummeling many parts of the country and in New England thousands are still without power. Recovery units have responded in several areas to local needs and our state directors continue to monitor situations as they unfold. At this time there are no multi-state responses underway.

Ongoing Opportunities to Serve

Churches in need of assistance in the wake of Ike and Gustav can be identified through the following websites:

• Louisiana Baptist Convention -  www.lbc.org/CrisisResponse/Default.aspx?id=6050
• Baptist General Convention of Texas Church2Church Ministry – www.bgct.org/texasbaptists/Page.aspx?pid=4187
• Southern Baptists of Texas Adopt-a-Church Ministry – www.sbtexas.com/minister_church_relations/AdoptaChurch.htm
• Rebuild efforts continue in New Orleans through Operation Noah Rebuild – www.operationnoah.net

BMEN Online - January 2009 will see the debut of a new resource many DR Update readers will find of interest.  An online men’s mission resource delivered weekly. What you will find here, on a weekly basis, are resources to help Baptist Men engage in their part of God’s mission with urgency. To register for this new resource visit BMEN Online (www.bmen.net/online)

2008 National DR Response Statistics Final Statistics for 2008 will not be available until state conventions report in-state activities.

Volunteer Days	62,803
Meals Prepared	5,455,305
Mudout Jobs	868
Chainsaw Jobs	5,545
Repair Jobs	9
Roofing Jobs	66
Children	641
Showers	49,969
Laundry Loads	16,119
Water (Gallons)	29,295
Messages	1,327
Chaplaincy Contacts	5,253
Professions of Faith	248
Gospel Presentations	2,182
Other Decisions	33
Ministry Contacts	22,455

National Disaster Relief Leadership

• Terry Henderson, National Disaster Relief Director
• Karl Ragan, Disaster Operation Center Manager

To contact the Disaster Operations Center, call 1 888 462-8657 or e-mail dr_offsite@namb.net

This Year We Collected 25 Boxes! Allejuaha!

Operation Christmas Box was accomplished with 25 boxes. Thank you Katie for a job well done.

The Samaritan’s Purse has a program called Operation Christmas Box. Sending gifts (in a shoe box with Christian message) to children all over the world.

And our church’s members decided to be involved. We collected shoe boex and filled them with items such as: toys, balls, dolls, toothbrush’s and paste, paper, pencils, color books and crayons etc. Then add $7 for shipping.

Samaritan’s Purse takes over from here.

Their volunteers insert literature about our Savior Jesus Christ, in different languages. Many children have saved of this worthy program!

God have bless us with a total of 25 boxes this Christmas. May God continue to work in and use First Baptist Church of Provo to glorify Him!

To learn more about how your church can be a part of this great program visit www.SamaritansPurse.org.