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Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Louisiana Non-Profit Org. Fellowship People US Postage Paid 543 Ockley Drive Shreveport, LA 71106 Shreveport, LA www.cbfla.org Permit No. 874 Looking Ahead: June 27 Christian Ethics Today sponsored conference “The Minister and IDENTITY: Politics: How to be Prophetic Without Being Partisan” featuring Tony We are a fellowship of Baptist Campolo and Jim Wallis; 1-5pm prior to start of General Assembly. Christians and churches who share a passion for the Great June 28-29 CBF General Assembly, Washington DC; information at the- Commandment and the Great fellowship.info Commission of Jesus Christ and a commitment to Baptist principles of July 12-15 “Happily Ever After” International Marriage Enrichment faith and practice. Celebration, Orlando, Florida; information at bettermarriages.org. Register at: thefellowship.info or 800-352-8741 VISION: Being the presence of Christ in the world. MISSION: Serving Christians and churches Louisiana Meeting Speaker: Jeremy D. Lewis Rural Poverty Initiative Specialist as they discover and fulfill their God-given mission. CBF-LA Receipts Mar-May Fiscal Year Prayerful.... 3/01/07-2/28/08 thoughtful... Undesignated $15,354.01 $15,354.01 wholistic ministries Together for Hope $3,675.01 $3,675.01 Disaster Relief $50.00 $50.00 giving authentic voice Extra-Budget $3,940.00 $3,940.00 to the whispering of Designated funds Credits $941.00 $941.00 the Spirit in our ears TOTAL 24,542.73 $24,542.73 ...need our support. Make a regular Louisiana Fellowship People Sent to you free for the asking. quarterly or monthly Published by CBF of Louisiana gift. Use the enclosed 8646 Ridgemont Dr., Pineville, LA 71360 envelope. Partake in John Daugherty, Coordinator 318-640-5782 cell:318-229-3738 [email protected] All together now. the blessing. Reid Doster, Disaster Response Coordinator and Beat the summer drought. New Church Start Pastor ( 985-222-6900 [email protected] Jay Hogewood, Moderator Save a Tree. Save CBF-LA Some Dough. Charlene Kelley, Past Moderator Receive our newsletter by email in PDF for- Greg Hunt, Representative to National CBF Send communications about newsletter to: mat. Sign up at [email protected]. Editor-Kyle Kelley, [email protected] Fellowship People Volume 14, No. 3 LouisianaNewsletter of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Louisiana cbfla.org May-June-July, 2007 Loaves and Fishes Goal Met! Romany (Gypsy) Church in Moldova to Have Building After 5 years of valiant struggle, erished nation in Europe and comprise A small construction and VBS mission Bethlehem Baptist Church, a Gypsy con- the only all Gypsy church in the country. trip is set for late August. To participate gregation, in Vulcanesti, Moldova will In a town unable to afford even one or assist, contact Keith Holmes at soon have a building for the first time public building, the church will provide [email protected]. Construction hope- through a partnership with CBF-LA. a natural outreach center for all village fully will be finished by years end. Like life. loaves and fishes in the Master’s hands, Most members live on only a few this offering brings the Bread of Life to a dollars a day, making the $30,000 price hearty young congregation ministering tag for refurbishing the church seem among the least of these. hopelessly out of reach. Local laws pre- vent use of the building until it is brought up to code. After CBF Missionary and Louisiana native Keith Holmes and his wife Mary championed the cause of the congregation, seed gifts began to come from individuals and Members of Bethlehem Church in front church groups, including a pledge from of their soon to be completed building. Broadmoor-Baton Rouge that included Following a mission trip in October to 3 months salary for the pastor. Bethlehem Pastor Ion Matveev, right, and view Romany work, John Daugherty Then in March, when Keith visited Pastor Schiopu open crayons donated by challenged our fellowship to sponsor his home church of University-Baton PassportKids for neighborhood outreach. the church’s building efforts. Rouge, a vision for this work ignited Poor in things but rich in spirit, with the parishioners, who pledged the INSIDE: Story on Bethlehem Pastor church members live in the most impov- remainder of the funds, nearly $20,000! Baptists of Multi Stripes Build with Habitat for 12 Katrina Families On 12 home sites in Baton Rouge, hundreds of Baptists unit- in her eyes – she is so excited and working right along with us,” ed for one common cause – rebuilding the lives of Hurricane said Canadian Baptist Ministries volunteer Debbie Bailey, who Katrina evacuees. A two-week “blitz build” began late April in sev- drove 26 hours from Ontario to help with the build. eral neighborhoods. In partnership with Habitat for Humanity, Participants came from as far as Canada and California. Some CBF joined other Baptist organizations to fund the build, and were veteran Habitat volunteers. All wanted to reach out to mobilize nearly 600 volunteers. Katrina victims and most were Baptists experiencing one of the dis- Other groups included American tinctive qualities of this build – working together beyond organiza- Baptist Churches USA, Baptist World tional, racial and geographical boundaries. Aid, Alliance of Baptists, Canadian “Once you put people in service together, all kinds of differ- Baptist Ministries, Progressive ences break down,” said Bruce Wilson, pastor of West Main National Baptist Convention and the Church in Danville, Va., which sent a 10-person roofing team. District of Columbia Baptist “The hope of the church is in projects like these.” Convention. “It’s a beautiful mixture of Through a partnership with CBF, Texas Baptist Men provided Baptists coming from all parts of the food for volun- country,” said Daniel Vestal, CBF’s teers, bringing national coordinator. “For us to work two teams to pro- together has been a joy.” vide an estimated “There’s a great sense of the presence 8,000 meals. “It’s of Christ here,” said Roy Medley, gen- an honor to be eral secretary for ABCUSA. For many here and be a part Joy Yee, Past National of these families, a new house was the of this,” said Moderator: handy conclusion to an 18-month Katrina Larry Burks, a with the siding. journey that took many of them from director with the New Orleans to Baton Rouge shelters, Texas group. “A hotels and travel trailer parks. “This will be a better start for me cup of cold water and my daughter,” said New Orleans evacuee Shantrell Merrell, and a hot meal in who has been living in a FEMA travel trailer park. “It’s a blessing Jesus’ name is from God. It’s a miracle.” what [we] are Fannie Munson, who is raising five of her 13 grandchildren, about.” couldn’t wait to see the children’s reaction to the new house. “The - adapted from report Daniel Vestal, right, congratulates John joy ...only God can explain it,” Munson related. “The hope you see by Carla Wynn Daugherty on missing his thumb 7 of 9 tries. bers...He isvery lovedbythecongr vinced itshouldtakewithout cuttingtieswiththemem- r and humor good storyuphissleeve,particularly thosewithtwistsofirony Johnalways seemstohavea loving personalityofitsauthor. service, celebratingamongmanythings,theexcellentleader- heldits50thanniversaryworship May 20,thecongregation his high calling. joyandwonder of the humility, tor who hasmanaged toretain theveteranpas- Indeed,Johnrepresents helm ofthechurch.” ly fortunateto havehadsuchaloving andwisemanatthe J Dr. JohnGoodwin Dr. emarkable abilitytoleada chur Broadmoor P Deuter. 15:7-11; Psalms 82:3-4; Proverbs 14:21,31,22:9;Isaiah1:17;Ezekiel18:7;Matthew25:31-46; Psalms 82:3-4;Proverbs 15:7-11; Deuter. 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