Ouachita Baptist University Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine, 1985-1989 Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine 2-21-1985 February 21, 1985 Arkansas Baptist State Convention Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/arbn_85-89 Part of the Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, and the Mass Communication Commons A~B~~h-r.~t NEWSM.AGAZIN~ On the cover Ethnic home missions: the world on our doorstep ., America has always been a nation of im­ Sou thern Baptist church in the near future. migraryts. Today, more and more Arkansans Kim, his wife, Chung Ha, and their son, speak languages other than English and Steve, have adjusted well to the Arkansas come from cultures other than Anglo­ culture and lifestyle since being called to the American culture. mission in 1984. Since its 1982 inception, The fastest-growi ng language/culture the congregation ha s grown to 55 persons. group in Southern Baptist home mission Cooperative Program dollars, funneled work is among Koreans, with 125 Korean through language missions ministries, help congrega tions in the United States. make this mission a possibility. (Articles on One of those congregations is th e Ko rea n pp. 7-9 emphasize sse home missions work Church of Arkansas, a mission of Park Hill in connection w ith this week's Home Mis­ Church, North Little Rock. Under the sion Study and the Week of Prayer for Home pastoral leadership of Chung Chil Kim, the Missions, March 3-10. ) - Randy Cash, miss ion anticipates const ituting as a language missions director Former Ouachita ROTC professor killed ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - Lt . Col. Ambrus D. Panama. Twenty-one U.S. military person­ Carnes, a former professor of military nel were aboard the plane, which was head­ science at Ouachita Baptist University, was ed for Puerto Cast illa. killed in the crash of a C-130A military Ca rnes was the recipient of the Si lver Sta r, ABN photo I Millie Gill transport plane Tuesday, Jan. 22 , off the Bronze Star, Air Medal, Combat Infa n­ Because Arkansas Baptists care about coast of Honduras. tryman's Badge and six Vietnam Service all people, at home as well as abroad, Carnes served two years as OBU's pro­ Medals, among others. He is survived by his they are reaChing out through home fessor of military science before being re­ wife, Judy, a member of the OBU library missionaries such as Randy Cash (right) assigned in 1984 to the U.S. Southern staff; a daughter, LeAnne, of the home; and of the Arkansas State Missions Depart­ Military Command Headquarters in a son, Greg, who lives in Texas. ment, to language groups such as the one led by Pastor Chung Chi/ Kim (/eft) SBC music audition dates announced in Nor!h Little Rock. The ar!icle at the Southern Baptist College will hold audi­ Singers, an 16-voice mixed choral ensemble. right imd ones on pp. 7-9 relate to the tions Feb. 22, March 22 and April 26 for Auditions wilt be held in the Maddox Fine annual SBC home missions emphasis music talentships and sc holarships for th e Arts Center on the SBC ca mpus. Interested (Pictured with Cash and Kim are Jef­ 1985-86 academic year. persons may obtain application form s from ferey Kearn, left, and his brother Sean.). Prospective st udents desiring admission to D. Brent Ballweg, D irector of Choral Ac­ th e Department of Music may audition for tivities, Southern Baptist College, Walnut talentships (up to fu ll tuition), accompanist Rid ge, AR 72476, phone 886·6741, ext. 150. scholarships and membership in So uthern Altern ative audition dates are available. In this issue OBU schedules church staff member orientation An orientat ion program for church staff process at Ouachita. members who have moved to Arkansas in Staff members also will become familiar 12 re-creation the past three yea rs has been sc heduled for with speakers, music groups and revival Arkansas' state parks offer fine opportunities March 7 at Ouachita Baptist University. teams available to them through the univer­ for inexpensive, wholesome recreation for New pastors and directors of music, sity. A luncheon with OBU faculty and staff families and church groups. A new monthly education, youth and recreation are members is planned. feature lists selected events in the parks dur­ welcome at th e orientation, which will of­ Further information is available from Bud­ ing the month ahead. fe r information about th e religious life, dy Barnett, admissions counse lor, at OBU, academic program, fi nancial aid and P.O. Box 3776, Arkadelphia, AR 71923, 14 beyond the exodus scholarship programs and the admissions phone 246-453 1, ext. 114. Although civif war has forced most Ch ristians to leave West Beirut, Southern Baptist mis­ Cooperative Program report: january sionary Jim Ragland kept the doors of Beirut January gifts Baptist School open. Now, with a Muslim ma­ Over (under) % increase over jority among the students, Ragland has found Year a witnessing opportunity he never dreamed budget to date previous year possible. Summary for )an. 1985 1979 ($ 11 ,072.38) 5.04 1980 83,762.48 29.83 Received $904, 136.00 19B1 59,055.24 Budget 956,331.17 8.72 ---- 1982 5,348.34 8.70 Under (52, 195.17) 1983 (170,698.74) -12.71 1984 (52, 195.17) 5.20 The bad weather hindered attendance in most churches in january. Undoubtedly it also affected giving since we are 5.46 percent short of budget. Hopefully February will be beuer weather and better giving. - L.L. Collins Jr. Page 2 ARKANSAS BAPTIST NEWSMAGAZINE Are congratulations in order? The editor's page J. Everett Sneed Arkansas Ba ptists should congratulate themse lves fo r giv­ his fo llowers to be concerned for th e total person and to foster ing $215,584.20 to world hunger in 1984. Or should wei There just ice in a structural way. are millions of people who are literally starving to death as a Special care for the hungry is often cited as a sign of true result of the west Afri ca n drought. Unless help comes soon, repentance. Isaiah 58 speaks of sha ring bread with the hungry many thousands of people will die from starvation before the as a form of piety. The writer of Prove rbs said, " The righteous end of 1985. Th ere are two thin gs that Arkansas Baptists should consider the cause of the poor: but the wicked rega rdeth not do. First, we should pray dail y th at God wi ll send rain to the to kn ow it" (Prov. 29 :7) . ' drought-stricken area of West Africa. Second, we shou ld con­ Th e question arises, " W hat can we do to help eliminate tinue to give to our Southern Baptist world hunger program. this ma ssive, tragic and awesome suffering?" Unless we, as It is difficult for many Americans to conceive of people Christians, have a definite pl an, little or nothing will l:ie ac­ w ho are literally starving to death . Television news clips of star­ complished. Here are. a few suggestions: vi ng children in Ethiopia have provided us with a slight insight 1. Everyone should pray regularly that God will sen d ra in into what hunger really means. Th e tragedy is compounded to West Africa. The gravity of the problem suggests that a part by the fact that most individua ls in America waste food. Ex­ of each worship service should be prayer for rain . perts say th at if the food was diStributed evenly across the 2. Some of our ch urches have pledged a defi nite amount world, everyone would have enough to ea t. in the church budget for world hunger. Other congregations, A few mea ls for the starving millions is hardly more than who have Wednesday night meals, have world hunger offer­ a band-a id applied to a fatal infection. The immediate relief ing containers. being given by our Foreign Mission Board, the United States 3. Some families have pledged to give a full day's wages government and others must be accompanied by a massive to help alleviate the hunger in West Africa. Consistent giving plan of long-range assista nce. People beaten by fam ine must by famil(es will help to meet the immediate problem of so me be re-established again where they are or resettled w here they of the starving people in West Afri ca. But, perhaps more im­ ca n grow food . Even when rain comes, they must be introduc­ portantly, it will keep it before the fami li es so that they will ed to better methods of farming and water usage so that the pray regularly. land wi ll bring forth food. Th ey also need to be educated in 4. Others have proposed a day of fasting and prayer for the fam ily planning with an ultimate goal of getting the popula­ starving people in West Afri ca. Perhaps, a single day of fasting tion imbalance w ith what the country can support. would, to some small ex tent, acquaint us with what it mea ns The Bible is clear concerning our res ponsibility to those to be hungry. It also would assist us to give ourse lveS more who have need. The Bible indicates that hunger is not an ac­ effectively to prayer. cident. Although natural disasters, such as the drought in South Southern Baptists have the best pla n for reaching the Africa, often account for the immediate problem, the root of hungry of the world .