2006 Archives
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WorldconneX helps Waco church members meet needs in Kenya
Posted: 11/03/06
WorldconneX helps Waco church
members meet needs in KenyaBy David Williams
WorldconneX
WACO—When a minister challenges a church to send missionaries overseas and someone responds, what does he do next? That was the question on Ben Dudley’s mind when his mission trip report produced unexpected results.
Dudley, community pastor of University Baptist Church in Waco, told his church about a long-term partnership established with a Kenya orphanage discovered during a mission trip 18 church members took in May. He shared with the congregation his excitement that they now had a place on the other side of the world to send someone who felt called to international missions.
11/03/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Volunteers give makeover ministry facility a facelift
Posted: 10/27/06
Touchpoint volunteers painted the facilities, repaired shingles and removed overgrown landscaping from Christian Women’s Job Corps of Ellis County Volunteers give makeover ministry facility a facelift
By John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
WAXAHACHIE—A ministry that gives people’s lives a makeover received a remodel of its own recently.
11/01/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Posted: 6/20/03
Baptist volunteers help unload supplies used in water purification units for Iraqi hospitals. At right, Dick Talley of Dallas, logistics coordinator for Texas Baptist Men, talks with military personnel about the ongoing operation and maintenance of water purification units Baptist volunteers installed for five hospitals in Iraq. Texan recounts journey to provide water for Iraq
By Ken Camp
Texas Baptist Communications
Baptist volunteers entered war-torn Iraq in a U.S. military helicopter that sustained enemy fire, and they returned to Kuwait in a C-130 cargo plane bearing the remains of four Marines who were killed in action.
10/31/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Fit or fat? Covered-dish dinners take toll on Baptists’ health
Posted: 10/27/06
Baylor University students enjoy a game of intramural flag football. (Photo by Chris Hansen/Baylor University) Fit or fat? Covered-dish dinners take toll on Baptists’ health
By Hannah Elliott
Associated Baptist Press
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (ABP)—Of all believers, Baptists are the most likely to be obese, a new study from Purdue University has revealed.
But then, obese people tend to live in states heavily populated by religious people—particularly Baptists.
10/30/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Baylor among most physically fit schools
Posted: 10/27/06
Baylor among most physically fit schools
By Hannah Elliott
Associated Baptist Press
WACO (ABP)—On the heels of a Purdue University study that listed Baptists as the most obese religious group in America, Baptist-affiliated Baylor University has been recognized as one of America’s fittest schools.
The study, published in the October issue of Men’s Fitness magazine, labeled the Waco school the nation’s ninth-most-fit university.
Baylor University students test their climbing skills and physical endurance on a climbing wall. See Related Article:
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• Wellness: Dental healtht10/30/2006 - By John Rutledge
