2006 Archives
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Transitional home provides refuge for teenaged girls
Posted: 9/15/06
Celeste, 18, turned herself into the courts at age 15 in order to receive an education. Now, she is studying to be a lawyer and lives at the Buckner Transitional Girls' Home in Guatemala City. Transitional home provides
refuge for teenaged girlsBy Jenny Pope
Buckner Baptist Benevolences
It’s a bright, golden-colored refuge that rests among the hectic streets of Guatemala City. A bus stop sits across the way, and hatchback cars and colorful buses whirl by on their way to outlying territories. Outside it’s noisy, dusty and fast-paced.
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• Buckner brings hope to orphans in Guatemala
• Transitional home provides refuge for teenaged girls
But inside the home is drastically different. It’s airy, open and calm. A plant-lined atrium greets guests upon entry; bedrooms line the walls with photos, stuffed animals and posters of celebrities; there’s a cozy living room with several couches and a TV; and fresh laundry flaps in the cool air outside an open kitchen.
09/15/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Called board meeting focuses on Valley
Posted: 9/15/06
Called board meeting focuses on Valley
By Ferrell Foster
Texas Baptist Communications
DALLAS—Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board officers expect to call a special board meeting by the end of October to consider the results of an investigation into the use of church-starting money in the Rio Grande Valley.
Jim Nelson of Austin, vice chairman of the board, said the complexity of the investigation made it impossible for investigators to finish the task by the regular Sept. 25-26 board meeting.
09/15/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Cyberbullies harass, humiliate peers
Posted: 9/15/06
Cyberbullies harass, humiliate peers
By David Briggs
Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS)—Beware the wrath of a dumped boyfriend or girlfriend spreading rumors about a former partner on MySpace. Pity the middle-school student whose clothes, popularity or appearance becomes the object of derision in public chat rooms frequented by classmates.
These days, teenagers and their parents don’t have to look out just for sexual predators online. Some of their peers are turning into cyberbullies, using sites such as MySpace and Facebook to harass and humiliate classmates.
09/15/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Predators make Web risky for teens
Posted: 9/15/06
Predators make Web risky for teens
By George Henson
Staff Writer
DALLAS—Most teenagers don’t need a warning about the predators waiting on the Internet. That thrill is what drives some riskier behaviors, a Dallas assistant district attorney said. And that makes parents’ role in keeping children safe even more important.
Some teens may think flirting and sexual innuendo on the Internet is a safe risk, like riding a thrill ride at an amusement park, but that is a false assumption, said Brooke Robb, an assistant district attorney who specializes in prosecuting Internet crimes against children. She spoke to a group of youth ministers from Dallas Baptist Association churches.
09/15/2006 - By John Rutledge
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BGCT says controls in place to guard mission offering fund use
Updated: 9/14/06
BGCT says controls in place
to guard mission offering fund useBy Ken Camp
Managing Editor
DALLAS—Contrary to allegations, there is no indication any Mary Hill Davis Offering for Texas Missions funds have been mismanaged, Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Director Charles Wade said.
Financial controls are in place to ensure the Baptist Building staff administers funds from the Mary Hill Davis Offering for Texas Missions according to plans approved by the Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas Executive Board, Chief Financial Officer David Nabors added.
09/14/2006 - By John Rutledge
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Student found niche helping renovate Philippine Baptist camp
Posted: 9/08/06
Luke Loetscher (third from left) is pictured with other members of his summer missions team in the Philippines along with Filipino workers who helped them in various projects. One named Kuya Tata (pictured second from left) was baptized by the group during the summer after receiving Jesus as his savior. Student found niche helping
renovate Philippine Baptist campBy Teresa Young
Wayland Baptist University
PLAINVIEW—There’s something to be said for finding your sweet spot—locating the place you’re meant to be.
For Luke Loetscher, that happened this past summer while he served as a summer missionary in the Philippines. A Wayland Baptist University junior from Cheyenne, Wyo., Loetscher has long had an interest in agriculture and especially in improving processes in farming, using his interest in science. He is also handy with tools, having participated in several construction-related service projects while at Wayland.
09/11/2006 - By John Rutledge
