2008 Archives
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Prayer must undergird compassion, missionary doctor insists
Posted: 5/01/08
Prayer must undergird compassion,
missionary doctor insistsBy Ken Camp
Managing Editor
GARLAND—Whether in the streets of Bangalore, India, or northeastern Dallas County, the sight of people in need compels Christians to respond in compassion, veteran medical missionary Rebekah Naylor said.
“God is a compassionate God. When Jesus saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion. The New Testament epistles tell us we are to be clothed in compassion,” said Naylor, who served 35 years as a Southern Baptist medical missionary in India.
Rebekah Naylor served 35 years as a Southern Baptist medical missionary in India. 05/05/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Cameron Byler, SBC pioneer in recreation, disaster relief, dies at 79
Posted: 4/30/08
Cameron Byler, SBC pioneer in
recreation, disaster relief, dies at 79By Mickey Noah
Baptist Press
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Cameron Byler, a pioneer in national disaster relief and men’s missions within the Southern Baptist Convention, died Apr. 28 in San Antonio after a brief illness. He would have turned 80 May 11.
A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. May 3 at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio, where he had lived since moving from Tennessee last July. James Porch, executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, will officiate.
Cameron Byler Byler was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Joyce Christian, and his second wife, the former Andrea Hawkins, who died two months ago. He is survived by three children: Barbara Garland, Portland, Ore.; Chris Byler, San Antonio, and foster son Brad Gray, Nashville, Tenn. He is also survived by three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
05/02/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Baptist Immigration Services offers help to people âleft hangingâ
Posted: 5/02/08
Members of the community join with Jesus and Elsa Ramos in cutting the ribbon for Baptist Immigration Services of Brownwood, the first ministry of its kind in the area. (Photos by Analiz Gonzalez/Buckner) Baptist Immigration Services
offers help to people ‘left hanging’By Analiz González
Buckner International
BROWNWOD—Baptist Immigration Services of Brownwood has opened its doors to meet the need for Christian immigration services in Central Texas.
According to its mission statement, the ministry exists to “show the love of Christ by offering affordable legal immigration services to Brown County.”
05/02/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Explore the Bible Series for May 11: Work toward reconciliation
Posted: 5/02/08
Explore the Bible Series for May 11
Work toward reconciliation
• Genesis 44:1-2, 32-34; 45:1-9, 14-15
First Baptist Church, Petersburg
When someone has hurt us, particularly if we feel it was intentional, typically the furthest thing from our mind is to seek reconciliation. We would much rather seek revenge.
05/02/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Baylor nursing students meet life-and-death needs in Africa
Posted: 5/01/08
Patients wait to be seen at a tent clinic served by a team from Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing. (Baylor Photos) Baylor nursing students meet
life-and-death needs in AfricaBy Rebekah Hardage & Matt Pene
Baylor University
The six-hour journey from a remote Ethiopian village was not easy for a woman pregnant with twins and going into labor. Making matters more difficult was her mode of transportation—being carried by several men.
The woman arrived at the medical clinic frightened and bleeding, but she was assisted by a group of students from Baylor University’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing who were ready to help.
Michelle Sanders, a Baylor University alum, teaches a group of children from an orphanage in Uganda the “Sic ’Em Bears” cheer. 05/01/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Howard Payne students learn about Islam firsthand in North Africa
Posted: 5/01/08
Howard Payne students learn
about Islam firsthand in North AfricaBy Kalie Lowrie
Howard Payne University
Before Grace Davis traveled to North Africa, she expected to be immersed in the Muslim culture and to be tested and challenged in ways she had never experienced. The journey did not disappoint.
Davis, a junior at Howard Payne University, traveled to North Africa with seven classmates as part of a cross-cultural studies program. The group, led by Mary Carpenter, assistant professor of Christian studies, worked primarily with Muslim university students—helping them with their English and building relationships.
Howard Payne University students Deya Baldazo, Allysa Pendly, Jackie Phillips and Grace Davis visited a coliseum while in North Africa. (Grace Davis Photos) 05/01/2008 - By John Rutledge
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