2008 Archives
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Circles of Support help teens devise a plan for the future
Posted: 3/07/08
Circles of Support help teens
devise a plan for the futureBy Haley Smith
Baptist Child & Family Services
SAN ANTONIO—When young people age out of the foster care system, they are required by law to sit down with a counselor or social work to develop a plan for the future and learn about available benefits. But a program offered by Baptist Child & Family Services goes far beyond what the law requires.
Circles of Support, part of the agency’s Preparation for Adult Living program, help teenagers make the transition to independent living.
Circles of Support meetings offer foster youth along a support system and the opportunity to work together to plan and accomplish goals for the future. (Photo by Martin Olivares/BCFS) 03/07/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Baptists provide opportunities to oft-shunned Roma people
Posted: 3/07/08
Wes Craig visits churches and ministry centers to learn how Project Ruth can help facilitate the needs of Roma church leaders. (CBF photos courtesy of Wes and Susan Craig) Baptists provide opportunities
to oft-shunned Roma peopleBy Carla Wynn Davis
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
BUCHAREST, Romania (ABP)—Susan and Wes Craig learned early during their three-year assignment to Romania that most locals are disgusted by the minority Roma people, often called “gypsies.” And that’s what made a particular church meeting so powerful.
While talking about his work at the Gypsy Smith School, which provides education and training to Roma church leaders and evangelists, Wes Craig noticed a Romanian man with his hand on the shoulder of a Roma boy. Their relationship seemed like that of a father and son—something that flies in the face of Romanian social norms. Craig said he saw, in that simple act, Christianity at work.
03/07/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Volunteer missionaries needed for Eagle Pass
Posted: 3/07/08
Volunteer missionaries needed for Eagle Pass
By Analiz González
Buckner International
EAGLE PASS—It’s been almost a year since the tornados ravaged Eagle Pass, but huge needs continue.
Church leaders in the area are seeking to help, but they need the assistance of upstate volunteers, said Dexton Shores, Buckner International’s director of ministry development in Mexico and along the border,
03/07/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Kidnapped worker, Afghan driver apparently dead in Afghanistan
Posted: 3/05/08
Kidnapped worker, Afghan driver
apparently dead in AfghanistanBy Hannah Elliott
Associated Baptist Press
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (ABP)—A kidnapped aid worker with a Texas Baptist background and her Afghan driver are believed dead, according to the agency that supported them.
Cydney Mizell, 50, and Muhammad Hadi, whose age is unknown, were taken at gunpoint Jan. 26 while working in Kandahar, Afghanistan. While their employer, the Asian Rural Life Development Foundation, has not been able to confirm their deaths, a spokeswoman said the organization has received “credible reports” of the news.
Cydney Mizell 03/05/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Academy president announces retirement plans
Posted: 3/05/08
Academy president announces retirement plans
By Cindy Rollins
San Marcos Baptist Academy
SAN MARCOS—San Marcos Baptist Academy President Vic Schmidt has announced to the school’s trustees his plans to retire July 1.
“I would have preferred to serve the academy for several more years, but some health issues prompt me I leave at the end of this school year,” Schmidt said.
03/05/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Explore the Bible Series for March 16: Growing spiritually through crisis
Posted: 3/04/08
Explore the Bible Series for March 16
Growing spiritually through crisis
• Genesis 32:6-12, 24-31
First Baptist Church, Petersburg
Life is unpredictable. No matter how much we might plan, our best-paid plans often are thrown out by a crisis situation which arises unexpectedly. While the severity of the crisis may vary, most often our initial response is fear and anxiety over our perceived ability to overcome the situation and return to “normal.”
03/04/2008 - By John Rutledge
