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Buckner and Wilshire Baptist Send Shoes, Supplies to Hurricane Survivors in Baton Rouge
Posted: 9/06/05
Felipe Garza, vice president and general manager of Buckner Children and Family Services, (shown above) said that, in addition to emergency aid, "Buckner is assessing the long-term needs of hurricane survivors and identifying more ways to help." Buckner and Wilshire Baptist Send Shoes,
Supplies to Hurricane Survivors in Baton Rouge
By Felicia Fuller
Buckner Benevolences
09/06/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Clear Lake church feeding evacuees in nearby hotels
Posted: 9/06/05
Volunteers at First Baptist Church of Athens make beds and distribute linens for New Orleans residents who are being housed at the church’s multi-purpose center. (Photo by Ferrell Foster)
Clear Lake church feeding
evacuees in nearby hotelsBy John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
ORANGE—Like many Texas Baptists, Donna Radmore wanted to pitch in and lend a helping hand when she heard how people were affected by Hurricane Katrina.
09/06/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Learn evangelism from Starbucks
Posted: 9/02/05
Leonard Sweet, author and evangelism teacher at Drew University, insists the business world understands evangelistic principals better than most Christians. (Photos courtesy of leonardsweet.com) Learn evangelism from Starbucks
By Jocelyn Delgado
Communications Intern
DALLAS–Some churches may be a little nervous using the word “evangelism,” but it's the new buzzword in the business world, author Leonard Sweet told the Urban Training Institute of the Southwest annual meeting.
09/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Asian teen torches gang flag
Posted: 9/02/05
The Take Out Asian Youth Camp at Baylor University offered Asian youth from across Texas the opportunity for fellowship, worship, workshops and leadership training. Asian teen torches gang flag
By Karen Simons
Special to the Baptist Standard
WACO–Flag burnings at an ethnic youth camp wouldn't usually be something to celebrate, but this year's Take Out Asian Youth Camp ignited a spiritual fire resulting in a physical one.
09/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Texas Baptist children minister at Mexican orphanage
Posted: 9/02/05
Children receive notebooks and markers from Texas Baptist Children's Home residents on the last day of the one-week mission trip. Texas Baptist children
minister at Mexican orphanageBy Miranda Bradley
Texas Baptist Children's Home
JUAREZ, Mexico–Youngsters at Texas Baptist Children's Home have chosen acts of service as their love language, speaking it fluently for more than 20 years at a small Mexican orphanage.
09/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Operacion San Andres brings hope to children in Peru
Posted: 9/02/05
An Operacion San Andres mission team poses with residents of Lima, Peru. Operacion San Andres brings
hope to children in PeruBy George Henson
Staff Writer
LIMA, Peru–South Main Baptist Church in Houston and Buckner Orphan Care International are offering help and hope to homeless orphans and other rejected children in Lima, Peru.
09/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Baptists respond in wake of Hurricane Katrina’s fury
Posted: 9/02/05
Hurricane Katrina floods streets in the 9th Ward of New Orleans. About 80 percent of the city flooded after two levees collapsed. (Photo by Ted Jackson/NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE) Baptists respond in wake
of Hurricane Katrina's furyBy John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
Texas Baptist churches, community ministries and disaster relief volunteers mobilized in response to the needs of neighboring Louisiana when Hurricane Katrina struck.
09/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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