Annuals 2016 Annual Book | Page 52

ACTS 1:8 Missionaries But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Act 1:8 GAs On Sunday mornings the girls sold coffee and tea for the "Latte" Moon Cafe (Lottie Moon) and raised over $600. The GA's also participated with the RAs "Racing for Lottie" to raise money for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Offering to Cooperative Program Uttermost Parts of the Earth (International) Offering to Lottie Moon Christmas Offering Parkway Baptist Church Youth Our youth, meet twice to work on projects to go in Jerusalem (local) Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, with 15 present --Walked door-to-door and distributed 300 batteries each time. We also had 13 from our church to go to for smoke alarms in the Parkway community in Mexico in the summer. September 2015 through the Love Cleveland Kindness Explosion. --Hosted a Fall Festival with inflatables, games, cotton Oak Grove Baptist Church candy, popcorn, snow cones for Taylor Elementary School with over 500 in attendance. Jerusalem (local) --Prayer walked through local schools within the Donated snacks to ICU waiting room at Tennova Parkway community, including Bradley Central High Hospital School. Donated food (twice) and clothing to The Caring Place --Completed the distribution of 5,000 Bibles through Donated $75 to Taylor School Library God's Plan for Sharing (GPS). 10 year plan to reach Donated school supplies to Taylor School every home with the Gospel within the Parkway Donated personal items to Harbor House community. Donated cleaning supplies to Family Promise --Assisted with the Boys & Girls Club/Catch Ministries Donated white socks and stamped Christmas cards to Christmas Celebration where over 1,200 people were Jail Ministry fed and children received Christmas gifts. Donated water, snacks, and paint supplies to Ocoee --Hosted a live nativity for the community and served Outreach hot chocolate/coffee/snacks. This outreach had 200 in Provided cash door prizes for church's Block Party/VBS attendance (December 2015). Gave monetary gift to New Hope Pregnancy Center --Hosted a community-wide Easter Egg Hunt with over Participated in Love Cleveland 3,000 eggs and cookout (April 2016). Participated in Lifeway Children's Ministry Day --Led/Assisted with Rock of Ages Prison Revival at Silverdale detention facility in Ooltewah, Tennessee Judea (State) (47 professions of faith were made during the revival). Monetary gifts to: --Fed 30 missionaries from London Bridge Baptist TN Baptist Children's Home Church through Ocoee Outreach. TN Baptist Adult Home --Provided 5 day VBS and reached out to over 200 Baptist Collegiate Ministry through Vacation Bible School. Gideons --Held a block party cookout in the Parkway St. Jude's community. Offering to Golden State Missions --Sponsor of the Boys & Girls Club Blythe Christmas party (over 2,000 were fed and gifts supplied to Samaria (National) children). Offering to Annie Armstrong Easter Offering --Provided food to many families within the Parkway Christmas in August (NC missionary) 50