On April 3 Living Hope held a dedication service of the buildings funded by Brentwood Baptist Church through the most recent capital campaign. Here is what our $1.1 million US dollards provided:
- Chapel: this building seats just under 300 people; it will serve as a multi-purpose room, a place for large gatherings, funerals, etc.
- Prevention Centre: this building contains a small chapel, offices and training rooms for the 30 full-time Life Skills Educators that minister to 6,000 children per week. Our own Danielle Schneider trains these Educators.
- A new guardhouse (in South Africa – due to crime – everything is fenced and secured)
- Furnishings for both buildings
- New internal roads, curbing, landscaping, etc.
Also...Check out this link to CNN where Dana Perino discusses Living Hope and talks at length about the very bags (that provide livelihood to HIV-infected persons) that BBC are selling in the Lifeway bookstore at the Connection Center.
http://mms.tveyes.com/ExpandGuest.asp?ln=350399
And – go to www.livinghope.co.za and click on the Masi Choir link to hear Dan Haseltine from Jars of Clay singing “Lord Bless Africa” backed up by the Masi Choir. This is part of a bigger project spearheaded by our Music and Worship Minister, Dennis Worley!
And lastly, pray for Living Hope – they just received word last month that the new administration in the White House will be cutting their funding to Living Hope by 75% - or $300,000 annually as of October 1. Even so – the dedication service was a celebration and they are confident that God will provide.
-Scott
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Living Hope Update
Monday, April 13, 2009
The Habitat for Humanity build in Franklin is underway!
On Saturday, April 4th we had sunny weather and amazing volunteers as we began our first day of construction on the home for Shantha Saragoor. Habitat workers and BBC volunteers worked from 7:30am till 5:30pm. It was such a joy to see the walls go up and to get the framing for the roof on. Shantha worked hard all day and found it hard to believe that it was her house that was being built. The work was hard but the blessings were numerous! Friendships were forged and it was a great time of community.
The next build date is this Saturday, April 18th. Please join us by covering Shantha’s house in prayer and by praying for the BBC volunteer workers as well.
For more information on how YOU can get invloved, visit www.brentwoodmissions.com and click on Service Opportunities and YOU too, can help Shantha build her home!!!
-Becky
Thursday, March 26, 2009
South Africa Mission Journey Returns
UPDATE: South Africa Worship Conference
The Brentwood Baptist Music & Worship Team had another amazing trip to Cape Town, South Africa! They led two days of workshops for local musicians covering topics such as songwriting, music theory, vocal performance, worship leading, worship planning, live sound, and studio production. The workshops concluded with a community concert on Saturday evening featuring the winners of the songwriting competition, other workshop participants, and the Masiphumelele Baptist Choir.
The winners were given the opportunity to record their songs in a local studio in Cape Town. The Brentwood Baptist Music & Worship Team will take the vocal tracks and produce radio-ready songs to be played on CCFM, Cape Town’s Christian radio station. The workshops and recordings are an effort to encourage and support aspiring Christian musicians and worship leaders in the Cape Town area.+
By the way... Below is the schedule for our upcoming Mission Journey meetings. Come and learn about where we are going and how you can be involved, this Sunday!
Hyderabad, India: Dental Clinic
Sunday, March 29 4:00 PM Room 1154
Missoula, MT: Family Outreach Ministries
Sunday, March 29 4:00 PM Room 2500
Hong Kong: Vacation Bible School
Sunday, March 29 4:00 PM Room 2100
Warsaw, Poland: Jewish Cemetery Repairs
Sunday, April 5 4:00 PM Room 2100
Hope For The World
Giving Goal: $1,000,000
Amount Given: $332,437.69 (as of March 22, 2009)
You can give to our annual missions offering through October 2009. Use the blue offering envelopes and mark the Missions Offering box. For more details, go online to BrentwoodMissions.com or pick up a Missions Compass in the Atrium.
Prayer For: Habitat Build on Hold
Thank you to everyone who volunteered for our upcoming Habitat for Humanity build. The build has been delayed, once again, and Habitat is waiting on final approval from the city of Franklin to begin the build. During this time, please pray:
For the city of Franklin, that they would finalize paperwork to allow Habitat for Humanity and our volunteers to begin building a wonderful home for Shantha Saragoor and her family.
For Shantha, Prerana, and Shreyas, that they would not lose heart due to continued delays and that they would find strength in waiting.