Week of Prayer for International Missions
December 4 - 11
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
National Goal - $175,000,000
Hillcrest Goal - $105,000
100% goes to support over 5,000 missionaries (including Greg, Sarah, Bryan, Gina, Ron, Karen, Tim, Yvonne, Jason, Kristi, Steve, Jane, Robert, Maridith, and Melody) and their ministries
Provides 57% of the income of the International Mission Board
1.7 billion people (25% of world population) have little or no access to the gospel
Focus Scripture: Acts 1:8
"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
Paul says, “All of you together are Christ's body, and each of you is a part of it” (1 Corinthians 12:27). Jesus has commissioned us to be His heart, His hands, His voice. Through praying, giving, and going, Southern Baptists have fulfilled this legacy for more than 160 years.
Yet, billions remain lost and time may be running out for them. We must pray more intentionally and give more sacrificially than ever before. Our churches must take direct responsibility for helping reach the nearly 3,800 unengaged, unreached people groups that missionaries may never be able to get to.
And, since most unreached people groups likely are represented in the world surban centers, we have unique challenges and opportunities to reach the world through the cities, as illustrated in this year's week of prayer features.
What can you do, individually?
Start by being Southern Baptist missions as an extension of His heart, hands, and voice through your prayers and unprecedented giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
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