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Like many others, my personal story is profoundly linked to Missouri Baptists. I was raised, baptized, licensed, and ordained in Missouri Baptist churches. I met my wife at an associational youth event. My degree is from a Missouri Baptist institution. In my family tree are teachers, deacons and worship leaders of Missouri Baptist churches. Today, I am the pastor of a great Missouri Baptist congregation. In short, I have benefited firsthand from the generosity and faithfulness of Missouri Baptists. That’s why I support the MMO. I believe in Missouri Baptists, and in what we can accomplish for the Kingdom when we partner together.

— Josh Hall, pastor, Selmore Baptist Church, Ozark

“They even asked and begged us to let them have the joy of giving their money for God’s people.” — II Corinthians 8:4 (CEV)

“From Me to Missouri” is the theme for the Missouri Missions Offering emphasis in September of 2011.

God’s people want to help others with physical needs and to share the love of Jesus with those who do not yet know Him. I believe that with all of my heart. I also know that we want to not only send, pray, and give money, but to SHARE in the meeting of those needs. Much of the emphasis for the Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering is about praying and giving. But just like the churches of Macedonia, churches across Missouri want to generously give of themselves and their money by these loving actions: Sharing Christ’s love, Sending missionaries, and Starting churches.

This year as churches seek to educate and enlist the involvement of people in the pew it will be personal. “From Me to Missouri” is a means of involving “Me” in Missouri Missions. The materials used in this MMO emphasis, whether it be a simple bulletin insert or a powerful video, will show people how they are already involved as a Missouri Baptist, and how they can be more involved.

“Won’t you partner with us…to reach as many Missouri Baptists as we can for this great Kindgom opportunity?”

The dollars given in the Fall of 2011 will be used in the ministries of MMO in 2012. We encourage you to use the provided materials: a top quality video DVD for the worship services, a Promotional booklet & CD that have bulletin inserts and a preschool and children’s sermon, and a sermon starter that the pastor might like to use.

In today’s internet age, we are able to share electronically as well as personally. Our MMO web resources, including this website and our Facebook page make it easier than ever to get our message of Sharing, Sending and Starting out to the people of Missouri. Won’t you partner with us in your church and on the web to reach as many Missouri Baptists as we can for this great Kingdom opportunity?

Watch your church mail box for your MMO promotion packet to arrive in June.

Spencer Hutson
Cooperative Program / Biblical Stewardship Specialist
Missouri Baptist Convention

This is the “overview” video…

You can see the rest of the video segments by clicking here at MMO Videos. All of these videos are included on a DVD in the MMO Promotion packet that was mailed to each Missouri Baptist Church in July. If you want us to send you a copy of the DVD, call 800-736-6227, ext. 201 or click here at Contact Us to send us an e-mail message. The DVD has high quality videos that you can play on your computer and video projector. Enjoy.

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When you give through the Missouri Missions Offering this year, $127,500 of the offering will help support the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home in 2011. Missouri Baptist Children’s Home is “committed to serving God by responding to the needs of children, youth and families to make a lasting difference in their lives.” MBCH cares for children and youth at several campuses located throughout the state, providing spiritual guidance, counseling and a safe haven from abuse and neglect.

• The Lowe-Frillman Campus is located in the St. Louis suburb of Bridgeton Missouri. This campus is licensed for 72 children in residential care and houses the largest population of both residents and staff members.
• The Byrne Campus is located in the Kansas City suburb of Peculiar, Missouri. This campus opened in 1985 with the construction of a group home to serve Western Missouri. Currently this campus is designed to care for 12 boys in residential care.
• In the fall of 1990, the Greg Dalton Campus, located at Lamar, Missouri, opened with one home licensed to care for 10 children. This campus is used by MBCH Children and Family Ministries as a group home for long-term behavioral foster care.
• The Hutchens Campus, located at Mt. Vernon, Missouri, opened in 1986. This campus features four group homes with a licensed capacity of 42 children. The Hutchens Campus is used by MBCH Children and Family Ministries to provide residential care for both boys and girls and the Transitional Living Program.
• In addition to the campuses owned by MBCH Properties, MBCH Children and Family Ministries has regional offices in Branson, Hannibal, Jefferson City, Joplin, Lee’s Summit, and Springfield. These offices focus on foster and adoptive parent recruiting, training and placement and case management for children needing homes around the state.

Click here to read more about the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home.

The Missouri Baptist Children’s Home is one of the agencies that benefited the most when Dr. Rheubin L. South combined several Missouri Baptist Convention offerings into one offering, forming what is now called the Missouri Missions Offering in 1985. Click here to read more about the History of the Missouri Missions Offering.

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Cowboy. Hello, my name is David Kenyon. I reside on a small farm in a simple, little rural community in Moniteau County, Missouri. It happens to be the highest point in the county, so they simply named it High Point, Missouri. I have been married to my high school sweetheart, Julie for 17 years in July, which I thank God for bringing her into my life each day. We have been blessed with two beautiful children, Stacey (12) and Tyler (9). I grew up in southwest Missouri on a small farm south of Branson, Missouri where I began a love for cattle and horses. Working around livestock at several local sale barns in Missouri and Arkansas for a cattle order buyer, the country and western heritage became a way of life, which I still enjoy today. Read the rest of this entry »

Here is a story from Amber Quirin, a college student summer missionary from last summer:

The boy’s name was Daiquan. He first came to VBS with his babysitter on a Wednesday night, the night that we talked about the resurrection. When I told the kids about how Jesus had risen from the dead, Daiquan asked, “But what if He didn’t?” Honestly, the question totally caught me off guard, especially since all my other kids seemed to have a pretty good grasp of the Bible and its teachings. I paused and said, Read the rest of this entry »

I am blessed to serve a church that is committed to local, state and global missions. Giving to our state missions offering is one way God can work through us to reach others for Christ right here in Missouri. God is always faithful to us. He simply desires us to glorify Him by loving Him and serving others. I believe we should be starting new churches, sending more people and sharing the gospel to everyone in our state. I pray every person and church will faithfully give to support the work of missions in our state.

—Mark Anderson, Senior Pastor, Lynwood Baptist Church, Cape Girardeau

Missions should be the heartbeat of our churches. At Hamilton Street, we have partnered with our state on mission trips that are supported by the Missouri Missions Offering. We have encouraged giving through the Missouri Missions Offering so that every corner of our state may be saturated with the gospel.

—Charles Jackson, Pastor, Hamilton Street Baptist Church, Kirksville

In Matthew 28:19, Jesus commands us to go and make disciples. In Acts 1:8, Jesus says we will be his witnesses beginning in Jerusalem and reaching to the ends of the earth. As we read “Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth,” to us it translates “Marshfield, Missouri, the United States and the world.” As a local church, we want to have people serving in each of these mission areas. The Missouri Missions Offering is a key way in which all of our people can reach across our state with the gospel. MMO helps us to reach our “Judea.” Through MMO we are sharing Jesus with people all across Missouri. Through MMO we are helping to plant new churches, train pastors and church leaders, and we are sending more people into the harvest field of Missouri. MMO helps us to do what Jesus calls us to do.

—Durwin Kicker, Pastor, FBC Marshfield

Connie Handyside of the Mt. Salem Wyaconda Association chain saw unit experienced what we all pray and hope all disaster relief responses will involve. While responding after an ice storm at Cape Girardeau, Mo., Connie visited with a homeowner and shared the gospel. The Lord used her availability and witness as a disaster relief chaplain to convince that lady of her need for Jesus Christ. Connie had the privilege of leading her to faith in Christ right there on her front porch.

The Missouri Missions offering assists churches and associations in training Disaster Relief workers in the areas of mass care, providing a trailer for people to take a hot shower, learning to use a chain saw, child care, “mud out” (cleaning mud from flooded homes), assessment, and chaplains. Funds also are used for the upkeep of equipment and for maintaining the state Disaster Relief facility located at Marshall, Missouri.

—From Rick Seaton, Men’s Ministries Specialist, MBC

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