Read an article from Jenny Folmar from the Nov/Dec newsletter:
It's Raining...Kids - Memorial Baptist Church, Buies Creek, visits Belize
Update February/March Newsletter:
Graduation of five students from the Baptist Bible School of Belize (BBSB), a new Executive Secretary Treasurer (EST), new staff at the Baptist Training Center, new churches sending teams to Belize, CBFNC members participating in the Baptist Association of Belize (BAB) General Assembly, a Belizean pastor studying for his Doctor of Ministry at Gardner-Webb - what a year for Belize missions!
Leaders and volunteers from the BAB and CBFNC had productive meetings on the same weekend as the first graduation of BBSB and as the BAB General Assembly. The Partnership Covenant was reviewed and a focus on building the association was named the common goal. Another CBFNC leader, Rick Jordan, spoke to the Pastors Summit in Belize on January 31, 2009.
Thanks to Scott Hagaman's advocacy, Pastor Norman Willacey was able to enroll in the Doctor of Ministry program at Gardner-Webb School of Divinity this fall with GWU providing free tuition, fees, and books. Norman hopes to use this degree to help him develop a Baptist college in Belize. Bob and Rhea Lamb are providing him with housing and local churches are needed to pay for his airfare. FBC-Marion, FBC-Lexington and CBFNC paid for one flight each for August, October and January.
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Pressing Needs:
~ Extensive work at Sand Hill Camp. Ceiling and repairs to kitchen needed for campers this summer. House for caretakers needs extensive work.
~ Light of the Valley School needs classrooms. Santa Elena, primary school, needs to be completed.
~ Toilets, roofs, fences are needed for many churches. New Community needs a partner for this in northern Belize.
~ Also needed are contributions to CBFNC marked for the Baptist Bible School of Belize. If you would like to sponsor a specific student or teach in the BBSB, contact Bob Lamb.
~ Airline tickets for Norman Willacey from Belize to Gardner-Webb for October-November 2009, January-February 2010 and later a flight for project defense and graduation. Also, Norman needs a loaner car while he is in NC. Contact Scott Hagaman.
~ Set of handbells for Belmopan Baptist. Contact Scott Hagaman.
~ Dental Missions
Scott Hagaman, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Marion, from trip taken in January 2007
We literally hit the ground running when the plane landed in Belize. We began our work as quickly as possible, checking on construction projects, passing out flyers for the upcoming medical clinics, buying groceries, sorting pharmaceuticals, making salvation bracelets, and preparing dental equipment. At the end of the week, our major goals, thanks to God's goodness and provision, were achieved through construction on four church buildings, medical service to about 1,500 people, and dental service to 101 patients.
All this was achieved by God through a very diverse team of individuals. Most of the team members were Baptists active in our church while 5 others were Baptists from other congregations. The remaining five included an Episcopalian, a Lutheran (from Idaho!), and three Methodists. In this sense, the team had remarkable theological diversity, yet worked in harmony and unity throughout the effort. Also, the team was diverse in age, from senior adult retirees to a junior high school student. And also, they were diverse in their gifts, skills and experiences. Amongst us, we had doctors, nurses, dentists, an architect, a master builder, a corporate manager, an insurance salesman, teachers and on and on. God had purpose in putting this team together as it was. He created us and gifted us to perform as we did. I believe this team is a perfect example of what we as Christians are to be in service to our Lord.