Meeting
Date & Time


2nd Tuesday of each Month at 7:00 p.m.
Goal:

Our goal is to reach out to others and to pray for approximately 80 Church supported Missionaries. To extend "Christ like" love to our shut-ins, college students and Missionaries.
Focus:

Mission minded service opportunities

* CALENDAR OF EVENTS *

August 12, 2003 - Sign up for items in Missionary Bags

September 9, 2003 - Prepare bags for Missionaries who are attending Missions                                                 Conference

October 14, 2003 - Plan for Thanksgiving fellowship

November 11, 2003 - Thanksgiving fellowship and Sign up for Christmas Cans for                                                  the Shut-Ins

December 9, 2003 - Prepare and deliver Christmas Cans to Shut-Ins

January 13, 2004 - Sign up for Valentine Boxes for the College students

February 10, 2004 - Prepare and mail boxes to College Students and discuss Crisis                                                Pregnancy Project

March 9, 2004 - Promote Crisis Pregnancy Project and bring items

April 13, 2004 - Separate and prepare boxes for delivery to Crisis Pregnancy Centers

May 11, 2004 - End of year fellowship and/or assist with Mother/Daughter banquet

* PROJECTS *

1.) Provide travel bags to visiting missionaries and families that come to our church furlough or deputation. These are just small travel toiletries - such as shampoo, lotions, toothpaste, breath mints, Q-tips, cotton balls, Band-Aids, etc.

2.) Missionary Highlight - One missionary is chosen each month, a letter is read, and information about their ministry is provided, prayer requests and needs are made known.

3.) Prayer reminders are given to everyone with the name of a missionary and the country/or area of service.

4.) Prayer partner pen exchange. We exchange writing pens as a prayer reminder once a year.

5.) Homemade snack cans are prepared and distributed to widows, widowers and shut-ins at Christmas.

6.) Fudge and candy boxes are prepared and mailed to the college students in February.

7.) Collect items for both Canyon and Amarillo Crisis Pregnancy Centers - Gently used baby and maternity items, baby formula, food, and diapers. Toiletries for the new mothers.

8.) Prepare homemade lotion, soup in a jar and cookies in a jar for the Shut-ins, and Missionary sacks.

9.) Mail birthday cards to college students.

10.) Monthly appreciation/recognition of "Christ's Examples" in the church.

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