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‘BOXES OF BLESSINGS’ FEED HUNGRY VENEZUELANS

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector LENOIR CITY — Listen to reports of world news and you will hear of the struggles faced by people in Venezuela, a country rocked by political turmoil and chaos. Venezuelans are dying of hunger due to a severe food crisis in the country. Statistics reveal that 80 percent of the residents live in poverty and that many people only eat once or twice

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TENNESSEE DR TEAMS ON ALERT FOR HURRICANE

Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief is monitoring Hurricane Harvey closely. As of Monday, Aug. 28, the Tennessee Baptist DR feeding unit was still on alert status while response/recovery units are on standby, said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Alert status means there’s a good likelihood the feeding unit will be called out quickly while it’s more of a “wait

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HARVEY RESPONSE BEGINS AMID WIDESPREAD DAMAGE

Baptist Press HOUSTON (BP) — As of Monday morning, news outlets reported that Hurricane Harvey had already dropped 11 trillion gallons of rain over south Texas. More than 300,000 customers were without power. Officials have declared 62 counties disaster areas as the initial destruction caused by 132 mph wind gusts has been showered with unprecedented levels of rainfall. In the immediate aftermath of the storm, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR)

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MEMPHIS NATIVE PLANTS LIFE IN DENVER

Editor’s Note: You can listen to Chris Phillips discuss church planting in Denver during Episode 12 of Radio B&R, the official news podcast of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. That podcast can be found here. By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector PHOENIX — After spending his entire life in Tennessee, most of it in Memphis where he was born and raised, Chris Phillips is adjusting to life as a

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FORMER SBC ENTITY STAFF HOLDS REUNION

Special to B&R MEMPHIS — More than 60 former staff members, trustees, and volunteers of the Brotherhood Commission gathered July 29 for a reunion. 2017 marks 20 years since the demise of the Southern Baptist Convention agency. Some of the attendees came from as far as Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia for the event, which was a celebration of the ministry of the organization, which made Memphis its home for 59

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LINDEN VALLEY HAD LIFELONG IMPACT ON 5-YEAR-OLD

By Courtney Shaw Summer Intern, Linden Valley LINDEN  — Most campers do not have the opportunity to attend Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center at the age of 5. Melissa Russell did and it has had an impact on her life ever since. When Russell was 5 years old, her mother taught Mission Friends at Northside Baptist Church in Columbia. One night the lesson focused on missions in China and her

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5 ENCOURAGEMENTS FOR SHORT-TERM SUMMER MISSION TEAMS

Baptist Press RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — Summers provide great opportunities for short-term mission teams to serve the cause of Christ around the globe. At the same time, missionaries in cross-cultural settings are anticipating the arrival of those teams — a process that can bring joy and excitement, but sometimes fear. Short-term summer mission teams can provide much needed help for missionaries, but for both the missionary team and the volunteer

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IMB TRUSTEES APPOINT 31 MISSIONARIES

Baptist Press PHOENIX — Through Southern Baptists’ “faithful, generous and consistent giving” of more than $98 million to the Cooperative Program and approximately $153 million to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, the International Mission Board has reached financial stability, IMB President David Platt told the entity’s trustees June 12. “That’s breathtaking: over $250 million given from Southern Baptist churches for the spread of the gospel among the nations,” Platt said.

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TRUSTEES: IMB NOW ON FIRM GROUND, PLATT REPORTS

Baptist Press PHOENIX (BP) — Through Southern Baptists’ “faithful, generous and consistent giving” of more than $98 million to the Cooperative Program and approximately $153 million to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, the International Mission Board has reached financially stability, IMB President David Platt told the entity’s trustees June 12. “That’s breathtaking: over $250 million given from Southern Baptist churches for the spread of the Gospel among the nations,” Platt

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MINISTRY IN COLUMBIA GIVES HOPE TO WOMEN

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MOUNT PLEASANT — After serving in the ministry for 35 years, including 26 as a pastor, Walt Clot (pronounced Clo) and his wife Betty moved from Virginia to be near their children who were living in Middle Tennessee. Instead of having hours upon hours of carefree time the Clots soon embarked in a ministry that would have them working nonstop and provide only

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