Annual North American missions emphasis calls Southern Baptists to prayer
and giving – and to using their lives as a means of sharing the truth of the
Christian gospel with others
Annual North American missions emphasis calls Southern Baptists to prayer
and giving – and to using their lives as a means of sharing the truth of the
Christian gospel with others
In the gospel of John, Jesus proclaimed to his disciples and others a simple
truth that he is “the way and the truth and the life” – and the sole
way to God. Since then, Christians have focused energies on passing along that
word to others.
For Southern Baptists, that focus has led them to engage in missions and ministries
throughout the world. However, they have not neglected their own land as well,
sending out workers across North America with a gospel charge.
Each year, Southern Baptists recognize those workers during a week of prayer
and focus on the task of North American missions, set for March 3-10 this
year. During that time, they also emphasize the Annie Armstrong East Offering
for North American Missions, which has a goal of providing some $52 million
for missions efforts this year.
But the annual emphasis is more than a time of prayer and giving. It also is
a reminder that missions is the charge of every Christian. This years
emphasis theme reflects that charge – “Showing the Way.” And the testimony
of missions workers below serve as a challenge to all Southern Baptists to use
their lives as a means of passing along the truth Jesus offered so long ago
– that he is the “way” that must be shown.