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Homewood Baptist blesses 21 kids at Christmas

By Message staff ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) - Homewood Baptist Church surprised 21 children with an early Christmas, Dec. 18. After Sunday evening’s worship service, the church presented the children with gifts, stockings and Bibles. Pastor Jimmy Koonce said the 45 members of Homewood Baptist pooled their financial resources and purchased the gifts after they learned of the need in early December from Gulf Coast Social Services. “It’s amazing the heart our church has for others,” Koonce told the Baptist Message. “Our church is so happy to have helped make this a special Christmas for the kids. “We want the children to have good exposure to church,” he said. “And, we want to show them what Christian love and hospitality is as we love them in Jesus’ name.” … [Read more...]

Little Cakes and Lottie Moon: Alexandria bakery shows heart for missions

By Tessa Sanchez, International Mission Board ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) - Little Cakes with Big Attitude also appears to have a big heart for missions. The bakery and coffee shop in Alexandria, Louisiana, donated 10% of their sales on Dec. 10 to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering to support missionaries who serve with the International Mission Board. Bridget Vaughn and Robyn Schwartz own the bakery and coffee shop. The women are members of Calvary Baptist Church in Alexandria. Their decision to donate to the offering came after listening to the testimony of a couple from their home church. The couple recently moved to Southeast Asia to serve as missionaries with the IMB. Before the couple left, they spoke to Vaughn’s life group on Sunday morning about the large numbers of people without knowledge of Jesus. “After hearing them speak recently, I thought everyone had heard the name Jesus, but I was shocked at how many people haven’t,” Vaughn said. From the couple, Vaughn and her life group learned about Lottie Moon, a Southern Baptist missionary sent to China to share the gospel. Moon saw the world’s most significant problem, lostness, and frequently wrote to Southern Baptists about the tremendous need. Vaughn grew up … [Read more...]