Mission Team Meeting

Just a reminder that the mission team will meet for lunch, updates, and discussion this Sun. right after Sunday School (11:30). It's a pitch-in lunch, so if you need a reminder of what you're bringing, call Judy Rhude. :)

Fund Raisers for the Trip!

In an effort to cut the cost of the trip as much as possible, First Baptist has several fund raising ideas in the works. First, on March 27th, we hosted a Mexican Dinner Night, and asked for a love gift offering. The evening was a success, and also served as an information session for those people in the church who are not planning to go on the trip, but are interested in knowing about the area and our planned projects there. A big thank you to Lianne Wright for pulling that evening together! Thanks Lianne! Next, the youth of the church are sponsoring a "Pennies for Calnali" campaign. The proceeds from the penny project will go to Children of Poverty, in Calnali. Last Sun. at ABY, the younger group decorated the canisters for the pennies! The canisters should be in each of the Sunday school rooms, so be sure to check your room and make a donation!! The mission team will also sponsor a rummage and bake sale in fellowship hall, on April 24th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thanks to Heidi Jones, the Rhudes and the Carters for taking on this project! The team will also fill suitcases with donated items that the people in Calnali can use. If you would like to donate items, we're looking for two-yard lengths of colorful cotton-blend fabric, baseball type caps, t-shirts (nothing bigger than a "large"), toothbrushes, toothpaste, and bars of soap. We'll also take monetary donations for children's shoes, which we'll purchase down there. Thanks in advance for any donations you can make!