Illinois Baptist Amazing Amazon
Pilgrim myth busters Plus: What are you thankful for ? P. 12
DISASTER RELIEF
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Chicago pastor joins hurricane aid
Arecibo, Puerto Rico | In October, Southern Baptist volunteers began relief efforts in Puerto Rico after the U.S. territory sustained devastating damage from the one-two punch of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The volunteers are working through Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and the North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) Send Relief initiative, but their work is unlike other Disaster Relief projects. “The circumstance is so unusual that we have to take the full responsibility of this response on our own,” said David Melber, president of Send Relief. “That means buying and shipping the food, renting warehouse space, sending the kitchen equipment, and then providing the volunteers to do the cooking. We are forging our entire response by ourselves.” Chicago church planter Dave Andreson spent a week in Puerto Rico as a trained Disaster Relief chaplain. Andreson, a U.S. Army veteran, couldn’t shake the growing burden he felt for the island. “I had to get there,”
Retired missionaries return with new partners for the work JOURNAL: Illinois team shares the gospel in remote Brazilian villages. P. 7-10
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News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
NOVEMBER 6, 2017 Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Peoria, Illinois Permit No. 325
Vol. 111 No. 15
2017 IBSA Annual Meeting
Global missions
Lottie Moon Offering and Week of Prayer P. 11
Meeting starts at 1:30 P.M. Wednesday, Nov. 8 Look for tweets, posts, and special reports online.
MILESTONES
Big celebrations Churches mark anniversaries and baptisms P. 13-14
IB IllinoisBaptist.org More social media addresses on page 3
IBSA
Welcome New team members P. 4