Illinois Baptist
Gospel conversations Jacqueline Scott finds a simpler way to witness Table Talk P. 13
mission
A challenging task Parenting conference offers insight on raising gospel-focused families P. 5
Offering & Week of Prayer
PLUS: Talking with kids about race P. 7
September 10-17
Sweet home, Chicago P. 9
missionillinois.org
Long road to recovery Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Peoria, Illinois Permit No. 325
National Guard photo by Lt. Zachary West
after harvey
Illinois teams join massive Texas relief effort
T
he relief effort following Hurricane Harvey will last for months, Texas Disaster Relief leaders are advising the teams preparing to come. “We’re telling folks realistically until Thanksgiving. That’s a conservative estimate,” said Gordon Knight, head of chaplains for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. And that’s just for the necessities such as food service and child care. Beyond that, mud-out and clean-up could continue for months, or even years, as it did after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and Superstorm Sandy on the New Jersey coast. With more than a fourth of Texas affected, this is expected to be the longest and most costly recovery effort in U.S. history. P. 4
News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017 Vol. 111 No. 12
Gaines, Stetzer
among featured speakers at Decatur gatherings P. 3
ECLIPSE 2017
The Light shines on those walking in darkness downstate P. 4
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IBSA ANNUAL MEETING
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Love or Haight
Was there ever a summer like this one? P. 12