Special Missions and Outreach Emphasis

The Lord's church in Katy now provides full support for ten Mexican workers in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi and three in the state of Nuevo Leon. Our support of brother Ed Wharton, who teaches at the Sunset International Bible Institute, will continue in the new year.

Other special “one time” contributions are planned for men in other places (please see the following pages). As in previous years, requests from numerous mission and benevolence sources were supplied by funds made available by our special outreach contributions, and we expect that to continue in the coming year. From the special outreach funds we are able to assist many of our own college aged young people in mission trips throughout the world.

As an example of some of the opportunities answered by the money contributed to the special outreach fund we mention the following: assistance for several individuals participating in mission trips, Bible school materials for Mexico, communion supplies for Mexico, World Bible School materials, assisting with rental payment for the venue of the Monterrey School of Preaching graduation. We also provide the monthly support for two missionary preachers from this fund.

By means of four special outreach contributions each year our ability to answer great needs has increased in a very positive way. Our Foreign Missions Committee is constantly receiving and evaluating requests for aid throughout the world. Because money is made available in the special outreach contributions and dedicated for missions and benevolence, many of those requests can be answered with financial help.

The church here has responded to these special opportunities to support mission and benevolent work in an overwhelming manner. From the 1996 Three Year Plan comes this explanation:

The church at Katy has joined enthusiastically to support an expansion of the foreign missions and other evangelism goals. Much of this is facilitated by the "Special Contributions" scheduled four times in each year. On designated Sundays, members are asked to bring TWO contribution checks. One for the regular collection and another for a second collection that will be used directly for our goals of missions, evangelism, and benevolence. Our theme over the years of these special collections has been "Double, Or More".

The elders ask us to consider, plan and pray for the four special contributions. Remember, everything contributed in the four special contributions goes directly to missions and benevolence!

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