Some of
you are wondering, did we get water in the auditorium again? The answer
is “yes.” It’s about the same as the last big rain we had. I’m not sure
what else can be done to the drain system to prevent it, so I’ve come up
with another solution. I’ve purchased some fans to dry out the carpets
rather than trying to beat everyone else to the few that are available
from the rental places. Surely having them on site will be a
deterrent!!
Hillcrest
has a long history of mission involvement and missionary support,
primarily through the IMB, International Mission Board, which is the
international mission arm of the Southern Baptist Convention. A
substantial portion of our undesignated giving each month goes to the
SBC for their work, and the Lottie Moon Christmas offering, which we
participate in each year, goes directly to these approximately 5,000
missionaries around the world.
We also
support these missionaries in other ways. We recently had a group of 16
who went to Malawi to provide a camp/retreat for all these missionaries
in southern Africa. We periodically have “Missions Munches” which are
lunches after our service so we can hear first-hand about their work
when one of them is in the Austin area on furlough.
We
currently are providing one of these mission families the use of one of
our vans for a couple of weeks while they are in this area. They have
been in North Africa for 8 years. They have a family of 6 children, so
they needed a larger vehicle to carry them around. Thank you Hillcrest
for your faithful giving so we can be involved in these mission
opportunities.
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