Dear Southern Baptists,
My name is T Welch, my wife and I are missionaries
with the International Mission Board (IMB). We serve in Northern Ghana at the
Baptist Medical Center. We are fully supported by the co-operative program and
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. We realize a lot of you sacrificially give
every year to Lottie and we are eternally thankful. We wanted to share a few of
the ways your giving has blessed us.
Your 2013 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering provided us
with the ability to focus on language and cultural learning. My wife and I were
able to dedicate our first sixth months on the field to full time language
study. We are now able to communicate with people in their mother tongue. Every
day, we teach Ghanaians that God loves them and speaks their language. Thank
you for giving!
Your 2013 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering provided
our telecommunications budget. Our telecommunications budget pays for our phone
and internet bill. I needed internet to complete my Seminary degree and your
giving made it possible. We were also able to communicate with family and
friends in the States. These phone calls provided encouragement and motivation
to press on in ministry. Thank you for giving!
Your 2013 LMCO provided a vehicle, fuel and regular
maintenance. Our vehicle is our life-line to civilization. Our vehicle provides
us with the means of transportation to travel to various villages and share the
Gospel. Your offering made it possible for us to have and maintain a vehicle.
Thank you for giving!
Your 2013 LMCO provided us with an opportunity to
travel to Kenya for further training. We were able to interact with colleagues,
learn new mission techniques and we returned home recharged, rested, and
relaxed. We were ready to charge Hell with a water pistol. Thank you for
giving!
Your 2013 LMCO provided us with material to share
the Gospel. We were able to hand-out audio bibles to our Muslim friends. One of
our friends remarked how he likes the stories in the Bible better than the
Koran. We were also able to provide training material for pastors. One Pastor
remarked after going through the material that he was now able and ready to
share his faith with others. Thank you for giving!
Your 2013 LMCO provided us with the medical
insurance to pay for the birth of our first child. Your sacrificial giving paid
for doctor visits, medical check-ups, Piper’s birth, hospital stay, and
transportation. Thank you for giving!
Thank you for giving sacrificially. There is a
Mamprulli proverb which states, “yesterdays water isn’t in the river today.” We
cannot rely on what happened in the past to get us through today. December is
the time of collection for the 2014 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. May I
encourage, exhort, plead with you to donate this year? LMCO envelopes can be
found in the majority of Southern Baptist churches. Please take an envelope,
prayerfully consider giving, and than sacrificially give to the LMCO for 2014.
If you are not S.B. or your church doesn’t emphasize Lottie here is a link for
you to donate (Lottie Moon Christmas Offering). 100% of the proceeds go overseas to the missionaries. All
of your donation will go towards furthering the supremacy of Christ among all
peoples.
Thank you in advance for sacrificially giving to the
2014 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
Serving Him,
The 3 Welchs.
