http://www.baptiststandard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14331&Itemid=53
I read an article about a church in Olney going to Africa after extensive fundraising to supply orphans with mattresses. FBC Olney went through an organization called Sweet Sleep. After they learned of the severe need of mattresses for orphanages in Africa, they "didn't have to sleep on" what to do. The church sent a team that distributed 559 beds and mosquito nets, since many children die from Malaria every day.
The Baptist Standard is a cool ministry that is important because it's one way to keep us connected to what's going on in the christian community locally, state-wide, nationally, and world-wide. It's a neat reminder of the wider picture that God is working in, not just our narrow vision of what's happening in our lives. In our culture we hear so much bad news, it's nice to be able to read about good that's happening in the world.
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