Southern Baptists have been making evangelism a global priority since 1845. Following the example of the early church in Acts 8, First Baptist Raytown continues to increase its involvement in missions while working to spread the gospel down the street, across the country and around the globe.

Are missions and evangelism a global priority for you? Listed below are upcoming missions and evangelism opportunities. Get plugged in by praying, going and giving.

Go
Won by One to Jamaica Mission Trip
Do you want to change a life this year? How about the lives of an entire family and community? Come with us to Jamaica October 21-28, 2012 to join with others through Won by One to Jamaica to build homes for Jamaicans. We will also work in the green house, fish hatchery, and the local store. This is a mission trip to help the Jamaican people with tangible needs as well as a trip to interact with the locals and help meet their spiritual needs. The cost is $1,450.
Begin now to ask God how He would like you to be involved in His Kingdom work in Jamaica. For more information, contact Ann Goerz at agoerz@rocfitness.org.

Pray
Please remember to pray for our adopted missionaries:  Chuck and Amy Barbour; Ryan and Sarah Warner, Papua, New Guinea; Brock and Jeanne Cummins, serving in the Caribbean Basin; David and Robin Stow, serving in Eastern Africa; Bill and Carol Bowers, serving in Durbin, South Africa; Mark Roberts, Journeyman, Larry Nowicki, Sports Evangelism.

In addition, pray for the students' annual missions trips, summer missions, and other individuals whom God will call this year to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.

For more information on these trips, contact the church's missions coordinators at 816-353-1994. Other mission trip opportunities can be found at www.imb.org or www.namb.net.

Give
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering - The North American Mission Board is supported by the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. Gifts to Annie Armstrong go toward spreading the gospel in the United States and Canada.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering - The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is sponsored by the International Mission Board and goes to support Southern Baptist missionaries world-wide.

Other special offerings - In addition, throughout the year you have the opportunity to participate in special offerings such as the Missouri Missions Offering, World Hunger and Gideons.

Women on Mission
"For we are laborers with God." 1 Corinthians 3:9a KJV

Women On Mission is an organization for women 18 years of age and older designed to encourage women to grow in the knowledge of Christ and His mission plan and strive to give every person the opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

In Women on Mission, we:
• learn about missions and missionaries
• pray for unreached people groups. Have special times of prayer and study such as Weeks of Prayer for Missouri Missions, International Missions and North America Missions.
• support missions by focusing on short term or ongoing mission projects and how to help with local, regional, state, national and international missions.
• do mission projects and witness.
• develop spiritually towards a mission lifestyle.
• participate in the work of our church and demonition.

Meetings are held monthly on the first Thursday at 9:45 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. If you have questions, contact Brenda McBride, WOM Coordinator, at kemgal@vaughns.com or 816-353-0214.