The purpose of Clarksdale Baptist WMU (Women's Missionary Union) is to support Missions, be involved in ministry, and witnessing to reach un-churched people everywhere.  This purpose is accomplished by doing missions, learning about missions, developing spiritually toward a missions lifestyle, participating in the work of the Church and denomination.

2004-2006 Theme - Christ Followers

2004 - 06 Watchword  Then Jesus said to all the people: "If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself.  You must take up your cross each day and follow me."  (Luke 23:9, CEV)

Permanent Watchword - "Laborers together with God."

Mission Friends

Preschool

Mission Friends is designed for preschoolers.  Its main goal is to teach missions attitudes and concepts to all preschoolers.  In Mission Friends, preschoolers participate in learning activities and experiences that help set the beginning stage for a missions lifestyle.  Preschoolers learn by doing.  As they participate in activities that provide repetition, stir curiosity, create a sense of accomplishment, help develop relationships, encourage investigation, and use their senses, that learn to help others, work together, pray, give, and tell others about God's love and His Son, Jesus.  Through example, imitation, modeling, activities, stories, cultural items, prayer, patience, and love, Mission Friends learn missions attitudes and concepts and the foundations of faith.

GA's (Girls in Action)

"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well" (Psalms 139:14 NIV).  Girls in Action is the church missions organization comprised of girls in grades 1-6 who are uniquely and wonderfully made.  Each girl is a creative work of God.  Through the process of learning about, supporting, and doing missions girls discover God's plan and purpose for their lives.

RA's (Royal Ambassadors)

2 Corinthians 5:17-20 describes the purpose of Royal Ambassadors.  While the RA motto is found in verse 20, the other verses sum up Paul's declaration of why we need to be ambassadors for Christ.  "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!  All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:  that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them.  And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.  We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us.  We implore you on Christ's behalf:  Be reconciled to God."  The RA Motto, "We are Ambassadors for Christ," not only gives the organization its name, but also gives the boys and leaders a lifestyle goal.

WMU (Women's Missionary Union

www.wmu.com

"Know Him and Make Him Known"   The 1888 preamble of Woman's Missionary Union reads in part, "We, the Women of the churches connected with the Southern Baptist Convention, desirous of stimulating the missionary spirit and the grace of giving, among the women and children of the churches, and aiding in collecting funds for missionary purposes, to be disbursed by the Boards of the Southern Baptist Convention and disclaiming all intention of independent action, organize . . ."

Woman's Missionary Union's purpose remains the same today as WMU continues to promote and support the missions offering in cooperation with the North American Mission Board and the International Mission Board.

Special Emphasis

www.anniearmstrong.com

The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering is much more than an offering envelope and an annual missions-giving emphasis.  When people give to the offering, 100 percent of their gift will be transformed into missionary salaries and ministry supplies.  Every dollar given goes to support missionaries in the field.  Those missionaries and supplies will help others hear the message of Christ and respond in faith to His salvation.  Time and again our missionaries relate how the offering is their lifeblood.  They know that behind each penny given, there is a Southern Baptist who believes in what they do and are affirming the need to equip them to share the gospel with those who need a Savior.

Mississippi Baptist Convention Board

Lottie Moon

International Missions Offering

International Missions Board

World Hunger Day October 10, 2004

www.worldhungerfund.com

www.baptistchildrensvillage.com