The Woman’s Missionary Union Provides Help And Hope To Communities

September 22, 2022299 views0

The Woman’s Missionary Union Provides Help And Hope To Communities

2022-09-22T10:36:53+01:00

By Church News

The Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) is responding with help and the hope of the gospel amidst the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, that was precipitated by floods and failing water systems.The WMU endowment committee approved emergency grants from its Pure Water, Pure Love ministry to provide three tractor-trailer loads of bottled water; and the WMU Foundation executive committee approved a grant of $25,000 from the HEART Fund to help First Baptist Church of Jackson with providing meals to seniors, food distribution and other crisis response efforts.“We are so grateful to national WMU and the WMU Foundation for responding so quickly to join with First Baptist Jackson by providing semi-trucks of water and monetary gifts for our ministry partners to purchase food and more water to effectively minister in the city,” said Chip Stevens, senior pastor of First Baptist Church Jackson.“You have helped us be the hands and feet of Jesus to our neighbours and community.”Tammy Anderson, executive director-treasurer of Mississippi Women’s Ministries/WMU, applied for the WMU HEART Fund grant on behalf of her state.“We don’t want to miss the moment of great need because it is a sacred opportunity to share the love of Christ,” Anderson said. “People are receptive in the moment of their need and they are open to hearing about Christ then.”The Mississippi Woman’s Missionary Union is working to support additional Disaster Relief efforts of their state convention.Cindy Townsend, minister to WMU/Women’s Enrichment Ministries at First Baptist Church, and Linda Scafidel, church WMU president, said they “continue to be amazed as the WMU family comes together to glorify the Lord in times of celebration and crisis. We are so glad to be a member of a family of Christ Followers who are always ready to meet the needs of all of God’s children, in Jerusalem, Judea, and the uttermost parts of the world.”ALSO READ Old First Baptist Church receives $10,000 grant