Join Children in Action as we discover that loving God and loving others is possible, with God's help. Our 2011-2012 church year theme, Game On, is based on Philippians 4:13, "I can do everything by the power of Christ. He gives me strength" (NIRV). 

December Memory Verse: "I want to complete the work the Lord Jesus has given me. He wants me to give witness to others about the good news of God's grace." (Acts 20:24 NIRV).

2011-2012 Pledge:  As a member of CIA, I will pray for missions, give to missions, learn about missions, and do missions through the power of Christ.

CIA - Children in Action will learn to trust God and not be afraid. They will discover how God uses missionaries' interest to share the gospel of Christ. The CIA will also learn that God can use our interest to help others know and love Him, as He loves us.

CIA - Missionary for December: Lottie Moon - Our CIA will learn about the perseverance of the historic missionary Lottie Moon. They will be challenged to honor Lottie Moon's legacy through giving to missions, doing missions and considering their missions future.

Lottie Moon was passionate about the lost world and she was not afraid to speak her mind about it. She was born in 1840. In 1861, she became one of the first women in the South to receive a master's degree. She was a teacher in Kentucy and Georgia.

When she was 42, she felt the Lord calling her to missions. The Foreign Mission Board appointed her as a missionary to China. She served in China for 39 years. She taught in a girl's school and shared the good news with women and children in the villages.

She challenged Southern Baptist to go to China or give so that others could go. She persevered through difficult circumstances so that the Chinese people could know Jesus. She almost died in 1912 during a time of war and famine. She stopped eating because she knew her beloved Chinese do not have enough food. She died on a ship bound for the United States in 1912. She was 72 years old.

In 1918, WMU named the annual Christmas offering for international messions after Lottie Moon because she had encouraged them so before her death. Today, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering represents 57% of the International Mission Board's total income. Every penny given to this offering is used to support Southern Baptist missionaries as they share the gospel overseas.

Life Mission Projects: We are collecting socks (crew, tube and footies) as a Christmas project for men and women that are in our local nursing homes. 

We will also make "Open Me!" cards to encourage others to give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering this December. Thank you for your support and may God Bless you and your family!

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