Texas Baptist students
cross the world on faith
___By Orville Scott
___Texas Baptist Communications
___A record 214 Baptist student summer missionaries from Texas reported a total of 1,960 professions of faith in Jesus this summer around the world, said Brenda Sanders, student missions consultant for the Baptist General Convention of
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BAPTIST STUDENTS cross a bridge in Southeast Asia this summer.
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Texas.
___The student summer missionaries--almost twice as many as in previous years--served in 11 states of the U.S. and a number of foreign countries including Australia, East Asia, Germany, Mexico, Southeast Asia and Taiwan.
___A group scheduled to serve in Cuba ironically did not receive their visas until two days before the summer was over. They served instead in Mexico City and Cancun, leading Bible clubs and Vacation Bible Schools and serving as translators for 250 volunteers in a World Changers project.
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Children understand right
and wrong at different ages
___By Terri Lackey
___LifeWay Christian Resources
___RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--About the time a child realizes it's wrong to throw rocks at the neighbor's car, he also can begin thinking about accepting the truth of Jesus, a preschool/children's consultant said.
___"When a child comes to the age of accountability--when he or she begins to know why something is right or wrong--that's the time we can start talking to them about salvation," Pamela Boucher told children's leaders at the National Conference for Church Leadership at Ridgecrest, N.C.
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O'Brien leaves legacy
of advance amid challenge
___BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)--Favorite quotes from Dellanna O'Brien abound.
___For future-lookers, it might be "God is not finished with us yet," a hopeful defense against discouraging thoughts.
___For current-events watchers, it might be the question, "Where are the peacemakers?" asked as WMU launched its anti-violence emphasis.
___For the ministry-minded, it might be "Some places are so dangerous, only a woman can go there," a quote borrowed from inner-city pastor Ray Bakke.
___Last week, O'Brien retired after 10 years as executive director of Woman's Missionary Union. She and her husband, Bill, will continue to live in Birmingham, Ala.
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