Four women determined to save their church sparked a renewal
___By Dan Martin
___Texas Baptist Communications
___ORAN--Ada Jennings was one of four elderly women who pledged to sit on the front porch of Oran Baptist Church--with a shotgun, if necessary--to keep their church building from being taken over by an outside group.
___That isn't a Wild West tale. It happened less than a decade ago.
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Childhood experiences shape future, parents told
___By Ken Camp
___Texas Baptist Communications
___WACO--Childhood experiences do not determine adult behavior, but they do strongly impact what adults become, said Gaynor Yancey, assistant professor in the Baylor University School of Social Work.
___Yancey told participants at the Texas Leadership Conference, a training event sponsored by Woman's Missionary Union of Texas, that healthy families provide positive childhood experiences by teaching to resolve conflicts and communicate effectively. Healthy families also encourage personal quiet times for spiritual growth and create opportunities for service, she said.
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WMU sees massive change in two years of Bosnia ministry
___By Teresa Dickens
___Woman's Missionary Union
___SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina--Normalcy is returning to this war-torn city. New construction is everywhere. People are out and about going to work, shopping and enjoying each other's company at sidewalk coffee shops. Children are full of laughter and life.
___Today's Sarajevo looks vastly different from three years ago when Woman's Missionary Union leaders made their first visit to the southeastern European city. Full Story
Columbus Avenue converts former YMCA into ministry center
___By Mark Wingfield
___Managing Editor
___WACO--Columbus Avenue Baptist Church may have the largest baptistry in the state of Texas.
___And this is one baptistry where it's OK to swim a few laps as well.
___The Waco church has purchased and renovated a former YMCA building adjacent to its property and created an 82,000-square-foot Family Life Center that spans five floors and includes a 20-meter swimming pool.
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Annuity Board approves rate increase
___SAN DIEGO, Calif.--Some participants in Annuity Board insurance programs will experience double-digit increases in premiums, trustees of the Dallas-based agency were told during a July 31-Aug. 1 meeting in San Diego.
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