It’s hard to believe we are at the end of another year. This has been a great year, and the Lord has worked in many ways. We truly have much to be thankful for and as we approach this Christmas season, I pray that we will see many come to faith in Christ. Many of our churches are presenting special Christmas musicals with the Gospel message and there will be many sermons preached that will emphasize why Christ came into this world! Let us pray that the Lord will work in the heart of many lives and that we will have the opportunity to disciple those in the coming year who give their heart to Jesus!

Since this Newsletter is for December and January, I want to encourage all our churches as we begin the new year to focus on reaching more people with the Gospel! We must be intentional in the mandate we have been given to be witnesses in our communities, our State, our Nation, and all around the world. We will have Associational mission efforts in the summer of 2025 and there will also be individual churches that will go on mission trips. We will also be strategizing ways we can reach our communities as well. I will be meeting with our ministry teams to revisit our associational strategy so that we can find ways to be more effective in reaching people with the Gospel. Let me know if you would like to be a part of a mission team in local missions or other regional efforts. I am looking forward to what God is going to do in 2025! Let us commit to praying for each other and that God will give each of us a burning passion for reaching the lost. May each of you have a Blessed and Merry Christmas!

Bro. Gary

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PREPARE:

‣ Pray about your church’s involvement.

‣ Set a giving goal for your church. This year’s national goal is $205 million.

‣ Participate in the Week of Prayer December 1-8.

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PROMOTE:

‣ Resources for your church are available at lottiemoon.com including videos,

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‣ Highlight and display these resources in your church and on your church’s

communication channels.

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‣ Pray for IMB missionaries and your church’s offering during your worship

services.

‣ Collect your gifts. Send them to your state convention office or give directly to

IMB. (see giving info on inside back cover)

‣ Celebrate all God is doing around the world.

CELEBRATE GOD'S WORK IN 2023

As reported by IMB missionaries and national partners

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• 1,036 Unique people groups that heard some portion of the Gospel
• 879,798 People heard the Gospel
• 141,206 New Believers
• 116,992 Baptisms
• 269,571 Discipled
• 12,618 Trained in church planting

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