We The Women, Telling His Story, the 125th history of South Carolina Woman's Missionary Union is now available for purchase. The history, which is written by Mary B. Foster speaks to women today in a call to faithfulness to God. It also stands as a repository of hope for future generations yet to be born. 
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Carolina Girls
The Real Deal
October 17-19, 2008
Sands Resorts
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Make your plans to attend this first time event! This is a joint missions event (North Carolina WMU and South Carolina WMU) and is open to all girls in grades 7-12.
For more information and publicity, please dowload this poster - Carolina Girls Poster. To register by mail, please click here for registration form.
Please note: A list of conferences, a schedule, a list of Mission Action projects, and a Registration Form for Mission Action projects are listed below. Before clicking on any of these links, please click on this link to read preliminary information - Information.
• Schedule
• Conferences
• Mission Action Projects
• Projects Registration Form
• Medical Authorization Form
If you wish to register online, please click here.
Recently, I was asked to have the devotional for the WMU, SBC Executive Board meeting. As I was preparing it, I thought that it was exactly what I wanted to say in the As I See It article. I talked with some of the WMU staff and they agreed. So, here is part one, slightly modified.
December 2-4, 2008
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
New plans for the 2008 WMU Road Show have been completed - well, almost completed. We need you to make them complete! The WMU Road Show will travel to Gatlinburg, Tennessee on December 2-4, 2008. Buses will depart from Greenville, Aiken, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston (provided there are 30 paying passengers on each bus).
The cost for the trip is $319.00 per person. This is based on double occupancy rooms. South Carolina WMU requests that you plan for at least two persons in each room. There can be up to as many as four persons in each room.
A non-refundable deposit of $25.00 per person is due by September 30, 2008. A balance of $294.00 is due by October 31, 2008. Buses will depart from Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Aiken, Columbia, and Greenville. The cost includes (1) Round Trip Motor Coach Transportation, (2) Hotel Accommodations (Two Nights), (3) Two Deluxe Continental Breakfasts at Hotel, (4) One Dinner and Admission to Black Bear Jamboree, (5) One Dinner and Admission to the Lee Greenwood Christmas Show, and (6) Tax, Luggage Handling, and Gratuities. You will also be involved in WMU training as you travel.
To register online, please click here.
South Carolina WMU currently has ten active Christian Women's Job Corps sites, two active Christian Men's Job Corps Sites, and one active site that operates a Christian Women's Job Corps site and a Christian Men's Job Corps site. Contact information for each site is listed in this article.
Seventy-Two To Serve In Jamaica
During July 2008
Seventy-two individuals will be participating in missions trips to the country of Jamaica during the months of July and August. They will be serving through the South Carolina WMU, WMU, SBC, and Jamaica Baptist Women's Federation Partnership. Pray for these teams that will be serving in July and August:
•First Baptist Church, Fort Mill
July 20-27, 2008
Guys Hill, Jamaica
•Edgefield Baptist Association
July 26 - August 2, 2008
Trelawny, Jamaica
•South Carolina WMU
August 11-15, 2008
Trelawny, Jamaica
For additional information about the Jamaica Missions Partnership, please contact Sandra Tapp.
Information about opportunities for 2009 may be found by downloading this flyer - 2009 Jamaica Partnership Missions Opportunities.
WorldCraftsSM is a WMU nonprofit ministry that imports handcrafts from around the world and markets them in the USA. Most items are made by men and women living in poverty; the income from these crafts helps them better provide for their families through their skills. WorldCrafts items are fairly traded items, which means they are produced in nonexploitative conditions by artisans who are paid a fair wage. Watch for new materials which will assist you in promoting this growing missions support ministry. For more information, visit WorldCraftsVillage.com.
Can you turn on the faucet in your home and have a high expectation that the quality of the water that comes out will not be harmful to you, your family, or your guests? If you can, then you are more fortunate than many missionaries!
Since 1997, Woman's Missionary Union has been meeting one of the most basic human needs of missionaries through Pure Water, Pure LoveSM. The goal of this ministry is to provide missionaries and the people they serve with clean drinking water, free from disease-causing microorganisms, at no cost to them.
Anyone can be a part of Pure Water, Pure Love, through his or her donation to WMU.
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2008 Season of Prayer
for
State Missions, Missions Education, and Empowering Kingdom Growth
The Good News - the love, the hope, the peace of God - is the believer's infusion of Jesus' love and new life that is to be shared with people who are in need, who are friendless, and who are separated from God. This was Jesus' mission on earth. Paul's desire was to do everything he could to share the Good News with all people. His work led him to many places to bring the life-changing, life-sustaining infusion of God's love to those in need. He reminded the Corinthians of the work yet to be done - ministering to hurting people, building relationships with people even if they are unlikable, offering reconciliation through Jesus, and teaching others to follow Jesus. Through God's love, the infusion of a new life in Him, we believers can offer hope and meaning to life. This is our mission from Jesus.
All of the 2008 Season of Prayer for State Missions materials are available by clicking on the link provided below.
2008 Season of Prayer for State Missions Materials
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Camp La Vida
Staff Reunion
Camp La Vida is celebrating twenty-five years! As a part of that celebration, there will be a reunion for all of those who have served on the Camp La Vida Staff since 1983. The event will be held Friday, October 3 - Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Camp La Vida.
Cost for the event is $35.00 per person which includes overnight stay, dinner, breakfast, lunch, and a t-shirt. The cost for Saturday only is $15.00.
To view a schedule for the weekend, please click here - Camp La Vida Staff Reunion Schedule.
To register online for this event, please click here - Online Registration.
CWJC and CMJC
Project Coordinators Training Mon., October 13 - Thurs., October 16, 2008
South Carolina Baptist Convention Building
Columbia, South Carolina
Christian Women's Job Corps and Christian Men's Job Corps Project Coordinators Training will be held on Monday, October 13 - Thursday, October 16 at the South Carolina Baptist Convention Building in Columbia, South Carolina. Level One and Level Two Training will be offered. The cost for the event is $80.00 per person which includes all materials, one meal, and all breaks.
Participants will need to make their own lodging arrangements. A suggested list of hotels is listed below.
The deadline for all reservations is September 24, 2008.
To download a form (to return by mail), please click here - CWJC and CMJC Registration Form
To register online, please click here - CWJC and CMJC Online Registration.
Baptist Nursing Fellowship
Do you have nurses in your church? Are they aware of opporutnities to use their gifts and skills through WMU?
One of the organizations of WMU is the Baptist Nursing Fellowship. This service organization is open to active, student, and retired nurses.
To read more about the organization, please click on the links below.
Appalachian
Fall Mission/Discipleship Experience
September 30-October 5, 2008
Lynch, Kentucky
It happens all the time: the local church looses focus on priority things such as spiritual development and vision. Here’s a thought: consider the impact that a personal exposure to an effective ministry might have. SC Baptists are invited to participate in a life changing, multi-option, “hands on” missional opportunities coupled with worship, sharing, missionary testimonies and teaching by Lonnie Riley, co-author of LifeWay’s SBC 2007 doctrinal study By Faith: Living in the Certainty of God’s Reality. Includes Bus Tour of what God is doing through volunteer missionaries committed to an obedient faith relationship with God.
Contact: Jean Rabon, 803-765-0030 or 1-800-723-7242 ext. 5626 or Jean Rabon or visit http://www.scbaptist.org/northamerica.
South Carolina WMU wants to assist you with helping to involve the entire family in missions.
For ideas for involving the entire family in missions, please download the August 2008 issue of the Family Missions Page.
This issue, entitled "All in the Family" was written by Kristy Carr, WMU, SBC.
New Resource
for
Involving Your Family
in Missions The letter stands for missions, and our Web site is devoted to equipping and encouraging your church's missions involvement. In upcoming months, Generation M will continue to add new downloadable missions resources to foster biblical understanding and a deeper, richer Christian faith and worldview. Generation M is more than simply an online presence. It is an access point that connects believers of all ages with the latest, most meaningful resources for sharing God's love and enjoying greater Christian spiritual development. WMU proudly welcomes you to GenerationM. Now available on wmustore.com! To learn more about this new curriculum, to download a free sample, or to order the first unit ($9.99 per unit), please click below.
GenerationMDownloadableCurriculum
Scholarships for Acteens and Youth on Mission who meet all necessary requirements are available from three South Carolina Baptist Universities: Anderson University, Charleston Southern University and North Greenville University. These scholarships are funded by the colleges in cooperation with South Carolina WMU. The purpose of the scholarship is to give Acteens and Youth on Mission the opportunity to continue in their preparation for service.
Need Additional Missions Information? Check Out These Links!
Searching for Youth Missions Panelists Are you in on the search? We need your help! We are looking for Acteens and Youth on Mission who are outstanding examples of youth living out a missions lifestyle. Those selected as Youth Advisory Panelists will help plan youth missions events and preside at Acteens and Youth on Mission meetings in South Carolina.
The benefits of being a Panelist are: they gain leadership skills, they have a part in planning for their organization, recognition of being selected, and it looks good on their resume!
Requirements are that applicants must be freshmen through seniors to apply. They must have three letters of recommendations along with the nomination form. The deadline for nominations is June 2. Panelist interview will be conducted by telephone. Help our search for the next SC State Panelists!
To download the panelist form, please click on the link below.
PanelistNominationApplication
WMU On-Line Training is now available for your use. The training includes files which consist of a video and power point presentation. Leadership On-Line provides training for church leadership and is available 24/7. New presentations reflecting the changes in WMU on September 1, 2007 are now available for viewing.
A high-speed connection is suggested for viewing these presentations.
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This website is made possible through the Cooperative Program Ministry support of your local church and the Janie Chapman Offering for State Missions.
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The Missions Link
September 2008 - October 2008
Have you received the latest issue of the South Carolina WMU newsletter, The Missions Link? If not, please click below to download the latest information. You will find the latest issue of the church and association Missions Link.
Need Assistance With WMU Leadership Training?
Click here to view WMU leadership training videos that can assist with beginning or strengthening WMU and all age-level videos.
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Need WMU Products? Order On-Line!
All WMU products are available for purchase from WMU, SBC and can be ordered on-line from the WMU Bookstore. Click below for direct access to the bookstore.
WMU Store
2008-2009 WMU Leadership List
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