Alabama WMU celebrates record year for state offering

Alabama WMU celebrates record year for state offering

Rosalie Hunt, president of Alabama Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU), shared with messengers her love for Alabama WMU during the annual meeting of the Alabama Baptist State Convention.
   
Hunt recalled the last part of the Girls in Action pledge, “I will accept the challenge of the Great Commission.
   
“And now, after eight countries and many years of missionary service, I’m part of Alabama WMU — a group of women who are committed to accepting the challenge of the Great Commission,” she said.
   
Hunt told messengers about Alabama WMU’s theme for the year, Beautiful Feet — a prayer program that partners missionaries with women’s groups committed to pray for them. 
   
She reported that to date, 160 groups of women have committed to become “sole mates” and “soul mates” with more than 80 missionaries from Alabama.
   
Hunt also shared about the work of the Temporary Emergency Child Care (TECC) unit after Hurricane Katrina. 
   
The unit, led by Becky Luther, Alabama WMU vice president, ministered to 780 children that had been evacuated to Atlanta.
   
Candace McIntosh, executive director of Alabama WMU, referred messengers to the 2005 Book of Reports for details on the group’s work throughout the year. McIntosh thanked the messengers for their attendance at the International Mission Board appointment service Nov. 15 at Huntsville’s Von Braun Center and their support of Alabama WMU.
   
“Thank you so much for your support through the Cooperative Program to WMU that allows us to do our work for the cause of missions,” she said.
   
The Book of Reports noted that Alabama WMU sponsored six missions trips and trained eight Acteens Activators teams.
   
This was also the first year for Alabama WMU to hold Collegiate Missions Connections (CMC) sponsored trips. “CMC offers missions trips opportunities for collegiate women working with women missionaries or directly with women or children on the field,” the report stated.
   
Alabama WMU had another first with the first-ever Christian Men’s Job Corps training. This was held in conjunction with the Christian Women’s Job Corps training in November.
   
The past year was also a record year for giving to the Kathleen Mallory Missions Offering, the report said. The goal for 2004 was $430,000 and Alabama Baptists gave $504,813.73.
   
The report further detailed Alabama WMU’s scholarships given, leadership development and missions support work.