Michael (left) and Aimee Starling (right), who attend Adoniram Baptist Church, Shorterville, help deliver 81 backpacks filled and collected by churches in Judson Baptist Association. Associational churches participated in the outreach as part of a 5,000-backpack goal for the state, collected through associations and Alabama Woman’s Missionary Union. Backpacks will be distributed through the Mississippi River Ministry, a North American Mission Board project. (Photo courtesy of Judson Baptist Association)
Delivering love through Christmas backpacks
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