Georgia
The Homeless Move Team, a group of 30 Truett McConnell University students, goes out weekly to take sandwiches, cookies and water to the homeless community in downtown Athens, Georgia, The Christian Index reported. “We pray for safety and opportunities to share the gospel before heading out,” said student Cam Lee, who helped create the team. Even in difficult or uncomfortable moments, “We are called to plant the seeds of the gospel,” she said.
Florida
For more than 30 years as pastor at Corinth Baptist Church in Lake Park, Georgia, Henry Cannington ministered to church members. Today, in his new role as associational mission strategist for Taylor Baptist Association in Perry, Florida, Cannington is a “pastor to pastors.” Cannington said, “What excites me so much was that before I was just in my church. But now I can have an effect on 18 churches,” the Florida Baptist Witness reported.
Louisiana
Sixty-two percent of Louisiana voters approved the Love Life Amendment on Nov. 3. The constitutional amendment reads: “To protect human life, nothing in this constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.” Louisiana’s House and Senate approved the amendment in 2019, followed by endorsement from the Louisiana Baptist Convention Executive Board and a messenger-adopted resolution supporting the constitutional change, the Baptist Message reported.
Tennessee
When Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers arrive in Oklahoma on Nov. 15 to respond to recent ice storm damage, these “volunteer-state” volunteers will celebrate the milestone of having responded to 250 recorded disasters in their 42-year history, the Baptist and Reflector reported. Through the years, disaster relief volunteers “have worked to share the good news of Jesus Christ with those who are going through a disaster,” said Wes Jones, Tennessee Baptists’ disaster relief specialist.
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