RICHMOND, Va. — While it fell $1 million short of 2013’s all-time record offering of $154 million, the 2014 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering (LMCO) totaled $153,002,394.13 — the second-highest total in the 126-year history of the offering.
“We have so much grace from God to celebrate in this offering,” International Mission Board (IMB) President David Platt said. “(This offering) will supply more than half of our total IMB budget. … Because [churches and individuals] love God more than the pleasures, possessions and pursuits of this world, and because they want to glorify His name among all nations, we’ll be able to partner with them and missionaries sent from Southern Baptist churches around the world to take the gospel to people who have never heard it.”
Platt wants to expand pathways for congregations, professionals, students, retirees and individuals to join “limitless teams,” many led by full-time missionaries, to reach unreached people groups. These full-time missionaries will continue to be the key strategic workers in some of the toughest areas on earth. More than 4,700 IMB missionaries depend on LMCO to pay day-to-day expenses and fund their efforts to spread the gospel.
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