Candace McIntosh, executive director of Alabama Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU), asked members of the state convention to reminisce about YWA, Royal Ambassadors, Girls Auxiliary and Girls in Action as she began her report to the convention Nov. 18 in Mobile.
“I’m sure these names stir joyful memories of being introduced to food, languages and places, but most importantly learning that God had a plan to reach the world and you were involved in that plan,” she said.
“The time spent in these organizations taught us Bible principles, prayer, giving and sharing.”
McIntosh introduced Regina Taylor of Lafitte Baptist Church who shared her experience with WMU, which spanned five generations — from her grandmother to her granddaughter, Holly Patrick.
“GAs is engrained in my heart,” Taylor said. “It’s about telling others about Jesus. I learned about home and foreign missionaries, about their needs and collected money for Lottie Moon and Annie Armstrong. I went to summer camp and learned to tell others about Jesus. Now my daughter and granddaughter are involved in WMU,” said Taylor.
In the Book of Reports, WMU encourages Alabama Baptists to “heed the challenge to move forward to pray like we have never prayed before, give like we have never given before and be willing to go where we never thought we could.”
McIntosh related to the convention an e-mail message from an Alabama missionary serving in China: “Don’t pray for my safety but that my witness will be bold. For the harvest is white, but the laborers are few.”
“We are committed … to invest in the lives of [people] helping them understand they have a part to play. As the voice of the old fades away, the voice of the young will be heard,” said McIntosh as she invited Holly Patrick of Lafitte Baptist to read the prayer calendar and lead a prayer for missionaries.
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