Why we give... “My husband, Milton, and I believe in the CBF way of doing missions. It is not just about winning souls, saving people and making sure they get to heaven; missions is about professing what we understand about God’s love and His presence with us right here on earth. It’s also very important to time and money through our local church — to our children and our grandchildren.”
Kathy Martin Augusta, Ga.
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or Kathy and Milton Martin, giving begins with their local church, First Baptist Church of Augusta, Ga. For the past 35 years, the Martins have been involved with church ministries. Milton, a local attorney, has served on the building committee, helping to construct a new fellowship hall and chapel. Kathy works with the benevolence ministry, prayer ministry and “Jesus’ Special Followers,” a group that works with 60 to 70 mentally challenged adults each week. “Our local church is where we live out
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our faith, and I believe we as Christians are called to be Christ on earth,” she said. “Being ‘church’ means to minister corporately and individually to other people in any way we can.” The Martins also participate in global missions. They have traveled twice to Hungary to work alongside CBF field personnel in ministry among young Roma people, who often face discrimination in Europe. During one visit, Kathy met a 16-yearold girl named Audi and gave her a cross necklace. When Audi asked her why, Kathy said, “I told her that God loves her and so do I. She began to cry and told me that she
had never had anyone tell her that she was loved, and she had always felt unworthy and unloved.” As committed as they are about handson service, the Martins are also committed to consistent financial giving. “Part of giving of yourself is giving financially. You cannot talk about giving and leave that part out,” Kathy said. “We can rationalize anything, but I think that really tells what you are about. I look at my checkbook, and I know where my money goes. We show God how we love Him by what we do here on earth. And part of that is how we use our money.”
Please give. Your gifts to CBF enable life-changing missions and ministries around the world. To give, use the envelope included in this magazine or go to www.thefellowship.info/give.