An hour south of Memphis, about 20 college students spent two days serving in Helena-West Helena, Ark., where CBF field personnel Ben and Leonora Newell live and minister. The service project was part of the Memphis Sessions, CBF’s first collegiate event at the annual General Assembly.
The General Assembly met in Memphis for the first time, where downtown trolleys provided transportation from the Convention Center to hotels and area attractions.
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The Resource Fair featured more than 60 exhibitors, The CBF Store and a missions marketplace, where proceeds from the sale of art and crafts benefit impoverished communities.
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More than 60 people arrived early for CBF’s General Assembly to serve at local ministry sites. “There are people who blessed us, and we need to bless back,” said Zintzun, one of 13 teenagers from Open House Ministries, a CBF partner ministry that serves a poor area of Miami-Dade County. The teenagers arrived the day before the Assembly so they could serve at the food bank.
Rod Reilly photo
Rod Reilly photo
Rod Reilly photo
Building bridges — General Assembly 2008
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