4 QUICK READS: NEWS STORIES FROM ACROSS THE FELLOWSHIP
6 IN-TOWN ANGEL
CBF’s Angel Pittman shifts focus to education advocacy By Jennifer Colosimo
8 SAMARITAN MINISTRY JOINS HANDS WITH TOGETHER FOR HOPE APPALACHIA
By Grayson Hester
12 FAITH, FRIENDSHIP & PERSEVERANCE
CBF field personnel Eddie and Macarena Aldape minster to immigrants and refugees in Spain By Caleb Mynatt
14 WELLNESS CHECK WEDNESDAYS
Young pastor in Michigan focuses on mental health By Andrew Nash
16 Q&A WITH ROBERT P. JONES
Author of best-selling book White Too Long By Stephen Reeves
20 HOPE & HOSPITALITY THAT CREATE
ROOTS
Sanela’s Story By Andrew Nash
22 HOPE & HOSPITALITY THAT FEEL LIKE
FAMILY
Mirsada’s Story By Andrew Nash
24 AMID MULTIPLE CRISES IN VENEZUELA,
FAMILIA PROVIDES SUPPORT TO LOCAL PASTORS IN NEED By Caleb Mynatt
26 FREEDOM FOR ALL How CBF field personnel in Slovakia empower students from the
FROM THE EDITORS Summer is here and, along with sun and school breaks, we anticipate the potential end of a pandemic season and look forward to the time that we can spend together in the fall—including at the 2021 CBF General Assembly on-site regional events. Yet, as we look forward, we continue to celebrate the innovative and excellent missions and ministries that have happened throughout the pandemic. In these pages, you’ll find stories of impact across the Fellowship and around the world. From new staff and forward-thinking initiatives at the CBF Global headquarters (p. 4) to educational advocacy in Miami (p. 6); from Together for Hope partnership in Tennessee (p. 8) to community-building around cosmetology in Spain (p. 12); from focusing on mental health in Flint, Michigan (p. 14), to extending hope and hospitality in St. Louis, Mo. (p. 20); from providing funds for pastors in Venezuela (p. 24) to fighting for worldwide religious freedom in Slovakia (p. 26), Cooperative Baptists are engaged in incredible transformational mission and ministry. We are grateful for you and your partnership in supporting these and many other ministries, and we are excited for all that is to come as we begin to resume gathering together. Let us be renewed.
In light of the 2021 General Assembly August 25-28, the next issue of fellowship! magazine will be delivered in October. We will provide a September Affect online for those who use this resource each month.
U.S. to advocate for human rights issues By Jennifer Colosimo
29 AFFECT: JUNE 2021 Education Advocacy
30 AFFECT: JULY 2021 Religious Freedom Opportunities to
31 AFFECT: AUGUST 2021 Offering Hope & Hospitality
AARON WEAVER is the Editor of fellowship! Connect with him at aweaver@cbf.net CARRIE HARRIS is the Associate Editor of fellowship! Connect with her at charris@cbf.net
