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GLOBAL OUTREACH | Greeting from Pastor Jones
Grace and peace be to you. Grace and peace be to you. A sincere heartfelt “Thank You” to all the missionaries who traveled to the continents of Africa and South America to render selfless service of mission through the talents and gifts the Lord Christ has provided to serve others.
This booklet of mission in action is a reflection of love, faith and dedication to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and enacts the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 which encompasses our purpose: Friendship is a mission driven church.
Our mission reminds us that we are called “…to Proclaim God’s will through preaching and teaching, loving one another, being instruments of Salvation…worshipping, caring, sharing, growing and giving service through global outreach.”
Dr. Clifford A. Jones, Sr., Senior Minister
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Contents | GLOBAL OUTREACH
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Guyana (South America)
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Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg (South Africa)
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GLOBAL OUTREACH | December 2013
Dr. Clifford A. Jones, Sr. Senior Minister Editor Andrea Betaudier Design and Production Solomon T. Franklin Visual Arts Ministry Proofreaders Phyliss Caldwell Deloris Chisley
Kisumu (Kenya)
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Harare (Zimbabwe)
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Joe Muse Maxine Swayne Photography Kim Flanders (Guyana) Dr. Tonya Hudson (Guyana) Eddie Davis (South Africa) Shirley Woods (South Africa) Wendy Ladd (Kenya) Michael Maxwell (Zimbabwe) Maxine Swayne (Zimbabwe)
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How To Get Involved
T h a n k Yo u t o A l l C o n t r i b u t o r s
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. Mission Statement We are the people of God, called together to be the Body of Christ, inspired by the Holy Spirit: To proclaim God’s Will, to love one another, to be instruments of salvation - preaching, teaching, worshipping, caring, sharing, growing and giving service through global outreach. Adopted December 1990
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GLOBAL OUTREACH | South America
Guyana (South America) April 4-13, 2013 – Twenty missionaries from Friendship Missionary Baptist under the leadership of Pastor Clifford A. Jones, Sr. arrived in Georgetown, Guyana, South America. Their purpose was to provide free medical services in the Long Creek community. FMBC supplied 2 medical doctors, 1 dentist, 2 dental technicians, 1 optometrist, 1 optician, 2 ministers, and dedicated volunteers. The dental clinic serviced 35-40 patients per day performing tooth extractions, fillings and making dentures. The medical clinic examined 349 patients which included some home visits to the elderly. The optometry clinic performed eye exams for 85-100 patients per day and disbursed 253 pairs of glasses from an inventory of 2400 pairs of prescription, reading and sunglasses. While the medical team served during the day in the clinics, Pastor Jones and Reverend Michelle Jones preached nightly during the revival and reached many souls. Our medical and evangelistic teams made a difference and were blessed by the fellowship of the patients, nursing assistants, administrators and local host. God Be Praised! Guyana (South America) Pictures - pg. 3 Picture 1. Dr. Carlyle Miller Health Centre & Hospital, Georgetown, Guyana, South America Picture 2. Bottom L – Dr. Tonya Hudson, Dr. Kevin Shirley-Lopez, Rev. Brenda Harewood, host, Kim Flanders, Team Lead, Top L – Dr. Raleigh Bynum, Dr. William Warren, and Greg Smith Picture 3. Dr. Shirley-Lopez doing a home visit Picture 4. Dr. Tonya Hudson examining a pediatric patient Picture 5. Willie Milton assisting a patient select eyeglasses Picture 6. Dr. Raleigh Bynum examining eyes Picture 7. Local Guyanese patiently waiting to see the medical team Picture 8. Greg Smith preparing dentures for patients Picture 9. Greg Smith fitting a patient with new dentures Picture 10. Pastor Jones praying with the team before their departure to the clinic Picture 11. Rev. Michelle Jones delivering a powerful message during the closing ceremony Picture 12. Kim Flanders checking blood pressure Picture 13. Members of the medical team sorting medicine for the clinic Picture 14. Dr. Tonya Hudson and Kim Flanders examining a pediatric patient Picture 15. Dr. William Warren removing a patient’s tooth
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GLOBAL OUTREACH | Africa
Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg (South Africa) March 11-22, 2013-Twelve missionaries, under the leadership of Pastor Clifford A. Jones, Sr., took blankets for cots, eating utensils, pillowcase dresses, toys, learning aids and books for the Tumealong Daycare, our International Children’s Outreach Ministry (I.C.O.M., a 501 (c)(3)) ambassadors, the Botse Botse High School and drop off items from the U.S. parents of 10 of our former I.C.O.M. ambassadors. There was a visit to the farm in Thato; a small rural community with unemployment 50% plus. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church has supported this farm with the purchase of a tractor to till the ground for crops. There was cabbage, bell peppers, tomatoes, and green beans; a brickmaking machine to sell bricks to area businesses and sewing machines to enable workers to bid for contracts to produce uniforms for school age children and others in the Winterveldt community. Our goal is to help develop an economic empowerment model for its citizens and connect with local churches in the U.S. and with other religious national organizations. Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg (South Africa) Pictures - pg. 5 Picture 1. FMBC missionaries attend a Sunday worship service at Kagiso Baptist Picture 2. FMBC missionaries tour of Soweto – SouthWest Township Picture 3. Visit of Holy Trinity High School in Gauteng Picture 4. Missionaries at the Cape of Good Hope Picture 5. Friendship’s red tractor at Thato, the Farm Picture 6. Crops at the Farm: green peppers, swiss chard and spinach Picture 7. Rev. Willie Ndala, I.C.O.M. South Africa Board Chair, with tenor Mulalo, choir member of 2014 Honors Chorus, at Holy Trinity High School Picture 8. Tlapa-La-Thato Primary School Assembly in Mabopane Picture 9. Tlapa-La-Thuto assembly – FMBC delivered 45 pillowcase dresses for school age girls sewn and donated by Sister Lyneth Sanderson of Friendship Picture 10. Tlamelong Day Care in Moiletswane Picture 11. Kitchen at Tlamelong Day Care Picture 12. Playground at Tlamelong Day Care Picture 13. Tlamelong Day Care classrooms Picture 14. Assembly of children at Tlamelong where blankets, toys, books and eating utensils were donated Picture 15. Assembly of children at Tlamelong
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GLOBAL OUTREACH | Africa
Kisumu (Kenya) April 8-15,2013 –Three missionaries were sponsored by Friendship Missionary Baptist to go on the Lott Carey Foreign Short Term Mission Trip to Kisumu, Kenya in Southeast Africa. Their experience was shared with mission minded women from NC, NJ, NY, MD, DC and VA representing 9 churches. The primary purpose of the mission trip was to Listen, Learn, Encourage, and Pray. The team listened as the women shared their stories. They learned about the culture and the needs of the community from their experiences. This Foreign Mission team encouraged the women during a 3-day Women’s Empowerment Conference. They prayed with and for women and their families. As a result of this mssion trip the team has committed to raise the funds needed to finish building a Women’s Center which will be used as a training center and include temporary housing for women in need of transitional shelter. Kisumu (Kenya) Pictures - pg. 7 Picture 1. Lott Carey Baptist Church Kipsitet host church for the Women’s Conference Picture 2. Community Medical Clinic Picture 3. Nurse in medical clinic explaining vital role of the community clinic to our missionaries Picture 4. Praying for financial support to complete the new Women’s Center Picture 5. Sister Peggy Brown speaks with leaders at future site of new Women’s Center Picture 6. Children of the Women Conference enjoying bubbles provided by Friendship missionaries Picture 7. Sister Wendy Ladd facilitating young women group session Picture 8. President Debra Garner speaks at Women Empowerment Seminar Picture 9. Rev. Dawn Sanders, director of missional programs at Lott Carey and Rev. Hezron Cheriyot, Kenyan host of the Women’s Conference Picture 10. Market place in Kisumu, Kenya Picture 11. Rev. Jesse Jackson sharing a moment with our mission team Picture 12. Attendees departing conference Picture 13. Praise and Worship Picture 14. Kenyan women receiving toiletries from our mission team Picture 15. Warm farewell from Kenyans to mission team
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GLOBAL OUTREACH | Africa
Harare (Zimbabwe) October 6-15, 2013 – Four missionaries from our Genesis Charitable Fund for Catastrophe Relief, a 501(c)(3) organization, departed for Zimbabwe to continue our partnership with Emmanuel Baptist Church in Warren Park, Harare, Zimbabwe. The purpose of the mission trip was to combat world hunger through economic empowerment. The team followed up on Friendship’s purchase of the Changchai Dual Hammer Mill Grinder for maize. With the second goal of the mission, our missionaries were able to see the completed roof Chingwaro Village Secondary School of Guruve that we funded following our trip in 2011. The school has been under construction for 5 years and has not been completed due to lack of funding. In 2013, we purchased and delivered 15 school desks to secondary school in Chingwaro Village; this provided seating for 45 students. We also provided LED lanterns and school supplies. Genesis worked with Congressman Watts’ office to arrange a meeting with the United States Embassy in Harare to discuss opportunities for economic enterprise, grants, agronomy, malaria, economic growth. The meeting and the embassy presentations were informative and will be used by Genesis and by the local hosts to continue our joint efforts to combat world hunger and to foster economic empowerment. Harare (Zimbabwe) Pictures - pg. 9 Picture 1. Michael Maxell, Maxine Swayne, Joe Muse, Minister Joyce Petty at Emanuel Baptist Church, Harare Picture 2. Meeting with U.S. Embassy representatives in Harare Picture 3. Our mission team audits Tanroy Grinding Mill Factory Picture 4. Tanroy Factory tour Picture 5. Joe Muse negotiates Grinding Mill price with Operations Manager Picture 6. Audit Factory in Guruve that manufactures school desks Picture 7. Chingwaro Village residents before desk dedication Picture 8. Chingwaro Village Secondary School before desk dedication Picture 9. School children in class setting during dedication of desks provided by Genesis Picture 10. Our missionaries deliver books about the African American culture to the MLK, Jr. Primary School, Harare Picture 11. Children enjoying books at MLK, Jr. Primary School Picture 12. Praise and worship service led by young people at Emanuel Baptist Church Picture 13. Corn crop of local Community Garden in Harare Picture 14. Maize machine at work Picture 15. Zimbabwe landscape squatter houses at Balancing Rocks Park
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GLOBAL OUTREACH | Get Involved
Future Mission Outreach and How You Can Become Involved Genesis Charitable Fund for Catastrophe Relief 2014 – Genesis is updating its five-year plan to address local, national and international hunger. On an international level, we continue our work in the country of Zimbabwe in partnership with Emmanuel Baptist Church. We are also looking to help Zimbabwe with simple solutions to complex problems, for example, providing drinking water, educational books, and micro giving over the next five years.
2015 – The team returns to Zimbabwe for the next mission trip. For additional information, please contact Maxine Swayne at Maxine.swayne@genesischaritablefund.org
21st Annual Baptist World Alliance Congress July 22-26, 2015 | Durban, South Africa - Celebrate the news of God’s unchanging love - Worship the living God with heartfelt praise in a variety of styles - Fellowship as we give expression to our unity as Baptists - Evangelize as we seek to equip the church to reach out to the lost - Seek justice as, together, we fight for human rights and religious liberty - Support mercy ministries, as Baptist World Aid responds to people in need - Be moved by meeting new friends from around the world - Explore what new call and challenge the Spirit of God may lay upon your heart and life - Share through the performing and creative arts the intuitive presence of the Spirit of God Contact Andrea Betaudier at abetaudier@friendshipcharlotte.org or 704.391.3864
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