We The Women, Telling His Story, the 125th history of South Carolina Woman's Missionary Union is now available for purchase. The history, which is written by Mary B. Foster speaks to women today in a call to faithfulness to God. It also stands as a repository of hope for future generations yet to be born. 
Wanda S. Lee, executive director-treasurer, Woman's Missionary Union, Auxiliary to Southern Baptist Convention, shares her thoughts in this video on what it means to be a Christ Follower. To view, click here.
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Carolina Girls
The Real Deal October 17-19, 2008
Sands Resorts
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Make your plans to attend this first time event! This is a joint missions event (North Carolina WMU and South Carolina WMU) and is open to all girls in grades 7-12.
For more information and publicity, please dowload this flyer - Carolina Girls Flyer.
If you wish to register by mail, please click here for registration form.
Online registration will begin on June 1, 2008.
December 2-4, 2008
Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia
Warm Springs, Georgia
North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia
The WMU Road Show will include a tour of Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain. Georgia, a tour of Little White House and Franklin D. Roosevelt Museum, Warm Springs, Georgia, and a tour of the North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia.
Buses Will Depart From Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Aiken, Columbia, and Greenville. The cost includes (1) Round Trip Motor Coach Transportation, (2) Hotel Accommodations (Two Nights), (3) Two Continental Breakfasts at Hotel, (4) One Lunch, (5)
Two Dinners, (6) One Admission to Fantasy In Lights (Callaway Gardens), and (7) registration fee. You will also be involved in WMU training as you travel.
Total cost for the trip is $398.00 per person. A deposit of $25.00 (non-refundable) is due by August 31, 2008. The remainder of the balance ($373.00) is due by October 31, 2008.
To register online, please click here.
Helps for the
New Total Church Missions Leaders
By Evelyn Blount
Help, I am a new leader with churchwide responsibilities! What do I do? Beginning in September, Woman’s Missionary Union is suggesting five churchwide missions leaders instead of the one churchwide missions coordinator.
Society or Cooperative
By Evelyn Blount
Executive Director-Treasurer
South Carolina WMU
What is the difference in a society and a group that works together cooperatively? For Southern Baptists, it has been the difference in operating on the verge of bankruptcy and of giving money to the project or missionary that does the best job of telling the story. Or, operating on a financially sound basis and funding the greatest needs. The first is the societal approach. The second is the cooperative approach.
More and more you hear of requests to fund a specific project or person and huge offerings resulting. People say, I like to give directly. It makes me feel good. Or, they say, I can wrap my mind around this. The danger, as I see it, is that we are not teaching children and even the adults of the concept of giving cooperatively to better do the work of God. A second danger is that through this approach, called society, the greatest need may go unmet. With the society approach whoever gets there first, gets the money.
Through the Cooperative Program*, money is distributed based on need, not heart appeal.
Since Baptists have given through the Cooperative Program, there has been no more threat of bankruptcy and Southern Baptists have developed the greatest evangelical mission enterprise in history. Further, we have looked after children, senior adults, and Christian education. Indeed, many more things occur every day because of giving through the Cooperative Program.
In my opinion, we are moving closer to becoming a society again. As I see it, cooperation—giving through the Cooperative Program—is the better, God-given way.
* April 13 is Cooperative Program Sunday
Sixty-Seven Serve in Jamaica
During July 2007
Sixty-seven individuals participated in missions trips to the country of Jamaica during the month of July. They served through the South Carolina WMU, WMU, SBC, and Jamaica Baptist Women's Federation Partnership. Many of them have shared that they are not the same as when they left for the trip.
Judy Atkins, a member of the South Carolina WMU team, served in Kingston, Jamaica during July 14-21, 2007. She shares, "I listen to the children singing everyday (on my CD). My heart is still in Jamaica with all of the precious children and adults."
 Kimberly Sowell, Second Baptist Church, Lancaster, was the trip leader for the team that served in St. Ann Parish in the Montego Bay area during July 14-21. She shares this about her team's experience, "We met countless men, women, youth, and children whose hearts God had prepared for gospel seeds. People hunted us down asking for Bibles. People were asking us specific questions about the gospel. We had God-ordained encounters at times that were “planned,” and at times that we were pleasantly surprised at God’s hand at work. God was faithful, and that was our greatest blessing. I must also say that we truly fell in love with the people."
IIf you have additional questions about the partnership, please contact sandratapp@scbaptist.org.
New Resource
for
Involving Your Family
in Missions The letter stands for missions, and our Web site is devoted to equipping and encouraging your church's missions involvement. In upcoming months, Generation M will continue to add new downloadable missions resources to foster biblical understanding and a deeper, richer Christian faith and worldview. Generation M is more than simply an online presence. It is an access point that connects believers of all ages with the latest, most meaningful resources for sharing God's love and enjoying greater Christian spiritual development. WMU proudly welcomes you to GenerationM. Now available on wmustore.com! To learn more about this new curriculum, to download a free sample, or to order the first unit ($9.99 per unit), please click below.
GenerationMDownloadableCurriculum
Need Additional Missions Information? Check Out These Links!
Searching for Youth Missions Panelists Are you in on the search? We need your help! We are looking for Acteens and Youth on Mission who are outstanding examples of youth living out a missions lifestyle. Those selected as Youth Advisory Panelists will help plan youth missions events and preside at Acteens and Youth on Mission meetings in South Carolina.
The benefits of being a Panelist are: they gain leadership skills, they have a part in planning for their organization, recognition of being selected, and it looks good on their resume!
Requirements are that applicants must be freshmen through seniors to apply. They must have three letters of recommendations along with the nomination form. The deadline for nominations is June 2. Panelist interview will be conducted by telephone. Help our search for the next SC State Panelists!
To download the panelist form, please click on the link below.
PanelistNominationApplication
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2008 Mother's Day Offering
Encourage your churches to be involved in giving to the 2008 Mother's Day Offering. This offering supports the work of the South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging.
Materials were mailed to all churches on March 24th. If you would like additional information, you may contact Jamie Connor at jconnor@scbma.org or visit www.scbma.org.
If you would like to send a contribution to the offering, you may send that to:
SC Baptist Convention
Attention: Richard McLawhorn
190 Stoneridge Drive
Columbia, S.C. 29210-8239
Baptist Nursing Fellowship
Do you have nurses in your church? Are they aware of opporutnities to use their gifts and skills through WMU?
One of the organizations of WMU is the Baptist Nursing Fellowship. This service organization is open to active, student, and retired nurses.
To read more about the organization, please click on the links below.
WMU On-Line Training is now available for your use. The training includes files which consist of a video and power point presentation. Leadership On-Line provides training for church leadership and is available 24/7. New presentations reflecting the changes in WMU on September 1, 2007 are now available for viewing.
A high-speed connection is suggested for viewing these presentations.
Read about Fants Grove Baptist Church, Pendleton, South Carolina and why they have "bragging rights."
Can you turn on the faucet in your home and have a high expectation that the quality of the water that comes out will not be harmful to you, your family, or your guests? If you can, then you are more fortunate than many missionaries!
Since 1997, Woman's Missionary Union has been meeting one of the most basic human needs of missionaries through Pure Water, Pure LoveSM. The goal of this ministry is to provide missionaries and the people they serve with clean drinking water, free from disease-causing microorganisms, at no cost to them.
Anyone can be a part of Pure Water, Pure Love, through his or her donation to WMU.
South Carolina WMU
Family Missions Page
"Live the Call"
South Carolina WMU wants to help you involve your family in missions. We encourage you to download this resource and use the information as you think about involving all family members in missions.
The theme for each issue of the Family Missions Page is "Live The Call".
The April issue focuses on "Understanding The Call" and is written by Sylvia DeLoach.
Scholarships for Acteens and Youth on Mission who meet all necessary requirements are available from three South Carolina Baptist Universities: Anderson University, Anderson; Charleston Southern University, Charleston and North Greenville University, Tigerville. These scholarships are funded by the colleges in cooperation with South Carolina WMU. The purpose of the scholarship is to give Acteens and Youth on Mission the opportunity to continue in their preparation to be of service.
WorldCraftsSM is a WMU nonprofit ministry that imports handcrafts from around the world and markets them in the USA. Most items are made by men and women living in poverty; the income from these crafts helps them better provide for their families through their skills. WorldCrafts items are fairly traded items, which means they are produced in nonexploitative conditions by artisans who are paid a fair wage. Watch for new materials which will assist you in promoting this growing missions support ministry. For more information, visit WorldCraftsVillage.com.
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This website is made possible through the Cooperative Program Ministry support of your local church and the Janie Chapman Offering for State Missions.
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May 8-9, 2008
Camp La Vida
Winnsboro
May 30, 2008
Camp La Vida
Winnsboro
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Need Assistance With WMU Leadership Training?
Click here to view WMU leadership training videos that can assist with beginning or strengthening WMU and all age-level videos.
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Need WMU Products? Order On-Line!
All WMU products are available for purchase from WMU, SBC and can be ordered on-line from the WMU Bookstore. Click below for direct access to the bookstore.
WMU Store
The Missions Link
February 2008 - May 2008
Have you received the latest issue of the South Carolina WMU newsletter, The Missions Link? If not, please click below to download the latest information. You will find the latest issue of the church and association Missions Link.
2007-2008 WMU Leadership List
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