♦J 4, 2020

Montgomery Bap st Priori es:

The Gospel Above All / The Plan ng and Replan ng of Churches for All People / The Sending of Missionaries to the Ends of the Earth

Lover of Jesus and Souls Joins Love Loud Lowndes County Team
God led our Montgomery Baptist family to begin
Love Loud Lowndes County almost two years ago.
The objective was (and still is) for MBA churches to
be encouraged, equipped, and empowered to bring the
hope of Christ to one of the poorest counties in
Alabama (and the poorest county of our River
Region) through meeting human need and planting
gospel seed. Though long-range strategies are being
developed that produces housing and town
development, we started small with meeting the most
basic need of humankind… hunger. Several churches
have adopted the eight-county townships and were
Neal Hughes deployed to bring food from the Montgomery Area
Director of Missions Food Bank as well as the love of Jesus to the hurting
and hungry (physical, emotional, and spiritual) souls
in this impoverished county.
While God has used all of the MBA churches in Lowndes County, his
anointed hand has been upon the Jonathan House of Prayer and Pastor
Sylvester Hardy. Our brother and his flock have opened many doors to the The River Region Rolling Grocery Store traveled to the Mosses Community in
area, including numerous partners from other Lowndes County churches Lowndes County on May 16, 2020. Connie Johnson joined the team to hand out
and communities that may not be Southern Baptists. In the last two years, groceries, offer prayer, and to encourage residents.
the ministry has developed a real “kingdom feel,” namely people of God
being the church in the flesh to the overlooked and the ignored. Helping to furnishings to fill a new trailer for an elderly couple who had recently lost
lead the charge with Sylvester has been our Love Loud Lowndes County their home to fire. She has been the “front and center” distributor of grace
Task Force as well as Savannah Barber, who came to us two years ago to and mercy during a recent food distribution in the Moss community with
intern in community ministries. She is now our Director of Love Loud the Pintlala Church. As I write this column, Connie is working with several
River Region Ministries (Rolling Store). of our summer missionaries, as they are in Lowndes County this week
This year, we have begun to see the “muscle and organs” being added to the doing Backyard Bible Clubs with children and food distribution ministry in
“skeleton” of Love Loud Lowndes County. Such tangible ministries have Hayneville and Fort Deposit. You can reach her at
begun to develop in the county seat of Hayneville: cjohnson@mgmbaptists.org.
The receiving and the remodeling of the Love Loud Lowndes County God is so good to us as an association of churches. While we look forward
Mission Center. This deployment to seeing the “dreams and visions” become a reality in Lowndes County, let
station in Hayneville gives a tangible us pause and give thanks for ALL HE HAS DONE! Pray for our dear sister
address to the ministry. From it, the Connie, as she leads God’s people to carry the Great Commission to the
saints will be encouraged, equipped, and least of these.
empowered to go out and meet human Together We Can!
need and hover around John 3:16 with the
gospel seed. The roof is on, and the
Neal
remodeling of the inner area will
hopefully be completed this summer.
Driver’s Needed for the Rolling Grocery Store
Thank you, construction teams, for a job
well done!
HOPE Inspired Ministries has become a partner with Love Loud
Lowndes County. HIM is training adults to have better life habits and
employable skills. They do this in the name of Jesus. It is a privilege to
see how John Bowman and his staff (including one of our MBA pastors,
Joe Covington) encourage these friends with an opportunity for a second
chance. In just recent days, one of their Lowndes County campus
graduates became a member of the staff at a Hayneville nursing home. The
Lowndes County ministry resides at the Mission Center. During this season we are privileged to deploy the Rolling Grocery Store in
partnership with churches throughout the River Region. In partnership with Love
Connie Johnson joins the Love Loud Lowndes Loud River Region, churches can reserve the bus to distribute food to their
County team as Mission Center Director. Connie is a respective communities, on their church campus or in surrounding areas (i.e. school
person that when you see her, glows like an angel! The parking lot).
Holy Spirit of God flows through this long-time resident A team of drivers are needed. A training session will be conducted where you can
of Lowndes County. A recent widow, Connie is a participate either Wednesday, June 17, 9 - 11am or Thursday, June 18, 5 - 7pm. To
member of Jonathan House of Prayer. Already, she has qualify as a driver, you must have a clean driving record for five years, have a valid
led the ministry to secure a commercial freezer, shelves, driver’s license and be an active member of a Southern Baptist church within the
and an open door to return for such grants within the River Region. With the appropriate modifications, the bus is registered as an RV,
county system. Connie has recently led the charge to so drivers will NOT need a commercial driver’s license (CDL). Register for this
training by contacting Jeremy Lynch at jlynch@mgmbaptists.org or 334-271-6227.
partner with the Community of Hope to secure enough
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