Major Mission 2013
May 2013 Haiti Trip
Experience Haiti through the eyes of 14 women who traveled to Haiti from May 3-10, 2013. See their journal entries and their photo scrapbook.
Major Mission 2013
This year at White Memorial, we have the rare opportunity to help two wonderful projects cross the goal line. In that spirit, our 2013 Major Mission, Let’s Finish the Job – Building Up the World’s Youth gives us the chance to move toward completing two projects of our valued mission partners Haiti Outreach Ministries (HOM) and the Smolensk Baptist Church in Russia.
In Haiti we will bring the high school in the Blanchard community closer to the dream of giving students a place to continue the excellent education they have received up to sixth grade. In Russia we will help bring the Youth Center at Rodnik to completion. With proper access, parking, equipment, and furnishings, Rodnik will be used not just as a summer camp but a year-round facility for community and orphanage youth.
Many families in Raleigh, North Carolina take for granted both our educational system and plentiful safe and convenient places for our youth to gather for spiritual work and play. If we all pitch in, we can provide those things to Haitian and Russian youth who can only dream of these privileges. Make a difference today in the lives of young people tomorrow by joining us as we seek to complete the job we began last year.
Major Mission Projects
Central Christian High School in Haiti
We are well on the way to having the funds to build the first module of the high school in the Blanchard community. The security wall is three-fourths finished and the gate to the entrance has been installed. There is joy in the community at seeing construction underway! We anticipate that construction of the school will begin this summer.
The four Haiti Outreach Ministries (HOM) primary schools currently serve approximately 1200 children in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. Children who pass the sixth grade National Exam are eligible to attend high school. Because there is no HOM high school they must attend schools outside their community where they no longer have the benefit of mentoring and frequent contact with HOM teachers.
When the high school is built, children will be able to attend high school in their own community and will continue to receive a Christian education with the support of Haiti Outreach Ministries. They will receive a high school education of the same quality they now receive at HOM primary schools.
Youth and Conference Center for Russia
In 2008 the beloved camp facility in Smolensk called Rodnik was set on fire, and our partners in Russia were devastated. They determined to rebuild the camp and at the same time expand the facility for year round use as a Youth and Conference Center. Through prayer, hard work, and faithful financial support from White Memorial, the rebuilding project is now nearing completion.
The results of the 2012 Major Mission campaign enable the Smolensk church to make the building usable for meetings and even some conferences. Church members have faithfully donated all the labor; they will not rest until the facility is complete.
Further financial help is needed to complete Rodnik. The basement of the three story building remains unfinished, and the parking lot, security fence and outdoor spaces need to be installed. It is a dream of the church leaders to have a Youth Center - a special place where youth in the region, including those living in orphanages, can learn about Christian faith and the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. We at White Memorial have the opportunity to help make the dream a reality.
Our goal for this year’s campaign is $100,000, which these two ministries will share equally. Last year we received pledges of $144,515 toward these projects. This support has allowed our partners to make tremendous headway in the past year. With completion in sight, we hope you will pledge again, or if you didn’t pledge last year, please become a member of our community rallying around these important projects this year.
Major Mission Haiti Fact Sheet - A High School for Haiti
Major Mission Russia Fact Sheet - Youth and Conference Center for Russia
Pledging for the 2013 Major Mission Emphasis
You may make your pledge online by completing an online pledge card for 2013 Major Mission Emphasis.
You may also print a 2013 Major Mission pledge card to fill out and mail to the church.
2013 Major Mission Chairs
2013 Major Mission Captains
Experience Haiti through the eyes of 14 women who traveled to Haiti from May 3-10, 2013. See their journal entries and their photo scrapbook.
Major Mission 2013
This year at White Memorial, we have the rare opportunity to help two wonderful projects cross the goal line. In that spirit, our 2013 Major Mission, Let’s Finish the Job – Building Up the World’s Youth gives us the chance to move toward completing two projects of our valued mission partners Haiti Outreach Ministries (HOM) and the Smolensk Baptist Church in Russia.
In Haiti we will bring the high school in the Blanchard community closer to the dream of giving students a place to continue the excellent education they have received up to sixth grade. In Russia we will help bring the Youth Center at Rodnik to completion. With proper access, parking, equipment, and furnishings, Rodnik will be used not just as a summer camp but a year-round facility for community and orphanage youth.
Many families in Raleigh, North Carolina take for granted both our educational system and plentiful safe and convenient places for our youth to gather for spiritual work and play. If we all pitch in, we can provide those things to Haitian and Russian youth who can only dream of these privileges. Make a difference today in the lives of young people tomorrow by joining us as we seek to complete the job we began last year.
Major Mission Projects
Central Christian High School in Haiti We are well on the way to having the funds to build the first module of the high school in the Blanchard community. The security wall is three-fourths finished and the gate to the entrance has been installed. There is joy in the community at seeing construction underway! We anticipate that construction of the school will begin this summer.
The four Haiti Outreach Ministries (HOM) primary schools currently serve approximately 1200 children in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. Children who pass the sixth grade National Exam are eligible to attend high school. Because there is no HOM high school they must attend schools outside their community where they no longer have the benefit of mentoring and frequent contact with HOM teachers.
When the high school is built, children will be able to attend high school in their own community and will continue to receive a Christian education with the support of Haiti Outreach Ministries. They will receive a high school education of the same quality they now receive at HOM primary schools.
Youth and Conference Center for RussiaIn 2008 the beloved camp facility in Smolensk called Rodnik was set on fire, and our partners in Russia were devastated. They determined to rebuild the camp and at the same time expand the facility for year round use as a Youth and Conference Center. Through prayer, hard work, and faithful financial support from White Memorial, the rebuilding project is now nearing completion.
The results of the 2012 Major Mission campaign enable the Smolensk church to make the building usable for meetings and even some conferences. Church members have faithfully donated all the labor; they will not rest until the facility is complete.
Further financial help is needed to complete Rodnik. The basement of the three story building remains unfinished, and the parking lot, security fence and outdoor spaces need to be installed. It is a dream of the church leaders to have a Youth Center - a special place where youth in the region, including those living in orphanages, can learn about Christian faith and the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. We at White Memorial have the opportunity to help make the dream a reality.
Our goal for this year’s campaign is $100,000, which these two ministries will share equally. Last year we received pledges of $144,515 toward these projects. This support has allowed our partners to make tremendous headway in the past year. With completion in sight, we hope you will pledge again, or if you didn’t pledge last year, please become a member of our community rallying around these important projects this year.
Major Mission Haiti Fact Sheet - A High School for Haiti
Major Mission Russia Fact Sheet - Youth and Conference Center for Russia
Pledging for the 2013 Major Mission Emphasis
You may make your pledge online by completing an online pledge card for 2013 Major Mission Emphasis.
You may also print a 2013 Major Mission pledge card to fill out and mail to the church.
2013 Major Mission Chairs
| Amy and Jim Buckthal | Sharon and Bill Hayes | Susie and Bill Jackson | Diane Payne |
2013 Major Mission Captains
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Tom Andrews Pat & Bill Barnard Luanne & Jim Brown Lois Chamblee Joan & Jack DeBruyn Terri Dollar Jane & Paul Whit Howard Martha & Ken Howard |
Susan & Chris Ingram Michelle & Jeb Jeutter Nancy Jude Kathy Kidd Rebecca & Hunter Lumsden Cindy & Merrill Mason Elaine Mason Nancy & Ed McLean |
Danita Morgan & Chris White Susan & Arthur Mulligan Jerry Myers Sally & Paul Nunnally Lib Parkin Ash Pipkin Lillian & Jim Poole Miriam Sauls |
Carol & Jim Springfield Charlotte & Cornelius Swart Peggy & Kenneth Sykes Carol Vassey Kathryn West David R. White Sally & Bill White |
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