Encouraging all the BBA partners to continue to minister "Neighbor to Neighbor" because of the Gospel, as we begin to impact lives with the Gospel during this COVID-19 crisis. Please continue to read to let me say THANK YOU and find out more ways you can minister to impact your community.

• Baptist on Mission reports that at least 13 Buncombe Associational Churches have fulfilled 79 request for food boxes and wellness/comfort checks. The BBA is grateful to have been a part in promoting/connecting your involvement with NCBOM and the Buncombe County Emergency Management. You can still connect by sending an email to montyrogers22@gmail.com.We know that each of our local churches are impacting their communities with ministry in various ways.
• There is also an opportunity to connect with the Buncombe County Schools as they continue to feed breakfast and lunches as well as provide food boxes to families as they become aware of the need. Shannon Boyd and the BCS Family Resource Center are made aware daily of families that are running low on food at home. Many school employees are working diligently to make sure this need is met. If your church family would like to donate food items, you may drop them off between 10am and 3pm Monday - Friday at 175 Bingham Road in Asheville. If you would like to make a donation for purchase of food you may go to https://www.buncombeschools.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=92531&pageId=7614369  or call Shannon Boyd at 828-775-1898. The BBA has contributed to this cause. If you are aware of a family who stands in need, you may call 828-225-4768 to ask for assistance.
• Most of you are aware of the April Food Roundup for the Baptist Children's Home and the postponement of this opportunity till August. This Food Roundup meets a very critical need for the children of the Baptist Children's Home. The BBA would like to ask our churches or individuals to consider donating gift cards from Walmart or Food Lion during the months of May and June, Please mail these gift cards to the Buncombe Baptist Association at 227 Hazel Mill Road, Asheville, NC 28806. These gift cards will be hand delivered at the end of June to the Broyhill Campus in Clyde. This will meet a critical need at this time until we are able to receive food in August.

Perry Brindley, Associational Missions Strategist

Do you have Hispanics living near your church and want to find ways to reach them? Gary Odom is available to meet with pastors, church leaders or come and speak on a Sunday evening to help you map out a simple plan. Gary has been a missionary with IMB in South America for nine years and has also started Spanish speaking churches in the U.S. He is currently contracting with the Buncombe Baptist Association to help churches in this area. You may call Gary at 828-620-1265 or text him. Gary is looking forward to hearing from you.

Bring your used Sunday School Literature, Bibles and tracts to the Resource Center. The materials will be transported to Harvest Seed Ministry of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Shelby, NC. We are receiving several boxes of used Sunday School literature from churches across our Buncombe Baptist Association.  Come help us sort and box this material so that we can transport them to Shelby, NC. From there they will be shipped to many countries where churches need these "Love Packages" to lead believers in a deeper study of God's Word. The following is a list of items we will accept. 

• Bibles:  New, used, any translation, in any condition
• Tracts
• Sunday School Supplies:  Quarterlies, teacher books, teaching packets, teaching pictures, etc. for all ages and all publishers,  Children's packets should include just teaching help items and be in the plastic cover sealed shut.  Do not send any handiwork or crafts the children have made.
• Reference Books,& Commentaries, Devotionals,VBS Kits (Complete Kits), Christian Books & Paperbacks
• Media (CD's DVD's, B Blu Ray, Music, Movies Teaching and etc.)
• Hymnals & Musicals
• Puppets, Bible Games, Biblical Puzzles, Nativity Sets, Noah's Ark

Sorting Used Literature & Bibles: (Local Volunteer Work that Impacts International Missions)

• THERE ARE NO SORTING DATES FOR THIS QUARTER AT THIS TIME:  (Each sorting date begins at 10:00 am)
• Please call the Baptist Resource Center at 828-252-1864 to let us know you are coming (individual, small groups)

Thank You, Diana Brewer, Missions Mobilization Assistant