2009 Mission Involvement

AGRICULTURE MISSIONS

• 53 attended Mission Garden session in Charlotte resulting in an unconfirmed number of garden projects for those in need
• Several churches have begun various forms of garden projects.

AVIATION MINISTRY

• 307 NC Volunteer Mission Flights
• 290 Active Pilots/Volunteers
• 500 Passengers Served
• $256,000 in Public Benefit
• Approximately 250 Young Eagle Flights for children in missions’ organizations
• Various mission support flights for other ministries

BAPTIST EDUCATORS

• Currently there are 681 members of the Fellowship of Baptist Educators with 15 new members from North Carolina
• Universal Pen Pals program is using more email than paper correspondence
• North Carolina sent over three (3) tons of Bibles and other Christian books to Book-Link for shipment to missionaries, national pastors and schools in the Nigerian Baptist Convention.
• Members from North Carolina taught in Belize, China, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand.

CHURCH RENEWAL

• 44 Renewal Weekends completed
• 964 NC team members participated in Renewal
• 2,017 total decisions made including 61 salvations and 414 rededications

CORRECTIONAL MINISTRY

• 67 boys with a parent in prison attended Camp Angel Tree at Camp Caraway as a result of scholarships & transportation provided by Baptists

DISASTER RELIEF RESPONSE/BAPTIST BUILDERS

• 15 RESPONSE LOCATIONS:
  • Johnston/Wilson Counties
  • Kentucky Ice Storm: Stanford, Smithland, Salem
  • Greene County Tornado
  • SC Fire: 7 volunteer days
  • Martin County wind event
  • Rock Ridge Tornado
  • ConAgra roof collapse
  • Bladenboro wind event
  • Johnston County Tornado
  • West Virginia floods
  • Raleigh flooding
  • Lumberton
  • Georgia flood
  • Indonesia Earthquakes
  • Philippines Flood
• Recovery Jobs Completed – 643
• Volunteer Days – 2,771
• Meals Prepared – 15,383
• Salvations – 19
• Showers – 1,020
• Children – 15 childcare days
• Laundry – 92 loads
• Communication messages sent - 22
• 2009 Disaster Volunteers trainees = 1,758

BAPTIST MISSIONS CONFERENCE

• At least 2,100 participants attended this annual inspirational and informational meeting

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

• Appalachian Regional Ministry – 1000+
• Armenia – 34
• Cuba – 83
• Eastern Canada - 151
• Eastern Pennsylvania - 418
• Hawaii – 167
• Honduras – 115
• India – 21
• Israel/West Bank – 1
• Kenya – 21
• Lebanon - 2
• Red Springs – 3,000
• Rocky Mountain - 660
• Sri Lanka – 14
• Ukraine - 91
• Vermont – 511

LAY WITNESS

• 7 Lay Witness/Power Weekend Events reported
• 725 contacts made in homes
• 52 team members participated
• 27 decisions for Christ
• 110 commitments to become soulwinners

MEDICAL MISSIONS

• Medical Dental Buses:
  PATIENTS: dental – 4,398; medical – 358; eye - 72
  VOLUNTEERS: medical professionals – 1,368; lay workers – 1,695; translators - 174; pastors/counselors - 230; Buses in use 277 days, traveling 29,822 miles.
• PROFESSIONS OF FAITH – 109

SPORTS & RECREATION

• 82 participated in the annual April NCBM Golf Tournament

STUDENT MINISTRY

• 1,575 participants in Deep Impact Mission Camps this summer; 127 professions of faith
• 184 Deep Impact Mission Projects
• 415 participants in the Youth Missions Conference in March
• 2,085 youth & adults participated in Church Day Program and games at Wake Forest University
• 363 youth & adults attend Church Night with the Durham Bulls
• 536 participants in Youth Mission Weekends at Caswell

CAMPS MISSIONS

• 611 boys attended Camp Caraway this summer
• $1,444.63 was collected for missions
• 33 participated in a week of Christian High Adventure
• World Missions Week at Caswell

ROYAL AMBASSADORS

• 466 participated in the State RA Race in Salisbury
• 144 participated in the state RA/Challengers Track Meet
• 244 participated in Father/Son Overnight camps
• 142 campers for Lad/Crusader Camporee

REGIONAL RALLIES

• 2,181 participants in NC Missions Celebrations
• 1,684 participants in Spring Missions rallies

MEN’S MINISTRY

• 316 participants in Men’s Ministry Worship Rallies
• 124 participants in Men’s Ministry Outdoor Weekend
• 59 Men’s Ministry leaders training in two state sessions