"Born Again To Be Wild About Jesus"
II Corinthians 5:27, Isaiah 43:29

Mission Statement: - In commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and to the mission of the church, and through the enabling of the Holy Spirit, American Baptist Women's Ministries provides each woman and girl to: become and develop as God's person, build God's faith community, and serve God's world.

UPCOMING EVENTS Monthly meeting - 1st Wednesday at noon O Tillie Pechous Circle - 3rd Tuesday at 1:00 pm Alice Findlay Circle - 3rd Thursday at 9:30 am Church Women United - 1st Friday from Sept-May
OFFICERS	�� President - Sue Pudwill �� Treasurer - Joyce Howe �� Secretary - Arel Lewis �� Mission / Service Ministries - Marge Daugherty �� Personal Dvlpmnt Ministries - Donna Caricaburu �� Church / Community Ministries - Marilyn Waldron �� Love Gift Chairwoman - Winnie Dowding
Pantry Needs	Matt Talbot Kitchen �� Cake Mixes (leave at church) People's City Mission �� Large sized diapers �� Personal hygiene (both men & women) �� Twin sheets �� Pillowcases �� Large sized sweat pants �� Large sized shorts iwth elastic waist Food Pantry �� Tomato Sauce �� Toothbrushes
Alice Findlay Circle	May 15, 2008 @ 9:30 a.m. �� Hostess - Carol Biggs �� Program - Marge Daugherty
O'Tillie Pechous Circle	May 20, 2008 @ 1:00 p.m. �� Hostess - Arel Lewis at the Legacy �� Devotions - Mabel Stanard �� Bible Study - Marge Daugherty

ABW Ministries Conference is June 6-8, 2008 at Camp Moses Merrill. Guest Speaker is Terri Simpkins, ABW Ministries President. Every Church is asked to bring a Mystery Box with them to the ABW Conference for the Mystery Box Auction. The boxes should have a theme and be filled with fun things and wrapped to give hints as to what is in the box.

AB Girls State Retreat (for girls who have completed grades 3 - 12) - June 6-8, 2008. Guest Speaker is Dave Lundholm. Retreat begins at 4:00 pm on Friday night, and ends at approximately 11:00 am on Sunday. Cost of the retreat is $65.00. This includes program, meals and lodging.

Mission Moment: - PRAYER REQUEST from Duane and Marcia Binkley, ABC Missionaries who serve Burmese ethnic Karen and China refugees both in the United States and Thailand: Pray for the food crisis looming in Karen Refugee camps. Rice prices and tight supplies are starting to make the news in the U.S. But the sky rocketing rice price and the weak dollar are creating a crisis for the refugee camps housing the Karen in Thailand. Right now, the monthly rations given to the Karen in the camps amount to the minimum international standard of 2100 calories per person per day. Even if the rice price stays at its current level, unless additional donations are received, refugees would receive a ration of 944 calories/ day/person during the second half of this year. But, this would have to be reduced to 555 calories/person/day if the rice price continues to rise as seems quite likely, these ration levels could lead to severe malnutrition or starvation within a short time. Many would likely leave the camps to seek food and work illegally which would make them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. The situation could not get more critical. Please be in prayer for this situation. For those of you with Karen in your communities or churches, this will be a matter of deep concern as most will have family and friends still in the camps. For camp residents still undecided about whether to come to the U.S. or not, this might influence more to come, increasing the numbers of Karen around the country as well.