Venezuela!!
I'm not sure why God placed in our hearts a passion for the people of Venezuela, but He has, and although we have not been down there in two years, we are still very involved. We are beginning three big endeavors in this area. First of all, we are forming a board to administer and oversee the mission that Buck and Ila Mae Smith began in Venezuela over 30 years ago. This will assure that this work will continue long after Buck is no longer able to be involved. We will have our first board meeting next week. Secondly, Kerry has been approached by several of the men in the Venezuela Baptist Convention about setting up a foundation to help fund the work there. Several of the big conventions who currently help support them are suffering from the economy just like the rest of our country, and there is just not enough to go around. Kerry will be heading to North Carolina at the end of this month to attend a conference on major fundraising and setting up foundations. The third thing we are beginning to work on is the upcoming Evangelistic Mission Trip in August! This is a part of the Baptist General Convention of Texas partnership with Venezuela, so they are helping fund everyone's way. Kerry and I will be in charge of making all the arrangements....it's a big job, but so worth it to see people come to know Christ!!
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