Texas Baptist Men Activity Report To Date: 7-1-08

Top of Texas served 118,785 meals and had a total of 12 Volunteers.

La Messa Shower Unit used 572 Showers/420 Laundry with 3 Volunteers.  Ellis County Box Unit gave out 3,900 Boxes with 6 Volunteers.  Gambrell Assn. Clean Out - 5 jobs in progress with 15 Volunteers

Shalom Alechem (Peace be with you),  Cindy O keeper of the boxes and my true sister in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Al’s truck is a big one. It is an over-the-road Volvo that has been converted into a recreational vehicle. Al and Darlene use it to pull disaster relief units on callouts and to live in while they are out.  They are proud of their big white truck and refer to it affectionately as ‘Hope’.  

On Sunday, June 15th, the Texas Baptist Men's Disaster Relief State Unit was deployed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Reedsburg, Wisconsin.  On Monday, June 16th, Gary Smith received the following email.

Texas Baptist Men Disaster Relief State Unit deployed Sunday, June 15, 2008 to Cedars Rapids, Iowa.  They were joined by Top of  Texas Feeding Unit along with the Shower/Laundry Unit from Lamesa.  A total of 68 men and women were deployed with the units.  They will be housed at Immanuel Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  Please pray for their safety.

Date:  Saturday June 28, 2008

Time:  5:00 (Dinner) - 6:00 (Program)

Place:  Association Office

           9433 CR 136

           Terrell, Texas 

Meal at 5:00 - Hamburgers and all the trimmings

Program at 6:00 - Guest speaker is Dr. John LaNoue

For those of you who are still interested in attending the Cedar's Conference on August 22 - 24, all the rooms on site are all booked.  You need to make arrangements with the hotels listed, they have rooms that are blocked for the Cedar's Conference. 

Working with Healthcare Outreach Network, United Missionary Services, Inc., of Houston,  TBM helped coordinate the shipment of a refurbished ambulance with four wheel drive to Biblical Baptist Church Minitires New Colony, Bhadravati , Karntaka, India located in the southern region of the country, northwest of Bangalore. 

April 27, 2008 marked a joyous day in Haepo, North Korea.  Much needed medical supplies arrived for their new health clinic. Texas Baptist Men and Healthcare Outreach Network worked with Ron Springs, President of Global Resources Services started by John LaNoue after his visit to North Korea in 1998 to provide the much need medical supplies.