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from the churches in Casablanca and Rabat. It was great to see familiar faces,
like Helge and Christiano, and to meet new friends such as Anne Marie, Angel,
Apollinaire and Renata. These exceptional people have been involved in this
difficult work for many years. Seeing their level of commitment and coming to January 6-8: National Festival of
understand the challenges they face was both inspiring and heartbreaking. Young Preachers, Seelbach Hilton
Hotel and Cathedral of the Assump-
To reach out and touch him, and say that we love him . . . tion, Louisville, KY
Friday morning, our hosts took us to meet with some of the refugees. We had February: Invite a woman to
heard stories of their living conditions, but nothing could prepare us for seeing preach in your church! Martha Stea-
this ourselves. We met a group of 15 young men from Guinea who were shar- rns Marshall Month of Preaching.
ing two incredibly small, cramped rooms. One of them pleaded, “If you can’t For info, visit www.bwim.info
help us today, can you give us hope?” After discussions with our team, we took
a few of the men to a local market to buy some basic staples, such as rice and February 21-23: CBF Church-
oil. Even those familiar with the situation were moved by the desperate need we works Conference, Atlanta, GA
saw and heard.
March 5, 2011: KBF Winter Coor-
dinating Council Meeting, Midway
Open our ears, Lord, and help us to listen . . . Baptist Church, Midway, KY
Friday evening and Saturday we were honored to participate in the EEAM syn-
ode meeting, with about 40 pastors and leaders from across Morocco, including March 11-13: KBF Youth
our friend Karen Thomas Smith. They represent churches in Tangier, Fes, Mar- Mission Weekend, Nada, KY
rakesh, Kinitra, Mohammedia, Casablanca, Rabat, Oujda, Agadir and Meknes.
Though they are small in number, their passion for Christ’s message of love is April 1-2: Mountain Hope Leader-
ship Conference,Winchester, KY
evident. We came to a deeper appreciation of the work they accomplish with
relatively few resources. And we loved the beautiful way this diverse group April 29-30: KBF Spring Gather-
of people, Europeans and sub-Saharan Africans, older and younger, dark- and ing, Buechel Park Baptist Church,
light- skinned found common ground in their faith. Lousville, KY
Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus. June 10-18: Extreme Build,
The “icing on the cake” was the poignant Sunday worship service in which McCreary County
Samuel Amedro was installed as the new pastor at Casablanca and as presi-
June 22-25: CBF General
dent of the EEAM. That afternoon we met with representatives of the German Assembly, Tampa, FL. For info,
church that is helping fund (along with CBF) the new position for Diachari; he visit http://www.thefellowship.info/
officially accepted this demanding responsibility – a humbling, tender moment Assembly or call 1-800-352-8741.
for all of us.
October 27-28: Kentucky Council
We thank the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship and Highland Baptist Church for the of Church General Assembly, Faith
amazing opportunity to represent you in Morocco! Baptist Church, Georgetown, KY
225 S Hurstbourne Pkwy. Suite 205
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: 502-426-1931
Fax: 502-426-1612
www.kybf.org
KBF Coordinator
John Lepper - jlepper@kybf.org
Jan. 3: Louisville Mayor Inaguration Prayer Breakfast Joshua Speight, Assoc. Coordinator for Missions
Jan. 6-8: Festival of Young Preachers, Louisville Jan. 3: Louisville Mayor Inaguration Prayer Breakfast
Jan. 11: KCC Focus Group, Lexington Jan. 6-8: Festival of Young Preachers, Louisville
Jan. 12: KCC Focus Group, Berea Jan. 13: Pastor’s Group - Shelbyville
Jan. 13: Pastor’s Group, Shelbyville Jan. 16: Crescent Hill Baptist Church
Jan. 16: Ecumenical Worship Service- Pax Christi, Jan. 20: Peer Learning Group Lunch, Broadway Baptist Church
Lexington
Jan. 26: Louisville Pastor’s Group, Crescent Hill Baptist Church
Jan. 20: KCC Focus Group, Northern Kentucky
John Lepper and Joshua Speight are available to speak/teach/lead at your church. Please contact the KBF
office at 502-426-1931 for information and availability. Schedule seen here was up-to-date at time of printing.