“Southern Baptists gave $150.1 million to the 2006 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering which is the largest gift in the offering’s 118-year history! Jerry Rankin, president of the IMB said, “Not only will this unprecedented amount enable us to send more missionaries, it demonstrates the heart of Southern Baptists for missions and the high priority they give to reaching a lost world. More unreached people groups will have access to the Gospel, more people will be won and baptized, more churches planted and leadersdiscipled and trained around the world because of such a generous level of giving.” (From: IMB; 6/07)
“Your field representatives in IMB PacRim Japan/Oceania praise God for Southern Baptists record-breaking generosity displayed through your gifts to the 2006 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. We are blessed to have the world's greatest support system and resources to help us in our task of reaching 127 million Japanese, and the peoples of Australia (20+ million) with the Good News of Jesus Christ. We are continually asking the Lord to send more workers into the harvest fields. We are so grateful that now many more workers can make the journey! Your contribution is making an eternal difference in our area! Glory be to God for His faithfulness to answer our prayers. May the whole earth hear and respond to His matchless love!”
“O Lord, [we] will honor and praise your name, for you are [our] God; you do such wonderful things! Youplanned them long ago,and now you have accomplished them, just as you said.” Isaiah 25:1