KBC needs volunteers for Rebuilding in Haiti

Teams of volunteers are needed in Haiti as disaster relief transitions to a rebuilding phase, according to Coy Webb, disaster relief associate for the Kentucky Baptist Convention.


“The North American Mission Board, Southern Baptist disaster relief and the Florida Baptist Convention have set a goal of trying to rebuild 5,000 homes in Haiti,” Webb said. "With that kind of goal, there’s an unlimited number of teams that we would need to make that happen.”
 
An ideal size for a team would be about 10 people, Webb said, and one team probably could complete two permanent homes in one week. When teams arrive a concrete foundation already will be laid upon which the 246-square-foot house can be built. The structures are designed in such a way that they can be expanded by the homeowner later.

To find out more about helping rebuild homes in Haiti, contact the Kentucky Baptist Convention Partnership Missions Department at partnership@kybaptist.org
 or (502) 489-3529 or (866) 489-3529 (toll-free in Ky.).

Disaster Relief in Pike County

As many of you know, the recent flooding in Pike County has been severe, resulting in widespread losses: over 200 homes were damaged or washed away, many people were out of electricity and water, and two people were killed. Click here for the Herald Leader story: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/07/19/1354066/at-least-one-dead-in-pike-flood.html

Kentucky Baptists have been busy in Pike County with disaster relief. There are still some urgent needs in the area. Would you be able to locate and donate any of the items?

• Good, clean furniture (couches, chairs, dinette sets, dressers, chests, end tables, beds, mattress sets-all sizes)
• Lamps
• Working appliances (refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, microwaves)
• Small appliances (coffee pots, toasters, mixers, etc.)
• New or like new pots and pans, sets of dishes, sets of glasses, flatware, and cooking utensils
• New or like new linens (towels and sheets for all size beds - please fold sheets together as a set and use masking tape to keep them together, then write the size on the tape)

Please email us right away at church.cedarcreek@gmail.com if you can help. Thanks and Blessings.

Girlfriends studies Prayer

You are invited to get involved with Girlfriends. The group is starting a new study on prayer - how to have a powerful prayer life - and they have an open chair for you! 

Girlfriends is a small group for women to get together, have fun, talk about life and God and faith, and reach out to the community with important projects.

If you want a great community of Christian women to support you...
If you need a comfortable place to talk about your life...
If you are looking for ways to get active in the Christian life...
Girlfriends is for you!

Email us at: church.cedarcreek@gmail.com for more info on how to get involved in this dynamic small group.

Baptisms@TheCreek

This Sunday, we welcomed two new believers into the family at Cedar Creek. Samara Ives made a decision to follow Christ at Missions Adventure Camp. Emma Robbins made her decision at VBS at Watts Chapel Baptist Church. We are so excited about what God is doing in the lives of these two young women and so happy to be a part of it.