December 2011 Volume 94, No. 4

Remembrance of Things PastMark your calendars and save the date! Our Centennial celebration for The Baptist Home is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2013, on the Arcadia Valley campus. The actual date when Dr. and Mrs. Riggs opened the doors to the first residents was May 6, 1913, but May 6 falls on a Monday in 2013, so we have moved it up a couple of days. May 4 is only one day in the hundred year history of The Home. So, we will mark the days until that event with a theme some readers will have already noted in the newsletters this year: “Toward the Centennial---Celebrating Our Heritage.” Something similar took place in 1988 as The Home celebrated 75 years. A Public

Dedication and Open House for the new campus of The Baptist Home-Chillicothe was held on May 7, 1988. Earlier, the first residents of the new facility had moved in on March 14.

The “old” campus at Ironton was not neglected as the new one opened in Chillicothe. A second independent living complex of apartments was completed and occupied in late 1987. Among the new occupants were Webster Brown, recently retired from the Missouri Baptist Convention, and his wife, Elizabeth. Webster’s mother was a resident of The Home.

The campus at Ozark was still undreamed of. However, Ozark’s founding administrator, Sammy Allen, was featured in the first

Baptist Home newsletter of 1988, having been employed as Assistant Administrator at Chillicothe a few months earlier. Less than six years later, Sammy would relocate to Springfield to begin the process of establishing a southwest Missouri campus. 75th Anniversary Was SpecialThe Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of The Baptist Home was held on Sunday afternoon October 2, 1988, on the Arcadia Valley campus. Executive Director of the Missouri Baptist Convention, Don Wideman, brought a special message of encouragement and challenge.

Bill Riggs of Liberty, grandson of the founders, Milford and Mary Riggs, read a historical synopsis of moving day, October 31, 1923, when residents of The Baptist Home moved from downtown Ironton to the present location of the Arcadia Valley campus. John Burney, retired superintendent of The Home, also spoke. “Many times I have seen

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Jim Nelson is the Director of Advance-ment for The Baptist Home. He oversees the development, marketing and pub-lic relations program to ensure the home

is able to accomplish its mission and minis-try, now and in the future.

December 2011Volume 94, No. 4 The Baptist Home Newsletter Periodicals Postage paid at Ironton and at additional mailing offices.USPS Number 042-600Published four times annually by The Baptist Home. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Baptist Home, P.O. Box 87, Ironton, MO 63650. The BapTisT homeP. O. Box 87(101 Riggs Scott Lane)Ironton, MO 63650phoNe: 573-546-2709email: desk@thebaptisthome.orgFax: 573-546-2645WeBsiTe: www.thebaptisthome.orgeDiTor: James NelsonmaNagiNg eDiTor: Becky BartonlayouT: Blue Duck Marketing LLC.

president of The Baptist homeSteven R. Jones

Experts On Aging Fraud Targets: Adults 55+ ..........Pg. 3

President’s Desk ...........................Pg. 8

Google Voice ................................Pg. 9

Friends of The Home A Tribute .......................................Pg. 9

Connecting ................................. Pg. 14

A Letter to Our Friends ............ Pg. 15

Campus News Arcadia Valley Campus Update ....Pg. 4

Chillicothe Campus Update ... Pg. 10

Ozark Campus Update .......... Pg. 16

Global Aging Missions Home From Belarus ................... Pg. 20

Ukraine Update .......................... Pg. 21

the Lord reach down and miraculously hold up the Home,” John said. Administrator of The Baptist Home at Chillicothe, Larry Johnson, expressed gratitude that the Home at Chillicothe had “been given the honor of becoming a part of a great tradition, a great heritage, and a great ministry that was built by others.” TributeExecutive Director of The Baptist Home, Ed Goodwin, paid tribute to the multitude of people who had been instrumental in the survival of The Home since the doors to the first home opened in 1913. He mentioned those who had collected Colgate-Palmolive-Peet coupons, those who had collected eggs and those too young to remember those days but who also made their love gifts to The Home. He also made special mention of long time

employees of The Home. “Without those of you who have toiled day in and day out, there would have been no Baptist Home,” Ed said. Mr. Goodwin concluded poetically: “It is through God’s help that we are here today. It is through His help that we will stay.”

Ed illustrated this belief best in a letter written urging financial support for “today and tomorrow.” In this letter printed in the same issue of the newsletter which covered the 75th Anniversary celebration, Ed asks for help for “the 239 people who live in the homes at Ironton and Chillicothe and who can only pay about half the cost of their care, and for the scores of people on the waiting list who need our help.” He tells once again how “we are grateful to God for yesterday’s blessing.” Changes and Challenges ComingWe, too, cherish these precious memories of the past. We celebrate our heritage. We honor our past leaders and the countless men and women in every part of the state who sacrificed to uphold this ministry of caring compassion for nearly a hundred years. As we look toward our Centennial, we will continue to celebrate our heritage. But we cannot go back to live in a nostalgic past that will never come again. We must move forward to meet the changes and challenges of the next 100 years at The Baptist Home. JWN

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Fraud Targets: Adults 55+by Frank Fain, PhD.

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Dr. Frank E. Fain is the Director of Educational Services for The Baptist Home. He serves as a resource person to churches,

congregational leaders, senior adults and their families on issues related to aging and adult ministries.

Consumer fraud crime statistics in our country are shocking. According to Congressional hearings, adults age 55+ make up fourteen percent of the United States population, yet they are victims of more than forty percent of consumer fraud. One of the reasons for this statistical disparagement is the number of fraud schemes directed toward this age group. Telemarketing fraud alone cheats Americans out of $40 billion annually and according to AARP studies more than fifty percent of telemarketing victims are age 50+. When other forms of fraud are included, such as bogus sweepstakes, door-to-door sales, financial/investment schemes, identity theft, home maintenance scams, and Internet fraud, one can understand why scamming mature adults is a multi-billion dollar a year business. The first reason the fraudster targets adults age 55+ is they know these individuals were generally raised to be polite and trusting. These are two very commendable and positive traits, except when it comes to dealing with fraud artists. These criminals exploit these traits knowing that mature adults find it difficult to say “No”, to walk away from the situation, or to simply hang up the phone. A second reason con artists target the 55+ adults is these folks tend to be home more, thus are more easily reached by phone or door-to-door contacts. In addition, scam

artists know most older adults are willing to talk to strangers at their door or on the telephone. The con artist knows the more people willing to talk to him the better his chances are to make a financial killing. Adults age 55+ are the most likely age group to have a “nest egg”, more disposable income, excellent credit ratings and larger credit card limits all of which to the scam artist means there is a large cash pool waiting for them to tap into. Fraudsters know the easiest place to find money is to focus on those in our population most likely to be in a financial position to buy their product, which are adults age 55+. Concern about their financial future is the fourth reason adults 55+ are targets of fraud. Fraudsters, especially investment scammers, know older adults are concerned about having enough money to live comfortably in retirement and having money to leave to their heirs. These hucksters will use these fears to lure unsuspecting adults into entering sweepstakes, lotteries, or high risk investments. Financial concerns plus the lure of big money leads many mature adults into making bad financial choices. The final reason scammers target adults age 55+ is IT WORKS! The fraudster knows he has a better chance succeeding ripping off mature adults than any other age group.

Because of the magnitude of fraud crimes in our nation, every maturing adult needs to know how to avoid fraud and scams. Several years ago, The Home’s Educational Services ministry developed an Avoiding Fraud and Scams as We Age conference so participants could learn the common types of fraud and what steps they need to take to elude scams. It also covers whom one needs to contact if fraud is suspected and what community resources are working to prevent fraudulent business practices. Avoiding Fraud and Scams as We Age is continuously being updated to provide the most current information on this important topic. If you would like to have a presentation of Avoiding Fraud and Scams as We Age please contact me at: ffain@thebaptisthome.org or by phone 573.546.2709 or 866.454.2709. In times like these, adults age 55+ need to live by these words of Jesus “Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” Matthew 10:16 NIV

“Be careful then how you live – not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15 – 16 NIV

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A Fun Day at Big Springs and Trout Lodge

4th Annual The Baptist Home-Arcadia Valley Charity Golf Tournament..........................................................................................................................

Championship Flight - 1st Place TeamInterstate Imagining

A Flight - 1st Place TeamBrockmiller Construction

Volunteers worked alongside staff to help serve refreshments both on the course and in front of the clubhouse. Sixty-four golfers came out to support this year’s event held at Crown Pointe Golf Club, Farmington. Over $9,000 was raised to help support the benevolent care ministry at The Baptist Home - Arcadia Valley.

IL resident Nib Reeder (First-Farmington) along with volunteer Lisa Sumpter from First State Financial Management were witnesses for one of the Hole-in-One Prizes.

Residents enjoyed a hayride at Trout Lodge, Potosi.

Wanda Purvis (Patterson) made good use of the playground equipment at Big Springs.

Ruth Short (IL) (Charrette-Marthasville) took advantage of the slide at Big Springs.

Carolyn Gerheauser (IL) (Harbor Community Church-Imperial) enjoyed taking her tun on the slide.

TBH staff and volunteers served refreshments to golfers throughout the day.

Special Thanks to our corporate sponsors!You helped make the 4th Annual The Baptist Home-Arcadia Valley Charity Golf Tournament a Success!

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.......................................Arcadia Valley residents and staff would like to thank all of the churches and organizations who visited the campus during August - October 2011.

First Baptist Church, Poplar Bluff First Baptist Church of Lemay, St. Louis New Hope Baptist Church, Fulton First Baptist Church, Oak Ridge First Baptist Church, Fenton (see photo) First Baptist Church, St. Ann (see photo) Heartland Baptist Church, St. Louis First Baptist Church, O’Fallon

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Members from First Baptist Church, Fenton also came to sing and visit residents.

Fishing by the Pond

Clyde Larrew (Fee Fee-Bridgeton)

Frank Smith (First-Crystal City)

Social Service Director Debbie Boswell assisted Joy Phillips (First-Ironton) with her catch.

Jim McAllister (First-Ironton)

Residents were treated to a barbecue and fishing trip down by the ponds in front of the Riggs-Scott Building.

Virginia Davis (First-Ferguson) proudly displayed the first fish she ever caught.

Irene Hale (First-Desloge) and Administrator Sherri Snider worked together to snag a fish.

Members from First Baptist Church, St. Ann visited friends and residents at The Baptist Home.

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Arcadia Valley CensusLong Term Care: 76IL Apartments: 12

Vacancies in Residential Care and Assisted Living.

For more information about the Arcadia Valley campus contact:

Sherri Snider, Administratorssnider@thebaptisthome.org

The Baptist Home-Arcadia ValleyPO Box 87

Ironton, MO 63650Phone (573) 546-7429 ~ Fax (573) 546-6212

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Immediate NeedsWashcloths and Bath Towels (both colored and white); Cologne; Aftershave; Lotions; Efferdent; Scope; Polygrip; Deodorant; Toothpaste; Razors; Hairbrushes; Combs; $5 or less Christmas gift items.

Volunteer OpportunitiesSpecial music groups anytime; Sunday sing-a-longs; fingernail painting; letter writing; scripture reading 1 on 1; Special music for Sunday Worship Services; helping in the craft’s department.

For more information contact: Jessica DaneActivities Director(573) 546-7429jdane@thebaptisthome.org

Welcome Our New Residents!

Helen Keeney(Concord-St.Louis)

Jesslyn Lewis (IL)(First-Farmington)

Carol Reed(Black Mountain General-

Arcadia)

Sherman Reed(Black Mountain General-

Arcadia)

Zobeda Crane(Windsor-Imperial)

Beverly Goss(Parkade-Columbia)

Wanda Purvis(Patterson)

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Carol Knight(Most Holy Trinity Parish-St.

Louis)

Ruth Funk(First-Kimberling City)

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BIRTHDAYS Jan. 4 Lloyd Mooney, First, Ironton Jan. 7 Mildred Hullender, Parkade, Columbia Jan. 9 Homer Hughes, First, Ironton Jan. 10 Robert Ruppert, Kirkwood United Methodist Jan. 10 Margeory Wright, First, Ferguson Jan. 12 Dorothy Belanger, Third, St. Louis Jan. 22 Lee Truax, First, Newton, MS Jan. 23 Helen Keeney, Concord, St. Louis Jan. 27 Wanda Purvis, Patterson Jan. 31 Truelah Crider, First, Gray Summit Feb. 5 Faye Palmer, First, West Plains Feb. 13 Ruth Funk, First, Kimberling City Feb. 13 Dorothy Warner, First, Ellisville Feb. 15 Leona Goskie, First, Fenton Feb. 16 Freeda Polk, First, Annapolis Feb. 17 Dorothy Brotherton, First, Farmington Feb. 21 Charles Fitzsimmons, Fee Fee, Bridgeton Feb. 21 Joyce Larrew, Fee Fee, Bridgeton Mar. 4 Carol Reed, Black Mountain General, Arcadia

Mar. 4 Susanna Sackett, Knob Lick Mar. 8 Betty Dalton, Cross Keys, Florissant Mar. 11 Edna Johnson, Church of The Savior, Mesa, AZ Mar. 16 Grace Rudolph, Southwest, St. Louis Mar. 24 William Twitchel, Warrenton Mar. 27 Gloria Dunning, Memorial, Jefferson City Mar. 27 Jesslyn Lewis, First, Farmington Mar. 27 Mary Light, First, Ironton Mar. 31 Isabelle Strong, Second Presbyterian, Memphis, TN

ANNIVERSARIES Mar. 23 Frank and Eva Smith, First, Crystal City NEW RESIDENTS Aug. 15 Wanda Purvis, Patterson Sept. 7 Ruth Funk, First, Kimberling City Sept. 20 Jesslyn Lewis, First, Farmington (IL) Sept. 29 Beverly Goss, Parkade, Columbia Oct. 13 Carol Reed, Black Mountain General, Arcadia Oct. 13 Sherman Reed, Black Mountain General, Arcadia Oct. 25 Zobeda Crane, Windsor, Imperial

..........................................................................................................................Arcadia Valley Campus InformationOct. 27 Carol Knight, Most Holy Trinity Parish, St. Louis Nov. 1 Helen Keeney, Concord, St. Louis

DECEASED RESIDENTS Aug. 15 Gene Strong, Bellevue, TN Aug. 26 Harold Krueger, Arcadia Valley United Methodist, Ironton Aug. 29 Steve Tindall, First, Cape Fair Aug. 30 Mildred Duncan, Believer’s Chapel, Ellington Sept. 8 Ruby Wicker, First, Ironton Sept. 25 Letha Jacobs, Grace Presbyterian, Crystal City Sept. 30 Lula Miller, Marble Creek United Baptist, Arcadia Oct. 20 Clifford Radford (Respite Care Resident) Oct. 28 Betty Lashley, Catholic, St. Louis RESIDENTS THAT LEFT FACILITY Sept. 17 Jeanne Kitchen, Charrette Baptist Church, Marthasville Oct. 22 Peggy Thomas, First, St. James Oct. 31 Dennis Larrew, First, St. Ann

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From the President’s Desk

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Steven Jones has been President of The Baptist Home since 2006. Prior to serving as president, he was Administra-tor of the Chillicothe

campus. Steven has provided leadership and vision in establishing directives for The Bap-tist Home to ensure it continues to provide care for residents and educational support for friends and family of The Home.

by Steven Jones, President

In the previous articles, I have established certain undeniable facts related to TBH’s Board of Trustees right to govern this ministry

TBH Board of Trustees changed •TBH’s governing documents in 2000 to protect the MBC and TBH from ever increasing liability claims in the long term care industry.

TBH owns its property and equipment. •The MBC has never owned any titled property of TBH. All property of TBH was paid for through fund raising efforts conducted by TBH. The MBC has never contributed to the cost of any titled property of TBH.

The MBC convened several studies in •the past, most recently in the 1970’s, to confirm that the MBC did not own the agencies with which it was associated.

All funds received from the MBC •were used to provide day-to-day care for residents in the year in which they were donated. What the MBC contributed annually typically represented an average of less than 10% of TBH’s overall operating budget.

Throughout its 98 year history, TBH •has never been rescued by the MBC from financial ruin.

The organizational documents of •TBH and MBC do not form the basis of a contract. No contract for services

has ever existed between TBH and the MBC. The relationship was strictly voluntary.

The MBC was• not and has never been a legal member of TBH; therefore, TBH trustees have the legal authority to govern this ministry in every respect according to law.

A couple of questions circulate from time-to-time regarding the ongoing litigation of the Missouri Baptist Convention against The Baptist Home. Before I answer, let me say that this will be the last article on the subject, unless additional concerns should arise needing my attention. Why didn’t TBH participate in “Christian binding arbitration” when it was offered by some MBC leadership? TBH made every attempt to communicate before, during and after the 2000 decision with MBC leadership. There were several phone calls, face-to-face meetings and committee meetings. When TBH offered to discuss the matter of “Christian binding arbitration,” some MBC leadership would place new conditions before initial meetings could begin; such as, requiring TBH trustees to immediately withdraw their decision of 2000. Obviously, some MBC leadership did not want discussions, but wanted the courts to settle the matter. Will TBH file counterclaims for malicious prosecution? Although TBH thinks it has good cause to do so, it has no desire to do so. However, if the MBC continues to pursue litigation against this ministry, we may have no choice but to eventually file

a counterclaim. No insurance company would be involved in filing a counterclaim on behalf of TBH. Litigation is very expensive and TBH cannot afford to defend this ministry indefinitely from the false claims of the MBC. If the MBC is willing to settle this matter in the best interest of this ministry, then we would give it our sincere and immediate attention. In fact, some attempts have been made by high-ranking leadership throughout the nine years of litigation, and each time TBH welcomed the opportunity. Meetings were scheduled, but then cancelled by the MBC. The cost of this litigation has been too much. It is time to put our resources to work in sharing the gospel to those in need. I invite you to ask your MBC leadership to stop this wasteful litigation. Please remember, The Baptist Home’s mission is to show God’s love to aging humanity. I also invite you to join us in this God-called endeavor. Thank you for your listening ear. I am always open for any thoughts you may have. Please share them with me.

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A number of Voice’s features are more helpful than you might guess. Voicemail transcriptions are a great help while traveling. Ringing at multiple locations helps you save on mobile bills when you’re at home. And choosing your own number means you can use a phone number that is local to whoever calls you the most. Visit www.facebook.com/TheBaptistHome for a link to Google’s collection of short videos describing the service and its

key features. While you’re there, please take a moment to post your thoughts or questions about this or any of the other articles found in this edition of the Newsletter. And don’t worry Android and iPhone users, there’s a Google Voice app for that too . . .

by Nathan Evans, Marketing

Most of the speakers on the platform at the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary celebra-tion of The Baptist Home in 1988 are still with us. Don Wideman, executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention in 1988, still has a ministry of encouragement, espe-cially to those retired members of the MBC family around the state. Don and Marian have also kept their hands in the previous Belarus partnership through their helpful support of the House of Mercy project.

There has been no greater friend of The Baptist Home through the years than Bill Riggs, grandson of the founders. Bill has rendered great service on his own as trustee, chairman of the board and trustee emeritus. It was my honor and privilege to interview Bill at the Septem-ber trustee meeting. All of us involved in the ministry of The Baptist Home owe Larry Johnson for his courageous stand in 2000 and beyond to protect The Baptist Home from future litigation. Although the trustees who made the historic decision to have a self-electing board were also targets of vituperation, Larry was the bullseye. We recorded Ed Goodwin’s interview on DVD for our upcoming trustee meeting in December since Ed has moved to Vir-ginia. A couple of years after his beloved Joy died, Ed married his high school sweetheart and relocated to his native Virginia. He calls his close friend, John Burney, “the greatest man I have ever known.”

I saw John Burney the day after Ed moved away to Virginia. He was already missing his close personal friend. John will be 99 years old in January and receives regular visits from his children, Jeanette and J. T. Jesse Parrott, chairman of our board of trustees, calls John “Mr. Baptist Home.” If the Lord wills, all of these will be invit-ed to be on the platform for The Home’s Centennial in 2013. You are invited, too. JWN

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To learn more about The Baptist Home’s History visit:www.thebaptisthome.org/history

President Steve Jones makes a presentation to Bill Riggs at the September 2011 Board of Trustees Meeting.

John Burney (center) with family at the Arcadia Valley campus.

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Family Fun Night

Genevieve Harvey (First-Meadville), Dr. Norman Shands (Second-Liberty) and Arletta Bolinger (First-California) hand treats to Kaylee Jackson, Administrator Lynn Jackson’s granddaughter.

Residents enjoyed the many unique costumes and fun of the night.

Getting into the spirit are DON Karen Young and CMT Lisa Gillilan.

Jim Gibson (New Harvest-Faucett) with three of his grandsons, Tucker, Max and Koby.

Social Services Director Ruthie Meyer’s grandchildren, a.k.a. Spiderman and Wonder Woman, were on hand for the festivities.

Rev. Tim and Kelly Hearn and daughter came out for the fun with Kelly’s brother and mother.

Willa Jane Smith (Highview-Chillicothe), in costume, passed out treats.

Staffer Kathy Souders and family.

Mal and Nadene Roach (Lindenwood-St. Louis) loved handing out treats during the night.

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Immediate NeedsPostage Stamps; Christmas Gift Bags & Boxes; Tissue Paper; Kleenex; Toothpaste; Toothbrushes; Mouthwash; Men & Women’s Spray Deodorant; Chap Stick; Hand Lotion; Body Wash; Face Cream (Oil of Olay, Ponds, etc.); Birthday gifts @ $1.00; International Coffees (Regular & Sugar-Free); Bird Seed for Resident Bird Feeders; Flour Sack Towels for Embroidery; White & Black Sewing Thread; Greeting Cards; Ink Pens (Black & Red); Jigsaw Puzzles; Large Print Word Search Puzzle Books.

Volunteer OpportunitiesProvide a program or travelogue; provide special music or sing-a-long; youth groups are welcome; lead a table game session; read to residents; help residents write letters or address Christmas cards; visit 1 on 1 (reminisce or look at residents’ photo album memories with them); do a book review; be a listener; demonstrate a craft project; host an ice cream social, cookie party, etc.

For more information contact: Joyce StarkActivities Director(660) 646-6219jstark@thebaptisthome.org

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A Harvest of Green Beans

Residents like Helen Nibarger (First-Chillicothe) broke beans harvested from the campus garden which were later served in the dining room.

Norma Abbott (First-Browning) Lorene Fish (First-Chillicothe)

Jim Gibson (New Harvest-Faucett) and Marjorie Reeter (Calvary-Chillicothe)

3rd Annual The Baptist Home- Chillicothe Charity Golf TournamentGreen Hills Golf Course, Chillicothe

Friday, May 18, 2012

Format: Four person scramble

Hole-in-One prizes, door prizes and more!Silent Auction

Post tournament dinner

All proceeds go to support the benevolent care ministry of The

Baptist Home in Chillicothe.

Sponsorships AvailableFor more information contact:Richard Hurtgen660.646.6219 ~ rhurtgen@thebaptisthome.orgwww.thebaptisthome.org/CHgolf

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Thank You...Chillicothe residents and staff would like to thank all of the churches and organizations who visited the campus during August - October 2011.

First Baptist Church, Chillicothe- Missionary Focus Group Jamesport Mennonite Singers Harvesting Souls, Southern Gospel Quartet First Baptist Church, Chillicothe- Philathea Class Pickers and Grinners, Chillicothe Hospice Advantage Calvary Baptist Church, Chillicothe (see photo) Mrs. Gott and 4th Grade Class, Chillicothe Second Baptist Church, Liberty First Baptist Church, Plattsburg Music with Heart, Kansas City Aleta, Paul and Larry Southern Gospel Trio, Hannibal Rev. Ean Leppin and Family, Chillicothe

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Calvary Baptist Church, Chillicothe, puppet ministry team did a presentation for residents in August.

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Special Music Guests

Ice Cream and Music

The musical talents of Aleta, Paul and Larry, a southern gospel trio from Hannibal, performed for residents in the chapel.

Residents enjoyed music performed by Emily Rosenbach and Elissa Cypert during the ice cream social.

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Chillicothe Campus InformationBIRTHDAYS Jan. 2 Dorothy Barnert, Grace Episcopal, Chillicothe Jan. 10 Eddie Hague, Highview, Chillicothe Jan. 10 Miriam Stelplugh, First, Meadville Jan. 13 Lola McNally, Highview, Chillicothe Jan. 17 Lois Gastineau, First, Chillicothe Jan. 17 Cora Grouse, First, Chillicothe Jan. 22 Stella York, First, Sedalia Jan. 29 Anne Drewel, Memorial, Columbia Jan. 30 Nadene Roach, Lindenwood, St. Louis Feb. 2 Myrna Shaw, Free Methodist, Chillicothe Feb. 3 Idella Akers, Olive Branch, Chillicothe Feb. 18 Lorene Fish, First, Chillicothe Feb. 18 James Kelems, First, Lake St. Louis Feb. 20 Jean Osborn, First, Trenton Feb. 26 Ralph Beliel, First, Browning Mar. 2 Evelyn Painter, Second, Liberty Mar. 9 Peggy Boxley, First, Chillicothe Mar. 9 Donald Young, Calvary, Chillicothe Mar. 10 Geneva VanHorne, Calvary, Chillicothe Mar. 13 Norman Shands, Second, Liberty

..........................................................................................................................Mar. 15 James Gibson, New Harvest, Faucett Mar. 28 James Grubbs, First, Savannah ANNIVERSARIESMar. 12 William “Mal” & Nadene Roach, Lindenwood, St. Louis

NEW RESIDENTS Aug. 26 Arletta Bolinger, First, California Oct. 6 Geneva VanHorne, Calvary, Chillicothe DECEASED RESIDENTS Sept. 5 Laura Mae Clark, Second, Liberty

Chillicothe CensusLong Term Care: 53IL Apartments: 19

Applications are accepted; may have a waiting period.

For more information about the Chillicothe Campus contact:

Lynn Jackson, Administratorljackson@thebaptisthome.orgThe Baptist Home-Chillicothe

500 Baptist Home LaneChillicothe, MO 64601-3973

Phone (660) 646-6219 ~ Fax (660) 646-5466

Geneva VanHorne(Calvary-Chillicothe)

Welcome Our New Residents!

Arletta Bolinger(First-California)

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Dr. Ron Mackey is an Advancement Officer for The Baptist Home. He calls on individual and church donors in the metropolitan

St. Louis area and in Southeast Missouri. Ron has served on the board of trustees for both The Baptist Home and The Baptist Home Foundation.

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta. Catalyst is a gathering of younger church planters from all

over the country. There were 13,000 in attendance from all 50 states and 17 countries. While I may be one of the younger corporate employees of The Baptist Home I was certainly one of the ‘old guys’ at this meeting.

Some of the most well known, new church planters and leaders from around the country were the speakers for the two day event; leaders such as, Andy Stanley, David Platt, John Burke and Mark Driscoll. In addition to these church leaders, business leaders and entrepreneurs from around the country led in some very interesting discussions about excellence, sacrifice and commitment. There were also short interviews with pioneering missional leaders who are involved in cutting edge ministries around the world. While the speakers were challenging and informative and the materials extraordinarily well presented, the greatest impact was the opportunity to be around those who were in attendance; young men and women from Ohio, South Carolina, New York, Tennessee, and other places as well. We had the opportunity to share coffee, lunch and ideas together during breaks, and late into the night. Honestly, most were taken aback that a representative from a Long Term

Care ministry would be in attendance at a Church Planting Conference. This afforded me the opportunity to present the ministry of The Baptist Home to a new generation of leaders from around the country. I took away from this opportunity several impressions. First, the church is alive and well! Denominational life and traditional church may be struggling with a great identity crisis, but the church is alive everywhere. For us to see this vitality we will have to change our perspective. We will have to look in local strip malls, and warehouse districts instead of the corners of Church St. and Main St. to see these churches. We will have to look for the gathering of people wearing jeans and t-shirts and listening to a band rather than an audience in more formal attire listening to a choir. Second, this generation of church leaders and Christ-followers are open to ministries that have a real impact in real time experiences. They are not interested in just continuing along the same paths and ministry ideas just because they worked for a previous generation. If we are not careful, we will misjudge this generation as being disloyal and uninterested in whom we are. Nothing could be farther from the truth! We need to seek out the opportunities to interact with them and be willing to let them have the opportunity to evaluate the importance of our ministry. Third, we need to move beyond our own frustration with the changes in our culture and embrace what God is doing

Connecting With a New Generationby Ron Mackey, Advancement Officer

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today. I have found these new leaders to be deeply committed to the Gospel message and insightful, dedicated leaders of the Church. They just do so while wearing interesting T-shirts, faded jeans, and Toms shoes! One of the great challenges for The Baptist Home is to intersect with these new leaders, be willing to listen to their ideas, and challenge them to take the Gospel’s call to care for widows and the elderly as serious as they do all of the other challenges of modern church life. The precedent for The Baptist Home to meet such challenges is well established in men and women like Dr. Milford and Mary Riggs who were true entrepreneurs and radicals in their own day.

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A Letter to Friends of The Baptist HomeDon was a retired Baptist preacher who spent his entire ministry pastoring Baptist churches in Missouri. His wife, Annie, was a full partner in their ministry as well as homemaker for Don and their three children.

When the first symptoms of Annie’s Alzheimer’s related dementia appeared, Don cared for her at home. That changed when he was diagnosed with cancer. That’s when he filled out the application for both of them at The Baptist Home.

Don knew a lot about the care at The Home through his many years of ministry in Missouri. When he sensed his time was short, he wanted to protect Annie because of her dementia. It was very important when he sensed he was dying for him to know that Annie would be taken care of. He thought of The Baptist Home and the compassionate caring which took place there.

Even though their application was approved in a timely manner, there was no room for them at The Home. So one of the adult children moved in with her parents and began to care for them. She did the best she could until space became available at The Home for Don and Annie.

Don was so grateful when they were able to move into The Home. Annie was not. She could not understand why they could not stay in their own home. In her dementia, she lashed out at her husband. “It is always about you. You never consider me and what I want,” she yelled at him.

Don patted her hand. “You know I love you,” he said.

Don died only a few months after entering The Home. Because of her dementia, Don’s death never completely registered. Worse, she lived it over and over again.

“Where’s Don?”

“When did he die?”

“When was the funeral?”

“Was I there?”

There is no cure for Annie’s disease. She still lashes out in anger. She still wants to go home. She still wonders where her husband is.

One of our chaplains says that Annie’s dementia is not the kind that can be easily calmed. The key person who relates to her on a daily basis is not the administrator, the chaplain, or the nurse, but a housekeeper who daily walks with Annie down the hallways of The Home.

“Reflecting God’s love” is part of our mission statement. That’s what the housekeeper does for Annie every day. That’s what Don did for Annie when he knew he was dying. “That’s what we do at The Baptist Home,” the chaplain said.

Your gift to The Baptist Home also reflects God’s love. It was almost a century ago that Dr. and Mrs. Riggs opened the doors to the first Baptist Home on a benevolent basis that continues today. Those first residents were almost entirely dependent on the gifts of people like you to sustain them.

Today our benevolent care costs for all three campuses average nearly $2 million dollars a year. Almost one half of our residents receive benevolence.

That’s why residents of The Baptist Home continue to need your help. Your gift can help provide for the financial security of residents without the means to support themselves.

Your gift can help provide financial security for the emotional needs of residents like Annie

…to reassure them when they are afraid…to validate their feelings…to value them as persons of worth and dignity.

Our love is not perfect like God’s but only a reflection of that love. Sometimes all we can do is to “be there” for our residents.

As you plan your end-of-the-year giving, please remember our residents who depend on benevolent care at The Baptist Home. I know your gift can make a difference in their lives.

On behalf of all our residents and staff on all three campuses of The Baptist Home, I thank you for your support and wish you a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year.

Sincerely,

Steven R. JonesPresident

P.S. Our level of benevolent care at The Baptist Home would not be possible without estate gifts. If you would like to know how to include The Baptist Home in your estate plans, please contact me at 866-454-2709 or sjones@thebaptisthome.org.

YES! I would like to help support the benevolent care ministry of The Baptist Home which allows us to provide quality, Christian care for those elderly unable to care for themselves.

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Please use my gift at: (circle one) Arcadia Valley • Chillicothe • Ozark • All Three

Please make my gift:

In memory of_____________________________

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Festive Fun

Marjorie Dillow (IL) (University Heights-Springfield) enjoyed the September birthday party.

Samaritan’s Purse

Annette Osbern with Morton Estes (First-Jackson) at the September birthday party.

Ivan Nyberg (First-Ozark) and Hugh Nutt (South Gate-Springfield) prepare to cut up the birthday cake.

Alma Copeland (Memorial-Jefferson City) and Auxiliary member Stephanie Robertson at the Lemonade and Cookie Party.

Lora Hawkins (First-Forsyth) and Opal Brown (First-Springfield) celebrated in an October birthday photo with staffer Annette Osbern.

Edith Ash (First-Mexico) enjoyed a hug from her friend Scarlet at the Lemonade and Cookie Party.

Dorothy Couch (Concord-St. Louis) carefully packed a shoebox.

Dorothy McClure (First-Springfield) displayed the contents of a gift box.

Auxiliary member Pat Myers with the 25 shoe boxes residents packed with presents for Samaritan’s Purse. The boxes will go around the world to children who would otherwise not receive Christmas gifts.

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Immediate NeedsKleenex-Puffs (very urgent); Stamps; Liquid Body Wash; Toothpaste; Hearing Aid Batteries size 13; Liquid Hand Soap; Mouthwash; White Washcloths.

Less Immediate Needs:Modge Podge (matte); Body lotion; Hairspray; Bath towels; Sheets (twin, fitted and flat); Pillow cases

Volunteer OpportunitiesVisit 1 on 1; provide nail care for Intermediate Care; provide room to room devotions; provide special music; host a table game.

For more information contact: Vonda HambeltonActivities Director(417) 581-2101ozark@thebaptisthome.org

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Wheel of Fortune

Residents enjoyed their own version of the much loved Wheel of Fortune.

A Visit From Texas

Ida Mae Suchman (Cross Keys-Florissant) with her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter from Paris, TX.Caddyshack

Bob Adams (IL) (Hopedale-Ozark) and his grandsons are building a caddyshack for the new 3-hole golf course on campus.

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New Name

Leona Waisner, LPN, with the new sign “Willow Creek.” The residents changed the name from Assisted Living - 300 wing to Willow Creek.

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5 Generations

Counting Anna Baird (First-Ozark) (left), five generations of her family came together at The Baptist Home. Anna Baird, daughter Wanda Hartung, grandson Phil Hartung, great-granddaughter Becky Hartung and great-great-grandson Elliot Golie.

Special Visitor

Damon Thomas (Homeland-Springfield) enjoyed a visit with David Hicks, Minister of Music at First Baptist Church, Ozark.

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Piano Dedication

Friendship Singers from First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, came to help dedicate a new piano given in memory of former residents and members of their church, Doris Blankenship and Wanda Simmons.

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Long Term Care: 54IL Apartments: 61

Applications are accepted; may have a waiting period.

For more information about the Ozark Campus contact:

Sammy Allen, Administratorsallen@thebaptisthome.org

The Baptist Home-OzarkPO Box 1040

Ozark, MO 65721Phone (417) 581-2101

Fax (417) 581-2104

Ozark residents and staff would like to thank all of the churches and organizations who visited the campus during August - October 2011. Chestnutridge Baptist Church Second Baptist Church, Springfield- Hand Bell Choir Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Ozark First Baptist Church, Jefferson City – Friendship Singers Mentor Baptist Church, Springfield First Baptist Church, Sparta First Baptist Church, Branson First Baptist Church, Springfield First Baptist Church, Willard Immanuel Baptist Church, Springfield Southgate Baptist Church, Springfield North Nixa Baptist Church Sunshine Baptist Church, Springfield First Baptist Church, Ozark (see photo)

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First Baptist Church, Ozark, Senior Choir performed for residents at the September Birthday party.

Letha Robertson(Schweitzer United Methodist

Church-Springfield)

Juanita Hatch (IL)(First-Park Hills)

Lavina Wood(First-Sparta)

Velma Breshears(Liberty-Springfield)

Welcome Our New Residents!

Harmony Baptist Church, Rogersville First Baptist Church, Rogersville Liberty Baptist Church, Springfield Hopedale Baptist Church, Ozark University Heights Baptist Church, Springfield

Ozark Census.......................................

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BIRTHDAYS Jan. 3 Marianna Smith, Cantwell, Desloge Jan. 4 Ann Fisher, First, West Plains Jan. 4 Louise Kassinger, First, Lebanon Jan. 5 Lavina Wood, First, Sparta Jan. 10 Patricia Hancock, First, Willard Jan. 13 Rondal Fisher, First, West Plains Jan. 20 Marjorie Dillow, University Heights, Springfield Jan. 21 George Couch, Concord, St. Louis Jan. 21 Verla Smith, Woodland Presbyterian, Hot Springs Village, AR Jan. 23 Emma Barker, First, Springfield Jan. 23 Damon Thomas, Homeland, Springfield Jan. 26 James Sullins, First, Ozark Jan. 28 Dale Benton, Second, Springfield Jan. 28 Genevieve Brizendine, First, Springfield Jan. 28 David Smith, Woodland Presbyterian, Hot Springs Village, AR Jan. 31 Dorothy Davis, First, St. James Feb. 9 George Baldwin, First, Ozark Feb. 10 Shirley Edwards, Chestnutridge Feb. 15 Robert Adams, Hopedale, Ozark

Feb. 18 Charles Edwards, Chestnutridge Feb. 18 Norma Nyberg, First, Ozark Feb. 26 Zeldean Munton, South Haven, Springfield Feb. 26 Harvey Wright, First, Springfield Mar. 2 Elizabeth Parsons, First, Springfield Mar. 4 Emily Barr, Besonia, Raytown Mar. 7 Eva Jackson, Hopedale, Ozark Mar. 9 Inez Rhea, Second, Springfield Mar. 11 Juanita Hatch, First, Park Hills Mar. 14 Morton Rose, First, Springfield Mar. 19 Donald Hall, First, Ozark Mar. 22 Bobby Lancaster, First, Mt. Grove Mar. 25 Glenn Cole, Newtonia Mar. 30 Imogene Morris, North Nixa Mar. 31 Linnie Burks, First, Springfield

ANNIVERSARIES Jan. 31 Bruce and Martha Marshall, Calvary, Independence Feb. 22 Irvin and Marianna Smith, Cantwell, Desloge Mar. 4 Eugene and Lora Hawkins, First, Forsyth Mar. 8 John and June Park, First, Camdenton Mar. 15 George and Dorothy Couch, Concord, St. Louis Mar. 24 Robert and Elizabeth Adams, Hopedale, Ozark

..........................................................................................................................Ozark Campus InformationMar. 24 Edgar (*) and Linnie Burks, First, Springfield Mar. 26 James and Wilma Wilson, First, Clinton (*) Not a resident of The Baptist Home NEW RESIDENTS Sept. 23 Letha Robertson, Schweitzer United Methodist Church, Springfield Oct. 1 Juanita Hatch, First, Park Hills (IL) Oct. 31 Velma Breshears, Liberty, Springfield Nov. 7 Lavina Wood, First, Sparta DECEASED RESIDENTS Aug. 22 Ethel Snow, First, Ozark Aug. 25 Helen Fonville, South Side, Springfield Oct. 27 Frankie Scroggins, First, Pleasant Hope Oct. 31 Genevieve Cox, Mt. Tabor, Chillicothe, OH Oct. 31 Mary Howell, First, Neosho Nov. 7 Eugene Hawkins, First, Forsyth RESIDENTS THAT LEFT FACILITY Sept. 7 Ruth Funk, First, Kimberling City

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The regional government official invited •us to his office in Kobrin to praise what has been done at Zhemchuzhinka. We heard the camp director give assurance that he is willing to take the lead to see that the House of Mercy is open by May 2012 if not before. We’re going to hold him to that.

Steve Jones will be initiating calls to key •leadership in Belarus on a monthly basis to chart the progress in opening this ministry. He outlined consequences if any number of actions would be taken that would divert the House of Mercy from its intended purpose.

The Baptist Home has a seminary •president in Minsk standing ready to help support the training of pastors in senior adult ministry.

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Dr. Roger Hatfield is an Advancement Officer for The Baptist Home. He specializes in building relationships with churches in the central region of the

state as well as leading the Global Missions outreach ministry of The Baptist Home.

I sat in the House of Mercy at Kobrin in early October. I prayed that God would help the Belarusian Baptists find a way through the present quagmire regarding the opening of this ministry. Sixteen months after the dedication, not one person resides in this incredibly beautiful structure. It stands in sharp contrast to the conditions of the remaining buildings at Zhemchuzhinka (Little Pearl). It is a place of safety, security, hope and promise for the elderly of Belarus.

So, what happened while Steve Jones, Jim Nelson and I were there that gives some hope to this situation?

Steve and Jim were able to visit another •Christian eldercare facility near Kobrin that The Baptist Home had never known existed. The Minsk-Mogilov Catholic

diocese leads the Logoisk nursing home. Logoisk cost far more than the House of Mercy and took years longer to open. Logoisk is, moreover, a reminder of what can be where there is a will to do so.

When brothers’ hearts get right with •one another, much cooperation can be achieved. The biblical teaching on gifts reminds believers they need one another even when they are “wired” very, very differently.

Conversations from leaders mentioned •how to determine who would first live in the House of Mercy. The residents who are ready to move in have no concern about any of this. They just understood things were ready to go after the dedication.

Steve and Jim spent an enormous •amount of time in visiting one on one and in groups listening and coaching. The current board was still wondering what their role is to be. TBH leadership patiently taught once again the finer points of “trusteeship.” It means hard work. One of the greatest challenges of this board is to govern with integrity rather than for some lesser reasons. After all, this is a new way for Eastern Europeans.

The area pastors and churches in the •Brest Region, near the Polish border and with 40 percent of all the Baptist churches in Belarus, will need to step up to the plate to ensure its success. Strong leadership has to come from the local leaders, not from “headquarters downtown.”

Home From Belarusby Roger Hatfield, Advancement Officer

The Baptist House of Mercy, Fall 2011.

Steve Jones and Jim Nelson visit the Logoisk nursing home.

Jim Nelson and Steve Jones with Belarusian government officials.

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The Baptist Home continues to develop global aging partnerships as God opens the doors. It is a part of the growing influence of the ministry of The Baptist Home. This ministry gives the highest quality care to its residents and also teaches others how to do excellent care ministry. The Baptist Home through The Baptist Home Foundation Board has a partnership with the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary, Lviv, Ukraine. This seminary is accredited by the Euro-Asian Accreditation Association. The seminary has begun with the help of The Baptist Home an emphasis in senior adult ministry in its Master’s of Pastoral Service track. The program came as a request from the current president of the seminary, Dr. Ivan Romanyuk. Dr. Romanyuk is also senior pastor of the Lviv region, one of 25 in Ukraine. The first student is Vasil Tsupko. Vasil is in the middle of his first year of a three-year program. Vasil is the newly ordained Associate Pastor at the First Baptist Church, Boryslav, Ukraine. He currently leads the senior adult ministry of the church and does community outreach services on foot. The family has no other transportation. Vasil has a wife and two young children.

Vasil has begun English-language studies because of the generosity of the First Baptist Church, Dexter, Missouri. The goal is to connect him to the Internet with a laptop to enhance his studies.

Other senior adult activities in western Ukraine have included an assessment visit by TBH president, Steve Jones. His visit was to a private long-term care community. Also, Steve and I were invited to visit around the area to see the current and future needs of the Ukrainian elderly. Included in this partnership is the Ridgecrest Baptist Church, St. Charles, Missouri.

Slavik Pyzh, completing his PhD in May 2012 from Southwestern Seminary, Ft. Worth, is the current academic dean. He will become president of the seminary on his return. My role is to assist as Vasil’s coursework advisor and to partner with Slavik for this new program. RH

Update on Ukraine

Vasil (black T-shirt, right front) pictured with Greg Morrow, pastor at First-California and his seminary classmates.

Vasil ministering to elderly in Ukraine.

Vasil delivering a sermon in one of his seminary classes.

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To learn more about the exciting

projects, news and ways you can

be involved in The Baptist Home’s

Global Aging Missions Projects visit:

www.thebaptisthome.org/global

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IN HONOR OF:Frankie Baker by Nancy Baker, Lee’s Summit. Earl Bollinger by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schneider, St. Louis. Our 62nd wedding anniversary by Mr. and Mrs. Brian Boyd, Farmington. Father’s Day by First Baptist Church, Carrollton. Ed Goodwin by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Norman, Jupiter, FL. Our 63rd wedding anniversary by Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Hahn, Independence. Our 62nd wedding anniversary by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hensley, Roach. Leta Keeling by Mr. and Mrs. John Harrington, Republic. Grace Rudolph by Mr. Ronald McCarthy, Bainbridge Is., WA. Our 70th wedding anniversary by Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Spradley, Montgomery City.

IN MEMORY OF:Bill and June Abernathy by Mr. and Mrs. Garland Abernathy, Farmington. John Abraham by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shrimpton, Ozark. Jim Ammerman by Jim and Nancy Shaddy, Ozark. Patsy Armon by First Baptist Church, Farmington. Dorothy Barnes by Mrs. Ruth Manning, Arcadia. Hayward Barnett by Jim and Nancy Shaddy, Ozark. Nelson Barton by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shrimpton, Jim and Nancy Shaddy, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Nyberg, Ozark. Albert Baughman by Mrs. Ethel Baughman, Shawnee Mission, KS. Ellen Bell by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Nutt, Ozark. Abe Bontrager by Jim and Nancy Shaddy, Ozark. Jack Bowen by Jim and Nancy Shaddy, Ozark. Glenn Boyd by Mr. and Mrs. Brian Boyd, Farmington. Virginia Brown by Salem Baptist Church, Florissant. Allene Bryson by Mr. F. Wright, Ankeny, IA. Laura Mae Clark by Mr. and Mrs. John Hilton, Ms.

Ruth Hilton, Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Chatlos, Liberty; Ms. Connie Garber, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bonnett, Chillicothe; Mr. Ralph Meador, Lexington. Madrene Cope by Mr. John Cope, Ironton. Frank Costello by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shrimpton, Ozark. Joyce Degonia by Mr. Wyman Degonia, St. Louis. Frank Dick by Mrs. Mary Dick, California. Jack Dodson and our 70th wedding anniversary by Mrs. Berniece Dodson, Ozark. Lodean Dugal by Rev. Leslie Limbaugh, St. Louis. Fran Evans by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shrimpton, Ozark. Wayman and Marie Fain by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schneider, St. Louis. Lloyd Finley by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shrimpton, Ozark. Irl and Anna Mae Fisher by Rev. and Mrs. Rondal Fisher, Ozark. Helen Fonville by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shrimpton, Ozark. Leo Funk by Mrs. Caroline Funk, Columbia. Vance and Etta Gibson by Mrs. Mary Ellen Rechner, Chagrin Falls, OH. Bill Gillespie by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Faircloth, Park Hills. Lawrence and Margaret Ginther by Mr. and Mrs. David Ginther, Dallas, TX. Hilda Govro by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Goodwin, Scottsville, VA. Wanda Grooms by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lewis, Minneapolis, MN. Kenneth Harder by Mrs. Jean Harder, Higginsville. Ada Harrington by Mr. Burch Harrington, Chillicothe. Toy Harrington by Mr. and Mrs. John Harrington, Republic. Jessamine Haynes by Ms. Ruth Fonville, Colorado Springs, CO. James Hoover by Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hoover, Bolivar. Letha Jacobs by Mrs. Kay Whitener, Festus. J.W. and Mary Janis by Mr. and Mrs. Ted Chapman, Farmington. Mary Etta Killen by Rev. and Mrs. Keith Huffman, Ironton; Mrs. Ruth Manning, Arcadia. Harold Krueger by Mrs. Mary Light, Ironton. Harold Leonard by Mrs. Lillith Leonard, Tipton. John Martin by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Woolley, Jim

and Nancy Shaddy, Ozark; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pollock, Ironton; Rev. and Mrs. Jimmie Martin, Lithonia, GA; Mr. and Mrs. Glen McGill, Cape Girardeau; Ms. Joan Mattingly, Newton, IA. Oscar Martin by Rev. and Mrs. Jimmie Martin, Lithonia, GA. Bernice McKerlie by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Colliver, Ms. Mary Rounkles, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Dodson, Mrs. Evelyn Trussell, Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Trussell, Mr. and Mrs. Ercel Colliver, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Trussell, Tina; Mr. and Mrs. Kelly York, Rev. and Mrs. Clifford Wrisinger, Ms. Connie Garber, Mrs. Helen Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bloss, Mr. and Mrs. Berl Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bonnett, Ms. Ruth Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Rodenberg, Mr. and Mrs. John Parker, Mrs. Thelma Davenport, Ms. Betty Lou Grimes, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ratliff, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cooper, Ms. Rhonda Hutchinson, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wallace, Ms. Donna Frizzell and Suzanne, Mrs. Grace Kerby, Chillicothe; Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Germann, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Trussell, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hartwig, Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Brock, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hartwig, Nonie and Debra Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Anschutz, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Psota and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Francis and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Hartwig, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kerby, Bogard; Mr. and Mrs. William Clary and Family, Elwood, KS; Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Maus, Republic; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ireland, Bosworth; Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Sykes, Mary Ellen Phillips, Loretta Olvera, Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Vandusen, Mr. and Mrs. Dearl Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hutchinson, Dawn; Mr. and Mrs. Bill McKerlie, Linneus; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Schaffner, Mrs. Maxine Schaffner, Hale; Ms. Linda Hundley, Ms. Loretta Milligan, Carrollton; Mr. and Mrs. Greg Nees, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Cain, Ms. Marie Shrum, Cowgill; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Francis, Arvada, CO; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kerby and Family, Belle Plain, KS; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Huber and Family, St. Joseph. Jim McNabb by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shrimpton, Ozark. Don McQuinn by Mrs. Janell McQuinn, Tarkio. Harry Moulder by Mrs. Ethel Baughman, Shawnee Mission, KS. Leroy Nash by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Faircloth, Park Hills.

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Dean Parkes by Mrs. Maxine Parkes, Florissant. Mooring Powers by Mr. and Mrs. Marion Powers, Sherwood, AR. Jim Racer by Mrs. Ruth Short, Ironton. Wanda Rayfield by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Graftenreed, Ironton; Mrs. Ruth Manning, Arcadia. Vernon Rhodes by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Southern, Scottsdale, AZ. Verdayne Riddle by Jim and Nancy Shaddy, Ozark. Floyd Rogers by First Baptist Church, Farmington; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Faircloth, Park Hills. Dolores Savage by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Goodwin, Scottsville, VA. Raymond Scott by Mrs. Ruth Manning, Arcadia. Sarah Scott by Mr. Ernest Scott, Jefferson City. Norma Seitz by Mrs. Dorothy Seitz, Centertown. Truman Seitz by Mrs. Dorothy Seitz, Centertown. Ron Short by Rev. Leslie Limbaugh, St. Louis. Garry and Eunice Simons by Mrs. Janell McQuinn, Tariko. Russell and Elizabeth Smith and Estelle by Mrs. Emanetta Qualls, Arlington, TX. Ethel Snow by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shrimpton, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Young, Mrs. Eva Jackson,

Mrs. Marjorie Crum, Jim and Nancy Shaddy, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Nyberg, Ozark; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Roberts, Morrison, CO; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Richardson, Moberly; Ms. Mary Klassen, Warrensburg; Mr. and Mrs. Gail Farmer, Willard. Duane Spencer by Ms. Virginia Stephenson, Albany; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Insco, Mrs. Glenn Coxe, Sebastopol, CA; Mr. and Mrs. James English, Petaluma, CA. Gene Strong by Mrs. Ruth Short, Mrs. Mary Light, Ironton. Clyde and Genevieve Trantham by Rev. and Mrs. Rondal Fisher, Ozark. Glena Voyles by Ms. Barbara Voyles, Desloge Pearl Whisenand by Mr. Robert Whisenand, Higbee. Virginia Whited by Mrs. Ruth Short, Ironton. Rodell Wicker by Mrs. Ruth Manning, Arcadia. Elsie Williams by Mrs. Lillith Leonard, Tipton. Estalee Williams by First Baptist Church Deacons, Bonne Terre. Tandy and Jessie Williams by Mrs. Lillith Leonard, Tipton. The listed memorials and honorariums were received by The Baptist Home between August 11 and October 28, 2011.

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Correction to September Newsletter

Baby Quilts

Lee Truax (First-Newton, MS) with baby quilts she made for the Pregnancy Resource Center in Park Hills. The yarn was donated by First-Ironton.

Fall Celebration September 17-20, 2012

Retreat and Mission Projects for AdultsSponsored by The Baptist Home and

The Baptist Home Foundation

55+A Retreat For Adults

@Windermere - Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

www.thebaptisthome.org/FallCelebration

Registration Opens March 1, 2012Contact Windermere at (800)-346-2215.

Being Missional in the Last Half of Life

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December 2011 Volume 94, No. 4

Winter Brings the Promise of a New Year. Consider another promise this winter:A ChAritAble Gift Annuity

For a gift of cash or stock, we promise to pay you fixed income for life.Better yet, a portion of your income may be tax-free!

To learn more about a gift annuity, call 866-454-2709 or visit us on our website at www.thebaptisthome.org.

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