Hope for the Children

“Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. (Mark 10:14) ” 

M Hope for the Children – Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

I am truly grateful for all the support that you have given throughout this year of 2024, whether It was on the frontlines or behind the scenes. Nothing we do with the Lord is ever in vain. We served 574 children through fall and summer ministries and 57 made a profession of faith!! Please pray that their faith will continue to grow. One of the ways they can continue to grow, is by being connected to a local church. That is why we need more local churches to become partners with us. CBM would love to send a representative to your church in-person or via Zoom to present how your involvement can help spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Maryland and make an eternal difference. Every child needs to know that there is real hope in Jesus and that God truly loves them.

I am also thankful that the Lord connects CBM to other like minded ministries. From August 15-17 I partnered with Rev. Tom Burrell and Rev. Charlotte Johnson to conduct a Salvation Camp for the Sinyin Chin Baptist

Church in Laurel, MD that serves the Chin people of Myanmar. The Davis Family provided music. Three college students accepted Christ during the camp.

Summer Missions went very well despite some interruptions—as the rest of this newsletter will testify.

Mamie, our after-school coordinator conducted the teachers’ training to get us prepared for the school year. Most parents from last year are returning and we have a few new ones. We asked you to pray for new volunteers and the Lord has sent six for clubs. We attended several back-to-school nights and had volunteer recruitment at Greater Grace World Outreach Church on September 8, 2024.

As a fulltime missionary, I am required to raise 100% of my personal support. I was $350.00/month short. I reached out to several people and again, God provided! So, I take this opportunity to thank each person who has committed to giving to my support monthly!!

I am so glad God is with me as I journey through this life and serve among the children. I cannot imagine life without Him. God is on the move and I am moving with Him! Will you continue to pray for us as we shall do the same for you!

To God be all the glory!

Helping Kids Have an Everyday Faith

Message by Lisa Molite, Elementary Director, Community Christian Church, White Marsh, Maryland

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (NIV)”

All Christian parents want their children to have a faith that is part of their everyday life, not just a Sunday affair. Too often, though, as children grow up, God becomes like the fine china a bride receives as a wedding gift, sitting in a cabinet and rarely used.

By contrast, your favorite coffee mug is so much a part of every single day, you feel as if you couldn’t live without it. You may even take it out of the dishwasher and wash it separately if you want to use it at that moment. This is the place that God should occupy in our lives and in our children’s lives—not just one spoke in the wheel of the interests and activities that make up our lives but at the hub joining all of the spokes together. God, speaking through Moses, gave us some practical steps we can take to make that happen. “Talk about them [these commandments] when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Organizations like CBM play an essential role in this, along with the churches and family upbringing. So, I want to encourage you to keep on doing what you’re doing.

Banquet was a wonderful Success!

The banquet was a real celebration of what God has been doing through CBM. The theme was inspired by our overnight camp. Our decorators, Tia Moore and Erica Omotosho, decorated each table with a globe, different country flags and little suitcases with “Deut. 6:4-9” on the luggage tags. There were also cards for the guests to write words of wisdom to be read to the campers.

After dinner, Susan Gaztañaga gave a slide show presentation on CBM.

Brooklyn Ready shared her testimony next. She started with the after school Character-Building Club at Hampstead Elementary School in Carroll County when she was in kindergarten and continued through fifth grade. She said it felt good to see that she wasn’t the only Christian in the school. She learned that Jesus was the best friend she could ever have.

Grace Mwangi then testified. Beginning as a camper, she became a camp counselor, then a Summer Missionary Intern and co-leader of the Leaders in Training club for teens.

Lisa’s talk, summarized above, was the highlight of the evening. Inspired by everything they had seen and heard, people donated an extra $1,019.

Harambee Day Camp

CBM’s Harambee Day Camp will run from June 28 through August 4, 2023 at the Refuge Baltimore, 3400 Brehms Lane in the Belair-Edison neighborhood of Baltimore City. (Harambee is Swahili for “All pull together”). From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Thursday, campers between the ages of five and twelve will get Bible lessons, academic enrichment, physical education and arts and crafts. Each day of the week will have a different focus:

Mindfulness Monday: Activities that promote peace, tranquility and mental and emotional wellness

I Am Terrific Tuesday: Building self-esteem

Wildlife Wednesday: Exploring the outdoors, nature walks, science experiments, etc. Technology Tuesday

Leaders in Training (LIT) helps students grow after they age out of the Character-Building Clubs

LIT meets virtually every second Monday for discipleship class and every fifth Saturday for fellowship. As the opportunities come up, they take part in community service projects. This group is now being led by two of the teens: Grace Mwangi and Kaylar Waweru.

“Bible Bucks” Motivate Children in Character-Building Clubs

This year, 100 children consistently attended four in-person Character-Building Clubs and two virtual clubs. They could earn five “Bible Bucks” each time they attended, brought their Bibles to the meeting and recited the memory verse.

Teachers handed out prizes each month to the students who earned the most Bible Bucks. By the end of the year, 151 verses had been memorized, and the 12 students among all the clubs who had memorized the most verses were treated to a pizza party on May 13.

The two little five year olds in the front row (fraternal twins) memorized more verses than any of the older children!

You can support CBM by:

• Praying:
  

• For the Summer Missionary Interns (SMI) training retreat June 18-22 For the launching of Camp Harambee June 26

• For CBM teaching at the Kenyan Christian Fellowship national conference June 30-July 3

• For CBM teaching at the Chinese Christian Church retreat at Skycroft Conference Center July 7-9

• That churches and individuals will participate in the food drive for the overnight camp (drop off food items at 3400 Brehms Lane on Wednesdays between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.—link to the list of needed items can be found at https://www.cbmmd.org/camp).

• Giving:

• You can donate to CBM online and designate which project you want your contribution to support.

• Step 1: Go to www.cbmmd.org. Click on the red “Donate” button in the top right corner.

• Step 2: Click on the green “Give” button.

• Step 3: Enter the amount you want to give, and select the area of support from the dropdown menu: General Funds, Project J (Lois Jones), Project M (Denise Morgan), Summer Interns, C P King

  Scholarship

  Fund (for camp), Expansion Project (Refuge Baltimore). You can also set up recurring gifts to go out automatically at whatever time you designate. There will be a small fee to cover the service.

• Prefer to write a check? Make it out to “Children’s Bible Ministries of MD,” write your designation on the memo line and mail it to 1600-B Emory Road, Upperco, MD 21155.

Wonderful – Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon Held Feb 18, 2023
Here are a few Pics

Praise God from whom all Blessings flow!!

Each time we go out on the mission field, CBM aims to “MAKE A DIFFERENCE”!

Praising God for seeing us all through another year! Ups and downs are always a part of the growing process. I thank God for every challenge and every opportunity to grow. We praise God for meeting every need of this ministry.

Example: We were looking for a building to start a Refuge— a safe place where children can escape the dangers of this world, learn who God is and be safe in Him. God led us to the Belair-Edison Area Revitalization (B.E.A.R.) Community Outreach Center located at 3400 Brehms Lane in the Belair Edison area of Baltimore City. We have established a partnership with Ray Askins, Director of the B.E.A.R. Community Outreach Center. A team of volunteers sent by our national office (in Townsend, Tennessee) and Faith Xtreme Refuge (in Winter Haven, Florida), came to help us with some of the renovations.

To God be all the glory!

Loving you with the love of Christ,

Denise Morgan
Area Director

Email: cbmofmd@gmail.com