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"A.R.M.
Journal is an electronic
publication of Appalachian Regional Ministry. Our
purpose is to tell what God is doing in Appalachia through
Southern Baptists.
Our readers are our
writers. If you have been involved in a mission
trip to Appalachia, please send us your story. If you
have a picture(s) of the trip, please send them
electronically to newsletter
@arministry.org or Bill Barker
Appalachian Regional Ministry
28 White Rock Road
Hurricane, WV 25526
Phone: 606-316-4298
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. . Church Planter's Family Produces Children's DVD . . . .
Your Backyard is a production of
the children of David and Kellie Crowe about birds in your
backyard. The DVD was a Semi-Finalists in 2010 with the San
Antonia Independent Christian Film Festival.
To learn more
about the DVD
click here.
You will want to watch the trailer. Released just in time
for Christmas.
Volume 1 Number 1 - January 1, 2010
Appalachian Regional Ministry Marks 10 Years
 Winding
roads and switchback curves punctuated by tiny
hamlets mark the landscape of Appalachia -- a
205,000-square-mile, mountainous stretch from
Alabama to New York. The region covers all of West
Virginia and parts of 11 other states, including 39
of the nation's 100 poorest counties.
The steep mountains and rugged roads have kept
Appalachians isolated from the rest of the country
and from outsiders' involvement in their lives,
contributing to a distinct mountain culture.
It's been 44 years since Lyndon Johnson declared his
"War on Poverty" from a ramshackle porch in Inez,
Ky. Since then, the region has seen quite a bit of
progress, but the current economic crisis in the
U.S. has made a tough situation worse. More and more
families are finding it difficult to make ends meet.
In Clay County, Ky., for example, the median income
per household is less than $21,000 a year, with 41.9
percent of the population living below the poverty
line.
Click here
to read the rest of the news article
Dr. J.
D. Payne, Associate Professor of Church Planting
and Evangelism and Director of the Church
Planting Center, Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary feature A.R.M. in recent podcast.
To listen to the podcast click here.
Volume 1 Number 2 - January 8, 2010
 Appalachian
Regional Ministry presents a gift of appreciation to
the North American Mission Board and their partners.
A brief history of Appalachian Regional Ministry
Click here
to read this edition
  
  
Fall pictures taken at the New
River Gorge Bridge and Hawk's Nest, West Virginia.
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A.R.M. Journals Online
January 27, 2011 Edition of A.R.M.
Journal
In this
edition read the story, The Value of Mud,
about mission volutneers helping a church in
Eastern Kentucky relocate out of the flood zone.
Also read a short article and view the pictures
of two church starts that are excitied about
reaching people for Christ.
Click here to
read this edition.
January 10, 2011
Edition of A.R.M. Journal
 Click
here to read the story of Charles and Margie
Wilson, two missionaries who have faithfully served
in Eastern Kentucky at the Wheelwright Baptist
Center for 25 years and as missionaries with the
Southern Baptist North American Mission Board (Home
Mission Board) for 30 years.
Also read in this edition the story of a man who
came to serve as a volunteer and while serving
trusted Christ as his Savior.
The work of Appalachian Regional Ministry in Eastern
Kentucky
was featured in the Winter 2011 edition of On
Mission, a quarterly publication of the North
American Mission Board (NAMB).
Click here to read the
the article written by Carol Pipes.
God
will Make a Way.
Click here to
read the story of how hundreds of volutneers from 13
states and 25 churches came together to be part of a
new church plant in Eastern Kentucky. Some call
it a miracle.
God's Love from a
Diaper Bag.
Click here to
read the 2004 story of Bessie and Lester McPeek, the
couple featured in the above story.
Short-Term Mission
Volunteers often ask, "What can we do on our mission
trip?" Or, even more frequently we are asked,
"How can I ...?" Help is here.
For more information
click here.
Click on the pictures
above to download the bulletin insert printable
brochures.
Volume 1 Number 3 - January 15, 2010
 Dewey and Kathie Aiken, MSC Missionaries, come to
serve with Appalachian Regional Ministry in the
coalfields of North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky,
and West Virginia.
MSC
Missionaries are a vital part of missions in North
American. This edition share information about
MSC missionaries and how you can sign up to serve in
the third largest mission field in the world, North
America.
Click here
to read this edition.
Volume 1 Number 4 - January 22, 2010
 Coalfields Baptist Association Calls West Virginia
Native as Missionary
Charles Minney, who grew up in Stumptown, West Virginia, began his ministry
as the Association Missionary for the Coalfields Baptist Association in
October, 2009. Charlie and his wife, Cindy have one daughter, Nichole.
Prior to moving back to the state, Minney served as Strategic Missions
Champion at First Baptist Church, Woodstock, for the state of West Virginia.
To read the rest of the story click here.
Click here
to read this edition.
Volume 1 Number 6 - February 10, 2010
Leadership Matters!
Knowing the purpose, (the mission)
of your mission trip and clearly communicating it to all
of the participants is the first key to a successful
mission trip. The second key to a successful mission
trip is found in the leadership team.
Click here to discover
how to plan for a successful mission trip and how
to use a mission team to impact your area for Christ.
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