WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY
When we moved here from South Carolina about 5 years ago, I was lost and didn’t have any friends. When I visited VRSM and was welcomed with a warm smile, I felt like I had found a second home. Christ has really changed my life through the meaningful discussions and wonderful community I have experienced at VRSM. It truly is a life-changing group!
I love VRSM because everyone there loves one another like family. The whole ministry is very inclusive and all the leaders are easy to talk to in times of struggle and are there to support you when you succeed. I have made some of my best friends through the ministry and also been able to watch each other grow in Christ and grow together, which has been one of my favorite things since joining the ministry!
TREY B.
TAYLOR I.
VRSM has helped me grow spiritually by showing me what it’s like to love Jesus and love others, but also how to put that into practice by serving the community and laughing together. My relationship with Jesus would not be as strong as it is today without VRSM and the many people and leaders who have invested in me.
VRSM has shown me the purpose and joy found in having Godly community. Being able to walk alongside such a great group of people has made it easier to be bold and grow in my faith. The people here are so special and their love for the Lord is evident by how they love others and invite them into our student ministry. VRSM has taught me how to pursue a deeper faith and seek Christ above all other things.
MAYA D.
HALEY H.
A WORD FROM THE PASTOR
Our hearts are heavy following the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquakes that struck Syria and Turkey during the early morning of February 6. We encourage you to pray for the rescue and rehabilitation efforts, and for Christians on the ground doing ministry in this area.
Rev. Marsha Scipio, director of Baptist World Aid, has offered the following prayer points:
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The rescue of persons who are still alive and under the rubble
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For those families who lost loved ones and/or their loved ones are currently missing
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For shelter, clothing, food for the displaced persons
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Wisdom for those making decisions about the disaster response in both Turkey and Syria
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For there to be cooperation in Syria in order for persons to get the humanitarian aid that is desperately needed
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For the compounded pain of the millions of displaced persons in Syria and Lebanon
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For the winter storms in the regions to cease to make rescue missions easier
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For the churches and clergy in the region to be a source of support and encouragement
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For responders to operate with compassion and care for all those with whom they come in contact
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For the Hungarian Baptist Aid Rescue24 Team
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For the leadership of the Turkish Baptist Alliance
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For the leadership of the Baptist Convention of Syria
If you would like to provide financial support, here are two of our VRBC partners who are doing great work in the disaster recovery and would welcome your donations.
CBF is a member of the Baptist Forum for Aid and Development (BFAD), a lobal network of Baptist World Alliance partners who coordinate and collaborate together to streamline operations in responses like this. Hungarian Baptists have deployed a search and rescue team of 19 specialists and seven search dogs late in the evening of Feb. 6. Aid and assistance are desperately needed for food, shelter, winter clothing and medical care. Long-term efforts will include transitional shelters, restoring livelihoods and homes, with a particular focus on individuals and groups which are marginalized and overlooked by larger programs. Read more.
Please give generously to support CBF’s earthquake response in Turkey and Syria here.
Commonly known as Texas Baptist Men, TBM volunteers have served sacrificially around the world since 1967 after every natural disaster in the United States and after many disasters worldwide. By donating to TBM International Relief, you can deliver help and hope to those in Syria and Turkey who were devastated by the earthquakes. Through trusted partners on the ground, TBM is providing generators, blankets, food, bottled water, and other critical relief supplies. As these partners distribute the goods, they will be ministering to people, helping them work through the trauma they experienced, and take the first steps in the recovery process. Read more.
Please give generously to support TBM’s earthquake response in Syria and Turkey here.