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Fundraising
Seminar with HEB Foundation Guest, Nov. 5th
The Introduction to Social
Work class will be hosting Perri Rosheger, Director of
Development for H. E. Butt Foundation's Laity Lodge Programs
on Monday, November 5, in Room 200 from 1 PM - 3 PM.
Her presentation is entitled:
For those
of you who are involved in ministry development or teach
students with ministries that seek resources to support
their ministries, this topic will be valuable to increasing
a skill set in this area. Our guest presenter comes with a
wealth of knowledge and a creative presentation that will
equip current and future leaders in ministry areas.
Please RSVP to Patty Villarreal by this Friday afternoon for
preparation of sufficient hand-outs.
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San
Antonio Hispanic Woman's Missionary Union
Raise Special Offering for BUA
 The
Hispanic Woman's Missionary Union of San Antonio has a
long history of love and support for Baptist University
of the Américas. Recently, Hortencia Contreras,
San Antonio Hispanic WMU President, presented
President Maciel with a check for $1,000, the fruit of a
special offering conducted on the school's behalf. "
"We are so grateful for the support of the WMU," said
Maciel. "We forever remember that this university has
been built on the mission vision and dedication of women
throughout this region who have prayed, given generously
and worked alongside of us."
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Upcoming
Career Day Events
from Student Development
Monday, Nov 5—Representative
from North Carolina will be here to interview
students for Summer Missions for the summer of 2008
Tuesday, Nov 6—Representative
from South Carolina will be here to interview
students for Summer Missions for the summer of 2008
Tuesday, Nov 13—Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Day
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Several
representatives will be here all day to talk with
students
•
They will be in the
cafeteria to visit with students and will be
explaining the different ways
students can be involved with CBF
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Terry Hamrick, CBF
Coordinator for Leadership Development, will speak
in chapel that day
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Dinner
& Discussion for Young Baptists, Nov. 9th
Texas
Baptist Young Professional Network to Host
Dinner & Discussion
Series on Baptist Life
Young Baptists in
Texas today are diverse. Our diversity makes us
sensitive in new ways to issues of
global change, social justice, and the relevance of
the Christian and Baptist witness.
The Texas Baptist
Young Professional Network seeks to connect young
adults who see value in serving through local
Baptist faith communities. You are invited to the
Dinner & Discussion Series on Baptist Life
on Friday, November 2007 on the Baptist University
of the Americas campus.
Come join the
conversation with other young Baptists. We want all
voices, all perspectives to be heard on these global
issues. In addition to addressing these issues as
Baptists, we’ll talk about the New Baptist Covenant
Celebration in 2008. BUA's Rondalla has
just been given a special invitation to this
important national meeting and several of our BUA
leaders will be attending.
Ten
dinner seats have been reserved for BUA students for
Friday, November 9 at 6:30 PM in the BUA Cafeteria.
If you would like to attend, please reserve your
place by contacting the Office of Student
Development.
For more information,
or to RSVP, contact Alexis.Cooper@bgct.org
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Guadalupe
Coffee House Featured In Local Blog
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2007 English Writing Championships
Instructor Craig
Bird has announced the fall 2007 BUA English Writing
Championships open to all currently enrolled BUA
students. All entries must be submitted by Nov. 14,
2007 to Prof. Maria Monteiro, Prof. Val Martinez or
Prof. Craig Bird. Categories and prizes include:
Best
Essay Best Poetry
Best Short Fiction
$50 prize
$50 prize
$50 prize
Better Essay Better Poetry
Better Short Fiction
$30 prize
$30 prize
$30 prize
Good Essay Good Poetry
Good Short Fiction
$20 prize
$20 prize
$20 prize
Submission
criteria are as follows:
Essays:
1,000-4,000 words/4-16 pages on the topic of your
choosing in either Turabian or MLA format. Original
or one submitted for class assignment at BUA. The
word count applies only to the body of the paper,
not the accompanying endnotes, bibliography etc. No
submission over or under the guidelines will be
accepted and judged.
Poetry:
200-800 words/ 50-200 lines. Any genre. May be a
single poem or a collection of poems, but no
submission under or over the guidelines will be
accepted and judged.
Short Fiction:
1,000-4,000 words. Turabian or MLS style. May be a
single work or a collection of works. Any genre. No
submission over or under the guidelines will be
accepted and judged.
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CCLS Hits the Road to Georgetown
a report on the Center for Culture
and Language Study from Val Martinez
Val Martinez reports that BUA recently held our
second on-site Spanish seminar. This time Dr.
Guillermo and Ana Chavez traveled to Georgetown.
Most students enjoyed the convenience of having
BUA bring this very important service to them.
The CCLS On-Site Spanish Seminar is an
adaptable format which we began implementing
this past summer.
Our first trial for this format was in Houston
at University Baptist Church. They were in need
of a refresher and a jump start for their folks
going on mission trips into Spanish-speaking
countries. University Baptist Church hosted
BUA’s Spanish Language Immersion: The
Understanding Beyond Words course. The pastors
at the church were looking for something like
this as they sponsored at least 5 mission trips
to Latin America this year. Some of the
participants in these trips desired to improve
their Spanish language skills in preparation.
The format for this seminar was reproduced
October 20th to the 26th
in Georgetown to a group of 11 people who
attended the event which was held at the
Williamson Baptist Association. The seminar
develops basic Spanish conversational skills,
builds a basic vocabulary, and how to lead a
Discovery Bible Study in Spanish.
We are hoping to do more and more of these as
they prove to be efficient and effective for the
students.
The benefit of having an intense Spanish course
with out having to take time off from work is a
very strong feature of this format. While we do
not have another one scheduled at this time we
will let others know of the opportunity to learn
Spanish beyond words.
November
11.1
Chapel with Wanda Lee, Executive Director/Treasurer,
Woman's Missionary Union
11.2-3
Youth Leadership Summit
11.5-9
Early Registration Week for Spring Semester
Career Fair
11.5 Summer Missions Interviews
North Carolina, South Carolina and PASSPORT Representatives
11.6 Summer Missions Interviews, South Carolina Representatives
11.5
Fundraising Seminar with Perry Rosheger
(H.E. Butt Foundation), 1-3p
11.6
Chapel with James Francovich, Retired CBF Missionary
11.8
Chapel with Terry York, Truett Seminary
11.12-16
Course Evaluations
11.13
Chapel with Dr. Terry Hamrick, Coordinator of Leadership Develop.
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Day
11.15
Chapel, BUA Scholars Day
11.20
Chapel, Thanksgiving Service
11.21-23
Thanksgiving Break, BUA Closed
11.27
Student Preaching
11.28
Encuentro
11.29
Christmas Celebration
December
12.3-7
Final Exam Week
12.17-31
Christmas Break, BUA Closed
2008
January
1.2
BUA opens
1.7
New Students Orientation
1.7-11
Registration
1.14
Spring Semester Begins
1.21
Martin Luther King, BUA Closed
1.28-2.1
Career Fair
1.29
First Chapel of the Semester
1.30
Encuentro
A Woman's
Testimony is Good News
A
Report
from Hyderabad, India,
adapted from Robbi
Francovich
A first ever book published by Global Women for Banjara
women in English and in their native Banjara
language was presented at the Good News for Banjara
Women conference. Maibai, center in the photo,
is pictured on the cover of the book written by Global
Women board member Dr. Nora Lozano.
Srinivas Naik, far right, translated the book, which is
a Bible Study on the worth and equality of women.
Hyderabad, INdia--
A first ever book published by Global Women was a
featured resource in the Second Annual Good News for
Banjara Women conference held recently in Hyderabad,
India.
"Amazing things happen when women gather together to
share their own story as a part of God’s story, the good
news of Jesus Christ," writes CBF missionary Robbi
Francovich. "We were humbled by the stories which we
shared in tears that brought us all closer to
understanding our worth and calling to be apostles, or
sent-out ones, to our family and community."
In an
amazing closing commissioning service, the anointing of
the Holy Spirit fell upon the women and men, Banjara and
Americans alike, leaders from various ministries, and
young people gathered. As one team member said, “I
couldn’t take my eyes off the beautiful women.” Another
said, “Just when you think you couldn’t have a richer
day…the Holy Spirit came down.”
Baptist University of the Américas alumna, Mary Prassana (BUA 2007) has returned to her native India
and was a vital participant in the conference.
 Over 100 women
delegates to the conference represented 20
ministries belonging to the Banjara Christian
Council of India.
Significant steps were taken in the formation and
growth of Banjara women’s leadership during this
year's conference. Sessions were led by the American
team, but also signifcantly by Banjara women
leaders.
Robbi
Francovich lights a “jyothi”, an oil lamp to
open the second Good News for Banjara Women
Conference.
Pictured from left are team members and Banjara
leaders:
Sujetha Naik, Robbi, Poolabai, Mary Prasanna
(BUA 2007), Barbara Calmes,
Kay Holladay, Elaine Allison, Macarena Aldape,
and Lazarus Lalsingh.
The team members represent Global Women;
Mountain Brook Baptist,
Birmingham; Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Oklahoma;
First Baptist Church Oklahoma City, and CBF.
An Answered Prayer Becomes a
Historical Event
reprinted from the Mayfield
Kentucky Messenger
 MAYFIELD, KY--For
the first time in the 163 year history of First Baptist
Mayfield, Kentucky,
it now has a Hispanic pastor on its ministerial staff.
Recognizing the vast mission field opened in Mayfield by the
arrival of large numbers of Hispanics to our city, First
Baptist Mayfield took the lead and hired a Hispanic director
of community ministries five years ago.
The church then began
reaching out to Hispanic people by offering free English
classes. In the fall of 2002, worship services in Spanish
were started with several Spanish-speaking preachers and an
interim pastor. Now the ministry averages 40 to 50 Hispanics
in attendance every Sunday, while at the same time serving
hundreds more through community ministries such as English
and computer classes, tutoring for children, translation and
interpretation services, and others.
For the
last three years, the church had been searching for the
right Christian man to lead this very special Hispanic
congregation. After a long search and lots of prayers, the
Lord called Jaime Massó
(HI-meh Mah-SAW) as their
first ever Hispanic pastor.
 Pastor
Massó is originally from the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico
(USA) and is a recent graduate of the Baptist University of
the Américas in San Antonio, Texas, where he received a
bachelor’s degree in biblical/theological studies. He has
also received training at the Instituto Ministerial Oasis
(Oasis Ministerial Institute) of Miami, Florida, and
chaplaincy training at Ryder Memorial Hospital in Humacao,
Puerto Rico.
Previously Jaime served other Hispanic congregations
as a
pastor of Victoria en Cristo Baptist Church in San
Antonio, Texas, and as an associate pastor at Nueva
Esperanza Baptist Church in Syracuse, New York. Jaime
has also done volunteer missionary work in Costa Rica
(Central America) and in Puerto Rico. He has also worked
with HIV/AIDS patients and victims of domestic violence,
among others, while employed at various community outreach
programs in New York.
Jaime
has been described by those who know him best as a very
sociable, easy-going type of man. He likes to help others,
and he is said to be a good leader and teacher. His wife,
Ana Rocío, is originally from Monterrey, México, and has
been described by her friends as the “best cook in the
world”. Theirs is a very good combination since most
Hispanics in Mayfield are of Mexican origin. They presently
have no children.
The
Hispanic population in Mayfield continues to grow and
Jaime’s ministry will fill the need to reach this young
population with the Christian message, and to help lead them
in the path of personal and spiritual fulfillment. Two of
the greatest needs of this population are in
education—adults learning English and helping children in
school— and the legalization of their immigration status.
Jaime states that “the church should be an integral part of
the transformation process of Hispanics in the U.S.”
The
Hispanic congregation of First Baptist Mayfield is known as
Primera Iglesia Bautista, and meets in the First
Baptist Ministries Center building at the corner of South
and 7th Streets in Mayfield. The congregation is
well organized, offering Sunday school classes for children,
youth and adults in Spanish, a vibrant Spanish contemporary
worship service, and great fellowship. This is very
important to Hispanic families since their, cultures place a
great deal of importance in family unity and in the support
it offers in the rearing of new generations. Being away from
their home countries and extended families, First Baptist
Mayfield has welcomed these families with open arms and they
have found a new Christian family in Mayfield, a refuge and
new spiritual support for their families.
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Jeremy Carlton (BUA 2007) has accepted a
position as Financial Aid Director at Multnomah Bible
College and Biblical Seminary, see
http://www.multnomah.edu/
From
Joel David Gomez-Bossio
Hola a todos. Enchelene un
Vistazo a este web page, es el periodico de la ciudad
donde vivimos aqui
en Indiana
http://www.therepublic.com luego
bajen y donde dice "features" y luego donde dice "20
under forty: view videos, photos or
read the e-edition" y luego donde dice "profiles" en la
segunda linea
de izquierda a derecha y luego el
tercero de arriba a abajo. Es un artículo que
escribieron sobre Gaby y
yo. Está en ingles pero echenle un
vistazo.
Hello everyone. Take a look of this:
http://www.therepublic.com This this the URL
for "The Republic,"
the local News Paper of Columbus, the
city where Gabriela and I reside. Go to "features" and
then to "20
under forty: view videos, photos or
read the e-edition" and then click on "profiles" in the
second column
from left to right and the third link
from top to bottom, click on that link. That is an
article that they
wrote about Gabriela and I.
Oct. 28
Jeff Johnson began
an interim pastorate at First Baptist Church Del Rio
Nov. 4
Wally Goodman has
begun an interim pastorate at Westoak Woods Baptist
Church in Austin
Nov. 8
René Maciel, Arnie
Adkison and Jeff Johnson
will be at FBC Tyler for
a Development Council Luncheon
Dec. 2
Arnie Adkison
at the Church at Horseshoe Bay
Dec. 2-9
Nora Lozano
will participate in Baptist World Alliance
- Roman Catholic Theological
Conversations in
Vatican City/Rome,
Italy
Araceli Acosta
20-Nov
Roxane Lopez
26-Nov
Rick McClatchy 30-Nov
Sylvia Trujillo
10-Dec
Gabriel Cortés
16-Dec
Maria Diaz
18-Dec
Mario Ramos
19-Dec
Victor Martínez 21-Dec
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Maria Longoria
is
recovering well from foot surgery, but will still be out for
at least another three
weeks. She asks that we pray for her
as she struggles with severe pain and disrupted sleep
patterns.
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Dr. Gary Cook,
president of Dallas Baptist University, undergoing
chemotherapy for an acute
form of leukemia.
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BUA student
Enrique Chavez
recovering from surgery for a brain tumor.
He started his
chemotherapy this week. He will be in
therapy for 25 days. We need to continue to pray for him and
his
loved ones.
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BUA new student
Ray Luera
is asking
prayers for his family.
His
mother-in-law, Sylvia Rodriguez,
died suddenly. He is asking to pray specially for his
wife, Margie Luera, who has lost her mother. The
funeral was held on October12th in New Braunfels. Please pray for
the family as they go through this
difficult time.
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Mary Ranjel asks
for us to continue to
pray for those students that are still trying to make up
their
minds about attending BUA. Applications
are coming in and we look forward to a great new group of
new students in the spring.
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Roy
Bragg, who writes the “at large” blog on My San
Antonio.com published a column recently about
the Guadalupe Street Coffee House where BUA
student Alejandro Gonzalez works in partnership
with Baptist Child and Family Services who
operates the creative ministry.