Karen Carter, AB GIRLS leader for First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City, UT, attended the 2007 Biennial in Washington, DC and left with a renewed passion for children in poverty.  When she later found information about The Penny Project on the National Ministries website, she and co-leader Stephanie Gosdis knew that they had found a way for the girls at their church to become involved first-hand.

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It began innocently enough.  Six years ago one of our members came to me asking what I thought about our church helping with a local elementary school’s Fall Carnival.  Her son was a member of the PTA and her grandchildren were students at the school.  After some prayer and conversation we agreed and co-sponsored the school’s Fall Carnival with the PTA.  We provided games, game stations, prizes, candy and people to work the carnival.  This allowed parents, who normally would have to work such a carnival, the freedom to be with their children and families and enjoy the carnival.  That was the beginning of our relationship.

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The earthquake in Chile over the weekend has affected many. American Baptist missionaries Barbara and Dwight Bollock were not in Chile at the time of the earthquake. See International Ministries update here.

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