October 11, 2023 Community 15 Pulse Ouachita Missions Conference Santas 4 Seniors applications are open THE POLK COUNTY
Submitted by Candace Riner
Do you want to learn more about God’s heart for the nations and what it means to be missional when you are not a missionary?
If that is you, make plans to attend the Ouachita Missions Conference on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14, at Grace Bible Church in Mena, Arkansas. You will hear speakers from Wycliffe Bible Translators, Avant Ministries, The Jesus Film, World Missions Today, Cru, World Team, Gospel for Asia, Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA) and Perspectives USA. The purpose of the conference is to build awareness of the current state of global missions. You can also learn how to build an understanding of each
believer’s role, practices, and disciplines as a world Christian. Jeff Lewis, the keynote speaker for the conference has been mobilizing and discipling people for three decades with Pioneers, having planted two churches; co-founded the Passion Conference, and authored “God’s Heart for Nations and Calling: A Scriptural Journey.” The conference begins at 6 p.m. on Friday and ends at 9 p.m. Lewis will be speaking during the Friday evening event. On Saturday, the conference begins at 9 a.m. and will conclude at 5 p.m. Each mission organization representative will host breakout sessions from 10:4511:45 a.m. and 2:153:15 p.m. The conference is designed to be a teaching weekend as teaching builds upon the previous session. The free two-day conference is open to the community. Adults as well as teenagers are encouraged to attend. Registration for the event is required as lunch is provided. The first 50 registered receive a gift bag with great books and more! To register online, visit the Grace Bible Church Facebook page at www. facebook.com/GBCMena call 479394-4092. Grace Bible Church is located at 1911 Hwy. 71 North. Childcare is available. You can make a $5 (optional) donation to CMA when you register.
It won’t be long before Christmas is here, meaning organizations are already preparing to meet tight deadlines. The Santas 4 Seniors program is open to low-income Senior Citizens, ages 65 and older who have no family support. The main focus of this program sponsored by Polk County 4-H/EHC/ Master Gardeners is to provide low-income senior citizens with a special gift this Christmas. Applications are available at the Polk County Extension Office, 211 Dequeen St., Mena, Arkansas, Cossatot Senior
Center and the Mena-Polk County Senior Center. Not all applications will be selected. Application Deadline is Nov. 13. Santas will be on the tree Nov. 13 and ready for adoption. Please bring presents to the Polk County Extension Office unwrapped in a gift bag no later than Dec. 8 by noon. Deliveries to our special Seniors will be made on Dec. 11 and 12. For more information, contact the Polk County Extension Office at 211 Dequeen St. or by phone at 479-3946018.
(Ethan Nahté/Pulse)
