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complete an application. Let me take just a moment to tell you about two studentswho were a part of this team. Cayce Yarbrough heard Jimmy and Brenda’s story.God began to talk with Cayce and impress upon her to go to Swaziland. She had adesire to go and minister to the children who were orphans. Another young lady,Margaret McCoy, had heard the mission stories. She too felt a pull on her heart thatshe needed to go. South Carolina, because you are discipling and mentoring youthand children, they are going on Work & Witness trips, they are allowing God to usethem. We cannot let up. We must continue to tell the mission stories. We mustdisciple and mentor people.3. GivingThis year you gave $43,520.40 to Alabaster.We were blessed by missionaries, Beverly Gruver, Wellington and HellenObotte, George and Nancy Miller, and Michael and Julie Shalley. $17,818.60 wasgiven for deputation.One hundred sixteen names were placed on the Memorial Roll. Thirty- fourpeople were awarded a Distinguished Service Award. Many of our churches sent anoffering for the Missionary Health Care. A total of $12,701.43 was given to theMissionary Health Care.We gave $6,812.50 to LINKS and $3,913.36 to World Mission Broadcast.$59,474 was given for Compassionate Ministries.This year we had a different format for giving to the World EvangelismFund. I spent most of the year wondering where we stood on this giving. I wasencouraged from your calls and e-mails when you shared great things concerningyour giving. Well, the numbers are finally in and South Carolina, you gave$537,839 to the World Evangelism Fund. We are 109% this year.Forty-six of our churches overpaid their World Evangelism Fund. We have39 churches earning the Church of Excellence this year by paying at least 5.7 percentfor the World Evangelism Fund.4. Educating: informing people of the world’s needs and enabling our church tomeet those needs in Christ.You have used mission publications, read mission books, participated inmission service projects, and attended a service with a mission speaker. SouthCarolina read 5,921 missionary books this year.93