American Baptist Men Of Pennsylvania And Delaware

Booster Call History

Call Year Purpose
Ammount Raised
1st
1966
David Okediji toward scholarship
$300.00
2nd
1967
Coal Patch Ministry in our state
$400.00
3rd
1968
Support of the Layman's Hour
$485.00
4th
1969
Rev. Jose Espinosa in Nicaragua - purchase of badly needed Jeep
$550.00
5th
1970
Teen ministry amongst the churches in PA
$550.00
6th
1970
Project Winsome (Evangelism program)
$630.00
7th
1971
Sebastian Moni, Republic of Congo - motor bike ($250), balance sent to Eastern Baptist Seminary Central Fund ($380)
$630.00
8th
1972
Summer ministry at Saxton
$832.50
9th
1973
Thailand ministry in response to Rev. R. L. Coats: [A] build water supply system for elementary school in Town Mehita ($650), [B] purchase 17 cassette-phones for evangelistic tools by the Karen Baptist convention ($560)
$1210.00
10th
1973
Managua, Nicaragua - disaster
$1,523.00
11th
1973
American Indian work in Arizona
$2,016.00
12th
1974
"Love on Wheels" - Van Ministry of Rev. J. L. Byitte (Philadelphia)
$1,483.00
13th
1974
Assistance to William Anderson, Tarentum FBC
$5,081.00
14th
1975
Christian Testimony for the Jew (Dr. Richard Firster, Director)
$2,353.00
15th
1976
Green Lake Conference - roof for Brayton Case
$5,338.00
16th
1977
Baconne College - equipment for vocational training
$4,087.25
17th
1978
First Spanish Evangelical Baptist Church of Bethlehem, PA
$3,472.00
18th
1979/ 1980
San Jose de Las Flores, El Salvador - mission project: construction of church and educational unit
$6,547.50
19th
1980
Kwai River Christian Mission, Thailand - purchase of medical supplies and educational unit
$4,641.00
20th
1981
Pennsylvania Council in Alcohol Problems
$4,639.71
21st
1982
Chichigalpa, Nicaragua - construction materials for chapel
$4,955.00
22nd
1982
Camp Judson - funds for staff cabin
$4,298.00
23rd
1983
Rev. Leroy Carter, Deliverance Tabernacle Baptist Church
$6,009.50
24th
1984
Missionary Chester Scott, Sona Bata, Zaire (diesel powered electric generator)
$7,903.60
25th
1985
American Baptist Assembly at Green Lake - necessary parts
$4,062.50
26th
1986
Pastor Jean Baptiste Muyenga and family - to obtain decent living quarters in Zaire (2 letters)
$12,260.19
27th
1987
First Spanish Baptist Church, Philadelphia - funds to repair roof
$6,714.50
28th
1987
Los Salados, Dominican Republic - to build a church
$6,781.18
29th
1988
To obtain 10,000 Bibles for Kachin people of Burma
$10,360.89
30th
1989
To begin building a medical center in the Dominican Republic
$6,051.83
31st
1990
Regional Board of American Baptist Churches of PA & DE
$6,000.00
32nd
1991
Wayne Park Baptist Temple, Erie, PA - assist in the purchase of a walk-in freezer for food pantry program
$6,000.00
33rd
1992
Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia - seminary classroom repair, support for seminary students and Sunday School materials
$6,600.00
34th
1993
Tallahatchie Development League of Tutwiler, MI - repair facilities
$5,500.00
35th
1994
To support the educational and evangelism program of three Hatian congregations in metropolitan Philadelphia
$5,500.00
36th
1994
Blackville Purseley Baptist Church - support the van ministry with Albania and Romanian peoples
$5,619.19
37th
1995
Provide Christian education materials to missionaries working with India Children's Bible Schools
$4,590.00
38th
1995
Materials to be used on the mission trip to the Dominican Republic
$5,324.47
39th
1996
Frankford Baptist Church, Philadelphia - Food and Feeding Program
$4,336.00
40th
1997
Neighborhood Ministries - Youth Enrichment Services (YES), Campbell, OH
$4,337.00
41st
1997/ 1998
Calvary Baptist Church, Franklin, PA - Electric Piano
$4,801.50
42nd
1998
Bible Institute - Bibles for Russia
$4,894.00
43rd
1998/ 1999
Disaster Relief Trailer for PA & DE
$15,074.40
44th
1999
Materials to be used on the mission trip to Puerto Rico
$5,015.00
45th
2000
Church Leadership Institute in PA
$4,245.10
46th
2001
Fredric Mulindahabi of Rwanda - to assist in supporting his family during political unrest
$6,000.00
47th
2002
Green County Habitat for Humanity
$4,307.00
48th
2003
Wellsboro Baptist Church Mission Trip to Dominican Republic - to provide building materials and medical supplies

$4,500.00

49th
2004
American Baptist Men USA (ABMen)
$4,300.00
50th
2005/2006
Camp Judson
$4,500.00
51st
2007
Kodiak Mission (to assist in funding the purchase of a new van)
$4,700.00
52nd
2008
Baptist Seminary in Cameroon, Africa (to assist with purchasing computer equipment)
$4,100.00
53rd
2008/2009
Clara's House
$4,075.00
54th
2010/2011
Mission Wheels For The Philippians
$4,000.00
55th
2011/2012
Rubble Houses for Haiti
$5,165.00

Total Raised for all closed Booster Calls

$249,649.81

 

Photos of the presentation of the check and the Van purchased with the funds to the American Baptist Mission in Kodiak, Alaska

 

Rev. Eliezer Mellis with the truck purchased with the assistance of funds raised from Booster Call 54.

Bob Swan and Bob Singley presented a check (see photo left to right Bob Swan, Tega, Bob Singley) in the amount of $5,165.00 to a representative from Conscience International and the Haiti Housing Network which are the groups cooperating in building the Rubble Houses in Haiti.


Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

Psalm 103:1 (NIV)