MISSION PROJECTS GIFT UPDATES

Updated Jan 24, 2011

So far, Houston's First has given away $2,163,289.03 to local, national and international ministries as part of Chapter 2 of the Be A Part Of The Story capital campaign. The church plans to give away 10% of the amount raised during the campaign, so check back often to see other churches and ministries who have been blessed by the generosity of the Houston's First family!

HOUSTON

	Faith Center Funding various programs and capital improvement projects at HFBC's mission center on Long Point	$400,000.00
	Bayou Woods Condominiums Purchasing and renovating one condominium next door to HFBC for use by missionaries on furlough and missions interns	$100,000.00
	Lillian Beard Deaf Connection Center Supporting a community center at Woodhaven Baptist Deaf Church, a mission church of HFBC	$50,000.00
	Park Temple Baptist Church Bus repairs, electrical repair, painting, computer lab updates and playground landscaping and retaining wall improvements	$25,000.00
	North Central Baptist Church Repair sanctuary, outside painting, resurface parking lot, improve phone system, improve Education Building, and upgrade sound system	$20,000.00
	Youth Reach Operates Christian foster group homes in northeast Houston designed to remold the values and turn around the lives of at-risk youth, ages 12 to 21	$10,000.00
	Fellowship of Christian Athletes Encouraging and reaching local athletes and coaches with the Good News of Jesus Christ	$10,000.00
	Pregnancy Help Centers Support for Pregnancy Help Centers in Downtown and Fifth Ward in Houston	$10,000.00
	Franklin Avenue Baptist Church (Houston) Support for the Houston campus of New Orleans' Franklin Avenue Baptist Church	$10,000.00
	Union Baptist Association (UBA) Support for the association of churches practicing basic Baptist beliefs, generally located in the greater-Houston area	$10,000.00
	The Forge For Families Support for organization serving inner city families through Christ-centered mentoring and bringing transforming growth to Houston’s Third Ward community.	$10,000.00
	Star of Hope	$10,000.00
	Faith & Hope Christian Fellowship Church	$10,000.00
	Grace Baptist Church Funds for renovations to the church's facilities	$5,000.00
	Macedonian Call Foundation	$5,000.00
	HOUSTON TOTAL	$717,500.00

UNITED STATES

	Franklin Avenue Baptist Church (New Orleans) Support for church impacted by Hurricane Katrina and whose displaced members met at Houston's First for over a year following the storm	$100,000.00
	Church Planting Restricted Fund Funds set aside for future church planting efforts by Houston's First	$222,032.02
	Healing Hands Ranch National aftercare facility in Willis, Texas, for deaf men coming out of prison or jail on parole or probation, or as a court ordered alternative to incarceration	$25,000.00
	Breakaway Ministries Non-denominational, weekly Bible study on the campus of Texas A&M University founded by Gregg Matte in 1989	$10,000.00
	Pray The Word Ministries An inter-denominational ministry committed to teaching and training believers how to pray more powerfully, confidently and effectively by using the Word of God.	$10,000.00
	MXTV Faith-based TV and internet ministry offering an eclectic menu of alternative music videos, x-treme sports, and short films	$10,000.00
	Texas Baptist Men Organization assisting Texas Baptist churches as they lead men into a relationship with Jesus Christ	$7,500.00
	Inspire Women Organization that prepares women from all backgrounds to serve in missions, ministry and the community	$5,000.00
	Boston Church Plant Funding for renovations to facilities used by a church plant in Boston, MA	$5,000.00
	Seaside Baptist Church Support for Seaside Baptist Church in Galveston, TX	$5,000.00
	UNITED STATES TOTAL	$454,532.02

INTERNATIONAL

	Chandigarh Baptist School Purchase land in Chandigarh, India, for future expansion of the school and educational system already funded by HFBC	$200,000.00
	Living Water International Purchase a new drilling rig in Kenya	$70,000.00
	The Seed Company Support ongoing efforts to translate the Bible into other languages, including translating the Old Testament for Digo people of Kenya	$68,000.00
	Missionary Support Support for approximately 50 missionaries and their families serving in the United States and around the world	$64,000.00
	HaMoreh Ministries Support for educational efforts in Africa	$50,000.00
	Otra Onda Support for character education ministry reaching Spanish-speaking youth	$38,179.53
	As Our Own Support for a school and orphanage in Pune, India	$30,827.20
	Anonymous Organization Support for an organization focusing on college ministry in a Communist nation (name withheld for security concerns)	$30,000.00
	Mike Eden Ministries Support for an orphanage in Kenya	$30,000.00
	Kenya Baptist Theological College Christian institution of higher learning whose primary function is theological education, especially to those who wish to pursue a career in ministry	$25,000.00
	Greater Europe Mission Organization seeking to disciple all peoples of Europe through rapidly reproducing churches	$25,000.00
	Aid Sudan Support for ministry reaching Sudanese people in the United States and Sudan	$21,500.00
	Global Encounter Ministries Support for programs that provide youth with mission field training	$15,000.00
	Nkwanta Leadership Equipping Center This training center in Ghana is a project of missionaries supported by HFBC	$15,000.00
	Iglesia Evangelica Bautista de Granada, Spain Funding for 200 new chairs to expand the growing church's capacity	$12,000.00
	Southern Baptists of Texas Convention - International Missions Funds for international mission work conducted by the SBTC	$10,815.94
	H.O.M.E.: Health Outreach to the Middle East Support for ministry providing health services to people in the Middle East region	$10,630.81
	La Casa De Mi Padre Orphanage Support for an orphanage in El Salvador	$10,000.00
	Spring Valley Baptist Church & School Support for the ongoing ministry of this church and school located in Kerala, India	$10,000.00
	Church Construction in Brazil This church construction is a project of Patti LaCarter, a longtime missionary from Houston's First	$10,000.00
	Anonymous Organization Support for an organization who equips leaders to serve in nations closed to the Gospel (name withheld for security concerns)	$10,000.00
	Russian Orphanage Support given to a Russian Baptist church to fund their orphanage ministry	$10,000.00
	Youth With A Mission Support given to YWAM in Costa Rica to fund the purchase of vans for local transportation	$10,000.00
	Evangelism Explosion Funding the training of 5,000 children to share their faith and reach 50,000 children with the Gospel across North America	$10,000.00
	Mars Hill Funding for The Hope Project, an 80-minute film presenting the story of the Bible available in several languages	$10,000.00
	Dalat International School - Malaysia Support for school serving preschool to grade 12 in Penang, Malaysia	$10,000.00
	Videre Microfinance Institution Support for organization working to bring people out of spiritual and physical poverty by sharing the Gospel through microfinance initiatives and entrepreneurial training	$10,000.00
	Northrise University - Zambia Support for Christ-centered university which endeavors to inspire educational hope in the lives of Zambian youths	$10,000.00
	Avant Ministries Support for ministry planting a church in Italy	$10,000.00
	Advanced Studies for the Great Commission	$10,000.00
	Project Guatemala	$10,000.00
	Romanian Christian Enterprises Support for organization that serves the poor, disabled, orphans, and impoverished families in Romania	$9,420.53
	Bethel House Support for a ministry to Jewish people in Ukraine operated by missionaries from Houston's First	$5,000.00
	Elam Ministries Support for organization serving the growing church in Iran	$5,000.00
	Esperanza Ministries Support for organization serving the needs of people in communities on the Texas/Mexico border	$5,000.00
	Pure And Simple Devotion Support for organization seeking to make 3,145,768 disciples in 10 years	$5,000.00
	Latvia Counseling Center	$2,400.00
	INTERNATIONAL TOTAL	$991,257.01
	TOTAL GIVING TO DATE	$2,163,289.03