WENTZVILLE, Mo. (BP)--North American Mission Board missionary Vivian McCaughan enters Hidden Valley Estates and thanks God for the changes she sees at the 200-unit apartment complex in Wentzville, Mo.
She points out the new community center, the tidy landscaping and the covered pavilion built on the dusty spot where outdoor baptisms once took place in a rented cattle tank.
But mostly, she thanks God for transformed lives. She remembers back almost 20 years ago when she first saw the apartment community as a suffering mass of humanity. In those days, the complex was infested with drugs and crime.
McCaughan got behind the work begun in 1990 by pastor Dan Hite and 45 members of Christian Family Fellowship, which started its ministry by serving a Thanksgiving meal to 230 residents.
The Twin Rivers Baptist Association had targeted the complex as a strategic focus area. In those early days, McCaughan taught children and women and helped to make connections with churches and resources. Read More
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