"No Servant is Greater Than His Master"

In ten days the Murrow Mission Team will be heading down to Muskogee(OK). This will be my third trip to the Murrow Home and the first time for the rest of the team. It is my first as pastor, shepherd of the First Baptist Church of Sharon. Therefore it is a first for everyone. What a humbling journey!
In the gospel of John 13: 15-17, Jesus reminds us of the meaning of humility and service. We follow in his footsteps. We love others through acts of service, giving, healing, touching, accompanying. We will be blessed by the smiles, hugs and conversations we will be apart of as we attend to repairs to be done at the cottages. We will be blessed to share meals, pray and worship together and spread the good news. We are already blessed by all the donations received and intercessory prayers being lifted up on our behalf from various communities in Massachusetts; from North Attleboro, to Lynn via Groton. We give honor and praise to our Lord and Savior. I thank you for reading our posts, writing comments and accompanying us on this transformative journey. Glory be to God.

About The Murrow Home

The Murrow Indian Children Home was established by Rev. Joseph Samuel Murrow soon after the Civil War. In 1919 and 1920 considerable financial donations were given and lands purchased near Bacone College for the Murrow Home. The ultimate goals of the home are to meet the educational, spiritual and emotional needs of the Indian children residing in the cottages. Christianity gave many of Oklahoma's Indian people a way to accommodate the changing social and cultural contours of their world, and in doing so to maintain an important sense of ethnic identity and pride. Baptists were at the forefront of groups evangelizing the Indian tribes.

The Children living at the Murrow Home are removed from their biological homes by the local Indian tribal court or the local department of children services because their homes have become emotionally and physically unhealthy. They are able to reside at the Murrow home until they graduate from high school, are reunited with their biological families or are adopted.  The goal of the Murrow Home is to provide a Christian “home like” atmosphere while the children deal with the temporary forced separation from biological family members.