God Will Keep Us Safe
Dear MBC Church Family,
Good news from the center of a storm. Coming out of Mississippi is the news that the trend among African Americans there is being reversed. Early in the pandemic, as was the trend nationally, blacks were disproportionately represented among COVID-19 cases and deaths. However, that is no longer the case in Mississippi. Blacks make up roughly 38% of the population in the state, yet had accounted for about 60% of the cases and death. Now those numbers are in line with the number of blacks in the population.
The reason for this trend is in a very real sense quite encouraging. The number of cases is surging among whites, but not among blacks. It appears that blacks in Mississippi are taking very seriously the warnings from health officials to wear masks, socially distance from others and limit the size of indoor gatherings. So, despite experiencing the worst of healthcare disparities and poverty rates, black Mississippians have been able to protect themselves by adhering to those straightforward guidelines. The story of their lives tells us that in the face of huge structural disadvantages and in the face of a seemingly uncontrollable rise in the number of virus cases, as we do our part to protect ourselves and others, God will keep us safe.
Let’s continue to invite our family and friends to join us remotely for service by Skype: https://join.skype.com/P8TRBZjej8aU or by conference call: (339) 209-5068.
Sunday morning Worship Service (11:30am)
Monday through Saturday Noontime Prayer (12:00pm-1:00pm)
Anyone who chooses to make a contribution to the church may use the link on the church’s website, www.MeadowsBaptistChurch.org, to process a credit/debit card donation. Contributions may also be mailed to the church at PO Box 488, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773 or dropped off at the church office.
Feel free to stop by the church for special prayer during the noontime hour, or stop by anytime to meditate and pray outside the church in the Prayer Garden.
God bless and keep you and your family.
Dennis V. Jefferson, Pastor
Meadows Baptist Church
