NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) - Nancy Fountain Harrell is "100 percent missions," according to a fellow church member who nominated her for the Dr. Martha Myers GA Alumnae of Distinction Award.

Harrell, the second recipient of the Woman's Missionary Union honor, "influences the lives of others by working in missions any way that is needed," fellow church member Linda Kight noted.

Harrell is a Girls in Action leader at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Dublin, a church she has attended her entire life, where she serves as chairperson for Women on Mission and formerly as WMU director. Harrell and her husband also lead Children in Action, WMU's coed missions organization for children.

Harrell received the Myers award during WMU's Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting June 20 in Nashville.

Established in 2003, the award is named after the veteran medical doctor in Yemen who was killed with two coworkers at the Baptist hospital in Jibla.

The annual award honors a GA alumna who exhibits a missions lifestyle; has dramatically influenced the lives of others through missions; ministry, and/or civic duty; and is a good role model for girls.

In addition to teaching missions, Harrell is involved in numerous other church ministries. She teaches a Sunday School class for young married couples, sings in the choir, chaperones youth trips, prepares and delivers meals to the elderly and regularly volunteers for Vacation Bible School.

Harrell ministers to her community as well. She volunteers at the Sav-A-Life crisis pregnancy center and helps care for young mothers; plans trips and parties at her community children's home; and coordinates visits to the Methodist Children's Home in Macon.

Harrell views her career as a dental assistant as a mission, Kight added, noting that she talks to her patients about church, inviting them to attend. She also is a member of Georgia's Baptist Nursing Fellowship.

Harrell's love for missions began when she was a child. Her grandparents, F.A. and Mattie Josey, helped her to establish a love for God and missions. Her grandmother was involved in WMU, supported missions offerings and welcomed missionaries into her home. As a child, Harrell was a member of Sunbeams, GAs and Acteens.

 

For more information regarding Girls in Action or the Dr. Martha Myers GA Alumnae of Distinction Award, visit www.gafanclub.com.