LaRaine Rice

• Serve at a para-church ministry that equips Christ followers to care for vulnerable children and families through foster care, adoption, family preservation, and support initiatives.
• Communicated organizational vision through newsletters, stories, ministry updates, and church presentations.
• Communicate organizational vision through newsletters, stories, ministry updates, blogs, and church presentations.
• Developed relationships with churches and ministry partners, fostering increased engagement and support for orphan care initiatives.
• Represented the organization through speaking engagements, events, and community relationships.

WMU is an auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention and creates missions resources available to the 40,000 + churches.

• Create missions resources that help students understand God's work around the world and respond through prayer and participation.
• Write up to 50% of nationally distributed student missions curriculum.
• Create 100% of monthly video scripts for students and churchwide audiences
• Translate missionary experiences into engaging stories for middle and high school students, an audience that requires consistent, creative, and authentic communication.

• Co-created the first prayer room at the Kentucky Baptist Convention building by identifying a need for a dedicated space for prayer and reflection, creating a resource that continues to serve KBC staff and ministry leaders today.
• Conceived and developed prayer guides for the Salt Lake City Olympic Games, Athens Olympic Games, and World Equestrian Games, championing the integration of prayer into major ministry initiatives and equipping believers to engage God's work through intentional intercession.
• Led a team of teenaged girls to develop a Kentucky Baptist Convention prayer guide.
• Equipped students, churches, and volunteer leaders to foster missions engagement within their communities.
  Trained and encouraged church leaders serving students throughout Kentucky.
• Spoke at churches, conferences, camps, and Southern Baptist Convention events.
• Served on Kentucky Baptist Convention committees and Southern Baptist Convention affinity groups.

• Established ministry among university students in Moscow.
• Established ministry that engaged university students in Moscow, fostering spiritual growth and community involvement.
• Mentored Russian seminary students in ministry leadership, enhancing their practical skills and confidence in serving their communities.
• Coordinated volunteer teams from the United States.
• Coordinated volunteer teams from the United States, facilitating cross-cultural collaboration and effective project implementation.
• Built collaborative relationships across cultures and ministry contexts.