▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁B ask in - B all ▁received ▁the ▁Award ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Word ▁and ▁Wor ship . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁presented ▁by ▁Lo vers ▁Lane ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church . ▁ ▁( See ▁links ▁to ▁video ▁of ▁ser m ons ▁in ▁External ▁Link s ▁listing ▁below .) ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁B ask in - B all ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁and ▁High er ▁Education ▁Legisl ation ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁General ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church . ▁ ▁B ask in - B all ▁was ▁named ▁Best ▁Past or ▁in ▁Col lin ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Re ader ' s ▁Cho ice ▁Awards ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Star ▁Community ▁New sp apers . ▁ ▁Other ▁activities ▁In ▁mid - 1 9 8 9 , ▁B ask in - B all ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁new ▁His pan ic ▁church ▁in ▁West ▁Dallas . ▁ ▁The ▁location ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁imp over ished ▁neighborhood ▁that ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Mor ning ▁News ▁called ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁poor est ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁with ▁" ad just ed ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income " ▁less ▁than ▁" p over ty - str icken ▁Mexico ." ▁She ▁knew ▁little ▁Spanish ▁so ▁she ▁took ▁an ▁int ensive ▁ 5 - week ▁Spanish ▁course ▁in ▁Cu ern av aca , ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁She ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁went ▁door ▁to ▁door ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁church . ▁