SIENA, Italy – Melodious voices in both Italian and English joined together in one accord to sing praises to Almighty God. Dalton Patterson, 26, was in awe. “We will never forget it,” said Patterson, member of Second Baptist Church, Springfield. “It was a solidifying experience that will forever remind us that the God we serve in our small communities is a mighty God who is performing works and development all over the world.” Patterson and his wife, Dani, were part of a mission team made … [Read more...]
Gift of Down Syndrome sends pastor down path of unexpected ministry
LEE’S SUMMIT – Jesus probably would have looked dapper in a bow tie, but then, He didn’t need help standing out from the crowd. “Every day someone stops me and talks to me about the tie,” said Nathan Begnaud, owner of Madison Street Leather and pastor of Redemption Church here. “It turns into a gospel presentation as I share about the idea, about Maxwell, and about my faith in Christ. This week I had three such opportunities in the same day.” Begnaud handcrafts leather bow ties that he … [Read more...]
‘Semper Gumby’ defines mission efforts in Canada
DESLOGE, Mo. — Once they arrived in Burnaby, Canada, the First Baptist Church of Desloge mission team had two clear goals. The first was to assist the leadership of Zendeh Church and its pastor, Amin, with anything he needed. The second? Semper Gumby. “I was trying to communicate to our team that we needed to be fluid while we were there and Pat Kahn, one of our mission team members and former military captain, said what we need is to be Semper Gumby,” said Bradford Laubinger, senior … [Read more...]
Mo. youth make an impact through Global Encounter
ST. LOUIS – Before their week with Global Encounter Ministries, Brett Blair spent months in prayer for revival to come to his student ministry. “We didn’t know exactly what we had been praying for but we could identify underlying spiritual warfare,” said Blair, associate pastor of students and families at Faith Baptist Church in Festus. “We felt like there were some strongholds in their lives holding them back from turning our student ministry from not just a string of fun events, but … [Read more...]
Missouri girl takes 3rd in national Bible Drill
WASHBURN – After receiving first place honors at the Missouri Youth Bible Drill in Trenton April 9, 14-year-old Lacey Reeves took center stage at the National Invitational Bible Drill Tournament June 17 in Colleyville, Texas. “I was placed in the middle of the drillers, number 8 of 11, and the judge was directly in front of me,” said Reeves, member of Prairie Hill Baptist Church here. “It’s pretty nerve-wracking and before I go up there I’m afraid I’ll forget everything I know. But … [Read more...]
Mo. DR volunteers care for kids
ST. LOUIS – As the young mother scooped up her son after a morning of Southern Baptist preaching and business, Angie Hurd couldn’t help but overhear the conversation surrounding their reunion. “The three-year-old said, ‘Mommy, I cried and I cried and I cried and then I loved it,’” said Hurd, Childcare Coordinator for Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR). “That’s why we do what we do. This program allows moms the opportunity to stay and take part in the annual meeting without having to … [Read more...]
Young families excited about SBC’s future
ST. LOUIS – When Pastor Nathan Rose and his wife, Rachel, left the Annual Meeting in St. Louis to go back to their home in Liberty, they returned refreshed, inspired and filled with excitement about the future of the Southern Baptist Convention. “I was raised Southern Baptist, and I see such value in cooperating with like-minded Christians,” he said. “We have such a great resource in each other, and I think it’s important to get connected so we can be as effective as possible.” Rose … [Read more...]
St. Louis Apostles Church works to bridge racial divide
ST. LOUIS – Delmar Boulevard, also known as The Delmar Divide, crosses St. Louis from east to west and features million-dollar mansions directly to the south and poverty-stricken areas to its north. The neighborhood is also racially divided; south of Delmar is 70 percent white and north of Delmar is 98 percent black. But Missouri Baptist Convention Church Planter Todd Genteman believes that God can unite people divided by such natural barriers. That’s why Genteman, pastor of Apostles … [Read more...]
Husband’s death leads to passion for the lost
ST. LOUIS — Many of her atheist friends think it’s funny that she goes to church, but Sarah Klausner doesn’t mind. She attends local atheist meetings to make new friends and gain understanding of what atheists believe. But sometimes she even adds to the conversation. “They once challenged me with 15 parts of the Bible that they thought was contradictory,” she said. “Each time I showed them how they didn’t contradict. They respect the fact that I’m a follower of Christ who actually knows … [Read more...]
After sharing prison cell with daughter, mother finds Christ
SPRINGFIELD – Sandy Harrell had been imprisoned at the Chillicothe Correctional Center for a few months when a guard told her that her daughter would be there soon. And not just to pay her mother a visit. Harrell’s youngest child, Casey, was about to join her in prison. The chaotic life of using and selling methamphetamine had caught up with them—again. “I’d been in jail before, but never with my daughter. That’s when reality slapped me in the face,” Harrell said. “She and I were in our … [Read more...]
Down syndrome does not exclude from serving God
MARSHFIELD – As TJ Slocum took his place behind the microphone that Sunday morning, he looked out at the congregation of Timber Ridge Baptist Church. Every church member looked up at him expectantly; each with a warm smile on his or her face. TJ’s song selection that morning was “Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)” by Chris Tomlin. He loves to sing Chris Tomlin songs. “He’ll get up there and sing his heart out and the beauty of it is he’s not doing it to hear himself sing; he’s doing … [Read more...]
‘I’ll die with a witness on my lips’
LINCOLN – Excruciating pain overwhelmed her motionless body with every breath she took. Nineteen-year-old Linzie Green knew that each time she took a breath, it might be her last. “Do you know Jesus?” she asked one of the emergency medical technicians who arrived on the scene of the accident. Later while strapped to a gurney, she asked the same thing to a paramedic in the helicopter, “Do you know Jesus? He saved me.” “I honestly thought I was dying so every time I woke up and realized I … [Read more...]
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