JEFFERSON CITY – Last fall, an eyeglass ministry founded roughly 13 years ago by Concord Baptist Church members here celebrated 60,000 lives in central and southern Mexico impacted during the ministry’s history. But, according to leaders of the ministry, Vision 3:16, a new set of eyeglasses is only the beginning for life transformation for hundreds and thousands of people. “Our goal in every clinic is to share the gospel,” Larry Merry, Vision 3:16 co-founder and Concord Baptist Church … [Read more...]
Global inflation doesn’t keep IMB missionaries from being ‘present’
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Otis Newman opened the door and stared at the empty refrigerator. The kids rifled through the cabinets next to him. The family ate everything except dried goods before leaving for vacation. The International Mission Board missionary cringed just thinking about how much it might cost to restock. Inflation has been a global hot topic for months. Experts try to predict how it will affect the economy, but for most people, it doesn’t hit home until they pay for groceries … [Read more...]
Werner to join DR staff full-time
NEOSHO – Aaron Werner will join the MBC Disaster Relief (MODR) ministry staff full-time in mid-July, 2023. He has also been serving part time as the MODR Collegiate Coordinator in a contract worker position. And he has also been serving as the Campus Ministry/BSU Director at Crowder College for the Shoal Creek Baptist Association in Neosho. There he is responsible for discipling and mentoring college students; enabling future leaders, preparing them for the future, and exposing them … [Read more...]
Twelve new Zambian churches bring glory to God
ZAMBIA, Africa (IMB) – It was the first service as a church and excitement showed on everyone’s faces. They’d been working up to this moment for months with Bible studies, learning to share the gospel and lessons on being a healthy church. As the opening prayer began, everyone quickly shuffled to their seats — flat rocks excavated from a field and lined up in perfect rows under shade trees. When the praise music started, it would have raised the roof…IF there were one. Finally, the pastor … [Read more...]
DR holds valuable opportunities for Missouri Baptist ministry
JEFFERSON CITY – When Gaylon Moss is asked why people should be involved in Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR), he is always quick to point people to the ministry’s key vision statement: “Transforming lives and communities with the gospel by bringing help, hope and healing.” He is passionate about disaster relief (DR) ministry and was pleased to share that 20 persons asked Jesus Christ to be their Lord and Savior this past year through MODR. The group responded to 17 incidents in … [Read more...]
FIRST-PERSON: 20 years ago in Yemen, lives given not taken
EDITOR'S NOTE: Leo Endel is the executive director of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention. A small group of us met Friday night at Layton Avenue Baptist Church in Milwaukee to remember the life and ministry of Kathy Gariety. Along with two other International Mission Board (IMB) medical workers, William Koehn and Dr. Martha Myers, Kathy was killed 20 years ago when a Yemeni man slipped into the Baptist Hospital in Jibla, Yemen. He said he killed them “because they were preaching … [Read more...]
Missionaries provide a listening ear in Colombia
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – It’s the listening ear. It’s the soap and shampoo, the fuzzy socks, the melody sung by a compassionate Christian. It’s the prayer for God’s protection and healing that means so much to the men, women and children staying in a medical shelter in Bogotá, Colombia. It’s these things and more that International Mission Board missionary April Byron and her national partner, Salomé, provide when they visit the shelter each week. April and her husband, Donnie, minister to … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists approach $1 million in MMO giving
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptists gave more to state missions in 2022 than in any previous year, setting a new record of $990,740 for the Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering (MMO), according to just-released preliminary figures. Total MMO receipts for 2022, which are disbursed in 2023, outpaced the goal of $740,000 and shattered the previous record of $824,436 set in 2021. 2022 marked the 10th straight year of MMO receipts above $700,000. The number of churches contributing to … [Read more...]
‘It Takes a Village’: Fifteen churches pitch in to plant new congregation in Colorado
DENVER – It’s easy to picture a church planter as the lone ranger – alone in a strange city, with little support structure, just a Bible and a dream. That’s not the case for Bryson and Sarah McGuire; there are over 15 churches in their corner. Bryson McGuire was born and raised in Springfield, Mo. “I joke that, in Springfield, there’s a church and coffee shop on every corner,” he says. He soon discovered that Denver is quite the opposite. “There’s one church for every 30,000 people in … [Read more...]
Church tackles hunger in various ministries
NEOSHO – Monark Baptist Church keeps busy with a food ministry, distributed in several manners. “We have one of the largest food ministries in Southwest Missouri. We have a 365-day food ministry," said Pastor Melvin Stapp. The church averages 40 people on Sundays and about half of the parishoners are involved in the ministries. “We get a call for help almost every week,” pastor Stapp said. Monark has a food distribution the first and third Tuesday each month, which is like a typical … [Read more...]
Because you give: Tia’s eternity is forever changed
It all started with a coffee run. On a trip to the closest city to the Village of Three Temples, International Mission Board missionaries Jason and Robin Ebeyer were praying to find a “person of peace”– someone who would welcome them and help in their ministry efforts. The Ebeyers have been working for the last few years with the people in Isan, a region in Thailand where the Village of Three Temples is found. In this village, there is no Christian presence of any kind, and they … [Read more...]
IMB mission impact strengthened through global partners
UGANDA (IMB) – On another sunny day in northern Uganda, Hector steps into the river and turns to extend his hand to Oketa Robert, a new believer. Oketa Robert walks into the water, ready to take the next step of faith and be baptized. He is one of 34 believers baptized on this day in early spring. Each new follower of Jesus is a refugee from the Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement. Hector Cabrera is a global missionary partner who works closely with International Mission Board teams in Uganda. … [Read more...]
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