SOUTHEAST ASIA – Stephen and Erin Spencer* minister in a region of Southeast Asia where tribal warfare is ongoing, civil unrest is on the rise and foreigners are blacklisted from entering certain regions. However, the good news is entering homes and hearts. One of these hearts is a woman who goes by the name “Momma.” Momma has seen miraculous answers to prayer — a pig raised from the dead, rashes disappeared, and a woman healed from paralysis. The Spencers say prayer transformed Momma’s … [Read more...]
Healthcare team reaches war-torn region with more than medicine
UKRAINE (IMB) – Down Ukrainian roads, cloaked in the golden hues of the vibrant but short-lived autumn, comes help and hope. A caravan of cars following a yellow panel van borrowed from a church carries suitcases and plastic tubs filled with medical supplies. A mission team, including healthcare professionals from both Ukraine and the U.S., prepares each day for the hours of work ahead, sometimes catching a needed nap on the journey to or from the day’s location. The caravan of hope is … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist’s Christmas offering goal set at $4 million
JEFFERSON CITY – The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering (LMCO) is critical to the International Mission Board (IMB) in keeping 4,000 missionaries on the field. Missouri WMU (MWMU) is ready to equip churches in this cause by helping them create an atmosphere and attitude of giving among church members. Collectively, Missouri Baptists are being challenged to reach an offering goal this year of $4 million, which will go toward the national goal set at $185 million. “Let us not grow weary during … [Read more...]
IMB ‘calling in reinforcements’ for mission field Chitwood says at Sending Celebration
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP) – Sangseo and Yun Na Park met and married in Korea, but they both felt God calling them to the nations. “Once I personally met Jesus, I threw away my goals that I had in the world,” Yun Na said. “I went to a church conference and while we were praising the Lord with a song called ‘I want to be Your joy,’ my soul started to confess the lyric deeply. “After I came back home, I was watching TV, and I saw an African mom holding her child and she looked as if she had no … [Read more...]
God continues miraculous healing of IMB missionary George Smith
RICHMOND, Va. – Southern Baptists heard the story of George and Geraldine Smith this summer when IMB shared about George’s life-threatening ordeal with COVID-19. Many missionary co-workers, IMB staff and family and friends in the U.S. knew the story before it was shared publicly and had been part of God’s miraculous answer to prayer. IMB is pleased to offer this update about George’s continued progress and healing. George and Geraldine are now in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where George … [Read more...]
IMB’s Chitwood: 7,317 people groups remain unreached
BRANSON – Paul Chitwood, president of the International Mission Board (IMB), thanked the Missouri Baptist messengers for their prayers and financial support during their annual meeting, Oct. 25. “We have 3,635 missionaries serving around the world because of this support,” Chitwood said. “This has been the best financial year in the history of the organization. Southern Baptists gave 177 million dollars to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Because churches support the IMB with the … [Read more...]
China asserts more control over clergy through new rules
WASHINGTON (BP) – Regulations issued this year by China have intensified the communist government’s control of clergy among the five state-authorized religious groups and have effectively prohibited the work of pastors and leaders of unregistered churches and other entities, according to a new report. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan panel appointed by the president and congressional leaders, released a fact sheet Oct. 29 on Chinese rules that … [Read more...]
‘Fusion’ spurs young Christians to make disciples
KANSAS CITY (IMB) – The mission of Spurgeon College’s Fusion program is “to equip young believers for a lifetime by providing a directional process from adolescence to biblical adulthood.” Founded in 2005 at Midwestern College (now Spurgeon College), Fusion began to encourage young Christians to grow into biblical manhood and womanhood by embracing the call of the gospel. Those who participate in the Fusion program prepare to take the calculated risk of trusting Jesus to draw people to … [Read more...]
For Christians left in Afghanistan, extreme secrecy only option
AFGHANISTAN (BP) – Christian minorities in Afghanistan are either fleeing the country or hunkering down to live in greater secrecy as the Taliban government there draws support from the global community, International Christian Concern (ICC) told Baptist Press. “There are Christians who say we can’t exist anymore in this country. We have to leave,” said William Stark, ICC regional manager for South Asia. “You have kind of this diaspora, if you will, of the Afghan church in a way. But … [Read more...]
IMB updates vaccination policy to maximize access to unreached peoples
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Desiring to help its team members maintain access to unreached peoples and places and remain healthy as they seek to take the gospel to all nations, the International Mission Board announced a policy Sept. 8 for field personnel and staff members related to COVID-19 vaccinations. This policy addresses the challenges of overseas life and travel requirements for IMB missionary personnel and IMB staff members who travel overseas. The IMB policy requires IMB missionaries … [Read more...]
How can Southern Baptists respond to crises in Afghanistan, Haiti?
Prayer, giving most needed response to Afghanistan crisis By IMB Staff The Taliban have seized power in Afghanistan, storming across the nation and capturing all major cities within a matter of days. This political takeover occurred just weeks before the U.S. was set to complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. In the current crisis, an exodus is building as people by the thousands try to evacuate the country. Tens of thousands of Afghans who may be vulnerable to Taliban … [Read more...]
Missouri DR supports relief efforts in Haiti
LES CAYES, Haiti – Missouri Baptists are responding after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake killed more than 2,000 people in Haiti, Aug. 14, leaving roughly 30,000 families homeless. Tropical Storm Grace hit the nation only two days after the earthquake, making it difficult for supplies and support to reach survivors and intensifying needs in the region. Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) is sending funds to support a Haitian medical team organized by Alpha Omega Ministry (ALOM), a ministry … [Read more...]
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