by Kristen Sosebee Sonya Herron stood beneath a small tent among a group of lepers, and others from the village, and shared the gospel with boldness. She called people to walk in the light as Jesus is the Light and challenged them to be fully committed to Christ. Afterward, an older man, missing one leg, came forward on crutches. He declared his allegiance to Christ in front of the entire group and put his faith in Jesus. The man, who suffers from leprosy, is one of almost 50 lepers in the … [Read more...]
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IMB Missions College creates connections for cross-cultural ministry
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Representatives from 21 states came together for an intensive training on cross-cultural missions taught by International Mission Board missionaries on April 2-5. The annual Missions College hosted near Richmond, Virginia, brought IMB missionaries from all over the world together with pastors, church members and missions leaders. The goal of the conference is to give Southern Baptists access to IMB resources and to each other. The event includes learning tracks that … [Read more...]
Baptist seminary president from Ukraine updates MBC church on impact of war
WILDWOOD – The war is still raging in the Ukraine and it is especially chilling for Believers. Yaroslav “Slavik” Pyzh, president of Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary (UBTS) in Lviv, Ukraine shared an update with Fellowship of Wildwood. “My friend, Mykhailo Brytsyn, was pastor in the now occupied city of Melitopol,” Pyzh said. “The church was large with a membership of more than 600, but now it is gone. The Russians took the building and told the believers not to get together or they … [Read more...]
From the mission field: Easter dramas proclaim gospel in Asia-Pacific Rim
By Jacob and Julie Stanley He has risen! As you celebrate this Easter season, please remember your many IMB missionaries on the field. In some areas, like where we live in the Asia-Pacific Rim, it’s the perfect time to explain the true meaning of this holiday. We want you to know how Christians are presenting the gospel on the island nation where we live. A couple of years ago, we partnered with national believers to do a dramatic presentation of Jesus' miracles, death, burial and … [Read more...]
Global Rural Network wants rural churches to partner with IMB
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Reaching rural communities with the gospel is something Jeff Clark is passionate about. He grew up in a farming community. Then, God called him to minister among rural peoples in Asia. It’s only natural for the International Mission Board rural network mobilizer to envision his two worlds colliding — rural churches in the U.S. connecting with IMB’s rural ministries through a global rural network. “It doesn’t matter where you are from or even if you share a language, … [Read more...]
Mississippi church is answer to Romanian pastor’s 30-year prayer
ROMANIA (IMB) – Thirty years was a long time to wait for help. Yet, the Romanian pastor had faithfully prayed since he was 8 years old for someone to come alongside him to serve and love his people. Meanwhile, Jan McMurphy sat in Olive Branch, Mississippi, wrestling with God about an “itch” for the mission field she couldn’t shake. For 16 years she served on short-term medical mission teams with other Mississippi Baptists. The last few years she brought her church, Longview Heights … [Read more...]
West African missionary returns ‘home,’ trains rural churches
By Max Power and Myriah Snyder SENEGAL, West Africa (IMB) – When International Mission Board missionary Moses knew that God was calling him to go make disciples on islands near Senegal, his knee-jerk response was no. His hesitance had nothing to do with disobedience or uncertainty about the islanders. It wasn’t about the persecution believers faced in these areas. The issue was that Moses couldn’t swim. Island ministry had to be off the table, for his own safety. Moses wasn’t … [Read more...]
New, returning missionaries evidence of Southern Baptist presence among the lost
EDITOR'S NOTE: Myriah Snyder writes and edits for the IMB. Leslie Peacock Caldwell, managing editor at the IMB, also contributed to this article. PHOENIX, Ariz. (IMB) – On Valentine’s evening, many Southern Baptists gathered in Phoenix, Arizona, to celebrate the latest group of missionaries heading to the nations with the gospel of Jesus Christ. In total, 62 missionaries were approved unanimously for appointment earlier that day by IMB’s board of trustees who were also in Phoenix for … [Read more...]
Street evangelism works in East Asian megacity
EAST ASIA – “Street evangelism just doesn’t work here.” That’s what Markus Feirer was told by members of the church he was training in evangelism. The International Mission Board missionary didn’t believe the church members were right. Walking up and down the streets of the East Asian megacity, people were everywhere, yet they were so disconnected. Looking down at their phones while they boarded buses and metros. AirPods in ear as they crossed the street. No one stopping — all laser … [Read more...]
Fusion, IMB partner for 20 years
Program equips young adults, students for lifetime of missional living KANSAS CITY (IMB) – A 20-year partnership between the International Mission Board and Fusion, a missions program from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College in Kansas City, Mo., has helped students live a missional life. The two entities are excited to see this relationship grow even more in the years to come. Erik Odegard, Fusion director and assistant professor of intercultural studies, … [Read more...]
New missionaries train to research, seek unengaged peoples
EDITOR'S NOTE: You can be an active part of the Project 3000 journey and keep up with all the missionary explorers. Sign up to be a virtual explorer. You’ll get to follow along with us as we see every people group found and known. We’ll pass on urgent prayer requests and other ways you can support and join the work. RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Morgan Walker looked around the room of missionary candidates in awe. When she surrendered her life to Jesus a few years ago, she didn’t know anything … [Read more...]
IMB missionary: ‘God is working’ in Ukraine
by Michael Domke EDITOR'S NOTE: Michael Domke has served in Ukraine for 15 years with the IMB. (Sue Sprenkle contributed to this article.) In times of great need or despair, we’ve seen firsthand what the world’s greatest problem is, and it’s not war or hunger. It’s spiritual lostness. I recently watched people line up outside a church as air raid sirens sounded in Ukraine. The church was not a bomb shelter. They weren’t distributing food. It wasn’t even a Sunday. People stood in line, … [Read more...]
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