MEXICO – A global pandemic has stopped a lot of things, but it hasn’t stopped people from needing homes, and it hasn’t stopped MBCollegiate Campus Missionary Scott Westfall from helping build them. From Dec. 26 - Jan. 2, Westfall led a team of seven students and three other adults on his sixth trip to Mexico since March with Casas Por Cristos. As usual, the team spent a week building a house for a family in Mexico, constructing not just walls but a bond that lasts well after the trip is … [Read more...]
Five years after ‘reset,’ IMB sees bigger missionary pipeline on the way
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – The five years after what was termed a historic financial and operational “reset” for the International Mission Board have brought two of the highest Lottie Moon Christmas Offerings ever, but also room for growth in accordance with the goals of Vision 2025. In August 2015 then-IMB President David Platt and senior leadership announced a plan to address revenue shortfalls within the organization. The decision to do so, Platt said in a town hall presentation, followed a … [Read more...]
Fusion program trains up ‘world Christians’
KANSAS CITY – According to the International Mission Board, 4.5 billion people live among more than 7,000 people groups unreached by the gospel. Preaching in chapel at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS), Jan. 20, Provost and Professor of Historical Theology Jason Duesing told students, faculty and staff that every Christian should play a role in reaching these people groups with the gospel. Though not every Christian will be a career missionary, Duesing said, every Christian … [Read more...]
Lott Cary: Former slave becomes first American Baptist missionary to Africa
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Lott Cary was the first African-American missionary to Africa. He was responsible for the missionary movement that created a growing interest among African-Americans in the evangelization of Africa, as well as other parts of the world. Early Life and Conversion Lott was born in 1780 in Charles City County, Virginia, on the estate of William A. Christian. Unlike most slave families, Cary’s family was able to live together. His father, mother, and grandmother were … [Read more...]
International students hear gospel at Truman State
KIRKSVILLE – When asked if his ministry at Truman State has always focused on reaching international students, Campus Missionary Greg Xander laughs. “Not intentionally,” he says. When he took over as BSU Director 11 years ago, reaching international students was not on his radar. “I grew up in Edina,” he says. “Population: all white.” Neither he nor his wife, Stacey, had overseas experience, nor had they known any international students when they attended Truman Gene Austin, now the … [Read more...]
‘Bwana asifiwe! Praise the Lord!’: With God’s praise on their lips, Missouri family returns to Africa
UGANDA – During their early years as International Mission Board field workers in sub-Saharan Africa, Kody and Erin Brandt found immense help from a Muslim man named John. “John was really instrumental in helping me with the language,” Kody told The Pathway. “I shared so many Bible stories with him, and he would give me pointers and tips on how to rephrase something to be more effective. He helped me prepare my testimony in the language.” John also helped Kody prepare his first sermon in … [Read more...]
First Baptist, Arnold, family highlighted among IMB’s newest missionaries, Feb. 3
ARNOLD – A Missouri Baptist husband and wife from First Baptist Church, Arnold, were among the new missionaries highlighted in the International Mission Board’s (IMB) Sending Celebration, Feb. 3. Approved by IMB trustees, the 33 missionaries represent 12 states and will serve in eight of IMB’s nine affinities. Eric and Lauren Coale will soon head to Europe, where they’ll serve with the IMB as church planters in the Czech Republic. With them, they take their two sons, four-year-old Hudson … [Read more...]
IMB celebrates George Liele, designates February as Diversity in Missions Month
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – The SBC Executive Committee voted in February 2020 to approve the first Sunday in February as the annual George Liele Church Planting, Evangelism and Missions Day, at the recommendation of the IMB. The first George Liele day will be celebrated on Feb. 7, 2021, and will kick off a month-long recognition of the diversity of Southern Baptists serving in missions. Resources for the Georgle Liele recognition Sunday can be found at https://www.imb.org/heroesoffaith/. … [Read more...]
IMB announces George Liele Scholarship
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – The International Mission Board, in cooperation with the National African American Fellowship of the SBC, has launched the George Liele Scholarship. All are invited to join the IMB in celebrating the rich history of African American missionaries through prayerful and financial support. The scholarship is to encourage innovation and eliminate barriers toward missions mobilization among Black and African American Southern Baptist churches so that the IMB missions force … [Read more...]
IMB partners with 140 international Baptist conventions in fulfilling Great Commission
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – The International Mission Board’s 175 years of ministry among the nations resulted in the formation of 140 Baptist conventions and unions in 73 countries. These conventions and unions are reaching their own people and are sending their own missionaries to spread the gospel. These Baptists come from a myriad of countries spanning the globe, from the Southeast Asian nations of Indonesia and the Philippines to Spanish-speaking countries of Ecuador and Cuba. The IMB … [Read more...]
In aftermath of conflict, Southern Baptist relief worker from Missouri shares gospel with Armenians
EDITOR’S NOTE: * denotes name changed for security purposes. YEREVAN, Armenia – Little more than 100 years ago, an 18-year-old girl staggered into an American relief camp set up along Russia’s border with Armenia. Immediately, a nurse came to her side. “Are you in pain?” she asked. “No,” the girl replied, “but I have learned the meaning of the cross.” Slowly, the girl pulled her sleeve down, revealing on her bare shoulder the figure of a cross burned deeply into her flesh. For seven … [Read more...]
Uruguayan Baptist Convention commits to support Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
URUGUAY (IMB) – The Uruguayan Baptist Convention donated $1,500 to the 2020 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® (LMCO) for International Missions. The Uruguayan Baptist Convention is comprised of 70 congregations, 35 preaching points and 4,899 Christians. This is not the first year Uruguayan Baptists have committed to giving to the LMCO. In 2018, a Uruguayan Christian told IMB missionary Tim Kunkel that her church wanted to donate to the LMCO. She handed Kunkel an envelope with $500. “You … [Read more...]
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