MADRID (BP) - Quarantine. Lockdown. Unable to leave your apartment. Not exactly the ideal recipe for large-scale gospel sharing in difficult-to-reach Spain, where less than one half of 1 percent of the population have a personal relationship with Christ. Enter God into the equation, though, and we see how the power of the sung Gospel on Easter morning poured through the open windows of more than 300 apartments where IMB missionaries Caleb and Carina Beaty live and minister in their … [Read more...]
Amid COVID-19, remember the persecuted church
CENTRAL ASIA – COVID-19 has contaminated hundreds of thousands of people with infections increasing dramatically daily. Some have projected the total number of those affected worldwide will be in the tens of millions with fatalities anticipated to be over 1 million people. Sports have been canceled, jobs have been lost, schools have been closed. Terms like “social distancing,” “isolation,” and “quarantine” have become common vocabulary. Churches have been shut down for weeks, many without a … [Read more...]
IMB missionaries in Africa support NAMB missionaries
AFRICA – This week, the International Mission Board’s Sub-Saharan Affinity has committed to pray for and encourage missionaries serving with the North American Mission Board in the week leading up to Easter Sunday and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. Just as the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering supports IMB missionaries, the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering supports North American Mission Board (NAMB) missionaries. One hundred percent of both offerings supports Southern Baptist … [Read more...]
Send Relief names Francis Horton as vice president over international operations
Send Relief announced Francis K. Horton III as its new vice president overseeing operations outside North America on Thursday, April 2. Horton brings more than 20 years of international missions and relief experience to the role. The announcement comes one month after the International Mission Board (IMB) and the North American Mission Board (NAMB) announced Bryant Wright, founding pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., will lead Southern Baptist’s national and … [Read more...]
Gospel advances in South Asia despite travel restrictions
SOUTH ASIA (IMB) – Dasya* was at the end of his rope. He needed to provide for his family and had no means of doing so in his village. He walked three days on foot, sleeping on the side of the road, to search for work in a larger city. When Dasya arrived in the city, he had no food, no place to stay and no work prospects. A friend suggested that he pray to Jesus for help. Dasya did, and the Lord answered by sending a stranger who gave him enough money to pay for a place to live in the … [Read more...]
IMB postpones volunteer trips through June 30, personnel ‘shelter in place’
RICHMOND, Va. – International Mission Board senior leaders have directed IMB missionary personnel around the world to postpone hosting any ministry volunteer groups through June 30, leaders announced Wednesday, March 25. Consideration of missionaries hosting volunteer teams beyond June 30 will be reviewed on May 1, leaders reported. “We’re instructing our personnel to postpone all volunteer efforts at this time due to the uncertainty of health and travel for those traveling … [Read more...]
Baptism continues, though Rome church services canceled
Church planter explains impact of coronavirus response in Italy EDITOR'S NOTE: The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) has a missions partnership in northeast Italy. To learn more about this partnership, contact MBC Multiplying Churches Director Rick Hedger (rhedger@mobaptist.org) or visit https://mobaptist.org/partnership-missions/ends-of-the-earth/. The article below is written by Reid Karr, a church planter with the IMB serving in Italy. ROME, Italy – Although the actual number of … [Read more...]
Missionaries continue to serve, says IMB president
Coronavirus Update from IMB on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
Congolese leaders learn from stories of David
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO – IMB missionary Jay Shafto recognizes not knowing what to say and being rejected are two of the main concerns people have when sharing the gospel. Shafto addresses these concerns as he equips believers in the Congo Basin to share the gospel confidently and continually. Jay and his wife, Kathy, have served in this region for the past four years. The couple’s work is not focused on a specific people group, but a territory. The territory where the majority of … [Read more...]
‘We believe God sustains us’ – Former Mo. Baptists minister in China amid COVID-19 epidemic
CHINA – Imagine a city with millions of people yet hardly anyone leaves their home. Normally bustling buses and metro trains run practically empty. Restaurants discourage dining in favor of food delivery, public parks remain closed, children attend school online, and everyone wears breathing masks in public. This seemingly bleak picture is the effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in China, which has unexpectedly provided ministry opportunities for pastor Matt Tyler. Matt and Emily Tyler … [Read more...]
Churches called to ‘be poised’ for ministry when coronavirus subsides in Italy
ITALY – Though some Missouri Baptist churches have halted their plans to send mission teams to Italy because of the COVID-19 outbreak, Missouri Baptist Convention Multiplying Churches Director Rick Hedger is urging churches to keep Kingdom growth at the forefront even as they wait for the virus to subside. According to Reuters, Italy is the European nation hardest hit by the coronavirus, with 5,883 cases and 233 deaths reported in the nation as of March 7. Northern Italy, where Missouri … [Read more...]
IMB recommends mission volunteers postpone travel due to coronavirus risk
In light of the continuing global expansion of the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus), the International Mission Board’s coronavirus task force and senior leadership recommend that mission volunteers from U.S. churches postpone international mission-trip travel through April 30. This date could be extended and will be reevaluated by April 15. IMB also recommends that people who have not yet purchased tickets for future travel wait and monitor continued risks of travel before buying tickets. … [Read more...]
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