January 13, 2023 Stories

FIRST-PERSON: 20 years ago in Yemen, lives given not taken

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 Christianity in a Muslim country” and “to get closer to God.”

Kansas City churches equipped to serve refugees

More than a year after American withdrawal created massive instability in Afghanistan, refugees from the war-torn nation still need practical help and a friendly face. RefugeKC is a non-profit ministry seeking to equip churches in the Kansas City area to step into this ongoing need.

HLGU begins 2023 with continuing accreditation, new 1+1 nursing program

Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) here began 2023 with full accreditation, after the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) reviewed the school’s financial matters late last year. Meanwhile, the school continues to advance its educational mission – most recently by announcing a new program in its School of Nursing

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