September 11, 2026 Stories

Missouri DR volunteers remember 9/11 response

September 11th, 2001, is not a date that Denny and Jenny Quinn will soon forget. Even though it's been 25 years since terrorists hijacked two planes and flew them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, they can still recall traveling to New York City with Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) to assist in the recovery efforts.

Video Story: Canaan Baptist Church

Canaan Baptist Church’s willingness to faithfully answer God’s call to missions led to a thriving movement of church planting, education, and gospel outreach across Africa. Watch how strategic partnerships and obedience to the Great Commission resulted in transformed lives and growing communities of faith.

IMB missionaries strive to saturate South Asia with Scripture

In a South Asian area of more than 100 million people, a stark reality shapes the work of local believers: there’s no place to buy Bibles. For James Andretti, an International Mission Board missionary, that reality highlights both an enormous challenge and a remarkable opportunity. While God is bringing people to faith across the region, demand for Scripture is growing faster than traditional distribution methods can keep pace.

Baptist photographer reflects on 9/11 assignment — and ‘the cross’

It’s been 25 years since the World Trade Center towers fell after highjacked planes crashed into them. Memories surrounding the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks still flow easily for some — like they happened yesterday. Longtime teacher, storyteller and photojournalist Jim Veneman covered Ground Zero. He has spoken a lot about those memories and the unexpected assignment that still sticks with him today.

FIRST-PERSON: Reflections on 9/11

We take solace and find protection in the name of our God – meaning His identity, reputation and character. When our situation – national or personal – is bleak, God is present. When chaos erupts, God remains unmovable. When the bottom falls out, He suspends and sustains us through it all. Whatever pain you are facing today, trust in God and declare with the psalmist, “we rise and stand firm.”

Peace, hope remain for former New York association workers 25 years after 9/11

Volunteers were looking for bodies and finding none, only pieces of former lives in the rubble. David Dean, then-director of missions for the Metropolitan New York Baptist Association (MNYBA), prayed for first responders and others as he wandered the debris field.

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