Forty-one newly appointed International Mission Board missionaries celebrated ROGERS, Ark. (IMB) – Southern Baptists gathered at First Baptist Rogers of Rogers, Arkansas, Wednesday, Feb. 4 to support and send 41 International Mission Board missionaries who are going to the nations to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. IMB President Paul Chitwood opened the Sending Celebration thanking the church for hosting and thanking all Southern Baptist churches for cooperatively making it possible to … [Read more...]
IMB’s Missions College emphasizes church partnerships and individual roles
by Jaclyn Mains/IMB Rynie Badenhorst returned to Missions College this year with a clear purpose—and a larger group. The global outreach pastor from CityRise (West University Baptist Church) in Houston, Texas, brought a team of 10 this year, all excited to strengthen their church’s pathway for sending and sustaining the next generation on mission. Missions involvement isn’t new for CityRise. The multi-campus, multicultural church was founded more than 90 years ago by an International … [Read more...]
IMB teams continue excitement after Tokyo Deaflympics
Why it matters: Missionaries engaged more than 1,500 Deaflympics participants, many of whom have never seen the gospel in their native sign language. Through gospel conversations with IMB teams, 13 people made professions of faith, 245 expressed interest and one believer was baptized. The work in Tokyo was aided by 1,742 prayer warriors and generous donors who provided daily prayer support and funding. Many Deaf people have never seen the name of Jesus signed in their heart … [Read more...]
South Asian women empowered to know, understand God’s Word
by Kristen Sosebee/IMB SOUTH ASIA (IMB) – When Song, a Hindu woman, and her family moved to the outskirts of a large, South Asian city for work, she prayed for God to teach her more about Himself. Not long after, she met Leela, a Christian woman who ran a small grocery store nearby. Song invited Leela to come to her home and teach her and some friends about the Bible. The women soaked up the Word of God eagerly and wanted to learn more, but then, Leela moved away. For some time, … [Read more...]
First Person: IMB missionary shares how cancer challenged beliefs, strengthened trust in God
by Jenna Morehart/IMB missionary My family and I went to serve with the International Mission Board in Portugal in 2017. Like many of my friends on the mission field, I felt the IMB knew me better than I did following a slew of medical exams, tests, labs and needed vaccinations. I landed on the field as a healthy mother of three small children and immediately got to work studying language. However, just three months in, the daily grind and overwhelming pollution that encompassed … [Read more...]
40-year ministry in Japan comes full circle: Week of Prayer
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions in the Southern Baptist Convention is Nov. 30-Dec. 7. Each year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions supplements Cooperative Program giving to support Southern Baptists international missionaries’ initiatives in sharing the Gospel. This year’s offering goal is $210 million. To find information and resources about the offering, go here. “It’s going to be one amazing journey.” Carlton … [Read more...]
Missionaries lead Central Asian refugees toward healing: Week of Prayer
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions in the Southern Baptist Convention is Nov. 30-Dec. 7. Each year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions supplements Cooperative Program giving to support Southern Baptists international missionaries’ initiatives in sharing the Gospel. This year’s offering goal is $210 million. To find information and resources about the offering, go here. A frozen body lay not far from where Anahita and her … [Read more...]
IMB and Chilean missionaries cast vision to reach islands: Week of Prayer
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions in the Southern Baptist Convention is Nov. 30-Dec. 7. Each year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions supplements Cooperative Program giving to support Southern Baptists international missionaries’ initiatives in sharing the Gospel. This year’s offering goal is $210 million. To find information and resources about the offering, go here. CHILE (IMB) – It took a flight. A ferry. A truck ride. … [Read more...]
Believers in West Africa discover place in God’s story : Week of Prayer
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions in the Southern Baptist Convention is Nov. 30-Dec. 7. Each year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions supplements Cooperative Program giving to support Southern Baptists international missionaries’ initiatives in sharing the Gospel. This year’s offering goal is $210 million. To find information and resources about the offering, go here. View the following story in an interactive format here. WEST … [Read more...]
Korean American missionaries transform lives in home country: Week of Prayer
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions in the Southern Baptist Convention is Nov. 30-Dec. 7. Each year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions supplements Cooperative Program giving to support Southern Baptists international missionaries’ initiatives in sharing the Gospel. This year’s offering goal is $210 million. To find information and resources about the offering, go here. SOUTH KOREA (IMB) – As the sun goes down over South Korea, … [Read more...]
Art, music, open mics lead to spiritual growth in Spain: Week of Prayer
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions in the Southern Baptist Convention is Nov. 30-Dec. 7. Each year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions supplements Cooperative Program giving to support Southern Baptists international missionaries’ initiatives in sharing the Gospel. This year’s offering goal is $210 million. To find information and resources about the offering, go here. SPAIN (IMB) – Henar faced a crushing betrayal that threatened to … [Read more...]
From ‘big thinker’ to multiplying disciple-maker, IMB missionary sees God work in South Asia and beyond
by Chris Doyle/IMB SOUTH ASIA (IMB) – Mitch Englehart identifies himself as a “big thinker.” In 2004, while jogging in Arlington, Texas, God put the number “10 million” on his mind. “At the time, I knew nothing about church planting or anything like that,” he said. “I felt that the Lord told me, ‘I want you to live and work in such a way that results in 10 million people walking with Me.’” Englehart with his wife, Nellie, answered the call to serve as International Mission Board … [Read more...]
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