Seven-year-old Shawn will tell you all about it By Leslie Peacock Caldwell/International Mission Board If you give seven-year-old Shawn a little of your attention, he’ll tell you a lot about his life in Korea. He’ll also tell you about Jesus and the work his family is doing. He can describe it in English or in Korean. One day, he came home and needed to tell his mom something. His friend at school didn’t want to hear about Jesus anymore, and he wasn’t sure how to share the gospel. … [Read more...]
Tis the season for IMB missionaries to connect with Baptist churches
by Tessa Sanchez/IMB RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Lisa Hamilton went from store to store, looking for cards depicting the Christmas story, but she couldn’t find any in the Southeast Asian country where she and her husband, Steve, serve. She did find beautifully designed 3D Christmas cards of Santa and his reindeer and decided these would have to do. She purchased enough to send one to every church in their Church Connections portfolio. Lisa and Steve, like all IMB missionaries, received a … [Read more...]
IMB missionaries in Japan see ‘unprecedented responsiveness’ to Gospel on college campuses
by Stella McMillian/International Mission Board OSAKA, Japan (IMB) – Akio, a college student in Osaka, Japan, was lonely when he moved away from his hometown to Osaka for school. He didn’t know many other students there, and Osaka’s population of almost 19 million people made it easy to feel anonymous and alone. One day, he was invited to a free event some Christians on campus were hosting. He decided to go, and to his surprise, he had fun. He received more invitations to join the … [Read more...]
The Great Pursuit in Europe: IMB missionaries impact lives through medical care
Air from the blood pressure cuff released with a whoosh. The young nurse gently patted the elderly woman’s hand and asked a few medical questions, pausing to write down notes for the doctor at this free clinic in an Armenian church foyer. It wasn’t long before the women from different countries chatted like old friends and bowed their heads to pray. Across the room, International Mission Board missionary nurse Ginny Wheeler couldn’t stop smiling at the exchange. She’s been mentoring this … [Read more...]
Great Pursuit in South Asia: IMB missionary explorer seeks unreached people groups
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a testimony from IMB missionary explorer John Pratt: When I’m searching for an unengaged, unreached people group, I ask the Holy Spirit to show me someone open to the Gospel. One day, that simple prayer led me to the water’s edge, where an old man fished from strings tied to his hand. He asked why I was there. The short answer: Jesus. The long answer: As a missionary explorer, I find and research people groups for whom there is no strategy to reach … [Read more...]
WEEK OF PRAYER: The Great Pursuit on Southeast Asian islands
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions in the Southern Baptist Convention is Dec. 1-8. 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 $205 million. To find information and resources about the offering, go here. SOUTHEAST ASIA (IMB) – David York still gets tears in his eyes when … [Read more...]
WEEK OF PRAYER: The Great Pursuit in Brazil
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions in the Southern Baptist Convention is Dec. 1-8. 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 $205 million. To find information and resources about the offering, go here. Danilo Miranda moved hurriedly through the Rio de Janeiro airport. … [Read more...]
IMB missionary overcomes fear to share gospel on Senegalese islands
SENEGAL – Twenty-five Senegalese islanders crowded into a classroom. Sitting in front of a film projector, their eyes were glued to the screen. As they watched the JESUS film, International Mission Board missionaries Moses and Beth saw clear emotion on the faces of the islanders. After the film, 15 people came forward during a response time. They’d heard the clear presentation of the gospel. They wanted to know more. They wanted to know this Jesus — the One who’d suffered and died for … [Read more...]
Hindu people group known for theft believes in Jesus, becomes gospel presence among Muslims in South Asia
by Kristen Sosebee Often in the course of cross-cultural ministry, moving from one city or country to another is required. Countries change visa requirements, teams revamp outreach strategies or God opens new doors. For most missionaries, moving is the rule rather than the exception. So, IMB missionaries Crawford and Suzi Kaser are a bit of an anomaly. The Kasers have lived in the same city in South Asia for almost all of their 25 years overseas. Though teammates have come and gone, … [Read more...]
IMB missionaries venture to North African mountains to proclaim name of Jesus
Week of Prayer for International Missions set for Dec. 1-8 NORTH AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST – As Jay looked into the valley below, he noticed dots of flickering lights, the tiny glow of open fires from the villages at the base of the mountain. In the dark of the night, they were the only light except for the stars above. Jay pointed out the fires to Timothy, his national partner. “Each of those fires represent a family or a group of people who probably haven’t heard the good news,” Jay told … [Read more...]
Three Missourians among 49 new missionaries appointed at latest IMB Sending Celebration
by Chris Doyle/IMB MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (IMB) — An International Mission Board Sending Celebration is a time to support those who are going on the field to share the gospel with a lost world. Such an event allows participants the chance to commemorate those who mentored and discipled them. For many, their mentors are current or former IMB missionaries who have encouraged them to ask how God might use them through the IMB. On Nov. 10, New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, … [Read more...]
Women process trauma through IMB ministry in Eastern Europe
by Tessa Sanchez How did Daniel of the Bible find contentment living in exile? Jesus healed a blind man; why didn't He heal His best friend, Lazarus? Women from Eastern Europe grappled with these questions in trauma-focused discipleship groups led by IMB missionary Leanne Stack. Stack and her family had to move quickly out of a Central Asian country to Ukraine six months before the war started. As circumstances quickly escalated, they evacuated to another European … [Read more...]
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