IMB Stories

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Art, music, open mics lead to spiritual growth in Spain: Week of Prayer

Henar faced a crushing betrayal that threatened to consume her newfound hope.
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From ‘big thinker’ to multiplying disciple-maker, IMB missionary sees God work in South Asia and beyond

Mitch Englehart identifies himself as a “big thinker.” In 2004, while jogging in Arlington, Texas, God put the number “10 million” on his mind.
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‘God has put us in this place,’ says missionary couple

The IMB missionary here described the hunger they have demonstrated for God’s Word in their own language and said several people have already expressed their interest in baptism and following Jesus. “One thing that continues to be certain is that God has put us in this place. He has opened doors and given dreams to these people on the riverbank and that’s where our focus is.” 
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Retired but not finished: How one man’s online ministry is reaching Japan

Sota spent his career in information technology, but retiring from secular work didn’t mean stepping away from serving the Lord. A Japanese man living in the United States, Sota asked a simple-but-powerful question: “Is there anything more I can do than pray?” God answered with an unexpected invitation — an opportunity to serve as a digital engagement (DE) responder for a city in Japan.
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A Shina man’s search for truth leads to Christ

Many years ago, a believer gave Barkhat’s father a Bible. “I have wanted to understand the Bible since I was a child,” Barkhat told two believers who came to his home to share the gospel. Over the next few days, they read the Bible together two or three times a day, and Barkhat soaked in the Word.
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IMB mobilizes Christians from the nations to reach the nations

“The Great Commission is not just about the IMB,” said Eric Kuykendall, who leads an International Mission Board team in Paris working among Chinese people.
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Collaborations, experience, faith guide overseas journeys of new IMB missionaries

An immigrant couple from a Slavic church in California will continue ministering in Spain, but they will return as International Mission Board missionaries. Another couple is going overseas after a long tenure of serving Southern Baptists through multiple entities. And a young man is returning to do missions in the same country he previously served as a Journeyman. These are a few of the 54 newly appointed missionaries who participated in a Sending Celebration, Sept. 24, at Ironbridge Baptist Church in Chester, Virginia.
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A generation of children raised to follow Jesus for first time in village history

“There is a generation of South Asian children, for the first time in the history of this place, being brought up in churches that worship and follow Jesus,” IMB missionary Morgan Rawlings says. But when she and her husband first arrived in this village of 3,000, there was not even one believer.
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IMB missionary in Europe reaches ‘Andrew’ with gospel

Joseph Hazen’s phone rang, and he answered to hear the voice of his North African friend. Hazen, an International Mission Board missionary, and his friend have served together for almost 20 years in a large European city, sharing the gospel on the bustling streets with people from all walks of life.
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IMB video/story: Teenage moms in Thailand find hope, support through pregnancy center

Pregnant and 17. Olive was depressed and scared. Being a teenage mom wasn’t what she envisioned for her life. But maybe being a teenage mother didn’t have to be the trajectory of her life. It could all be over with a trip to a clinic, and no one would know. Except her sister and family knew. And they wanted her to keep the baby.
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IMB missionaries join Dublin church to reach secular culture with gospel

After 17 years serving in Birmingham, England, IMB missionaries Kenny and Kristy Dubnick felt God moving them to something new. They looked at their network of churches that had grown from 12 members to over 200 and knew they could confidently leave the work in the hands of local British partners.
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Building relationships in Central Asia opens doors to sharing gospel

Ross and Dianna Evans have spent more than three years in Central Asia trying to establish connections with an unreached people group. The International Mission Board missionaries’ journey has been marked by challenges and connections of hope.

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