AUGUSTA, Ga. – Hurricane Helene was described by one official as a 400-mile-wide tornado, … which isn’t too far from reality. So, even though Asheville, N.C., has gotten much of the media’s attention, there’s been no less damage in neighboring states. That’s certainly the case in Augusta, Georgia — just 180 miles from Asheville — where volunteers with Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (MODR) have been working since Sept. 26. “I would describe it as one big debris field,” said Toby Tucker, … [Read more...]
International Mission Board’s Masters (55+) Program offers pathway for kingdom impact
By Chris Doyle/IMB RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – People age 55 and older have an opportunity to participate in the core missionary task with the International Mission Board. The IMB is inviting such Southern Baptist church members to give two years of their next season to the Lord, fully funded, using their gifts and skills for kingdom impact. The Masters (55+) Program allows participants to join a missionary team, mentor younger families, encourage national leaders to continue the work, … [Read more...]
Language preservation provides gospel access for African tribal groups
When an older Muslim man grabbed her hand, IMB missionary Jackie Lewis was shocked. Muslim men do not customarily touch women who are not close relatives, especially young, single women like Lewis. The man pointed to a set of rocks arranged across the floor of the classroom. Each rock represented a different story from the Bible. They had just finished hearing the story concerning Isaiah’s prophecy of the coming Savior and stopped for a break. “Are you going to tell us the story of … [Read more...]
Baptist witness continues in Gaza, Israel year into war as fighting expands
GAZA (BP) – Gaza Baptist Church is heavily damaged, perhaps beyond repair. Its 50 or so members have all fled to safer ground. But the Baptist witness has not left. “Donated by Gaza Baptist Church,” reads signs at distribution points where Christian Mission to Gaza (CM2G) serves 1,000 hot meals at a time to Muslim families in South Gaza. An estimated 650 Catholic and Greek Orthodox Christians remain in Gaza, down from about 800 when the Israel-Hamas War began. Nearly a year into … [Read more...]
Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief coordinating ‘all hands on deck’ response to Hurricane Helene
by Henry Durand/The Christian Index SUWANEE, Ga. (BP) — Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief coordinator Dwain Carter said Saturday that the response in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s rampage through Georgia would be an “all hands on deck effort.” Carter said a huge area of the state has been affected by the storm, with effects ranging from wind damage to flooding, and loss of power and communications. As many of the GBDR’s 1,100 volunteers as are able to respond will be activated in the … [Read more...]
Richland Baptist, Memphis, uses regional conference to launch local men’s ministry
MEMPHIS – Richland Baptist Church used a regional “Reclaiming Biblical Manhood” conference to start their men’s discipleship Bible study. Around 85 boys and men from more than a dozen different churches in Northeast Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois attended the activity, Sept. 7, at the Camp Leeper Facilities near Luray. Six pastors shared a brief message with the audience, while men from Richland served a meal, and some 40 donated door prizes were distributed. In addition to the six … [Read more...]
Missouri Missions Offering supports senior care, collegiate missions
JEFFERSON CITY – The Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering supports more than two dozen ministries in Missouri. This year’s theme was taken from 1 Chronicles 16:23: “Sing to the LORD all the earth. Proclaim his salvation from day to day.” Following are two short stories about how the gifts of Missouri Baptists support missions projects throughout the Show Me State. Call of the Wild: Baptist Homes Helps Hunting Enthusiasts Longtime hunters don’t have to surrender their passion for … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist churches to celebrate Cooperative Program Month in October
JEFFERSON CITY – When you give to your church, you provide foster homes for children, rescue women from human trafficking, support survivors of disasters, start new churches, advance Christian education, offer compassionate care to the elderly, keep roughly 9,000 full-time missionaries on the field, train the next generation of Southern Baptist leaders … and that’s just for starters. Through the Cooperative Program, your tithes and offering extend beyond the reach of your local church. … [Read more...]
Missions starts at home for newest IMB missionaries
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (IMB) – Lottie Moon’s home church hosted the International Mission Board’s Sept. 25 Sending Celebration. Rob Pochek, senior pastor of First Baptist Church Park Street, Charlottesville, Va., told the 57 newly appointed missionaries, their families and friends that he couldn’t think of a more appropriate place to send them off to the nations than the place Lottie Moon first heeded God’s calling on her life. “On Dec. 21, 1858, a student came to a revival service here. … [Read more...]
Webster County Baptist Association event aims to reach bow hunters
MARSHFIELD – For 18 years, the Webster County Baptist Association has had an Outdoor Sportsmen’s Event for those with archery interests. Director of Missions Mitch Fisher said approximately 15 of the churches in the association were directly involved with some aspect of the latest sportsmen’s event, Aug. 24, and several other churches donated towards this. “It’s a one-day family event catering to archery. It’s for men and women, boys and girls. We set up at Camp Arrowhead (Boy Scout Camp) … [Read more...]
Hispanic volunteers share a story that changes lives
by Tessa Sanchez/IMB “We did not go to work. We went to see God at work, and praise God that He used us beyond what we could do for His glory,” Annel Robayna said. Robayna, who serves as IMB’s Hispanic church mobilization strategist, recently traveled with church leaders and members of Hispanic churches in the U.S. to serve alongside Hispanic missionaries Adam and Janene Rios. The Rioses serve with the IMB in Southeast Asia. During their two-week trip, 130 people heard the gospel, … [Read more...]
103-plus Sudanese refugees find hope in Christ
SOUTH SUDAN (BP) – The Muslim Sudanese refugee said he was the richest man in his village before he lost all he owned. “I’ve lost everything, but I know it was good because now I found God,” he told Zach Potts of Empower One, a Send Relief partner serving Sudanese refugees. “And three days later he went to a church service in South Sudan and made a profession of faith and gave his life to the Lord,” Potts, Empower One’s South Sudan Liaison, told Baptist Press. “It’s a horrible … [Read more...]
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