FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) – It’s been over 20 years since Rebekah Naylor returned to the United States after decades of work at Bangalore Baptist Hospital. But she still uses personal pronouns like “we” in referring to the efforts of medical staff there battling a horrific COVID-19 surge that is killing more than 3,000 per day. “It’s overwhelming, the sadness at the loss of life when you see the images on TV of people suffering, people struggling to breathe outside of the hospital and the … [Read more...]
FIRST-PERSON: Born in darkness, now living in light
EDITOR'S NOTE: The International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention shared this first-person article by a Hindu-background believer in South Asia. IMB workers in South Asia partner with Hindu-background believers to reach the lost with the gospel of Christ. You can give now and pray now to support their work. Learn more about South Asia and IMB’s work among the people who represent the greatest concentration of lostness in the world. For free resources to help you pray … [Read more...]
Frederick Boulevard Baptist, St. Joseph, equips families to make disciples
ST. JOSEPH – Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church here substituted its normal Sunday morning Bible study classes, April 18, with sessions aimed at helping adults learn how to reach and disciple the next generation. The Frederick Family Conference drew a larger crowd—more than 10% larger—than FBBC’s recent average attendance. “We had quite a few families with young children come, some of them for the first time,” says FBBC Senior Pastor Scott Gilbert. Around 500 people attended, which “speaks … [Read more...]
Gaining a new perspective: SBU spring break missions team serves at southern border
BOLIVAR – After having its mission project canceled for 2020 and then for 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Southwest Baptist University’s Center for Global Connections (CGC) team to Colombia headed for the United States' southern border. “We were planning on going to Colombia and working with Venezuelan refugees, and ended up going to the U.S./Mexico border and working with other types of refugees and migrant seekers,” Jordan Hillenburg, a senior cybersecurity major from Pleasant … [Read more...]
A COVID-19 memorial to remember
Behind the lens: IMB photographers share stories from their photo collections CZECH REPUBLIC (IMB) – March 22, 2021, marked one year anniversary of the first COVID-19 related death in Czech Republic, where I serve. In memory and honor of those lost in the past year, the city of Prague painted over 22,000 crosses in the Old Town Square. Thousands came out to remember their loved ones by writing deceased’s names, laying flowers, lighting candles and leaving memorabilia. My family … [Read more...]
After military coup in Myanmar, Southern Baptists called to prayer
EDITOR’S NOTE: * denotes name changed. MYANMAR – Fear, unemployment and poverty covered the southeast Asian nation of Myanmar (formerly Burma) last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic prompted stay-at-home orders and business closures. “People were starving here,” Paul McGeorge*, a Southern Baptist fieldworker in the region, told The Pathway in early March. In some of the nation’s poorest communities, according to Reuters, people ate rats and snakes to survive. “They’ve had almost all their … [Read more...]
Church that split over missions continues missions outreach into third century
EDITOR'S NOTE: An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported the date for New Hope Church's 200th anniversary celebration. The celebration is, in fact, on Sunday, Sept. 12. (The article was updated at 12:20 p.m., April 27.) ELSBERRY – Two hundred years ago Stout’s Settlement Baptist Church—now New Hope Church—disagreed over missions activities. The vigorous dispute altered the congregation’s history. “There was a group in the church that was anti-missions and a group in support … [Read more...]
‘Daunting task, but I’ll persevere,’ IMB missionary says
MEDELLIN, Colombia – Travis Burkhalter and his wife, Beth, have served with the IMB in Central and South America since 2010. In those years, their Spanish language skills have steadily improved, and they converse easily with most people in their city of Medellin, Colombia. When God directed Travis and Beth to serve Indigenous people groups, however, they noticed a communication barrier. Many of these groups do not speak Spanish well, and some do not understand it at all. “The people group … [Read more...]
Pisgah Baptist proclaims gospel freedom to people struggling with addiction
LONG LANE – Pisgah Baptist Church is in a community that could be described as “a wide spot in the road.” But that doesn’t stop them from being a vibrant and active Baptist church. The community is in rural Dallas County, in southwest Missouri, and there are no longer any grocery stores or gas stations in Long Lane. The school closed up five years ago. Some would say it is a declining community. But Pastor Bill Autry is optimistic. He says there are people moving into the area, many of … [Read more...]
MBC campus missionaries, students intentional in gospel witness to all
ST. LOUIS – MBCollegiate Campus Missionaries aren’t just passionate about reaching college students with the gospel of Jesus Christ. From insurance salesmen to neighbors and everyone in between, they are living as gospel witnesses in all their spheres of influence – and teaching their students to do the same. Kale Uzzle, Campus Missionary in St. Louis, and his wife have been faithfully and intentionally reaching out to their neighbors for months. While COVID has provided challenges, they … [Read more...]
Eastertide geocaching event offers true treasure
ST. LOUIS – The real treasure at the “Journey of Hope” geocaching event was walking the last week of Jesus. The Easter weekend event at Fellowship of Wildwood, St. Louis, offered a safe, social distancing opportunity to share the gospel. Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS (Global Positioning System)-enabled devices. Participants navigated to a specific set of GPS coordinates to experience a portion of the gospel. “We started planning early in the year,” … [Read more...]
‘Celebrate CP Day’ set for April 25
JEFFERSON CITY – What happens when you give to your local Missouri Baptist church? What do your tithes and offerings actually do? Your church voluntarily invests a portion of those gifts in the Cooperative Program, which in turn supports collegiate ministries on 26 campuses, helps senior citizens, starts new churches, advances Christian education, provides disaster relief, rescues young people from human trafficking, keeps nearly 9,000 full-time missionaries in the field and much … [Read more...]
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