NATIONWIDE (BP) – How does giving to missions bless a local church? Pastors say their churches benefit from giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering in many ways. Lance Logue is pastor of Highland Baptist Church in Redmond, Ore., where about 720 people attend weekly. “We believe that giving is an act of worship, and it plays a vital role in discipleship,” Logue told Baptist Press. “Generous giving challenges our members to grow spiritually, deepen their trust in God and align … [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...]
100 Christians banned from villages in India if they don’t denounce faith
CHHATTISGARH, India (BP) – At least 40 members of New Bethesda Jesus Tribal Ministry in Michwar Village remain sheltered at the church two weeks after the village council banned them from the community unless they renounce their faith. The Christians are among 100 impacted by a joint resolution adopted Nov. 17 by eight village councils in the Sukma District of Chhattisgarh State. Christians who don’t denounce Jesus must leave the villages or their fields, belongings and property will be … [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...]
Trinity Baptist, St. Mary, finds renewal after aligning ministries with mission
ST. MARY – In 2020 Trinity Baptist Church in St. Mary was experiencing declining membership and had an average worship attendance of around 30. However, the congregation wasn’t ready to close the doors. The church’s biggest strength was it didn’t give up,” Pastor Ed Carter says. “It kept on going even though (the members) knew they didn’t have much strength or power left.” St. Mary is about an hour and a half south of St. Louis. Carter became the church’s pastor in August 2020. He led … [Read more...]
First-Person: ‘No better way to spend a summer’ than with Missouri DR
EDITOR'S NOTE: College student Michelle Ryan has served for a few years as a collegiate intern with Missouri Disaster Relief (MODR). JEFFERSON CITY (MODR) – With the devastating scale of this year’s hurricane destruction filling the news, human efforts to help can feel futile. That feeling of despair and the inability to do something eventually gives way to a much more tolerable feeling of apathy, which I believe characterizes the attitudes of many college students like me. After all, … [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...]
Missouri Baptist WMU groups use craft project to teach about Cooperative Program
CONWAY – Working together on a hands-on project is a key learning principle for children. The Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) has tapped into that principle with a craft project for teaching about the Cooperative Program. The children in mission groups, summer camps and Vacation Bible Schools across the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) are making craft stick units to help them understand how the 47,000 churches in the SBC work together through the Cooperative Program (CP) for the sake of … [Read more...]
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