Sometimes, finding unreached people groups means getting your truck stuck in a riverbed, driving 12 hours and traveling to village after village after village, asking if anyone knows anything about an unengaged and unreached people group. More than 3,000 people groups around the world have no strategy for reaching them with the gospel. Project 3000 is a concerted effort to ensure that every people group has access to the gospel. The International Mission Board is sending 300 … [Read more...]
George Liele church planting, evangelism, missions Sunday materials available
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Southern Baptists have been encouraged to celebrate African American and Black pioneers whose lives inspire the next generation to continue the work of solving the world’s greatest problem – lostness. The International Mission Board invites all Southern Baptists to recognize Feb. 2 as George Liele Church Planting, Evangelism and Missions Sunday. This special Sunday recognizes the life and work of these pioneers, and so many more: George Liele, who many … [Read more...]
Like father, like son: IMB missionary takes over parents’ rural ministry
by Chris Doyle/IMB NORTH AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST (IMB) – Children often take over a family business their parents started. This isn’t uncommon. For a son or daughter to relieve their parents in international ministry, though, can be a rare occurrence. International Mission Board missionaries Bill and Phyllis were involved in rural ministry for 16 years but are now retiring. God made it possible for their son, Daniel, to take over the work, in 2023. Bill and Phyllis served Northern … [Read more...]
First Person: My deaf friend now knows that Jesus can calm her fear
by Penelope Sonnen, IMB missionary in Southeast Asia EDITOR'S NOTE: Download the January PrayerPoints featuring daily prayer requests for Deaf peoples around the world. Each month will focus on a different theme or one of IMB’s eight affinity groups. When I first got here as a missionary, I learned that people wouldn’t whistle because they fear that might summon a demon. They wouldn’t clean their homes at night because they believe that might upset demons. They live terrified of evil … [Read more...]
IMB missionaries make ministry a family affair
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...]
First-Person: IMB President calls churches to increase support of Lottie Moon Christmas Offering this year
EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Chitwood serves as president of the International Mission Board. The following is his appeal to Southern Baptist churches. RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Because this year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is the most important offering in the history of the International Mission Board, I am asking every church to give 10% more to the IMB this year than you gave last year. If every church raises their giving by just 10%, we can fully support our Southern Baptist missionaries … [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...]
Pastors share how local churches are blessed by supporting Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
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...]
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