ROMANIA (IMB) – Thirty years was a long time to wait for help. Yet, the Romanian pastor had faithfully prayed since he was 8 years old for someone to come alongside him to serve and love his people. Meanwhile, Jan McMurphy sat in Olive Branch, Mississippi, wrestling with God about an “itch” for the mission field she couldn’t shake. For 16 years she served on short-term medical mission teams with other Mississippi Baptists. The last few years she brought her church, Longview Heights … [Read more...]
West African missionary returns ‘home,’ trains rural churches
By Max Power and Myriah Snyder SENEGAL, West Africa (IMB) – When International Mission Board missionary Moses knew that God was calling him to go make disciples on islands near Senegal, his knee-jerk response was no. His hesitance had nothing to do with disobedience or uncertainty about the islanders. It wasn’t about the persecution believers faced in these areas. The issue was that Moses couldn’t swim. Island ministry had to be off the table, for his own safety. Moses wasn’t … [Read more...]
New, returning missionaries evidence of Southern Baptist presence among the lost
EDITOR'S NOTE: Myriah Snyder writes and edits for the IMB. Leslie Peacock Caldwell, managing editor at the IMB, also contributed to this article. PHOENIX, Ariz. (IMB) – On Valentine’s evening, many Southern Baptists gathered in Phoenix, Arizona, to celebrate the latest group of missionaries heading to the nations with the gospel of Jesus Christ. In total, 62 missionaries were approved unanimously for appointment earlier that day by IMB’s board of trustees who were also in Phoenix for … [Read more...]
Street evangelism works in East Asian megacity
EAST ASIA – “Street evangelism just doesn’t work here.” That’s what Markus Feirer was told by members of the church he was training in evangelism. The International Mission Board missionary didn’t believe the church members were right. Walking up and down the streets of the East Asian megacity, people were everywhere, yet they were so disconnected. Looking down at their phones while they boarded buses and metros. AirPods in ear as they crossed the street. No one stopping — all laser … [Read more...]
Fusion, IMB partner for 20 years
Program equips young adults, students for lifetime of missional living KANSAS CITY (IMB) – A 20-year partnership between the International Mission Board and Fusion, a missions program from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College in Kansas City, Mo., has helped students live a missional life. The two entities are excited to see this relationship grow even more in the years to come. Erik Odegard, Fusion director and assistant professor of intercultural studies, … [Read more...]
Christian couple beaten by mob during questioning at police station in India
KARNATAKA, India (BP) – A mob of 300 people beat and threatened to kill a Christian couple at a police station in Karnataka State, India, after the wife was falsely accused of forced conversion, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) said Jan. 23. Beaten were Uppaladinni village residents Vijayalakshmi Chavhan and her husband Ashok. Police feigned an inability to stop the attack, sources told CSW. “This is part of a growing trend of social hostility towards religious minorities across … [Read more...]
Christian persecution rising; North Korea remains atop 2024 World Watch List
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article first appeared in The Baptist Paper (Click here to read the original report; to read other Baptist Paper reports on the persecuted church, click here). NORTH KOREA (The Baptist Paper) – North Korea remains atop the list of countries where persecution of Christians is highest, Open Doors reported Jan. 17 amid the release of its 2024 World Watch List. The annual report highlights the top 50 countries where Christians are most at risk for living out their … [Read more...]
New missionaries train to research, seek unengaged peoples
EDITOR'S NOTE: You can be an active part of the Project 3000 journey and keep up with all the missionary explorers. Sign up to be a virtual explorer. You’ll get to follow along with us as we see every people group found and known. We’ll pass on urgent prayer requests and other ways you can support and join the work. RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Morgan Walker looked around the room of missionary candidates in awe. When she surrendered her life to Jesus a few years ago, she didn’t know anything … [Read more...]
Leland Webb, pioneer of global missions storytelling, dies at 91
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – A pioneer in advocating and sharing stories of God working around the world died Jan. 8, 2024. Leland Franklin Webb, 91, was a writer and editor at the International Mission Board for 32 years. While his name may not sound familiar to some, Webb helped change the face of modern Christian media. He helped usher in the era of popular techniques to tell the stories of IMB missionaries and their ministry. His most noted work was as editor of The Commission magazine, an … [Read more...]
IMB missionary: ‘God is working’ in Ukraine
by Michael Domke EDITOR'S NOTE: Michael Domke has served in Ukraine for 15 years with the IMB. (Sue Sprenkle contributed to this article.) In times of great need or despair, we’ve seen firsthand what the world’s greatest problem is, and it’s not war or hunger. It’s spiritual lostness. I recently watched people line up outside a church as air raid sirens sounded in Ukraine. The church was not a bomb shelter. They weren’t distributing food. It wasn’t even a Sunday. People stood in line, … [Read more...]
200-plus Christians massacred in Christmas attacks across Nigeria
PLATEAU, Nigeria (BP) – Terrorists killed more than 200 Christians in a series of Christmastime attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Middle Belt and the northeast, humanitarian and advocacy groups reported. The death toll continues to rise from attacks conducted by bandits – a term encompassing organized terror groups and other criminal groups – Dec. 23-28 in as many as 80 villages in Plateau State, Christian aid group Release International reported Dec. 30. Bodies continue to be discovered, … [Read more...]
Baptist partners in Japan ready to respond to earthquake damage
by Stephen R. Clark/The Baptist Paper JAPAN – A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit western Japan on Jan. 1 — several aftershocks have since followed. It is reportedly the most serious and deadliest earthquake since those that hit the country in 2015 and 2016. As many as 55 are confirmed dead while rescue efforts are ongoing; many still remain without cell phone service, water, electric and other utilities. Coy Webb, crisis response director of Southern Baptist’s Send Relief stated, “We … [Read more...]
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