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IMB trustees appoint 71 missionaries, look toward deep investment in Great Commission task

International Mission Board trustees appointed 71 fully supported missionaries during their May 13-14 meeting near Richmond, Va. Missionaries approved for appointment will be recognized during a Sending Celebration on Tuesday, June 9, at 10:30 a.m. EDT. The event will be livestreamed on SBC annual meeting website.
Missouri

Missouri Baptists support missionary housing renovation with $300,000 gift to the IMB

Because of the faithful giving of Missouri Baptist churches through the Cooperative Program, the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) was able to deliver a special $300,000 gift to the International Mission Board (IMB) last month. The gift, which came out of the MBC’s 2025 underspend, will be used to help renovate missionary housing at the IMB’s International Learning Center in Virginia.
International

Global Hunger Relief encourages church giving to meet needs, share Gospel around the world

While ongoing wars grab the headlines, communities and families in several regions of the world fight their own daily battle to put food on their plates.
International

New IMB emeriti offer guidance to fuel next generation of missionaries

With 1,452 years of combined service across 48 countries, 56 International Mission Board missionaries gathered near Richmond, Virginia, May 3-7, for the annual IMB Celebration of Emeriti.
International

From broken bones to unshakable faith, Pedro’s light shines in Mexican village

In one small Mexican village, life comes with a hard, practical rhythm. Children finish eighth grade and are quickly pulled into the fields or the factories that pay just enough for a family’s basic needs. Most men walk a mile or more just to catch the only truck that will ferry them to work.
International

Missionary kid returns to mission field for all the right reasons

Like many missionary kids, Lauren Hou didn’t initially feel comfortable in the U.S. after she first arrived to attend university. Many of her formative years were spent overseas, and it felt like home. At first, she wanted to move back overseas as soon as possible, but by the end of her freshman year at California Baptist University, after she plugged into campus ministry and attended a women’s retreat, God challenged and convicted her.
International

Mixtec musician’s call to worship changes after conversion

A locally renowned musician found himself sitting in the one-room jail cell of the local police station. In addition to an illustrious career as a pianist in a band, he was his community’s cantor. Unflustered at his current situation, Thiago patiently waited, praying and contentedly waiting for the Lord’s will to be done.
International

Dozens killed in Nigeria as violence mars Easter celebrations in several nations

At least 54 Christians were killed early Easter in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, many during worship, with dozens more abducted from Evangelical Church Winning All Souls and other sites, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported.
International

Two young leaders impact church growth in Guinea

The African nation of Guinea, formally known as the Republic of Guinea, is a country of roughly 14 million people, yet it has only nine Baptist churches nationwide. Ninety percent of the population is Muslim, and less than one percent identifies as evangelical Christian. Against this backdrop, two men named Christian and Jacques have emerged as beacons of hope.
International

Baptist chaplains transform Kenya’s hospitals, prisons, schools 

God is using more than 300 Baptist chaplains to transform lives — and eternities — across the nation of Kenya.  
International

IMB missionaries in Central Asia reflect on first year

Sometimes it takes two hours just to get groceries. A doctor’s visit will most likely require Google Translate at some point. Air pollution skyrockets during winter months. Language learning is not for the faint of heart. And, even when it takes three hours of tea to get to a gospel conversation, making Christ known is worth it. These are just some of the hard-won pearls of wisdom International Mission Board missionaries Forrest and Paige mulled over one evening as they reflected on their first year overseas.
International

FIRST-PERSON: Islamic eschatology and the war in Iran

“I’m lost,” the Iranian pilot cried into the microphone. I was a few months into my jet training course at Laredo Air Force Base, Texas, in 1971. At that time, the Shah of Iran, a close ally of the United States, sent his pilots for training in the United States. They were a friendly, capable lot, but this one became disoriented over the Southwest Texas terrain, ran out of gas, ejected from the aircraft and parachuted to safety. His cry of desperation still rings in my ears.

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