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International

Tutoring center in South Asia becomes bridge to faith

Tutoring centers are ubiquitous in South Asia, according to Crawford Kaiser, International Mission Board missionary. “It’s a bunch of local folks trying to provide tutoring,” he explained with a smile. Kaiser and his team of national partners are taking advantage of the teaching opportunities for the sake of the gospel.
International

Missouri DR brings help, hope, healing to Jamaica in wake of Hurricane Melissa

It’s estimated that half the economy in Jamaica relies on income from services such as tourism. In fact, an estimated 4.3 million foreign tourists visit Jamaica every year. So, when a hurricane like Melissa hits the island, it not only damages businesses and homes, but affects the economy that supports a major portion of the population.
International

Religious persecution continues in Venezuela despite Maduro’s capture, CSW reports

Religious persecution and human rights violations continue in Venezuela under a firmly entrenched authoritarian regime, CSW reported March 9 as captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores await trial in the U.S.
International

Pray for ‘freedom in Christ, freedom of religion’ in Iran

Missouri Baptist and Southern Baptist leaders alike have called for prayer amid rising conflicts in the Middle East. God has been moving in Iran for many years, and He is continuing to work for the salvation of men and women in the region.
International

FIRST-PERSON: Persecution and protection of Iranian Christians

With the present war involving Iran, the United States and surrounding countries, a closer look at the history of Christianity in Iran may help place these events in context and guide believers in how to pray for Christians living there. Throughout Iran’s history with Christianity, there has been sporadic discrimination against and persecution of believers. When outside forces threaten Iran, the relationship between Iranian Christians and the ruling government has often changed.
National

Reaching Montreal: Church plant led by former Muslim bringing gospel to unreached city

"The beginning of the story is good. But the ending is even better." That's Andrew Mark Adil's opening line when people ask how such an unlikely man ended up in such an unlikely place doing such an unlikely thing.
International

450 Baptist churches among 737 houses of worship Russia has attacked in Ukraine

The priest led an Orthodox church with the Moscow Patriarchate. But when Russia invaded, soldiers stripped the priest naked, knocked out his teeth with the butt of a rifle, and paraded him through the streets, taunting “Where is your God now?”
Missouri

Crossroads association mission team builds houses, shares gospel in Acuña, Mexico

The Crossroads Baptist Association continued their partnership here to build houses and share the gospel. For this purpose, an associational mission team recently traveled to Acuña, Mexico.
International

MBC’s Phillips sees third apologetics book translated into Iran’s Farsi language

When Rob Phillips began writing books to help Christians defend their faith he never foresaw some of his titles being translated into Farsi, the modern Persian language of Iran. Following the publication last year of his first book into Farsi, a second is being finalized for publication, and a third – What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus – is being translated from English.
International

Together, Africans are ready to take the gospel to the nations

One hundred African leaders from 33 nations assembled in Johannesburg, South Africa, in early February to discuss the future of missions on their continent. A common theme reverberated from their lips: It’s time for Africa to embrace its potential as the world’s next great missionary sending force.
Missouri

Missouri Baptist mission team shares Christ’s love, trains pastors in Africa

Through its partnership with Bethlehem Christian Academy, Missouri Baptist Convention churches are sharing the gospel to over 2,500 students in Africa. In January, a missions team sponsored by the MBC's Missions Mobilization team traveled to West Africa to share the gospel in a predominantly Muslim area.
Missouri

‘Kingdom First, Second Strong’: A story of multigenerational mission work in Missouri

Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Missouri, has made “multigenerational” an emphasis in their pursuit of mission work, and the result has been a success.

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