KYIV, Ukraine (BP) – 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?” The priest is one of two leaders interviewed in a recent video by Colby Barrett, who, with the Ukraine Freedom Project, produces documentaries of Russia’s persecution of Christians. “He was a UOC-MP (Ukraine Orthodox Church … [Read more...]
Crossroads association mission team builds houses, shares gospel in Acuña, Mexico
ACUÑA, Mexico – The Crossroads Baptist Association continued their partnership here to build houses and share the gospel. A mission team from the association traveled to Acuña, Mexico, after Christmas. According to team leader Patrick Argent, Crossroads Treasurer and pastor of a church plant of Renick Community Church, the association and a non-Baptist church assisting in the project sent 15 members, and another 17 from The Bridge Collegiate Ministry led by Scott Westfall, at the … [Read more...]
MBC’s Phillips sees third apologetics book translated into Iran’s Farsi language
JEFFERSON CITY – 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. The Apologist’s Tool Kit was Phillips’ first book to be translated and … [Read more...]
Together, Africans are ready to take the gospel to the nations
by Melanie Clinton/IMB JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (IMB) – 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. “God is doing some things in Africa,” said Ezekiel Ajibade, a conference keynote speaker and rector of the Baptist College of … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptist mission team shares Christ’s love, trains pastors in Africa
WEST AFRICA – Through its partnership with Bethlehem Christian Academy, Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) 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. Team members say they saw God at work in various ways, including the baptism of two new believers. The team partnered with Bethlehem Christian Academy (BCA), which … [Read more...]
‘Kingdom First, Second Strong’: A story of multigenerational mission work in Missouri
by Chris Doyle/IMB A common desire among Southern Baptist churches is to incorporate unity among the congregation. In other words, they want to be multigenerational. Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Missouri, has made “multigenerational” an emphasis in their pursuit of mission work, and the result has been a success. “It’s difficult to engage cross-generationally, but when you put believers of varying ages alongside each other with a common cause and a common love for Christ, … [Read more...]
Sending Celebration highlights stories of faith, generosity
Forty-one newly appointed International Mission Board missionaries celebrated ROGERS, Ark. (IMB) – Southern Baptists gathered at First Baptist Rogers of Rogers, Arkansas, Wednesday, Feb. 4 to support and send 41 International Mission Board missionaries who are going to the nations to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. IMB President Paul Chitwood opened the Sending Celebration thanking the church for hosting and thanking all Southern Baptist churches for cooperatively making it possible to … [Read more...]
Liberian Baptists hungry for IMB partnership
‘You left us...now we rejoice in your return’ LIBERIA (IMB) – For more than 30 years, International Mission Board missionaries were absent from Liberia. Civil war and unrest tore through the small West African nation, forcing missionaries to evacuate and leave churches without the support they once knew. When peace returned, the IMB posted a job request for someone to serve in the nation’s capital, Monrovia. It was a high priority need for this healing country. The request sat … [Read more...]
Two women, two years, 25 countries with IMB Explorer program
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ava Taylor* spent the past two years traveling across Europe as part of the International Mission Board’s Project 3000 Explorer initiative, seeking out unreached people groups and sharing the Gospel. The project’s goal is to ensure every people group has access to the message of Christ. Over the next five years, the IMB plans to send 300 missionary explorers to research each remaining people group with no known Gospel presence. Taylor, 30, partnered with a … [Read more...]
IMB’s Missions College emphasizes church partnerships and individual roles
by Jaclyn Mains/IMB Rynie Badenhorst returned to Missions College this year with a clear purpose—and a larger group. The global outreach pastor from CityRise (West University Baptist Church) in Houston, Texas, brought a team of 10 this year, all excited to strengthen their church’s pathway for sending and sustaining the next generation on mission. Missions involvement isn’t new for CityRise. The multi-campus, multicultural church was founded more than 90 years ago by an International … [Read more...]
IMB teams continue excitement after Tokyo Deaflympics
Why it matters: Missionaries engaged more than 1,500 Deaflympics participants, many of whom have never seen the gospel in their native sign language. Through gospel conversations with IMB teams, 13 people made professions of faith, 245 expressed interest and one believer was baptized. The work in Tokyo was aided by 1,742 prayer warriors and generous donors who provided daily prayer support and funding. Many Deaf people have never seen the name of Jesus signed in their heart … [Read more...]
South Asian women empowered to know, understand God’s Word
by Kristen Sosebee/IMB SOUTH ASIA (IMB) – When Song, a Hindu woman, and her family moved to the outskirts of a large, South Asian city for work, she prayed for God to teach her more about Himself. Not long after, she met Leela, a Christian woman who ran a small grocery store nearby. Song invited Leela to come to her home and teach her and some friends about the Bible. The women soaked up the Word of God eagerly and wanted to learn more, but then, Leela moved away. For some time, … [Read more...]
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