Chelsie Kormeier/contributing writer SANTA CRUZ DEL QUICHE, Guatemala – No one wanted Benito. He had no family. So he was passed around from place to place until three years ago, when he landed in Casa De Mi Padre at the age of 11. No one wanted Benito until Shane Sanderson, founder of Casa De Mi Padre, shared his heart with him and taught him the hope of Jesus. “He always touches my heart,” said Sanderson, a member of Missouri Valley Baptist Church in St. Joseph. At any given time, … [Read more...]
‘Normal Christianity’ comes with tears
Editor’s Note: *Denotes name changed for security. SPRINGFIELD – “Normal Christianity” brings persecution, missionary and author Nik Ripken* said during the Missouri Baptist Convention’s 2014 “Sowing in Tears” conference at Crossway Baptist Church here, Jan. 27-28. “In the Bible, persecution is normal,” Ripken said, reporting that “70 percent of all Christians practicing their faith live in environments of persecution.” When Ripken* entered Somalia with the International Mission … [Read more...]
Abedini moved in Iranian prison
WASHINGTON – American Pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been wrongfully imprisoned in Iran for more than a year because of his Christian faith, has been moved from the murderer ward to the political prisoner ward in Rajai Shahr Prison. Abedini’s wife, Naghmeh, was a special guest speaker during The Pathway’s report at the Missouri Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in October. “Make no mistake; Pastor Saeed is still in the deadliest prison in Iran facing deteriorating medical … [Read more...]
Winter Olympics outreach ready
William Bagsby/International Mission Board Editor’s note: For more information on Southern Baptists’ efforts concerning the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, visit commissionstories.com/sochi-winter-olympics. The site will be updated with stories, photos, videos, prayer requests and more during the Feb. 7-23 Games. SOCHI, Russia (BP) – Will Baptists have a witness at the Winter Olympics in Russia? Will it be safe from terrorists? Will other issues arise? Marc Ira Hooks, one of … [Read more...]
MO pastor takes gospel to Olympics
FLORISSANT – The Olympic Games are a great meeting place for the people of the world, and Jeff Wells, senior pastor of Cross Keys Baptist Church here, believes it is a wonderful place to introduce them to Jesus. He is ready for his trip to Sochi, Russia. “The Olympics are Acts 1:8 all in one place,” Wells said. “People attend from all over the world, and I love to tell them about Jesus.” Wells tells the story about meeting two guys at the swimming venue in Beijing in 2008. “We started … [Read more...]
IMB’s sub-Saharan Base Camp coming to Kingsville
KINGSVILLE – Elm Spring Baptist church has chosen to “be the missionary” for a people group in sub-Saharan Africa, and pastor Robin Dale hopes other Missouri Baptist churches will follow their example. They’ll have the opportunity at the International Mission Board’s (IMB) “Base Camp,” Feb. 21-22, at Elm Spring. Base Camps are training and networking conferences for churches interested in impacting the unreached and unengaged people groups of sub-Saharan Africa. It’s an opportunity to … [Read more...]
New Salem aid continues with Philippines
BRIAN KOONCE/staff writer bkoonce@mobaptist.org BOHOL ISLAND, The Philippines – It’s been two months since Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) hit the Philippines and more than three months since a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook the island of Bohol, but one Missouri Baptist church is continuing to make life a little better in one small village in the name of Jesus. Josie Rogers, a member of New Salem Baptist Church in Winfield, was born in the village of Loon on Bohol, though she has been in … [Read more...]
Risking marriage for Jesus
Don Graham/International Mission Board Editor’s note: Mary and John Harper* served in South Asia as Southern Baptist representatives through gifts to the Cooperative Program, which fund the presence and missions outreach of nearly 5,000 Southern Baptist personnel internationally. (*Name changed) CENTRAL ASIA (BP) – John Harper* had just blown it. The Missouri-born Southern Baptist missionary watched as a wave of anger washed over the face of his new friend, Rasheed,* whom he’d just … [Read more...]
Missouri Baptists begin ongoing work on Filipino island
GIBITNGIL, the Philippines – While most of Missouri was wading through snow drifts and scraping ice off windshields, six Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers were wading out to an ocean-going canoe and reusing bent, rusty nails in an ongoing effort to rebuild a Filipino school damaged by November’s typhoon. Teams from Baptist churches across Missouri will be going to the tiny island through the middle of February – the first team returned just before Christmas – helping to rebuild a school … [Read more...]
Helping missionaries on furlough: Righteous Rides offers cars for the price of gasoline
MOSCOW MILLS – Righteous Rides meets a need for missionaries on furlough. Co-founders of the nonprofit organization, Bret Byus, member and deacon at First Baptist Church (FBC) Troy, and Mark Reighard, discovered this need through friendships from LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas. “LeTourneau is a Christian school,” Byus, Righteous Rides president, said. “So, we had lots of friends going to the mission field. We’ve been involved in their lives over the years, and when the family … [Read more...]
Native Filipino “man of prayer” Ed Moncada re “prayer walking, riding, for spiritual awakening”
Ed Moncada, a member of the Leadership Development Team for the Missouri Baptist Convention, shares about his life and work. Find more great interviews like this one at: http://www.haroldhendrick.com/ … [Read more...]
Christ is worthy of your generosity, your all
Tom Elliff/International Mission Board RICHMOND, Va. (BP) –Years ago, in my wife’s home church, the pastor received an unusual call on Sunday afternoon from the chairman of the church’s finance committee. That morning, the church had begun collecting its annual Lottie Moon Offering for International Missions. As they were tallying the results in order to give a report that evening, the committee found an interesting response in one envelope. The envelope had been turned inside out, and … [Read more...]
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