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...]
Lottie Moon Offering at work in midst of disaster
GIBITNGIL ISLAND, the Philippines – “I have a different heart for Lottie Moon Christmas offering than than I did this time last month. In 23 years pastoring I’ve promoted Lottie Moon, I’ve showed videos about Lottie Moon, I’ve heard missionaries talk about Lottie Moon, but I did not know anything until I stepped on the field in the Philippines,” said Dwain Carter, director of Disaster Relief for the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC). What changed Carter’s mind was his recent trip to the … [Read more...]
A simple sign: ‘Help’
Caroline Anderson/Baptist Press MANLAGTANG, Philippines – They are a poor village with beautiful teeth. Beyond that, the people of Manlagtang, Philippines, are in a world of hurt. Their village, however, is off the main road and most relief supplies were making their way to larger, more accessible towns and cities. So the residents of Manlagtang put a sign out on the road that said simply: “Help.” When a BGR assessment team saw the sign, they decided to make the short walk into … [Read more...]
An incredible story of survival: Harrowing post-typhooon journey in the Philippines ends safely
Caroline Anderson/IMB MANILA, Philippines (BP) – The stench of rotting dead bodies was overwhelming. “I can’t breathe. It’s burning my eyes,” Makenzie Baker told three Filipino co-workers. With no choice but to continue, they trekked forward over the remains of buildings, animals and bodies in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan when most people were leaving the city of Tacloban. A graduate from Union University, Baker went to the Philippines to spend a semester serving through the … [Read more...]
Review: The Insanity of God
Mark Morris/contributing writer Editor’s Note: The following review of Nik Ripken’s book, The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected, is abridged from a longer review by Morris, who serves as director for the Advance of Nontraditional Church at the International Mission Board. The full review can be accessed online at www.thegospelcoalition.org/book-reviews. Nik Ripken (name changed) serves with the IMB and will speak during the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Sowing in Tears … [Read more...]
Pastor Jeff Lunn on Lottie Moon
Pastor Jeff Lunn of the Park Baptist Church in North St. Louis, MO County highlights the life of a great nineteenth century missionary heroine, Lottie Moon. A southern aristocrat, she left her social status, homeland and family in sacrificially offering her life to share Christ’s love in China. Late in her live, during a time of famine, she gave away most of her food to her beloved Chinese, which eventually reduced her weight to 50 pounds. She basically died of starvation in a Japanese … [Read more...]
Scripture distribution increases in persecution hotspots
SWINDON, England /Christian Newswire/ – Bible Societies in some of the countries where Christians suffer high levels of persecution are reporting a sharp rise in the number of Scriptures distributed. There is no doubt that the persecution of Christians is on the rise. Official reports and news articles are describing it as a ‘war on Christians’, with horrifying statistics clearly showing that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world.* But recent figures from Bible … [Read more...]
MBC sets Lottie Moon goal of $4 mil
JEFFERSON CITY – A chill is in the air, and that means carols, pageants and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) has set a statewide goal of $4 million for 2013, working out to about $7.60 per Baptist church member and a little over $2,100 per Baptist church in Missouri. The nationwide goal is $175 million, the same as last year’s. 2012 was a down year in Missouri Baptists’ giving to Lottie Moon, falling short of the $3.75 … [Read more...]
Bible in the bird’s nest; support our missionaries
The Nov. 15 Wall Street Journal featured an op-ed from Melanie Kirkpatrick in which she tells about North Korean families fleeing that nation’s horrific violations of human rights and, specifically, religious rights. While the young dictator, Kim Jong Un, is intoxicated by his authority to wield the power of government over the millions in his country, there are those in his nation and in ours who believe there is a greater authority. Kirkpatrick tells the story of a believing family … [Read more...]
Missionaries see miracles, mercy amid typhoon
Caroline Anderson/Baptist Press TACLOBAN, Philippines (BP) – Suzie Miller sat on her mattress, floating on the second level of her flooding home, not knowing whether she and her husband would survive Typhoon Haiyan. But Suzie and her husband Carl –among 26 IMB missionaries in the Philippines – knew they were exactly where God wanted them: in their home in Tacloban during the massive storm. The entire experience, Suzie said, was a testament to God’s provision and the power of … [Read more...]
DR: MBC already on ground in Cebu City, Philippines
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Missouri Baptists are on the ground in typhoon-ravaged islands of the Philippines, and leaders are asking for prayer, future volunteers and funds. Dwain Carter, director of Disaster Relief (DR) for the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) and Mike Beasley, a disaster relief “white hat” from Trimble Baptist Church, left Nov. 13 for the Philippines joining two Southern Baptists from Texas at the request of the United Nations (UN), the Filipino government and Baptist … [Read more...]
First person: Pre-disaster trip to Islands shows God’s love
Katlyn Moncada/contributing writer MANILA, Philippines – Whether in your neighborhood or traveling the world, there are always opportunities for followers of Christ to live on mission. I had the privilege of going overseas to Southeast Asia for a little more than two weeks at the end of the summer. Many experiences were shared with our team of five. My other team members from South County Baptist Church were John Childers, lead pastor; Joe Spicer, minister of missions; Ed Moncada, my … [Read more...]
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