NORTH AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST – If you had to get an urgent message out to a million or more people but could not physically access any of the countries where those million souls lived, how would you get the word out? For one Christ-follower, the answer was clear: radio. Ibrahim* had a life-changing message to share—a message about love, forgiveness, salvation and the one true God. Determined to share that message effectively, he has devoted himself to learning and working full time to see … [Read more...]
IMB’s Nehemiah Teams launches gap-year program
RICHMOND, Va. – Taking a gap year is an appealing option for many recent graduates, and studies show growing numbers of students are choosing to pursue other interests before starting college. Significant influences in students taking gap years include the desire to travel, experience new cultures, take a break from school, gain life experience and volunteer. The International Mission Board’s Nehemiah Teams program is providing an opportunity for students to take a gap year to serve on … [Read more...]
Polish believer learns real meaning of Easter amid centuries of tradition
POLAND (IMB) – For Mateusz Kowalski*, a Polish believer, Lent and the Easter holiday changed meaning when he gave Christ lordship over his life more than ten years ago. Kowalski is a member of Biblia i Misja, one of five Baptist churches in Kraków, Poland, a city of 750 thousand. An overwhelming majority of the country identifies with Roman Catholicism. Poles consider Easter their oldest and most important holiday, with traditions dating back to the 10th century. The holiday is … [Read more...]
IMB family ministers among Italy’s refugee population
MILAN, Italy – The piazzas are empty. The selfie-snapping, sneaker-wearing tourists who normally frequent Milan’s historical squares are no longer visiting Italy due to COVID-19 restrictions. And, like the majority of the world, lockdowns keep citizens indoors. Many refugees from Sub-Saharan Africa who live in Italy make their living by selling souvenirs to tourists. The tourism industry plummeted due to lockdowns and ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, and this took away the ability for many … [Read more...]
Seven college students build homes in Mexico, weather blizzard in Texas
MEXICO – A global pandemic has stopped a lot of things, but it hasn’t stopped people from needing homes, and it hasn’t stopped MBCollegiate Campus Missionary Scott Westfall from helping build them. From Dec. 26 - Jan. 2, Westfall led a team of seven students and three other adults on his sixth trip to Mexico since March with Casas Por Cristos. As usual, the team spent a week building a house for a family in Mexico, constructing not just walls but a bond that lasts well after the trip is … [Read more...]
Fusion program trains up ‘world Christians’
KANSAS CITY – According to the International Mission Board, 4.5 billion people live among more than 7,000 people groups unreached by the gospel. Preaching in chapel at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS), Jan. 20, Provost and Professor of Historical Theology Jason Duesing told students, faculty and staff that every Christian should play a role in reaching these people groups with the gospel. Though not every Christian will be a career missionary, Duesing said, every Christian … [Read more...]
Lott Cary: Former slave becomes first American Baptist missionary to Africa
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – Lott Cary was the first African-American missionary to Africa. He was responsible for the missionary movement that created a growing interest among African-Americans in the evangelization of Africa, as well as other parts of the world. Early Life and Conversion Lott was born in 1780 in Charles City County, Virginia, on the estate of William A. Christian. Unlike most slave families, Cary’s family was able to live together. His father, mother, and grandmother were … [Read more...]
International students hear gospel at Truman State
KIRKSVILLE – When asked if his ministry at Truman State has always focused on reaching international students, Campus Missionary Greg Xander laughs. “Not intentionally,” he says. When he took over as BSU Director 11 years ago, reaching international students was not on his radar. “I grew up in Edina,” he says. “Population: all white.” Neither he nor his wife, Stacey, had overseas experience, nor had they known any international students when they attended Truman Gene Austin, now the … [Read more...]
‘Bwana asifiwe! Praise the Lord!’: With God’s praise on their lips, Missouri family returns to Africa
UGANDA – During their early years as International Mission Board field workers in sub-Saharan Africa, Kody and Erin Brandt found immense help from a Muslim man named John. “John was really instrumental in helping me with the language,” Kody told The Pathway. “I shared so many Bible stories with him, and he would give me pointers and tips on how to rephrase something to be more effective. He helped me prepare my testimony in the language.” John also helped Kody prepare his first sermon in … [Read more...]
First Baptist, Arnold, family highlighted among IMB’s newest missionaries, Feb. 3
ARNOLD – A Missouri Baptist husband and wife from First Baptist Church, Arnold, were among the new missionaries highlighted in the International Mission Board’s (IMB) Sending Celebration, Feb. 3. Approved by IMB trustees, the 33 missionaries represent 12 states and will serve in eight of IMB’s nine affinities. Eric and Lauren Coale will soon head to Europe, where they’ll serve with the IMB as church planters in the Czech Republic. With them, they take their two sons, four-year-old Hudson … [Read more...]
IMB celebrates George Liele, designates February as Diversity in Missions Month
RICHMOND, Va. (IMB) – The SBC Executive Committee voted in February 2020 to approve the first Sunday in February as the annual George Liele Church Planting, Evangelism and Missions Day, at the recommendation of the IMB. The first George Liele day will be celebrated on Feb. 7, 2021, and will kick off a month-long recognition of the diversity of Southern Baptists serving in missions. Resources for the Georgle Liele recognition Sunday can be found at https://www.imb.org/heroesoffaith/. … [Read more...]
IMB announces George Liele Scholarship
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – The International Mission Board, in cooperation with the National African American Fellowship of the SBC, has launched the George Liele Scholarship. All are invited to join the IMB in celebrating the rich history of African American missionaries through prayerful and financial support. The scholarship is to encourage innovation and eliminate barriers toward missions mobilization among Black and African American Southern Baptist churches so that the IMB missions force … [Read more...]
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