JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief is working with our Baptist partners to assist with the needs in the Bahamas. Already Missouri Baptists have sent $10,000 to help with relief efforts. In addition, MBC DR officials have expressed our interest in helping by partnering with a Bahamian church that has been affected by Hurricane Dorian. They plan to assist in additional ways as the needs are made known. Missouri Baptists can help by praying for the churches in the Bahamas … [Read more...]
Mission team in Puebla learns the importance of having travel insurance when overseas
EDITOR’S NOTE: Rick Hedger serves as the Multiplying Churches Director for the Missouri Baptist Convention. PUEBLA-TLAXCALA, Mexico – By the grace of God, the Missouri Baptist Convention’s partnership with the Puebla-Tlaxcala Regional Baptist Convention continues to flourish. As 2019 has progressed, additional Missouri Churches have stepped forward with a prompting of the Holy Spirit to partner with a pastor/church within the small, impoverished but faithful convention located in the … [Read more...]
Muslim who became Hindu for love finds Jesus in South Asia
SOUTH ASIA – Zoya’s* family life was a mess. She had fallen in love with a Hindu man, and consequently, her Muslim family disowned her. As the years went by, she became the mother of two and a dutiful Hindu. But her marriage suffered when her husband Azad* began drinking too much. A friend brought Zoya to the home of Baptist workers Alexander and Lillian Traverston,* where Zoya found a job as a language tutor. As they studied, Lillian shared stories from a children’s Bible. And as time … [Read more...]
Concilium, Inc., available to equip Missouri Baptists for mission efforts
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Missouri Baptist churches have an opportunity to equip themselves for fulfilling the Great Commission through the help of Concilium, Inc., a Kansas City-based organization that provides training for missionary efforts across the globe. Pisgah Baptist Church here will host one such training event, Sept. 28. Registration for this “Travel Safety Orientation” is $50. To register or to learn more, visit www.concilium.us/TSO. Scott Brawner, a Missouri Baptist, is co-founder … [Read more...]
Deaf adults in South Asia learn stories about the One True God
CAROLINE ANDERSON/IMB SOUTH ASIA – IMB missionary Bethany Forrester* meets regularly with a group of four Deaf friends from South Asia. These friends are Hindus and are very interested in knowing more about the One True God. Forrester teaches the group Bible stories in sign language. They are eager to remember the stories and to learn more. Each night, Forrester and the group discuss a different story, and she has presented the gospel multiple times. They’ve talked about baptism and … [Read more...]
Trafficking survivor finds hope in Wales through witness of IMB missionaries from Missouri
CARDIFF, Wales – The Welsh capital city of Cardiff, nestled on the country’s southern coast, is the end of the line for many refugees and immigrants who’ve traveled across Europe seeking a better life. Born in Southeast Asia, Tai* arrived in the city several years ago with little hope. He was a victim of human trafficking – a globally rampant, modern-day form of slavery. But after coming to Cardiff, Tai found hope after meeting a missionary family from Missouri, who serve with the Southern … [Read more...]
IMB’s Chitwood: ‘Your state convention helps churches reach your state, our world for Christ’
EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Chitwood serves as president of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board. To learn about the Missouri Baptist Convention's state missions offering, visit https://mobaptist.org/mmo/. To learn about the Cooperative Program, visit https://mobaptist.org/cp. My first international mission trip took place on a farm in central Kentucky. As a new pastor in the community, I found myself interacting often with migrant workers from Central and South … [Read more...]
Master’s Gardeners program cultivates work in the Lord’s fields
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is by Madeline Arthington, a writer who serves with IMB in Central Asia. HUNGARY—IMB missionaries Gary and Carolyn Miller are tapping into a Hungarian love of nature to build bridges for gospel work through a program called “The Master’s Gardeners.” The idea of using a horticultural program to share the gospel came to Gary several years ago while he was prayerwalking. He stopped to chat with an elderly woman hoeing her garden. His background in farming led … [Read more...]
Pathway Exclusive: IMB’s Chitwood says finances remain strong, missionary recruits rising
RICHMOND, Va. – In the fall of 2018, Paul Chitwood was elected to serve as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board. Previously, he served as executive director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention (from 2011-2018) and earlier as a pastor of various churches in Kentucky for 18 years. He was an IMB trustee from 2002-2010, and from 2008-2010 he served as the board’s chairman. During a phone interview, July 30, we talked about the IMB’s financial status, … [Read more...]
Deaf adults in South Asia learn stories about the One True God
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was written by Caroline Anderson, who serves in southeast Asia as a writer and media specialist for the IMB. SOUTH ASIA—International Mission Board (IMB) missionary Bethany Forrester* meets regularly with a group of four Deaf friends from South Asia. These friends are Hindus and are very interested in knowing more about the One True God. Forrester teaches the group Bible stories in sign language. They are eager to remember the stories and to learn … [Read more...]
IMB missionaries in Costa Rica partner in passion for the lost
COSTA RICA (IMB) — International Mission Board (IMB) missionaries Jeff and Lori Herrington met Costa Rican believer Luis when he took on a leadership role in their local church. Like the biblical Timothy, Luis was deeply influenced by the faith of his grandmother and became a Christian when he was 11 years old. But it was in his post-high school years that 22-year-old Luis began to really understand what it means to walk closely with the Lord. He pursued the Lord in earnest. Now, Luis … [Read more...]
Missouri mission team helps premature babies in Uganda
DURHAM – Premature babies and Chinese children were among recipients of work of a recent four-member mission team trip to Uganda. Teri Broeker, Missouri Baptist Convention Preschool/Children/Student Missions/WMU representative; husband Kevin; and teenagers Kayla Moore, 16, and Tara Toops, 17, aided former Durham pastor and wife Josh and Kimbre Thrower who are SBC missionaries in Kampala, Uganda. The Broeker’s and Moore, 16, are Durham First members. Toops, 17, belongs to Southern Baptist … [Read more...]
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