Missouri-native missionaries taught sound biblical foundations to African church leaders RICHMOND, Virginia – International Mission Board missionaries Dr. Randy Arnett, 62, and Kathy Arnett, 61, died March 14, 2018, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Missouri-native missionaries served as theological education strategists for Africa. The Arnetts were traveling to a theological training event with fellow missionaries Jeff and … [Read more...]
IMB appoints 20 missionaries to take gospel to the nations
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Omar Loza accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior in his home country of Peru, and then he shared the Gospel with his friends and family. A few years after reading that God wants believers to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth, he visited an Andean town. "I saw Aymara people worshipping God in their own language and culture," he said. "God put in my heart a desire to see many different people groups worshiping Him." Omar's wife Tia said she also has known she wanted … [Read more...]
Missouri IMB missionary couple killed in car accident
RICHMOND, Va. – A Missouri International Mission Board missionary couple was killed in a car accident, March 14, in The Democratic Republic of Congo. In a Facebook post yesterday afternoon, the IMB wrote the following report, requesting prayer: “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that an IMB missionary couple from Missouri have gone to be with their Savior. “Earlier today, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Randy and Kathy Arnett were involved in a car accident and sadly … [Read more...]
IMB trustees name committee to search for new president
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – The International Mission Board began the search for a successor to David Platt to lead the SBC entity during their Feb. 28-March 1 meeting in the Richmond, Va., area. Platt, the mission board's president, reiterated his desire that the 173-year-old Southern Baptist entity stay on course for taking the Gospel to the world's darkest, hardest-to-reach places. To that end, IMB trustees approved the appointment of 20 new fulltime, fully funded missionaries. Trustee … [Read more...]
MBCH, Sports Crusaders partner for missions
JEFFERSON CITY – Through a series of God’s workings, three organizations are partnering for a mission trip in Ukraine in July. The three include the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, Sports Crusaders, and New Hope Ukraine. “It had to be God’s perfect plan. It’s almost miraculous,” said MBCH President Russell Martin about the joint effort. Martin said Sports Crusaders is marking 25 years bible-based, evangelistic athletic camps for children and youth. Sports Crusaders held a camp at … [Read more...]
Refugee women persevere amid peril, harsh conditions
PHOENIX (BP) -- For more than 7 million Africans forced to flee their warfare-stricken homelands, "home" has become a refugee camp where many wait year after year in hopes of a better life. Bamurange and Esther are two such women who survived the Great African War, one of numerous conflicts that have plagued the continent. Braving nearly two decades in separate refugee camps, they now have settled in Arizona, safe from the conflict that claimed an estimated 2 million lives and displaced … [Read more...]
Boko Haram kidnaps 101 schoolgirls 4 yrs. after Chibok
DAPCHI, Nigeria (BP) -- As many as 101 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists Feb. 19 are still missing after state government officials admitted to falsely announcing many of the girls' rescue. In an attack reminiscent of the 2014 kidnapping of 276 girls from Chibok, Boko Haram raided the town of Dapchi in northern Nigeria late in the evening, forcing students of Government Girls Secondary School and other residents to flee into the surrounding bush, … [Read more...]
NAMB trustees introduce ‘Send Puerto Rico’
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – The North American Mission Board is adding Puerto Rico to its list of special areas that will receive increased attention and resources for church planting, Send Relief ministries and partnership opportunities with Southern Baptist churches that want to minister on the island. NAMB president Kevin Ezell shared the plans with NAMB trustees, Feb. 6. The emphasis comes as Puerto Rico continues to slowly recover from the staggering toll Hurricane Maria took on the island … [Read more...]
Olympic athletes reflect on gold medal performances
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (BP) -- The extinguished Olympic torch on Sunday officially ended the 2018 Winter Olympics. And for some Christian athletes, this year's games were especially sweet -- but they seemed to keep their wins in perspective. U.S. freestyle skier and gold medalist David Wise had the words "I cannot fail because it is not my victory" written on his sleeve during the competition. "That is my way of reminding myself I am not here to glorify myself," Wise said. "I am put on … [Read more...]
St. Louis churches being ‘Good Neighbors’ to refugees
ST. LOUIS - Since 2016, the Good Neighbor Initiative has worked to bring Mark 12:31 to life as cities like St. Louis become home to refugees from around the world. That verse reads: “’You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” At least 41 refugees arrived in St. Louis last year, from countries like Afghanistan, the Congo, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan and Syria. The Good Neighbor Initiative, a partnership between St. Louis Metro Baptist … [Read more...]
New US citizen says immigrants hungry for gospel
COLUMBIA – Regardless of the politics or legal arguments surrounding immigration, one thing is clear: they need Jesus. One of the United States’ newest citizens knows that first hand. Omar Segovia, the Missouri Baptist Convention’s ethnic church planting catalyst, was born in Chile, but immigrated with his family to Canada when he was six. He grew up there as a Canadian, but more importantly, he grew up around people who cared about his family and shared the gospel with them. They … [Read more...]
IMB’s Platt asks trustees to begin search for successor
RICHMOND, Virginia – International Mission Board President David Platt has asked the mission agency’s trustees to begin searching for his successor. Platt announced his decision to IMB field personnel and staff on Monday, Feb. 12, in person and via email to those not in Richmond. While requesting that the search for the IMB’s next president begin immediately, Platt will continue as president at IMB until a new president is elected. A presidential search committee will be comprised of IMB … [Read more...]
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