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Crossroads association mission team builds houses, shares gospel in Acuña, Mexico

The Crossroads Baptist Association continued their partnership here to build houses and share the gospel. For this purpose, an associational mission team recently traveled to Acuña, Mexico.
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MBC’s Phillips sees third apologetics book translated into Iran’s Farsi language

When Rob Phillips began writing books to help Christians defend their faith he never foresaw some of his titles being translated into Farsi, the modern Persian language of Iran. Following the publication last year of his first book into Farsi, a second is being finalized for publication, and a third – What Every Christian Should Know About the Return of Jesus – is being translated from English.
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At 4 years, ‘pure miracle’ Ukraine still standing against Putin’s war

For Christians in Ukraine, the battle is existential, a spiritual onus to spread the Gospel where they are planted as darkness tries to snuff their witness. 
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Together, Africans are ready to take the gospel to the nations

One hundred African leaders from 33 nations assembled in Johannesburg, South Africa, in early February to discuss the future of missions on their continent. A common theme reverberated from their lips: It’s time for Africa to embrace its potential as the world’s next great missionary sending force.
Missouri

Missouri Baptist mission team shares Christ’s love, trains pastors in Africa

Through its partnership with Bethlehem Christian Academy, Missouri Baptist Convention churches are sharing the gospel to over 2,500 students in Africa. In January, a missions team sponsored by the MBC's Missions Mobilization team traveled to West Africa to share the gospel in a predominantly Muslim area.
Missouri

‘Kingdom First, Second Strong’: A story of multigenerational mission work in Missouri

Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Missouri, has made “multigenerational” an emphasis in their pursuit of mission work, and the result has been a success.
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Sending Celebration highlights stories of faith, generosity

Southern Baptists gathered at First Baptist Rogers of Rogers, Arkansas, Wednesday, Feb. 4 to support and send 41 International Mission Board missionaries who are going to the nations to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Liberian Baptists hungry for IMB partnership

For more than 30 years, International Mission Board missionaries were absent from Liberia. Civil war and unrest tore through the small West African nation, forcing missionaries to evacuate and leave churches without the support they once knew.
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Two women, two years, 25 countries with IMB Explorer program

Ava Taylor* spent the past two years traveling across Europe as part of the International Mission Board’s Project 3000 Explorer initiative, seeking out unreached people groups and sharing the Gospel. The project’s goal is to ensure every people group has access to the message of Christ.
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Boko Haram commander said to be among dozens of terrorists killed by Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army killed a key Boko Haram commander, at least 10 Boko Haram terrorists and more than 70 terroristic bandits in ongoing defensive maneuvers in northeastern Nigeria since Jan. 11, ABC News and others reported.

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