The summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan, in 2020. The Asian megacity is also hosting the Rugby World Cup this September and October. IMB missionaries and Southern Baptist volunteers are …

Eric Rentz, back to camera, is greeted by a member of the Bahamian Defense Force on the island of Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas Oct. 4. Rentz, Georgia Baptist Missions consultant for the state's …

Believers in South Asia gather for their weekly Bible study meeting. IMB/Special By Ann Lovell RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — Southern Baptist church members gave $156.6 million to support international …

Volunteers and staff members search for Iron Age pottery and artifacts at Tel Hadid in a new archaeological partnership between New Orleans Seminary and Tel Aviv University. NOAM KODESH/BP By Gary D. …

Hundreds of civil servants of Hong Kong gather at Chater Garden on August 2, urging the government of Hong Kong to to address protesters’ demands over the extradition bill crisis. WIKIPEDIA …

A young Azeri man sits outside a shop in Sarab, Iran, as a man on a bicycle passes by. IMB/Special By Madeline Arthington Anger consumed the “old Ali,” and he didn’t hesitate to act out on …

By Madeline Arthington 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 …

By Diana Chandler WASHINGTON (BP) — Christians and Muslims are persecuted in more countries than any other religious group, Pew Research Center said in a decade-long study showing high levels of …

The sun rises in northern Thailand. IMB/Special By Nicole Leigh THAILAND — Aroon* was once a ladyboy. In Thai culture, little boys age 2 or 3 who show any inkling towards femininity are labeled a …

Veteran TX pastor Chris Osborne joins SWBTS faculty FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — Longtime Texas pastor and Southern Baptist leader Chris Osborne has been named to the faculty of Southwestern Baptist …

By Kyle Ziemnick/WORLD NORMANDY, France (BP) — Leaders and veterans from around the world assembled on the beaches of Normandy, France, on Thursday (June 6) to commemorate the 75th anniversary of …

Gena Wilson, who died of cancer May 13, crossed the finish line of the 2014 New York Marathon with U.S. Army veteran Cedric King. A photo of King and Wilson at the finish was featured in the Nov. 6, …

By David Roach COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (BP) — Easter bombings in Sri Lanka that targeted Christians and killed more than 350 people have prompted calls to prayer by Southern Baptists who work to take …