Maasai in Tanzania touched by Kansas teens’ testimonies
“I’ve never seen anything like it in all of my years there.”
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Arriola named executive director of Hispanic relations & mobilization
By Amy WhitfieldNASHVILLE (BP) – Julio Arriola has been named executive director of Hispanic relations and mobilization at the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee. The new role is a partnership, jointly funded by the EC and the North American Mission Board with a primary focus to bring more Hispanic churches into the Southern Baptist family.”Julio […]
Hispanic Georgia Baptists: much to celebrate, yet much to do
Javier Chavez, pastor of Amistad Cristiana in Gainesville, baptizes a young girl in May of this year in Lake Lanier near Flowery Branch. The joint baptism service with two other churches was so heavily attended that more than 80 people were unable to witness it for lack of parking. AMISTAD CRISTIANA/Special National Hispanic Heritage […]
My struggle to mirror Christ in the mundane
By Mary Alan It’s the little things, the mundane, that cause me to fail as a cross-cultural witness. On the other hand, the catastrophes and emergencies — these events are catalyzers for my witness: A colleague has been kidnapped. A believer is undergoing severe persecution. When these things happen, my husband and I call our […]
Reaching the neighborhood ‘international mission field’ through literacy missions
“We see the international mission field coming to our neighborhood.”
Hispanic turnout in Gainesville doubles average Listening Session attendance
“I was expecting a good response, but not quite that good.”
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering: Sending the Gospel into a complex culture
“God is working in ways that we couldn’t have planned for.”
International Mission Study in rural Georgia brings refugee crisis & ministry to life for kids
“The beauty of these international mission studies is it brings it alive for these children.”
TX church tackles migrant ministry ‘roller coaster’
“This is not only a U.S. problem. It is a continental problem.”
Three churches giving thanks to one Savior
“We wanted to do this as a show of unity, but for it also to speak to the community.”
How a church of Sudanese refugees makes a difference across the country
“I’ve seen 40, 50 people accept Christ on the first day.”
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