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Worshipers gather at an Eastern Orthodox church in Bulgaria. Though Eastern Orthodoxy is the
country’s official religion, many people are atheist and disinterested in spiritual things. IMB
missionaries say they often face apathy on one side and distrust on the other — the Baptist church and others outside Orthodoxy are viewed as sects. But even in the face of those obstacles, missionaries are seeing glimpses of the Gospel moving through local Baptist churches. IMB

Worshipers gather at an Eastern Orthodox church in Bulgaria. Though Eastern Orthodoxy is the country’s official religion, many people are atheist and disinterested in spiritual things. IMB missionaries say they often face apathy on one side and distrust on the other — the Baptist church and others outside Orthodoxy are viewed as sects. But even in the face of those obstacles, missionaries are seeing glimpses of the Gospel moving through local Baptist churches. IMB

Posted Friday, December 6, 2019 2:16 pm

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