March 27, 2025
DULUTH, Ga. – Mission Georgia has provided nearly $392,000 in grants to ministries that provide direct care to children, mothers-to-be, victims of human trafficking and international refugees.
“Through the generous giving of Georgia Baptists through Mission Georgia, we are able to come alongside churches, associations, and specialized ministries to help make an impact on the needs of the most vulnerable in our state,” said Beth Ann Williams, lead strategist for Georgia Baptist Women. “Georgia Baptists have always been willing to give and to go wherever there is need.”
Churches support the work of Mission Georgia, a ministry of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board that’s aimed at helpoing some of the most vulnerable and hardest to reach people in the state.
Mission Georgia’s primary focus has been on:
-- Rescuing teenage girls who have been forced into prostitution by human traffickers.
-- Helping orphaned children who are stuck in the foster care system to get the support they need until they can be returned to their families or adopted.
-- Providing prenatal care and counseling to mothers-to-be to help them deliver healthy babies.
-- Assisting elementary-age students who can’t read in getting the educational help they need to not only catch up with their classmates but to excel in the classroom.
-- Coming alongside international immigrants and refugees who settle in Georgia to help them find homes, get jobs and learn English.
“We’ve touched a lot of lives this year,” said Mission Georgia mobilizer Lorna Bius. “We were able to provide hands-on ministry to people in need.”
