By Paul Chitwood In late July, Michelle and I, along with two of our daughters, traveled overseas, where we met with more than 60 of your missionaries and their kids. We were so encouraged by the days we spent visiting with them and were again reminded that Southern Baptists have sent their very best to […]
DULUTH – Chuck Johnson will serve as the Georgia Baptist Mission Board Missions consultant for the Central regions of the state starting May 1. Johnson joins the GBMB following shifts in the Missions team. Rolando Castro now serves as the Church Planting Network consultant for the Missions team. Previously, he served as the Northwest regional consultant. […]
Dwain Carter, of Freshwater Church, Jefferson City, Mo., helps load boxes of food and water onto a boat destined for Gibitngil Island, just off the coast of northern Cebu. Carter is the Disaster Relief Strategist for the Missouri Baptist Convention. SPECIAL/IMB By Hugh Johnson*Photographer, IMB As a photographer with the International Mission Board, I have […]
Adeola Adelere, right, and Mary Ruth Davis served as journeymen in Uganda. Adelere, from Nigeria, now serves as an IMB student mobilizer. IMB currently has African American, Asian and Hispanic church mobilization strategists and African American and Hispanic student mobilizers. COURTESY/IMB By Catherine FinchWriter, International Mission Board RICHMOND – On Feb. 25, the International Mission […]
More than 125 people put their trust in Christ during a three-day mountain retreat in the Caucuses region of Europe.
SPECIAL/IMB GLEN ALLEN, Va. — On Feb. 3, the International Mission Board celebrated the appointment of 33 missionaries being sent to the nations in a virtual Sending Celebration streamed on imb.org, Facebook and through the IMB: Advance the Kingdom app. Approved by IMB trustees, the missionaries represent 12 states and will serve in eight of IMB’s nine affinities. The […]
Kabul, Afghanistan. In 2020, 2.7 million of the world’s registered refugees were from Afghanistan. SPECIAL/IMB photo Amita* looks around the room and sees seven other Afghan teenage girls watching as she talks. She joyfully shares how God broke through her fear and doubt and led her to His kingdom of light. Amita knows deep within that God has changed her […]
“I’m amazed at how hungry they are to hear the Word.”
A man pedals a bicycle down a dusty road in a village in Chad. Whether in North America or Africa, rural church planters face unique challenges. A new partnership between IMB and the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College’s Rural Matters Institute aims to provide resources for rural churches. IMB/Special By Julie McGowan WHEATON, Ill. […]
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 it. Muscular and young, he was confident in his own ability to win any fistfight. All the neighbors on […]
“I have seen firsthand the missional impact of state convention ministries.”
…he realized gardening could open doors for deepened relationships…