Every year in September, Georgia’s 1.4 million Southern Baptists have an opportunity to give to Mission Georgia, an initiative that is having a tremendous impact right here at home. Simply put, Mission Georgia is tackling the states’ most serious issues, and churches need to support the initiative in a big way. Through Mission Georgia, teenage girls forced […]
Bethany Walker, who led a group of Georgia Baptists on what was billed as an “Unholy Tour” of Atlanta, explains how human trafficking has grown to become the second-largest criminal enterprise behind drug trafficking. (Photo/Mike Griffin) By Roger Alford VALDOSTA, Ga. – New to the U.S., Jesmaly Vasquez needed to master English so that she […]
A Clarkston International Bible Church staff member leads NOBTS students in 3 Circles Evangelism training. By Timothy Cockes CLARKSTON, Ga. (BP) – Students from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary are just one of the latest groups to learn about refugee ministry while visiting a small town known for its diverse population. Clarkston, a small town […]
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 […]
“Their entire miraculous story is one of God’s evident hand at work, and it is a matter for prayer…”
“The beauty of these international mission studies is it brings it alive for these children.”
The plight of refugees and Christian responsibility is spelled out to campers at Camp Pinnacle this summer.
“The center of Christianity has shifted from Europe to the global Southern hemisphere.”
This amazing congregation is made up of people from all over the world…
“…compassion and security can coexist, as they have for decades.”
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