Resources from 2002

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The U.S. Embassy in San'a, Yemen, condemned the Dec. 30 murders of three Southern Baptist humanitarian aid workers and the wounding of a fourth while SBC leaders responded with an outpouring of support for International Mission Board personnel.

JIBLA, Yemen (BP)--Kathleen A. Gariety, 53, was one of three Southern Baptist personnel killed Dec. 30 when a lone gunman opened fire inside the Baptist Hospital in Jibla, Yemen.

JIBLA, Yemen (BP)--William E. Koehn, 60, was one of three Southern Baptist personnel killed Dec. 30 when a lone gunman opened fire inside the Baptist Hospital in Jibla, Yemen.

JIBLA, Yemen (BP)--Martha Myers, 57, was one of three Southern Baptist personnel killed Dec. 30 when a lone gunman opened fire inside the Baptist Hospital in Jibla, Yemen.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Donald W. Caswell, a pharmacist at the Jibla Baptist Hospital, was shot and seriously wounded during a Dec. 30 attack on the facility that left three International Mission Board workers dead.

RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--I'm Jerry Rankin, president of the International Mission Board. We want to thank you for joining us this morning. The International Mission Board has been serving as the mission agency for the Southern Baptist Convention since 1845. We are one of the largest evangelical mission agencies in the world with 5,487 personnel serving in 184 countries.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story about the Jibla Baptist Hospital first appeared in Baptist Press on Dec. 7, 1999.