Gaza conflict taking toll on both sides of border
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Christians normally permitted to leave Gaza for Bethlehem during Christmas found themselves unable to return home and separated from their families when fighting erupted between Israel and Hamas-controlled Gaza in late December. Isa,* a layman at Gaza Baptist Church, was one of those separated from his family. He returned to Gaza on Dec. 26 to take care of some church business. His family remained in Bethlehem, unaware the borders were about to close. "This is the worst it has ever been [in Gaza]," Isa told a Christian worker. The Gaza Baptist Church building has sustained damage over the past two weeks. According to a Christian worker, the majority of the damage occurred Dec. 27 when a police station across the street took a direct hit. Another Christian family found themselves separated when they tried to exit Gaza to find safety in Israel, the Christian worker said.
Hispanics aim for $1M Lottie Moon offering
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)–Members of Vida Nueva (New Life) Baptist Church know all too well about sacrifice. Many of them are immigrants making low wages. But the congregation of fewer than 100 has found reason to celebrate and to give sacrificially to missions. The Richmond, Va., church recently marked its second anniversary and welcomed a newly […]
Los hispanos aspiran a llegar a $1 millón para la ofrenda Lottie Moon
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Los miembros de la Iglesia Bautista Vida Nueva conocen muy bien lo que significa el sacrificio. Muchos de ellos son inmigrantes que reciben salarios bajos. Sin embargo, esta congregación de menos de 100 personas ha encontrado una razón para celebrar y dar sacrificadamente a las misiones. La iglesia ubicada en Richmond, Virginia, recientemente ha celebrado el segundo aniversario y ha acogido a un pastor recién ordenado. A mediados de año, por primera vez decidieron apoyar la Ofrenda de Navidad Lottie Moon para Misiones Internacionales. Hasta el 1 de diciembre, llevaban recogidos más de $5.000.
Oldest IMB emeritus missionary dies at 102
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)–The International Mission Board’s oldest emeritus missionary, Howard McCamey, was honored in a memorial service in Dallas Dec. 5. He died Nov. 26 at age 102. Longtime members of Gaston Avenue Baptist Church in Dallas, Howard and his late wife, Georgia, were commissioned by the former Foreign Mission Board April 10, 1940 — […]
Envisioning deaf churches across Uruguay
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions, Nov. 30-Dec. 7, focuses on missionaries who serve in South America as well as churches partnering with them, exemplifying the global outreach supported by Southern Baptists’ gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. This year’s theme is “GO TELL the story of Jesus”; the national […]
Deaf church results from teen’s passion
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions, Nov. 30-Dec. 7, focuses on missionaries who serve in South America as well as churches partnering with them, exemplifying the global outreach supported by Southern Baptists’ gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. This year’s theme is “GO TELL the story of Jesus”; the national […]
Deaf of Uruguay begin to trust Jesus
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (BP)--As the congregation begins to sing, the only sound is a faint murmur. Suddenly, the loud pounding of a bongo drum shatters the quiet.
IMB appoints 105 new missionaries
HOUSTON (BP)–“Who will come back for us?” a Zambian man cried out as Tommy and Cyndi Morreau departed his village. The short-term missionaries longed to stay and work among the unreached Tonga tribe, building houses and sharing Bible stories — but their two-year term was coming to an end. As the Morreaus continued to seek […]
Not too young to share the Gospel
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions, Nov. 30-Dec. 7, focuses on missionaries who serve in South America as well as churches partnering with them, exemplifying the global outreach supported by Southern Baptists’ gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. This year’s theme is “GO TELL the story of Jesus”; the national […]
In Brazil, his fluency is missions catalyst
EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions, Nov. 30-Dec. 7, focuses on missionaries who serve in South America as well as churches partnering with them, exemplifying the global outreach supported by Southern Baptists’ gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. This year’s theme is “Go Tell the story of Jesus”; the national […]
