SBC Life Articles by Jami Becher

As thousands of families across America gather around their dinner tables tonight, bow their heads, and thank God for the meal they're about to receive, a Mexican family will be sending its children to bed hungry. No, this family does not live in an impoverished, third-world town south of the border. They live in New […]

ATLANTA (BP)—In Paris, while on a short-term mission trip, God planted a seed in Kerry Jackson's heart that ultimately would become Bezalel Church.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (BP)--They make their way through the wilderness seeking refuge from the dark and the cold. Finally it comes into view. On a snow-covered slope sits a house, comfortable and warm. Light spills from the windows. The smell of home cooking hangs in the frosty air. This house is special, purchased with them in mind. It was furnished so they would be comfortable. It was prayed over that the darkness might be dispelled for all who gather there. It's Friday night at the home of North American Mission Board collegiate missionary Brenda Crim.       Crim is among the 5,600 missionaries in the United States, Canada and their territories supported by the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions and one of eight missionaries featured in this year's Week of Prayer, March 1-8, with the theme, "Live with Urgency: Sowing Together for Harvest." The 2009 Annie Armstrong Easter Offering's goal is $65 million.       "My house is always full of life, especially when the students are here," Crim said. "Otherwise, it's just me, but I made sure I bought a home big enough to share with guests."       On Friday nights, Crim hosts a discipleship dinner for students from the University of Alaska-Anchorage (UAA)....

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--"The future lies all before," Southern Baptist missions champion Annie Armstrong said near the turn of the 20th century. "Shall it only be a slight advance upon what we usually do? ...