Laura Wilson

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Not many organizations are rich with a heritage that spans more than 100 years, but Girls in Action and Acteens organizations sponsored by Woman's Missionary Union now have passed the century mark of engaging girls in missions education and involvement.

SOUTHEAST ASIA (BP) -- Susie Rain* is spending much of her life traveling the world, connecting with people, taking pictures and writing their stories.

[QUOTE@right@180="I knew I loved Jesus and that there are people in the world that didn't know Him."
-- East Asia missionary, a former GA & Acteen]EAST ASIA (BP) -- At a young age, Amanda Mellot* knew God was calling her to missions through her years of involvement with GA and Acteens.

DENVER (BP) -- Lorna Bius, a LoveLoud missionary with the North American Mission Board, credits her involvement in GA as a young girl for her mindset and values.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- It was as a GA at First Baptist Church in New Brockton, Ala., that Carmen Bruce remembers God beginning to speak to her heart and the Holy Spirit showing her need for a Savior.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Christian Women Job Corps sites in three Southern states were awarded grants this year from the Woman's Missionary Union and its foundation.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Two Christian Women Job Corps graduates will continue their education as recipients of the Faye Dove Scholarship Award, established this year by the Woman's Missionary Union.

HOUSTON (BP) -- National WMU and WMU Foundation presented Sook Jae Lee of Seoul, Korea, with the Dellanna West O'Brien Award for Women's Leadership Development June 10 at the WMU Missions Celebration in Houston, Texas.