Cologne: few know Christ in multicultural city
COLOGNE, Germany (BP)--Like many picturesque European cities, there are two Colognes.
Memorial service honors David McDonnall as martyr, ‘ambassador of love’
LAMAR, Colo. (BP)--Southern Baptist aid worker David McDonnall died a martyr's death in Iraq, but he was drawn there by his passion to share the good news of God's love, speakers said during a March 20 memorial service at First Baptist Church in Lamar, Colo.
McDonnall and four other humanitarian workers, including his wife, Carrie, were attacked with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades fired by unknown assailants March 15 in Mosul, Iraq. McDonnall died the next day as military medical workers rushed him to a hospital in Baghdad.
Three other workers -- Larry Elliott, his wife, Jean, and Karen Watson -- were killed in the attack. Carrie McDonnall was severely wounded by bullets and shrapnel in the attack but is reported in stable condition in a hospital in Dallas.
Outreach in Iraq via food box distribution a life-changing experience, volunteers say
CENTRAL IRAQ (BP)--Hal Newell is not usually an emotional person, but he wept several times during the 10 days he recently spent in Iraq helping distribute food boxes collected by Southern Baptist churches earlier this year.
Iraqis cheer as U.S. volunteers distribute 70-pound boxes of food
CENTRAL IRAQ (BP)--Iraqis cheered as a volunteer team moved through their neighborhood to give out cartons of food sent by Southern Baptist churches across America.
‘Pivotal moment in history’ ahead in Iraq for Christian relief efforts
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| Gearing up As stability returns to Iraq, Southern Baptist workers are preparing for massive relief projects inside the country. Workers have made plans to feed as many as 10,000 people a day in both northern and southern Iraq -- and meet other needs as volunteers and funds become available. Photo by Mike Creswell |
Workers have made plans to feed hungry people in both northern and southern Iraq -- and meet other needs as well -- but only if enough volunteers and funds are available.
The opportunity for Southern Baptists to demonstrate God's love in Iraq is a "pivotal moment in history" that must not be ignored, said John Brady, coordinator of Southern Baptist work across the Middle East and northern Africa.
Iraq’s need for peace cries out for prayer & action, worker says
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| Iraqi's uncertainty An Iraqi, now living in Amman, Jordan, ponders the needs of fellow Iraqis in his homeland amid uncertain conditions in the wake of military intervention to end the regime of Saddam Hussein. |
"American soldiers are dying to assure the political freedom of Iraq. As a Christian, I must ask myself, What am I willing to do for Iraq's spiritual freedom?" said John Brady, who directs Southern Baptists' work across the troubled region through their International Mission Board, based in Richmond, Va.
God cares about refugees, so we should minister to them
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| Hope for a child A child whose family fled hostilities in Iraq plays in a refugee camp on Jordan's border. God cares for the refugees, so His people must minister to them, a Southern Baptist worker says. Photo by Mike Creswell |
Waiting
JORDAN (BP)--This man is one of about 200 refugees from Iraq in a relocation camp in Jordan. Southern Baptist workers and other evangelicals are ministering to some of the needs of these refugees, who have left their homeland with little more than the clothes they were wearing. Stand alone photo.
Miracle spared him in shootings at Yemen hospital, Caswell says
JIBLA, Yemen (BP)--Don Caswell saw the armed man walking toward him and knew -- just knew -- the gunman was coming to kill him.
"I was looking at him and I saw him look at me. And that instant I realized he was coming right toward the pharmacy," Caswell said in his soft Texas accent.
Caswell, a pharmacist, was shot twice during the Dec. 30 attack at Jibla Baptist Hospital in Yemen, but after emergency surgery and treatment he is recovering. When he was able to talk about the shootings a week later, he attributed his survival to a miracle of God.
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| Small things Don Caswell, the lone survivor of a Dec. 30 attack on Jibla Baptist Hospital, is thankful in a new way for small things like tying 5-year-old son Caleb's shoes. Photo by Mike Creswell; (c) International Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia |
For 35 years, Southern Baptists have treated some 40,000 patients a year at the 45-bed hospital in Jibla, a small town in southern Yemen located 125 miles south of Sanaa, the nation's capital. Yemen is a rugged desert country that lies along Saudi Arabia's southern border.
Baptists weigh ‘Protestant’ label to boost identity among wary French
PARIS (BP)--Baptist congregations in France are increasingly adding the word "Protestant" to their names as they seek to avoid being identified as cults.
