Less than a century in the making, couple starts a flourishing church in Central Asia
When Josh and Madison Oakes interviewed for service with the International Mission Board, they were told that, historically, in the region where they would be serving, it typically took 100 years of Gospel proclamation before the message would take root and people would commit their lives to Christ.
Prosthetics ministry opens gospel doors in East Asia
Imagine the closest hospital isn’t just an ambulance ride away from your home. It’s a trek that requires multiple days and a 12-hour car ride on bumpy roads.
IMB looks to build African American involvement in overseas missions
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) – Community missions is well known and established in African American churches. Quintell Hill is working to see that passion become just as evident for international missions.
Auction helps Oklahoma church surpass Lottie Moon goal
INOLA, Okla. – First Baptist Church of Inola has faithfully supported missions for years. But in 2025, that support turned out to be historic.
Missionary sparks partnership between rural churches in U.S., Europe
SICILY, Italy (BP) – “The goal is to get the Gospel out,” says Steve Brown, a missionary in Europe serving as a team leader through the International Mission Board for 22 years, the last five based in Palermo, Sicily.
Tutoring center in South Asia becomes bridge to faith
Tutoring centers are ubiquitous in South Asia, according to Crawford Kaiser, International Mission Board missionary. Kaiser and his team of national partners are taking advantage of these teaching opportunities for the sake of the Gospel.
New missionaries share what surprised them most
Sometimes it takes two hours just to get groceries. A doctor’s visit will most likely require Google Translate at some point. Air pollution skyrockets during winter months. Language learning is not for the faint of heart.
State Department urges Americans to leave 14 Middle Eastern countries
WASHINGTON (BP) – As fighting escalates in the Middle East since U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran began on Feb. 28, so has the number of countries Americans are being advised to leave or avoid.
Social media outreach deepens discipleship for South Asian believers
SOUTHEAST ASIA – “Are good works enough to go to heaven?” the social media post read. Some believers posted the question on a Christian social media page they ran at the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims.
IMB wraps up Olympics outreach, follow up begins
MILAN, Italy – The Winter Olympics have come to a close, but Southern Baptist missionaries are just getting started.
