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Hurricane Melissa set to be a before/after event for Jamaica
NASHVILLE (BP) — Southern Baptist leaders are encouraging churches to pray for and consider how to contribute financially for those in the path of Hurricane Melissa. Melissa is a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph and is expected to turn northward later today or tonight, bringing “catastrophic and life-threatening winds, flooding, and storm surge for Jamaica,” reported the National Hurricane Center in Miami today (Oct... read more
Neighbors in Thailand come to faith in Christ
Yep had tried everything to quit drinking, but nothing had ever worked. He lived on the outskirts of his small Thai town with his niece. During the pandemic, believers from a local church visited his home to check on his niece, who suffered from a skin condition... read more
US missionary kidnapped in Niger, reports say
NIAMEY, Niger (BP) — An evangelical Christian missionary from the United States was kidnapped late Oct. 21 in Niamey, Niger, less than 100 yards from the presidential palace, CBS News reported. Several news outlets, including Crosswalk and the Long War Journal, identified the missionary as Kevin Rideout of Serving in Mission (SIM) International... read more
‘Patience of Job,’ ‘work ethic of Paul’ accolades as IMB executive assistant retires
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — When Gayle Stanley began working for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) on Jan. 4, 1982, the international missions entity was called the Foreign Mission Board. Personal computers were a thing of the future, as were cell phones... read more
From stethoscope to teacups, the unseen work of a health care missionary
MALAGASY, Madagascar — After hiking in 90-degree weather in flip-flops and a skirt to reach a village, Julia Spelter and another International Mission Board (IMB) missionary were exhausted and dripping in sweat as they sat drinking tea in the dim room of a local nurse... read more
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How one man’s online retirement ministry is reaching Japan
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US urges release of jailed Chinese pastors
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In Montreal, NAMB trustees see city’s beauty and its lostness
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USCIRF condemns Chinese religious persecution as jailed pastor’s U.S. family urges prayer
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86-year-old takes 107th mission trip with IMB, but who’s counting
