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Downloadable Olympic Tech Backgrounds for August 2024

As the nations descend upon the French capital this August, the International Mission Board’s Paris team anticipates a whirlwind summer of opportunity for sharing Christ. Our teams will trade three … more
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Let the games begin! Southern Baptists ready for Olympics kick-off

Right now, more than 10,000 athletes are gathering in Paris for the start of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. They are accompanied by coaches, spectators, vendors, journalists, media professionals and … more
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How Do Short-Term Mission Trips Impact Local Churches?

While we know short-term mission trips impact individuals, what about the impact these trips have on the local churches sending these teams? Read More The post How Do Short-Term Mission Trips … more
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Love, demon possession, fireworks and unreached people groups: a South Asian story

This story has a little of everything. It’s a love story, with a suspected demon possession among a people group of firework makers. The plot twist — a people group believed to be unengaged and … more
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HBCU students experience international missions, see ‘someone like me’

Lincoln University students from Jefferson City, Missouri ask themselves the hard question, “Why not me?”  IMB Video Chyler Hughes had never seen a Black missionary. At church, she learned to … more
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Widowed missionary returns to field

Every morning when she opens her eyes, Erica Patrick thanks God for life and breath and another day to serve Him.   Before her feet hit the floor, she asks Him to take control of her day—to fill … more
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Southern Baptist ethnic research leader dies in drowning accident

The Southern Baptist Convention’s expanding diversity became a passion for Minh Ha Nguyen, leading to his work in establishing and updating a cutting edge portal and resource that has greatly … more
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Serve Tour Armenia volunteers use healthcare to show, tell Jesus’ love

The trio struggled up the stairs of city hall in an Armenian village. The mother heard a medical team from the United States was seeing patients for free. She would do anything to have these doctors … more
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Baptist entities partner to send Ukrainian missionaries to Brazil

When IMB missionary Mick Stockwell spoke with the president of the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary (UBTS) about globalization and missions, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine had yet to … more
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Education consultants serve families devoted to missionary task

Meeting needs and supporting families are some of the most rewarding parts of missionary kid education, according to Doreen, the IMB’s director of education for MKs (also called TCKs or third … more
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Into the jungle: Explorers search for isolated people groups

“Our small Cessna bobbled lower and lower until its wheels made contact with the gravel runway, slicing through its many puddles,” Devon Faulkner wrote in a blog entry. After deplaning, Faulkner … more
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In memoriam: Missionary emeritus Charlot McCoy, 1943-2024

Charlot McCoy, an International Mission Board missionary emeritus who shared the gospel in Panama and Mexico, died June 6, 2024, in Statesville, North Carolina. She was 81.  Charlot was born May 15, … more
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In memoriam: Missionary emeritus Fred Walker, 1934-2024

Fred Walker, an International Mission Board missionary emeritus who shared the gospel in East Africa and the Caribbean, died May 4, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was 89.   Fred was born Nov. … more
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In memoriam: Missionary emeritus LeRoy Benjamin Hogue, 1930-2024 

LeRoy Benjamin Hogue, an International Mission Board missionary emeritus who shared the gospel in Taiwan and Singapore, died May 8, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was 93.   LeRoy was born … more
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First Person: Doors are open for GMPs in the Middle East

For years, my husband, Matt, worked for the International Mission Board as a photographer. While on a trip covering the plight of Middle Eastern refugees, the trajectory of his career with the IMB … more
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‘God said to tell it’: 8-year-old MK displays boldness in sharing God’s Word

Every Sunday, 8-year-old Micah Singerman heard his parents, International Mission … more
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Hosting a Special Christmas

Our hearts were full to be able to host a special Christmas gathering not for one but for two groups of crew members from Holland America Koningsdam Cruise Ship on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.  They … more
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Sharing the Real meaning of Christmas

We are so happy to minister to the physical and spiritual needs of the hardworking crew members of the Princess Crown Cruise Ship (Hotel Dept.) and the Disney Magic Cruise Ship (Galley & … more
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Hardworking Crew Members

We would like to thank God for His goodness for allowing us to provide free transportation, encourage, pray, and share the love of God with some of the hardworking crew members of Disney Magic Cruise … more
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New Life Baptist Church Hallelujah Festival

On October 29, 2023, New Life Baptist Church, located in Spring Valley, CA, had its Hallelujah Festival.  Our Hallelujah Festival had 200 people in attendance and consisted of trunks for … more
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