Women in Uganda find escape from brothels and hope for salvation By Caroline Anderson IMB writer UGANDA — Women in the slum brothels of Kampala, Uganda, are learning God has not forgotten them, there is hope and redemption in their life stories, and He has given them a new name. IMB missionary Allie White remembers riding in motorcycle taxis past slums housing brothels, and she would look down the alleyways and ask,
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press CHELM, Poland — Bus after bus arrived at the border, filled with women and children, separated from husbands and fathers. Most men stayed behind, now needed in cities and towns throughout the Ukrainian countryside. The grief of those who fled was palpable. It is one of many scenes International Mission Board president Paul Chitwood can’t forget after a recent three-day trip to eastern Poland, 20
By Caroline Anderson IMB writer Polish Baptists and International Mission Board missionaries quickly rallied to respond to the needs of Ukrainian refugees crossing the border to seek sanctuary from the attack on their homeland. Josh and Bailey Krause serve with the IMB in Warsaw, Poland, and are the liaisons between the IMB, Send Relief and the Polish Baptist Union. After meeting with Send Relief partners, Josh met with the president
By Julie McGowan IMB RICHMOND, Va. — International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 52 new full-time, fully funded missionaries, while also honoring the service of 80 emeritus missionaries during their Feb. 2-3 meeting. Chuck Pourciau, trustee chairman and lead pastor of Broadmoor Baptist Church in Shreveport, La., presided over the two-day meeting, which included 53 trustees meeting in person and 17 joining online due to issues such as
By Caroline Anderson IMB writer The pandemic provided an opportunity for Panamanian believers to truly love their neighbors and show Christ’s love through their actions. Tim Louderback, who serves in Panama with the International Mission Board, said Christians picked up medicine and bought groceries for their non-Christian neighbors who were fearful or unable to leave their homes. Their acts of service led to many inroads to share the gospel. Southern
By Timothy Cockes Baptist Press KNOXVILLE — First Baptist Concord in Knoxville, Tenn., presented International Mission Board president Paul Chitwood with a special check for $100,000 toward the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering during a special service on Jan. 5. Chitwood accepted the check, which brought First Baptist Concord’s total Lottie Moon giving for 2021 to more than $425,000. Gifts to the Lottie Moon offering go directly to worldwide missions and
By Julie McGowan IMB associate vice president of communications and public relations RICHMOND, Va.—Desiring to help its team members maintain access to unreached peoples and places and remain healthy as they seek to take the gospel to all nations, the International Mission Board announced a policy Sept. 8 for field personnel and staff members related to COVID-19 vaccinations. This policy addresses the challenges of overseas life and travel requirements for
Editor’s note: The name of the Nashville resident who works with Middle Eastern refugees overseas has been changed for her protection. IMB news office NASHVILLE — Meeting a refugee at a community center in Nashville helped set the trajectory where Evie Tucker finds herself today, working among Middle Eastern refugees in a community center overseas. Nashville, Tucker’s hometown, is home to the largest population of refugees from one Middle
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press NASHVILLE – International Mission Board president Paul Chitwood made a confession to the thousands gathered in the Music City Center on June 14. As 2020 dragged on, he said, challenge after challenge made the IMB’s goals seem further and further beyond reach. “I questioned at times if we would be able to do everything that is necessary to appoint, train and deploy new missionaries in
By Myriah Snyder IMB news office RICHMOND — International Mission Board leaders are celebrating a monumental milestone in Southern Baptist life: On March 31, 2021, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering surpassed $5 billion total gifts since collection to send missionaries to China began in 1888. The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is an annual offering collected by believers around the world to support international missions. The offering is unique because 100
Women in Uganda find escape from brothels and hope for salvation By Caroline Anderson IMB writer UGANDA — Women in the slum brothels of Kampala, Uganda, are
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press CHELM, Poland — Bus after bus arrived at the border, filled with women and children, separated from husbands and fathers.
By Caroline Anderson IMB writer Polish Baptists and International Mission Board missionaries quickly rallied to respond to the needs of Ukrainian refugees crossing the border
By Julie McGowan IMB RICHMOND, Va. — International Mission Board trustees approved the appointment of 52 new full-time, fully funded missionaries, while also honoring the
By Caroline Anderson IMB writer The pandemic provided an opportunity for Panamanian believers to truly love their neighbors and show Christ’s love through their actions.
By Timothy Cockes Baptist Press KNOXVILLE — First Baptist Concord in Knoxville, Tenn., presented International Mission Board president Paul Chitwood with a special check for
By Julie McGowan IMB associate vice president of communications and public relations RICHMOND, Va.—Desiring to help its team members maintain access to unreached peoples and
Editor’s note: The name of the Nashville resident who works with Middle Eastern refugees overseas has been changed for her protection. IMB news office NASHVILLE
By Scott Barkley Baptist Press NASHVILLE – International Mission Board president Paul Chitwood made a confession to the thousands gathered in the Music City Center
By Myriah Snyder IMB news office RICHMOND — International Mission Board leaders are celebrating a monumental milestone in Southern Baptist life: On March 31, 2021,
