Imagine growing up in another country with different customs, languages and cultures, and then coming to the United States to go to college. Our International Mission Board missionary kids (MKs) do this every year.
On the morning of July 27, 2024, at 11:17, a message appeared on Mary’s screen: “It’s hard.” The next evening at 9:08, Mary got another message, this one more desperate than the first. “My hope is dying. I’m giving up now.”
International Mission Board missionaries can’t always live in the countries among the people they serve. While this can make ministry challenging, missionaries have navigated this in many ways, depending on the context and country.
College senior Mia Crawford learned a very valuable lesson about evangelism after spending a week in Paris sharing Christ during the 2024 Summer Olympics.
During Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15), the IMB is highlighting the contribution of Hispanics to global missions and celebrating the growing number of Hispanic churches committed to reaching the nations.
Nazira eventually recognized her heart needed to be transformed. She wasn’t showing grace and had become “a self-righteous Pharisee.” The Lord eventually gave her a heart for Czechs, and she came to love the people and their culture.
Don Barger and Grant Lovejoy’s book, “Unreadable: Another Book You Probably Won’t Read,” is a journey to discover how people obtain information and how that information shapes how they view themselves and the world.
The history of Southern Baptist work in Indonesia is long, dating back to 1951, when missionaries first went to the island nation. Medical work wasn’t far behind, and it soon became a key strategy for gospel access.
