“For me, basketball is only a platform that God has given me to pour into the lives of young people,” said Steve Edwards, women’s basketball coach at Brewton-Parker College.
The lanky teenager stood off to the side watching a group of strangers move from house to house among his community in Togo. He studied them handing out a tiny pamphlet, chatting with people and then bowing their heads.
Oklahoma Baptist University’s prison divinity program was recognized as the top academic institution of the year at the fourth annual National Moral Rehabilitation Conference in Memphis.
“I love this weekend because it’s an opportunity for me to get closer to God, and there’s no better place to get closer to God than through His nature,” said Sam Holt, an RA coordinator.
Religious freedom in Afghanistan has deteriorated since the Taliban seized control two years ago, and Afghan women have suffered most, a report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom stated.
“Southern Baptists have been so good to us,” said Robin Hoffman, a Florida Baptist who is among those helping her community recover from Hurricane Idalia. “They have made it bearable because we know help is on the way. We’re not alone.”