Some Georgia Baptist hikers have found a productive new missions field in the backcountry.
On the trail, the hikers intentionally look for opportunities to pray with, minister to and share the gospel with other hikers, The Christian Index reported.
“We’re in God’s creation when we’re out on the trails,” said hiker David Tolbert, a deacon at Beech Haven Baptist Church, Athens, Georgia. “What better place to talk about God?”
Amid the damage and destruction left from remnants of Hurricane Helene, Baptists continue to provide needed support for those struggling in the hardest-hit areas of the Southeast.
Approximately 15 of the churches in the Webster County Baptist Association were directly involved with some aspect of the latest sportsmen’s event, Aug. 24, and several other churches donated toward it.
Randy Covington, executive director-treasurer of the Alaska Baptist Resource Network, has announced his plans to retire from that role in September of 2025.
Nations identified as some of the worst persecutors of Christians also have some of the most corrupt governments, a new study by International Christian Concern asserts.
