Omar Yanez was practically shaken out of bed on the morning of Oct. 7 by the siren alarms that were blaring outside his apartment in Jerusalem.
Trained Texas Baptist Men volunteers headed to Israel Oct. 8 after the nation erupted into warfare the day before, preparing to provide meals both for Israelis and Palestinians.
Members of a tour group from Georgia and a Kentucky Baptist are among other Southern Baptists in the Holy Land but are safe, four days after Hamas militants bombarded Israel with rockets in a surprise attack.
As the nation of Israel was under attack on the morning of Oct. 7 by Hamas militants, two words began to echo on nearly every news report were “unprecedented” and “surprise.”
During our time in Guam with the California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, I was reminded of Exodus 2:25, “And God saw the people of Israel — and God knew.”
Union University recently welcomed a delegation from Bowen University in Nigeria, marking the initiation of a potential partnership aimed at fostering collaboration between the two Baptist institutions.
Danny Rangel, online and young adult pastor at BT Church in McAllen, Texas, says people ages 18–29 face what he calls “life’s big decisions” regarding beliefs, ideologies, college, career, relationships and marriage.
I publish this list each year, and I usually do it in October. I’m posting it this year in September so you and your church can consider ways to show gratitude to your pastor during next month’s Pastor Appreciation Month.
