
‘Serve, serve, serve’: Couple returns to St. Louis to reach the abandoned
The Week of Prayer for North American Missions is March 6–13, 2022. For more information, click here. See related story.

Moore to direct Arizona Baptist communications
As Johanna Moore prepares to become director of communications and editor of Connect magazine for the Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists on June 1, she looks back and sees God’s guiding hand.

Pete Ramirez named executive director for California Southern Baptist Convention
Pete Ramirez is the new executive director of the California Southern Baptist Convention. The CSBC made the live announcement Thursday

Iran and Israel fire missiles at each other for first time since April
Iran fired missiles at Israel Monday morning (June 8) in several waves of attacks. Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and explosions from missile intercepts could be heard over the city.

Burmese church in Missouri sees growth amid focus on youth ministry
In 2020, amid the challenges posed by COVID-19, Farm Chin Baptist Church Purdy, Missouri, emerged as a resilient community. Started by a few Burmese Christian families during the pandemic, the church has flourished under Van Neih Bik.

IMB celebrates 24 new missionaries confronting ‘world’s greatest problem’
Twenty-four International Mission Board missionaries participated in the Sending Celebration on Nov. 13, 2022, at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta,

Is your church involved in overseas missions? AZ Baptists offer new opportunities
“Because of the concentration of lost people groups, we really felt like this is an area where we could contribute and be supportive of our missionaries who are already serving there,” said said David Johnson, AZMN executive director.

NAMB, McRaney both file motions for summary judgment in pending lawsuit
— Updated May 21 — In separate May 18 motions filed for summary judgment in the six-year-old McRaney v. North