
Former Louisiana, Texas WMU director Nelda Seal dies
In 1986, Nelda Seal became executive director of Louisiana WMU and served in that role until 1995. She returned as interim director from 1998 to 2001, then took on the same role for Texas WMU in 2008.

‘Fluid’ situation: Chinese human rights lawyer’s whereabouts uncertain
The exact whereabouts of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei, who was arrested in Laos in July, appear uncertain.

Muslim extremists kill pastor in Uganda; Christians destroy mosque
Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda killed a pastor Oct. 26 because of his refusal to “remove” his church building, Morning

Associations ‘vital’ to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief ministry
The Conasauga Baptist Association’s Disaster Relief unit in Georgia “specializes in the big, hard jobs,” according to Marshall Worley, who directs the association’s DR ministry.

Chitwood: Embracing eternal hope in the New Year
“As for me, I will always have hope.” (Psalm 71:14a) Hope. Merely reading the word can stir our emotions, inspire

‘Thrill’ of the hunt: Missouri ministry offers hunting opportunity to aging adults
When he and his wife moved into The Baptist Homes’ Arcadia Valley campus here last April, John Sanders figured his hunting days were over for good. He was wrong.

Litton urges unity, salutes Midwest leaders at biennial summit
As nearly 1,000 church leaders from the Midwest convened in Illinois, Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton praised organizers and

Evangelist Rick Gage sees another 2,000 decisions for Christ — this time in Mississippi
Rick Gage, head of GO TELL Ministries, said more than 2,000 people made decisions for Christ during the crusade in Mississippi. Of those, 1,354 made salvation decisions.