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Students — SONICFLOOd tours starts with hit show in Charleston
That all peoples may know Him — A challenge from Jerry Rankin ... Just what did Lottie say?
News — Two events mark historic change in Moscow ... Southern Baptists bolster relief in Lebanon, Israel ... As Beirut's buildings crumble, so do barriers to the Gospel
Giving — Discover the joy of giving without using cash
Resources — Basic training for mission teams
Speaking
of missions — Missions by the Book: Who can show us any good? ... Quotable: The main difference in aid agencies ... Illustration: Jesus gave His life for these two
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| Young people surround the stage with hands raised in worship as SONICFLOOd performs the first show of their tour, “This Generation,” on the campus of Charleston (S.C.) Southern University. (IMB) PHOTO |
Students
SONICFLOOd tours starts with hit show in Charleston
The Christian band drew a crowd of nearly 1,200 high school and college students to the first show of their missions-focused tour at Charleston Southern University campus. See if they're coming to a city near you.
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That all peoples may know Him
A challenge from Jerry Rankin
Ready to start planning for this year's international missions offering? First, walk with Jerry Rankin through West Africa. Meet some of the missionaries you support and the people they seek to reach.
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Just what did Lottie say?
A passionate letter from early China missionary Lottie Moon prompted the offering that now bears her name -- and helps support more than 5,000 missionaries. Learn about the life of this influential missionary.
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News
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| A communist loyalist raises a communist flag at a rally in Red Square commemorating the 15th anniversary of a failed coup designed to restore old-line communism. (IMB) PHOTO |
Two events mark historic change in Moscow
The sun shone bright and warm Aug. 19 as a martial anthem glorifying communism and the old Soviet Union echoed across Moscow's Red Square.
Watch a slide show taking you to two historic events in Moscow.
Southern Baptists bolster relief in Lebanon, Israel
As the United Nations mobilizes troops to maintain a fragile cease-fire, Southern Baptists are stepping-up relief efforts in Lebanon and Israel, funneling more than half-a-million dollars in aid into the war-torn region.
As Beirut's buildings crumble, so do barriers to the Gospel
Downtown Beirut was a prime location for three college students as they sought to connect with Lebanese students and city residents.
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Giving
Discover the joy of giving without using cash
Cash may be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about giving a gift to a charitable organization, but it may not be the best way to give. Take a look at this comparison.
Learn more about planned giving.
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Resources
Basic training for mission teams
Volunteer team leaders, use these materials to prepare your team on four strategic levels: spiritual, physical, logistical and cultural.
The facilitator's kit includes a DVD and a CD-ROM. Member workbooks are sold separately.
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Speaking of missions
Missions by the Book: Who can show us any good?
"Many are asking, 'Who can show us any good?' Let the light of your face shine upon us, O Lord" -- Psalm 4:6, NIV.
Quotable: The main difference in aid agencies
"The main difference between other aid work and ours is that we're not only there to provide assistance, but also to walk side by side with them, developing personal relationships while listening to them and ministering to their physical, emotional and spiritual pain." -- a Southern Baptist relief consultant commenting on aid to those affected by war in Lebanon and Israel
Illustration: Jesus gave His life for these two
In Moscow recently, two women were baptized openly in the Moscow Canal -- the first baptisms of a Baptist house church begun a year ago in the northern part of the city. Worshippers gathered on the banks of the canal to watch and celebrate as the two were immersed in the chilly water. One new believer, Anastasia, is 80 years old. "I have dreamed of this day for 50 years," she said. She first heard the Gospel in Germany when her family lived there, and she quietly sought Christ through Soviet times. Now she has found Him and is free to worship Him outwardly. Another new believer, a woman in her 30s named Marina, emerged from the water with a luminous smile as her mother and daughter watched. She will never return to her old, hopeless way of life, she vowed. "Two new believers in a city of more than 11 million people may seem insignificant," commented the pastor who baptized the pair. "But Jesus Christ gave His life for these two."
Read more about Central and Eastern Europe.
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