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| The International Mission Board appointed
57 new missionaries during a Feb. 3 service at Bethany
Place Baptist Church in Richmond, Va. (PHOTO by Bill Bangham) |
Going
Quotable:
A child’s heart will lead her
“As a
5-year-old, I stuffed care bags my family took to a migrant
camp. As a GA memorizing Scripture, I learned more about missions.
In a Philippine refugee camp, curious children watched as
I taught English class. Now as a wife and mother, every sermon,
lesson and song speaks to me to obey God's call.” — a young
woman appointed in February to serve with her husband and
four children in Southeast Asia.
Missionaries
are being appointed in smaller number until giving to support
them increases, but those going still voice a strong sense
of God’s call. Read
more.
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That
all peoples may know Him
Growth
marks Avery Willis’ tenure
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| Avery Willis delivers the charge to 57
new International Mission Board missionaries appointed
in a Feb. 3 service. (PHOTO by Bill Bangham) |
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From 2,000 new churches in 1993 to 16,000 this past year
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From 251,000 new believers baptized that year to more
than half a million this past year
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More than 7,600 new missionaries sent out, trained and
equipped
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"We
could not overstate the significance of Avery's leadership
as senior vice president of overseas operations,"
IMB President Jerry Rankin said, recognizing the retirement
of missions leader Avery Willis. Read
more.
Missions
strategist undertakes new task
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Engage all unreached people groups with more than 100,000
population by 2005 — That’s the International Mission Board’s
goal.
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Engage 3,200 unreached people groups with less than 100,000
population — That’s the task remaining when that goal is met.
He’s confident
that the International Mission Board will reach its goal,
says IMB missions strategist Curtis Sergeant. But the remaining
task could take years for missionaries, and that’s why he’s
joining the ministry team of Saddleback Church to mobilize
church members, along with other congregations, to tackle
the challenge of reaching those last unreached people groups.
Read more.
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Resources
Quiz:
Try our new search tool
Use
the new search tool we’ve just installed on the IMB Web sites
to answer these questions:
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What are the primary religions in South Asia?
(Search “South Asia religions”)
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How old was Avery Willis when he began “preaching”?
(Search “Avery Willis”)
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How can your church link with an unreached people group?
(Search “unreached people group”)
Impact
Eternity
Jump on
board for a five-week study of how your
church
can play an active role in evangelizing unreached people groups.
Read
more.
Holding
the Rope
Develop
a deeper relationship with a people group. This book leads
you and your church to pray for and work among a people group
by building an effective advocacy network. Read
more.
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Beyond
the Wall
Sharing
the God of love with Muslims
It’s
teatime
Host
a women’s prayer tea for the peoples of Afghanistan: This
step-by-step guide demonstrates how to host a prayer tea focusing
on the unreached peoples of Afghanistan. Read
more.
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“Now
is the time …”
There
were about 40 people crammed into the small room when the
80-year-old Chinese woman arrived. She walked to the
front row, sat down on a small stool that she had brought,
pulled out a Bible, a notebook and a pen, and looked eagerly
toward the instructor. The curious teacher asked the
woman her purpose in attending the church-planting course.
Mrs. Ma* began to tell her story. She had survived wars,
the Cultural Revolution, the internment of her husband in
a labor camp and many other hardships. Now she rejoiced
to see God move mightily in her province. As she concluded
the brief summary of her life, she looked straight into the
eyes of the teacher and said, “Young man, if you have got
a word from God, you teach me. Because now is the time
for China, and I have waited for this my whole life.
I am ready to do whatever it takes to see that my people know
the good news.”
*Name
changed for security reasons.
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