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We believe every church has a role to play in reaching every nation with the gospel.

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Featured Projects

CUBA TO THE NATIONS

Help Cuban Baptists take the gospel to the unreached world.

GOAL: $1,350,000
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LOOKING FOR LYDIA: WOMEN REACHING WOMEN

Equip South Asian women to become bold disciple-makers.

GOAL: $105,000
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CENTRAL ASIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

Provide operating expenses for the Central Asia School for the Deaf.

GOAL: $30,000
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KOREAN INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

Fuel a missionary movement from Korea to East Asia.

GOAL: $750,000
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CHURCH PLANTING IN FRANKFURT AND BEYOND

Train new church planters to reach diverse Frankfurt communities.

GOAL: $1,188,200
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MACEDONIAN PROJECT

Open doors for a unique group of candidates to immediately deploy to the mission field.

GOAL: $46,780,000
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ONE CRISIS RESPONSE - YEMEN

Provide food, shelter, and medicine to the displaced and most vulnerable.

GOAL: $615,000
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PRESCHOOL BREAKS DOWN WALLS

Provide quality preschool education, opening doors for gospel sharing in a spiritually oppresive country.

GOAL: $1,500,000
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ARNETT SCHOLARSHIP TO ADVANCE MINISTRY

Honor the mission legacy of Randy and Kathy Arnett by funding a scholarship for academic and ministry excellence for West Africa students to continue their education at the masters and doctoral level.

GOAL: $10,000
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Featured Trips

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Guatemala

Is God leading your church to be on mission? Americas Connect Guatemala is a great place to start. Learn More.

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East Asia

We are seeking students and young adults to join us December, 2019 to handout outreach materials during the Kobe Luminarie, a beautiful display of lights held in memory...Learn More.

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Healthcare

Medical and other health care volunteers are needed to partner with field personnel and local believers in ministering to refugees in Eastern Ukraine. Learn More.

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Latest Articles

Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples - Updates, People & Places

September 16 2019

By: Mick Mocha

As a Disciple-Maker, I’m Not the Whole Story

I first met Khalid* through an online follow-up request, a way some people seek answers for their troubled souls. We have seen our opportunities to share the gospel in our area gradually change over the past couple of years, with a new openness that...

Central Asian Peoples - Updates, News, People & Places

September 11 2019

By: Madeline Arthington

A Bold Yet Suspicious Witness

Ruslan’s* ritual Muslim prayers, which he performed five times a day, brought no relief to the ugliness he felt in his heart. He was a tough young man. He angered easily and was a troublemaker in his village in Central Asia. But when he...

European Peoples - Updates, People & Places

September 9 2019

By: Libby Donaldson

Every Prayer, Every Trip Matters: ‘Let Us Pray Even More’

Tears of joy flooded Stan and Abbey Wilcox’s* eyes. It had been years since these IMB missionaries lived in the Czech Republic. Back then, the spiritual darkness had been so overwhelming at times. And now— Were they hearing this correctly? Were two people they...

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September 5 2019

By: Ben Hawkins

Survivor finds hope in Wales through witness of IMB missionaries

The Welsh capital city of Cardiff, nestled on the country’s southern coast, is the end of the line for many refugees and immigrants who’ve traveled across Europe seeking a better life. Born in Southeast Asia, Tai* arrived in the city several years ago with...

News, People & Places, Sub-Saharan African Peoples - Updates

September 4 2019

By: Mary Margaret Adair

How Beautiful are the Feet in Zambia

My husband drove thirty kilometers to a remote village in the Kaputa District of Northern Zambia to start a Bible study. Bana Suse (mother of Suse) came to the Bible study. Her husband is the headman, the village leader appointed by the chief. Bana...

General, News

September 3 2019

By: Dr. Jeff Iorg

Jeff Iorg: An IMB Fan

The International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention is my preferred partner for fulfilling my global missions responsibility. Of course, Gateway trains future missionaries and promotes the IMB as a primary channel for graduates serving overseas. But the IMB is more than...

Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples - Updates, People & Places

September 2 2019

By: Mary Alan

My Struggle to Mirror Christ in the Mundane

It’s the little things, the mundane, that cause me to fail as a cross-cultural witness. On the other hand, the catastrophes and emergencies—these events are catalyzers for my witness: A colleague has been kidnapped. A believer is undergoing severe persecution. When these things happen,...

News, People & Places, South Asian Peoples - Updates

August 30 2019

By: Jack Phillips

Things Were Going as Planned until We Got to India

Things were going as planned until the day we all arrived in India. Two trainers joined me on this trip—one from South Africa and the other from America. The city where the church planting training was to take place had two major problems. First,...

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August 28 2019

By: Dr. Paul Chitwood

State conventions reach your state, our world for Christ

My first international mission trip took place on a farm in central Kentucky. As a new pastor in the community, I found myself interacting often with migrant workers from Central and South America. And I soon realized that most were spiritually lost. From conversations...

Central Asian Peoples - Updates, General, News, People & Places

August 28 2019

By: Madeline Arthington

The Neighborhood Bully Shows Us How to Repent

Anger consumed the “old Ali,” and he didn’t hesitate to act out on it. Muscular and young, he was confident in his own ability to win any fistfight. All the neighbors on his street in Central Asia knew they shouldn’t cross him. When Ali...

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Missionary Profiles

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Long-term / Africa

Harrell Family

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Pepper Family

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Bethany Amber

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Mid-term / American Peoples

Brandi & Amanda

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Long-term / Ukraine

Ingrid

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Haun Family

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Where Can I Go?

Americas

The American peoples have a rich heritage of missions, yet more than 550 million American people are living without Jesus. Learn More

Central Asia

All of the Persian and Turkic peoples who call Central Asia home are unreached. Learn More

Deaf Peoples

Most of the 35 million Deaf people around the world have never seen Jesus's name signed in their language. Learn More

East Asia

East Asian peoples represent a fourth of the world’s population. Learn More

Europe

It seems impossible to reach the 99 percent of Europeans who don’t have a relationship with Jesus. Learn More

North Africa And Middle East

North African and Middle Eastern peoples live in a place where history blends with the modern world. Learn More

South Asia

From the heights of the mighty Himalayas to the crystal-clear water of the Maldives, South Asia is both awe-inspiring and heart-wrenching It has the largest concentration of non-Christians on the planet. Learn More

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is home to 2,728 people groups and the world’s largest Muslim population. Learn More

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan African peoples have a growing Christian population, yet still nearly 1,600 unreached people groups remain in sprawling cities, barren deserts, rain forests, and tropical islands. Learn More

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