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From the Field, News

October 1, 2020

By: IMB staff

Highlights from Southeast Asia

Editor’s note: This is the eleventh post in a 12-part series that highlights information found in IMB’s Annual Statistical Report. The report is based on 2019 research data. A full copy of the report is available at imb.org/asr.   STORIES FROM THE FIELD –...

General, News

September 30, 2020

By: Leslie Peacock Caldwell

IMB trustees appoint 80 new missionaries, approve 2020-21 budget

International Mission Board trustees unanimously approved the appointment of 80 full-time, fully funded personnel during their Sept. 29-30 meeting. The new missionaries will be sent to eight of IMB’s nine global affinities. A virtual Sending Celebration in November will publicly recognize the new field...

General, News

September 29, 2020

By: IMB Staff

Downloadable Tech Backgrounds for October 2020

Remember to pray for missions with these custom backgrounds for your computer and mobile devices. Using IMB photos from around the world, you can focus your attention on an area of the world in need of prayer using the chosen background. Check back each...

From the Field, News, South Asian Peoples - Featured, South Asian Peoples - Updates

September 28, 2020

By: IMB worker among South Asians

Arkansas churches partner through prayer with South Asia

Editor’s Note: The Arkansas Baptist Convention is asking churches to commit to pray for the salvation of the lost in South Asia and for the workers there. Will you commit to pray for a people group or missionary family you know? Find out more...

East Asian Peoples - Featured, East Asian Peoples - Updates, Giving, News

September 24, 2020

By: Grace Thornton

11-year-old’s challenge to give $32 to IMB raises $13,000—and counting

Abby Cavanaugh* had grown up hearing the story of how Jesus multiplied a little boy’s lunch to feed a whole crowd, but on Sept. 15, she got a whole new look at how he can take small gifts and make them grow. In May,...

From the Field, News, South Asian Peoples - Featured, South Asian Peoples - Updates

September 24, 2020

By: IMB staff

Highlights from South Asia

Editor’s note: This is the tenth post in a 12-part series that highlights information found in IMB’s Annual Statistical Report. The report is based on 2019 research data. A full copy of the report is available at imb.org/asr.   STORIES FROM THE FIELD –...

From the Field, News, Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples - Featured, Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples - Updates

September 23, 2020

By: Workers among NAME peoples

Refugees find Jesus on Refugee Highway

Shams* and Layla* are from a war-torn country in the Middle East. Their search for real truth and peace began on the internet. They searched online for articles about Jesus. The couple escaped from their country and traveled on what’s known as the “refugee...

News

September 22, 2020

By: Brandon Elrod

Global Hunger Relief supports Southern Baptist hunger ministries worldwide

As COVID-19 travels around the globe, it has created a food crisis for much of the developing world. Spread of the disease and the ensuing lockdowns affected supply chains as well as humanitarian support according to a report from WORLD Magazine. In South Asia,...

From the Field, News, Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples - Featured, Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples - Updates

September 21, 2020

By: IMB Staff

IMB workers say prayer initiative ‘begins with us’

In 2012, a church in Texas committed to pray for an unengaged people group in Northern Africa. They knew they would not have access to much, if any, information or updates but they remained committed to pray. Several Christian workers in the Northern Africa...

News, Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples - Featured, Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples - Updates

September 18, 2020

By: IMB worker among NAME peoples

Jesus’ love gives believer strength to withstand persecution

Pickup trucks loaded with security personnel appeared suddenly in front of the small house where Muslim-background believers were secretly meeting to worship. Musa* was dragged outside with the other men. The believer’s hands were tied behind their backs and they were driven to a...

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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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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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