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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...

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

September 17, 2020

By: IMB staff

Highlights from Northern Africa and the Middle East

Editor’s note: This is the ninth 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 Entry A...

General, News

September 15, 2020

By: Dr. Paul Chitwood

First Person: Thoughts on (soul) winning with Bobby Bowden

“Is winning everything?” I asked. “No. But winning is important. If you don’t win, they fire you,” replied Coach Bowden. Bobby Bowden coached football for more than 50 years. Over the course of 34 seasons as head coach of the Florida State Seminoles, his...

European Peoples - Featured, European Peoples - Updates, From the Field, News

September 14, 2020

By: Mario Russo

Missionaries work toward long-term partnership with Portuguese leaders

In 2017, IMB workers Mark and Hannah Bustrum attended a retreat with missionaries from the region and invited national partners to participate. For more than a decade they had worked to strengthen relationships with Portuguese believers but inviting them to this retreat was about...

European Peoples - Featured, European Peoples - Updates, From the Field, News

September 10, 2020

By: IMB staff

Highlights from Europe

Editor’s note: This is the eighth 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 —...

Featured Event, News

September 9, 2020

By: Caroline Anderson

IMB’s MedAdvance conference engages healthcare professionals

On Aug. 7-8, healthcare professionals, students, church leaders and state and associational leaders attended the IMB’s MedAdvance conference. Participants learned about the IMB’s work in healthcare missions and how they can use their professions to partner with IMB healthcare workers. This is the thirteenth...

East Asian Peoples - Featured, East Asian Peoples - Updates, News
Devotees light incense in a Buddhist temple.

September 8, 2020

By: Stella McMillian

Powerful Act of Obedience

Xiang Hao* wasn’t sure what to think when she opened up her Christmas present from her sister and found a Bible. Her sister had come back from America recently and announced she was a Christian, but Xiang Hao didn’t know what that meant. She...

News

September 4, 2020

By: Leslie Peacock Caldwell

IMB, Barna Group discuss engagement of next generation in global missions

The International Mission Board joined with Barna Group for an online workshop titled The Future of Missions. The workshop, hosted virtually on Wednesday, Sept. 2, included IMB President Paul Chitwood, IMB staff and Barna Group representatives. Close to 1,000 people joined the online event...

East Asian Peoples - Featured, East Asian Peoples - Updates, From the Field, News
426 New Churches Planted

September 3, 2020

By: IMB staff

Highlights from East Asia

Editor’s note: This is the seventh 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 —...

News

September 2, 2020

By: IMB Staff

‘We can’t do it unless we do it together,’ Chitwood tells pastors

In January 2020, IMB President Paul Chitwood announced five targets built around IMB’s vision and mission to engage unreached people and places over the next five years. As 2020 turned into a year no one expected, Chitwood has emphasized to churches that these targets...

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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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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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