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

April 20, 2021

By: Leslie Peacock Caldwell

Women strengthen one another in missionary partnership

Missionary Liz Karwood* reports that in the area of South Asia where she serves, the lostness can feel staggering. She understands that her team can’t even begin to reach the 25 million Muslims in her region without involving other believers. She also understands that...

General, News

April 19, 2021

By: Diana Chandler

Near Caribbean volcano, Baptist’s bucket of water reaping benefits decades later

Pastor Cecil Richards calls it “pure gold” – a missionary’s 5-gallon bucket of water that led to his salvation after the 1979 La Soufriere volcanic eruption and yet inspires his ministry decades later as La Soufriere erupts again. The pastor of Kingstown Baptist Church...

From the Field, General, News, Southeast Asian Peoples - Featured, Southeast Asian Peoples - Updates

April 15, 2021

By: Andrew Hipps* and Vivian McCloud*

Global call to pray for Myanmar

Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) has the longest-running civil war in history, spanning 70 years. The country is divided into seven regions, and within these regions, minority people groups have their own armies who have fought against the majority people group for decades. In...

General, News, South Asian Peoples - Featured, South Asian Peoples - Updates

April 14, 2021

By: Natalie Sarrett

From witchcraft and prostitution to evangelist and pastor’s wife

“A demon came to me and said, ‘You cannot serve both God and me—you have to choose.’” This is what one witch doctor’s apprentice, Choi*, shared with a Send Relief partner in South Asia. Choi had grown up in a rural village made up...

General, News
Dr. Justin Lohmeier, an IMB medical missions volunteer from Mississippi, inspects a CT scan.

April 13, 2021

By: Catherine Finch

Mississippi doctor uses skills overseas, realizes continuing mission opportunities

Dr. Justin Lohmeier, M.D., had no idea how valuable his skills as a healthcare professional could be, when he was first presented the opportunity to volunteer overseas with the International Mission Board. Growing up, Lohmeier said he loved reading and hearing stories about IMB...

Celebrate Giving, General, Giving, News
Baptisms old and new

April 12, 2021

By: Myriah Snyder

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering hits cumulative $5 billion

International Mission Board leaders are celebrating a monumental milestone in Southern Baptist life: On March 31, 2021, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® surpassed $5 billion total gifts since collection to send missionaries to China began in 1888. The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is an...

From the Field, General, News, Sub-Saharan African Peoples - Featured, Sub-Saharan African Peoples - Updates
Ryan and Aubrey Curry serves as IMB missionaries in Mozambique.

April 8, 2021

By: Catherine Finch

Missionary couple to serve among Manyika people in Mozambique

IMB missionaries Ryan and Aubrey Curry will be moving to live among the Manyika people of Mozambique this month. Before they were married, both Ryan and Aubrey had a desire to serve on mission in Africa. The couple served separately with the IMB in...

East Asian Peoples - Featured, East Asian Peoples - Updates, From the Field, General, News

April 7, 2021

By: Stella McMillian

Southern Baptists explore East Asia virtually

Travel restrictions and a worldwide pandemic haven’t kept Southern Baptists from engaging in the work God is doing in East Asia, though churches and IMB workers have certainly had to get creative at finding ways to fellowship. When COVID-19 led to the postponement or...

Central Asian Peoples - Featured, Central Asian Peoples - Updates, From the Field, General, News

April 6, 2021

By: Caroline Anderson*

Hospitality house in Central Asia meets physical and spiritual needs

Snow shuts down half of this Central Asian province in the winter. Where a person is when the immobilizing snow hits is where they will be until the spring. This inability to travel has dangerous, and sometimes deadly consequences for people living in remote...

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

April 5, 2021

By: Janice Backer

A little girl’s big prayer

“If you want me to go to Africa, I will go,” vowed the 10-year-old girl as she put down the Girls in Action study book. She was actively involved in the age level missions education of Woman’s Missionary Union and paid close attention to...

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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

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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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