Following Beirut explosion, Send Relief mobilizes response

The death toll from the blast that shook Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut on Tuesday (August 4) has risen to more than 200 people. Many are still missing, according to the city’s governor, and hundreds of thousands of residents are living in damaged homes...

Japanese family comes to faith

When IMB worker Jack Wattanawongsawang and his wife, Prinna, moved to Fukuoka, Japan, at the end of 2016, one of the first things they began to do was prayerwalk. They’d leave their apartment, pick a direction, and just start walking. Along the way, they’d...

SPARK Conference to offer keynotes, sessions in Spanish

Conferencia SPARK ofrece sesiones en español The upcoming SPARK Conference, a church equipping conference on August 28, 2020, will feature several breakout sessions as well as the keynote addresses translated or led in Spanish. “This will help mobilize Hispanics to accomplish the Great Commission,”...

Virtual VBS still provides opportunity to give to missions

During a summer where few events have been held as they have in the past, churches have gotten creative in the ways they’ve held Vacation Bible School. LifeWay, producer of the Concrete and Cranes themed material, offer ideas on their website for churches which...

Persian refugee pastors grow in faithful teaching and partnership

How can a persecuted believer trust again after being betrayed by those closest to him? How can a person rightly understand suffering when his culture is awash in prosperity gospel teaching? How can a pastor carry the weight of leading when he doesn’t know...

Understanding Global Realities

Editor’s note: This is the third 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. Our best estimate of gospel sharing...

Downloadable Tech Backgrounds for August 2020

You can 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...

Paul Chitwood expresses thanks for continued generosity toward gospel advance

IMB missionaries help churches reach nations while in U.S.

The sun was blazing and the 102° heat was taking its toll on IMB missionary Mark Chambers*. He had driven four hours across a rugged, desolate landscape for this ministry opportunity and now he and pastor Michael Carter were lost. They asked for directions...

Celebrating Global Highlights

Editor’s note: This is the second 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. It’s halfway through 2020, and we’d...