Christians worship in a South Asian megacity. At the IMB, we believe that missionary presence cultivates gospel access, gospel belief and church planting and multiplication. IMB Photo

Under a mosquito net, an IMB missionary works with a local believer to prepare their oral storying assignment during a three-month training in the jungles of Peru. The training is for new team recruits, both American and Latin American, who are preparing to serve in remote locations throughout South America. IMB Photo

A Ghanaian woman leads Bible study during Sunday school at Kolinvaai Baptist Church in northern Ghana. A prayer of IMB missionaries is to disciple national believers to embrace their role in the Great Commission. IMB Photo

An IMB missionary leads a Bible study discussion in a home near Rioverde, Ecuador. Southern Baptists send IMB missionaries to be steadfastly present among those who have never heard the gospel — people in cities, people in hard-to-reach places and people who are dispersed and displaced around the world. IMB Photo

Min Jae “Danny” Kim (left), greets a friend he has been witnessing to in Zambia. Kim served as a global missionary partner on an IMB team. Global missionary partners help to multiply the work of career missionaries. IMB Photo

Danny Minjae Kim (left), global missionary partner from South Korea, leads a Bible study with a local businessman that he led to faith while serving in Zambia on an IMB missionary team. IMB Photo

Three global missionary partners, Paul Shingi Kim, Danny Minjae Kim, and Abraham Hoieon Jeong, help IMB missionary Daniel Kim prepare to show the Jesus Film in a Zambian village. One of IMB’s strategic objectives is to mobilize 500 global missionary partners on IMB teams by 2025. IMB Photo

Abraham Hoieon Jeong, global missionary partner, leads a Bible study with a young man he led to faith. He and two other volunteers from South Korea came to Zambia to serve with Daniel and Grace Kim, IMB missionaries. IMB Photo

Global Missionary Partner Hector Cabrera disciples believers in a refugee camp in Uganda. These refuges are mostly Congolese and South Sudanese. This is one of the two camps where Hector and a team of national believers and IMB workers focus their time, building wells and sharing the gospel. IMB Photo

Global Missionary Partner Hector Cabrera hosts a house church each week in his home. Through this, he’s disciples 13 young people in Arua City. To his left is Arich, a national believer who also hosts a house church across town. Arich was led to faith and discipled by IMB missionaries in Uganda. IMB Photo

Global Missionary Partner Hector Cabrera baptizes one of the 34 new believers in Rhino Camp, a refugee camp in Uganda. Hector has been working alongside IMB teams and national partners to build a ministry among refugees. One of the IMB’s objectives is to mobilize 500 global missionary partners on IMB teams by 2025. IMB Photo

Immanuel Baptist Church mission trip to New York City. This Arkansas church sits a couple miles from the Southern Arkansas University campus. As the church reached out to college students and professors, they began to feel a call for the nations. They ended up adopting two diaspora groups – mandarin speakers and Uzbeks – based on this interaction. IMB Photo

Ben Coulter is a constant walking around Southern Arkansas University. The pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Magnolia, Arkansas, spends time on campus talking to students, faculty and staff. He disciples many of the college students that attend his church to reach the nations with the gospel. The church is engaging the Uzbek diaspora. IMB Photo

Kelvin, international student at Southern Arkansas University, gets teased by a church member about his driving skills. Kelvin was one of the first international students to attend Immanuel Baptist Church in Magnolia, Arkansas. Different church members taught him how to drive a car and just adjust to living in the States. IMB Photo

Alex Pokusaey gives a high five to James Coulter after a tennis lesson. Pokusaey is an international student from Uzbekistan. He met the Coulter family and was quickly welcomed into their church where he learned first-hand about Jesus’s love and sacrifice. After Pokusaey’s baptism, he wanted to make sure all of his countrymen heard the good news. IMB Photo

Caroline Chen, assistant professor of accounting at Southern Arkansas University, sings the great commission with the worship team. The college professor came to Christ years ago in her home country through missionaries sharing with her. She’s now a big advocate at Immanuel Baptist Church in Magnolia, Arkansas, for reaching the nations in their town. More than 30 countries are represented at the nearby university. IMB Photo

The college Sunday school class is where the love of internationals began for Immanuel Baptist Church, Magnolia, Arkansas. International students visited the church and got involved. From there, church members learned about their cultures, beliefs, families and needs. Hearts opened to the possibilities of reaching the world through the connections in this class. Every Sunday, students pray for the nations marked on the map where current and former students call home. IMB Photo

Alex Pokuseay grabs food from a church potluck dinner at Immanuel Baptist Church, Magnolia, Arkansas. The international student from Uzbekistan accepted Jesus as his Savior while attending the church. He asked, “What happens to those who have never heard?” The church responded by adopting his people and finding a way to engage the Uzbeks in the United States. IMB Photo

Ben Coulter, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Magnolia, Arkansas, prays for some college students from Cameroon and Nigeria. The Coulters hosted a graduation party for international students at Southern Arkansas University. IMB Photo

Ben Coulter, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Magnolia, Arkansas, prays over college students. The Coulters hosted a graduation party for international students at Southern Arkansas University. Fewer than 1% of Uzbeks in Uzbekistan claim Jesus as their Savior. Because of this statistic, Immanuel Baptist Church has committed to working with Uzbeks in Arkansas. IMB Photo