Portrait of a Susu imam in Kigbali, Guinea.

Losing electricity doesn’t stop women in this Nairobi, Kenya church from digging into the Word of God. Without even thinking, they dug out their phones and continued with their study on the heart of God and learning how to do evangelism among their friends, family and neighbors. IMB Photo

Baba Dogo Church in Nairobi, Kenya celebrated eight baptisms in one day. The new believers, like this woman, are welcomed into the church and discipled. A big celebration honors their new life in Christ. IMB Photo

Baba Dogo Church in Nairobi, Kenya celebrated eight baptisms in one day. The new believers, like this woman, are welcomed into the church and discipled. A big celebration honors their new life in Christ. IMB Photo

Women dig into “Evangelism and Disciple Training” manuals at Baba Dogo Church in Nairobi, Kenya. The women’s group are hungry to learn more of God’s Word to learn more about the Father’s heart and Kingdom. IMB Photo

IMB medical missionary Dr. Heidi Haun discusses a patient with nurses as physician’s assistant Tori Sims takes notes. Sims spent four weeks as a medical volunteer at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana, assisting Dr. Haun in her ministry at the hospital. IMB Photo

IMB medical missionary Dr. Heidi Haun performs an ultrasound on a patient as physician’s assistant Tori Sims looks on. Sims spent four weeks as a medical volunteer at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana assisting Dr. Haun in her ministry at the hospital. IMB Photo

IMB medical missionary Dr. Heidi Haun performs a complicated surgical procedure on a patient’s injured wrist. Physician’s assistant Tori Sims assists Dr. Haun in the operation. Sims spent four weeks as a medical volunteer at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana assisting Dr. Haun in her ministry at the hospital. IMB Photo

IMB medical missionary Dr. Heidi Haun performs a complicated surgical procedure on a patient’s injured wrist. Physician’s assistant Tori Sims assists Dr. Haun in the operation. Sims spent four weeks as a medical volunteer at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana assisting Dr. Haun in her ministry at the hospital. IMB Photo

IMB medical missionary Dr. Heidi Haun performs a complicated surgical procedure on a patient’s injured wrist. Physician’s assistant Tori Sims assists Dr. Haun in the operation. Sims spent four weeks as a medical volunteer at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana assisting Dr. Haun in her ministry at the hospital. IMB Photo

IMB medical missionary Dr. Heidi Haun performs a complicated surgical procedure on a patient’s injured wrist. Physician’s assistant Tori Sims assists Dr. Haun in the operation. Sims spent four weeks as a medical volunteer at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana assisting Dr. Haun in her ministry at the hospital. IMB Photo

Larry Pepper, center, was a NASA flight surgeon before God put him on a different trajectory — working with the IMB at hospitals in Africa. He’s now spent more than two decades offering hope at the bedside of the hurting there. IMB Photo

After missing the long and the short rainy season in the past year, drought has left more than 12 million people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance in the Horn of Africa. The International Rescue Committee operates a hospital in Hagadera, one of the compounds within Dadaab, to treat the vulnerable new arrivals. IMB Photo

Dr. George Faile III performs a hernia repair in the operating room at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana. Dr. Faile III was an IMB missionary doctor at BMC from 1989 to 2009 when he retired. He and his wife returned in 2021 as medical volunteers. IMB Photo

Dr. George Faile III performs a hernia repair in the operating room at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana. Dr. Faile III was an IMB missionary doctor at BMC from 1989 to 2009 when he retired. He and his wife returned in 2021 as medical volunteers. IMB Photo

Dr. George Faile III performs a hernia repair in the operating room at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana. Dr. Faile III was an IMB missionary doctor at BMC from 1989 to 2009 when he retired. He and his wife returned in 2021 as medical volunteers. IMB Photo

Dr. George Faile III performs a hernia repair in the operating room at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana. Dr. Faile III was an IMB missionary doctor at BMC from 1989 to 2009 when he retired. He and his wife returned in 2021 as medical volunteers. IMB Photo

Dr. George Faile III performs a hernia repair in the operating room at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana. Dr. Faile III was an IMB missionary doctor at BMC from 1989 to 2009 when he retired. He and his wife returned in 2021 as medical volunteers. IMB Photo

Dr. George Faile III performs a hernia repair in the operating room at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana. Dr. Faile III was an IMB missionary doctor at BMC from 1989 to 2009 when he retired. He and his wife returned in 2021 as medical volunteers. IMB Photo

Dr. George Faile III performs a hernia repair in the operating room at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana. Dr. Faile III was an IMB missionary doctor at BMC from 1989 to 2009 when he retired. He and his wife returned in 2021 as medical volunteers. IMB Photo