Disaster relief ministries offer opportunities to meet physical and spiritual needs. IMB Photo

International Mission Board missionaries in North Africa knew they needed help and asked their church partners in Florida to take a more active role in mentoring national believers. Courtesy Photo

Women exit Bread of Life Baptist Church in Kozelets, Ukraine, after receiving bags of food distributed by Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, distributed the food packets. Mike shared the gospel with the people who gathered. Send Relief partners with the church to provide food packets to those in need in the community. IMB Photo

A woman and her children accept a bag of food from Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief. Domke and the Brows distributed food packets to people living in Kozelets, which is northeast of Kyiv. Domke shared the gospel with the people who gathered. Send Relief partners with a local church to provide food packets to those in need in the community. IMB Photo

A woman reaches for a bag of food that Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, distributed food packets to people living near Kozelets, Ukraine. Send Relief partners with a local church to provide food packets to those in need in the community. IMB Photo

Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, distribute food packets to people living near Kozelets, Ukraine. Mike shared the gospel message with the people who gathered. Send Relief partners with a local church to provide food packets to those in need in the community. IMB Photo

Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, distribute food packets to people living near Kozelets, Ukraine. Mike shared the gospel message with the people who gathered. Send Relief partners with a local church to provide food packets to those in need in the community. IMB Photo

Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, distribute food packets to people living near Kozelets, Ukraine. Mike shared the gospel message with the people who gathered. Send Relief partners with a local church to provide food packets to those in need in the community. IMB Photo

Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, distribute food packets to people living near Kozelets, Ukraine. Mike shared the gospel message with the people who gathered. Send Relief partners with a local church to provide food packets to those in need in the community. IMB Photo

Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, distributes food packets to people living near Kozelets, Ukraine. Mike shared the gospel message with the people who gathered. Send Relief partners with the local church to provide food packets to those in need in the community. IMB Photo

A Ukrainian woman studies Bible study notes at God’s Design Church in Kyiv, Ukraine. The building used to be a night club and is now a church. The church and its pastor, Oleg, uses table tennis to draw people into the church. They distribute food to needy people and currently disciples 20 new believers for baptism. Send Relief partners with Oleg and his church to provide food and basic needs for people affected by the war. IMB Photo

Women meet for fellowship at God’s Design Church in Kyiv, Ukraine. The building used to be a night club and is now a church. Church members and the pastor, Oleg, uses table tennis to draw people into the church. They distribute food to needy people and currently disciples 20 new believers for baptism. Send Relief partners with Oleg and his church to provide food and basic needs for people affected by the war. IMB Photo

Ukrainian internally displaced women collect clothes and other supply items that they can use. Bethany Baptist Church in Bucha, Ukraine, provides free clothes to those in need during the war in Ukraine. Many people are internally displaced and from different parts of the country and in need of clothes, food and other basic necessities. Send Relief partnered with the church to provide food. In the early days of war, the church used its basement to house people fleeing from fighting. IMB Photo

Yaroslav Slavik Pyzh, president of Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary (UBTS) in Lviv, Ukraine, shares about the ongoing ministries of the seminary. Classes continue at the seminary, despite the war. UBTS established We Care centers across the country to meet both the physical and spiritual needs of Ukrainians. IMB Photo

Bryant Wright, Send Relief president, prays with Rev. Salim Bayrakcioglu, pastor of Isa Mesih Kilisesi Church in southern Turkey. The evangelical church has been ministering to victims of the Feb. 6 earthquake by providing shelter, food, water and other basic needs. IMB Photo

Europe is the most lost continent on earth with less than 1% evangelical Christians. All over the continent you can find old churches and cathedrals like this one in Toulouse, France. The once religious culture has faded into a world of secularism and relevant truth. The need for the gospel is ever expanding.

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

Dr. Buck Rusher prays over the patient, doctors and nurses prior to a surgery. He performs and gives consultation to patients and doctors in the rural hospital in Khoved, Mongolia. Caring for the needs of people is integral to the missionary task. IMB Photo

Medical volunteer Anna Leigh Breedlove plays with a toddler in the pediatric ward of the Baptist Medical Centre of Nalerigu, Ghana. Healthcare missions gives access to the unreached, allows for intimate conversations, meets needs, makes disciples and empowers the church. IMB Photo

A group of young Jews from the U.S. who are studying Hebrew and Judaism in Jerusalem for a year, celebrate Shabbat together with songs, prayers, food and drink. Shabbat is the Jewish name for Sabbath and is observed each week from Friday at 6 p.m. to Saturday at 6 p.m. It is taken from the ‘seventh day’ in the Torah where God rested after creating the earth. To the outsider, it might appear conservative and Orthodox Jews take this time to the extreme. Observing Shabbat might include halting any type of work—driving, cooking and cleaning. At 6 p.m., all work stops, even if they are in the middle of doing something. In traditional homes, meals are prepared in advance of Shabbat so nothing needs to be done during the day and clean up is done once it is over.