Arkansas
For Pranay and Allison Borde, planting a church — Hillcrest Community Church — among internationals in Little Rock means faithfully walking alongside people who are not only discovering who Jesus is, but also counting a real cost to follow Him, Arkansas Baptists News reported. “True friendship, without any feeling of an agenda, opens up internationals to honest conversations about family, faith and the gospel,” Pranay Borde said. For more of this story, click here.
Florida
Eight students serving with the North American Mission Board’s GenSend program spent six weeks in North Miami conducting compassion ministry after the collapse of the Champlain Towers at Surfside and serving alongside church planters, the Florida Baptist Witness reported. The group included students from Puerto Rico and several states including Georgia, Mississippi, Texas and Tennessee. To read more, click here.
Georgia
About 50 teens who grew up in missionary families serving around the world recently spent a week at Pinnacle Retreat Center in Clayton, the Christian Index reported. The teens, who are preparing for college or careers, became reacquainted with American culture and customs. The group tackled weighty issues, such as staying true to Christian values, and everyday skills, such as doing laundry. The International Mission Board partners with Woman’s Missionary Union to provide reentry training for 50 to 90 missionary kids annually. Click here to read full story.
North Carolina
About 50 volunteers gathered to serve senior adults for five days in June during the inaugural Camp BAM (Baptist Aging Ministry). The volunteers, hailing from the Impact Community Youth Group and First Baptist Church Concord, completed 19 projects across three counties for 45 senior adults. The projects were designed to create safer homes for senior adults and included building wheelchair ramps, painting and installing handrails and smoke alarms. The camp was based at Mills Home in Thomasville where NCBAM is located. To read more about Camp BAM, click here.
South Carolina
In 2019 a team from First Baptist Church in Columbia traveled to Greece to serve in a missions partnership. After the in-person missions trip was canceled in 2020 and 2021, a virtual trip was proposed. A team gathered at the church for a week, putting in about 250 hours of media production for the partnership, the South Carolina Baptist Convention reported. Click here to read more of this story.
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