Latest News: Prayer & politics; Korean Baptist leaders unite for missions; persecution in Myanmar

Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper, the sister publication of The Alabama Baptist.
Burmese military shelled Thantland township in Myanmar’s Chin State.
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Latest News: Prayer & politics; Korean Baptist leaders unite for missions; persecution in Myanmar

To read a quick recap of some of the latest news reports from The Baptist Paper, see below.

1. “It may feel awkward, even contradictory, but when Gerald Ford assumed the presidency following Richard Nixon’s resignation, he didn’t just ask for political support. He asked for something far more powerful: prayer,” says Joshua Longmire.

2. International Mission Board leadership sees a growing interest in missions training among Korean Baptists, particularly toward sending and sustaining more missionaries. 

3. Myanmar — historically known as Burma — is “a disintegrating nation” where leaders of religious minorities continue to be targeted by the military, a report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom stated.


EDITOR’S NOTE — These stories were compiled by The Baptist Paper, with reporting by the Baptist Standard and International Mission Board.