RICHMOND, Va. — A 21-year-old Southern Baptist representative with the International Mission Board (IMB) was killed April 12 in a motorcycle accident in the southeastern African country of Mozambique.
Jeremiah Johnson, a member of Royal Palms Baptist Church in Phoenix, and driver of the motorcycle, was riding with an interpreter (name withheld for security reasons) when the accident happened. Reports from overseas personnel say Johnson was killed instantly in the accident and his passenger was injured. Details on the interpreter’s condition and how the crash happened were not available at press time.
Johnson was working with the IMB’s Hands On initiative among an unreached people group. The program enables college students to work on the missions field for a semester. Johnson was a student at Glendale (Ariz.) Community College.
Johnson is the son of Diana and David Johnson. David is director of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary’s Arizona campus. Jeremiah also is survived by sisters Rachel and Talitha and brother Merritt.
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