Pregnant and 17. Olive was depressed and scared. Being a teenage mom wasn’t what she envisioned for her life. But maybe being a teenage mother didn’t have to be the trajectory of her life.
Children aren’t the church of tomorrow, International Mission Board missionary Kathy Shafto contends. They are the church of today.
After hearing the stories, Alfredo believed and was ready to be baptized. He waited and prayed, wanting his wife to choose to follow Jesus too, so they could be baptized together.
Many Irish are turning their backs on traditional faiths of their past and avoiding any church affiliation. Burdened by this great need for the gospel, the Dubnicks knew God was calling them to go, this time to the Republic of Ireland.
Ross and Dianna Evans have spent more than three years in Central Asia trying to establish connections with an unreached people group. The International Mission Board missionaries’ journey has been marked by challenges and connections.
In the desert at night in northern Africa, small coal fires dot the darkness. These fires are vital to the nomadic way of life of many desert tribes, but they symbolize something greater to IMB missionaries Ernest and Elizabeth Melting.
The hub’s purpose, in addition to facilitating connections, is for alumni to stay involved with the IMB and “be blessed and inspired.”
All the small Illinois church wanted to do was be involved in missions. They prayed about it and prayed some more. Then, they sent two of their own to investigate partnerships with the International Mission Board.
