Baptist reaches out to deaf of Uruguay

December 4, 2008

As the congregation begins to sing, the only sound is a faint murmur. Suddenly, the loud pounding of a bongo drum shatters the quiet. Eyes

IMB assesses finance reports after large appointment class

November 27, 2008

While celebrating the largest number of representatives under appointment in recent years, trustees of the International Mission Board (IMB) also heard some cautionary finance reports

WMU organization gives hope, help to Afghan families through crafts

November 27, 2008

Amid the arid lands of Afghanistan, where hills and snow-capped mountains surround deserts and poppy fields, a cloud of war hovers over the terrain and

European evangelicals keep hope despite Islamic expansion

November 20, 2008

It’s a sight that would shatter most Americans’ romanticized image of Paris. Just a 15-minute metro ride from the trendy shops and quaint cafés of

IMB appoints workers with Alabama ties

November 20, 2008

Six Baptist representatives with Alabama connections were appointed by the International Mission Board for overseas work during an appointment service Nov. 11 at First Baptist

Colombia’s tribes transformed by gospel

November 20, 2008

Sweat dripped from Dut’s short, slender body as she hollowed out a grave in the floor of the Colombian rain forest. Only minutes earlier the

More than a century of Baptist missions

November 13, 2008

When the first Baptist missionaries arrived in Argentina in the late 1800s, they found a country filled with European immigrants and their descendants with fading