Rejection doesn’t stop Nepalese church planters

January 10, 2013

No one accepted us, Agni Amrit said, hanging his head so low it almost rests on his checkered tie. Amrit asked 10 people in Kathmandu,

IMB broadens influence by handing over control of hospitals

January 3, 2013

Medical missions is dead. The International Mission Board (IMB) no longer appoints medical personnel. Transitions of IMB-funded hospitals to local leadership are a failure. These

Dying Paraguay mission hospital transformed, given new life

January 3, 2013

Marlin Harris’ mission was clear in 1988 when he arrived in Paraguay as a Southern Baptist representative: guide the transition of the mission hospital into

Women’s health urgent concern to IMB workers, vital for health of children, family too

January 3, 2013

Women who have no concept of what a germ is — how do you teach them about good health practices? “If you don’t have an

IMB medical workers gain access, credibility among unreached

January 3, 2013

Medical strategies are a key piece of engaging unengaged, unreached people groups, said Trey Alexander, a church-planting strategist in Central Asia. While formal requests for

South African students find hope for future

January 3, 2013

It’s hard not to be happy around 12-year-old Olwetu. She greets visitors with an infectious smile and sparkling eyes. Usually surrounded by friends, the outgoing