Chris Doyle

In rural Nigeria, Southern Baptists partnered with Nigerians to introduce a groundbreaking initiative that would improve food consumption and transform communities. Access to wholesome food is limited in the region, so the project sought to address the nutritional challenge that has been stunting the growth and development of many children.

People aren’t lining up to be missionaries in Ukraine right now, as Lamar Schubert has discovered. He and his wife Aubrey work with Slavic people and Eastern European churches, but they had to evacuate Ukraine when war began in February 2022.

Seth Shelton’s life took a dramatic turn years ago when he embarked on a short-term mission trip to Nicaragua. While there, he felt an unmistakable call from the Lord to ministry.

Joshua Rivers has a humorous way of describing the goal of the missionary task. “We want to work ourselves out of a job,” he said.

BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brandon Winkler felt a little uncomfortable, he said, when he was asked to lead worship on a Sunday morning in Brasilia. He wasn’t uncomfortable in his guitar playing. He had played these songs before. The challenge for him was the setting.

For more than 35 years, Tim Kunkel has served as an International Mission Board missionary in South America, serving with global missionary partners and other IMB missionaries. He travels often to other South American countries, including Uruguay and Argentina, from his home base in Chile.

ALBANY, Australia (BP) – He stood in front of a group of children sharing a Bible lesson during Holiday Club. Churches in Australia have Holiday Clubs instead of Vacation Bible Schools, and this was one of the activities Danylo “Daniel” Ibrahimov led as a summer missionary with the International Mission Board at a church in Albany, Western Australia.

It’s not uncommon for a son or daughter to take over the family business. But when the family business is international ministry, it’s a bit rarer.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (BP) – An International Mission Board Sending Celebration is a time to support those who are going on the field to share the Gospel with a lost world. Such an event allows participants the chance to commemorate those who mentored and discipled them. For many, their mentors are current or former IMB missionaries who have encouraged them to ask how God might use them through the IMB.

God is working in the mountainous areas of Southeast Asia. Christian nationals, supported by International Mission Board missionaries, connect with people in these areas by providing for their human needs. “They are so poor, they lack clean water and sanitation,” Nita Kilkenny said, describing the people living in the Southeast Asian mountains. As an IMB […]