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  • WMU 'pillar' of missions for ministry couple
    by Trennis Henderson, posted Tuesday, February 11, 2020 (8 days ago)

    Photo by Pam Henderson/WMU
    WAYNESBORO, Pa. (BP) -- It would be challenging to find a ministry couple in Pennsylvania more committed to the role of Woman's Missionary Union than Kathy and Steve Sheldon.

    For the past 35-plus years, the Sheldons have invested their lives in families, churches and communities in their home state of Pennsylvania. Much of their ministry focus has revolved around engaging their churches and associations in missions on the local, state, national and international levels -- and the primary missions tool they have utilized is involvement in WMU missions support and discipleship programs. Read More

  • TRUSTEES: WMU celebrates global mission, sets offering goals
    by Julie Walters, posted Monday, February 03, 2020 (17 days ago)

    Photo by Van Payne
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- From Alaska and Hawaii to Maine and Florida, Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) board members and state leaders from across the U.S. gathered at national WMU in Birmingham for their biannual board meeting, Jan. 11–13.

    More than 200 were in attendance, including representatives from the International Mission Board (IMB) and North American Mission Board (NAMB) to share inspiring stories and hear updates of God at work around the world. Read More

  • Helping women discover their true worth
    by Trennis Henderson, posted Friday, January 24, 2020 (27 days ago)

    Photo by Pam Henderson/WMU
    HENDERSON, Texas (BP) -- When a woman comes to see Christie Gambrell at Christian Women's Job Corps in Rusk County, Texas, she may be looking for help getting her GED or learning English. But that's not all she will get.

    "At CWJC," Gambrell said, "We help meet the felt needs of women as we help them find their true worth through Jesus." Read More

  • Her missions call took her back home
    by Trennis Henderson, WMU National Correspondent, posted Tuesday, December 10, 2019 (2 months ago)

    Photo by Pam Henderson/WMU
    BRUNSWICK, Maine (BP) -- Sometimes accepting God's call to missions means being willing to pack up your family and head back home. At least that was the case for Katie Upton Wood.

    Katie and her husband, Brandton, along with their three daughters, Corley Hannah, Rose and Callann, relocated from Georgia to Maine a few years ago to help reach New England with the hope of Christ. The visible fruit of their missions calling is Hope Church, a growing congregation launched in 2017 in Brunswick, Maine. Read More

  • Tokyo missionary watches hearts 'slowly soften'
    by Grace Thornton, posted Monday, December 09, 2019 (2 months ago)

    IMB photo
    TOKYO, Japan (BP) -- Sometimes when Mark Bennett baptizes someone, he makes a normal request -- he asks the new believer's family and friends to come up on stage and stand behind him.

    And then something abnormal happens -- dozens of people do what he asked.

    That may not seem strange, but when the man being baptized is homeless, that crowd is a ... Read More

  • WEEK OF PRAYER: Sharing 'the hope of God' in atheist Bulgaria
    by IMB Staff, posted Friday, December 06, 2019 (2 months ago)

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    SOFIA, Bulgaria (BP) -- George remembers the secret police raiding his house twice when he was young. He went to secret Christian meetings, and his family tucked their Bibles away so they wouldn't be found. "We were a persecuted Christian family," he said.

    But despite his family's gritty faith, George's heart hadn't experienced real change. Christianity was a cause to him, not a relationship. It wasn't until after the fall of communism when IMB missionary Bill Wardlaw came and preached at George's church that he heard the Gospel differently. Read More

  • WEEK OF PRAYER: Venezuelan exodus offers 'historic moment'
    by IMB, posted Thursday, December 05, 2019 (2 months ago)

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    BOGOTÁ, Columbia (BP) -- The day they heard Carlos' story, Paul and Robin Tinley had just dropped off the last little bit of winter clothing they had collected. They had been passing clothes out for months, and this was the first time they had run out.

    It's not hard to see why they did. The flow of human need just hasn't stopped. Read More

  • Chinese government designates Lottie Moon's church as historical site
    by Catherine Finch, posted Monday, December 02, 2019 (2 months ago)

    China Christian Daily photo
    PENGLAI, China (BP) -- The name, "Lottie Moon," is known by Southern Baptists far and wide. From the Woman's Missionary Union's Lottie Moon Christmas Offering to movies, books and documentaries detailing her life of service, Lottie Moon is often hailed as a "missionary hero."

    Lottie Moon's legacy will now be preserved beyond the Southern Baptist realm. Wulin Shenghui Church of Penglai in Shandong province, where Lottie Moon was a member during her time in Dengzhou, China, has been designated as a nationally protected historical and cultural site by The State Council of the People's Republic of China, the China Christian daily reported Nov.14. Read More