Stories tagged with: wmu

• Her missions call took her back home

  by Trennis Henderson, WMU National Correspondent, posted Tuesday, December 10, 2019 (5 days ago)

  

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  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 (6 days ago)

  

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  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 (9 days 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 (10 days 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 (13 days ago)

  

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  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

• SBC Digest: Ga. names African American consultant; WMU Blume

  by BP, The Christian Index and WMU staffs, posted Wednesday, November 06, 2019 (one month ago)

  

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  Georgia Baptists name Mitchell African American consultant; Excitement continues to build for WMU Blume.

  Mitchell agrees to consultant role with Georgia Baptists alongside NAAF duties

  By Scott Barkley

  DECATUR, Ga. (BP) -- Dennis Mitchell, executive director of the National Association of African American Fellowship of the SBC, has agreed to partner with Georgia Baptists as a consultant. Read More

• WMU offers domestic violence prevention resources

  by Trennis Henderson, posted Tuesday, November 05, 2019 (one month ago)

  

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  RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- As a member of Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia's Hope Team: Domestic Violence, Jocelyn Henry-Whitehead emphasizes that "domestic violence or intimate partner violence is really a global issue."

  As she seeks to help others break the cycle of domestic violence through awareness and education, she has participated in several conferences and mission trips across the U.S. and in Kenya, Rwanda, South Korea and Spain. Read More

• WMU domestic violence minister draws from childhood

  by Trennis Henderson/WMU National Correspondent, posted Monday, November 04, 2019 (one month ago)

  

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  RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- How do an abusive childhood, Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) involvement and harp music merge into a ministry aimed at addressing domestic violence issues?

  For Jocelyn Henry-Whitehead, it's the story of her turbulent childhood being transformed into practical ministry geared toward others who suffer the trauma of domestic violence. Read More

• Girls & boys gain 'world hearts' in mission education

  by Trennis Henderson, posted Friday, August 23, 2019 (3 months ago)

  

  Photo by Pam Henderson/WMU

  GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (BP) -- For these Girls in Action, learning about global missions from GA leader Rosalie Hunt is a definite perk; in fact, she literally wrote the book on the history of Woman's Missionary Union.

  Rosalie and her husband Bob are retired Southern Baptist missionaries now living in Guntersville, Ala., having served 30 years in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Myanmar, South Asia, Australia and the Philippines. Read More

• Misiones para Todos launched for Hispanic churches

  by WMU Communications, posted Friday, August 16, 2019 (4 months ago)

  

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(BP) -- Misiones para Todos (Missions for All) is Woman's Missionary Union's new, bilingual digital resource for missions leaders in Hispanic churches.

  "This resource is the result of much research and great collaboration with Hispanic leaders as we sought to identify missions needs among Hispanic congregations," said Kristy Carr, senior hub manager, national WMU. "We assembled a task force comprised of a Hispanic pastor and Hispanic leaders around the country who work with various ages in a variety of cultural contexts. Research, along with their invaluable input and much prayer, led to the creation of Missions for All." Read More