HAYTI – Friday, Oct. 13, had been a long-awaited day for Tom Malott, a Missouri Baptist Relief volunteer from Doniphan, Mo. It was the day he could hand over the keys to two newly constructed homes in Hayti, Mo., that he and numerous MODR volunteers have been in the process of building through a partnership with the Red Cross since this past February. Actually, Malott and others have been working in Hayti for nearly two years, following an EF4 tornado that hit the area on Dec. 10, … [Read more...]
Live Nativity play presented in Springfield by Greene County Association volunteers
SPRINGFIELD – For their 40th year, Springfield area Baptists staged a play of the life of Christ in the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. Held in early December, the play is a series of scenes of the life of Jesus Christ from birth to resurrection. This year about 2,000 people sat in bleachers to see the scenes enacted. At the end of the three evening run, the organizers discovered there were 84 people saved and 133 who asked for prayer. Local church volunteers will follow up on each of these … [Read more...]
Super Summer resumes in 2022 on two MBC university campuses
JEFFERSON CITY – After a modified schedule in 2021, preceded by cancellation in 2020 due to COVID, Super Summer week-long camps for middle and high school students resume this summer on two MBC university campuses. The first takes place at Hannibal LaGrange University, June 13-17. Southwest Baptist University hosts the second June 20-24. Bob Caldwell, an independent contractor for the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Making Disciples team, is facilitating the camps this year. He says through … [Read more...]
North African convert used as ‘mouthpiece of God’
NORTH AFRICA – For Jason and Allison Cook* history does repeat itself. Like Philip in the Bible, the Cooks obeyed God’s call on their life and traveled to another land. After living and working in Northern Africa for several years, the couple remains thankful for the Southern Baptist churches who faithfully support international missionaries. “I was 17 when my church in Alabama brought in 20 international personnel explaining the dire need for missionaries around the world.” Allison … [Read more...]
Missouri DR workers to provide childcare at annual meeting
BRANSON – Trained volunteers from Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) will provide childcare on Monday and Tuesday of the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting here, Oct. 25-26. Registration is free, but required. The deadline for registration is Oct. 11. Childcare is being offered for children from birth through 7 years of age. It begins at 8 a.m., Oct. 25, and ends after the Tuesday evening session, Oct. 26. Although children will have snacks in childcare, parents are … [Read more...]
Carter resigns as DOM of Crossroads Association
MOBERLY – Mark Carter resigned as director of missions for the Crossroads Baptist Association this month after confessing to inappropriate behavior several years ago toward a then-teenage girl. The Missouri Baptist Convention released the following comment after hearing news of Carter’s resignation: “It grieves us to learn that a Baptist director of missions in central Missouri has engaged in inappropriate behavior toward a young person – specifically, texting, emails, and … [Read more...]
More power to you
Willpower! Where are you? I need you, stat! Dispatcher: 911. What’s your emergency? Me: I’ve been cutting back on dairy and gluten and the waitress at this breakfast place just asked if I would like a side of gravy. And I would. I really, really would. Dispatcher: Ma’am, this is not a real emergen— Me: It’s white gravy and I will have a stomachache for three days! Dispatcher (sighing): I think you can power through it. How about you ask for some salsa for your eggs instead? Me: … [Read more...]
Moore to leave ERLC, join Christianity Today
NASHVILLE (ERLC) – Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, announced, May 18, he will be leaving his role at the commission after leading the organization for eight consequential years. Moore will join Christianity Today in a new role as Public Theologian and Director of the Public Theology Project, where he will continue his work to engage pressing cultural issues with the gospel. Reflecting on his time at the ERLC, Moore … [Read more...]
The need to read: 100 pastors waitlisted for theology book program
EASTERN EUROPE – When Erasyl* started university in his hometown in the former Soviet Union, he knew very little about Jesus. Being from a Muslim home, he was most familiar with the Quran, but he also knew the Bible was a holy book. What he did not know was the gospel. An IMB missionary befriended him on campus and led him to the Lord. “Through studying Scripture and reading good books on apologetics and church history, God convinced me of the truth of the Bible, and I put my trust in … [Read more...]
MBTS’s Allen: ‘Five Reasons Why I Enjoy Reading Biographies’
KANSAS CITY – “The history of the world is but the biography of great men,” argued Thomas Carlyle, the proponent of what has come to be known as the “Great Man Theory of History.” This theory suggests that the broader movements and contours of history all go back to the leadership of great individuals who exerted unique influence on their times. Whether or not Carlyle’s theory proves true is debatable, but that certain individuals cast long shadows is not. More than a cultural observation … [Read more...]
Tax credits a great way to increase your support
We are headed into the final quarter of 2020, and quickly approaching the end of the year. Wow! Where has the year gone? It seems like just yesterday we were shaking off the cold of winter and looking forward to Easter. Maybe all of the things that have made this year so unusual have sped up time! This is an important season for Missouri Baptist Children’s Home (MBCH). More than half of our financial support is generously donated in the last quarter of the year. This support helps us … [Read more...]
The love of missionary Lottie Moon
As the days grow shorter, the grandchildren’s Christmas lists on Amazon are getting longer. This is also the time of year when many churches begin preparing for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions. Lottie’s love for the people of China is akin to our love for the aging at The Baptist Home. On October 3, 1887, Lottie Moon penned these words from a hut in PingtuThe, China: “The needs of these people press upon my soul, and I cannot be silent.” Just as these … [Read more...]
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