Renovations have begun on two iconic dorms, Crouch Hall and Pulliam Hall, at Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU).
Missouri
Black River Baptist Association establishes partnership with Liberian children’s home
Several churches in the Black River Association have begun assisting a ministry to children in the western African nation of Liberia. The ministry is called Calvary Love Ministries. The association has sponsored mission trips several times and plans to continue to support the Liberian ministry.
National
Donald S. Whitney joins Midwestern Seminary faculty, elected to endowed chair
Midwestern Seminary celebrated the election of Donald S. Whitney to full-time faculty during the institution’s spring trustee meeting on April 9.
Columns
Watering dirt
“Be encouraged to remain faithful, continue watering the dirt, trust the Lord with the results, and know for certain that your labor matters greatly. In fact, it matters eternally. At any moment, on any given day, you may very well see the fruit of your labor. Until that day, keep watering.”
Apologetics
The testimony of angels
Angels proclaim the return of Jesus in at least two New Testament passages. In the first, “two men in white clothes” tell the apostles Christ’s return is to be a mirror image of his ascension, which they have just witnessed. In the second, an angel flies overhead, announcing to the earth’s inhabitants that God’s hour of judgment has come.
Global
Vietnamese refugee returns to nations
International Mission Board missionary Ruby Ng knows what it’s like to be a refugee. The Vietnam War ravaged her home country during her childhood. Amidst all the violence and post-war fallout, she knew she had to leave. When she was 18, she escaped by boat and, after fleeing Vietnam, spent the next two years in a refugee camp. There, she was introduced to Jesus by missionaries who were also fleeing Vietnam.
Culture
Missouri Baptist minister, Matt Goodsell, named Capitol Ministry’s Global Director for North America
With a mission to launch ministries in all 50 U.S. states and an already noteworthy record of new ministry plants through successful recruiting, Missouri Baptist pastor, Matt Goodsell, has been named North America global director for Capitol Ministries (CapMin). In this role, Pastor Matt is charged with expanding the ministry by recruiting men to launch new Bible-study based discipleship ministries to political leaders throughout the United States and Canada.