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image of the baptism of a Syrian refugee from the Enduring Love ministry Ministry in the Middle East

What is “Enduring Love”? Find out more about Christian ministry in the Middle East. “In the Middle East and North Africa, for centuries there has been a void in Christian …

Ida Mary Niemeyer Leistner, ABFMS Japan dies at 93

­­­­­­­­Ida Mary died peacefully at home in Omaha, Nebraska in the presence of her three daughters on July 19, 2023 at the age of 93. Ida Mary Leistner (Lundsten, Niemeyer) …

George Pixley, ABFMS/ Mexico and Nicaragua dies at 86

George Pixley died peacefully on July 17, 2023 at the age of 86. George was born on March 29, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois while his mother was visiting her parents …

Gary Bennett ABFMS – Japan alumnus, called home

Gary L. Bennett, American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (ABFMS) alumnus, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2023, at the age of 70, at his home in Russell, Iowa.  Gary was the first …

Image of map showing Cambodia and USA Is God calling you into an adventurous faith?

What would you do if God called you to take a step of faith and serve through short-term mission? Season Mussey tells the story of God’s unexpected call to teach …

WHY DO WE CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH?

Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day or Emancipation Day, is a U.S. holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans following the Civil War. While Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation on January …