by Sharon Mager | Dec 13, 2023 | International Mission Board
I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard the name Lottie Moon. I was sitting at the Sunday dinner table talking with my aunt, who worked at Lifeway (then known as the Baptist Sunday School Board). One of the jobs she had at the time was to produce and...
by Sharon Mager | Nov 30, 2023 | International Mission Board, Missions
Each December, Southern Baptist churches collect the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for the sole purpose of supporting international missions. The entire offering goes to the International Mission Board’s overseas budget, supporting missionaries and their work. But...
by Sharon Mager | Nov 3, 2023 | International Mission Board
By Sue Sprenkle The 2023 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering® received a big boost Nov. 1 toward meeting a hefty goal of $200 million for international missions. Paul Chitwood, IMB president, received a check for $4.84 million from the Joy Ledbetter Trust. It was the...
by Sharon Mager | Jul 28, 2023 | Collegiate Ministry, International Mission Board, Internationals
A missions movement for 18-25-year-olds is coming to Foothills Baptist Church, Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 11. Rev7:9 aims to create a community of people who are committed to seeing the vision that God laid out in Revelation 7:9 realized. Nearly 5 billion people live...
by Sharon Mager | Jul 7, 2023 | International Mission Board, VBS
ARLINGTON, Va. — A 50-member team from Vietnamese Baltimore Baptist Church (VBBC) hosted a Vacation Bible School (VBS) for nearly 200 children whose parents attended the National Vietnamese Baptist Union Conference June 29 — July 2 at Crystal Gateway Marriott in...
by Sharon Mager | Apr 20, 2023 | International Mission Board
Five years of praying and serving finally yields fruit for IMB workers. Ramadan has been different this year for one Southeast Asian family. Sela and her husband Sok live in an impoverished Muslim village tucked away in a rural corner of their country. For every year...
