by Sharon Mager | May 19, 2025 | African American, Missions, World
Zambian missions trip part of larger effort to strengthen churches near and far By Shannon Baker LUSAKA, ZAMBIA — The last few minutes spent in the small airport gift shop summed up the whole mission experience. Sarah, the merchant selling the stuffed safari animals,...
by Sharon Mager | Jan 6, 2025 | compassion ministry, Evangelism, poverty, World
By Sharon Mager BOWIE, Md. — On the morning of June 29, 2002, Cresthill Church, Bowie, Member Michael Callahan was on a subway train when he felt a call from God. That call, which impacted him enough to know the exact date, has resulted in an organization that...
by Sharon Mager | Jul 19, 2024 | Collegiate, collegiate Ministry, Featured, Internationals, senior adults, World, Youth
By Sharon Mager The air crackles with excitement at Ocean City Baptist Church (OCBC) as members and volunteers prepare to welcome 300-plus international students who show up for hot, homemade meals every Monday night during the summer. This is the second Monday in...
by Sharon Mager | Oct 13, 2023 | Disaster Relief, World
War has come to the Holy Land. Following a brutal attack by Hamas terrorists on Saturday, Oct. 7, that killed and injured thousands of people, Israeli officially declared war against the militant group. With the conflict expected to rage for some time to come, Send...
by Sharon Mager | Feb 17, 2023 | Featured, Immigration ministry, International Mission Board, Missions, Outreach, World
In the late Fall of 2021, Redland Baptist Church, Derwood, stepped out boldly in a missions move that Senior Pastor Mark Adams called “One of the most exciting things I’ve seen in all my years of serving God’s people.” They adopted two Afghan refugee families. In a...
by Sharon Mager | Feb 9, 2023 | BCM/D Ready, Disaster Relief, World
KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (BP) — A pair of earthquakes and a series of aftershocks have devastated portions of Turkey and Syria. According to Send Relief, more than 20,000 people are known to have been killed by the quakes as of 6:30 pm on February 9, and the number...
