Between 350 and 500 Kurds live in Kansas City. Although traditionally Muslim, they have been persecuted all over the world. Their home, Kurdistan, inhabits parts of Iraq, and also crosses into Turkey, Syria, and Iran. Political tensions make life difficult for Kurds to survive and find jobs outside of their designated region. A small handful [...]
From Midwestern Baptist Seminary: Midwestern Seminary deeply appreciates your interest in its events, and we were very much looking forward to hosting you for our Spurgeon Lectures Luncheon and Q&A with Pastor Alistair Begg on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 11:15 a.m. Due to an unforeseen change in Pastor Begg’s schedule, we will no longer be holding [...]
by JoAnne Ruble This summer I had the privilege of traveling to Guatemala with eight other members of Manna Fellowship Church in support of MANNA Worldwide, which is a Christian non-profit organization that focuses on rescuing children from the grip of poverty in 41 countries around the world. There are over 350,000 orphans in Guatemala [...]
Send Relief for Hurrican Matthew (NAMB) Send Relief and the North American Mission Board are coordinating planning for the expected response in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. The potential for hundreds of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers to respond is great. Plans call for as many as eight mass feeding sites in Florida alone, with [...]
Marsha Middleton, CEO for Alliance for Life, sent the following message: The Alliance for Life along with Rachel House, If Not for Grace and a few other pro-life ministries have made it possible for the new pro-life movie Voiceless to be shown here in Lee’s Summit at the B & B Theatre. It opens on [...]
The Missouri Baptist Convention Disaster Relief team is preparing to respond to Hurricane Matthew in Florida. The have an immediate need for 2 large road-worthy buses and drivers to go to eastern Florida this Sunday. The buses will be used to transport DR volunteers and their luggage and might be down there for a week [...]
Sam Anderson Our mission was to establish Bible study groups and cowboy churches. We met with several Cattlemen’s Associations and found a great reception. So much so that I’ll be going back this coming January to preach from horse back at a rodeo. There will be approximately 4,000 people packed into the stadium. The Association [...]
Longview Baptist in Lee’s Summit has an opening for a part-time Minister of Music. Send resume to 1300 SW Longview Road, Lee’s Summit, MO 64081 or email [email protected]. Cedar Creek Community in Lee’s Summit is looking for a part-time secretary and a treasurer (possibly dual role). For details contact [email protected] or call 816-942-6835. Calvary Baptist [...]
by Travis Hamm Recently my wife, three kids, and I said goodbye to Bola Saliu. We shed some tears as reality set in that this may be the last time we see her. It has been our joy to have this sweet Nigerian girl living in our home for the last two years. She has [...]
How are you supposed to feel about that? As a follower of Jesus, what does God want you to do? There are no simple solutions to the brokenness in our world caused by sin, but you know that God’s plan for His people involves more than looking the other way. But the answer is neither: [...]
