Update: Since this message was written, Hurricane Irma is projected to hit Florida and possibly South Carolina in the coming days. Hurricane Jose may be right behind it. The information below is the same for sending aid to victims there. Dear Partners in Mission, I know many of you are praying, giving and wanting to [...]
By Chris Houghtaling. Published in the August 2017 Missions & Ministry Newsletter. We showed up and God showed off during our From Missouri to Mexico trip June 26th through July 3rd. Alberto prays with a woman in the market Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant past, a mother came to Kansas City, [...]
Pastor Clayton With of Abiding Love Baptist Church picked up a huge stone with the word, “Ebenezer” on it and celebrated with his congregation the dedication of their new sanctuary on June 11, 2017. Lifting the Ebenezer stone above his head, Pastor Clayton reminded the congregation of the story from I Samuel, when the Philistines [...]
Calvary Baptist in Independence invites you to a very special Women’s Event featuring Gracia Burnham as our guest speaker! Gracia and her husband, Martin, were kidnapped and held hostage by Abu Sayyaf terrorists in the Philippines. After surviving over a year in the jungle with their captors, she experienced the anguish of losing her husband in a gun battle [...]
by Gregg Boll Originally published in the July 2017 Missions & Ministry Newsletter At this year’s Southern Baptist Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, there was a controversial resolution regarding the “Alt-Right” movement. Allow me to share the non-media, unbiased version of what happened. An African American Baptist pastor from Austin, Texas, asked from the floor to [...]
Originally printed in the Missions & Ministry July 2017 newsletter The vision of People Teams is to see reproducing disciples and churches among all of the ethnic people groups in Kansas City. This vision will require committed believers building relationships among specific people groups and making disciples. These believers will provide time, prayer, onramps, and [...]
Shire, Ethiopia is alive with joy and excitement as the celebration took place with the first ever graduation of the Bible students held in the Shire Kalehiwet Church on May 21st. The Bible School was founded and is supported by BRKC. The Bible students have come from surrounding towns and from refugee camps to attend [...]
At the end of June, Richie Wolfe arrived in Canada - on bicycle - all the way from Escondido, California. That's 30 miles east of San Diego. If you aren't good with geography, that means he's basically ridden...across the entire country. He went through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, New Mexico again, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, [...]
Campus Ministry Update Carson Conover, Blue River/Longview Finals are done! Students are breathing a bit easier and excited for summer break. We wrapped up the semester at Blue River by serving students during finals week giving away free scantrons and invites to Challenge (our ministry on campus). The best way to reach students is through [...]
12 “Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 13 But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.” Paul makes this perennially true statement in II Timothy 3 which accurately describes the disintegration of morals and the cultural hostility believers have witnessed in [...]
