Georgia Baptist Mission Board former Executive Director Bob White prays with Executive Director W. Thomas Hammond Jr., left, at the 200th annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention in Augusta, Ga., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (Index/Henry Durand)
Eddie Johnson orders at Robo's Drive-In restaurant in Pound, Va., where he received not only a belly full of food but a heart full of Jesus. An encounter with a Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer at the drive-in led Johnson to rededicate his life to Christ, and to salvation decisions by Johnson's son and three others.
Pastor Tommy Fountain Sr. baptizes Larry Crawford at Monroe's 1025 Church. Crawford, a 6-6, 250 pound defensive end and Division 1 prospect from Monroe Area High School, is among the more than 100 people baptized at the church over the past year. (Photo/1025 Church)
Students participate in recreation activities at Impact camp. (Photo/Georgia Baptist Mission Board)
Campers participate in an activity at Camp Pinnacle. (Photo/Georgia Baptist Mission Board)
Georgia Baptist Mission Board strategist Beth Ann Williams speaks with Mary Frances Bowley, executive director of Wellspring Living, prior to the Atlanta Braves game Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Atlanta. Representatives from Mission Georgia were at the game to promote Wellspring Living, which provides housing to survivors of human trafficking, prior to the Atlanta Braves game Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Atlanta. (Christian Index/Henry Durand)
Participants in Pastors Day at the Capitol gather for a group photo in February 2022.
Mission Georgia mobilizer Lorna Bius takes a photo of the Houston family to promote Wellspring Living, which provides housing to survivors of human trafficking, prior to the Atlanta Braves game Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Atlanta. (Christian Index/Henry Durand)
Kids participate in vacation Bible school at 1025 Church in Monroe, Ga. Free from the grip of COVID-19, churches across Georgia reported record numbers of children turning out for vacation Bible school. (Photo/1025 Church)
Suzanne and Rachel Guy pose outside a Planned Parenthood Clinic in Marietta, Ga., in June 2022. (Christian Index/Roger Alford)
Hundreds of people let their lights shine at a gospel crusade in Swainsboro in May 2022. More than 50 people made salvation decisions.
Georgia Baptist Mission Board Executive Director W. Thomas Hammond Jr. receives the Champion of Life Award from the Atlanta Morning Center's Daphne Nicely.
New Bethel Baptist Church Outreach Minister Ryan Bennett is leading a door-knocking campaign and bus ministry that has generated significant growth.
An Easter crowd fills Midway Church at Villa Rica, where 20 new believers came to Christ on Sunday.
Bill Barber poses for a photo in the ornate sanctuary of First Baptist Church in Thomaston. He retiring in 2022 after 20 years as senior pastor at the church. (Index/Roger Alford)
