The summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan, in 2020. The Asian megacity is also hosting the Rugby World Cup this September and October. IMB missionaries and Southern Baptist volunteers are …

Eric Rentz, back to camera, is greeted by a member of the Bahamian Defense Force on the island of Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas Oct. 4. Rentz, Georgia Baptist Missions consultant for the state's …

Believers in South Asia gather for their weekly Bible study meeting. IMB/Special By Ann Lovell RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — Southern Baptist church members gave $156.6 million to support international …

Volunteers and staff members search for Iron Age pottery and artifacts at Tel Hadid in a new archaeological partnership between New Orleans Seminary and Tel Aviv University. NOAM KODESH/BP By Gary D. …

Hundreds of civil servants of Hong Kong gather at Chater Garden on August 2, urging the government of Hong Kong to to address protesters’ demands over the extradition bill crisis. WIKIPEDIA …

A young Azeri man sits outside a shop in Sarab, Iran, as a man on a bicycle passes by. IMB/Special By Madeline Arthington Anger consumed the “old Ali,” and he didn’t hesitate to act out on …

By Madeline Arthington HUNGARY — IMB missionaries Gary and Carolyn Miller are tapping into a Hungarian love of nature to build bridges for gospel work through a program called “The Master’s …

By Diana Chandler WASHINGTON (BP) — Christians and Muslims are persecuted in more countries than any other religious group, Pew Research Center said in a decade-long study showing high levels of …

The sun rises in northern Thailand. IMB/Special By Nicole Leigh THAILAND — Aroon* was once a ladyboy. In Thai culture, little boys age 2 or 3 who show any inkling towards femininity are labeled a …

Veteran TX pastor Chris Osborne joins SWBTS faculty FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — Longtime Texas pastor and Southern Baptist leader Chris Osborne has been named to the faculty of Southwestern Baptist …

By Kyle Ziemnick/WORLD NORMANDY, France (BP) — Leaders and veterans from around the world assembled on the beaches of Normandy, France, on Thursday (June 6) to commemorate the 75th anniversary of …

Gena Wilson, who died of cancer May 13, crossed the finish line of the 2014 New York Marathon with U.S. Army veteran Cedric King. A photo of King and Wilson at the finish was featured in the Nov. 6, …

By David Roach COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (BP) — Easter bombings in Sri Lanka that targeted Christians and killed more than 350 people have prompted calls to prayer by Southern Baptists who work to take …

Students and parents gathered together for a time of worship, celebration, and exhortation during the commissioning service. MYRIAH SNYDER/Index STOCKBRIDGE – During the Send Me Now LAUNCH weekend …

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By Shawn Hendricks IMB President Paul Chitwood (center) sits with missionary Kevin Singerman and Geofrey Ochan of Hope Baptist Church in Arua, Uganda. Chitwood visited the refugee camp as part of his …

By Monica Starr VENEZUELA (BP) – Beatriz paused in her struggle to lug a bucket of water up seven flights without sloshing any out. She rubbed her aching arms, then grabbed the bucket and continued …

Image from Wikipedia Commons NIGERIA — Given the order to renounce Christ or else, a group of mothers prepared to witness the deaths of their children by Boko Haram members in the same way they had …

CUMMING — When Alan Morris first heard the suggestion from his friend Gary Bulley, the idea seemed so simple yet made so much sense. Toward the end of 2015, Bulley, pastor of Living Stones Church …

Lily Schultz sings at the children’s camp in Duhaguri, Nepal while her father John, standing in background wearing a Superman shirt, looks on. JOHN SCHULTZ/Special[/caption] SILIGURI, INDIA — …

Young men watch and play a Burmese sport involving a cane ball and a net, in a neighborhood of Yangon, Myanmar. IMB photo By Grace Thornton Daniel Tuchez remembers the day he got the call. “Jason …

IMB medical worker Larry Pepper talks with villagers about current medical needs in a remote village near Kigoma, Tanzania. IMB photo By Grace Thornton Larry Pepper thought he had been open handed. …

Bible studies like this one are cropping up in the darkest corners of Brazil’s big cities. That’s the kind of thing members of Highland Baptist Church in Shelbyville, Kentucky, saw for themselves …

By David Roach JERUSALEM (BP) — Archaeologists' discovery of a small weight from the period of Israel's monarchy helps confirm the Old Testament system of weights and the existence of Solomon's …

American missionary John Allen Chau apparently was killed this month by the Indian people group he sought to reach with the gospel. Screen capture from CNN. By David Roach ANDAMAN ISLANDS, India (BP) …