CARACAS, Venezuela | Devastating news continues streaming out of Venezuela as the death toll keeps rising. Many suspect the June 30 total of 1,719 victims may only be scratching the surface of the total loss of life from last week’s earthquakes. “As we see the scale of the damage and the rising death toll coming […]
Southern Baptists prepare to share Christ with World Cup fans
Atlanta | As the world prepares for one of its largest sporting events, Southern Baptists have created opportunities to leverage the 2026 World Cup to share the Gospel. Sixteen major cities throughout North America, with 11 in the U.S., will host soccer matches that are expected to draw crowds of 15-25 million people who will […]
Send Network marks highest number of church plants since 2016
BOSTON – A barber’s chair became an avenue for life change when church planting missionary Jacob Ambrose embraced an unexpected opportunity to obey the calling on his life. “It was a really difficult time as we were getting settled into our house and the community,” said Ambrose, who moved from Louisiana to Boston to plant […]
Send Relief, SBDR wrap up mass feeding as relief efforts continue in Francine aftermath
Mass care feeding wrapped up this week as Send Relief and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) prepared and served nearly 40,000 meals in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine’s landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm on Sept. 11. A team of Illinois Baptist Disaster Relief (IBDR) volunteers was responsible for helping prepare more than […]
IMB, NAMB leaders underscore joint commitment to Send Relief
Phoenix | In a meeting with Southern Baptist leaders in Phoenix, International Mission Board (IMB) President Paul Chitwood and North American Mission Board (NAMB) President Kevin Ezell underscored their strengthened commitment to jointly meeting needs and changing lives through Send Relief. The leaders also unveiled a new logo for Send Relief that incorporates the brand […]