After hiking in 90-degree weather in flip-flops and a skirt to reach a village, Julia Spelter and another International Mission Board missionary were exhausted and dripping in sweat as they sat drinking tea in the dim room of a local nurse. The Malagasy nurse had the overwhelming task of serving several rural villages by herself […]
Missionary couple sees fruit after 15 years
In their 15 years of faithfully sharing the gospel, Matt and Audrey Chism only baptized three people — their daughters. The Chisms were ready to call it quits. So much so that Matt told Audrey he was not going to talk about Jesus at all when they went to a woman’s house for a meal. […]
Tis the season for IMB missionaries to connect with churches
Lisa Hamilton went from store to store, looking for cards depicting the Christmas story, but she couldn’t find any in the Southeast Asian country where she and her husband, Steve, serve. She did find beautifully designed 3D Christmas cards of Santa and his reindeer and decided these would have to do. She purchased enough to […]
From Bloomington to Spain, Illinois couple sees witness expand
A stranger slid into Carina Beaty’s Instagram DMs. The message would open not just chat windows but doors to discipleship Carina couldn’t have imagined when she and her husband decided to open their apartment windows three years ago. On Easter Sunday in 2020, Caleb and Carina Beaty stood by their windows and began playing worship […]