Brother Michael Petty has returned to serve Karen brothers and sisters at a refugee camp in Asia. His words and short testimony express his delight at how God has been in the midst of everything.

Short-Term missions have been part of International Ministries for over fifty years. The STM office follows and upholds the guidelines set by the Standard of Excellence. It is a code of best practice for short-term mission sending agencies put together by SOE, Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission accreditation agency (www.soe.org) If you would like to serve alongside our long-term global servants, the STM team is here to facilitate the process.

Emotional, spiritual and physical healing will take time for anyone impacted by the September hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas. The churches in Nassau have responded with enormous generosity to some of the physical needs the evacuees face. Teachers, counselors, pastors attempt to attend to the psycho-social needs. The Body of Christ joins hands and feet to be present in light of needs expressed by the Bahamas Baptist Convention.

Rev. Dr. Karyn Carlo shares her reflections as Visiting Faculty at the Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary. May you be inspired as you read her story.