Stories tagged with: imb

• Missionary to urban Scottish youth dies of cancer

  by Mary Jane Welch, posted Wednesday, May 22, 2019 (yesterday)

  

  IMB Photo by Paul W. Lee

  BEAUFORT, S.C. (BP) -- Gena Wilson, a missionary to Scotland who walked the 2014 New York City marathon representing cancer survivors, lost her third battle with the disease May 13 at home with her family in Beaufort, S.C.

  Wilson, 51, who served more than 20 years as a Southern Baptist missionary, "shared hope because she had hope," said Paul Chitwood, president of the International Mission Board.

  "A battle with terminal cancer did not dissuade her because death held no power over her. ... Read More

• IMB pledges to 'be a leader' in abuse prevention

  by Julie McGowan, posted Wednesday, May 22, 2019 (yesterday)

  

  IMB Photo by Chris Carter

  RICHMOND, Va.(BP) -- International Mission Board trustees heard recommendations Wednesday (May 22) from the firm conducting an external examination of IMB's handling of past allegations of abuse and sexual harassment and IMB's present policies and practices.

  IMB President Paul Chitwood responded immediately with an apology to victims and a pledge for the future.

  Kathryn Nash, leader of the examination task force from Gray Plant Mooty (GPM), presented ... Read More

• Refugee crisis: IMB's Chitwood goes to Capitol Hill

  by Julie McGowan, posted Friday, May 17, 2019 (6 days ago)

  

  IMB photo

  WASHINGTON, D.C.(BP) -- Only days after witnessing Venezuelan refugees' plight on the Colombia border, and mere weeks after praying with refugees in Uganda, International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood traveled to Capitol Hill Thursday (May 16) to discuss the global refugee crises with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

  Chitwood and John Brady, IMB's vice president of Global Engagement, along with their spouses, met with Sen. McConnell, (R-Ky.) a longtime Southern Baptist elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984 from Louisville, Ky., in the Majority Leader's office in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Read More

• 'Hope-givers' reaching refugees on brink of despair

  by Paul Chitwood, posted Friday, May 17, 2019 (7 days ago)

  

  Photo by Chris Carter/IMB

  VENEZUELA (BP) -- With tears streaming down her face, an elderly woman stood before me half way across the Simon Bolivar International Bridge between Colombia and Venezuela. She was one of thousands to cross the bridge on foot that day. Most carried food, medicine, and other essential items. They came to Colombia to secure whatever they could carry in their hands or on their backs before making the long journey back home.

  Others had no plans to return. Instead, they were already miles deep in the Colombian mountains with hopes of making their way to other South American countries. They had heard there were places where refugees are welcome, jobs are available, and a better life awaits. Read More

• Chitwood on border thanks Baptists for Venezuela aid

  by Diana Chandler, posted Monday, May 13, 2019 (10 days ago)

  

  Screen capture from IMB video

  VENEZUELA (BP) -- International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood ends today (May 13) a weeklong trip that included the Venezuelan border where he encouraged Baptists and area convention leaders ministering to refugees amid the nation's collapsed economy and political strife.

  "We're thankful that Southern Baptists are here ministering to the needs of people who really are in a desperate situation," Chitwood said in a video during his visit to Colombia. Chitwood witnessed scores of Venezuelans crossing into Colombia for food and medical care not available in Venezuela, where inflation is more than 1 million percent. Read More

• IMB in Birmingham to inspire, show churches at work

  by IMB Staff, posted Friday, April 26, 2019 (27 days ago)

  

  BP file photo by Matt Jones

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Every church has a role to play in reaching every nation with the Gospel, the International Mission Board urges. And during the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, the IMB will host an opportunity for Southern Baptists to help take the Gospel to unreached people. Read More

• SBTS: Chitwood urges Great Commission faithfulness

  by SBTS Communications, posted Monday, April 22, 2019 (one month ago)

  

  SBTS photo

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- A glorious vision of people from all nations worshiping God should inspire all ministry and mission, says Paul Chitwood, president of the International Mission Board.

  Chitwood spoke during Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's chapel, April 18. He is a two-time graduate of the seminary, having earned both his master of divinity and doctorate of philosophy at the school. Read More

• Missionaries to Chitwood: 'You're one of us'

  by Shawn Hendricks, posted Friday, April 12, 2019 (one month ago)

  

  Photo by Chris Carter/IMB

  ARUA, Uganda (BP) -- Missionary Jeremy Taliaferro remembers "mad-dash googling" on the internet to find out who is Paul Chitwood.

  The International Mission Board's presidential search committee announced their candidate last November. And Taliaferro admitted at first he was a little underwhelmed since the Chitwoods had not served as IMB missionaries. Read More

• Prosperity gospel a problem in Africa, Chitwood says

  by Shawn Hendricks, posted Tuesday, April 09, 2019 (one month ago)

  

  Photo by Chris Carter/IMB

  JINJA, UGANDA (BP) -- There's a deacon in Uganda who will gladly pray for church members who pay a few shillings; another preacher says God will bless them with a car or house if they are willing to give him some money. And another preaches John the Baptist was born of a virgin birth.

  These are a few examples International Mission Board missionaries in Uganda and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa have shared on why theological training is so critical. Read More

• IMB's Chitwood encourages refugees, missionaries

  by Shawn Hendricks, posted Thursday, April 04, 2019 (one month ago)

  

  Photo by Chris Carter/IMB

  ARUA, UGANDA (BP) -- With only one arm, Agnes carries a five-gallon jug of water on her head in a refugee camp near the South Sudan border in northern Uganda. On her own, she's a single mom with two children to care for and has to make an hour-long trek to a well because it's the closest one to her house. Read More