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  • Pastor's new bride a '12-cow kind of girl'
    by Lily Jameson, posted Monday, January 11, 2016 (8 years ago)

    Photo by Matt Jones
    NEW CASTLE, Ky. (BP) -- A Kentucky Baptist church got involved in an unusual fundraiser just before its pastor Daniel Lowry married his wife. The congregation ended up paying more than $1,500 for him to be able to say "I do" in October.

    For the previous two years, Lowry's wife -- the former Kristen Sayres -- had served overseas as co-director for the Naivasha Children's Shelter in Naivasha, Kenya, which rehabilitates homeless boys and tries to reintegrate them into their families. Sayres had spent a total of seven years in Kenya, a country in which grooms normally give large sums of money to their Read More

  • In Nepal, fuel crisis hinders quake recovery
    by Caroline Anderson , posted Tuesday, November 10, 2015 (8 years ago)

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    KATHMANDU, Nepal (BP) -- A new, man-made disaster is complicating efforts to help Nepalis recover from the devastating earthquake that struck the country in April.

    Ongoing protests over Nepal's new constitution have shut down the main road between India and Nepal since Sept. 24. The road is the main supply line for fuel and food into Nepal. Nepal claims that India instituted a blockade along the border. News reports say dozens of fuel trucks are stranded at the border. Read More

  • 10 refugee realities that may surprise you
    by Anderson Rosson, posted Wednesday, November 04, 2015 (8 years ago)

    CENTRAL ASIA (BP) -- Millions of people across Central Asia have crossed borders to escape war, persecution and violence. While Southern Baptists continue to respond, many refugees cling to a hope that wanes with each passing day.

    The following includes a list of 10 realities about refugees that many may not yet realize. Also, learn ways you can pray and how Baptist Global Response is helping meet needs. Read More

  • Yazidi refugees escape ISIS, still desperate for rescue
    by Rob White , posted Wednesday, November 04, 2015 (8 years ago)

    NORTHERN IRAQ (BP) -- Whoever built this tennis court probably never imagined refugees would be reclining there under temporary shelters. The sprawling picnic area, once a shady respite for Sunday leisure seekers is now a tent city -- home to more than 4,000 Yazidi refugees from Northern Iraq.

    These mothers, uncles, cousins and children walked seven days through the desert to escape ISIS in August 2014. Their current ... Read More

  • Children give to help those in need
    by Lily Jameson, posted Wednesday, August 26, 2015 (9 years ago)

    Photo by Kathy Routt
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP) -- Through giving their pennies, nickels and dimes and more, kids at Circle Drive Baptist Church are seeking to help others through Baptist Global Response.

    “Children can make a difference right now by giving and by praying,” Circle Drive Children’s Ministry Director Kathy Routt in Colorado Springs, Colo., said. “But, they’re also future givers and … those who are going to care for people around the world.” Read More

  • S. Asia flood relief focuses on massive need
    by Susie Rain, posted Wednesday, October 15, 2014 (9 years ago)

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    SOUTH ASIA (BP) -- It was just a pile of rubble. The clumps of rocks, bricks and splintered wood melded together with mud dotted the mountainous landscape, each topped with twisted and crumpled tin.

    The two 20-something Americans couldn't believe their eyes. It had been nearly one month since an unusually late monsoon season triggered the worst floods and landslides in 50 years across the South Asia region and no one had reached this village yet to help. Read More

  • Syrian Christians stay behind to help
    by August Miller, posted Thursday, October 09, 2014 (9 years ago)

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    SYRIA (BP) -- With food and jobs scarce, and their savings depleted, Syrian Christians and their neighbors are struggling to provide for their families.

    Despite their own trauma, many believers are choosing to stay in their beleaguered communities and reach out in love amid their neighbors' pain. Read More

  • Ebola kills 6 in Baptist woman's family
    by Diana Chandler, posted Friday, October 03, 2014 (9 years ago)

    Photo by EC/ECHO/Cyprien Fabre. Used by permission.
    NASHVILLE (BP) -- A Southern Baptist who emigrated from Liberia has lost six family members to the West African Ebola outbreak, she told Baptist Press. Medication, food and prayer, she says, are most needed to stem the epidemic.

    An aunt, uncle and four adult cousins of 55-year-old Juanita Logan, a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Nashville, died in mid-August from the disease. The six family members all lived in the same Liberian household, Logan said, and had spoken to her on the phone just two weeks before their deaths. Read More

  • Start combatting the global hunger crisis
    by Jeff Palmer, posted Friday, September 26, 2014 (9 years ago)

    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Several years ago, I was traveling in the southern Philippines, headed to a community where we were going to help with agricultural projects. Along the way, we passed through a village where a prolonged drought and an armed conflict had forced several families to take refuge in a local school. Read More