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‘Fuge’ draws largest crowd in a decade

Published on August 3, 2007

Matt Overton, a high school senior from Gallatin, Tenn., prepared for a summer afternoon of extreme sports at Centrifuge camp in Ridgecrest, N.C. As he checked out the location of his next sports gig, someone yelled his name from... Continue Reading »

Developing?Disciples: Exchange student accepts Christ, disowned by family

Published on August 3, 2007

Sherzod Odilov, an exchange student from Uzbekistan, did not anticipate the high price he would pay for his decision to follow Christ, but knowing the price Christ paid for him, he stands firm.... Continue Reading »

Children help families in war-torn Croatia

Published on July 26, 2007

Would you jump rope for a goat? How about airlift a donation in a goat's honor? If you answered ?yes,? you?re not alone. Recently, Project MOST, an initiative of WMU's International Initiatives ministry, struck a chord with WMU children's... Continue Reading »

God at work on Thursday nights

Published on July 26, 2007

The Thursday commitment service at the Henderson, Ky., World Changers turned into something very special last summer. It happened when staffer Sammy Jo Turner issued a challenge for students to be involved in vocational missions.... Continue Reading »

Upstate S.C. foundation pledges $1 million to Lifeway’s ‘Defining Moment’ campaign

Published on July 24, 2007

An upstate foundation led by a former Lexington pastor has pledged $1 million toward LifeWay Christian Resources" new $29 million philanthropic campaign, "A Defining Moment."... Continue Reading »

Multicultural witness in Bangladesh

Published on July 10, 2007

Through unending rice fields in northern Bangladesh, a group of Christians ? Bangladeshi, American and Kenyan ? walked from village to village to share the good news.... Continue Reading »

Volunteers find Bangladesh village ripe for harvest

Published on July 10, 2007

Bright green rice fields surrounded the village. A barefoot man spread harvested rice on a plastic sheet to dry it in the sun. A woman tended to two infant goats born the previous day, while other women hand-embroidered shirts... Continue Reading »

Radio sends gospel across Bangladesh

Published on July 10, 2007

Throughout the capital city of Bangladesh, the call to prayer perforates Dhaka's early morning air, spilling out from the tops of mosques, a reminder that prayer is better than sleep. Although Bangladesh, a country about the size of Arkansas,... Continue Reading »

S.C.’s Akerman receives WMU top honor

Published on July 10, 2007

WMU and the WMU Foundation honored Debby Akerman of Myrtle Beach, with a top award for service and leadership during the WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting, June 10-11, at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter.... Continue Reading »

Lottie’s letter reflects IMB-WMU partnership

Published on June 25, 2007

The urgency in her voice was unmistakable. Send new missionaries immediately, Lottie Moon pleaded. ?I am holding on at considerable risk of permanent injury to health. Yet I must not leave until others are here to take over the... Continue Reading »

Pastors call for personal holiness

Published on June 25, 2007

Southern Baptist pastors and other speakers prescribed renewed confidence in the power of the gospel, abiding in Christ and personal holiness as remedies to the decline in baptisms across the Southern Baptist Convention during the Southern Baptist Pastors? Conference... Continue Reading »

LifeWay announces 2008 Vacation Bible School themes at SBC

Published on June 25, 2007

Whether you?re up for an aloha-style adventure to live God's unshakeable truth or a trail-blazing trip through the Wild West, LifeWay has a Vacation Bible School option for 2008 that will meet your outreach needs. ?Outrigger Island: Living God's... Continue Reading »