
Begging
I served in South Asia. I saw a lot. But something I’ll never forget is this: “Woman.” She said. Eyes desperate. Skinny girl. Tattered dress and matted hair. “Woman.” Said
Oppressive governments and famine have displaced this unreached people group. Every year, thousands of refugees leave their totalitarian country, where Christians are killed without trial, in search of a better and freer life. After escaping their home country, these young people travel through several Asian countries – many of them hostile – until they reach safety in South Korea. Some of these refugees were even born in other countries as their parents hid and tried to make a living. Some of them have been in danger, human trafficked, or emotionally scarred and are in desperate need of a Savior. This summer, travel to South Korea and live with these refugee students in apartments or dorms, teaching them English and life skills, while showing them that there really is a God who loves them.
I served in South Asia. I saw a lot. But something I’ll never forget is this: “Woman.” She said. Eyes desperate. Skinny girl. Tattered dress and matted hair. “Woman.” Said
A very small percentage of Southern Baptist missionaries are African American. In 2020, the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board (IMB), one of the world’s largest missionary sending agencies, reported