VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/1/16)—The Rev. Deliris Carrión-Joseph, an International Ministries (IM) missionary since 1998, began a new ministry serving at Deborah’s House in Tijuana, Mexico, in January 2016. In describing this new work, the Rev. Adalia Gutiérrez Lee, area director for Iberoamerica and the Caribbean, says: “Occupational therapy and pastoral counseling are two of the many […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 2/1/16)—According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 million fetal losses occur each year in the United States. That means millions of grieving women are struggling to find words to share their pain. In Still a Mother: Journeys through Perinatal Bereavement Chaplains Joy Freeman and Tabatha D. […]
An American Baptist Churches USA Taskforce on Race and Race-based Violence, first introduced at the Biennial Mission Summit in June 2015, met for an inaugural meeting on December 7 and 8, 2015, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The members of the Taskforce met to wrestle with the issues of race, racism and race-based violence. Throughout the meeting […]
