VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/16/12)—A free insert regarding Hurricane Sandy and relief efforts is available for free download on American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ website. As many American Baptists are seeking ways to help in response to the disaster, pastors are encouraged to download the insert, copy it and include it in their worship bulletins. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/5/12)—Financial aftershocks from the massive January 2010 earthquake in Haiti are still being felt by students whose education was interrupted when their colleges in the Port au Prince area were destroyed or severely damaged in the aftermath of the quake. American Baptist Churches and individuals continue to provide much needed assistance […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/2/12)—One “superstorm.” Six countries. The impact of Hurricane Sandy on the Western Hemisphere is staggering. Long before Sandy came ashore in New Jersey, the hurricane had cut a deadly, destructive swath through the Caribbean. Osbel Gutiérrez, pastor of Fourth Baptist Church in Santiago, Cuba’s second largest city, described Santiago with […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/2/12)—Following three days of closure because of a power outage caused by Hurricane Sandy, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) re-opened its headquarters Thursday and began to dispense One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) domestic disaster-relief funds to hurricane-ravaged regions as well as to partnering organization Church World Service. “Our hearts […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/20/12)—$7,000 in One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) funds has been released by American Baptist International Ministries (IM) to help Christians who are displaced by ethnic violence in western Assam, India. Hundreds of people forced to move to relief camps started to receive relief supplies on September 4-5, including bathing soap, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/3/12)—A fire has destroyed the Kawthoolei Karen Baptist Bible School and College and other buildings in Mae La Refugee Camp on the Thailand/Myanmar border. Camp residents managed to put out the fire after about an hour, according to Karen News. “The Bible School has a long history and has been instrumental […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/13/12)—American Baptist International Ministries (IM) missionaries who have been involved in relief and rebuilding efforts are sharing their reflections and photos of the last 365 days. In these personal accounts, you can read about the successes and surprises, and how God is working to restore lives and hope. To see the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/13/12)—The Haiti Second Anniversary Collection of reflections, stories and photos remembers the January 12, 2010 earthquake and the subsequent two years of re-building efforts. It is now available on the IM website at http://www.internationalministries.org/topics/haiti_earthquake. The journals written by missionaries, staff and volunteers recount the ways in which donations of over $3 […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/1/11)—$18,000 in One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) relief funds have been sent through American Baptist International Ministries (IM) to flood victims in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Thailand to provide emergency relief items, including food, water, shelter and medical supplies. $10,000 for flood and mudslide victims in El Salvador and Nicaragua […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/27/11)—American Baptist International Ministries has released an emergency relief grant of $20,000 in One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) funds to Church World Service (CWS) to provide aid in several drought-ravaged countries in East Africa. More than 10 million people in East Africa are struggling to survive the driest period in […]
