Category Archives: Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
North American Missions: Maryland
Finding himself homeless and without a job, Jose Nater turned to God for help and, as a result, dedicated his life to serving God. Nater came to the United States from his native Puerto Rico to work in the hotel business. … Continue reading
North American Missions: Canada
Fewer than 1 percent of the residents of Quebec, Canada, are evangelical Christians. After serving in overseas missions, Lucas Aube felt God’s call to return home to try to reach some of the 99+ percent who need to accept Jesus … Continue reading
North American Missions: Bronx, New York
Andrew Mann is a church planter for the North American Mission Board and executive director of Graffiti 2 Church and Community Ministries in the Bronx, New York. Not only does Mann serve as a missionary in a tough neighborhood of … Continue reading
North American Missions: Miami, Florida
Following in the footsteps of his pastor grandfather, Patrick Coats is pastor of Kingdom Covenant Baptist Church in Homestead, Fla. In addition to that role, as a field missionary, Coats is a church planting catalyst with the Florida Baptist Convention’s Urban … Continue reading
North American Missions: Burbank, California
Ara Torosian has suffered for the Gospel. He was blindfolded and beaten after being caught smuggling Bibles from Turkey to his Southern Baptist underground church in Iran, but he refused to divulge the names of other Christian leaders. Now Torosian … Continue reading
North American Missions: Michigan
Despite a hearing loss and speech impediment, Scott Blanchard works daily to spread the Gospel. He is a church planter and pastor of Lakepointe Church in Detroit, Mich. Planting more churches is one of the best ways of spreading the … Continue reading
Week of Prayer, Day 7–Short-term missions with long-term impact
Every day of the year, young men and women work alongside missionaries throughout North America. Through summer and semester opportunities, they are discovering future areas of service as they learn from experienced church planters and missionaries, developing their own relationship … Continue reading
Week of Prayer, Day 6–Canada
A church planter from South Africa is using hockey as one way of reaching Canadians for Christ. Victor Thomas reached university students like Kyle and Chantel Meeking, who are featured in the video clip below. They, in turn, use their interest … Continue reading
Week of Prayer, Day 5–Western United States
Epic Church in downtown San Francisco, Calif., is a new, thriving Southern Baptist congregation. It reaches people from more than 30 countries to share the reality of God’s kingdom with those from all walks of life. The church’s website points … Continue reading
Week of Prayer, Day 4–Southern United States
For many people, New Orleans, La., is a place for fun and festivities. For others, the city is a site of homelessness and suffering. The latter group is among those being helped by the North American Mission Board of the … Continue reading
Temple Baptist Church on Mission 