By Carson Foushee Google Translate has become an essential tool for me over the years. Early versions provided quirky translations that were less than useful, but technology has caught up…
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By Kirk, CBF field personnel Under a stilt house bordered by rice fields and rubber trees, a handful of farmers gathered. The shared a meal of sticky rice and chili peppers,…
By Rick Burnette, CBF field personnel “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.” During the earliest days of his ministry, Jesus seemingly misses an...
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By Gennady Podgaisky I met Tatiana soon after we arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine 22 years ago when we started attending a home Bible study group in at friend’s house. After…
By Jonathan Bailey, CBF field personnel It has now been six and a half months since Nyoman Darsane, my mentor and friend of almost 30 years, passed away. His son,...
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By Jeff Huett DECATUR, Ga. – An estate gift has provided an early retirement incentive program for eligible Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel and is making retirement possible for some,…
“The world opened up to me when I learned to read.” (Mary McCleod Bethune) It is a blessing and joy to begin a summer pilot as part of the ongoing…
By Kristen Thomason When Jon and Tanya Parks and their two daughters moved from Kenbridge, Virginia, to Košice, Slovakia, they were taking a 5,000-mile step of faith. “We thought we were being…
By Marv Knox Shane McNary used to make a morbid prediction that proved prophetic—and pragmatic—for his ministry partners in Central Europe. “When I had a conversation with somebody to start…
By Grayson Hester To care for mothers is to care for humanity. Michelle Norman and Elisabet Roca do their work in this sacred “Magnificat” tradition of Mary, mother of God….