Missionary Updates

Missionary Updates

Recommended Resources March Missions 2022 #5

Book: Through Gates of Splendour: The Five Missionary Martyrs of Ecuador Author Elizabeth Elliott The inspiring story of five missionaries who were martyred in the jungles of Ecuador as they attempted to reach the local people with the gospel. Available as paperback or ebook/audible.   Insight Magazine: Connecting Baptists across Ireland. Produced by the Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland. Six editions a year with a featured section on missions. Contact the church administrator for more information on how to…

Recommended Resources March Missions 2022 #4

Book: In the land of Blue Burqas Author: Kate McCord Riveting and fast paced, In the Land of Blue Burqas depicts sharing the love and truth of Christ with women living in Afghanistan, which has been called “the world’s most dangerous country in which to be born a woman.” Available as paperback or ebook. To see a book review go to Baptist Women Ireland website’s blog or follow the below link In the Land of Blue Burqas :: Baptist Women…

Recommended Resources March Missions 2022 #3

Missionary Biographies: Filling up the afflictions of Christ: The Cost of Bringing the Gospels to the Nations in the lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson and John Paton. Author: John Piper.  Jesus’s words in John 12 are sobering: unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it will bear little fruit. The history of Christianity’s expansion proves that God’s strategy for reaching unreached peoples with the gospel includes the sufferings of his frontline heralds: the missionaries who…

Recommended Resources March Missions 2022 #2

Book: Let the nations be glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions. Author: John Piper John Piper offers a biblical defence of God’s supremacy in all things, providing readers with a sound theological foundation for missions. Available as paperback or ebook via desiringgod.org Online Articles on Mission: Available via Baptist Missions Ireland Website Blog: Baptist Missions (irishbaptistmissions.org) God’s Mission and The Local Church: GROW (Part 1)  Baptist Missions | Blog (irishbaptistmissions.org) God’s Mission and The Local Church: DEEP and WIDE…

Recommended Resources March Missions 2022 #1

Book: Missions: How the Local Church Goes Global (Part of the 9marks Series: Building Healthy Churches). Author: Andy Johnson With Practical, biblical wisdom, this book casts a vision for the local church as the engine of world missions – for the joy of all people and the glory of God. Available as a paperback book/audiobook or ebook online. Only 128 pages SPECIAL OFFER: You can pick up a discounted copy from Sunday 13th March at church. Speak to Cara Ramsey…

Christians in Ukraine

Baptists make up one of the largest evangelical groups in Ukraine. They have existed in the country for several hundred years and are much bigger in numbers than Irish Baptists. The 2020 figures for the Evangelical Baptist Union of Ukraine show that they had 2272 churches affiliated with 113, 000 members. They also run a number of Bible colleges, some of which are the size of a university. In 2014 Russia illegally took control of 2 parts of Ukraine, Crimea…

Pray for Afghanistan

We have been praying for Afghanistan as a church here are a few ways to pray. Five ways to pray for Afghanistan today Please pray for the small group of believers in the country. They are walking on eggshells and are uncertain who to trust. Pray that they find strength, wisdom, and supernatural peace in God’s promises. Pray for the displaced. A new wave of refugees is expected to come from Afghanistan to many parts of the Middle East and…