Missionary Ruth Bowman went to the mission field in 1976 after two of her children were grown and gone and her youngest, Lisa, had two more years of high school. Ruth’s husband Bobby had retired from Naval service as a corpsman, where his assignments were all over the world, so his family could not accompany […]
It was a beautiful love story that very nearly didn’t happen except for God’s providence . . . two young people so far apart in culture, language, geography, and religion meeting in what could only be arranged by God himself. Born in 1928 to a Chinese mother and American father, Jack Bateman lived in North China […]
In 2020 BMA Missions began a very impactful tradition of honoring our missionaries, both living and deceased, at our national meetings. In 2023 we will acknowledge Bobby and Ruth Bowman and Jack and Latrell Bateman. (The Bateman children will receive their parents’ posthumous award.) Former Missionary and BMA Global President John David Smith, who understands […]
Finally it’s here . . . the very best time of the year. Surely we could all agree on that! And for most of you, celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas in your churches means reaching out to your community in some way. In my church, Antioch in Conway, Arkansas, the entire church is involved in giving […]
by Jaclyn Rowe One of things I’m learning as I continue to grow in my faith is it’s not unlike God to push us outside our comfort zones and really stretch us and even encourage and motivate us to think outside the box when it comes to reaching a lost world for his kingdom. One of […]
