The previous night’s thunderstorm left puddles on the floor of the Koptova School in Kosice, Slovakia. It was not the welcome we had anticipated, but we quickly began toweling up the water, working alongside school volunteers. Ms. Koptova shared her gratitude through her tears: “I never expected anyone from America would come here to help … Continue reading
Author Archives: The Fellowship
Care and Concern to the Sikh Community
Following the deadly shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, Rick Sample, one of CBF’s field personnel, reached out to the Sikh community in their Fremont, Calif. community: When the shooting happened in Wisconsin, [my wife] Lita and I decided to go our local Sikh temple to demonstrate support to the Sikh community and in … Continue reading
Student.Go – Words from the World – Holly Cunningham
This summer Student.Go personnel are serving in 19 locations around the world. University of Evansville student Holly Cunningham is living and working in Louisville, KY with Crescent Hill Baptist Church in a ministry to refugee children from Myanmar (Burma). I have spent both this summer and last serving in Louisville, KY as a teacher and … Continue reading
Student.Go – Words from the World – Deborah Barnett
This summer Student.Go personnel are serving in 19 locations around the world. Central Illinois College student Deborah Barnett is living and working in Kenya with CBF field personnel Melody and Sam Harrell. This summer, I have served in several different parts of Kenya, both urban and rural, working on various development projects and spending time … Continue reading
CBF partner Global Women searching for full-time project director
Global Women is receiving applications for the full-time position of Project Director. The primary purposes of this position are to oversee the project selection process, to determine and oversee mission trips, and to maintain ongoing relationships with global project leaders. The Project Director is the liaison between the project leaders and the Global Women staff … Continue reading
The 27 million problem
Eddy Ruble, one of CBF’s field personnel, was in a Malaysian mountain market when a young woman asked if he could help her friend return home. For nearly three years, her young friend had worked and never been paid. Her employer had falsified and taken her passport, and she didn’t know how she’d ever get … Continue reading
Excitement abounds
Overheard at Fort Worth Sessions, the collegiate gathering at CBF’s General Assembly: “I love the Assembly!”
General Assembly main sessions to be streamed live online
Nine days from now if you’re not in Fort Worth for CBF’s General Assembly, you can still experience part of this exciting annual gathering. The five main sessions from the event will be broadcast live online. At http://www.thefellowship.info/fortworth you can watch the sessions live and access other news coverage from the event, including photos, blogs, stories and … Continue reading
What can 120 volunteers do in about 10 days?
They can build a house for a family in rural Kentucky. Volunteers from more than 20 churches in Kentucky are joining the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship for the 7th annual Extreme Build June 6-16 in Pine Knot, Ky. Extreme Build is a part of KBF’s rural poverty initiative, Mountain Hope, which seeks to improve the quality of … Continue reading
Meet the Pittmans tonight!
As long as you have an Internet connection, you can hear the story of Angel and Jason Pittman and their ministry at Touching Miami with Love straight from them during a live webinar at one of the following times at 6:30 or 7:30 p.m. EST (Click on the time you’d prefer to participate and you’ll join … Continue reading
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