News from our Global Servants
The American Baptist tradition includes a long history of global servants who have been called to live cross-culturally and to make known, through both word and deed, God’s reign of justice, peace and abundant life for all creation. At FBCP we annually support six of those American Baptist global servants who are working directly with refugees, migrants, and/or vulnerable girls and women. They are showing the love of Christ in places we cannot go, so our partnership with them means we can learn more about the world and some of the issues we feel called to pay special attention to as a congregation. We are so grateful for Melanie Baggao, Kit Ripley, Tim and Patti Long, and Rich and Laura Freeman for their partnership. On this page, you’ll get to read updates from them and hear more about the ways that God is at work around the world. Thank you for praying for these friends who are a special part of our community at FBCP.
May 26, 2022
American Baptist International Ministries global servants Jon and Amanda Good serve in Hungary. They live near the border with Ukraine, so they and a local church they partner with there are continuing to help many refugees arriving in their area. In the short video below, Jon and Amanda share a story about one of the many Ukrainian families they have recently shepherded through the initial crisis of having nowhere to go. It's remarkable to see how God has guided them in helping this family find a more permanent place to live as they establish a new life for themselves. Thanks for your continued prayers over Jon and Amanda and the people of Ukraine.
March 31,2022
Melanie went with our Enduring Love partners to visit a church in one of the mountainous areas about an hour from Beirut. Seventy families attend this church. After the blast in Aug 2020, this church went down to Beirut (an hour away) to help with the clean up. They befriended an Armenian man who was wary of Baptists. But after meeting this church and observing their love through their actions, he changed his mind and made a sign for the church in English, Arabic, and Armenian. The church is starting a farm for the community (which is a wonderful idea because the prices of food have gone up so much). The church has also started a coffee shop stand with permission from local leaders even though the leaders know they sell Bibles and other Christian materials. The pastor baptized 49 new believers last year! Praise God for this church and its ministries. Pray for them and for the other churches in Lebanon. Pray for Melanie and for all our partners in Lebanon, and continue to pray for the whole country and all the people there.