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Attempt at dialogue with Muslims sparks criticism of NAE
Posted: 1/18/08
Attempt at dialogue with
Muslims sparks criticism of NAEBy Robert Marus
Associated Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (ABP)—The National Association of Evangelicals is under attack from some prominent Christian conservatives for its involvement in an attempt at Muslim-Christian dialogue.
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Al Mohler, former presidential candidate Gary Bauer and other right-wing evangelical leaders are among those who criticized the move in a recent article on CitizenLink.com, part of evangelical broadcaster James Dobson’s Focus on the Family empire.
01/18/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Buckner assumes Kenya children’s home ministry
Posted: 1/04/08
Buckner assumes Kenya
children’s home ministryBy Scott Collins
Buckner International
KITALE, Kenya—Buckner International assumed responsibility for the Seed of Hope Children’s Home in Kitale, Kenya effective Jan. 1. The home, located in western Kenya, houses 69 orphan children, three house families, a school, a clinic, a church, and numerous community services.
The addition of Seed of Hope brings the number of children and families served by Buckner in Kenya to nearly 300, including foster care programs in the capital of Nairobi as well as Busia and Kitale. In addition, Buckner works closely with Kenya Baptists in the operation of the Baptist Children’s Center in Nairobi. Other Buckner partnerships in Kenya include work with children in Nairobi slums.
Olumayowa Famakinwa, a Baylor University student who works in Waxahachie, cares for children in a Vacation Bible School in Busia, Kenya, as part of a mission trip sponsored by Buckner International. In addition to ongoing work in Busia and Nairobi, Buckner recently assumed responsibility for the Seed of Hope Children’s Home in Kitale, Kenya. (PHOTO/Buckner) 01/17/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Ministries continue in Kenya as violence subsides somewhat, but tension remains
Posted: 1/17/08
Ministries continue in Kenya as violence
subsides somewhat, but tension remainsBy Ken Camp
Managing Editor
Classes began as scheduled at Wayland Baptist University’s Limuru campus, in spite of a wave of violence that swept through Kenya.
Meanwhile, Buckner International’s staff confirmed the safety of children housed at Nairobi’s Baptist Children’s Center and in foster homes, and several Baptist groups provided emergency care for displaced people as Kenya continued to recover from widespread rioting and political turmoil.
A man wipes his face in front of a church where about 50 people were burned alive in Eldoret, Kenya. President Mwai Kibaki’s government accused political rival Raila Odinga of responsibility for an explosion of tribal violence triggered by a disputed presidential election. (Photo/Reuters) 01/17/2008 - By John Rutledge
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GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD Lottie Moon Offering_122203
Posted: 12/19/03
GLIMPSES OF THE WORLD:
Lottie Moon OfferingBy Emily Crutcher & Manda Roten
SBC International Mission Board
As Southern Baptists engage the challenge of this year's Lottie Moon Offering for international missions, workers with the International Mission Board report numerous signs of God's work around the world.
01/16/2008 - By John Rutledge
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Single mother finds stability & purpose thanks to Gracewood
Posted: 1/11/08
Claudia Cardenas speaks at the groundbreaking for a new Gracewood facility in Houston. (Photos courtesy of Children at Heart Ministries) Single mother finds stability
& purpose thanks to GracewoodBy Bill Martin
Children At Heart Ministries
HOUSTON—Standing at a microphone under a spreading oak tree in a northwest Houston neighborhood, Claudia Cardenas told a crowd of strangers about her transformation—with God’s help—from “couch surfer” to motivated single mother.
As she talked, observers noted God’s hand in her journey from foster child to homeless mother to a success story in the making.
01/11/2008 - By John Rutledge
