Four years ago, Rich and JoAnn Davis started New Life Baptist Church of Monterrico (a suburb of LIMA, PERU) in their home, partnering with two young Peruvian pastors. The congregation outgrew their house and backyard. After much prayer and research, the group decided to buy the property of a nearby bankrupt business. It was only an immediate solution to their space problem, but they believed it was within the realm of possibility to purchase. Although the Davises worked hard to raise the $300,000 purchase price, they were not able to do so. That was a disappointment, they would have to keep meeting in their over-crowded house... Read More.

While over a million people danced in the streets of Natal, Brazil in the Carnatal (a local carnival), 250 believers gathered at a far different kind of party. They came from near and far to praise God for Berean Baptist Seminary's 50 years of preparing workers for God's harvest field.

Former faculty members who journeyed from North America included Gene and Earlene Wellsfry, Frank and Doris Jertberg, Frank and Brenda Bale, Richard and Patricia Glenny, Virginia Martin, Dorothy Leviness Tomkins, Agnes Haik, and Helen King. Missionaries from other fields who cooperated in the school's ministries also attended...Read More.

ABWE began planting churches in Sydney, Australia, 30 years ago. The churches experienced their greatest test of maturity during the Summer Olympics when 10,000 athletes from 200 countries-many from places missionaries cannot go-assembled in Sydney. Estimates state the crowds numbered three million people including athletes, officials, and spectators.

Another group from many races and languages converged on Sydney, not as spectators, but as participants in Eternal Gold, the evangelistic outreach sponsored by Gospel Literature Services (GLS).

The sheer scale of such an endeavor was daunting... Read More.