Mission in 5

IM Global Servant Mercy Barnes

MERCY is a regional consultant in theological education and leadership development in Iberoamérica and the Caribbean. Mercy teaches, mentors, and walks alongside men and women that are following God’s call in their lives. She works with colleagues and local leaders to provide resources such as retreats and workshops. Mercy is also part of a team of global servants that are collaborating with Palmer Seminary in a NEW Online master’s in theological studies in Spanish. Learning using this medium makes higher education accessible to many people from countries in Iberoamérica and the Caribbean. “I love to see the emotion and gratitude in the eyes of the students; they are truly thankful for this opportunity to stretch for the Kingdom of God. God is indeed doing a new thing”.
 
https://www.internationalministries.org/author/m-gonzalez-barnes/
 

IM Executive Director Sharon Kho

Executive Director for ABC USA’s International Ministries, Rev. Sharon Kho. She has served as the Executive Director for IM since 2016. Prior to coming to IM Sharon served for 13 years as the Mission and Community Life Pastor at Evergreen Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California. She has spent her entire life on mission supporting global servants and preparing people to be on mission in the name of Jesus.
 
https://www.internationalministries.org/author/sharon-koh/
 

IM Global Servant Melanie Baggao

In partnership with the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary of the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development, MELANIE, as a student in the seminary’s master’s in religion program, is focusing on learning the Arabic language and culture, building relationships, and preparing for future ministry in Arabic speaking cultures. Melanie, a former middle school teacher, is also volunteering as a teacher at the seminary, assisting some students in their English studies.
IM Page: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/m-baggao/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iheartcamels
Arab Baptist Theological Seminary: https://abtslebanon.org/
 

IM Global Servant Keith Myers

Keith serves in Central Mexico. They partner with the Council of Rural Indigenous Evangelicals of Mexico, AR, (CICEM) to provide pastoral accompaniment to the indigenous churches. This consists of training pastors, church leaders, youth leaders, and teachers for the children. Debbie and Keith serve in four states in Mexico and work with 34 churches within these states to empower the people.
IM Page: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/dk-myers/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KeithBMyers
Email: keith.myers@internationalministries.org
 

IM Global Servants Nora and Pieter Kalman

NORA and PIETER have a mission to share the love of Jesus and glorify God through networking with Baptist churches in Europe and the Middle East, developing mission awareness and coordinating the skills and interests of short-term mission volunteers with the needs of the 50-plus Baptist conventions. They are based in the Czech Republic and serve through International Ministries with the European Baptist Federation. With only 2.5% evangelical Christians, Europe is a priority mission field. Their ministry impact multiplies through volunteers.
 
Learn more: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/np-kalkman/
 
Learn more about Table Life visit https://table-life.org/
Churches Helping Churches ABC Nebraska visit http://abcnebraska.com/wp/
 

IM Global Servants Bruce and Ann Borquist

Ann Borquist serves as Global Consultant for ministry “From Everywhere to Everyone” to build capacity in contextualized theological education, servant leadership, cross-cultural skills development, church-based holistic community transformation and work with refugees. Bruce Borquist serves as Global Consultant for Holistic Community and Economic Development to promote faith-based social entrepreneurship, servant leadership, cross cultural skills development, and church-based holistic community transformation. They work alongside a wide range of Baptist partners including those in Brazil, Cambodia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and others. Ann and Bruce have also served in the Philippines, the U.S. and Brazil since 1987.
IM Global Servant Page: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/ab-borquist/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ann.borquist
Email: borquist@internationalministries.org
 

IM Global Servants Becky and Larry Stanton

BECKY and LARRY serve with International Ministries partners Hungarian Baptist Aid and the Baptist Union of Hungary. Becky works with schools in the eastern region of the country, primary and elementary community schools in Téglás and a college-prep high school in Debrecen. Larry assists Serbian Baptist churches in Stara Moravica and Paçer with their service to the community and to refugees along the Balkan route. Larry and Becky’s three daughters attend local schools, learning Hungarian and teaching English as only children can.
 
Learn more about the Stanton's: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/lr-stanton/
Twitter: The Stantons @thestantons2007
Instagram: beckymaystanton
 
Learn more about Table Life visit https://table-life.org/
Churches Helping Churches ABC Nebraska visit http://abcnebraska.com/wp/

IM Global Servant’s Jon and Amanda Good

AMANDA and JON serve through ministries of evangelism, discipleship, education, and theological education in partnership with the Baptist Union of Hungary. Amanda assists with education at the school managed by the Baptist Church in Debrecen, as well as those managed by Hungarian Baptist Aid (HBAid). She also helps with discipleship ministries of the Baptist Church in Debrecen. Jon assists the Baptist Church in Debrecen with its evangelistic outreach, church planting, and church development ministries. He also helps with the training of Christian leaders through the Union’s seminary. Amanda and Jon both work with the church planting efforts of HBAid.
 
Meet the Goods: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/aj-good/
Shoebox's https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/
Want to become a missionary? https://www.internationalministries.org/long-term-mission-service/
Short term mission trip https://www.internationalministries.org/short-term-mission-stm/
 
 
Learn more about Table Life visit https://table-life.org/
Churches Helping Churches ABC Nebraska visit http://abcnebraska.com/wp/
 

IM Global Servant Kristy Engel

Kristy Engel is a global consultant with a health care focus. She is trained as a pediatric nurse practitioner and served for 12 years in the Dominican Republic, leading teams, and working with public health issues. She helped coordinate the 2010 Haiti earthquake relief and worked in Liberia during the 2014 Ebola outbreak. As a global consultant, Kristy provides health assessments, training, clinical skills, partner consultation, and crisis relief throughout the world. Teaching about Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) is a hallmark of her work.
 
Connect with Kristy
https://www.internationalministries.org/author/k-engel/
https://www.kristynurse.org/
 
Listen to her podcast "Provisions Table Conversations" https://anchor.fm/mel-kristy-provisions
 
Ethiopian Famine
https://www.vox.com/22545382/tigray-famine-ethiopia-abiy-war
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/8/21/23315264/droughts-extreme-heat-climate-crisis
 
World Health Organization https://www.who.int/
 
Learn more about Table Life visit https://table-life.org/
Churches Helping Churches ABC Nebraska visit http://abcnebraska.com/wp/
 

Mi5 Season 5 Trailer

The fifth season of Mi5 is scheduled to launch September 2022. We will feature guests from International Ministries and other Churches Helping Churches partners.