More than twenty years ago, my family and I boarded a plane and left Cape Verde after twelve years of missionary service. We left thinking we would be back after I completed more seminary studies; however, that was not God’s plan. Cape Verde became a part of us in those years. It had been our home.

At April’s National Meeting, BMA Global elected Aderemi Badru as one of our newest church planters, serving in Athens, Georgia. For Aderemi and his family, this assignment is more than a ministry opportunity…it is a calling.

When did you come to know Christ as your Lord and Savior? For many of us, that moment didn’t happen in adulthood—it happened in childhood. Maybe it was in a Sunday school classroom, during Vacation Bible School, or in the quiet of your bedroom after a simple, sincere prayer.

In the community of Las Flores, Nicaragua, God is building His church through the faithful ministry of ChangeMaker Evertz Rojas and his wife, JC, along with their young son, Luca. What began as a small step of faith has grown into a thriving local church that is reaching families, discipling believers, and sharing the gospel throughout the community.

Earlier this year, ChangeMaker Gerson Orellana traveled to Asunción, Paraguay, to spend time with local missions coordinator Regino Acuña and encourage the ministry taking place there. Gerson serves alongside Johnmichael Poulin, BMA Global’s Regional Coordinator for South America, helping support pastors and leaders across the region.

More than twenty years ago, my family and I boarded a plane and left Cape Verde after twelve years of missionary service. We left thinking we would be back after I completed more seminary studies; however, that was not God’s plan. Cape Verde became a part of us in those years.