Missions

September 21, 2021

The Poiriers: Missionaries to Three French-Speaking Countries

We thank the Lord for the opportunity to serve Him and to be your missionary. It is with anticipation that we are looking for to meet together again sometimes in the future, but borders are closed, and there are air travel restrictions. – Brother Michel Poirier Michel Poirier and his wife Ruth live in Québec, Canada but minister in two other French-speaking […]
October 5, 2021

Abraham Cheyee: ChangeMaker in Africa

by Dr. John David Smith ChangeMaker Abraham Cheyee serves in the West Africa country of Liberia and has been part of BMA work for two decades. Brother Abraham is not only a church planter but also a Lifeword global partner, producing gospel video content for lifeword.org in his native language of Western Krahn. Ten years ago, Liberians endured a civil war, […]
October 12, 2021

Communication Barriers

by Dr. John David Smith By calling and by necessity, missionaries are communicators. The ability to communicate in a culture that is not one’s birth culture requires much patience and practice as relationships are built. Most people automatically think of learning a new language – and in many cases multiple new languages – in order to communicate well.  Certainly, language […]