Tag: Rick Hillard

Henry Martyn was a missionary to India and Persia in the early 1800s. He died of the plaque in the Tokat region of Turkey, but not before translating much of the Scriptures into the languages of several people groups. He once said, “The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get […]

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By Rick Hillard 2019 has proven to be a year that will be etched in memory for a lifetime. Memories of our team united with one goal in mind – to do God’s work by reaching out to victims whose lives have been turned upside down by disaster. Memories of pranks pulled on each other […]

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Recently, a group of Hoosiers traveled to the Holy Land and walked in the footsteps of Jesus. This was something I had always wanted to do but had never taken the opportunity. It turned out to be one of the most spiritually enriching times of my life. We visited the place of Christ’s birth, the […]

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It was a beautiful day in North Carolina, and Jim Cone decided he was going to spend the day boating with his family on the Intracoastal Waterway. Suddenly, and to their complete surprise, a Spanish mackerel jumped out of the water and right into their boat. They ended up catching a fish that day when […]

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Many people are still in desperate need after two Hurricanes made landfall this Fall. Hurricane Florence pounded the Carolinas and shortly thereafter Hurricane Michael slammed into the panhandle of Florida. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) teams immediately sprang into action with boots on the ground offering help, healing and hope to the families struggling to […]

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Do you ever get the feeling that God wants to do much more than you can plan or even imagine? After all, the Scripture teaches us that our “God is able to do exceedingly above all that we ask or think,” (Ephesians 3:20). He constantly surprises me with what He is doing. Let me tell […]

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