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By Dan DeLong
Allow me to present to you our newly approved missionaries.

The Lord has truly blessed again in calling ten new
missionaries who were approved on Monday, December
4, 2023, by the Board of Trustees to enter the ministry of
missions with Baptist International Missions, Inc. Join us in
prayer for this group as they start their journey in missions.

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Home with the Lord
BIMI Emeritus Bob
Johnson (81) went Home
Missionary to be with the Lord Saturday,
October 14, 2023. Bob
and Louise Johnson were
appointed as missionaries
with BIMI on July 23, 1973.

They served in Ghana, West Africa, for
three years; Eleuthera, Bahamas, for nine
years; and in South Africa for 23 years.

Bob was lovingly known as “Hippo
Bob” because he was attacked by a
hippopotamus in South Africa. God
miraculously spared his life. After his
recovery, Bob started his second church
(Setlopo Baptist Church) with the Tswana
Tribe.

Precious in the sight
of the Lord
is the death
of his saints.

Psalm 116:15
Memorial Gifts have been
received in memory of
Jack Ferguson by The Generosity Trust
Daniel Isenberg by Bible Baptist Church, New Bloomfield, PA
Beatrice Minnich by Bible Baptist Church, New Bloomfield, PA
In 2008 Bob was appointed as the BIMI
Jim Coultrap by Bible Baptist Church, New Bloomfield, PA
Regional Representative for Florida,
Carla Jiles by Patricia Henderson
Southern Georgia, and South Carolina.

Paul
Henderson by Patricia Henderson
After 45 years of faithful service, Bob
Roy
Ackerle by
Eugene Murphy
and Louise were granted Regional
James Darr by Cheryl Kelsey
Representative Emeritus status in April
Ronald Kelsey by Jerry Kelsey
2018.

Joshua Kelsey by Jerry Kelsey
BIMI Missionary Emeritus
Kat Solomon by Gary Solomon
Annie Davenport by Bob & Patsy Green
Don Dryden (74) went
William Godfrey by Philadelphia Baptist Church,
Home to be with the Lord
Philadelphia, MO
November 27, 2023. Don
Martha Murphy by Candlestick Baptist Church,
and Bridgitt Dryden joined
Lumberton, TX
BIMI in July 1974 and served
Marvin Donnell by Anonymous
as church planters in Haiti for 45 years.

Bill
& Florence
Hewitt by Gary & Janet Hewitt
Haiti was one of the poorest countries in
Thomas Painter Sr. by Shannon Garner
the world, and the Drydens stayed during
by Michaelann Seaver
the dangerous uprising of 2004. Winning
Thomas Campbell by Bible Baptist Church, New Bloomfield, PA
souls to Christ, planting churches, and
Joyce Moss by Bible Baptist Church, New Bloomfield, PA
training nationals for the ministry were
Allen Kile by Bible Baptist Church, New Bloomfield, PA
their goals. Over the years, the Lord has
Bill Hanulak by Dolores Hanulak
given Don a fruitful ministry of winning
David Batie by Janice Batie
souls, establishing eight churches, and
Allen Kile by Bible Baptist Church, New Bloomfield, PA
starting a Bible school with 235 graduates.

Rev. Bob McCurry by Patricia Henderson
In March 2020, BIMI granted Don and
Kenneth Jewell by Patricia Henderson
Bridgitt Dryden Emeritus Status with
Peggy Wood by Grace Baptist Church , Alpine TN
Baptist International Missions, Inc., for
Erma Patterson by Sonlight Baptist Church, Colbert, GA
their many faithful years of service to the
Janice Nolind by Ruth Schwager
Lord in Haiti.

by Cindy Pognant
Number 1, 2024
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