What's Up With Us and IMB?

We are seeking God for what He'd have us do next. We continue to pray for missionary colleagues on the field, and also to appeal to Southern Baptists to urge change in our IMB missionary candidate policies that many more conservative, qualified Southern Baptists may join you on the field than are currently able to be approved.

As for our feelings toward IMB, I want you to know that I also recently sent the following to State Baptist Papers and Baptist Press...

Dear Southern Baptist Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

It is very important to me that you know that while I
believe change in IMB Trustee policy is needed, I still love
and support the IMB. I want to urge all missionaries of IMB
to carry on and give even greater service to Christ in
eradicating lostness in the world, and for Southern Baptists
to give even greater financial and prayer support to IMB
missionaries and ministry.

While I urge Southern Baptists to consider the appeal to
change the new missionary candidate guidelines (policies)
and contact your state's IMB trustees...I also urge you not
to cut funding. This would not address the policies or
trustees, but would only hurt the staff, missionaries (their
outreach and deployment), and the unreached. I have
included similar statements such as this in my previous
letter and other communications but wanted to make it
explicit.

I sent an "Open Letter to Southern Baptists" to State
Baptist papers and Baptist Press so that my fellow Southern
Baptists could see my entire thoughts and not just the
leaked portions and few excerpts previously published by BP.

May God do with it what He desires, may all IMB personnel be
encouraged by the Lord and the concern and support of
Southern Baptists, and may many more truly qualified, called
Southern Baptists be able to serve overseas through the IMB
to the glory of God.

Sincerely in Christ,

Rodney Hammer