ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)--Mission leaders from across the nation were challenged to live "Unhindered" during the first two sessions of the 2010 National WMU Missions Celebration and 122nd annual meeting of Woman's Missionary Union June 13-14 in Orlando, Fla.

by Barbara Denman
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)--In his first message as president-elect of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, Frank Page warned the sin of uselessness is paralyzing the Southern Baptist Convention and its churches.

by David Roach
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)--Sudan desperately needs Southern Baptists to participate in a 40-day prayer emphasis for the war-ravaged African nation, Sudan's ambassador to the United States said

Joy Cranford developed a love for missions as a young girl in GA (Girls in Action) and has lived a life committed to sharing the love of Christ ever since.

By Courtney Simpson and Julie Walters

Mary Lou Serratt of Amarillo, Texas, is this year's recipient of the Dellanna West O'Brien Award for Women's Leadership Development for her commitment to developing missional leaders, particularly among ethnic groups.

Debby Akerman of Ocean View Baptist Church in Myrtle Beach, S.C. was unanimously elected as president of national WMU by members of the organization during the WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting June 14 in Orlando, Fla.

In the mountains of north Georgia, Camp Pinnacle provides a place for those who share its mission—to lead people to Christ, promote Christian character, and to promote world missions. For fourth-grader Stephanie Patten and more than 900 other Girls in Action (GA) members at Camp Pinnacle last summer,

by Courtney Simpson

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) – May 24, 2010 – Christian Women’s Job Corps (CWJC) of Gaston County in Gastonia, N.C. will be able to expand their ministry and continue to reach out to women in need through an award granted by the WMU Foundation.

by Courtney Simpson

by Courtney Simpson

Through her involvement with Christian Women’s Job Corps in Raleigh, N.C., Shandale Hodges said she learned perseverance—and that when one door closes, God always opens another one.