“…I assure you: Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.”
Matthew 25:40

“Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.”
Matthew 5:42

He said to “Give a cup of cold water”…<br/ > but do it in His name!
Matthew 10:42; Mark 9:41

The Biblical examples are numerous. Jesus told those around him over and over that we should not turn our back on those who need us the most. This is why SBC of Virginia is starting Virginia Global Response – a humanitarian effort with an evangelistic purpose. The goal is to share the good news of the gospel where God leads – the vehicle is humanitarian efforts. We’ve been doing this locally and nationally through Disaster Relief since 2002. Now we are taking it to the ends of the earth with the help of the SBC and gospel partners.
We’ve seen again and again what happens when SBC of Virginia churches reach out to the needy in their own backyard or across an ocean.

• This summer a major baptism service for hundreds of former Muslims is being held in Germany at a church where SBCV mission volunteers have been working alongside national church leaders.

• In Nepal, a local pastor was able to baptize new believers on land given by village leaders… leaders who only 5 years before persecuted and tortured this pastor. SBCV mission volunteers have been on the ground there since a major earthquake 1 year ago and their work has softened the hearts and minds of those who have seen them toil in the soil for so long.
• SBCV mission volunteers have been the hands and feet of Jesus on the Greece-Macedonian border since October of 2015. Dozens of former Muslims have come to Christ and hundreds have been touched by the gospel as they’ve made their way along the refugee road.

SBC of Virginia churches, we can be the ones to help and make an eternal difference. We can do it together and we can start now! Pray for God to move even more churches to join together to reach the lost in places like Greece, Barcelona, and Nepal… and beyond!

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