Rev. Ruth Morales, former associate minister and active member at First Baptist Church of Los Angeles, passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2010. She was surrounded by family and friends.
Rising floodwaters in Pakistan have covered approximately one-fifth of the country. Some 2 million people have lost their homes and 8 million are in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the UN. International Ministries is supporting the lifesaving efforts of Church World Service (CWS) in Pakistan through your gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing. An initial grant of $20,000 was released to CWS this week.
Dr. Denton Lotz, former American Baptist International Ministries (IM) missionary (1969-80) and later General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (1988-2007), received the 2010 Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Quinquennial Human Rights Award on July 30, in Honolulu, Hawaii.