International Ministries is one of the primary ways that American Baptists share the message of Jesus with people around the world.  We support dozens of missionaries all around the globe, and you can click the link below to learn about who they, where they serve, and what International Ministries does. 

KRISTY, a global consultant with a healthcare focus, is a trained pediatric nurse practitioner who has served for 12 years in the Dominican Republic, leading teams and working with public health issues. Kristy helped coordinate the 2010 Haiti earthquake relief and worked in Liberia during the 2014 Ebola outbreak. She provides health assessments, training, clinical skills, partner consultation, and crisis relief throughout the world. A hallmark of Kristy’s work is teaching about Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD)  

ERIC and YUREE serve at the Kawthoolei Karen Baptist Bible School and College (KKBBSC) located in Mae La Refugee Camp near Mae Sot, Thailand. Young adults, mainly from the Karen ethnic group, attend the school to pursue a degree in ministry to serve as Christian leaders within the refugee camps and to internally displaced persons in the areas along the Thai/Myanmar border. Eric and Yuree's ministry focuses on working with refugees through education, discipleship and evangelism. At the school, they teach English and ministry classes. They also travel with KKBBSC students and staff to villages in Karen State, Myanmar, to teach and conduct Bible classes. 

KIHOMI and NZUNGA serve in the Dominican Republic as a vital link between IM and the island of Hispaniola. They started a new Creole-speaking church, New Creation Baptist, in Villa Altagracia. They work to address the multiple issues people are facing in the DR and Haiti. Kihomi works with families in counseling, women’s health, community health, evangelism and economic development. She is the advisor to the Association des Femmes Baptistes d’Haiti. Kihomi and Nzunga write books used in French-speaking countries. They also administer a scholarship program for students, manage mission projects that provide poor children with goats and pigs, and supervise the Cap-Haitian Eye Clinic which is expanding to include a dental clinic.  

BRIAN and LYNETTE serve in partnership with Mission Maranatha Inc. to build sustainable ministries on the island of Hispaniola. They encourage existing ministries and seek creative ways to accomplish God’s vision as they build strong relationships in the community. Brian uses his developed skills in business management to teach budgeting and step-by-step goal achievement. Lynette utilizes her skills as a doula to accompany and listen to the stories of community members. Both empower people to be holistically well in mind, body and spirit and reach out to others in ways that speak love, preserve dignity and create unity as the body of Christ. 

JAE is serving in Tijuana, Mexico as an information technologist at Deborah’s House teaching computer classes to women and giving online supervision for school education to their children. Jae also provides IT assistance to seminary students at the Mexicali campus and at the Master for Theological Studies Latino/a Ministries (MTS) program for Palmer Theological Seminary. 

The Center ministers to some of the most vulnerable people in Davenport, providing daily meals, clothing, mental health resources, fellowship opportunities, coffee, showers, and a safe place when people are experiencing homelessness, abuse, or distress.  Lives are being changed through this valuable ministry, and First Baptist is blessed to be a part of it.  Click below to learn more about what happen at The Center, and how you can help.