The heart of sacrificial giving permeated in every person we met at Kawthoolei Karen Baptist Bible School and College. It was like seeing the poor widow Jesus talked about come alive. Serving no longer focused on the “I” but was morphed into becoming a true servant’s heart.

Ray networks with IM colleagues and international partners that serve with refugees and displaced peoples, helping to strengthen their ministries, find needed resources and build capacity.

“Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to them.” To the exiles, it is the promise of their return home. But it is not only the promise of what God will do—it is spoken in the imperative, indicating what God’s people must do.

Mylinda Baits, Ray Schellinger and J.D. Reed step into new roles at IM.

“Where exactly are you now?” a friend asked. Good question!

In October of 2016 a humanitarian crisis began in Tijuana with the arrival of thousands of Haitian and African refugees, seeking asylum in the USA. Baptist churches in Tijuana responded in remarkable ways, a powerful witness indeed.