Nora and Pieter are regional missionaries serving as coordinators of short-term mission (STM) with the European Baptist Federation. They facilitate life-changing mission experiences by matching the interests of volunteers with the needs of the 50+ Baptist conventions in Europe and the Middle East.

This project assists indigenous leaders in starting new Baptist churches in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and in Central Asia.

Enduring Love is raising up Arab Christian leaders to bring God’s message of hope and love through a variety of community-based programs.

Melanie Baggao of Placentia, California, was commissioned to serve with American Baptist International Ministries (IM) in the Middle East. Baggao is IM’s third global worker to be serving in this part of the world. She departed for her field of service on October 21, 2015.