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  Granddaughter joins grandmother in providing flood relief

  Sometimes, people just need a little reminder to go. For Danielle Cisco of Fort Worth, that reminder came when her grandparents stopped by unexpectedly with a graduation gift.

  07/25/2025 - By Tim Miller / Texans on Mission

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  Llano girls step up to support others after flood

  A dozen girls in Llano set up a lemonade stand and bake sale to benefit the people of nearby Kerr County, which suffered from the deadly July 4 flooding of the Guadalupe River. The girls raised $4,095 for the Texans on Mission’s disaster relief effort.

  07/24/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

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  Obituary: Christa Elisabeth Kunkel Smith

  Christa Elisabeth Kunkel Smith, professor emeritus at Wayland Baptist University, died July 16. She was 92.

  07/24/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Commission spotlights religious freedom threats in Nigeria

  Violent attacks targeting religious communities continue in Nigeria, and the Nigerian government’s enforcement of blasphemy laws significantly restricts religious freedom, a new report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom states.

  07/24/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Around the World: BWA presents Human Rights Award

  At the Baptist World Congress in Brisbane, the Baptist World Alliance presented its Human Rights Award to Sano Vamuzo of Nagaland, India. Texas Baptists’ leader signs a memorandum of understanding with the Baptist Convention of Tanzania.

  07/23/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Johnnie Moore defends embattled Gaza aid group

  Johnnie Moore, the evangelical Christian who chairs the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, defended the workings of his controversial food distribution system to a friendly audience in a July 22 Zoom call.

  07/23/2025 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

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  Around the State: Wayland San Antonio nursing school receives grant

  Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio, the Ben and Bertha Mieth School of Nursing at Wayland Baptist University has completed significant upgrades to create a state-of-the-art simulation lab at the university’s San Antonio campus in Live Oak

  07/22/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Obituary: Robert Leslie Richardson

  Robert Leslie Richardson, a Texas Baptist minister, died May 9. He was 90.

  07/22/2025 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Community volunteers multiply Texans on Mission ministry

  Community volunteers who offer to help for a day are not trained in disaster relief, but when paired with trained Texans on Mission volunteers, they provide extra hands for the work.

  07/22/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

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  Strong reactions to Baylor grant decision continue

  Baylor University’s announced receipt of a grant for the study of “disenfranchisement and exclusion of LGBTQIA+ individuals and women” in the churches and its subsequent decision to return the grant continue to prompt strong reactions.

  07/22/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Scheffler finds fulfillment in faith and family

  Scottie Scheffler finds a lot of joy in playing golf at the highest level, but he finds fulfillment in his faith and his family.

  07/22/2025 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

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  Texans on Mission give grieving parents baskets of blessing

  One searcher after the flood in Kerr County came across personal items with the names of four children on them. Those items are being returned to those families with a special touch from Texans on Mission volunteers.

  07/22/2025 - By Russ Dilday / Texans on Mission