In this episode, we sit down with the Heywards to discuss their current roles in Southeast Asia. William serves as a logistics service consultant for the IMB, assisting fellow missionaries with legal matters and coordinating the shipment of materials into various countries. Cindy also plays a key role in logistics—managing guest houses and overseeing the processing of language evaluations for new missionaries.

They share how their previous experience as full-time missionaries uniquely prepared them for these logistical roles. They love the variety in their work, the problem-solving challenges they tackle daily, and the opportunity to support fellow missionaries by meeting their needs.

The Heywards also open up about the challenges of their current roles, as well as the highlights and favorite experiences they’ve had while living and serving in Southeast Asia.

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In this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with the Haywards, a dedicated missionary couple serving with the International Mission Board (IMB). Both Cindy and William grew up in Oklahoma and experienced a strong sense of calling to missions from an early age. In this conversation, they open up about their journey, sharing how they met, their path to engagement, and how their relationship blossomed into a lifelong commitment to serving others. Today, the Haywards are working in Southeast Asia, where they are deeply involved in spreading the gospel and making a difference in the lives of those they serve. Their story is one of faith, perseverance, and passion for the mission field, and it's an inspiring example that we can all learn from and apply to our own lives.

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This episode is a recorded class lecture given while Nathan Shank was on campus with us in the Fall of 2024.

Join us for an exciting podcast episode as Nathan Shank explores the history and progress of global missions and the International Mission Board (IMB). Nathan, a former missionary in South Asia, has also served with the IMB as a supervisor overseeing teams in the region. In this episode, he delves into the profound impact of William Carey, whose translation of parts of the Bible into local Sanskrit languages helped bring the gospel to India. Despite facing significant opposition, Carey's efforts paved the way for the "Great Century" of missions, which fueled the modern mission movement of the 20th century.

Nathan’s key message is that many people groups around the world remain unreached or unengaged. Since 2000, the IMB has reported engaging 106 unreached, unengaged people groups each year. While this statistic is remarkable, Nathan emphasizes that the work is far from over—there is still much to be done, and the harvest is plentiful.

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