Monthly Focus
Welcome to our “digital extra goodies” page!
Each month in our missions discipleship curriculum, we focus on Southern Baptist missions efforts in various locations in the US and around the world.
And, well, some things like videos and downloadables don’t quite fit in our print publications.
So here is where you can find your extra supplemental digital goodies every month.
Below you’ll see the extras listed by month. We’ll keep a few month’s worth up on the page at a time.
But to keep the page light and speedy for you, we’ll delete the oldest month as we add the newest month. So if you think you might want to refer back to something in the distant future, go ahead and download or copy the info now.
Jim and Mandy Wells serve as International Mission Board missionaries in Peru. Lima, the capital and home to more than 11 million people, is the base of operations for Jim, Mandy, and their two children. One of Jim and Mandy’s favorite things about their ministry is getting to spend time with people, share life with them, and eventually share the gospel.
Partnering with a local church, Mandy and Jim host a kid’s club each Saturday morning in a low-income area of the city. They serve breakfast and share Bible stories with the children. This has given Mandy an opportunity to begin a women’s Bible study with moms. They work with Mandy to prepare breakfast for the more than 40 children who attend the kid’s club.
5 Fun Facts about the Missionaries
- Jim and Mandy Wells met in Peru while she was serving in the Journeyman program and he was working through his church alongside International Mission Board (IMB) missionaries.
- The Wells family served for seven years in Mexico before moving to Lima, Peru.
- Mr. Wells likes to play soccer. He uses soccer to connect with other men in Lima.
- Once Mr. Wells was very excited to see snow since he had not seen it for many years. He was less excited about snow when he got stuck up in the mountains in a snowstorm and had to spend the night in the storm.
- Micah enjoys playing video games and Ellie likes to play with friends.
Prayer Requests
- Pray for the churches in Peru and the United States to work together to start new churches.
- Pray for the people with whom Mr. and Mrs. Wells have shared the gospel to make the decision to love and follow Jesus.
- Pray that the Wells family will have the right papers when they need them so they can continue to live in Peru.
- Pray for the family as they miss their extended family back in the United States.
- Pray that Bible stories can be translated into local languages so people from remote areas can understand the Bible stories.
Play and Learn: Kids Club in Peru
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Additional information and activities and “Mission Friends at Home” are in MAM 2024 Mission Friends Leader, pages 42–62. Missions Leader: WMU Planning Guide 2023–24 has planning helps.
Children’s Scripture Video: vimeo.com/932524566
Children’s Missions Video: vimeo.com/941594452
Family Missions Focus (PDF): Download and use this resource to reinforce what your children’s missions discipleship groups are learning every month in Missions Journey: Kids. Family Missions Focus includes a feature for you to type notes to parents on the right-hand side of the page! Print the page for parents or email them as a monthly way to encourage their support.
Spotlight Update: Jim and Mandy Wells in Peru
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For Women on Mission
May 2024 Missions Mosaic Discussion Guide (PDF)
Invite women to next month’s meeting with this downloadable color invitation: June 2024 Women on Mission Save the Date Flyer (PDF)
Kevin and Victoria serve as International Mission Board missionaries in Uganda among Sudanese refugees. Their primary work is doing food distribution, trauma healing, and evangelism alongside discipleship. As a result of the food distributions and sharing the gospel, Kevin explained, “We have a small church plant whose leaders are Muslim-background believers [who] passionately seek to evangelize their lost Sudanese brothers and sisters.” Kevin’s team members also seek to provide long-term help for refugees through a ministry of training people in small business management.
5 Fun Facts about the Missionaries
- Kevin Singerman grew up in West Africa because his parents are missionaries.
- Both Kevin and Victoria Singerman knew they wanted to be missionaries when they were very young.
- While the Singermans could speak some Arabic after six months of language lessons, it took a full five years to feel comfortable with the language.
- Kevin and Victoria Singerman have three children who are active participants in their work.
- The Singermans share their work and their adventures on YouTube through their account @AwakeningAfrica.
Prayer Requests
- Pray that Christian leaders will begin to emerge among Sudanese people who love Jesus.
- Pray for leaders in Uganda to know and love Jesus and begin telling others about Jesus.
- Pray that the work of the Singermans will result in more new churches starting across Kampala.
- Pray for continued peace in Uganda.
- Pray for local friends who work with the Singermans to stay faithful and close to Jesus.
Play and Learn: Meet the Singerman Family
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Additional information and activities and “Mission Friends at Home” are in MAM 2024 Mission Friends Leader, pages 24–41. Missions Leader: WMU Planning Guide 2023–24 has planning helps.
Children’s Scripture Video: vimeo.com/924680653
Children’s Missions Video: vimeo.com/919321040
Family Missions Focus (PDF): Download and use this resource to reinforce what your children’s missions discipleship groups are learning every month in Missions Journey: Kids. Family Missions Focus includes a feature for you to type notes to parents on the right-hand side of the page! Print the page for parents or email them as a monthly way to encourage their support.
Spotlight Update: Kevin and Victoria Singerman in Uganda
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For Women on Mission
April 2024 Missions Mosaic Discussion Guide (PDF)
April 2024 Women on Mission Leader Map of Africa (PDF)
Invite women to next month’s meeting with this downloadable color invitation: May 2024 Women on Mission Save the Date Flyer (PDF)
Aimee Stucke is the Geneva Initiative coordinator at Send Relief’s Boston ministry center. In this role, Aimee works with churches to establish Refugee Care Circles, which support newly arrived refugees in the United States. Supported by volunteers in local churches, these groups demonstrate God’s love to refugee families by helping them with practical needs and providing them with critical connection and community that ease the burden of settling into a new life in the US. In addition to helping refugees find caring communities, Aimee, through the Geneva Initiative, provides refugees practical training that will set them up for success in the US.
5 Fun Facts about the Missionary
- Before Aimee Stucke was with Send Relief, she volunteered 6 to 10 hours a week at a refugee resettlement.
- Both Mr. and Mrs. Stucke memorize Bible verses.
- Reading books about refugees is one way the Stuckes learn more ways to help them.
- Mrs. Stucke is grateful to teachers and leaders at her church who taught her about God, Jesus, and the Bible.
- Mrs. Stucke works with four Refugee Care Circles to help refugees get established in the United States.
Prayer Requests
- Pray for Aimee and Coleman Stucke as they help refugees who are moving to Boston, Massachusetts.
- Pray for Aimee Stucke on her birthday (March 28) as she coordinates volunteers, churches, and helpers who work with refugees.
- Pray for helpers at Refugee Care Circles to have opportunities to tell refugees about Jesus as they help them learn to live in the United States.
- Pray for God to call more churches to come and help refugees in Boston.
- Pray for refugees who are healing from hard times.
Play and Learn: Helping Refugees in Boston
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Additional information and activities and “Mission Friends at Home” are in MAM 2024 Mission Friends Leader, pages 6–23. Missions Leader: WMU Planning Guide 2023–24 has planning helps.
Children’s Scripture Video: vimeo.com/912749069
Children’s Missions Video: vimeo.com/916754408
Family Missions Focus (PDF): Download and use this resource to reinforce what your children’s missions discipleship groups are learning every month in Missions Journey: Kids. Family Missions Focus includes a feature for you to type notes to parents on the right-hand side of the page! Print the page for parents or email them as a monthly way to encourage their support.
Spotlight Update for Missions for Life 2023–24 March Unit: Aimee Stucke in Boston, Massachusetts
Spotlight Update for March 2024 Missions Mosaic: Matt and Ruth Lahey in Newfoundland, Canada
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For Women on Mission
March 2024 Missions Mosaic Discussion Guide (PDF)
Invite women to next month’s meeting with this downloadable color invitation: April 2024 Women on Mission Save the Date Flyer (PDF)
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