While in Honduras on mission, Michael and Sherry Hulsey, members of First Church of Rogers, met a little boy named Manuel who would change their lives forever. When Sherry saw children stealing from Manuel, she made up her mind. “I went and got him and reached for his hand and we got on that big, red bus,” she said. “From that day, he’s been mine.”

Kevin and Holly Carr spent fifteen months loving and caring for 22-month-old Hannah Grace Dowdie before the court system awarded her biological father custody. In the wake of her death, they honored her memory by requesting memorials be given to the Arkansas Baptist Children’s Homes and Family Ministries (ABCHomes).

Cindy Fleming is a foster parent, and every time she says "goodbye" to a child, it breaks her heart. Yet, despite the hardships, she would not have it any other way. She and fellow Christians seek to live out James 1:27, which says, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress.”

Fawn Freeze, a member of Immanuel Church of Little Rock, has been named a 2010 National Top Teen by Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU).

Helping people is what South Texarkana Church of Texarkana is all about. Through a food pantry ministry called Manna from Heaven, volunteers have helped meet the needs of people in the economically depressed area around South Texarkana Church for the past five years.

By providing opportunities for one-on-one coaching/mentoring, building relationships with peers and hosting regional group events, the Kaleo Network is designed to encourage high school and college students and even older adults who are considering a call to ministry or have been called to ministry.

Over 100 students participated in a "Reaching Generation Now" event called "Dare U2 Move," which trained students to strengthen their own relationship with Christ and to witness to others through their words and actions.

Small churches will be the focus during the annual Youth Ministry Days March 16-17 at Williams Baptist College (WBC). The event includes a series of seminars, most dealing with establishing effective youth ministries in smaller churches.

The Arkansas Baptist Assembly board has named Jason Wilkie as the new executive director.

Churches are rallying around "Buckets of Hope." Read this for information about collection sites and times.