Summer Missions Help Heal a Broken World

William Carey University’s Baptist Student Union had a banner year, sending 21 summer missionaries to 10 countries and six U.S. states to serve in hard-to-reach places. Some students made contact with tribal villages; others used their creativity and energy to minister to needy families with children.

But whatever the assignment, the goal was the same – tell the good news that God has come to heal a broken world through his son, Jesus Christ.

“Summer missions is one of the favorite parts of my job. We send students all over the world and all around our country. They’re helping church planters, they’re helping career missionaries, and some are doing humanitarian work. But whatever they’re doing, they’re taking the good news of Jesus with them,” said Dr. Landon Adams, BSU director.

Eight of this summer’s missionaries served in Washington, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Maryland and New York. Thirteen served overseas in Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia.

“This year, for the first time in my career, we had at least one student serving on every continent except Antarctica,” Adams said.

As a university, we join in the greater vision of William Carey, who said, ‘Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God.’ The summer missionary program provides a snapshot of the two great cooperative efforts of Baptists – missions and education.

Here’s a look at WCU’s summer missionaries, hometowns, and destinations.

Front row, from left:

• Anna Tilton of Brookhaven – Australia
• Sarah Funk of Leesburg, Fla. – Kenya
• Julie Dow of Petal – Baltimore, Md.
• Madelyn Lynch of Long Beach – South America
• Katye Freeman of Laurel – Kenya
• Jade Mallory of Jackson – Arlington, Texas
• Julia-Ruth Luter of Tylertown – Southeast Asia

Second row:

• Cody Broom of Columbia – Southeast Asia
• Jason Gaston of Mobile, Ala. – Redmond, Wash.
• Michael Stewart of Ellisville – Houston, Texas
• Michael Domke of Jacksonville, Fla. – Southeast Asia
• Mary Dickerson of Leakesville – France

Back row:

• Jackson Corley of Petal – Phoenix, Ariz.
• Kamren Prince of Collinsville – New York, N.Y.
• Daniel Ibrahimov of Kyiv, Ukraine – Australia
• Ben Arnett of Picayune – Salt Lake City, Utah
• Jackson Wall of Meridian – Salt Lake City, Utah
• Chance Douglas of Hattiesburg – Southeast Asia
• Ben Hagen of Linn Creek, Mo. – Southeast Asia

Not pictured:

• Brock Brabham of Waynesboro – Southeast Asia
• Jacey Garriga of Hattiesburg – South Korea