We teach and also learn, recognizing that God speaks within and through every culture. In this context of mutural respect, mission has internationalized. Now the South sends out more missionaries than the North. International Ministries has sent an East Indian family to teach in Lebanon, a Colombian to work in the Philippines, a family from the Congo to serve in Haiti, and a Haitian couple to work in Nicaragua. American Baptists have also been involved as peacemakers in several wars, whether based on ethnic or economic conflict, seeing this as a part of the call of the Gospel to reconciliation.
Examples are Myanmar and Nicaragua.
Missionaries are sensitive to local cultures, seeking ways to incarnate the Gospel and preserve the richness of the customs and values. Due to massive immigration, some missionaries find themselves making connections with the same ethnic group of their assigned country when in the U.S. Globalization Globalization has been one of the motivations for an increased emphasis on cooperative efforts among Christians in general and American Baptists in particular. Missionaries work at being bridge-builders and networkers, sharing materials, resources, and ideas. Easy transportation and the Internet make possible a level of communication unimaginable 50 years ago. Poverty International Ministries has always emphasized holistic ministry, a vision of lives and communities transformed by the Good News of Jesus.