Opening Doors
Through video, stories, resources and information, hear tales of people we overlook regularly. Let Opening Doors be your portal to taking another look at the world. See what mission field is knocking on your doorstep.
Called, not Comfortable
Jose Angel could have left Cuidad Juarez behind. No more listening to regular reports of violence between rival drug cartels. No more worrying about whether he and his family were safe. More »
Easter and Looking for the Lost
We’ve all lost something – keys, homework, an important document. It’s frustrating when it happens, and we search high and low until that item is found. But what about when we lose sight of God’s call, His mission of seeking out the lost, those who don’t know about His grace and opportunity for a restored relationship? More »
The Millennials
Stained glass is created from pieces of broken glass that have been colored and placed together to form a beautiful mosaic. This also can happen to people, to generations, broken and colored their society. More »
The Forgotten Ones
In 1997, Nancy Haning and her daughter Ashley were in a home delivering Christmas presents for underprivileged children when they noticed something that changed their lives – another person in the room. More »
Living Together
Margie encountered Bhutanese families living in Houston apartment complexes. Many of them didn’t know how to use the thermostat or electric stove. They were families needing clothes and food, and Margie had to do something about it. More »
Commitment to Service
With military life comes frequent moves, deployment to war zones, changing family roles while a family member is away and the emotional strain experienced as a loved one may be in danger. Though the Rivers family has experienced all of this at some point during the last few years, they feel that military life is exactly the life God has placed before them and they gladly and faithfully serve in this position. More »
Creative Tension
God at His core is The Creator… out of nothing, He created the brilliance of light, the immense beauty of the heavens and earth. We are made in the image of God, so we too are made to create. Join the journey this month as we look at the artist community in Texas, see what God is doing in and through them and learn how the Church can share the hope of Christ with this creative and talented group of people. More »
Sharing Hope: From Texas To Dominican Republic
Rosa Elena was a single mother seeking to change her community in the Dominican Republic, one stained by years of prostitution, violence and lack of morals. Her heart was to begin with the children near her, giving them an education through a school she started so they have hope for a different life. Fourteen years later, she has seen her ministry grow and has helped the gospel flow into this community. Now, a partnership with South Texas Children’s Home Ministries and Texas Baptists is helping her do more, spreading hope and the gospel to more families in her community. More »
Helping the Hungry
Michele was only a sophomore in high school when hunger became her reality. Charity was just a child in a family struggling to make ends meet. So often the face of hunger is a poor child living in a African village or the homeless man pushing his belongings in a shopping cart down the street. Though this is true, hunger can and has touched the lives of more than 1.3 million Texans – Texans who are your neighbors and who live in your community. Today, see how hunger is here and how you can make a difference in the lives of those who don’t know where they will find their next meal. More »
