While in Bogotá, Colombia for an international adoption, Ben Minter jokingly told his wife, Hope, “It’d be ok if God told us to stay here and live.” At the time, international missions wasn’t even on their radar.
They were there for five weeks to bond with their new daughter. During that time, Hope shared the gospel repeatedly—in Spanish. That’s when she sensed God’s deeper purpose.
“God didn’t bless me with two languages just so I could speak with her,” she said. “He did it so I can also share the gospel with many more people.”
Looking out over the city, Ben and Hope realized the joke might actually be a calling. They began asking, “How can we share the gospel here?”
Now, Mercy Hill Church in Greensboro, North Carolina is sending the Minters back to Colombia as newly appointed IMB missionaries.
Through the Cooperative Program, Southern Baptists help send missionaries like the Minters to the nations.
Pray for the Minters as they begin this new chapter of gospel ministry in Colombia.