Missions Mobilization’s first Vision Journey event held in Meridian

March 18, 2021

PRAYING FOR VISION — Philip Gandy leads in prayer March 4 at a potential ministry site in Meridian during a Vision Journey mission trip sponsored by the Mississippi Mobilization Department at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board. For more information on upcoming Vision Journey events, contact mray@mbcb.org or cmunn@mbcb.org. (Photo by Mike Ray)

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