LOUISVILLE , Ky. (BP) – As retired International Mission Board missionaries Nik and Ruth Ripken speak in a variety of small group settings, churches and conferences, they desire to share practical insights with prospective missionaries about what to expect mentally, physically and spiritually.
They especially want to prepare people for those areas where believers face extreme persecution and suffering. That’s a story they know all too well.
Originally from Kentucky, the Ripkens were appointed by the then-Foreign Mission Board (now International Mission Board) in August 1983. Through the course of their ministry, they lived in seven countries: Malawi, South Africa, Kenya, Somalia, Germany, Ethiopia and Jordan…