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Bobby Welch takes the hand of Dan Tai Tinh, director general of the Department of International Cooperation for the Vietnamese government, and places it on the scar he received during the Vietnam War. Welch told Dan about his spiritual experience in the war -- and how that wound changed his life -- during an informal meeting Feb. 5. Welch, a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, now serves as the SBC Executive Committee’s Global Evangelical Relations strategist.
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HANOI, VIETNAM (BP)--When Bobby Welch first came to Vietnam more than 40 years ago, it was as a soldier. Now he comes as an ambassador for Christ. Rather than coming to fight, he comes to make friends.
Three years ago after retiring from First Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Fla., Welch stepped into the role of Strategist for Global Evangelical Relations for the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee. His ambassadorial position has taken him across the world to strengthen the relationship between Southern Baptists and fellow believers as well as governments in other nations. Read More
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