The mission’s world lost a tremendous advocate with the passing of Tim Keller on Friday, May 19, 2023. According to Christian Post, Keller was a notable evangelical author, theologian and New York City-based pastor who died following a lengthy battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Keller helped to found Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, and he “delighted in communicating the profound wonder and transforming power of the gospel of grace.”