BMS World Mission

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Fuel protests in Guinea
A BMS World Mission worker in the west African country of Guinea has asked supporters to pray for peace after fresh violence in the capital, Conakry.
Make time for tea
How the death of a Nepali friend left a BMS worker with much to think about
The only chance of survival
How a basic hospital is helping hungry Afghan children
Congo statement
BMS World Mission statement about the situation in the east of D R Congo
Relief grant to Haiti
Dozens of desperately poor families are being helped after hurricane devastation
The baby clothes were dirty rags
A BMS midwife in Afghanistan tells the story of one of her patients.
Unwell? Follow the John the Baptist diet
Sarah Hall explains how important eating the right foods are for recovery from illness
Happy campers
150 township kids meet with God during a week in the South African bush
Picture perfect
Action Team images are lighting up an arts centre in Oxfordshire
France Action Team filmed from day one
France Action team filmed from day one for L'Eglise
Unrest threatens Bolivian democracy
Marcos and Gwen Quinteros talk about recent episodes of violence in Bolivia and the fragile moves towards equality and democracy they threaten
Gap year teams take off
Over the next week 31 young people will take off on the second stage of the adventure of a lifetime in serving God, as part of their BMS World Mission Action Team gap year.
Out of Africa
Christians are improving the lives of immigrants in Italy
Still living under plastic
Communities in Peru continue to rebuild after last year’s earthquake
Shedding some light on a terrible situation
Looking to the future
A BMS mission worker in Angola describes the country’s mood after its first parliamentary elections for 16 years.
The human cost of Nargis
Building bridges
Building bridges in Afghanistan
No walls, no roof
A trainee Nepali doctor recalls how his home was destroyed by floods
Realising potential
BMS lawyer Matthew Price introduces us to John, a Ugandan Christian law graduate, whose own faith and experiences are spurring him on to uphold the poor and needy.
Huge needs after Nepal flood
A BMS World Mission partner organisation in Nepal continues to provide emergency aid to thousands of people, more than three weeks after devastating flooding in the south east of the country.
More violence in Orissa
More violence in Orissa as BMS partners try to cope
Hope in a harsh place
Long-term mission worker Dan Pratt reflects on his first month in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ignorance is not bliss
Ignorance is not bliss – but the difference between life and death in Guinea, says BMS nurse Sarah Hall
Never too old
A grandma responds to the mission call
Net gains in Angola
Baptist Christians are helping to prevent malaria in a rural part of Angola
Opening eyes to hidden kids
A BMS-supported care centre in Thailand is breaking the stigma of disability
Relief to Zimbabwe
BMS World Mission is giving £23,400 to help in relief efforts in the troubled country of Zimbabwe.
Brighter futures
Two befrienders make a difference to patients’ lives
Restructuring at BMS – Update
An update from an important meeting of the BMS Board of Trustees held on Friday 15 August
Relief grant to Georgia
BMS World Mission has given £19,500 to a Christian agency in Georgia to help with relief efforts following hostilities in South Ossetia.
A new chance for children
A new pre-school project in a deprived area of Ecuador is an answer to prayer
“Do not be terrified…”
A BMS World Mission worker reflects on the reality of feeling fearful whilst working in Afghanistan.
Something’s fishy in the state of Angola
BMS mission worker, Joan Woodyer, tells of an exciting new fish farm project in Angola that is having an impressive ‘ripple effect’.
The Baptist minister and the Albanian wedding
BMS pastor Graham Sansom describes a long night of marriage celebrations in Vlora
Getting real
Read how God has been at work in the life of three BMS volunteers
My dog walk = my God walk
Daveen Wilson, a BMS worker in Brazil, gives us a glimpse of how God speaks to her through her afternoon walk.
The price of life: facts and prayer
BMS mission workers tell us about how price indreases are affecting their parts of the world. Includes prayer.
Riches and poverty: alligators and slums
Julia Stanbrook's reflections on weatlh and poverty in north-east Brazil
Seven years of Light
Graham McBain and his wife Mairi share news about their work in Albania.
Burma relief continues
Many thousands remain in dire need after the cyclone disaster
Saving north India
A part of the world where God is doing mighty things
Fifty-year bamboo death
In Mizoram, India, BMS World Mission is helping alleviate suffering caused by a rats, bamboo and a fifty-year cycle.
Pedalling for pounds
A secondary school teacher from Oxfordshire is having a summer holiday like no other to raise money for BMS World Mission.
The fallen idols and the miracle baby
Sarah Pryor, a BMS mission worker in Nepal, tells us about the amazing work that God has been doing in the life of her neighbour: a lady called Esoda.
Alice through the bottle-glass
BMS World Mission worker Sarah Hall tells the story of Alice, whose life was saved with the help of bottled milk and community intervention.
Do not adjust your set!
Why the Euro 2008 'blackout' wasn't just a one-off occurence for football fans in Thailand
Statement from Alistair Brown
A statement from Alistair Brown, General Director of BMS World Mission
Great jubilation in Guinea
BMS World Mission partner Eric Bafende talks about a conversion.
A young man called Bhim
Nicola White tells our news team about a boy called Bhim.
An end to exile
Nicola White tells our news team her account of what God is doing for some of Nepals poorest people.
China and Burma update
Update of relief grants to Burma and China, as of 19 June 2008
Lumi's Faith
A good news story about Lumi who has started to attend Light of the World church in the Shkozë area of Tirana, Albania.
Abel's Faith
A news story telling how Abel Segrinya, now Vice President of the Baptist Union of Uganda came from a non-Christian background and faced persecution when he became a Christian.
Leonise's Faith
News from Brazil on how Leonise' faith shows how the church is a family that we can always rely on to care for us.
Action Team Photo Competition
The top ten photos from this years Action Teams.
Teaching literacy - and much more
One of our workers shares news on how for some girls and women in Afghanistan, their literacy class is their only escape from a restricted life.
Guilty until proven innocent
News from Matthew and Anna Price, of the prisons in Uganda
Pastor shot during apology visit
BMS World Mission’s general director Alistair Brown has expressed his shock and sadness at the shooting of a Jamaican Baptist pastor, which happened whilst he and other UK Baptist leaders were in the country.
BMS staff member on the run
On Sunday 8 June, BMS World Mission’s editor Andrew Dubock is taking part in the Two Castles Run – a ten-kilometre jaunt starting at Warwick Castle and finishing at Kenilworth Castle – to raise money for BMS.
Ribbon cut on new Kolkata centre
Over 200 guests from near and far attended the opening of BMS World Mission’s new mission centre in Kolkata, India, on Saturday (31 May).
Guinea update
Following violence in the African nation of Guinea over the last few days, the country seems to have entered a period of relative calm.
Learning to receive
‘Republic day’ for Nepal
People in Nepal are celebrating the county becoming a republic, ending 240 years’ of royal rule.
The drugs don't work
A BMS worker talks about how a young man is trying to turn from a life of drug abuse through the power of Christ.
Five get baptised in the sea
In the face of cultural pressures, five Albanians have publicly declared their new faith in Christ through baptism in the sea.
Earthquake in China
A BMS relief grant for £10,000 is assisting our partner in China to purchase and deliver aid to survivors of the earthquake in Sichuan province.
SAT-7 still 'on' amidst fighting
Fighting in Lebanon traps SAT-7 staff and disrupts broadcasting.
Dramatic exit with help from God and a local 'angel'
A personal account from SAT-7's Programming Director Rita El Mounayer as to how God and a local 'angel' helped her escape Beirut so she could get back to her home in Cyprus.
Traditional healer meets the Great Physician
Controlling diabetes in Guinea - one aspect of healthcare of Macenta Medical Centre at, as explained by BMS worker Sarah Hall
Earthquake in China - BMS statement
A response as to whether BMS is sending a relief grant following the earthquake in China's Sichuan province.
Eyewitness: Beirut
Eyewitness account of fighting in west Beirut
Food crisis in Afghanistan: the human cost
A BMS worker reflects on the effects the global food crisis is having on local Afghans.
Burma cyclone disaster - update, 23 May
Updates from BMS on how its responding following the cyclone disaster in Burma.
Signs of hope
A Christian school in Uganda is promoting literacy and positive messages through signs in the playground.
End of an era
This year will see the retirement of four BMS World Mission personnel who have notched up 144 years’ service between them.
Jungle books
Valle Hermoso is the latest community in Ecuador where the good news of Christ is reaching children through the pre-school education programme.
Everything has a price
David and Jenny Browell, BMS mid-term workers in Nepal, give a glimpse of what life is like for millions of people in that country at the moment.
Elections: Nepal-style
BMS long-term workers Alan and Megan Barker describe how election day was for them in Surkhet, mid-west Nepal.
Maoists’ success heralds new Nepal
Nepal is set to abolish its monarchy for the first time in two centuries after the Maoists have unexpectedly claimed victory in elections held earlier this month.
Sleepless in Beirut
Louise Brown is a worker in Lebanon. Here she shares some of her experiences, fears and hopes about being a mother in one of the world's more volatile countries.
BMS = Baptist Marriage Service!
We are happy to report that BMS worker Sarah Harris and BMS supported partner worker Eric Bafende have announced their engagement.
Guitar hero
The prayers of the BMS Action Team in Kolkata were answered as they praised Jesus' name on the tough streets of that city - and ministered to a man with HIV who'd been rejected by their community.
Treasure chest
A former BMS missionary auctions an antique trunk to raise cash for Kolkata
Water, water everywhere
Steady downpours for two weeks have triggered massive floods in north east Brazil, which have killed at least 15 people and forced tens of thousands from their homes.
Still caring for tsunami sufferers
Christian partners in Sri Lanka have received a grant to help those still affected by the 2004 tsunami.
The branch bears fruit
News from BMS partner SAT-7
Say it with flour
Community health seminars in Guinea are encouraging women to wash their hands
Family focus at Sicily church
Numbers of children and teenagers are growing at a BMS-supported church in Italy.
Relief amidst danger in Peru
BMS World Mission worker, Margaret Swires, is working with Peruvian Christians to provide relief to those affected by flooding.
Going the extra mile for BMS
BMS World Mission employees will walk the Three Peaks to raise money for BMS Christian mission work.
Putting something back
Volunteer Brian Mitchell is setting up a sewing business for Albanian women
Nepal hospital continues to serve
More people in a remote Nepal district will receive healthcare after mission hospital is saved from closure.
Alistair Brown to leave BMS
Alistair Brown to leave BMS
World joins in prayer with BMS
Some feedback from BMS World Mission day of prayer.
New hope for trafficked women
Vulnerable girls and women who have been trafficked in Albania are being helped by new initiatives, supported by BMS World Mission.
Strikes and shortages in tense Nepal
Nepal is in a state of growing crisis ahead of proposed elections in April.
Independence in Kosova
BMS worker Justine Horsfall reflects on her experience of independence celebrations in Prishtina.
Petition presented to Albanian embassy
Officials at the Embassy of Albania in London have warmly thanked British Baptists for their partnership with the Albanian government in the fight against people trafficking.
Asia grants help to prepare and respond
Two BMS World Mission relief grants will help save and improve people's lives in the face of natural disaster in Asia.
Life-saving training for Afghan mothers
BMS making a difference for mothers and babies in rural Afghan communities
Witch-doctors, train robbers and thousands being saved
Benjamin Francis is an Indian partner of BMS whose work is leading many to Christ.
Brazil church walks the talk
Baptists in north east Brazil have taken a 30-kilometre pilgrimage to claim back a road from armed robbers.
Escaping and rebuilding after the storm
£50,000 towards cyclone relief in Bangladesh
Help Kenyan refugees
Kenyan refugees in Uganda are being fed through grants made possible by British Christians
BMS calls for Orissa action
A report on how Christians in Orissa, India, have suffered terrible attacks at the hands of Hindu fundamentalists.
Team to encourage Angolan women
The BMS Angola Women's Ministry Team will be flying out on 28 December for over two weeks of mission amongst women.
New believers and new building
Three new believers were baptised on the site of what is to become the new location of Los Vergeles Baptist Church
World Aids Day: the front line
It's all about tomorrow
Why British Baptists must be united in making mission happen
The lunch queue
BMS worker Alan Barker describes a typical lunchtime in Nepal.
More to mission
'The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.' BMS recognises that there are many ways to serve overseas. The opportunity to go is also there for everyone, including students and ministers, individuals and on teams.
Call for calm in fragile Guinea
An update on the political and church situation in Guinea, a country where BMS has several personnel.
Chandraghona 100 years old
Babu’s story
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