A BMS year in review

At the beginning of the year, you stood with us as we petitioned for equitable access to the Covid-19 vaccine across the world. We’re so grateful to everyone who added their names to the petition (over 3,000 of you!) for joining us with our colleagues at The People’s Vaccine Alliance and the Baptist World Alliance in raising awareness of this crucial justice issue.

Engage, the BMS magazine, was packed full of stories you made possible in 2021! We celebrated Engage’s fiftieth issue in 2021, and got to share stories of how you’re saving lives from a disease the world forgot in Chad, of people coming to faith in Thailand and of bringing justice to people wrongly imprisoned in Uganda. If you want to hear stories like these, make sure you subscribe to Engage!

BMS supporters have been incredibly generous this year – and your giving has made an amazing difference. Whether you helped raise over £47,000 to help feed vulnerable families in Uganda, Afghanistan or Peru, or were part of the amazing response that raised over £287,000 to help those at risk of Covid-19 in Nepal at the 2021 Baptist Assembly, you can be certain that your gifts have changed and saved lives this year. Thank you!

While we had much cause for joy this year, we also experienced much sorrow. As the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August, you prayed for the safe evacuation of BMS mission workers, and for local people to stay safe in the country. While we’re pleased that some of our partner’s work has been able to continue, we ask that you continue to pray for this nation, and for peace and stability to be seen there.

You took a stand with your brothers and sisters across the world by sharing the BMS I Will Stand Harvest appeal in your churches. Thanks to your support, you helped raise over £139,000 to help provide Bibles for people who’ve never heard the gospel before, give Bible training to new believers, and support church planters as they share the Word of God.