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Archived news from 2008

 

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Archived News Stories

Friends reunited
BMS World Mission Action Teams, a gap year programme, have a special reunion.
From secrecy to celebration
Here the Barkers reflect on the remarkable changes that have occurred in Nepal for Christians
Power Down for Christmas
Forty days without power over Christmas would not be a cheering prospect for anyone. However BMS workers in freezing cold Kabul have recently been informed that the already limited electricity supply in the city will be off for 40 days.
Guns ‘n’ Rosie
Julia Stanbrook tells us of the amazing courage, strength and faith shown by a woman who was held at gunpoint on her birthday.
New BMS General Director appointed
We're delighted to announce that Rev David Kerrigan has been appointed as the new General Director of BMS World Mission.
BMS going greener
BMS has signed up to offset air travel with Climate Stewards
Working for justice in paradise
Graeme and Jenny Riddell explain how justice is being achieved on a Ugandan island.
Jesus is our what?
Fiona Allan, a BMS worker in Bangladesh, discusses the intricacies of witnessing in another language
Something to get your teeth into!
September saw the launch of a medical outreach project from the church plant led by BMS workers Graham and Mairi McBain in Shkozë, Albania.
Congo crisis – update 04/12/2008
A humanitarian crisis is quickly unfolding in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. We’re helping. Will you?
Birthing a new generation of hope
Afghanistan has the fourth highest infant mortality and maternal death rate in the world
Which doctor?
Why a Christian project in Bangladesh is engaging with traditional healers
BMS Relief grant to Congo
BMS Relief grant to Congo
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 wealth 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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Say it with flour
Community health seminars in Guinea are encouraging women to wash their hands
Putting something back
Volunteer Brian Mitchell is setting up a sewing business for Albanian women
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