Eyewitness
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Kony 2012: A survivor's perspective
Posted: 13 March 2012 by bms_editor
With over 75 million hits (to date), Kony 2012 has been a huge viral internet success. Produced by the charity Invisible Children the 30-minute video highlights the war crimes committed by Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army in east ...
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Riots in Haiti
Posted: 9 December 2010 by bms_staff_overseas
Within the safety of the Coconut Villas Hotel in Port au Prince, Gareth Wilde and Steve Sanderson cautiously obtained some pictures of riots that followed when the results of the elections in Haiti were announced. Some of these pictures were...
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Gunfire in Port au Prince
Posted: 8 December 2010 by bms_staff_overseas
Thought I heard gunfire not far away last night which seems to be backed up by the BBC account of the election results. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11945059 The airport is a bit chaotic with baggage everywhere. Then you pass...
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Grace in Haiti reminds us that the impossible is possible
Posted: 2 December 2010 by bms_staff_overseas
“God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things that can be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish one from the other” (Richard Niebuhr Theologian 1892 - 1971) Gareth and...
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Gareth and Steve prepare to visit Haiti
Posted: 29 November 2010 by bms_staff_overseas
Please pray for BMS staff members Gareth Wilde and Steve Sanderson who are currently making plans to visit Haiti, this Sunday 5 December. "We begin our visit to Gran Goave, which is south of Port au Prince to meet a new BMS partner...