International stories in 2015

Saving limbs and lives in N'Djamena, Chad

Reports from BMS World Mission doctors at the Guinebor II Hospital

'Don't ignore terrorist attacks in Nigeria'

A Nigerian Baptist leader castigates international community for 'just watching' as Boko Haram terrorises

A church leader in western Mozambique has an idea that will help his rural town blossom both financially and spiritually

There’s no place like home – in Nepal

A couple are returning to the country they love and where they met

BWA strengthens its United Nations work

The Baptist World Alliance has appointed a lawyer to directly oversee its UN activities

Still providing hope in Haiti

A London-based NGO is changing perceptions of those with disabilities in one of the world's poorest countries

Intolerance towards Christians highlighted

Resolution proposed by a Baptist politician overwhelmingly adopted in the Council of Europe

Nigerian Baptists react to Kerry's visit

As Nigeria prepares to vote in a presidential election, Baptists share their thoughts about John Kerry's visit

Conversions, rape reduction in Uganda

Huge impact of safeguarding training initiated by BMS World Mission workers

Appeal to Russian and Ukraine Baptists

EBF challenges leaders to issue joint statement calling for peace while acknowledging their differences

Is the end of Ebola in sight?

The spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Guinea is starting to slow, says BMS doctor Eric Bafende.

Fly out of your comfort zone

Being a volunteer with BMS World Mission can boost your faith in God and in yourself

BWA human rights award for Rwandan

Corneille Gato Munyamasoko dedicated his life to peace and reconciliation after the 1994 genocide

Update from BMS: little Yousef can walk

Encouraging news about a dangerously ill boy being treated at a BMS-supported hospital in Chad

The Human Cost of Four Years of Fighting

As the Syrian crisis shows no signs of abating, a coalition of faith groups and aid agencies urge world leaders to do more

Syria: praying for peace and change

There are glimmers of hope amid the last four awful years, not least the response of the region's churches

Transforming Nepal through teacher training

A BMS World Mission worker is helping to train Nepal’s teachers – and changing the country’s future

Five ways your gifts have helped the world

BMS World Mission has provided effective relief to those devastated by natural and political disasters in 2014 and 2015

BMS responds to Nepal earthquake

BMS World Mission is responding with vital emergency and recovery programmes in Nepal

Standing in solidarity with Ukraine

Christian leaders gathered at Lambeth Palace to discuss the Ukrainian crisis, in an event co-hosted by BMS World Mission

Trauma counselling for earthquake survivors

BMS World Mission counsellor Jenny Saunders is part of a team that is helping people work through their psychological trauma in Nepal

'Pray for Mediterranean migrants'

BMS mission workers Ann and David MacFarlane urge prayer for desperate migrants they are helping in southern Italy

Pads for success in Zimbabwe

Thanks to a grant from BMS World Mission, more women and girls will no longer have to live in fear and shame of their bodies.

Baptist concern at unrest in Burundi

General secretary of the Union of Baptist Churches in Burundi requests prayer

'Stop Cuban Baptist church being taken'

Global advocacy charity encourages signing of petition against the confiscation of a Cuban Baptist church by its government

Mozambique: Kathy calls her lawyers

Local lawyers in Mozambique have taken over an education project started by BMS World Mission workers

BMS in Nepal: we’re not leaving

BMS World Mission is committed to Nepal, and its workers in the country are committed to their Nepali neighbours

Kirchentag Stuttgart: That we may be wise

A report from Germany's huge, biennial Protestant festival

Refugee Week 2015: BMS response

BMS World Mission is helping to ease the suffering caused by conflict all over the world

Baptist church growth in Lyons

"Seeing people come to Christ and the church develop in gradual steps has been very encouraging”

Sacrificing salaries in Bangladesh for Nepal

Bangladeshi Christians are going without to help their Nepali neighbours recover from the earthquake

MDGs final progress report

The Millennium Development Goals are the "most successful anti-poverty movement in history" - though inequalities remain

UN uses BWA Eritrea evidence

The Baptist World Alliance's findings were incorporated into a report issued by the United Nations on the troubled country

Picturing God - art in Albania

Students are using art to express what God means to them at a BMS World Mission supported international school in Albania.

Baptists gather for World Congress

Baptists from more than 80 countries will participate in the 21st Baptist World Congress in South Africa this week

'Let us rejoice and celebrate'

With this announcement, Baptist World Alliance President John Upton officially declared the start of the 21st Baptist World Congress

Callam calls on Baptists worldwide to unite

The BWA General Secretary renewed a call for the unity of the worldwide Baptist family at the closing session of the Baptist World Congress

Church planting in Poland

An encouraging number of Baptist churches are being planted in Poland, a country under “a strong influence of secularism”

Flushing away the collapsing toilet

BMS World Mission wants to give people life in all its fullness everywhere… even when on the loo

Shining Christ’s light in dark places

A team of pastors and young people from BMS partner Big Life Ministries minister in one of the poorest areas of Kolkata

Welcoming refugees in Austria

Austrians, including Baptists, are engaged in tireless short and long term support to the traumatised people arriving in their country

Refugee crisis: a German Baptist view

Thomas Klammt, coordinator of international churches for the German Baptist Union, shares reflections in Ethics Daily video interview

Baptists aid refugees in Europe

The Baptist World Alliance sends funds to Hungarian Baptists, plus updates from Germany and Sweden

'Welcome the strangers in their midst'

Migration, corruption and Christian/Muslim relations topped the agenda at the fifth African Biblical Leadership Initiative conference

The Sustainable Development Goals

Prayer sought for an important United Nations summit that could have a huge impact on the poorest people in the world

A better future for Albania’s Roma

How can the Church respond to the horrible conditions in which Roma people live in Albania?

Christian schools in Israel reopen

Leaders of the Israeli government and the nation's Christian schools reached agreement after month-long strike

Baptists continue to help refugees

Serbian and Croatian Baptists reveal how they are responding as the situation intensifies

Missionaries evacuated from Cameroon

German-based Baptist mission agency, EBM International evacuates all its missionaries following Boko Haram bombings

Nepal: three urgent prayer requests

Six months on from the earthquakes, Nepal is facing a whole set of new challenges that need your prayers, says BMS

New way to support overseas projects

Christian Aid's Church Crowdfunding website offers UK churches a direct link to lifesaving projects run by Baptists in Myanmar

New maternity centre built in Chad

Thanks to generous giving, the centre looks set not only to save lives but transform a desert community

Sexual violence survivors’ voices heard

Powerful report using BMS World Mission-sponsored research into gender based violence during the Central African Republic conflict

The tough path to ministry

Ylli Beqiraj’s story of how he became an Albanian Baptist pastor and Bible tutor, supported by BMS World Mission, is an extraordinary one

Being a mission worker in Guinea

BMS World mission workers Brad and Ruth Biddulph reveal six essential things to know about serving in Guinea

Bibles handed to Serbian army

They are being given in a bid ‘to prevent future war crimes’ and improve respect for the enemy

Wanted: short-term justice mission workers

Do you have a heart for justice? Do you have a desire to share the good news of Jesus within the legal world?

Humanitarian crisis fears in Nepal

After months with limited access to fuel, Nepal’s people are suffering as pressure on essential services increases.

Thai Freedom Bakery nominated for award

A nomination for an award has highlighted the incredible impact Thailand’s Freedom Bakery in Bangkok has had on the city

A Christian response to terror attacks

BMS World Mission worker Claire-Lise Judkins shares insights into what life is like in France and how Christians can respond to fear

An extra chapter in Europe

Retirement has been delayed for a Northern Irish couple as they head to Amsterdam with BMS World Mission

Reaping benefits of cattle project

New methods of farming are enriching the lives of many families in Sussundenga, Mozambique, both financially and spiritually

Lords launch for CAR sexual violence report

The voices of hurting women thousands of miles away were heard in the Houses of Lords last week

Listening without prejudice

Deeply personal pressures are being shared by Ugandan teenagers in a project that is part of BMS World Mission’s Dignity initiative.

Post Tweet

International stories in 2024

A list of international stories in The Baptist Times in 2024

International stories in 2023

A list of international stories in The Baptist Times in 2023

International stories in 2022

A list of international stories in The Baptist Times in 2022

International stories in 2021

A list of international stories in The Baptist Times in 2021

International stories in 2020

A list of international stories in The Baptist Times in 2020

International Stories in 2019

A list of international stories in The Baptist Times in 2019

Banner Image:	Baptist-Times-banner-2000x370-
Template Mode:	Baptist Times