International stories in 2017

A cattle project in Mozambique that’s met practical needs and improved the spiritual lives of 13 families.

Acid attacks, beatings and arrests can't stop God moving

BMS World Mission has helped more than 23,000 people in Haiti following the devastation of Hurricane Matthew last October

Guinea: construction and confidence

Young Guineans are growing in knowledge and self-esteem, thanks to BMS World Mission

Concern for detained Burmese pastors

Two Burmese Baptist pastors whose detention by the Burmese Army prompted an international outcry face up to five years in prison

Proclaiming God’s love to the Arab region

A Baptist church in Beirut that has learnt to love its refugee neighbours is now testifying to audiences across the Arab world

Finding faith in Brive, France

Healing, baptisms and people wanting to know more about Jesus – exciting things are happening in the ministry of BMS church planters

BWA responds to immigration moves

The Baptist World Alliance has issued a statement 'decrying' the US Government's recent immigration tightening

Providing running water for 60 families in Peru

60 families in Nauta, in Peru’s Amazon region, have access to clean, running water thanks to a BMS World Mission water project

Showing love to women in Chad

God’s love transforms hearts. BMS volunteer Rebecca Hotchkin has seen this working with women who have suffered domestic abuse in Chad

Building confidence in church outreach

How a Baptist church in Ica, Peru ran a medical campaign and shared the good news about Jesus at the same time

Afghanistan: helping babies, mothers survive

Afghanistan has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the world are very poor. New courses are aiming to change that

South Sudan is starving and needs our prayers

Famine is the latest problem to beset one of the world’s most fragile states. BMS World Mission is helping hundreds of people in desperate need

The day they drowned at sea

A heart-shattering story of a migrant mother who lost everything

Earthquake recovery continues in Nepal

Building resilience: how BMS World Mission is making a difference following the two enormous earthquakes in 2015

Lebanon: learning to hope again

Fleeing ISIS and learning a new language is not stopping refugee children from moving forward

Doctor to receive BWA human rights award

Cynthia Maung will be the 2017 recipient of the Baptist World Alliance Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award

Springs of water in Afghanistan

BMS World Mission is helping to save lives by training communities in hygiene and sanitation

Baptist mission in Hungary

The European Baptist Federation (EBF) is partnering Baptists in Hungary to support several exciting church plants

Saving a cancer patient in Chad

BMS World Mission is transforming lives both physically and spiritually in a country in desperate need

Education in Mozambique

Doing preschool education differently is changing attitudes and lives in Mozambique, thanks to your giving to BMS

Yemen - baptisms and war

Baptisms are still happening in Yemen despite two years of war in country where leaving Islam is punishable by death

Coptic Christians killed in Egypt

At least 28 people were killed when gunmen targeted three vehicles transporting members of the Coptic community

Helping people in South Sudan

As South Sudan suffers through famine and civil war, BMS World Mission is responding to urgent needs

French Baptists: ‘saved for reconciliation’

A poignant message of peace came out of the French Baptist Congress, in a fortnight marred by terror attacks

Giving children access to the future

BMS has helped to set up a computer lab that is inspiring students, teachers and a community in rural Nepal

Commemorating lives lost on way to safety

A day of prayer for refugees who have died on their journey to find a dignified life in Europe takes place this Sunday

BMS: We need your prayers

Our life-transforming would not happen without your prayers. Here are some of our most urgent prayer needs

Drip feeding the Christian faith

On the edge of the Sahara Desert, a hospital you support is whispering God’s love to Muslims

BWA Annual Gathering in Thailand

Approximately 300 Baptists are meeting for worship, fellowship, study and decision meetings

Human rights specialist to succeed Callam

Elijah Brown, originally from Texas, has been nominated to be the next general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance

Beloved and belonging in Burma

BMS is helping refugee children find families on the Thai-Burma border. Meet Thar Thar’s wonderful new family

Elijah Brown elected BWA general secretary

Human rights specialist Elijah Brown has been elected the next general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA)

Religious liberty concerns for Baptists

Baptists from nearly 50 nations focused on religious liberty concerns during the BWA annual gathering

Stuart Blythe to leave IBTSC Amsterdam

The Rector of the International Baptist Theological Study Centre is to take up a new position in Canada

Helping children at risk in Sri Lanka floods

Children left dangerously vulnerable after flooding in Sri Lanka are being helped thanks to your giving

Middle East is 'going backwards'

Founder Christian satellite TV broadcaster SAT-7, Dr Terence Ascott, painted a gloomy picture in annual report

'A deluge of devastation' - Sierra Leone

Christian Aid has launched an appeal to support its relief operation for those devastated by the mudslide disaster

Baptist church brings light to its community

A simple action in Uganda raises money, helps people’s lungs and children's education, and introduces people to Jesus

Building bridges and community in Albania

A men’s group supported by BMS is bringing people from different cultural backgrounds together to talk about life

Baptists in Sierra Leone tragedy

More than 80 Baptists are among the nearly 500 who have died due to landslides and severe flooding in Sierra Leone

'Worst floods we've seen in decades'

Tearfund and Christian are working to help those affected by floods in Nepal, India and Bangladesh

Baptists in Harvey relief efforts

Baptist disaster relief units in Texas predict a long term deployment following the devastating hurricane

Baptised in a barrel in Phnom Penh

Six Cambodian students have become Christians and been baptised through a BMS-supported hostel

Big thinking for little minds

A teacher training programme developed by a BMS worker has been adopted nationally and will impact every child

Call for Christian leadership across Africa

Christian leaders across Africa have been urged to embrace Biblical standards of servant leadership

Uganda: stitching a better future

Learning a new skill has transformed the lives of people who felt hopeless in Kasese Town, western Uganda

Jenni Entrican becomes EBF President

Jenni, a former President of the Baptist Union, became the second woman to assume the role

'Pray for the persecuted Church'

This November the Church is encouraged to pray for fellow believers who suffer because of their faith

Mass shooting at Baptist church

Baptists have been responding to the mass shooting at First Baptist Church in Texas, which left 26 people dead

Mission despite obstacles

Even in the face of threats against them, Baptists in Turkey are discovering a hunger for the gospel

South Sudan hunger crisis set to intensify

Christian Aid renews its call for urgent action to stem alarming levels of hunger and malnutrition in the country

'Given so much more than just presents'

Here are some of the ways BMS World Mission supporters have helped people in desperate need this year

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