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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
Farming God’s way in Mozambique
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
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?
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.
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