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Baptist WORLD


October/December 2011 Volume 58, Number 4


Callam Receives Caribbean Awards


Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Neville Callam is the recipient of two Caribbean awards. Callam, a Jamaican who was named


Left to right: Las Newman, president of CGST, Callam, and Alfred Sangster, CGST chairman, at the special convo- cation where Callam was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree


BWA general secretary in 2007, was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology (CGST) based in Kingston, Jamaica, at a special convocation on September 5. “Caribbean Graduate School of Theology recognizes the outstanding


contribution of Rev. Neville Callam to the Church in Jamaica and to the worldwide Baptist community,” the citation reads. “As winds of change blow across our world, it is refreshing to see a son of Jamaica being blown by the Spirit to new heights of service to the world.” “This is not the first time that I have received such an award,” Callam said


at the presentation ceremony. “However, that this award originates in my own homeland gives me great joy.” The theological institution also established the Neville Callam Archive within the school’s Zenas Gerig Library. This is the third honorary doctorate conferred upon the BWA leader in recent


times, following on those from Dallas Baptist University in Texas and Judson University in Illinois, both in the USA. Callam is one of six recipients of the 2011 Caribbean American Heritage


Award (CARAH) to be presented in November by the Institute of Caribbean Studies. The CARAH Awards are presented to Caribbean immigrants in the United


States who have made a significant contribution in literature, science and technology, community service and corporate leadership, as well as to “Friends of the Caribbean” whose work contributes to the wellbeing and welfare of Caribbean peoples. Other 2011 award recipients are novelist Maryse Condé of Guadeloupe; choreographer Garth Fagan who received the 1998 Tony Award for The Lion King; Arlie Petters, the first person to develop the mathematical theory of gravitational lensing and whose research in physics and mathematics revolutionized the field of astronomy; Larry Quinlan, partner and global chief information officer for Deloitte & Touche; and Janet Rollé, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for CNN Worldwide. Previous CARAH awardees include Susan Taylor, former editor-in-chief


of Essence magazine; Rita Marley, reggae artiste, philanthropist and widow of Bob Marley; Earl Graves Sr., publisher of Black Enterprise magazine and US Attorney General Eric Holder, who are both of Barbadian heritage; and actress Cicely Tyson, who is of Nevisian heritage. The presentations will be made during the 18th Annual CARAH Gala at the Renaissance Marriot on November 11 in Washington, DC. 2


BAPTIST WORLD MAGAZINE


CONTENTS 5 BWA News in Brief


Stories of inspiration, challenge, tragedy and praise from our diverse Baptist family around the world.


12 Baptists Meet in Malaysia


Eron Henry surveys highlights of the BWA Annual Gathering, which met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in early July.


15 South Sudan: A New Nation is Born


Christians in South Sudan join the celebration of the new nation, and commit themselves to a ministry of justice, peace and reconciliation.


17 Baptists in Solidarity with Norway after Tragedy


Baptists from around the world stand by the people of Norway in the aftermath of the horrific attack.


20 Baptists Respond to East Africa Famine


Baptists around the world seek to help those struggling with the region’s worst drought and food crisis in 60 years.


 


 


Baptist World Editor: Eron Henry, E-mail: ehenry@bwanet.org Copy Editor: Lauren Weaver


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