Haiti 22 Conference Speakers

23 16th Baptist Youth World Conference Schedule

24 Haiti 24 BWA Brings Haitian Baptists Together

25 The Haiti-Jamaica Baptist Connection 25 Origins of Baptist Witness in the Caribbean

26 Baptist Women 26 Baptist Women Host Forum on Violence Against Women

27 The BWA is Continuously Trying to Advance Women

28

BWA leaders Congratulate Pope Francis, Laud Benedict XVI

28 Book Notes Paul R. Dekar, Community of the Transfiguration: The Journey of a New Monastic Community, Cascade Books, 2008

Faith Bowers, When Weak, then Strong: Disability in the Life of the Church, Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 2008

29 In Memoriam 30

Villages and Churches Destroyed in Myanmar, Many Killed and Displaced

BWA OFFICERS

John Upton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Neville Callam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .General Secretary

BWA EXECUTIVE STAFF

Raimundo Barreto . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freedom and Justice Patsy Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Women Emmett Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth and Congress Eron Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communications Julie Justus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member Services Rothangliani Chhangte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BWAid Meg Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance/Administration Kathe Traynham . . . . . . . . . . . Promotion and Development Fausto Vasconcelos . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evangelism/Research

BWA REGIONAL SECRETARIES

Durosinjesu Ayanrinola . . . . . All Africa Baptist Fellowship Tony Peck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . European Baptist Federation Everton Jackson . . . . . . . . . . Caribbean Baptist Fellowship Parrish Jacome . . . . . . Union of Baptists in Latin America P. Bonny Resu . . . . . . . . . . Asia Pacific Baptist Federation George Bullard . . . . . . . North American Baptist Fellowship

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