in the annual General Council meetings. I have also atended the congresses and annual council meetings of the European Baptist Federation and served in various positions within the EBF throughout the years. As a close friend of the Baptist World Alliance I always follow the BWA with prayers and warm thoughts.

— Sven Ohm, Sweden, has held several positions in the BWA, including

chair of the Conference of International Mission Secretaries from 1973-1989

I was born in Copenhagen 1937. I was 10 years old when we had the World Congress in Copenhagen in 1947. It was a very special congress that I remember very well, especially because my mother invited people from the congress to our home nearly every evening. Tese were people from all over the world but the biggest impression was the first black people I had ever seen. Among them was a singer who sang and played the piano we had in our home. My wife and I atended the youth conference in Berne, Switzerland, in 1968 (we were not that young however). We met Vic Jackopsen, now an international evangelist from England, who became a friend of ours. We atended the congress in Stockholm, Sweden, and more recently we atended the congress in Birmingham, England. We intend to be in Durban next year. Tose experiences of a world family are amazing and wonderful and a big opportunity to open your eyes to other cultures. It strengthens your faith to see in very different cultures the Spirit of Christ.

— Svend Erik Jorgensen, Madrid, Spain

PERFORMING & CREATIVE ARTS

Choirs, soloists, instrumentalists, ensembles, dance groups, drama groups and artists are encouraged to apply to participate in Performing Arts events at the congress. Creative arts expressions will reflect varied worship styles and cultural experiences from around the world. Congress Application forms are available online at www.bwanet.org/congress.

BWA Vice President Yakov I. Zhidkov (pointing) and Claudia Tyrtova, both of the Soviet Union, shared a bench with BWA President Theodore F. Adams in this 1955 photo. Seated on the far right is V. Carney Hargroves, Northern Baptist Convention.

MISSION PROJECTS Mission opportunities are available before and after the

congress in South Africa and other countries in Southern Africa. The BWA does not organize or arrange mission projects. Arrangements are made between partners. However, the BWA may facilitate such partnerships through the provision of contact information. The BWA also lists mission projects that groups plan independently. Mission project information may be sent to, or received, by writing to communications@bwanet.org. The BWA encourages groups participating in mission projects to share that information with the BWA as well.

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