Baptist World Contents

a magazine of the Baptist World Alliance 5 BWA Day Re-Launched

6 Annual Gathering 6 Msiza of South Africa to Become BWA President in 2015

7 Callam Re-elected to another Five Year Term

7 BWA Commission Changes 8 New Members 9 Honorees

11 Turkey 11 Baptists of Turkey

13 Encountering a Christian on the Streets of Turkey

14 Pilgrimage to the Seven Churches of Revelation, Patmos and Mars Hill in Athens

14 Faithful Unto Death

15 BWA Reprints Turkish New Testament

18 Global Development Consultation in Turkey

Baptist World Editor: Eron Henry, Email: communications@bwanet.org Editorial Assistant: Ashley Coates Becker

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PRINTED IN U.S.A. ISSN 005-5808 19 Middle East

19 Middle Eastern Baptists Share Fears, Hopes as Minority Faith

20 BWA Sends Aid to Displaced Iraqi Christians

21 Baptists in Gaza Request Urgent Prayer, Extend Assistance

22 Arab Women Urged to Break Silence

22 Ukraine: Christians Pray for Freedom and Peace

23 Baptists Respond to Ebola Outbreak

25 Caribbean Baptist Youth Festival

27 Women’s Meetings and Activities

28 Book Notes BWA OFFICERS

John Upton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President

Neville Callam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .General Secretary

BWA EXECUTIVE STAFF

Patsy Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Women

Emmett Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth and Congress

Eron Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communications

Julie Justus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member Services

Rothangliani Chhangte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BWAid

Monica Teal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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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