Baptist World Contents

a magazine of the Baptist World Alliance

17 Myanmar: Women’s Group Says Ceasefire Agreement Will Not Bring Peace

5 Innovative Ministries 5 Thinking Theologically on Aid and Development

6 Operation Neighbor Care 7 Supporting Green Environ Agroforestry

9 Church Offers Alternative to Payday Loans

10 Rome: Baptist Delegate at Catholic Synod Calls for

Pastoral Compassion

11 Albania: Global Forum Urges Help for Persecuted Christians

12 General Secretary 12 USA: BWA Leader Helps Church Celebrate

13 UK: Callam Urges Baptist Unity at Anniversary Celebration

14 Grenada: Caribbean Island Celebrates Baptist Anniversary

15 Happenings Around the World 15 Jamaican Baptists to Review their Approach to Mission

Baptist World Editor: Eron Henry, Email: communications@bwanet.org Editorial Assistant: Shannon Cowett

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Ngwedla Paul Msiza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Neville Callam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .General Secretary

BWA EXECUTIVE STAFF

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

18 Champion Bodybuilder Shares Skills, Faith in Cuba

20 Missionaries Evacuated from Cameroon after Boko Haram Bombing

20 Sierra Leone Declared Ebola Free 21 Congo Churches Called On to Take Action 21 Lebanese and French Baptists React to Attacks

22 Sanctuary Church Leaders Investigated in Germany

23 Reaching Out to Refugees in Serbia

24 First Doctorate in the Jungle: Advanced Degree Awarded in Refugee Camp

January-March 2016 Number 63:1

Refugees in Serbia