Warnln : Not readin this ro ect could serlousl dama e our heal h Baptist Theological RECEIV ' D i nary Library ague 3' 0 -08- 1999 ublic ONTENTS features 10 The BMS millennium starts here! Is Geoff Bland a party-pooper? Important dates in Brazil 14 When time stands still Delyth Wyn Davies discovers African time 18 Four new years in 365 days? Getting in step with the Nepali calendar regulars A new series about emerging church leaders 20 Our Town Featuring Lisbon 26 Volunteers and Action Teams Where's Wigtown? ask an Action Team 28 People, Projects, Prayer Latest news and updates credits General Director Alistair Brown Managing Editor Richard Wells Editor Jan Kendall Regular Contributors Alistair Brown, Owen Clark, Steve Flashman, Sam Gibson, Jan Kendall, Dik Lapine, Vinoth Ramachandra Design Editors Sarah Prentice, Carolyn Tabor Director for Missionaries David Kerrigan (for enquiries about service) Printed by Halcyon Print & Design, Heathfield, East Sussex Subscriptions for 1999 mh and BMS Prayer Guida are published as a complete package, £6.60 through church mh distribut~rs, £9.30 by direct mail (incp &p). Six issues of mh plus three of BMS Prayer Guide. Overseas £19.20 The views and opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the BMS. Address PO Box 49, 129 Broadway, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 8XA Telephone 01235 517700 Fax 01235 517601 Web site (until mid Sept) www.rpc.ox.ac.uk/bms/index.htm Web site (from mid Sept) www.bms.org.uk E-mail Editorial:
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