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Keynote speaker cassettes available include: Alistair Brown David Coffey Ian Coffey Steve Gaukroger Andrew Green David Hall Martin Hewitt John James John Lewis David Martin Geraint Morse Alan Pain John Passmore Michael Quicke Peter Dewi Richards Bill Slack ud o tap I guess sacrifice is not something we think about a lot. My dictionary New town churchplanting gives one definition for it: "the act How the church is going for growth of giving up something valued for the sake of something else more imporlant or INTER NG TIMES worthy". Well, maybe, we can do it once in a while, Challenge to their faith but it's easy to slip into the mentality of the age Conce rn about returning to Chinese rule which denies itself nothing. This issue focuses on the church in China and HIN I Hong Kong, something that has been brought to -0 Past, present and future the forefront of all our minds as the handover of How the chu rch has developed Hong Kong to China draws ever nearer. Christians in China over the years have had to make 10 u ? sacrifices, that make our giving up of incidentals The sleeping tiger look incredibly petty and almost profane. What price religious freedom in Chin a? Meanwhile Christians in Hong Kong, having enjoyed a life of comparative security, must now face the 11 unknown, and the uncerlainty that brings. You will also find included with this edition of BMS NEWS m h your second instalment of the BMS Prayer Guide. Thank you for all your positive comments LO about the first Prayer Guide; we've been amazed, WORLD MISSION LINK as always, as to how God has led us to include cerlain items at specific times • just when they seemed to be needed most! So keep praying! Our CENTRE SPREAD God delights to answer our prayers • even if the Dorothy Smith - miss ion to Hong Kong answers aren't quite what we expected! OUR TOWN Joinville, Brazil PASTORS ABROAD Andrew Phillips visits Italy TAKE TWO General Director Alistair Brown Subscription for 1997 mh and Mission file of facts, figures and background B~IS Prayer Guide are published Managing Editor Ri chard Wells as a compiate pac ka ge. £6. 00 Editor Jan Kend all through church mh cll stributors ACTION TEAMS £7 .98 by direct mail (inc p&p) . Regular Contributors Alistair SLx iss ues of m h with three of They're out at the sharp end Brown. Owen Clark. Sam Gibson . BM S Prayer Guide plus free Jan Kenda ll. John Passmore. Annual Review. Overseas p&p aL Ri chard Wells. the rate applicabl e. MISSIONARY DIGEST Design Editor Anth ony Vin ey Th e views and opinions Prayer points to support BMS colleagues Art Editor Sarah Pre nti ce expressed by contributors are not necessa rily those of the B~IS Director for Missionaries Sian 35 JOHN PASSMORE Williams (for enquiries about @ Copyright 1997 service) Baptist Missionary Society The last word

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Hong Kong: The t would appear that Christianity for someone who is too pushy, talkative or about 10 football pitches! The ground impressive skyline of in Hong Kong has a good name. salesy is that they are 'talking Jesus'. floor of each block is reserved by the a high-tech city but A Chinese colleague phoned me Christianity has done a good job meeting Government for a social function such as what future awaits at work a few weeks ago and Hong Kong's social and material needs, a kindergarten. These services have been its children? I asked if I could introduce him to yet seems to have by-passed the heart and 'privatised' so that groups such as someone at Kowloon City Baptist so still only about five percent of Hong churches, who undertake to manage and Church. I was pleased to hear that he was Kong's six million people are Christians .. fund them to regulated standards, then suddenly interested in going to church. get use of the premises in the evenings He quickly explained that the church New Town Church Planting and at weekends. ran one of the best kindergartens in Over half the population of Hong Kong Tai Po Baptist Church has planted a Hong Kong and so he was willing to do now live in the area called the New daughter church on the new Fu Heng whatever it took to get his child in there! Territories which is characterised by estate on the edge of town. This involved One University, many hospitals, schools modern 35-storey high-rise blocks with undertaking to finance and run a 550- as well as kindergartens, youth centres the average family having just 400 square children-a-day kindergarten at the and elderly centres are run by churches feet in which to live. Organised into bottom of a block. A young local pastor, and so Christianity is seen as a good and estates of 30,000 residents, one can find an elderly Baptist missionary from the worthy influence. the population of a town such as USA with a trainee couple from England And yet the Cantonese slang saying Aldershot living on the ground area of and 20 committed church members, a

May /June 1997 mh ~ few of whom had flats on Fu Heng churches, has re-structured and trained FOR PRAYER: estate, started a Sunday service and an up for a cell church model, equipping the Please stand with your outreach in 1992. Over the next few years Christians and reducing the dependence brothers and sisters, many came to commit themselves to on pastor or place or Sunday service. and, every time you Christ and the church grew to about 120. Perhaps God is needing to purify his hear Hong Kong Many new Christians were first people here as he has purified and mentioned this year, contacted through the kindergarten. strengthened his church in China. pray for the pastors and When the social and spiritual elements of Perhaps, as many believe, this is God's the churches, God's the gospel are in unity then the love of time for Hong Kong and many will turn people there, during God draws people to him. At the to him. Perhaps the mixture of the this special time in beginning of 1997, Pastor Wong, with his Spirit-filled and dynamic Chinese history. wife and daughter, were commissioned by evangelists coupled with the well-taught the church to go to France to learn and affluent Christians of Hong Kong is French prior to heading to northern a force that is going to change the rest of Africa as ambassadors for the gospel. the world. What we do know is God is in control What future the Hong Kong church? and he will work out his purposes. • In the aftermath of the death of Deng and as 1 July 1997 draws closer, the Chris R veley is married to Lucy and works for church in Hong Kong faces the the International Bank. They have two children

challenges of a very different and uncertain future. Although most people do not expect immediate dramatic changes, the new administration may well review a policy that gives churches such a powerful relevance in the community. It may be harder for missionaries to go in or out of Hong Kong. There is some speculation that churches may be required to register as the first step to a greater level of regulation. Fu Heng, along with many other or Christians in Hong Kong doubts about the Chinese side's sincerity thing to happen in Hong Kong. We want these are, in the words of the in keeping to their promises, especially to be good citizens, but also want to take traditional Chinese curse, after Beijing brutally suppressed the pro­ care of our own religious affairs on our F "interesting times". There democracy movement in June 1989. own" he said firmly. are both inescapable challenges and Under British administration people Not surprisingly when asked about opportunities in the period during which have been left largely to their own the future, his reply began, "We have to the British-run colony will be returned to devices, as have the churches too. China's take care of the Church and State mainland Chinese rule. communist administrators, however, relationship." Questions and concerns about the don't have such a benign view. "We have Many people find what has already handover have been playing on the mind heard stories about how the Chinese happened ominous, and the need to of Revd Timothy Lam, Senior Pastor at persecute Christians" said Timothy. address their concern has added to the Mongkok Baptist Church. Seemingly this attitude has already workload of the Church. The most "As a pastor I have thought of this spilled over into Hong Kong. obvious problem is emigration. question for a long time" said Timothy. The example cited by Timothy The figures are telling. In the past ten "I have prepared, like the government, concerns the Lutheran Congress planned years Mongkok Baptist Church has lost a for thirteen years." for July this year which Beijing's effective total of 100 members. That being said, Thirteen years ago, the British and embassy in Hong Kong, the New China attendance is plateauing at around 800 Chinese governments agreed in the Joint News Agency, attempted to get stopped. members with, on average, 300 attending Declaration, that British-run Hong Kong "It's not our understanding that the Sunday service. The real impact of would be returned to China, who would government or government officials emigration lies in the effect it has on in turn guarantee Hong Kong a high should interfere in this sort of thing" said church leadership. degree of autonomy. Timothy diplomatically. "Many Christian leaders leave for But many people in Hong Kong have "Baptists do not want this sort of other countries ... Christian leaders see

May /June 1997 mh Cf» this and choose not to live under another the leadership role." is important to remember, is the return to Hong Kong: Aplace regime, especially since the events of 4 This is not to say that those who China could actually be beneficial. where churches are June 1989" said Timothy, who will choose to stay, or who cannot leave Hong "I think this is a time when we have left to their own himself be staying. "It's God's calling for Kong for whatever reason, are neglected. some challenges in our faith ... we have devices but Timothy me to stay. I have to stay; I think it's Much of the Church's work is helping plenty of opportunity. As part of China, Lam {inset) says the important" he said. people in this category deal with their I think it will be easier to preach the Chinese authorities The evidence he gives to support his problems and overcome the stresses that gospel because we are Chinese" he said. may not take such a statement is anecdotal. Of the theological inevitably arise. This might sound far-fetched but benign view class he teaches (a mixed bunch of "We equip people, we train them" there is an intriguing precedent. Baptists and other free churches) only said Timothy. The key thing here is not In 1979 the Chinese mainland began one in fifteen churches has not been just encouraging people to accept these an "open door policy." This encouraged affected by emigration. Likewise, three of changes and get used to them but to Hong Kong businesses'to move to China, his four predecessors have emigrated and educate them about what is happening. which in less than twenty years created one has gone onto further study. This is done on two levels. an economic miracle, and started to move Lost to emigration are the middle­ Firstly there is teaching about secular China from communism to capitalism. A aged men who have enough experience to matters such as the Chinese government, second miracle could be the spreading of be employed elsewhere and enough of culture and communism. Second is Bible the gospel...• their working life left to make it study to grow faith. worthwhile. At only 39, Timothy has Timothy views the future realistically. been the Senior pastor since 1990. "In a As he pointed out the turbulence of church this size I should not take this Hong Kong in the past decade means the Michael Mackey has lived in Hong Kong for five role but we cannot find a senior pastor" Christian community is already used to years, and usually writes about the airline and satellite he said. "The young pastors have to take testing times. What he also said, which it industries.

«a May/ Jun e 1997 mh China: Travel on two he prayer resource book wheels is an essential Operation World records that fonn of transport at one time there were 8,500 T Protestant missionaries in China. Not many of these were BMS personnel, but BMS did have a presence the control of the Three-Self Patriotic TSPM was revived and stands today as in China from thel840s until 1952 when Movement (TSPM) based on the three the only officially recognised Protestant the last BMS missionary, Hubert Spillett, self principles of being: self-supporting, church. Gone are the days of left. self-administering and self-propagating. denominations. The government wants to Prior to 1949, when the Communists Dissenters were imprisoned. ensure that Christians remain patriotic took over, there had been 150 The years of the Cultural Revolution and independent of foreign influences. denominations in existence in China. (1966-76) saw all public religious activity Alongside the TSPM are the house Official figures quote 1,812,000 banned and places of public worship churches, a movement which is especially Protestants and 3,300,000 Catholics in closed. Red Guards stormed believers' strong in the countryside. Many China in 1949. Missiologists at the time homes; bibles and hymn books were Evangelicals see the house churches as lamented the loss of "the China field - publicly burned. But the outside world the most authentic form of Christianity the largest single mission field to the had no idea what was happening to in China. As many as 100,000 groups of godless Communists". The very real fear Christians in China. Christians meet in homes for worship, was that without outside western help the In the late 1970s China adopted a study and fellowship. Some are wary of Chinese church would no longer exist. more liberal policy and Christianity was joining the TSPM because they see it as Maybe these fears had substance: by once again allowed to exist. And the an extension of government; others the late 19 50s almost all mission and Christian church in China surprised the belong to both the TSPM and their church properties had either been world: far from being annihilated or house church. From 1982 house churches confiscated or nationalised. The reduced, the suffering church had grown have been asked to register with the institutional church was brought under - many times over - in secret. The TSPM or with local authorities. Those

May /June 1997 mh «- FEATURE China Church Overview

JAN KENDALL TAKES AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHURCH IN CHINA.

training, and most Christians lack even basic teaching. It is a real concern that 1635 Nestorian monks introduced without sound teaching, groups will go Christianity to China. astray and become cults or sects. 1557 Jesuit missionaries moved Several organisations now exist to inland using Portuguese settlement of promote links between China and Britain Macau and Ireland, the chief of which is the 1721 Emperor Kang Xi issued an China Forum. There are also other edict banning Christianity. Christians who refused became targets for closure, church-related organisations who persecuted for over 100 years and their leaders were arrested or went maintain an interest and seek to support 1841 During the first Opium War into hiding. work in China including Open Doors and Britain occupied Hong Kong There is also the Roman Catholic the Amity Foundation. 1842 China ceded Hong Kong to Church in China, recognised as a And what of BMS? As China is in the Britain. First Baptist church began separate religion by the Chinese 10/40 window, it is included as part of 1949 Communist Party takeover. government. It has had its own special the BMS strategic objectives to focus on Catholic church forced to break its difficulties in that it has to be mission to the unevangelised and relationship with the Vatican. independent of the Vatican. unreached. BMS continues to co-operate Situation impossible for foreign The figures for the number of with the Amity Foundation, created on m1ss10nanes Christians in China today vary the initiative of Chinese Christians and, 1952 All Protestant missionaries now enormously- from ten to 75 million as such has provided grants for gone from China believers. The fact remains however that theological education and also seeks 1966-76 Cultural Revolution the Church in China is growing daily, personnel who are willing to go to China 1979 Churches begin to re-open. and mostly without funding, trained to teach English as a foreign language. 1980s Newly re-opened churches experts or strategic planning. However it It's a different kind of ministry to that of full. Official church and house is still only a tiny minority of the 1.2 100 years ago, much more of a shared churches co-exist, but since 1982 billion population and faces enormous one, but since then all the parameters 'three-designates' policy hampers challenges. Most of its leaders are in their have changed; all, that is apart from the house churches. 70s and 80s; most of the lay leaders need constancy of God. •

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odern China has been don't hesitate to tell support agencies like Christians, both men and women, who described as a great Open Doors that, as Christians in China, refuse to stop preaching and evangelising sleeping tiger in the their freedom of belief and worship all are arrested, interrogated, beaten with M process of awakening. depends upon who they bow down to electric batons, tortured, imprisoned and With more than a billion people, this vast first, God or the Communist party. For even killed. In May 1996, evangelist nation has seen great change over the last them, religious freedom is a relative Zhang Xiuju from Henan province was two decades. Despite its openness to concept. beaten to death by police. She was just 36 world trade and western commercialism, The house church movement is vast years old. the People's Republic of China is still one in numbers and its growth is One prominent house church pastor of the world's last strongholds of phenomenal. Open Doors co-workers in in Beijing voluntarily closed down his Communism and is tightly ruled by an China estimate an average of over one fellowship recently as a result of pressure ABOVE essentially atheistic anti-Christian regime. million new believers a year. In 1996, the and harassment from the Religious Eager hands on a Today, religious policy seems more government launched a special campaign Affairs Bureau. Eighty two year old children's Chinese repressive than ever before. Yet Jiang to register and thus control all the house Pastor Allen Yuan has spent over 20 years Bible Zemin and his fellow leaders confidently churches. When they refused, the in prison for his faith; if he did register claim that the Chinese people have punishments and harassments dealt out he would have to provide a list of names RIGHT freedom of religion. There are millions of by police ranged from fines, church raids and addresses of all his members. They Images of worship silent Christian voices throughout China and Bible confiscation to the burning would have to stop teaching children and Chinese-style who would cry out that this is a lie. They down of house church buildings. young people as the Three-Self Patriotic

May /Jun e 1997 mh G, Movement follow the law which states it is illegal to teach under 18s about Christianity. They could not travel outside the cities and into the countryside to preach the Gospel. They could not train lay pastors and evangelists, nor could they receive children's Bibles in Living Sacrificially Chinese from outside sources. The supply of Bibles is another challenge. There are huge numbers of We live in an age of instant everything. This is the Big new converts in the countryside and they Mac society. Shopping centres where everything is laid don't have enough Scriptures. One out and comfortable and convenient. Megastores that believer said, "In our district we needed have everything. Noodles that you only have to pour more than 200 Chinese Bibles but cannot Self controls their sale.". boiling water over and they are ready. Instantly. These are buy them. The last time I went to Beijing China watchers claim that through great advances and personally, I love them. I have just I could only buy ten copies as the Three God's power and grace, it is the house joined the technological revolution, bought myself a church Christians who are largely computer and regularty surf the internet! responsible for the growth of the Church The only trouble with all this is that many of us also in China. Maybe that is because they demand instant Christianity and convenient pre-packed won't compromise. Maybe it is because Church. We love the promises of scripture and "claim" they are prepared to give up everything them for all we are worth, but the demands of Scripture and lay down their lives for the Gospel. we carefully avoid. Perhaps they have a lot to teach us in the We "want to know Christ and the power of his West about counting the cost as they resurrection" but leave out the last part of Philippians decide 'who is Lord of the Church in 3:10 which goes on to say "and the fellowship of sharing China? Jesus Christ or the Communist in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death". I am Party?'• realising more and more that we cannot in any meaningful way know Christ without sharing in the is a Christian organisation woriling fellowship of his sufferings. What is more, Christ's throughout the wortd to help believers who are persecuted sufferings are not only those burdens which life throws at and suffering for their faith. us, they are something which we choose. We choose to share in his sufferings evel}' time we decide to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow him. To be meaningful this has to be specific. I deny myself when I choose to listen to someone who is hurting and give them my full attention when I would much rather go to bed. I take up my cross each time I decide to forgive and let go when I have been unjustly treated. I follow him as I strive to be obedient to the voice of my Father in heaven evel}' day of my life. For many Christians in China and Hong Kong this is a way of life. Not simply the Jackie Pullingers and other well-known ones, but brothers and sisters who we will never hear about until we meet them in heaven. We live like this in order to know Christ but we also live like this because we know Christ. We love because he first loved us. It is the goodness of God which leads us to repentance. When we catch a vision of him, when we see him as he is, then we love him and want to obey him. When he captivates our hearts then our response is to pour out our lives in worship. The sinful woman poured perfume worth a year's wages over Jesus. An extravagant love for an extravagant love. Oswald Chambers wrote of our abandoning ourselves to his purposes by saying ''The consequence of abandonment never enters into our outlook because our life is taken up with him."•

Mike Pilavachi heads up the Soul Survivor team and pastors a congregation in Watford specially aimed at reaching young people.

May/ June 199 7 mh T he nature of BMS projects has changed over the years, and so, too have the groups that support them. Nowadays the BMS Project of the Year is supported by women's groups, men's groups, mums and toddlers' groups, and house groups. 'Project 97: A Piece of the Action' is raising money to support the work of 28: 19 Action Teams, yo ung people who are mak ing Jesus known all over the world . It costs £16,000 to send just one Actio n Team overseas, and the number of teams BMS sends is co nditional upon how much money is received . T his year the Project materi al is vivi dl y presented in a video and accompanying workbook. Skills to survive You' ll be able to read all about this year's joint Operati on Agri and BMS Harvest Project, 'Skill s to Survive' in a special new full colour booklet that will be included free with every copy of th e Jul y/ August mh. At all sorts of diffe rent levels people can learn ski ll s that help them sun-ive, and thi s year's Project is raising money to help them learn these skill s. T here will be lots of information and id eas presented in an enjoyable way to help yo u and yo ur church prepare for this year's Harvest. Additional items wi ll be year realised. I've spoken to avai lable by mail order. What's another over 500 church leaders and year? Carolyn 1500 mission support workers. Barnabas Project I've seen and heard the T he Barnabas Project seeks to respond to Green reflects challenge to personal the needs of partner churches by sending commitment to world mission out ski ll ed volu nteers for a short period. shared with over 5000 people At present 20 volunteers are im·olved in "How's the year going?" in Scotland, England and teachin g, nursing, buil ding, and church "You must be exhausted!" Wales. I've been thrilled by work in countries as far afield as Croatia, "When's it all over?" the practical preaching India, Nepal, Serbia, and Zaire. Some The conversation tends to support of many leaders in have just left coll ege; others are retired. revolve around the answers to Baptist life. I've been terrified But fo r all of them meeting and working these questions which could at the thought of speaking to with people fro m partner churches is a be summarised as 'Great!', theological students, and then li fe-changi ng experience. 'Yes!' and 'Soon!' - in that discovered they're pretty As for practical detail s, vo lunteers = order. normal folk who do speak a need to cover the cost of train ing, fli ghts, cc, My year as BMS President language I understand after travel and medical insurance. BMS is will probably be over by the all! South Wales Baptist responsible for board and lodgings - time you read this, but my College, the Scottish Baptist overseas and any travel ex penses in curred commitment to what is going• College, Northern College, with UK church visiti ng. on in the world church feels as Spurgeon's College and If yo u are in terested in knowing more if it's only just starting. London Bible College ... to about the Barnabas Project co ntact Andy It's been brilliant to see name·a few! Women's Wil son, the Barnabas Project Co­ many of my hopes for this . conferences, and ·meetings ordinator at BMS Did cot O1 235 512077.

97mh «D with missionaries' wives in London and the South West PIPS Update Baptist House News have filled me with dread Project 7031 Support for before the event. Of Nepali Hospitals Goodbye addressing the Mainstream or Target £5000 At the end of February Finance Manager Jim BMM conference ... you do Globally minded Neilson left BMS along with his wife Christine not want to hear of the pre­ Since 1954, the earliest days of to start a new life in New Zealand. Jim has talk nerves. Amongst all of Christian witness in Nepal, Our money box globes are taken up pastoral responsibilities at Thames that has been invitations to the United Mission to Nepal very popular with you all, and Baptist Church, North Island and Christine share in Sunday worship with has been committed to we're delighted about that. (former1y Literature Secretary in the refreshingly normal providing medical care to the You faithfully fill them with Department for Constituency Support) has congregations, chair working poor. There are just four main coins and notes, and some of found work as the manager of a dental groups at Didcot and in hospitals: one in Kathmandu you even have globe opening practice. Calcutta, become involved (Patan), and three in outlying ceremonies at church, which with Candidate Board and areas: Okhaldunga - several all help with raising funds for ...and hello with 28: 19 selection. I've also days walk from the nearest BMS. To take on the responsibilities had the strong support of my road; Tansen - on.a hilltop in The only trouble is ... we're left by this gap, Marian Rudall family and my home church the rural west; and Amp Pipal running out of them at was appointed as Finance which I appreciate even more - in the Gorkha region. Didcot, and they are Manager at the March General than ever. Every hospital charges expensive to re-order. Each Committee. That's some of what has globe costs us the best part of Marian's first real contact with BMS came in been done. What has been £5 for the product itself plus 1976 when she and her husband Mark came to achieved? packaging and posting. This be interviewed for an administration job in Some of what's been means you need to collect £5 Zaire. They were offered it, but decided it was achieved I do know already. before we're even in a break not right to pursue and Mark went on to train Perceptions of world mission even situation. for ministry at Regent's College. involvement as being the task So before we spend Marian has worked in accounts offices for of a strange and holy few have valuable funds and order some most of her working life and joined the (then) been challenged. Hundreds of what it can from the patients more globes, we'd like to issue Finance Department at BMS in 1991 as an people have had to ask who can afford to pay even a you with a challenge. Are you Accounts Clerk. Since then she has been themselves what they are little. Patan hospital has using your globes? If you are, promoted to Senior Accounts Clerk and has doing to make Jesus known at recently opened some private great! Please carry on, fill tackled just about all the different tasks that a home and abroad. Many also rooms where the wealthier them up and send the money busy accounts office can offer. have had to look again at what residents of Kathmandu pay in to us. {It would be helpful if "It's all happened so fast!" she commented. they thought BMS was up to. for better rooms, subsidising you could put a note in with "But I'm both surprised and delighted. The Were they accurate? Were they the rest of the hospital. Thus your remittance advice telling Finance and Administration Department is a maybe even wrong? Would it is hoped that within a us the money came from a good team, and I'm happy to be they be prepared to find out if couple of years Patan will be globe collection.) working together with them for the good of the God was calling them to risk independent of the current If you no longer need your Society." everything for him? grant from the UMN Hospital globe, and it's in good The long term results are Assistance Fund. In the long condition, please send it back Andy Smith not up to me... and not even term, the rural hospitals need to your co-ordinator or to As we preparing this magazine up to BMS in a way. They to embark on a fund-raising BMS Didcot. We'll then be Andy, BMS Audio-Visual Co­ will be between individuals programme, but in the able to pass it on to someone ordinator, is still and their God. People have meantime there is still a need else that wants one. in hospital, been presented, and will keep for a central fund from which waiting for his on being presented, with the support can be given in order next challenge of Jesus. 'Go and to cover the costs of the chemotherapy make disciples of all nations poorest who will never be able UISWIISIR session. His treatment has been ... ' and if you are called to to pay for treatment. complicated by other medical If ,ou are interested in mission and this nation, make sure you It is to this fund that BMS ,OU want to stay on-line and up-to­ difficulties encountered along release the resources and date - bookmark our Web Site. is committed to making an You will find the latest prayer needs, the way, but he remains resiliant personnel for the task to be annual contribution. Without opportunities for service and much in spirit and shows a remarkable accomplished. it UMN hospitals would have more. So if you are part of the on-line cheerfulness in all that has Baptist community check us out at: This has been a brilliant to stop treating those whose happened. Please continue to year ... but I believe the best is very lives depend on 'care ~ remember Andy and his family yet to come! without charge.' - Oll-lillc finding new ways in your prayers. • " helping British Baptists to create lllks world wide. ------• ·------'•

-- May/ June 1997 mh Cameroon influence in its government. A new Baptist hospital near N koteng, The Belgian Baptists say the Cameroon, will soon open serving a fact that the largest non­ region of 20,000 to 30,000 inhabitants Catholic group of churches is who currently have no nearby medica l not recognised is discrimina­ ca re. European Baptist M ission Doctor tion, especially as it was only a Antoni o Barnady from Spain has arri ved few years ago that the Belgian in the co untry with hi fa mily and is government recognised the help in g to prepare the hospi tal fo r its very small Orthodox church. openin g. T he U ni on of Baptist Churches Up to this point in time in Cameroon will also be provi din g Belgian Baptists the Belgian Baptists have been min is try services fo r the patients and prepared to keep a low profile thei r families.

1999. (\'IV •" \ """ ) would write to the Belgian Minister of Justice pleading Italy for their cause, asking for Baptist Pastor Adriana Cavina is one of official recognition, and three ministers who have been chosen to emphasising that Evangelical serve the Protestant Chapel now open at Protestants belong to a Rome Airport. A L utheran Pastor and a worldwide family of about 500 Seventh Day Adventist were al so chosen. million Evangelicals, living in T he selections were co-ordinated through all countries in Europe, and the Federation of Evangeli cal Churches that they are not a sect. in Italy, to which the Itali an Baptist Write to: The Minister of Uni on belongs.

I ' ~,! .~ • ! ;!f t !1 ., : !I H :· !.. ·:! ":1-/:1!· !! i '.. i ' u .• 99 7mh -- ~ t~:t...... :· r, ;; :t~f .· ::;,::;~ ·;•i:.l:. ~ tendencies: • Those who believe that the Child labour in end of the world is imminent Latin America (and who often give a date for it). Millenialists, Adventists, The 1997 UNICEF report on Jehovah's Witnesses, and the state of the world's other groups, fall into this children claims that category. "exploitative child labour" is • Renewal groups, who look one of the worst possible to a revival of the Church infringements of the rights of based on a return to the Bible boys and girls. and prayer. Baptists, Figures for child labour in Mennonites, Methodists, Latin America claim that one Pentecostals, Brethren ( all out of every five children sects which have issued from works. It is estimated that 18 Protestantism) are here; but million children between the Open Channels in closed countries so are Quakers, ages of five and 14 work, Salvationists, Hellenists, usually in domestic service, in I was lining up the shot of a donkey cart 'taxi' rank, paused Christian Scientists etc. the home or in the fields. because one cart got in the way, and then the young lady in • Modernists, meaning here It is claimed that girls work the short skirt walked past. I just had to click the shutter. those sects claiming to take a more hours than boys, get For this was a small town in northern Senegal. In a Muslim special interest in the ills from paid less, and are denied country, in a rural backwater, the young lady was well out of which men suffer, and to heal access to education in more line with custom, making a strong statement that she didn't them: The Friends of Man, cases. They are also exposed identify with the old ways. She was more interested in Scientology, Transcendental to greater risk, such as sexual modem, western fashion than observing the traditional dress Meditation etc abuse. code for Muslim women. UNICEF concludes that Throughout the world, satellite dishes are sprouting on flat 2 EASTERN SECTS Hare any programme aimed at roofed (even thatched roof) houses. Secular images are Krishna, Shri Mataji etc combating child labour will flooding minds, stirring new ideas. A quiet revolution is only be successful if it takes happening. People are changing. My goal is that when minds 3 ISLAMIC SECTS into account the special are open they get the chance to be open to Jesus. Mission has Wannabism, the Muslim dangers girls encounter. never had a greater opportunity than it has right now. Brotherhood, the Ba'hai faith I Islamic Organisation) but not • • penalties for Protestant to any Protestant or • church leaders will be high, New religious evangelical representatives, • (up to an average one year's according to a report by • income) freedom law in Baptists in the country. • • massive restrictions on When the Baptists and • visiting speakers Macedonia evangelicals were able to see a • • foreign missionaries will be The most restrictive religious copy, this led to further • forbidden to engage in legal THE ATTRACTION OF laws in Europe have been concerns: • work within a church or as THE SECTS proposed in the Republic of • the term 'Church' is to be • part of a legal missionary The sects are seen by some as Macedonia, part of the former reserved for the Macedonian • organisation being able to give them what Yugoslavia. Orthodox Church only Christians in the West are the religions no longer can. In Macedonia is believed to • the possibility of Alliances • being urged to write either to . ' this unstable world in which be one of the least evangelised or Associations of Churches or • Prime Minister Branko we are living, some people feel countries in Europe, with only other Interdenominational • Crvenkovski, Vlada na the need to believe something, 400-500 born-again believers. Organisations is to be denied • Republika Makedonija, 91000 and to give themselves to Most of its inhabitants are • Churches will not be • Skopje, Republic of helping others. The Salvation Slavic Orthodox or Muslim. allowed public activities such • Macedonia or to Minister Army springs to mind, and A draft law concerning as conferences, distribution of • Vladimir Naumovski (main their collections for the poor; religious freedoms in Bibles or religious literature. • author of the draft law for or again, the Ba'hais whose Macedonia has already been Such activities are to be • religious groups) at the same teaching is based on the values sent to certain religious restricted to within church • address, upholding the rights of kindness, fraternity, refusal groups (the Macedonian buildings, and in quantities no • of all Macedonians in drafting of alcohol etc. Orthodox church, the greater than the membership • their religious freedom law. Catholic Church and the of a particular local church I

.a May/ Jun e 1997 mh they couldn't even ha But having only one Li should not limit you

many ways your church can Dear Audrey, find out about what is I enclose the completed Link-Up Evaluation form, we wor1d. Here are some idea had a lovely visit. Our women's • use the Missionary Herald; meeting made some displays every edition is packed with up­ and many said how good it was to-date information to hear about mission in • see that the Prayer Guide another country. But we won't that comes with Herald is used have another visit for two each week in your church years. It's difficult to keep • encourage church people interested when we have organisations to get involved in to wait so long before we can the BMS projects. In the past have another Missionary two years there have been Notice Board • a creased, torn or grubby weekend. projects about Zimbabwe, Link-Up missionary profile Why wait? Go ahead, Albania and India. What is the first thing you do • a copy of Nov/Dec mh organise a weekend now. Ask • buy a copy of the BMS video when you go to a new church? under the sign - New, Read your BMS Co-ordinator about 'Making Jesus Known' There are some folk who head Now!! the possibility of a Wor1d • order BMS News for your for the World Mission Notice • a notice advertising BMS Mission Link Speaker. Get church newsletter; all you have Deputation Weekend people together to talk about to do is photocopy it and you • colour faded order forms what they want to do. Use the will have a wor1d mission insert for Missionary Herald and BMS Resources Catalogue • for everyone wow there's lots of material • talk to your BMS Co­ • and the lovely big notice available. And, if you want ordinator or people at Didcot board, in a conspicuous place more ideas, try PowerPack. about any displays available entitled • decide a country theme for We like the Link-Up Scheme your next BMS event, book a but are sad that we now only speaker through your BMS Co- WORLD MISSION BO RD seem to hear about one ordinator, and order resources A country. Our minister has asked from Didcot. Board; after all what's on the Of course your church's me to write to you and ask if • And don't forget to tell your board will say a lot about the World Mission notice board we can have a second Link-Up, Link-Up missionary what you church and its involvement in isn't like have any of these, is someone from another country. are doing when you write; they world mission. What would it ... ? I'm afraid it is not possible will be delighted to be involved people see if they stood in When did you really look for Link-Up groups to have with a church which has a front of the World Mission at your World Mission notice more than one Link-Up. If some passion for wor1d mission! Notice Board in your church? board? Is it up-to-date, groups had two Link-Ups we'd Over the past weeks the attractive, easy to read? Or is have to tell other groups that following have been seen in it saying that world mission is churches: unimportant, out-of-date, dull • a 1995 Praying with and uninteresting? Missionaries poster Now is a good time to give • a prayer letter from a your notice board a facelift - missionary with the back page check the notices, renew the Getting it Taped m1ssmg missionary information, throw • a missionary prayer card away torn or crumbled When a service was broadcast recently from Ebenezer covered with drawing pin material, put up an interesting Baptist Church, Abertillery, by BBC Radio, the holes, (address unreadable) display. Make your notice congregation quickly used the occasion to raise money for • several notices about a board so attractive that people BMS. Audio cassettes of the service, (which was led by BMS event that took place will stop, look and read. And their minister Keith Fanthum) were produced and made two months previously when you've finished, available to the church for £2 each. After covering their • even more notices about remember that a good notice costs the church was able to send £67.50 to BMS. events that took place in other board is one that is renewed churches one, two and even regularly so put some renewal three months ago dates in your diary.

May/ June 1997 mh «9 Dates for your Diary f,·n1/S llllif lf l'l'/111/~S

Wales WMA Annual Meetings (bilingual), Newtown Baptist Church Fu rther de tails - Dely th WJm Da vies 017665/2957

Nottingham BMS Support Group Resources Evening, Mansfield Road Baptist Church Fu rther details - J oan Nfonicom 01 15 962 3235

Carmarthen and Cardigan Association Eurostar backs Euro rev! (Welsh) Missionary meeting, Tabernacl, Carmarthen Fu rther details - Nesta Harries 01570 -1221 -1

Baptist Union of Wales English Assembly Missionary Service, Maesyrhelem Baptist Church Further details - Hayden Davies OJ 597 840688

Southern Association Mission Secretary's Training, Testwood, Totton Fu rther details - Phil Hindle 0/823 698977

Pembroke English Association Annual meeting, Hebron, Saundersfoot Fu rther details - Haulwen Nicholas 0183-1 813567

When Philip Halliday, BMS missionary and minister of Massy Language School, Paris, West of Scotland Women 's Rally, invited Clive Doubleday, minister of Poverest Road Baptist Church, Orpington, Kent to Hillhead Baptist Church, Glasgow Fu rther details - Freda Kennedy 01-1 1 632 preach on the morning of Palm Sunday, he did not quite know where all this would lead to. 0883 Clive accepted the invitation, but soon realised he needed to be back at his own church for the evening service on Palm Sunday 23 March and the only possible way of preaching in Pembrokeshire Welsh Association the two countries on the same Sunday was Eurostar! Clive contacted Eurostar and asked if Annual Meeting, Jabes, Cwm Gwaun Fu rther det ails -Anna Williams 01239 they would sponsor the preach. They said they had never been asked to sponsor such a 820433 unique event and agreed to donate a free return train ticket to Paris on Eurostar; Clive is pictured (right) receiving his ticket from Keith Grey, Eurostar Manager. Orpington Group BMS Weekend The concept began to snowball. BMS have a number of missionaries in France besides Further details - Allan Davies 0181 -162 6808 Philip and Rosemary Halliday; so why no use this opportunity for raising finance and the profile of BMS work in France? Stockport Churches BMS evening Clive then produced a leaflet giving notice of the preach which went out to every church Further details - Karen Bennett 0/625 with the March/ April mh so that both churches and individuals could sponsor him for 879205 covering the 420 miles, the distance between London and Paris. Even well after the event he's still happy to accept donations for the work of BMS. Former Missionaries Association, re­ Clive's Sponsored Preach total to April 2: £1000 union at Hothorpe Hall Further details Neil Mc Vicar 0/ -1 / 638 4943

Northern Association Family Day at WOW it's Amazing Gateshead Fu rther details - Margaret Barnett 01 207 A Cheshire church which set out to raise twelve year olds who decided to go on a 504023 £100 for the WOW project surprised itself sponsored walk, to just about everyone who by raising nearly three times that amount. attended an Indian "Dinner for Deepa" . East Surrey Region Mission Event Further details - Stan Crees 0181 6-1 7 The whole church took the project on board, They are now looking forward to the next 24-1 1 from the very youngest who collected money project 'Globetrotters' and have made every in sweet tubes, and two first Sunday of the month a WOW Sunday.

-- May / Jun e 1997 mh SAM GIBSON WE NT TO MEET DOROTHY SMITH, BMS MISSIONARY IN HONG KO NG ( 1962- 82)

knew little of Dorothy Smith before I years it seemed the right time to leave met her but I count it a real privilege to Rennie's Mill. In 1980, inspired by previous have been able to hear the story of her voluntary work at a home for abandoned I remarkable life. Through her time as a children in the Philippines, Dorothy went missionary and later back in the UK, Dorothy into full time children's work at a home in has touched thousands of lives, affecting many Hong Kong. Taking care of the everyday of them for the better. needs of nine four to ten year olds as well as Dorothy knew at the age of 14 that she was baby Gemma was an exhausting experience. going to be a missionary. She trained as a TB Dorothy came back to the UK temporarily and general nurse thinking, "it might be useful" then made an with Gemma in 1982 but family commitments forced her to open offer to BMS. God's hand is clearly seen in the process stay. For Dorothy, Hong Kong was home and it was difficult to which opened up a placement for a nurse with Dorothy's exact settle back into Britain but she set up home in Oxfordshire, qualifications at Rennie's Mill Medical Centre, Junk Bay, Hong continuing her ministry in another way. Registering as a foster Kong, and on 22 August 1962, at the age of 28, Dorothy got on mother, Dorothy has offered care to many children and up 'a slow boat to China'. The journey took five and a half weeks. until a few years ago, she maintained an open house policy. The clinic at Rennie's Mill was open 24 hours a day, serving "Isn't that risky for a single lady?" I ask. "I was never worried" the thousands of refugees living in nearby shanty towns. Dorothy replies, "but you do have to be called to it. If you care Dorothy's first task was to help plan a new building, as the about your home or your belongings you can't do it; you have clinic had been flattened by a typhoon just prior to her arrival. to be prepared for your life and your family to face crises." Other responsibilities included general management and Dorothy, an elder of Hook Norton Baptist Church, now BACKDROP administration, examining and treating patients, running the cares for her mother full time, but at the age of 63, when many Modem Hong Kong I maternity ward, organising mass inoculations, promoting people are looking to retirement, Dorothy's story still goes on. harbour community nursing and organising Christmas parties. In her "Unfortunately I never got back to Hong Kong," she says, "but spare time (!), Dorothy ran a Girl Guide unit, rescued and I still hope. I would like to work in a Chinese orphanage if INSETS Dorothy and friend treated abused dogs and cats and even on occasion - monkeys! circumstances permit. Otherwise I had always intended to Irene at Woolwich Dorothy still felt she could do more however. In 1969 she become an artist or writer, but it is God's hands." docks, London, on took in Simon, a refugee boy, later adopting him and taking him A remarkable life. "It must be good to look back and know the day of her to England. Throughout the 1970s, she offered her home to you have helped so many people", I say. Dorothy's response is departure by sea for anyone in need - people recovering from surgery, alcoholics, unexpected, "Do you know, you are the only person I've Hong Kong drug addicts, children needing foster care, and battered wives as spoken to recently who hasn't asked if I know Jackie well as Christian workers from overseas. Dorothy has always . Pullinger." As it happens she is good friends with Jackie. New Haven of Hope been quick to share the love of God in practical ways. "When I compare what the Lord has done through Jackie, then hospital near Rennie's In 1979 she took in Gemma, a baby whom she later adopted. I ask myself, 'what have I done?' But, we can't all be Jackie Mill where Dorothy Having a small baby to take care of made nursing difficult and, Pullingers." My response would be, "We can't all be Dorothy served as there was a Chinese nurse able to take over from her, after 17 Smiths", but I know she wouldn't agree.•

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G) May/ June 1997 m h Joinville now Joinville. These settlers who arrived - First impressions in 1851 were cultured, educated, hard workers who quickly transformed the land into the Europe of South America. Joinville (pronounced Jon - villi) is Today the population exceeds 500,000 Joinville feels more like Europe than considered by many to be one of the best and the city is the largest industrial Brazil. It is a city with many smart cities in Brazil. Best because of the centre of Santa Catarina. Production buildings; the older ones reflect the quality of life, pleasant climate and includes household appliances, textiles, culture of Germany and the surroundings, and the distinct European steel, industrial machinery and supplies Mediterranean countries. It is well flavour. The city boasts that it has a for the car industry. Joinville has even organised with friendly people from German accent. The architecture, city been nicknamed the Manchester of many different cultural and ethnic planning, restaurants, festivals, Lutheran South America. backgrounds. It is a city on the move churches and the distinctive features of with many new buildings and more being many of its citizens are what gives Geography built. New roads are replacing old Joinville a German accent. cobbled streets. The city centre is I, 188 square kilometres modern with large shopping centres, but 3 metres above sea level just a few miles away the older parts of History Set among mango swamps Joinville betray its 146 year history. Surrounded by mountains In 1843, the son of the French King, Set in the South Atlantic rain forest Louis Philip, received a large land gift in People southern Brazil from his father-in-law, Climate Don Pedro of Portugal. The young The main influence is European; prince sold this land in 1849 to a group of Sub tropical, and very humid German, Italian and Polish, in that order. land speculators who were able to Average summer temperature 35 deg. C With the industrial explosion over the convince 118 immigrants from Germany, Average winter temperature 15 deg. C last 20 years many coloured people from Sweden and Norway to settle in what is High rain fall other parts of Brazil have settled here but

May I Jun e 199 7 mh Cl, they are still a minority. There is colour prejudice amongst the Europeans and the town's mayor's office has a policy of sending coloured immigrants who have not coped back to their place of origin. People mostly work in industry. With the general prosperity leisure pursuits are many; the area has 40 of Brazil's most magnificent beaches which are by far the main leisure attraction.

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The city houses working class through to the very rich. There are no shanty towns and very few poor people. The city has a strong social conscience with orphanages as well as social centres for both the young and elderly. The private health service is excellent and the government health service is acceptable. The people have good general health, a nice clean city, little unemployment, leisure time and are therefore very privileged. Any racial discrimination is aimed at protecting this privilege. 0 u r To w n

-- May / Jun e 1997 mh Profiles

Artur Artur (l eft) was the fir st person to become a Christian when the MacDougalls began the work at Costa E Sil va, Joinville. Shortly after hi s conversion Artur's wife le ft him taking their three children with her. At the same time he became unemployed and had many problems. Yet he said , "How co uld I cope with all this if I did not have Jesus in my heart?"

Eli Soares Eli (right) is an engineer who makes buses. He has hi s own house, car and a small fa rm. Although a Christian, he had no Joinville church co nnection. His three sons attended church and began telling him what he was missing! Their enthusiasm brought Eli along and he soon became a Religion very committed church member. Joinville is a beautiful and prosperous city Oberdan Snr with a strong tourist trade and visitors Oberdan (far left) is a co nverted are impressed by the Catholic Cathedral alcoholic, who in recent months has and the German churches wi th their shown signs of spiritual development and clock towers. However all this hides a power. He teac hes in great spiritual need wi thin a prosperous the Sunday school and but godless people. M aterialism and the runs a boys' club fo r 'good time' have hardened many hearts, the church. He retired creating indifference to the preaching of when he was 50 after working for 35 the gospel. Evangelical Christians are a years in industry; this has enabled him to small minority. However the Baptist become more involved in church Church has awakened and planted fi ve activities. new church congregations during the las t . ,,,'•· four years. They still have less than 500 .'. :/ · , Von i members in three churches and the fi ve ·:1' '!';,i'.;,U:J Vo ni has featured in Vince and Sadie church plants but are heading in the ri ght To Al RPO ,._ AND ~"-'::!,..!:::::::::::::: MacDougall's prayer letters and he has directio n. • UNIVERSITY finall y accepted Christ. He was a heavy r CAMPUS drinker who often abused and threatened ,, his wife and children. ,' After nearl y destroying his house whilst in a drunken rage he ;;,~_,..,., C./i'I Z..0/\J E ·:~ff:'., went to Vince in tears, pleading fo r help. COSTA E S'JLVA 's'•· Vince says "I immediately faced him with his sin and the gospel to which he gladly responded. He is making good progress and invited the girls from the Brazil 28: 19 Action Team to his house for an ample barbeque."

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HOW THEY TOOK THE GOOD NEWS FROM BWANTABA TO MBANKANA BY OWEN CIARK

found places to sleep in Bwantaba. A most of the family seemed to be outside, council-of-war adopted a plan - quarter under the shady trees - children playing, the town, split into four teams, including teenagers talking, grandma on a little Mukoko, Nkie Sims and George, visit stool chopping greens, a girl minding the people each afternoon when back from baby and mother tending the wood fire their fields, invite them to a meeting at under a pot. n the whole they gave us a 4.30 at Sims' place. Mputu would preach, After introducing us, Nkie invited fair hearing, though the Belesi appeal. them to the meeting. They listened , but week was not without Mama Monganga, Mukoko, Nkie and an older lad said, No, they wouldn't 0 incident. Like when Mama I were allotted certain of the unmade, come. Unusual. People aren't always that Monganga shook the very dust from off sandy, grassy streets. Going from plot to frank. Mama Monganga rephrased the her feet. But let's not jump the gun. plot we invited folk to the meeting, invitation just as the man of the house The church at Bwantaba had been Mama Monganga and I in Lingala, came out of the door asking brusquely running for a year. Pastor Mbieme, an old Mukoko and Nkie in Teke. With his what was going on. She told him. It soldier, was now in charge. Mbankana, charming manner Nkie could have sold didn't help. Drawing himself up to his seven miles on, beckoned as a strategic encyclopaedias, and several of our people full height, such as it was, he said that he centre for work on the plateau - 100 miles showed up at Sims'. One team had lost could not allow himself to be addressed east of Kinshasa, a stopover for lorries time with Jehovah's Witnesses. by a woman on such matters. from Kikwit. Catholics, Kimbanguists Belesi got the singing going and Mama Monganga winced, and a flush and other communities were already Mputu did his stuff - a good crept up her rounded cheeks. Not a timid there, but a new part of town was communicator, though untrained, with a woman, used to the hurly-burly of developing. natural sense of humour and ability to Kinshasa, and well able to hold her own Mukoko and Nkie from Bwantaba had ham it up. Using pictures he showed how in mixed company, she was probably contacts, Sims and George, who took us pride (peacock), anger (leopard), unfamiliar with the concept of feminism to a 'notable'. He had met BMS hypocrisy (tortoise), selfishness ( frog), as such, but in no doubt that she had as missionaries in his youth, as had anything goes (pig), and other satanic much right as the next man to address Mbankana's big chief Labi. "Cast your spirits in the human heart can only be whomsoever on whatever subject. net into the water," he said, " and see expelled by the Holy Spirit, through "Huh!" she snorted, and gave vent in what you catch. I'll give you land." repentance and faith in Jesus. Though no uncertain terms to her dismay at Thus encouraged, evangelist Mputu's quite enthralled, no-one responded to meeting such an attitude. Fortunately she district committee chose a team - Mama Belesi's appeal. had the presence of mind not to prolong Monganga, Clementine, Alphonse, Next day, without Mukoko, our team the exchange, but withdrew from the Nestor and Belesi - and we planned a was down to three, but picking up where scene. Returning with dignity to the week's evangelistic campaign. Arriving on we had left off, we went from house to entrance, she declared loudly that Jesus the agreed Monday, Pastor Mbieme house. We came to a large plot where had instructed his followers that where

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they were well received, they should leave CBFZ fellowship, about 20 in number. Mama Monganga winced, and a their peace, but where not, they should Underlining that we were not out to shake the very dust from off their feet. steal sheep, but to challenge the flush crept up her rounded Suiting her actions to her words she then uncommitted, we left them to talk. They stamped her feet vigorously, as one might chose Sims provisionally as leader, cheeks. Not a timid woman, deal with a nest of cockroaches. Making agreeing to meet on his plot. With her way slowly up the street, she shared further encouragement and suggestions used to the hurly-burly of her regrets with any who might be as to how they might function, we listening. promised to return in a month's time. Kinshasa, and well able to hold Still dumbstruck, Nkie and I were Final prayers were said and we returned torn between the rival demands of team to Bwantaba. her own in mixed company, she solidarity and good public relations. On the whole Mbankana had given us Pausing only to repeat our invitation, we a fair hearing, in spite of the odd incident was probably unfamiliar with hastily took our leave and rejoined her. It and Mama Monganga's discomfiture. took the afternoon for Mama Monganga The Good News had been told, and a the concept of feminism as to regain her cool, and our team was new fellowship begun. effectively down to two. Fortunately Nkie After all, that's what such, but in no doubt that she was all charm and fluency. it's all about. At the meeting Mputu Isn't it?• had as much right as the next put his heart into the message, and an older man to address whomsoever woman responded to the appeal. It was on whatever subject only on subsequent days that more people began to come forward. On the Sunday morning a service was held, and in the afternoon we met those who were interested in forming a uring my pastors is that a lot of Italians a sanctuary seating 250. It is a sabbatical last are unresponsive to the church wanting to grow. I met year, I visited gospel. They are very the founder of the church, a D Baptist churches materialistic, and see no need former Jesuit priest called in Italy and Albania, in order for the gospel. The Roman Guiseppe now aged 81 and in to learn about the principles Catholic Bishops frail health, but a man whose and practice of evangelism. In commissioned a survey in vision to see the gospel of this article I am going to 1994 which found that only Jesus reach the people of concentrate on the Italian ten per cent of the population Rovigo has been caught in the situation. believed in God. I heard that a hearts of the members. Sarah Mattock (BMS journalist had written in a The churches at Ferrara missionary in Ferrara, now in daily newspaper "Dio" (God) and Rovigo have their own Sicily) found the market a with a small "d" and "Chiesa" radio station with a potential useful place to talk with folk. (church) with a larg "E". audience of 500,000. The Most stall-holders knew her However 25 per cent of the station is fully automated and and her three-year-old son by population will attend church controlled by a computer. name, and called out "Ciao at least once during the year Both churches have about 30 Simon!" One stall-holder was and many more will use the members. expecting twins at the same Church for rites of passage. In the south of Italy, I time as Sarah's daughter The pastors want to visited Gioia Della Colle Judith was born (now one year encourage evangelism, but Baptist Church for the final old). They chatted regularly. some are not sure how to do evangelistic meeting of their INSETS Sadly one of her twins died at it. mission with the Motola The church at Rovigo; three months. The sadness The church at Rovigo in church. There was a buffet the computer- gave opportunities to talk the north have plans to replace meal at the end of the meeting controlled radio about God's love. their buildings, which only and one (British) man at the station The general view of seat about 40 at present, with church now believes in God

May / June 1997 mh Cf, THERE IS MUCH TO PRAISE GOD FOR AND TO PRAY FOR IN THE ITALIAN CHURCHES' SAYS ANDREW PHILLIPS

because of the testimony and been produced in Italian. life of the church members. They also have an extensive Give thanks: He said that he and his wife book library for all-age study. • That evangelism is a have had more invitations to This year they plan to buy a high priority in many people's homes than they PA system for use in the open Italian churches could accept. The churches air and next year a video • For the pastors who are enthusiastic about projector and screen, again long to see people evangelism. Three had been which can be used outdoors. converted to Christ converted during the mission Mary-Lu is also pastor of • For the outworking of and a number rededicated the church in Policoro. It their faith in social action their lives to Christ. stands at the very centre of Cersosimo is a village of Italy's 'heel' and has a Please pray: about 1,200 perched high population of 18,000. It has • That pastors will have above a valley in the south of 11 members and a very confidence in the Gospel. Italy. The church is pastored attractive building, which they • That the churches will by Mary-Lu Moore who is have converted themselves be encouraged in their Betsy Guarna's sister (Betsy is from a barn. They own a large evangelism. a BMS worker in Albania). field, which is going to be • That the problems of The roads in many parts of used for sporting activities. Catholicism and the village are too small for The church is planning to materialism, would not cars. With the pastor, I walked hold a holiday Bible Club this cause churches to be around the village talking to summer. They urgently need disheartened. folk. There is some ill-feeling running water and toilet between the Pentecostals and facilities supplied to the Andrew Phillips is minister of John Clifford Baptist Church, Beeston, the Baptists because three church. So any plumbers that Nottingham, and is a member of BMS men left the Pentecostals and feel like a "working holiday", General Committee. joined the Baptists. Out of a would be made very welcome! membership of 15, that leaves Everywhere in Italy I was The Mattock family: a large gap. We were invited in made very welcome. The Sarah found the by one Pentecostal family and churches there face problems market a useful had coffee with them, so there and challenges some of which place to share her is hope of reconciliation. are similar to those in the UK faith Last year they bought a and some specific to Italy. video and TV for their video There is much to praise God library. They have all the for and much to pray for in Christian videos which have the Italian Baptist churches. •

-- May/ June 1997 mh Prayer requests Law, including freedom of TAKE How much do you know speech, of the press, of for Hong Kong association and assembly and about China? of conscience and religion.

1 Which food are you unlikely to get at a Chinese 1 Pray that Christians 7 Pray that the rule of law banquet? a) Beef b) Bamboo shoots c) Rice worldwide will stand with the and an independent, impartial people of Hong Kong during judicial system will be 2 In 1949 average life expectancy in China was 39 this time. maintained. years. What is it today? a) 49 years b) 59 years c) 69 years 2 Pray that Christians in e Pray for the rapidly Hong Kong will continue to growing number of 3 By the year 2000 what percentage of the Chinese population will have colour TVs? grow in number and in spirit. unemployed and Take Two- a a)40°/ci b)60°/ci c)80°/o underemployed workers resource for 3 Pray for the unity of the (150,000 in early 1996) due to church leaders 4 Which is the most populous animal in China? church in Hong Kong, that the restructuring of economic a) Pig b) Cow c) Sheep and workers their witness may reveal the ties between Hong Kong and s How many miles of motorway are there in power and beauty of the China. China? kingdom of God. a) 0 b) 200 c) 1000 9 Pray for social justice for 4 Pray that the people of the most needy in Hong & For every 100 women in China, how many men are there? Hong Kong will continue to Kong, including new migrants a) 105 b) 114 c) 123 develop a sense of belonging from China, exploited to Hong Kong and that they workers, and women and 7 In China the average wages of a garment cutter will mutually support one children suffering from are 215 yuan a month. What is the average wage of another in building up marital infidelity, domestic a doctor per month? a) 216 yuan b) 430 yuan c) 1000 yuan community spirit and identity. violence and child abuse.

e How many ethnic groups are there in China? s Pray for the continuation 10 Pray for opportunities for a) 14 b)28 c)56 of the process of democratisa­ co-operation and unity tion in Hong Kong after 1997. between Hong Kong churches 9 Which colour would you see predominating at a Chinese wedding? and churches in mainland a) purple b) red c) gold & Pray that Hong Kong will China. continue to enjoy the 10 Which of the following are Chinese inventions? freedoms guaranteed in the (Supplied by Hong Kong Christian Council a) paper b) compass c) gunpowder Bill of Rights and in the Basic and adapted)

Since becoming a I mustn't forget wriggled out of when the dunked in tea to make there heard and decided missionary I've been Missionary Vapo-Syrup! packets were opened!. them soft enough to eat. to send it now. treated to What did all these Sometimes there was Then I remembered Honest, God, I was Missionary Jam have in common? They something else wrong. my parents years ago only joking! Missionary Paste were all past their sell by Take the Muesli that saying, when I wouldn't Missionary Muesli date. contained only haH the eat all my food, "Don't Missionary Cornflakes Don't get me wrong. advertised contents. The waste good food! (Written after reading the Missionary Porridge Oats We appreciated them - banned Pop Tarts that Remember the Mission Supporter's Missionary Pop Tarts well most of them (by that burned people's mouths missionaries" and my Charter point 21 Missionary Crackers I mean the Quaker Oats when toasted. reply, "Can I post it to Missionary Biscuits that earlier claimants had The over-cooked them?" Name and address Missionary Sweets, and occupied and flew, or biscuits that had to be Maybe Someone up supplied.

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or most, there when they had completed have been difficult their task and transformed the issues to face. The library into something of use Thailand team to the staff and pupils. haveF come face to face with Ask the UK Team about suffering, befriending girls the thousands of picture cards dying of Aids, the Brazil team they joined BMS home staff have faced poverty in the in stuffing into tiny plastic favelas of Sao Paulo and the bags for the WOW children's Malta team have faced apathy magazines however, and they amongst many Maltese might need a little longer to Christians. All team members, recognise their contribution whatever their assignment and fully! country destination, have been It hasn't all been hard work involved in work they had however, the teams are given never done before, not all of time for Leigh, Ellen, Jennie "The atmosphere around some time off to rest and relax which they enjoyed. All have and Sarah in Thailand who Bangplee certainly felt very although on holiday, the experienced moments of spent the last three months of oppressive and all of us found Zimbabwe team decided to asking, 'Why am I here, am I their overseas assignment in it wearing and extremely risk life and limb white water doing any good?' All can now Bangplee, a satellite town of difficult at times. However, rafting in the Zambezi river look back and see how God Bangkok and a town of heat, God really provided us with and the Jamaica team spent a has used them in every stench, nightmarish traffic, the strength to go on and face day jumping off a 75ft cliff situation. open drains and sewers with new and challenging into a lagoon! The all girl "We are realising that God brothels on every street situations." (Thailand Team) Brazil team were a little more uses us as we are, where we corner. Whilst in this town, Some of the difficult times restrained, frequenting are. We thought we were not the team taught English to have been when teams were beaches and churrascos (BBQ§: being used in the first three community groups, involved in more basic tasks, with half a cow instead of months but it is now obvious kindergarten teachers and in feeling these tasks were not burgers). God has been working schools. In all cases the team the best use of their time and The teams will spend the through us. We felt we needed were able to share their faith skills but part of mission work next two months touring to help strengthen the youth through teaching and in the none the less. Two members churches, leading meetings of Malta in their faith, as it is more advanced community of the Nepal team counted and sharing their experiences them who are left behind, to groups, discussed and every one of the 771 colour though a variety of multi reach the unreached." (Malta challenged attitudes towards coded ID tags they put onto media presentations. Contact Team) women, prostitution, drugs books in a school library - but your BMS Co-ordinator for It has been a challenging and HIV/ Aids. they felt the sense of pride details of your nearest venue.•

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News from BMS colleagues and partners around the world to complement the BMS Prayer Guide

Albania EUROPE

The new church operating from their house has begun life. In faith Joyce and Stuart - had picked up chairs 'off the streets' four years previously and claimed that the Lord All BMS personnel waiting to be evacuated from Albania were confinned as would put bottoms and seats being on the Foreign Office list, and were able to board an Italian naval vessel together. He did! Twenty six at the port of Durres. They sailed to Brindisi and from there were brought to people turned up for the first the UK. Previously BMS worker Elisabeth Towlson and her four children had Sunday, and more people have managed to flee the country using a commercial flight from Tirana via Vienna. come every week since! They This was while the airport was still open. have had baby Genesis a., dedicated, and have started a Please pray: Sunday school in daughter • for all BMS personnel whose wor1l has been tragically cut short: Grace's bedroom. -= • Betsy and Saverio Guama (church planting) • Gill and Glyn Jones (agricultural work and administration at Baptist HQ) Please pray: .... • Ruth Kelso (teaching) • giving thanks that at last in • Nicola and Roger Pearce and infant son James (development project work) this small area the walls of • Ryder and Heather Rogers (church planting) resistance to the gospel are • Prema Tennekoon (nurse educator) beginning to move -= • John and Lynne Thompson (teaching) • for each individual who has • Elisabeth and Paul Towlson and children Jessica, Michael, Evelyn, and Philip come to these services that = • David and Yvonne Wheeler (engineering and medical work) they might find new life in • for the people they've left behind, especially those who have found freedom Christ in Christ in the last few years, but are still young in their faith, and need • for Joyce and Stuart's nurture and support; for all contacts and friendships made by Christians, that neighbours. So far they have such relationships may not be forgotten in the midst of the fighting, and those, not complained about the of whatever background, who are not able to leave. noise or extra cars. Pray that this may continue, and that their curiosity might lead -=c them to come themselves

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• for Marc whom Joyce and his hip. The doctors have been Surkhet has begun but the work, no food . Stuart led to the Lord a week surprised at his lack of pain project itself is desperately after being invited to take part and speedy recovery. short of missionary staff, Please pray: in his wedding • for Ruth as Bob's doctors, nurses and adminis­ • for Dolma, as she befriends • for the overcoming of incapacity no doubt means trators. her people, and witnesses to practical problems such as extra work for her them and cares for them. Pray lack of plates for the after • for their children: Ruth in Please pray: for the ten orphans in her care. service lunch and toilet Loughborough; Sarah • for Margaret as she adapts Pray that she will continue to facilities between courses and looking back into Nepali life have good health, and that the for short-term employment; • for the Ii teracy classes, as loneliness she feels as she has and Susanna at school. the people concerned all left her friends and husband • thanking God that the require staying power as behind in Butwal will AS IA churches in Butwal have progress is only slow disappear. begun to meet together. Pray • for more staff for the TB • for the Christians in these that this won't be a one-off and Leprosy Project refugee camps (there are four occurrence but will be a in Pokhara), that they may continuing process. have the courage and faith to make the necessary sacrifices = ,"Ii:•· . ~8... Charities Act I 993 ';1J~ ~ ~-: • Public Notice for the transfer of property under secti on 74 (2) (a) = Charity Comission nu mber 250447

-\~~ DECLARATION =- 1ii'I '',", _ The Trustees of the Elizabeth Seward's Charities HEREBY GIVE Early in the year Bob fell Margaret Gibbs One of Frankie and Glyn's NOTICE that they have passed a contacts is Dolma, a Tibetan resolution under the above ..... down a monsoon drain in NEPAL provisions for the fo ll owing Butwal. He was pulled out by lady, who has a burden for her purposes: Nepali colleagues, taken home Margaret returned to Surkhet Tibetan people. She took Authorising the transfer of the in a cycle rickshaw, X-rayed in in March after a six month Frankie and Glyn to a Tibetan property of I 8 constituent charities into the 19th charity, being the the clinic and the next day home assignment. Just before refugee camp in Pokhara. Elizabeth Seward Charity for taken by helicopter to she left the internal wall in the Amongst other things they ministers in th provinces. Kathmandu. He sustained an school was knocked down to saw about 280 young boys, Any interested person wishing to impact fracture of the hip create a bigger classroom, and training to be monks. Those make representation regarding this said resolution may do so quoting joint. In Kathmandu Hospital the church front wall was in the camp who wish to the registered refe rence at the head of this notice by writing to the Bob had three steel pins put knocked down and the church follow Jesus have to live a Charity Commissioners for England into his left hip. He is now extended by ten feet. The double life, as to stay in the and Wales at Woodfi eld House, Tangier, Taunton, Somerset TAI convalescing and can get church leaders have started camp they have to be obedient 4BL signed by and on behalf of the around on crutches. literacy classes every night for to the priests. They are very Trustees, Geoffrey N Hagen, Clerk to the above Trust, I November those in the congregation who frightened people. If they 1996.

Please pray: cannot read or write. openly declare their faith they Note the above Trust does not • thanking God for Bob's The building of a new TB will have to leave the camp, exceed £ 1500 per annum . - recovery and the healing of and leprosy hospital in and that means: no home, no =-

-- May/ Jun e 1997 mh PRAYER BMS workers Prayer vcus

EUROPE Java resulted in a pastor and AFRICI\ during this period, that - his family being killed. In everything may go smoothly. other places churches have Pray that their Angolan visas been destroyed. will come through on time and without difficulty. Please pray: • that once they arrive in • for believers in Indonesia. Angola they may be led to Pray especially for their make friendships with the protection right people.(So far they know • that God wil) lead of three of their colleagues.) government officials to take wise measures to prevent such attacks in the future Towards the end of 1996 and • that the Holy Spirit will Karen and Simon have now since then there have been a work in the hearts of the left Portugal and are ...... Correction...... number of attacks upon attackers to make them preparing to go to Angola. Christian places of worship. ashamed of these attacks, and Karen will be spending some -= March/April 1997 - "Equipping For example 26 December that greater numbers of of the time doing a TEFL Others" - page 8, column three 1996 in Tasikmalaya, West Sundanese will be open to the (Teaching English as a = should read ... Java a riot broke out in which gospel Foreign Language) course. The centre wants every village and = churches and cars filled with • that the church in Otherwise they will be locality in Zaire - an estimated people were burned.In other Indonesia will react as the packing, and saying their 80,000 villages - to be churched and = areas violence and persecution church did in Acts 4: 24-31 farewells. for this each church has to have a of Christians has increased and that many witnesses will leader. -- markedly. One attack on a be raised up to proclaim the Please pray: cc number of churches in East gospel even more boldly • for Simon and Karen

EFFECTIVE PRAYER SUPPORT BMS colleagues around the world often testify to the power of prayer in their work. They appreciate the support of those who pray regularly. If you would like to pray specifically and personally for personnel, please ask about the BMS Prayer Letter service. Telephone Diane Hayward on 01235 512077. Checl,out

Arrivals David and Cath Saverio and Betsy Thompson from from Italy Gardiner to Brazil George and Betsy Meikle from Brazil Guarna from Albania Albania Lee from Sri Lanka Peter and Susan Glyn and Gill Jones David and Yvonne Departures Overseas Visits Tim Lehane and Cousins from Brazil from Albania Wheeler from Simon and Karen Alistair Brown to Alison Maclean from Frank and Peggy Ruth Kelso from Albania Collins to Angola Canada Nepal Gouthwaite from Albania Prema Tennekoon Stephen and David Martin to Stuart and Georgie Brazil Roger and Nicola from Albania Elizabeth Allford to Canada Christine from Brazil Tim and Rosimar Pearce from Albania Paul and Elisabeth Zaire Chris Hutt to Zaire Vince and Sadie Deller from Brazil Ryder and Heather Towlson from David Macfarlane to Derek Rumbo! to MacDougall from Phillip and Vivienne Rogers from Albania Albania Italy Zaire Brazil Hatton from Zaire John and Lynne David Macfarlane Mike and Jean

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on to provide the king prawns the man two asprins and told when we had a special them all to come back in the occasion. During the rainy morning! Then I made season some branched out and arrangements to see a new, added frogs legs to their list. reputedly reliable, doctor who Unlike the prawns, frogs were had just arrived in Khulna. He not farmed but just caught in explained to me that this was their hundreds on wet warm quite a common injury and the nights. Many church members pressure for amputation was "'u supplemented their income by because the Union could then r:z catching frogs to sell to the press for substantial ~ 0.. :i:: freezing plants, but as you can compensation whereas a few < < imagine it was not always so weeks sick leave while the "'C/l easy to catch them and we saw finger healed, would result in z r:0 many amusing chases with nothing more than a loss of ~ :,C/l torches and sacks in hot earning and minimal sick pay .J pursuit of the leaping slippery from the Union. Amputate :::! prey! and everyone gets money with One night there was a the shop steward taking his knock on the door and as I cut. No operation, and went to answer I saw my everyone loses money church secretary with another including the Union funds. member and a man I did not The doctor assured us that the recognise. My immediate digit would heal, dressed it ·when I was in the Khulna thought was that it was Bible properly and prescribed some district in the south of study night and I'd forgotten; antibiotics. We all left happy, Bangladesh many of the then I thought that perhaps (well not quite, the shop church members had migrated Ajit had come with a packet of steward was quietly seething.) to the city from the villages in something from his work, but For some reason we had to search of work. Some had no such luck. The other leave Khulna for a week or so found employment in the church member worked in a and arrived back late one variety of factories which jute mill and the third man evening. We were greeted by a lined the river turned out to be a union shop note which simply said, 'Ajit banks. These also steward. came round and it's in the gave easy access The poor man had been freezer.' Prawns, frogs legs - it JOHN to goods being working on a loom and had had to be. I eagerly went to see brought in on forgotten to remove his thumb but instead of succulent small boats from from the path of the speeding crustacean, there in a plastic PASSMORE the farms and shuttle. Ouch!! He unwrapped bag was a small sausage-like provided the his bandaged hand and object which looked Jn Passmore is Ille export route down river to the showed me the result. There suspiciously like a thumb. Not BMSEil'ope ships in the anchorage. There followed a rather heated a pretty sight, especially by Representative and was were jute mills, a power exchange and I was asked to this stage, but sent as Exhibit I missionay ii station and several newer lllll(lladeshfwten resolve the problem, namely One, proof that Church and ,.... freezing plants with cold that the Trade Union said the Doctor were wrong and Union storage. These latter brought thumb would have to be knew best. thei own co pensation as amp ated and the Church Somehow the presents my church secretary worked in said it would heal!! I did what from the freezing plant never one ap!,l could always be relied tasted quite the same again! • • u·s different this ~ear • 1t·s impro1-ed this year • It's more appealing this year

~~lfit The answer to long-term survival is not to pour in 0r(\\;..\.-~eu; ..rive continuous aid. For many years you've been generously supporting the annual appeal to help people in developing countries to help themselves. This year we want to provide them with SKILLS TO SURVIVE. To help you organise your Harvest fund-raising activities, we're preparing an eight-page colour pull-out in the next issue of mh, coupled with a video and other audio-visual aids for hire. Full details in mh, July-August issue.