At MBC, this last year has been something of a mission special. We started last summer with a visit from our BMS Mission Partners Sue and John Wilson from Paris who joined us on our first day back together. Then at Christmas, rather than holding our traditional toy and gift Service we decided to support a BMS initiative called Protect a Child at Christmas which saw us send almost £1,200 to BMS for their work among children in Uganda. Then of course it’s only a few weeks ago that Andrea and Mark Hotchkins visited us and shared stories and pictures of their life working with BMS in Chad.
Add to this the two way visits members of our Romania Support Group and our friends in Cluj have made to the UK, plus the extraordinary amount of money we raised to help them assist their Ukraine neighbours and you will see just how much we as a church reach out not only within our own community but also far beyond.
One way BMS World Mission keeps in touch with us is through their Engage magazine and right now Issue 54 is available either online or free through the post.
The online edition can be downloaded by following this link HERE and the postal one is available by contacting www.bmsworldmission.org
Issue 54’s reports include stories from just about every country BMS is active in, and it also gives you the opportunity to further follow the great work they are doing by signing up to any number of initiatives such as the BMS Birthday Scheme or becoming a Prayer Partner.
Any queries you have about anything to do with BMS World Mission just have a word with Roger Robson, who as I always say will be more than happy to give you more details.
Oh and one final thought – did you know that as well as our personal involvement with BMS World Mission (for example personal one off donations) year by year Moortown Baptist Church sends them a percentage of its income by way of a tithe.