Background On 23rd September 2017, the activity level for Monaro volcano on Ambae Island (Penama Province) in Vanuatu was raised to Level 4 , which reflected a moderate state of eruption state...
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Churches lead reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan
Baptists have joined other Christian groups to end fighting in South Sudan. Edward Dima, president of the Baptist Convention of South Sudan told the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) that church and...
Liberia reeling from Ebola
The Ebola epidemic in Liberia has led to the shutdown of many activities in the West African country. A state of emergency has been declared, the capital Monrovia is under curfew, schools are closed,...
Ebola takes toll on Sierra Leone
The Ebola outbreak has disrupted economic and other activities in Sierra Leone, causing widespread dislocations. The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) sent a total of US$20,000 to provide food,...
BWA sends aid to displaced Iraqi Christians
The ruins of Saint Elijah's Monastery founded in 595 AD south of Mosul The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) sent an initial sum of US$20,000 to assist with Christians displaced inside Iraq. Funds given...
Moldovan to receive human rights award
Ilie Coada of Moldova is the 2014 recipient of the Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. The award is given each year by the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) to an individual who has made...
BWA appeals for help for Central African Republic
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is appealing for assistance to the Central African Republic (CAR) due to widespread suffering after rebels overthrew the government in March 2013. Nicolas Aimé...
BWA sends aid to cyclone victims in India
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is sending initial sums of US$10,000 for emergency relief to victims of Cyclone Phailin in India. Described as a “Very Severe Cyclonic Storm,” Phailin, which attained...
BWA sends aid to Syria
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has granted an additional sum of US$20,000 for Syrian relief, following on other grants in 2012 and earlier this year. The funds will be used specifically for the...
Floods ravage western Uganda, BWA sends aid
The Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) sent an initial sum of US$5,000 to assist victims flooded out in the East African country of Uganda. At least six people have been killed while others remain...
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BWA sends aid to refugee fire victims
The Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) sent an initial sum of US$20,000 to assist Karenni refugees whose homes were badly damaged or destroyed in a fire in a refugee camp in Thailand, killing 37 persons. ...
Baptists to help Syrians displaced by civil war
The Baptist World Alliance® (BWA) is leading a response to assist Syrians displaced by the civil war in the Middle Eastern country. Baptists around the world are being encouraged to make donations to...
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BWA assists school reconstruction in refugee camp
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has sent US$25,000 in emergency financial assistance to a school in the Mae La Refugee Camp in Thailand to assist in the school's reconstruction after it was...
Baptist school and orphanage open in Haiti
A building housing a school for 200 preschool, kindergarten and primary students and an orphanage for 50 children was officially opened and dedicated in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 7. ...
Baptists in US respond to disasters
Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Neville Callam has called upon Baptists around the world to offer prayer and support to the United States in the wake of a series of natural disasters...
Baptist church collapses after quake, killing 25
Several Baptist World Alliance (BWA) groups are providing help after a Baptist church collapsed and killed more than two dozen persons in a village in Myanmar following a severe earthquake on March...
Baptists respond to Haiti cholera outbreak
Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), has sent emergency funds of more than US$12,000 into Haiti to help counter the recent cholera outbreak. ...
Baptists send aid to Pakistan
An initial sum of US$10,000 has been granted by Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief development arm of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), to assist flood victims in Pakistan. The funds, which will...
Haiti - BWAid Responds to Earthquake
Baptist World Aid(BWAid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, is committed to working with Haitian Bajptists following yesterday's earthquake. BWAid has committed emergency...
Indonesia: Updates on the Sumatra earthquake relief work
(A report from Asia Pacific Baptist Aid) The Incident and the crisis On September 30th an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude struck off the coast of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia and left more than 603...