Global Partnerships

Currently Geraldine, Grant and family from Dumfries Baptist are serving God in North Africa with BMS World Mission. Others from the church have been active in various short-term mission projects overseas including Tanzania, Bangladesh and Portugal.

 

“BMS World Vision Short-term Volunteer”
 
"Having survived 5 cold months of winter in Kosova from Oct 07 - March 08, I returned to enjoy the summer weather in August.  I am here as a short-term volunteer with BMS World Mission to work with children with special needs.  Currently I am working in the local school everyday, either supporting in mainstream or working in the special class with children with disabilities.  I also visit children with more severe disabilities in their own homes as they do not have the opportunity to attend school as yet.  The people here are very hospitable and I am enjoying making friendships and continuing language study.  I will be returning to Scotland in December 08."

We are proud of our close links with Scripture Union.  Many of our young people are enthusiastic SU campers with Blaithwaite being a particular favourite.  Several of our number volunteer regularly to be group leaders at camps and school groups.  Two or three very special people have been known to cook at camp too!!

 

Speak to Rosie Bowker - the Regional Worker - if you’re interested in getting involved with working with SU locally or David White if you are interested in finding out more about our international links with SU - in particular the Ukraine.

Rosie Bowker

Other partnerships

 

http://www.compassionuk.org/site/pages/ui_home.aspx

Tearfund is a Christian relief and development agency working with a global network of local churches to help eradicate poverty. Their ten-year vision is to see 50 million people released from material and spiritual poverty through a worldwide network of 100,000 local churches. The widespread support within Dumfries Baptist Church for Tearfund's work  has continued for more than 20 years.

 

The Third Drumlanrig Tearfund Challenge took place on 3rd May organized by local Tearfund supporters, led by Rolf Buwert and David Moss. Over 200 cyclists from various parts of the UK turned out to take part in 40 mile or 82 mile routes that took them through Upper Nithsdale in near perfect cycling weather. Over £7000 was raised.

Bethany Christian Trust works with homeless and vulnerable people to give them hope and a future, through projects in Edinburgh, West Lothian, Fife and Dumfries. The Bethany Supported Housing project in Dumfries is supported both prayerfully and financially by Dumfries Baptist Church.

Prayer

Prayer is foundational to all the work that we do here and I really appreciate your support in this.  Here’s some things we’re praying about just now:

¨ For continued patience and progress in learning the language

¨ That our time would be spent wisely and effectively

¨ For the right contacts and relationships to be built.

My email address is:  eileen@mcneill12.fsnet.co.uk  and my postal address is: 

   c/o AIM Office, PTK1 Kutia 150, Rr Nene Teresa, 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo, UNMIK
 
Many thanks for all your interest and prayers.                    Eileen

 

Barbara Mearns runs the International Office of A Rocha, Christians in Conservation (see links page).