The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is an international fellowship organization consisting of 188 Baptist conventions and unions, comprising a membership of nearly 41 million baptized believers.

High level government contacts have been initiated through the work of BWA apos s aid arm, Baptist World Aid (BWAid).

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BWAid has worked with Baptists in Croatia to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees and displaced persons fleeing the war zone.

This represents a community of approximately 100 million Baptists around the world.

Two central focus points of BWA are human rights and refugee assistance.

In forming the Commission, the BWA position was clearly stated.

The BWA President served as an international observer at the first democratic election in South Africa.

During the past five years, BWA has extended its work into six additional countries.

BWA has presented concerns for religious freedom and justice to various Governments around the world.

The Ambassador of Burundi has visited BWA headquarters, as has the Governor of Huambo in Angola.

The Human Rights Commission of the Study and Research Division of BWA provides an international forum in which Baptists can act as an advocate on behalf of those enduring oppression and persecution, those who are denied religious freedom and those whose basic human rights are in jeopardy.

BWA will urge all of its member bodies to work to eradicate racism everywhere.

Because there is scarcely a nation and region around the world that does not suffer from the scourge and tragic consequences of racism, BWA established the Commission of Baptists Against Racism, with Mr. Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States of America, as honorary Chairperson.

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BWA stands ready to give assistance through intervention with government leaders, reconciliation teams and other cooperative efforts.

Along with a BWA Vice President from El Salvador, he also attended the World Conference on Human Rights at Vienna in 1993.

The BWAid director visited Rwanda and refugee camps in Zaire, and was able to help with food and medicines.

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In cooperation with CARE and InterAction, BWAid monitors emergency situations around the world, and works to help alleviate suffering and disaster.

Many of the BWA member bodies around the world are actively engaged in the defence of human rights and the struggle for freedom from oppressive Governments.

Relief efforts have included a DC 10 planeload of food delivered to Moscow, and in cooperation with Canadian Baptists shipping 142 tons of flour to Albania.

In 1992, BWA established a human rights award to be presented once each five years to a person who has engaged in significant and effective activities to secure, protect, restore or preserve human rights.

Through its programmes, BWA proclaims the gospel, meets human need, strengthens fellowship, promotes education and church development, stimulates cooperative actions, and serves as a voice for human rights and religious freedom.

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(a) The limited increase in the ability of members of certain religious minority groups, including members of the Baha'i faith, the Baptist church, the Hare Krishna movement and the Seventh Day Adventist church, to practise their religion

Working with other relief agencies, BWAid has sent pharmaceuticals to Angola and Lithuania, and has also sent major medical shipments to Belarus, Georgia and Liberia.

They are together, in love.

I got to be right in there up to my armpits.

But I've only had one puff.

That law had resulted in the registration of various religious groups and organizations, such as Baptists, Seventh Day Adventists and members of the Hare Krishna movement.

The ceremony, according to vicious gossip, was in the Egyptian religion.

When you are there you are just immersed in this wonderful environment.

There will be no wedding!

You're immersed in the liquid.

He was completely engrossed in the book.

Dip the apple in the brew.

It was underwater a whole day.

So, you are finding yourself also in an amazing cultural milieu.

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I always take a bath in the morning.

I was still in deep grief

The bath was good. Take it now

Indulging in some beer and skittles, eh?

He dipped his spoon into the soup.