Dhaka is a melting pot of humanity, an intriguing mix of past and present. It is a ‘super-metropolis’ and recognised as the most densely populated urban area in the world. Initiation into Bangladesh sees one emerging from the airport to a relatively modern taxi. You are then hurtled along hastily […]
Bangladesh: contrast and fellowship
Having travelled to Sri Lanka several times between 1987 and 1998, I thought it was time to go again. There have been quite a few changes since my last visit. The civil war which had crippled the country for 30 years had ceased and reconstruction was well underway. And there
I remember the conversation well – so well, that it has been burned into my memory as one of those moments I will never forget. We had only been at the Bible Education Centre (BEC) in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, for two months of our proposed one year sojourn to
A Bible school is held an- nually at the Arawa High School on the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It is generally held in the first week of January and this year went from Saturday 2nd until Sunday 10th. For Brothers Neville Rice and Michael Scerri, Sister Bronte McLean
Bible school in the Land of the Unexpected
We arrived Bhadravathi after travelling the in 250 km (155 miles) north-west from Bangalore by train. Bhadravathi is a small town by Indian standards and the ecclesial family here consists of about 30 adults and 15 children. We are always met by the entire Johnson family when we arrive and
Bhadravathi: a building in progress
In mid-October, a party of eight South Australians arrived in Nepal for the third Nepal Bible Week from 21 to 25 October. Idols, idols and more idols… The city of Kathmandu is a sprawling kaleidoscope of colour, activity and noise, with people everywhere as they go about their daily business:
The SUN Nutrition Programme is not an ACBM project, but works in close cooperation. Website of the SUN Nutrition Programme About When Tim Galbraith first visited India in 1976 he discussed child nutrition problems with a retired medical superintendent of Vellore Medical College Hospital. The doctor, who had befriended him, commented
Accommodation available for ACBM fieldworkers and visitors The C3 Conference Center was constructed about five years ago to provide a venue for the Hyderabad memorial meeting, bible camps and a school for the children of Christadelphians and those living at the Shunem Home. Opportunities exist for volunteers to stay in
Kerala is that unique tropical state in the far south of India. Missionary work seems to have begun here as much as 1,900 years ago, as this was the ‘spice coast’ and there was a main Greek trade route here from 200 BC to AD 600, and forms of Christianity
At the 2014 Bangladesh Bible week, the young people got together late one night and composed their own song on Philippians. For some “home video” recording, click this link:
