APRIL 2007 - Operation Agri

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Our Guest Editor,human rights campaignerBaroness Caroline Cox,writes…Slavery: Past, Present –and Future?Iwelcome the bicentenary commemoration of WilliamWilberforce’s parliamentary achievements in abolishingthe slave trade in the British Empire. But we cannotcelebrate the end of slavery. In 1998, the United NationsHigh Commissioner for Human Rights stated:“Slavery continues to be reported in a wide range of forms:traditional chattel slavery, bonded labour, serfdom, childlabour, migrant labour, domestic labour, forced labour andslavery for ritual or religious purposes.”27,000,000 people are now enslaved. Some forms ofslavery, such as sexual trafficking in Europe and the USA, areon the increase. And behind each statistic is a human being, afamily and a community, devastated or destroyed by the horrorof slavery.I introduce one of the hundreds of people whom I have metwho have endured modern slavery. These people are the“lucky” ones who have escaped. But the aftermath of slaverystill blights their lives, with the memory of their ordeals andthe stigma of having been a slave.My example comes from Sudan, where traditional practicesof slavery, especially of Africans by Arabs, were reinstatedin the 1990s by the Islamist National Islamic Front regime,which declared military Islamic jihad against all who opposeit: Muslims, Christians and traditional believers. One weaponof jihad is slavery. In a typical raid, men would be killedand women and children would be taken as concubines andslaves. They were exploited to fulfill the objectives of forcedIslamisation of those not already Muslims, and the forcedArabisation of Africans.We interviewed many hundreds of local Africans who had beenenslaved, including Adut Wol Ngor who recalled the day whenshe was captured:“The enemy came early on March 25. About 300 people werekilled ... they came on horseback and on foot. We ran with thechildren to try to hide them in the long grass but they found usand took the older children away. Any who refused to go, theykilled ... Those who went, were tied with a rope and pulled likecows behind horses. Some children were as little as seven yearsold. Some died of thirst.”The Committee for the Eradication of Abduction ofWomen and Children has been established to rescueslaves in Sudan, but it is estimated that 35,000 childrenhave still not been freed.Returning to thiscountry, I hopethat events thisyear will not beso focused on thepast that we forget or ignore today’s realties. We rightlycondemn as shameful the undoubted horrors of theslave trade in which Britain played a role. But WilliamWilberforce would, I am sure, prefer us to focus on ourresponsibilities to do much more than we are currentlydoing to try to complete his, as yet, uncompletedmission. It would be a tragedy if the year of celebrationof his parliamentary achievements were to becomea year of condemnation of our failure to fulfill ourresponsibilities to eradicate slavery in our day.Contents of Vol. 46, No.1Baroness CarolineCox, who recentlyco-authored “ThisImmoral Trade:Slavery in the21st Century,”(Monarch).PageGuest Editorial 2Free the Slaves in Sri Lanka 3Bangladesh Education and Health 4Child Trafficking in India 5Economic Slavery in Nepal 5‘Inside India’ – our new appeal 6‘Inside India’ information 7‘Inside India’ materials order form 8Your Response 9 & 10‘Thank you’ from our Treasurer 11Modern Slavery in Nicaragua 12Pre-School Education in Brazil 13News in Brief 14Prayer Points 15This edition of Outreach Abroad was compiled and edited by Stan Crees,Malcolm Drummond, Rachael Fletton, and Gill Jones.Copies of Outreach Abroad are sent quarterly, free of charge, to allsupporters. For further copies, or to be added to the mailing list, contactMalcolm Drummond (administrator) – see back cover.2Front Cover Photograph: What does the future hold for these children in the slums of Mumbai? So many girls becomeentrapped into some form of slavery. See page 5 for an article on Trafficking in India. Photo: Gill Ashley-Smith.

Inside India – in the City and in the CountryBy Russell Ashley-SmithCircle time in one of the Jeevan Jyothi pre-schools.This year’s OA appeal looks at two projectssupported by OA in India.Anurag, a young boy, came from a remote ruralvillage to the slum community, Netaji Nagar, by Mumbai’seastern express highway. He was disruptive and abusiveto other children. Rather than barring him from theJeevan Jyothi (JJ) pre-school, the staff gave him regularcounselling. Two months later his behaviour was noticeablyimproved and he spoke respectfully to his class teacher.Gill Ashley-SmithIt goes without saying that children brought up in aslum start life at a significant disadvantage. A primaryaim of this Oasis India project is to help boys and girlsin their early years before they enrol in the governmentschool. Parents are excited to see their children’s workfiles and comment on their growth in self-esteem sincethey started attending the pre-school. “They are ableto see a better future.” The stated aim of the project’sEducation Programme is “to see every parent in thecommunity interested in sending their children to the localschools for a better education.”When Kajol went for a pre-enrolment interview at thegovernment school, she answered all their questions sowell that the school gave her a uniform, books and bag.Although living in pathetic conditions in a plasticsheethouse, Kajol goes to school neatly dressed.Sixteen boys and girls who had attended the JJ pre-schoolwere moved to higher grades last year.But interest in the children doesn’t cease once they startschool - JJ also runs “support classes” for older boys andgirls. Many children who attend these classes do betterthan their peers - in one school class, the first, second andthird places were occupied by children from Netaji Nagarwho were attending JJ’s after-school classes!It’s not always easy for the “expert” to get his ideasacross to sceptical local people, but it’s differentwhen you can look over the hedge and see yourneighbour successfully pioneering some new ideas.The West Utkal Agricultural Centre (WUAC) in West Orissa,India, selected six local men and their wives to be “pilotfarmers”. WUAC took the farmers and two of their wiveson a short organic (low-input) farming course at theAllahabad Institute, a Christian agricultural college inNorth India.One aim is to reduce dependency on petro-chemicals.The farmers were taught how to produce a variety offertilisers and insecticides from locally available materialssuch as fish waste, neem (a plant with natural insecticidalproperties), low-grade molasses, cow urine and cow dung.Allahabad also gave them some catalytic bacteria (PSBsaka phosphorus solubilising microbes) to further improvethe value of biogas slurry.Narayan Patel enthusiastically showed off his wintercrops of cauliflower, cabbage, chilli, ginger and parwal (apointed gourd). He is fortunate in having land adjacent toa river, so irrigation water isn’t a problem – his only cost iselectricity for the pump.The farmers’ group have appointed their own “president”and they make decisions together. Mihir Sagar, WUAC coordinator,is invited to their meetings to give advice butthey are now self-sufficient and when they want furthertraining or need to buy anything then they pay for itthemselves. It was important that the farmers’ wives werebrought into the project from its inception.The exciting prospect is that as other local farmers lookover the hedge, at first curiously, and later enviously, theywill ask to join the group.Narayan Patel (left), one of the ‘pilot farmers’,mixing an organic pesticide.6OA is this year sending£6,000 in support ofJeevan Jyothi and £5,000towards the general ruraldevelopment work of WUAC.Russell and Gill Ashley-Smith

Hop, Skip and GiveWhen God inspires us to feel something of hisconcern for the poor, it can be overwhelming. Theneed is so great. We can’t do everything. But wemust do something!Joanne King (aged 11) tells us that she was packing ashoebox for ‘Operation Christmas Child’ when “I felt a suddenfeeling of sorrow for the people in poor places, in poverty, indrought. … That feeling remained and grew stronger andstronger until I had a strong passion to help people in thosesituations. I did a sponsored skip and managed to raise £82. Iwish to donate it to Operation Agri to go towards buying a goat.”Thanks, Joanne. You’re an inspiration!Lynne KingCHEPJoanne King, skipping to provide a family in Nepal with a goat.Gifts to Operation Agri can help the Community Health andEducation Project, Itahari, to provide goats to poor familiesin rural Nepal.Response FormI am an Operation Agri Partner, and enclose my regular gift of:I enclose a one-off gift towards the work of Operation Agri:I want to become an Operation Agri Partner, and enclose my first regular gift(recommended minimum £10):Please send me the “Outreach Abroad” magazine by post every 3 months:I enclose a gift from our church/organisation towards the work of OA:£££Yes/No£Name (Contact name if a church or organisation)Church or OrganisationAddress for CorrespondencePostcodeTel/EmailIf you can give by Gift Aid and/or by Banker’s Order, please complete the sections overleafOr mark the appropriate box on your Self-Assessment Tax Return with OA-BMM’s unique reference GAK78YGand any tax refund that may be due to you will be sent direct to OA.Please send this form with your gift, payable to “Operation Agri BMM”, to:Operation Agri BMM, 361 Firs Lane, Palmers Green, London, N13 5LX

Standing Order FormTo support Operation Agri BMM regularly by standing order, please complete the details below,IN BLOCK CAPITALS and return this form to the OA Administrator, address overleafMy Bank DetailsTo: The Manager,Bank NameBank AddressPlease pay to Operation Agri BMM at:Bank of Scotland, Direct Business Accounts,600 Gorgie Road,Edinburgh, EH11 3XPSort Code: 12-20-29, Account No: 00142961the sum of £starting dateSort CodePostcodeand every * month / quarter / yearuntil further notice from me in writingThis order * is in addition to / replacesmy previous instructions relating to this charityAccount No.Account NameSignatureDate* Strike out words that do not applyGift Aid DeclarationSigning here allows OA to claim an extra 28p for each pound you give, at no extra cost to you.I am a United Kingdom taxpayer. I want Operation Agri BMM to reclaim taxon this donation enclosedon this donation, and on all other donations until I notify you otherwiseBLOCK CAPITALS PLEASETaxpayer’s Full Name: Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Rev/DrSignatureDateAddress (if different from address overleaf)Please note: If your address changes while the Gift Aid declaration is in force, please notify OA. You must pay an amount of income tax or capital gains tax at least equal to the tax thatOA claims on your donations in the tax year. If your circumstances change and your tax is less than these gifts, please tell OA.Operation Agri BMM is a registered charity no: 1069349

A Big “Thank You!” from the Treasurerby Michael Putnam“Income 20 shillings, expenditure 20 shillings andsixpence”, said Mr Micawber in Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield’,“result: misery. Income 20 shillings, expenditure 19shillings and sixpence, result: happiness!”This would suggest that Operation Agri should be feelingmiserable about the financial report for 2005-06 becausewe have spent nearly £64,000 more than we received.How we spent more than £320,000 is illustrated in thegraphs below. Yet there is a general feeling of happyacceptance that we have been enabled to do what weset out to do. The trustees agreed a year ago to usesome of our financial reservesto ensure that the overseasdevelopment projectsshould be granted thesupport needed tocontinue and, in someinstances, expand theirwork of helping tochange the lives of themost disadvantagedpeople. Some of thegrants were waiting tobe sent overseas at theend of the financial year so,in the accounts, they were added tothose that had already gonebecause they were set asidefor this purpose. 83% ofall expenditure duringthe year was for projectgrants, direct costsrelating to projectsupport and travelcosts - as can be seenfrom the pie chartsbelow. There are nohidden figures foradministration because somuch is done voluntarily bythe officers and trustees.None of this could have been achieved without thewonderful and generous support from our regularcontributors: the Operation Agri Partners, the splendidsupport from churches and other groups through regularcollections and donations, and the excellent response to the2005 and 2006 Appeals. The Operation Agri officers andtrustees would like to take this opportunity to expressa big “thank you” to everyone who has supportedso generously through OA the work of the overseasdevelopment projects. How our income of nearly £260,000was made up is shown in the graphs below.OA Income 2005-2006OA Expenditure 2005-2006We are sometimes asked if it is possible to quantifythe numbers of disadvantaged people who have beenenabled, through the help of Operation Agri, to climb outof the morass of abject poverty to a better life. This is justnot possible. As each new project proposal is assessedthe Committee ensures that the maximum number offamilies is likely to benefit. So the number of familieshelped each year must run into four figures and the totalnumber of individuals within those families into fivefigures.Sri Lanka Appeal £55051Congo Appeal £53588Group donations £45630OA Partners £35575Project donations £27308Legacies and misc. £24520Interest £10547Reclaimed tax £5223Total £257442Project grants 264368Staff & office 20300Magazine & printing 16060Appeal costs 13324Governance costs 3966Officers & Trustees’ travel 1538Post & telephone 770Other admin. costs 890Total £321216But so much more needs to be done. We hope that thevarious cameos in this magazine help to give insights intowhat can be achieved with the generous support thatyou and our other friends give, both with your gifts andyour prayers. And we continue to need all that you cangive – our total budget for 2006/07 amounts to more than£300,000, so we will require your generous and increasedsupport this year and in the years to come if we are toprovide the help that so many people so badly need.11

“To set the oppressed free and break every yoke”by Gustavo Parajón, the founder of Provadenic (based in Nicaragua)12ProvadenicWe are grateful that in England the Society ofFriends started the anti-slavery movementin 1671. We are very thankful to God that200 years ago in the UK the slave trade was abolishedby the dedicated efforts in Parliament of committedChristians like William Wilberforce and others. Theywere very clear that the fasting that the Lord haschosen is “to loose the chains of injustice and untie thecords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break everyyoke”. (Isaiah 58:6)We from the South celebrate that Operation Agri andBaptist brothers and sisters in the United Kingdomhave chosen to highlight this significant event duringthe year 2007. It will be a reminder to all of us thattoday, as faithful disciples of Jesus, we need to continuein the struggle to loose the chains of injustice and untiethe cords of the yoke around the world.The consequences of the Spanish conquest in LatinAmerica are staggering:In the first 150 years of the colony, more than 185,000 kilos(407,000 pounds) of gold, 15,900,000 kilos (35,000,000pounds) of pure silver came to Spanish ports. Europehad never seen so much wealth in one place. It was theequivalent of three times the wealth accumulated atthat time in all of the banks of the “Old” continent. Neverin the history of humankind had so much money beenaccumulated in such a short time. This accumulationof capital is what allowed the economic developmentof countries that are now the original partners in theEuropean Community. There are no comparable figures inthe experience of humanity. (“El Nuevo Diario” Saturdaysupplement, June 13, 1992)… and health care, courtesy of the Provadenic Project,Nicaragua.Two ways to tackle poverty and its effects in Nicaragua.Support for farming…This plunder launched Latin America into themost extreme poverty since the 16th Century,with profound social injustices and inequalities. InNicaragua it led to the Sandinista movement thatspearheaded the revolution of 1979. The destructivewar in the 1980s, sponsored by the US Government,brought Nicaragua to its knees, killing more than50,000 people, producing a mass exodus, wreckingthe economy, and polarizing every group of societyIn November 1989 the collapse of the Berlin wallbrought on, for all practical purposes, the 21stcentury for the poor countries of the world. Insteadof the West fighting the threat of communism, wesaw the rich countries’ capitalists seeking to takeeconomic control of the South. Today in Nicaragua,unemployment exceeds 50%, there is increasedviolence particularly against women and children,and more than 80% of our people are entrapped inpoverty.We thank God that Operation Agri and Baptists fromthe UK, USA and from all over the world, through theBaptist World Alliance and many other friends, beingtrue to the fast that the Lord has chosen, have joinedhands with us in Nicaragua - and many other placesin the South - to improve oppressed people’s healthand education, allow them to have potable water,and acquire opportunities to improve their lot. Wepray that the 200th Anniversary of the abolition ofthe slave trade in the UK will motivate all of us tocontinue to share the Good News in helping to setthe oppressed free and break every yoke.Provadenic

“Thank You” from North East Brazil By David Perry“We are sure that you, brothersand sisters, have always helpedus due to the love that God hasadded each day in your heart.Rute Oliveira“With Heloísa’s picture we want to thank you for yoursupport to the children of the Brazilian North East duringthe six years of partnership with you that have made usgrow and mature in this region, by blessing the childrenthat live both in poverty and in extreme poverty in ourcountry. This partnership has enabled us to work in sevenStates of the North East region.” Iolanda Miranda, PEPECoordinator, Brazil.In the October 2006 issue we told you how Rute Oliveirahad recently taken over the role of North East BrazilPEPE (Pre-school Educational Preparation Programme)The pre-school project coordinators for North East Brazilget together to plan for the future.Coordinator. The concept was pioneered almost 15years ago by BMS Missionaries, Stuart and GeorgieChristine, in the favelas (slums) of Sao Paulo. It providesvital preparation for children aged under seven inthe two years prior to entering state school. Withoutsuch groundwork many children from poorer homes areunable to keep up with the state system. As a result, theydrop out of formal education at a very early stage.Operation Agri has provided funds to support aspects ofthis exciting work for much of this period. In the last fewIolanda MirandaHeloísa has a good start in education thanks toPEPE in Brazil.years their support has been concentrated in the poorerNorth Eastern states of Brazil, where they have helpedfund the salary of the area coordinator.On her appointment, Rute requested funding fromOperation Agri to pay for a North East conference. Shewas keen to be given an opportunity to meet up withand envision the other state coordinators. This has nowoccurred. Rute writes:“This meeting was such a blessing. We had the presence of18 participants. They were wonderful days when we couldshare and pray for each PEPE that was represented there.“We had talks, made visits to the PEPEs and plannedtogether for the year 2007. We felt God’s presence among usand so when we left there, we were renewed.“It was a wonderful experience for me. In fact, this was myfirst time to arrange such an important meeting. In thebeginning, I got a little concerned if everything would work,if everyone would come, if the place would be appropriate,the lecturers, if we would be ableto answer the questions. Finally,everything has succeeded. We realizedthat God has blessed us exceedingly.We praise the Lord for that!”God has certainly blessed thiswork in the North East, which hascertainly gone from strength tostrength as this table illustrates:Last yearOperation Agriprovided a grantof £2,928 forthis activity.Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 TotalChildren served 80 150 325 650 860 1,100 1,220 4,385Churches served 1 3 5 6 3 18States reached Piauí Rio Maranhão Paraíba, Pernambuco Segipe 7GrandeCearáNorteChurches involved 4 7 15 21 28 31 37 3713

News in Briefour Overseas Secretary Reports143,000 freed from the bondage ofilliteracyThe development project at Itahari, Nepal, has “helpedmore than 3,000 community people, mostly women,to become literate. Now they can read signboards, dosimple mathematics, open shops, give signatures beforebanking officers and keep communication betweenfamily members, relatives and friends.” (from a recentreport to OA from BMS worker Ringa Pachuau).No such thing as a free lunch - anylonger!The managers of the renewable energy project inAfghanistan saw a need to cut back on costs. One wayto do this would be to encourage a couple of olderworkers to retire. One of these workers was the cook.Some days later the other workers, in support of thecook, asked for a meeting. They said that the cook stillhas quite young children and would be unable to findother work. How could this problem be resolved? Ata second meeting a manager suggested that if thecook’s services were to be retained the other workerswould need to make a sacrifice by paying a smallamount towards the cost of each meal. They agreedimmediately – a most encouraging result!How beautiful on the mountains are the wheels of thosewho bring Good NewsLearning to be better leaders andparentsIn Nicaragua “the drought of last year caused thepartial loss of grain harvests and children younger thanfive years old suffered serious medical consequences.”…BUT, reports one parent, “Thanks to donations fromOperation Agri, our Health Promoters have learnedhow to be better leaders. When I have come for medicalassistance my children’s health has improved and wehave learned to take care of ourselves and to preventdiseases.”Drop in for a cuppa!In 2001, the Integrated Tribal DevelopmentProgramme in Thailand which OA supports, and aJapanese Self-Help Group, jointly established a FairtradeLanna Café shop in Chiang Mai with the mainobjective to educate the Thai and International publicabout hill tribe coffee and fair trade. This coffee shophas done well in promoting hill tribe fair trade coffee.Coffee packages are sold at wholesale prices torestaurants, other coffee shops, hotels, resorts, officesand general shops. In addition, Lanna Café sells coffeebeverages, baked goods, sandwiches and some villagehandicrafts. About seven tons of roasted coffee wassold through the shop in 2006.Two-wheeled pulpitAnother comment from an Asian report says “Manypastors and evangelists may have golden opportunitiesto speak to the transformed people from a wellfurnishedpulpit, delivering grand sermons. As for us,we are delivering our messages to the needy peoplenear their small shelter made of mud and leaves andsometimes whilst riding a bicycle.” That sounds like agreat way to peddle the Good News!Quotable quotes on development“One of the biggest barriers to moving out of povertyis the negative belief that it is not possible. ‘Mind set’ isthe biggest problem to moving people forward. Poorerpeople are resigned to ‘accept their lot’ – believe that‘things will never change’ and look for any free help orbenefit that is available to them…. We were thereforegreatly encouraged when the women themselvesexpressed a desire to learn reading and writing andhave shown commitment to the course.” Elizabeth Lee,BMS worker in Afghanistan, in a report to the BMSDevelopment Committee.“Love the people, not the program… we are here toserve people, not programs… we need to show dailythat we are people dependent on God and not on ourprofessional skills, our development technology, or ourfinancial resources. People will see for themselves inwhom we most truly put our trust.” Bryant L Myers in“Walking with the Poor”

Prayer PointsPlease use this page in conjunction with other information in the magazineNEPAL1 Nepal is said to be on the brink of lasting peace,as the many parties have joined forces to governthe country. Pray that full religious freedom will beincorporated into the new Nepali constitution to bedrafted this year.2 Give thanks to God for the good progress whichcontinues to encourage our partners in this land andfor the hope that is engendered as better health anda means of livelihood are delivered in many differentcommunities.BANGLADESH3 There are encouraging signs in some areas ofour work here. Pray for those who have greatresponsibilities as they seek to deliver improvedhealth and well-being to families in great poverty.THAILAND AND BURMA4 The atrocities being committed by the BurmeseArmy offensive against the Karen State in Burmacontinue to displace many thousands of people.Pray that our government will be persuaded to takeaction in the defence of these people by taking astronger line against companies propping up theillegal Burmese regime and raise the situation at theSecurity Council of the UN.5 Our project in Thailand works in the northernmountains, seeking to raise the standard of livingof the targeted tribal population regardless of tribalgroup, religion, gender and social status. Pray thatthe Lord will strengthen project managers and fieldstaff and increase their ability to carry out activitiesand make decisions on their own.AFGHANISTAN6 Remember the needs of development workers inthe renewable energy project and the opportunitiesthat arise to expand involvement and improveemployment prospects, sometimes in remote areas.ZIMBABWE7 The situation continues to be critical in thistroubled land. With inflation now at 1,000% and lifeexpectancy at 34 years for women and 37 for men,the vast majority of Zimbabweans are in seriouspoverty. Pray that God will intervene to rescuethese needy people and that the church will beencouraged to continue its work and witness.8 Continue to Pray for Phillip Jambaya, the NBCZDevelopment Coordinator, and for Rev Nyathi, thechairman of the Development Committee, as theyseek to find ways to help, with the support of OA.ANGOLA9 Give thanks for the Angolan Baptist Church healthworkers, who play an important role in the care ofthe community and the alleviation of suffering. As wewrite, floods have caused chaos in parts of Angola.Please remember those who were affected and prayfor a speedy return to the normal rhythms of life.CONGO10 Pray that justice will prevail as this nation seeks toemerge from the struggles of many recent years.Give thanks that our work in the Kimpese area hasseen good progress.BRAZIL11 Praise God for answered prayers in relation to theextension of work into the Serra do Mel area. Praythat the activities of BMS short-term volunteersRoger and Angela Collinson will bring lasting resultsamong the people there. Seek God’s blessing onBMS workers Mike and Daveen Wilson with theirresponsibilities for health, development and spiritualoutreach in the region.12 Give thanks to God for the expansion of PEPEwork in the NE into new States and therefore moreschools and many new children. Continue to prayfor Rute Oliveira as she oversees these activities andfor Iolanda Miranda in her wider responsibilitiesthroughout Brazil.HOME NEEDS13 As this magazine reaches you, Russell Ashley-Smith, our chairman, will be taking on extraresponsibilities as President of BMM and Gill, hiswife, will be concluding the preparations for the2007 Appeal. Pray for them both that in theirbusy lives they may know much blessing andencouragement from the Lord.14 Pray for the success of the 2007 Appeal, whichfocuses on our work in India. We trust in God thathe will inspire continued prayer and financialsupport through the impact of this appeal in thechurches. 15

THE INDIA 2007 APPEALObtain the “Inside India” Appeal Pack from MalcolmDrummond, our Administrator, who will also be happy toanswer your queries. See details below.Please use the application form on Page 8 of thismagazine. DVDs or videos can be obtained and thereare now two posters available.CHILDREN AND SCHOOLSSearch our website on these topics and you will betaken to 5 different countries where we are working onbehalf of children or supporting school activities.www.operationagri.org.ukIf you haven’t got access to the internet, ask someonein your church to help.PRESENTS WITH A PURPOSERemember that gifts sent to family and friends through‘Presents with a Purpose’ can be bought all year round.Churches too can identify their gifts in the same way. Eachgift purchased enables more compassionate work to becarried on through OA’s Projects around the World.Operation Agri supports rural and urban development projects on three continents, attacking the basic causesof poverty amongst some of the least fortunate people in the world. Many of the projects are run by churches ororganisations in partnership with BMS World Mission.Operation Agri BMM was established by the Baptist Men’s Movement in 1961.Registered as a charity, No. 1069349.DONATIONS and ENQUIRIES to Malcolm Drummond: Operation Agri BMM, 361 Firs Lane,Palmers Green, London, N13 5LX tel: 020 8803 0113 email: admin@operationagri.org.ukVisit our website: www.operationagri.org.uk