by Chris Hall | Mar 11, 2014 | News
We often start things without knowing how they are going to end. But God knows. In 1812, a Baptist Missionary Society (BMS) missionary arrived in Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon then) and planted a church the next year. Little did they know then that, 200 years on, it... by Vinoth Ramachandra | Aug 27, 2013 | Opinion
I have spent the past three weeks in New Zealand, a land of spectacular beauty and rich in ecological diversity. Little wonder that, following the success of the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit,” filmmakers have been descending in droves to... by Vinoth Ramachandra | Mar 25, 2013 | Opinion
Can the North American church become more Christian by learning from the history and politics of countries like India and Sri Lanka? Even to suggest this must come as a bit of a shock to those small but highly vocal sections within that church who believe they have... by BMS World Mission Staff | Nov 22, 2012 | News
An estimated 50,000 people across Sri Lanka have been affected by severe flooding after Cyclone Nilam battered the Bay of Bengal at the end of October. BMS World Mission is responding to the natural disaster. Worst hit is the Mullaithivu district in the northern part... by Vinoth Ramachandra | Apr 10, 2012 | Opinion
I found myself last week in the unusual position of defending in public the United States government. The latter was the prime mover behind a resolution by the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) calling on the Sri Lankan government to improve its human rights record...