We need a world view as big as NATO, as big as China, as big as the Bible. The world is changing rapidly. When I was in the Philippines on Project HOPE I read this editorial, "NATO marked its 50th year with an agreement to expand its role beyond collective defense." Today NATO intervenes in humanitarian crises outside western Europe. Its future mandate will include protecting human rights and improving the health of mankind. NATO is changing. The year 2000 is the Chinese Year of the Dragon. China is flexing its economic muscles with imports to the United States increasing by 25% every year. By the year 2010 their gross national product will be $10 trillion a year. China is changing... Read More.

On October 11,1999, ABWE missionaries John and Aimee Stiles, and Steve and Debi Douglas saw faith become sight in Arequipa, Peru's second-largest city. This day marked the culmination of six years of prayer for a building to house the growing group of believers. The historic convention center known as La Casona de Boulevard became the new home of Iglesia Bautista Vida Nueva. New Life Baptist Church now has a permanent location from which to witness to the city's 300,000 professional people previously unreached with the Gospel... Read More.

Jamaica, with its population of 2.5 million, is one of ABWE's newest fields. David and Cathy Smith joined the Global Access Partnerships (GAP) branch of ABWE in 1998. They desire to facilitate and provide resources for independent Baptist churches in Jamaica where David grew up as a missionary kid. Over 50 Baptist churches, now pastored by nationals, give testimony of previous missionary work in Jamaica. The majority of these churches are in rural areas where members are not able to fully support their pastors. Jamaicans have asked for help in the following areas... Read More.