The Bridges summer project in Hungary has been an effective outreach for five years. Ruth Rust coordinates the Bridges program for the Hungary team. She comments, “Every summer volunteers are recruited from various colleges and churches to teach in the three week English course in various towns and cities in Hungary. The ministry of teaching English actually utilizes the areas that are normally a hindrance for short-term involvement: the language barrier and cultural differences. It has a long-term impact because it is based in a local Hungarian church and allows that church to build and continue relationships within the community. Read More.

The Aids crisis in Africa is one of the greatest catastrophes in human history. The statistics for this continent are staggering: five people die every minute; 7,200 every day; over 2.6 million every year. In South Africa alone, between six and ten million deaths from AIDS-related causes are anticipated in the next five years.

Casey Platt, Amy Wood, and Kyle and Heather Farran are new members of ABWE’s Durban Team, and will soon begin work in an AIDS-focused outreach there. Read More.

What does it take to reach postmoderns for Christ? Jack Shiflett, Administrator for Western Europe, addresses the rise of Postmodernism and contemporary implications.

The witness for Christ must have an unshakable faith in the power of the gospel and the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Postmoderns coming to Christ often experience the presence of God among believers before they understand the explanation of who God is. Ravi Zacharias has said that this generation hears with their eyes and thinks with their feelings. Those who would reach postmoderns must build their lives on the objective Word of God and live it out in caring relationships. Read More.