Is there room for the Gospel in a world marked by war, genocide, and terrorism? The latest issue of the Lausanne World Pulse focuses on the challenge of proclaiming the Gospel in the face of war in the Middle East and genocide in Africa.

Lon Allison’s opening essay talks about the Gospel as a source of hope in a broken world. Another article provides a case study of relief work and evangelism in Uganda, where “a 19-year war… initiated by the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army) against the government of Uganda has subjected its people to brutality and violence beyond imagination.” Despite the horror that many in Uganda have suffered, the Gospel is providing hope to traumatized survivors at a care center for child mothers.

Other essays talk about the plight of Christians in Iraq today, ministry in the red light districts of Kolkata, India, and media evangelism in the Middle East. Lots of good material on the theme of missions and evangelism in some of the most battered and wartorn areas in the world—give it a read and get a glimpse at the state of global mission work today.

By: Andy. This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 at 7:17 pm and is filed under Evangelism, Missions, War, World. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.