Lausanne World Pulse – IN THIS ISSUE…HIV/AIDS and the Gospel and Other Issues of Global Interest

By Doug Birdsall
This past summer and fall, I had the privilege of meeting with ministry leaders from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and Australia/Oceania who are all committed to the cause of world evangelization. Read >>

WORLD EVANGELISM & MISSIONS REPORTS:

North American Consultation on the Role of the Church in the HIV/AIDS Pandemic

By Rebecca Barnes
Abstinence is working in the fight against AIDS in Africa. Findings which have appeared controversial, contradictory or politicized to both mainstream media and secular aid agencies continue to show that the “Abstinence, Be faithful or use a Condom” (ABC) promotion in places such as Uganda, Rwanda and other African nations is slowing the numbers of people being infected and living with HIV/AIDS. Read >>

Fire of Hope: The Effects of HIV/AIDS Ministry

By Greg Forney
HIV/AIDS is a modern-day plague marching nearly unimpeded across the face of the African continent. It threatens peace and stability as it wipes out entire generations, leaving millions of orphans in its wake. The statistics are daunting. Read >>

On North Korea, a Country Spotlighted During the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

By Carl Moeller
North Korea, which tops Open Door’s World Watch List of countries where persecution of Christians is the worst, was one of the countries spotlighted during the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church 13 November. Read >>

WORLD PERSPECTIVES:

Global AIDS and World Evangelization

By Brian Considine
During the 2004 Lausanne Conference in Pattaya, Thailand, the study group meeting to discuss holistic mission turned their attention to the AIDS pandemic as the most urgent of world concerns needing the attention of the Church. Read >>

How the Unified Church Can Respond to Global Corruption: A Call which Will Impact Millions

By Robson Pereira
Life for a person living below the poverty line is short. This is the terrible conclusion one can reach by looking at indicators concerning human development.1 Read >>

PEOPLES OF THE WORLD:

The Rise (and Fall?) of HIV

By Justin Long
An estimated thirty-eight million adults and children are infected with HIV/AIDS today; twenty million have died from the disease so far. By 2050, some 297 million people the equivalent of the entire United States population will have perished. Any plan to reach the unreached must grapple with AIDS. Read >>