Lausanne World Pulse – WORLD EVANGELISM & MISSIONS REPORTS

The first AIDS case in China was reported in 1985. The following years witnessed rapid growth of the HIV-positive population. Geographically, HIV-positive cases have now been reported in each and every one of the thirty-one provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of mainland China. Read Article >>

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 Article >>

Christian AIDS Services/Association Offers Hope and Help to Many in Germany

CAH (Christian AIDS Services/Association) is an independently-registered association and member of the Deaconry Work of Hessen and Nassau in Germany. Read Article >>

Evangelicals Responding to the Challenge of AIDS on World AIDS Day

By Brian Considine
World AIDS Day is 1 December and the Global AIDS Prayer Partnership is launching two new initiatives to help mobilize an evangelical response to the AIDS pandemic. Read Article >>

A Billion Souls: The Rise of Global Christianity

By James Davis
For more than two thousand years, the Church has worked to fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord. By 1900, 45.69% of the world was evangelized; by 2000, more than 73.09% of the world has heard the gospel. Yet there are still more than 1.8 billion people who have never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. Read Article >>

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 Article >>

HIV/AIDS Home-Based Care in Nairobi

By Martin Johnson
Over one and half million people live in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. That is half the city’s population. More than 300,000 people are crowded together in Karagoche, Nairobi’s worst slum. Families live in extreme poverty and struggle to make a living. Read Article >>

International Orality Network 2005 Annual Working Conference: Making Disciples of Oral Learners

By Durk Meijer
A provocative call to radically rethink our communication of the gospel was the central theme of the 2005 International Orality Network (ION) Annual Working Conference held recently in Anaheim, CA, USA. Read Article >>

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 Article >>

HIV/AIDS and the Church: We Cannot Look the Other Way

By Linda Ndethiu
Only a few days ago, we lost another little child. One of his friends had been praying for him, just as he had prayed for two other friends, Kamau and Kimani. Now, this friend was gone too. Read Article >>

He Intends Victory a Paradigm for the Acceptance of the Church in HIV/AIDS

By Bruce Sonnenberg
“I really think it’s best if you don’t come back to church here anymore!” Can you imagine what it’s like to hear those words from your pastor? Read Article >>

Growing Interest in Medical Missions

By Grace Tazelaar
Among students in the health professions, the Annual Global Missions Health Conference (GMHC) in Louisville, KY, USA, is quickly becoming known as the “Urbana” of healthcare missions. Read Article >>

Trans World Radio and Kerus Global Education Unite to Mobilize African Youth to Stem the Tide of HIV/AIDS

Every day 14,000 Africans become infected with HIV/AIDS. In an effort to counter the spread of this unrelenting enemy on the continent, international Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) and Kerus Global Education have partnered to produce character-based radio programming geared toward helping African teenagers make responsible lifestyle choices. Read Article >>

European Evangelicals End Annual Assembly

European Evangelical leaders on Saturday were challenged to live out their “true identities” as “Christian nobodies” by becoming God’s catalysts for change. Read Article >>