January 2007
IN THIS ISSUE...The State of the Bible and Bible Translations and Other Issues of Global Interest

PUBLISHER'S MEMO:

Aspen Glow

By Lon Allison
LWP co-publisher Lon Allison reflects on the life of Dr. Mel Lorentzen and the importance of being an "aspen-leader." Read >>

THEMED ARTICLES:

Bible Translation in the New Millennium: The Changed and Changing Context

Understanding the history of Bible translation can help Bible translators today better prepare for the context in which they will find themselves. Read >>

Into the New Millennium: The Changing Face of Bible Translation

Bible translation must take into account societal factors and developments in biblical studies, linguistics and the social sciences. Read >>

Forum for Bible Agencies International and Partnership in God’s Word

Twenty-five leading Bible agencies around the world have partnered to make God's word available worldwide. Read >>

The Bible and Church Planting/Church Growth

By Ronald Vander Griend
The Bible and church planting must go hand in hand. Read >>

“It’s Our Bible”: The Passion of the Kapingamarangi for God’s Word

By Nico and Pam Daams
A Wycliffe Bible translation teams works with one Polynesian group to get the Bible in the people's language. Read >>

PERSPECTIVES:

Latin America Blessing the World

By Chacko Thomas
More than two thousand church and mission leaders from forty Latin American nations met for the third COMIBAM conference. Read >>

The Prayer of Faith

By John Godson
Faith is the raw material upon which the answers to our prayers are produced. Read >>

A Mission, a Witch and a Village: The Lasting Effect of Missions

By Graham Johnston
Mission trips do have an impact. Sarah, a former witch in her Kenyan community, is a living testimony of this fact. Read >>

More Than Dreams: Muslims Coming to Christ Through Dreams and Visions

Muslims around the world are having dreams and visions of the risen Christ. These are being documented and shared with others. Read >>

Friends of the Disabled in Latin America Impacting Thousands for Christ

By Judy Nuñez
Thousands of individuals with disabilities in Latin America have been blessed through the ministry of FRIDLA and others. Read >>

Boomers—The New Wave of Volunteer Missionaries

As thousands of new volunteer missionaries rise from the ranks of retiring baby boomers, they are challenging the status quo of missions. Read >>

URBAN COMMUNITIES:

An Overview of Middle and West Africa

By Justin Long
Despite the challenges of AIDS, poverty, corruption and wars, Middle and Western Africa have been, and are being, impacted by Christianity. Read >>

A Focus on West and Central Africa: 520 Least-Reached People Groups Remain

In West Africa, you will find voodoo, fetishes, ancestor worship and idolatry. But most of the least-reached peoples are adherents to Islam. Read >>

Into Their World...The Jula of Mali

By Laurie Fortunak
Even with a strong sense of clan loyalty, honesty and obedience, ninety-nine percent of the Jula of Mali still lack one thing: a relationship with Jesus Christ. Read >>

RESEARCH:

Pentecostals: Missions Movement or Voting Bloc?

By Justin Evans
Due to remarkably rapid church growth, Pentecostals have shot through adolescence to adulthood, claiming a seat at the Christian roundtable. Read >>

LAUSANNE REPORTS:

Global Missions Health Conference Focuses on Whole Person Missions

By Rebecca Barnes
More than 2,400 students, mission workers, agencies, organization representatives and healthcare professionals attended the 2006 GMHC. Read >>