"Right now, it’s terrorism in the Middle East and Africa. You’ve seen the headlines about advances, bombings, death, refugees and fear…but there’s actually good news emerging, too. Bruce Smith, President and CEO of Wycliffe Associates says, “God is moving in a way, in this arena of the world that, to my knowledge, in my lifetime, is unprecedented.”
"Yesterday, MNN reported on people turning to Christ despite ISIS in their region. These groups have committed atrocities in the name of Mohamed, and disillusionment has kept pace with the brutality. “What happens there is light stands out as a stark contrast in the darkness, and people are turning toward the light. In our arena, in terms of Bible translation, people are stepping up and saying, ‘We want to make sure that the light of God’s Word gets to the rest of our people and the rest of our communities.'”
"Those turning to the light include members of the terror groups whose objectives were to expose and eliminate Christians. Sound like Saul of Tarsus? It’s very much like that, says Smith. “Many of them have had an equally dramatic conversion that we see described in Acts where we see Paul came to Christ...”