Not long ago the city of Medellin, Colombia was only known for it’s diabolical drug trade, under the firm grip of the Escobar’s. This vice and violence filled city of almost 4 million was rapidly decaying from within, with thousands of lives captured by addiction but ten’s of thousands of family members and society paying the price. But over the past 20 years, things have begun to change...

This another update on April 5th from the directors of Teen Challenge Japan on the aftermath of the earthquake which hit Japan on March 11th 2011:

Thank you for your prayers and financial help. We have received donations from California, Bristol (U.K.) and Phuket (Thailand). The initial shock & panic seems to have subsided after 3 weeks, but there are several aftershocks everyday in Sendai and the danger of radiation leak is still very present in Fukushima, so we need your prayers.

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I just returned from a short trip to Medellin, Colombia and I am blown away at God’s faithfulness to those who co-labor with him in his field.