City of Refuge - Colombia
07/15/2011 — Keith P. Holloway
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...
A World in Need — Just Outside Our Door
6/20/11
The name World Challenge suggests an outreach with no geographical boundaries. It is indeed our privilege to bring you reports of God's miracle-working love in the far corners of the world.
2010 World Challenge Support of Teen Challenge Centers
3/28/11
In Guatemala, a group of adults busy themselves fabricating wood frames they will eventually sell. In Portugal, a similar group runs a metal shop, a laundry and a bakery. In Siberia, adults make jewelry for income and mentor the young people who assist them. In Swaziland, a group of families—some of whom have HIV/AIDs, including children—cultivate land and participate in a fish farm. Groups in Kenya and Israel are equally industrious.
The Perfect Law
05/05/2010 — Charles Weaver
From an external point of view, Siberia is cold, gray, and lifeless. Blank stares often divulge the hopelessness many people have in their hearts. With so little to envision in their lives, both young and old resort to substance abuse in an effort to numb the senses.
Russia — Teen Challenge Siberia
2/1/10
When my father, David Wilkerson, began working with drug addicts on the streets of New York in the 1950s, he had no idea how far-reaching and life-transforming that humble ministry in Brooklyn would become.
Beacons of Hope in Africa
7/27/09
This past year the nation of Africa continued to see hungry children die in their mothers arms, babies suffering with HIV/AIDS, civil wars, and economic meltdowns. Yet in the midst of this horrific darkness stand men and women of God
City of Refuge Building Dedication
09/10/2008 — Suansee ChanI 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.
City of Refuge: Colombia, Medellin
Foundation City of Refuge is located in Medellin, Colombia. It is a non-profit organization committed to re-socializing homeless adults in the city and metropolitan area. Their work is based upon biblical principles by which they re-establish man's relationship with God and his surroundings. This is complemented with job-skills training to help them develop marketable skills. City of Refuge also holds church services for the homeless and the displaced on Sunday mornings at the rehabilitation center where over 100 people attend.
Global Teen Challenge
Bringing the hope and healing of Christ to addicts worldwide
For forty years, the ministry of Teen Challenge has been a beacon for the power of the gospel, transforming the lives of drug addicts and alcoholics worldwide.
As founder of Teen Challenge in Brooklyn, New York, in 1958, I never could have imagined how the Lord would use this ministry. From New York City, Teen Challenge spread across America, where there are now more than 200 centers.
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Our policy is that all gifts designated for a specific project be applied to that project. Occasionally we receive more funds than can be wisely used for the designated project. When that happens, we use those funds to meet other similar pressing needs in the same country to advance the gospel.
