The CIS Mission Board of Directors has approved Colin Campbell, chaplain with the “War on Cancer” in Charlottesville, as a special ministry project. The decision was ratified at a regular board meeting in October, 2008. [read more]

For over 30 years Dr. Bray has used the YWAM Prayer and Planning Diary as a way to stay on track with his personal piety and as a prayer guide for the whole team. "Next to the Bible, this is the most life-changing devotional book I have ever used," says Dr. Bray. "It takes you right into the heart of Jesus for the lost world-it is like walking with God. Plus it helps you plan your daily apostolic action." [read more]

THE volunteers who serve at the CIS Mission Book Table Ministry are offering two free gift books this season as part of their 2008 holiday ministry to needy students, supporters and the whole body of Christ. [read more]

Today, books and motion pictures not only critique the culture but often form the culture. This is especially true for teenagers and young people. They read books for entertainment, but frequently come out brainwashed with lots of ungodly ideas that pervert the truth more than help it. From time to time, Brother Bray will review recent books, especially as they impact Christianity, missions and morality. As always, all opinions are those of the author and do not represent any particular church or mission organization.

AMBASSADORS OF HOPE - "How Christians can respond to the world's toughest problems" by Robert A. Seiple, InterVarsity Press (2004). This is a missions masterpiece by the former head of World Vision USA and U.S. Ambassador-at-Large of International Religious Freedom under President Clinton. This may end up being one of my top 100 books of the twenty-first century, and it will certainly be one that I will read and reread for the rest of my life. While the former ambassador may not have broken new ground in this book, he has stated the case wonderfully. He has done the job so well that for many in the evangelical missions world, this will seem like a new message - but it is simply an application of the Gospel to our times. No one can do missions today or respond to the clash of cultures as a Christian without studying this book from cover to cover. A must read. (Wm. Thomas Bray, 3-18-05)