Many of you know that last month I had the privilege of participating in the World Congress on Evangelization in Manila at the Philippine International Convention Center. Nearly 4,600 persons attended from 191 countries -- more than are represented in the United Nations. Never before in human history have so many gathered from so many nations of the world to pray, share, witness, to consider strategy and resources, and seek God's will for completing the task of world evangelization.

By far, for me the most inspiring part of the Conference was the reports and testimonies from scores of delegates, many from very restrictive and oppressive areas of the world. One testimony came from Rev. Li Chen of China who had been in prison for 18 of the last 25 years because of his preaching the Gospel. …