Recently Global missionary Joe Jones visited the Bronx, New York. His assignment was to follow up the "Ground Zero" attack on America. Crossway Christian Center had an urgent need for a tract that gave a clear plan of salvation, and asked for our help in providing materials. Global's Center for Evangelism and Discipleship responded overnight by sending evangelism materials

Pastor Mark Gergori of Crossway recently held the annual Missions Convention. About 25 people attended a training session in preparation for a Monday night outreach at a newly established prayer center. This center was located at a local subway station in the Bronx. More than half the study group showed up at six o'clock to pray and pass out The Great Questions of Life tracts.

What a different attitude the people of New York displayed. They received the tracts with thanks, and some even asked for special prayer. Hundreds of people were touched that night in spite of the near-freezing temperatures and wind. One young lady asked for special prayer. "I'm so afraid", she said. "I just can't seem to shake it, ever since September 11th it's so hard to sleep."

That evening, two girls stood waiting for a bus. One of the girls read the GQL tract aloud to her friend until the bus arrived. As they were seated on the bus she was still reading the lessons to the other girl.

The outcome of all the efforts of the outreach are unknown—only time and eternity will tell. But, we do know one. A young man named Franklin had just joined the Navy; he was excited. One of the prayer counselors asked him, "Do you want the prayer team to pray for you?" "Yes," Franklin replied, "Please do." Before we prayed for God to guide and protect him he said; "Now I believe there's a God!" Franklin accepted Christ right there under a street lamp with the wind and the crowd moving past him. Yes, evangelism works, if we work to evangelize.

The clean up phase of "Ground Zero" will end some day! Every last scrap of iron, concrete, glass and human remains to be found will be accounted for. But, the human tragedy, emotional and spiritual trauma will not soon be forgotten.

Incredible multitudes of people have been affected by this terrorist attack. Initial estimates state that more than 700,000 people in American and abroad have lost someone. As a result of the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers, 15,000 children have lost a mom, dad, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, or grandparent. These children will never forget, and we as a church cannot afford either to forget September 11th.

It will be years before families are stabilized. The church must come alongside the lost and the hurting. We cannot to tell them about Jesus. The churches across America have a window of opportunity to reach these souls. We have the responsibility to show them a God who loves them and sent His Son to die for them.

George Gallop Jr., in his recent book, "Surveying the Religious Landscape of America" said, "The church just might be the greatest surprise of the 21st century." What will we do with the unique opportunity we have been given? More than ever, Global University is helping to take the healing gospel of Jesus Christ to a world battered and scarred by the horrendous attacks-not simply attacks on a nation, but attacks on people.