MIDDLE EAST: INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES BEAR FRUIT
from: Strategic Resource Group (
http://www.srginc.org)
via ASSIST News Service (
http://www.assistnews.net) - February 8, 2006
Christian web sites in the Middle East are receiving nearly nine
million hits per month, according to the Strategic Resource Group
(SRG) (
http://www.srginc.org). One Christian organization that
hosts chat rooms for Arabic-speaking web users estimates that
more than 42,000 people visit those sites every day.
More than 2,000 Bibles in the Arabic language are being downloaded
from the Internet each month, according to Paul Schultheis, SRG
founder. One organization reports that 20 people per month are
converting to Christianity as a result of learning about the
Christian faith on these Christian Internet sites.
Although some governments attempt to block these web sites, generally
the Internet knows no borders. More than half of the population
in the Middle East is 25 years old or under. Many young people
own computers or have access to computers at Internet cafes,
schools, or through friends.
The Internet provides anonymity and privacy for anyone searching
for answers to life’s most important questions, including one’s
spiritual destiny. This technology has connected people together
through e-mail groups, networks, blogs, and chat rooms. Consequently,
people are becoming “ideological soulmates” on-line, according
to a recent Washington Post article. Christian organizations
are seizing the Internet opportunity to create communities of
people who can openly talk about faith issues in a safe environment.
Full story here (
http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s06020031.htm).