The 4/14 Window Movement is a global missions movement whose aim is to REACH, RESCUE, ROOT and RELEASE young people to grab hold of their inheritance in Christ and transform their world through His power. In 1974 Ralph Winter called the Church to focus mission efforts on ‘unreached people groups’ internationally. In 2008 he challenged us to reach the world’s largest unreached people group hidden in every nation - young people aged between 4 and 14 (the ‘4/14 window’). In 2015 another call went out to the nations for ‘nurturers’, young people aged 14-22, to take their rightful place in serving this next generation by making disciples among the 4/14. Today we pray for a radical global change to the way the Church views young people, and responds to their strategic importance and rightful place in His Kingdom. Globally, children and youth are currently the most receptive to spiritual and developmental input. 85% of people who make a decision for Christ do so between the ages of 4 and 14! See also:

Pastors and faith leaders in Charlotte are offering hope and spiritual healing in the wake of the killing of Keith Lamont Scott, a black man shot by a black police officer. Police said a gun was recovered at the scene. His family insists it was a book. Violent protests erupted in the city as a result of the shooting. Dot Cannamela lives in the same neighbourhood as Scott, and she told CBN News that God protected her by delaying her commute by fifteen minutes that night. ‘I prayed with a pastor friend of mine for safety and protection. I didn't have a good feeling.’ She added, ‘I want to give encouragement and plant a seed with my brothers and sisters in the Lord and with unsaved people that we can overcome and God is in control. I believe the leaders in this town, state and government shouldn't take this lightly.’

Lift up in prayer Aasia Bibi’s upcoming appeal at the Supreme Court, which is due to take place in the second week of October. Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death after drinking water meant for her Muslim colleagues, will have her appeal heard by Pakistan’s Supreme Court in October. Bibi was accused of blasphemy after the incident, and has been held in custody since June 2009. In November 2010 she was sentenced to death. There has been international pressure calling for her release. The Anglican Consultative Council, at its meeting in Lusaka in April, called for a fresh investigation into her case, leading to her ‘honourable acquittal.’ The primate of Australia described the case as a disgraceful application of Pakistan’s blasphemy law that brought tragedy and shame upon that beautiful nation. Aasia Bibi’s appeal was originally scheduled for 26 March, but was cancelled amid increased protests from Pakistan’s Muslim community.

This is Dawn’s story: ‘When I was 12 the Vietnam crisis occurred. My parents, who at the time lived in Ontario, Canada, helped the Vietnamese ‘boat people’ through a small Bible study group. This grew from helping one family to supporting five families. When I was a teenager, the Ethiopian famine occurred. I recall reaching out to World Vision to see how I could help, but they said there was little I could do, I chose to study to become a nurse, to help others, to make a difference. After marrying and having three children we proceeded with three international adoptions from China and Ethiopia.’ Dawn goes on to tell how she and her husband have helped Syrian refugees in the present crisis to start a new chapter in their lives, giving their children opportunities that their parents could only dream of.