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Over one half of the world's population lives in Asia. Yet for Christianity it is the land of paradox. Nowhere has the Christian message been so persecuted and nowhere has it been so welcomed.

It has the lowest percentage of Christians in the world among its enormous population, but it is also home to the largest Church in the world. In China where most of the Church has been driven underground, the Church grows exponentially. As the great stream of western missionaries to Asia slows to a trickle, Korea has become the epicenter of missionary activity sending out more missionaries than any other country in the world.

It is in Asia that Christianity has experienced some of its greatest triumphs and its greatest defeats. The cultures and traditions of the East have often proved rocky ground for the Gospel seed. Yet, Asia continues to hold more potential than any other region of the world.

Narrator:
Jane Seymour

Despite the fact that North Africa was the cradle of Christianity in its first century, the message of Jesus would not penetrate Sub-Sahara Africa until the 19th century. It came with legions of Western missionaries who proved remarkably unsuccessful at converting souls. Yet in the 20th century, Africa would become the most dynamic and fastest growing region of Christianity in the world.

The success of Christianity in Africa during the 20th Century is in its native face. Black leaders arose in many different areas for many different reasons. It was they who were able to fuse the universal message of Jesus with the traditions of African culture.

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Narrator:
Blair Underwood