Hundreds of Burundians gathered outside their embassy in Nairobi carrying suitcases and personal belongings, some seeking travel documents to return home after President William Ruto ordered a crackdown on foreign nationals operating small-scale businesses in Kenya.
A devastating wave is crashing over South Asia, wreaking havoc on those who choose to follow a faith other than the majority. It is a wave of anti-Christian sentiment. So-called “Freedom of Religion” and “Anti-Blasphemy” laws fuel it, generating a powerful undercurrent of distrust and disdain toward Christians.
For children and teens, the impact of AI is more than cognitive. It reaches deeply into the adolescent person; their spirituality, convictions, and ultimately the lens through which they interpret truth, all come into play. Our adolescents crave human connection but are easily seduced by a synthetic, readily accessible alternative.
The recent flood from the Himalayas through Nepal to India, shared via social media, stunned the world. Relief organizations mobilized to capitalize on the catastrophe and the Nepali government collected a great deal of financial aid to assist but relief action was slow. Whereas, NGOs and churches competed for the donor dollar while families grieved.
In response to an AI-Native ministry strategy, this opinion suggests that AI must remain as infrastructure underneath a mutual learning ecosystem, supporting a "ministry with" posture directed towards human flourishing, rather than as its focus or a driving force. The focus, which AI serves must remain people, relationships, communities, local knowledge, theological reflection, and human discernment.
