Last month, our team got some good news. After all the turmoil 2020 brought, the work we did was recognized by the Evangelical Press Association. Cru Storylines was declared the best digital publication that represents an organization. In addition, we won six awards for specific items — articles and photos — that we published.

One article, “When Telling Stories Goes Beyond the Campfire,” won two awards — for Feature Article (combining writing and photography) and for the best Controlled-Light Photo (shown above). Our photo team also won two other awards: ““Taking Sight and Salvation to El Salvador” (Photo Feature) and Best Use of Photography among all digital publications.

Two articles won awards for writing: “How a Trip Across the Street Led to Change Across the Globe” (Interview Article) and “Peace to the Far and Near: How God is Using Digital Ministry” (Evangelism Article). The last article was named the best one in that category. The judge said, “This is both an inspirational and practical article on how to be a fruitful Christ-follower through digital ministry. What’s more, there are links to additional resources for those who want to go deeper, as this article motivates readers to do so.”

The judge’s comments were a highlight for our team. We want every issue to show people how God is at work, and to motivate our readers to build disciples and introduce people to Jesus. And in 2020, we especially wanted to show how to do that digitally. 

Next, I’m helping edit an article for the July issue of Cru Storylines that will show how a new online tool from Cru is especially helping women grow in their faith.

Her.Bible is an online audio Bible narrated by women from many cultures and walks of life. Some women find it especially helpful if they come from traumatic backgrounds.

Becca, my coworker who wrote the story, interviewed one woman who was rescued from human trafficking. Because she’d been treated abusively by men, hearing an audio Bible in men’s voices was troubling. Another woman suffers from a learning disability that makes reading difficult. She’s found that the audio Bible helps her faith grow.      

As you think of us over the next few weeks, please pray that the work we both do will help people everywhere make disciples and follow Christ more closely. We’re grateful for your prayers and generosity.

— Mark, for the Winz family