Story number 2 for 16 Dec 1999

Next, while the United States was handing over the Panama Canal, missionaries were renewing their fervor for the hearts of the Panamanian people. Missionary Mark Fuller with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board is working in small communities that have sprung up in the Canal Zone. Since 1982,100-thousand people have moved into this 10-mile area. Fuller is asking for prayer as the Canal Zone is a difficult place to minister. He says spiritual apathy, and economic depression are their biggest concerns.