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“The next generation will be God's tool for shaping the world,” said David Kinnaman, president of The Barna Research Group, at the Embodying Hope dinner hosted by American Bible Society and World magazine in September. “And our job is to care for them, prepare them for the task ahead.”

With that said, Marvin Olasky, editor-in-chief of World magazine, and Simon Barnes, an executive vice president of ABS, gave the HOPE Award to Mark Nelson, honoring the work by Freedom for Youth in Des Moines, Iowa.