In this excerpt from the Church of God Evangel, three Church of God evangelists describe their calling and burden.

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimonies this week for an amendment to a bill that would affirm that life begins at conception and prohibit abortion after an unborn child’s heartbeat is detected or with increased levels of the human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) hormone. Liberty Counsel Senior Litigation Counsel Richard Mast presented testimony regarding the precedential frailties of Roe v. Wade during the senate summer study session.

After three intense days with deep discussions and productive sessions, the bi-annual meeting of the World Council of Churches(WCC) ECHOS Commission came to an end on Thursday. Fourteen young committee members and staff from 20 different countries all over the world had gathered in Seoul, Korea to further strengthen the WCC young peoples movement and continue the pilgrimage of justice and peace.

FIEL USA 2019, held in Mesquite, Texas July 31 – August 3, set important researched guidelines that served as crucial benchmarks during dialogue at the Global Forum of the Hispanic Congress. Under the central theme of Redefinition: A Pentecostal Church Pointing Towards an Integrated and Global Mission, several educators, pastors and Millennial theologians presented research papers on the ecclesiastical practice and contextual reality among the Hispanic/Latino constituents of the United States and Canada.

In twenty-seven years of women’s ministry, Nancy Kaser, author, educator, and pastor’s wife, has counseled countless women in both happy and troubled marriages and has seen the Word of God bring increased joy, healing, and hope.

Faith-based agency Gospel for Asia (GFA, www.gfa.org) today announced it is combatting the deadly mosquito menace and resulting malaria parasite killing thousands of children in Asia, as the Christian organization marks the annual World Mosquito Day on August 20. To read GFA’s special report titled “Fighting Malaria—a Chilling Disease,” visit: http://www.gfa.org/press/mosquito-report.

Former Church of God leader Rev. Donald T. Pemberton passed away on August 13, 2019 in Alabama. He was 87.

Dr. Grant McClung, President of Missions Resource Group, has been selected to speak at the World Missions Forum during the 25th triennial Pentecostal World Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, August 26 – 30. The forum is organized by the World Missions Commission (WMC) of the Pentecostal World Fellowship (PWF).

Although separated by almost 6,000 miles, the Holy Spirit forged a powerful connection between Women of Grace® founder Johnnette Williams and a young woman in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine whose dream was to raise an army of women to serve God. Today, that army is in the making.