Missions Trip to Mexican Orphanage Planned
The Youth and Christian Education Department is planning and coordinating the annual STEP missions trips to the Casa Hogar Alfa y Omega Orphanage in Poza Rica, Mexico.
Pregnancy Center Volunteers Honored with President’s Volunteer Service Award
The President’s Volunteer Service Award will be conferred on 32 Heartbeat International affiliated pregnancy resource centers and 55 volunteers who serve Heartbeat affiliated centers this week. Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Joxel Garcia, M.D., M.B.A., will bestow the honors on Heartbeat’s affiliates and volunteers for the significant contributions they have made to their communities.
UPDATE: Violence in India
Four Hindu priests were recently assassinated in Orissa, India. The Hindu people blame the Christians, though the identity of the assassins is unknown. As a result, the Christians in the state of Orissa are under attack.
When a Mission Trip Changes Your Life
Although God has not called me into the pastorate at this time, His call for me do to missions is so strong that I can only imagine what pastors go through and feel in their hearts as they pastor a church. In missions, my heart goes out to the people I meet. My most recent trip to Honduras was the best trip so far, and the worst. It was the best because I loved each and every moment of being there and ministering to everyone; it was the worst because my heart is still in Honduras.
Hurricane Ike Disaster Relief in Full Swing
As Hurricane Ike approached the Texas coast on Friday night, warnings of catastrophic destruction were given to those remaining behind. Law enforcement officials were instructing people to write their social security numbers on their forearm for identification purposes. No one could have accurately predicted the utter destruction as Ike unleashed his fury for more than eight hours.
Spinal Cord Victim Finds Himself at Crossroads
According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Association, approximately 11,000 individuals suffer a spinal cord injury every year in the United States through sports, auto, or work-related accidents. Over half of these accidents occur to men under thirty years old.
