By Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow
While in Beijing, evangelist Franklin Graham told Chinese reporters he is opposed to missionary work during the Olympic Games this summer in Beijing. Some Christian groups have announced plans to proselytize during the Games in August — but Graham, recognizing that Chinese law prohibits such actions, said he would not encourage anything illegal.
The “undisputed queen of southern gospel music,” Dottie Rambo, was tragically killed last Sun. May 11 when her tour bus ran off a highway near Mount Vernon, Mo. she was 74.
World Missions has had numerous inquiries concerning the tragic situation in Myanmar where over 22,000 have died and hundreds of thousands have lost their homes. The Church of God has churches, missions, members and an orphanage there.
Bishop George D. McKinney, Pastor of St. Stephens Church of God In Christ in San Diego California, who was nominated by President George W. Bush for Chaplain to the Senate, has joined the board of Hosanna Broadcasting Network to serve as a Honorary Board Member, along with Ms. Angela Evans, President of Crenshaw Christian Center where Pastor Fredrick K.C. Price is the presiding Pastor and Dr. Cecilia Bryant, Supervisor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Fifth District.
Question
Does the general church take a percentage of funds from the money we send to support an orphanage in Africa in order to pay for the office buildings?
In the Brazilian rainforest, the small village of Makita sits along the muddy banks of an Amazon River tributary. When the conditions are ideal, the trip takes two days by boat.
